What if a city held an election, and less than half the adults who lived in that city were allowed to vote? Would you call that city a democracy?
Author: ICI
Test drive our California independence survey!
The Independent California Institute is planning to run a scientific poll asking Californians what they would think about California having more autonomy to run its “Test drive our California independence survey!”
Vote NO on the Recall
In June 2010, Californians joined most of the rest of the democratic world by amending our constitution to require our elected officials to receive a majority of votes to “Vote NO on the Recall”
California Independence Movement to hold itself to a higher standard
Carlsbad, CA: Independent California Institute, a 501(c)(3) think tank that studies California independence, today issued a set of basic standards (see https://ic.institute/cio-standards) that they invite all self-identified California independence (or “Calexit”) organizations to abide by.
The Independent Californian’s Voter Guide, Nov. 2020
It is more than fitting that this year’s election falls on November 3, California Independence Day, the day that, in 1836, the province of Alta “The Independent Californian’s Voter Guide, Nov. 2020”
Prop 14: YES on more stem cell research funding
Back in 2004, the George W. Bush administration severely restricted federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, citing “moral” concerns. So California voters responded by “Prop 14: YES on more stem cell research funding”
Prop 15: YES on fixing our commercial property tax system
California has the population, economic might, and ambitions of a country. But it often doesn’t have a rational tax system to match. Case in point “Prop 15: YES on fixing our commercial property tax system”
Prop 16: YES on letting California control how affirmative action works
America’s racial and ethnic diversity pales in comparison to California’s. However, at the University of California, neither the makeup of the student population or the “Prop 16: YES on letting California control how affirmative action works”
Prop 17: YES to ending felon disenfranchisement in California
The United States is one of very few countries where a citizen can be permanently stripped of their right to vote for committing a crime. “Prop 17: YES to ending felon disenfranchisement in California”
Prop 18: no recommendation on (somewhat) reducing the voting age
Currently, you have to be at least 18 years of age to cast a vote in California. This allows 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections “Prop 18: no recommendation on (somewhat) reducing the voting age”