Newsom, California Lawmakers Withdraw Alternative Anti-Crime Ballot Measure

Published on July 4, 2024

One day ahead of the deadline for the Legislature to place initiatives on the November ballot, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders decided after hours July 2 to pull a second ballot measure proposal that sought to reform a law passed by voters in 2014. “Working with stakeholders and the Legislature, we chose to introduce an alternative measure for Californians to consider that represented a balanced and comprehensive strategy that put public safety first without reverting to outdated and ineffective policies of decades past,” Mr. Newsom said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times July 3. “Despite these efforts and having the votes necessary to pass the measure, we are unable to meet the ballot deadline to secure necessary amendments to ensure this measure’s success and we will be withdrawing it from consideration.”...

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