Marian Miner Cook
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California’s Choices: 2024 Ballot Measures

Wed, October 9, 2024
Dinner Program
Ken Miller and students of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government

Californians will vote on ten statewide ballot propositions this fall. The outcome of these measures will shape state policy regarding the minimum wage, criminal penalties, involuntary servitude, the right to marry, rent control, low-income housing, bond funding for schools and environmental projects, and more.  Many of these proposals are hard to understand and cause voters to throw up their hands in frustration. For more than a decade, the Rose Institute has helped voters overcome their confusion by providing non-partisan, objective, accessible guides to the state ballot. These guides include both longer form “backgrounders” and short informational “video voter guides."  Join Rose Institute Director Ken Miller and Rose Institute students who will share this year’s guides, answer your questions, and help you make informed choices.

Kenneth P. Miller is the Don H. and Edessa Rose Professor of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College, where he serves as Director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government. Miller’s scholarship focuses on state and local politics, constitutional law, and political polarization. His publications include Texas vs. California: A History of Their Struggle for the Future of America (Oxford 2020), Direct Democracy and the Courts (Cambridge 2009), as well as numerous articles and book chapters on topics including the initiative process, political geography, state constitutionalism, state supreme courts, and voting rights.

The Rose Institute of State and Local Government, located at CMC, was founded in 1973. An unmatched resource for information on California state and local government, the Institute maintains extensive demographic, economic, and political databases on the Southern California region. Under the direction of nationally recognized faculty and staff, the best and brightest students from Claremont McKenna College play a significant role in researching, interpreting, and presenting data. 

This Athenaeum presentation is co-sponsored by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at CMC.

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