Since nobody asked, here's our family's take-away on the #California #Propositions:

* #Prop2 - Yes. Why: some of our local K-12 schools need desperate repairs, we're for a state bond to help share the cost and invest in our education facilities.

* #Prop3 - Yes. Why: lots of progressive reasons, but especially after reading the "Argument Against" section (always read what the nut jobs think, it's very informative)

* #Prop4 - Yes. Why: we need to invest in climate change protections, especially after critical dam failures, wildfire risks, etc.

* #Prop5 - Yes. Why: torn on this, but we get frustrated when public benefit is hamstrung by minority votes that prefer NIMBYism. This prop allows majority votes for funding affordable housing, count us in.

* #Prop6 - Yes. Why: when our kids learned about involuntary servitude and serfdom/feudalism, it was tough to explain that some of those "terrible things" are still alive and well in our prison system.

Vote YES on #Prop3 #California #Election2024

Proposition 3, titled Constitutional Right to Marry, is a California ballot proposition and legislative statute that will be voted on in the 2024 general election on November 5th. The proposition will amend the state constitution to declare that the "right to marry [for same sex couples] is a fundamental right."

#California’s #Constitution doesn’t #recognize #marriage #equality. #Prop3 would #fix that

Prop. 3 would formally repeal this so-called #zombielaw and further articulate in the #Constitution that “the #right to #marry is a #fundamentalright.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #SameSexMarriage #MarriageEquality

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2024/09/marriage-equality-prop-3-constitution/

Waking up to good news: Incumbent Democrat #GretchenWhitmer is re-elected as governor of #Michigan

It's also looking good at the moment for Prop 2 for expanding #votingtights and #prop3 for #reproductiverights with both having majorities of YES votes, with 78% and 84% of the votes in respectively
https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2022-11-08/michigans-2022-midterm-election-results

#elections #USA #midterms #abortionrights

Following closely as the first results roll in for the #elections in #Michigan -- especially on #prop3 which if voted for by a majority would amend the state constitution to protect #reproductionrights

https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2022-11-08/michigans-2022-midterm-election-results

#electionday #elections2022 #USA #midterms2022 #abortionrights

Here's hoping #Michigan will remain safe for #women.

In Birmingham, an affluent community outside Detroit, a slow stream of voters turned out Tuesday morning to back Proposal 3, a ballot measure that would protect abortion rights in Michigan, one of five states with abortion-related measures on the ballot. Millions of dollars have been spent by advocates on both sides of Proposal 3.

#prop3 #womensrights #reproductiverightsarehumanrights #abortionrights
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/11/08/us/election-midterms/at-the-polls-a-ballot-measure-on-abortion-motivates-voters-even-if-theyre-undecided?smid=url-share

#electionday