California Right to Education Amendment (2024)
| California Right to Education Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Education and Constitutional rights | |
| Status Cleared for signature gathering | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The California Right to Education Amendment (#22-0007) may appear on the ballot in California as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
The initiative would amend the California Constitution to guarantee that students have a "right to a high-quality public education that provides them with the skills necessary to fully participate in the economy, our democracy, and our society."[1]
Text of measure
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The full text of the ballot measure can be read here.
Path to the ballot
Process in California
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast in the preceding gubernatorial election. Petitions are allowed to circulate for 180 days from the date the attorney general prepares the petition language. Signatures need to be certified at least 131 days before the general election. As the verification process can take multiple months, the secretary of state provides suggested deadlines for ballot initiatives.
The requirements to get the initiative certified for the 2024ballot:
- Signatures: 997,139 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline for signature verification was 131 days before the general election, which is around June 30, 2024. However, the process of verifying signatures can take multiple months and proponents are recommended to file signatures at least two months before the verification deadline.
Signatures are first filed with local election officials, who determine the total number of signatures submitted. If the total number is equal to at least 100 percent of the required signatures, then local election officials perform a random check of signatures submitted in their counties. If the random sample estimates that more than 110 percent of the required number of signatures are valid, the initiative is eligible for the ballot. If the random sample estimates that between 95 and 110 percent of the required number of signatures are valid, a full check of signatures is done to determine the total number of valid signatures. If less than 95 percent are estimated to be valid, the initiative does not make the ballot.
Initiative #22-0007
- Emelyn Rodriguez filed the initiative on October 27, 2022.[2]
- On January 3, 2023, the initiative was cleared for signature gathering.[2]
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