The 2022 California Initiative Forum will take place on Oct. 26 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

At every statewide election in California, voters make choices about candidates and ballot propositions. Statewide ballot measures, including initiatives and referendums, are a vital form of direct democracy and allow voters to have a voice in the laws that will govern them.

In an effort to aid voters in exercising their choice, students in the California Initiative Seminar course at McGeorge study and analyze all statewide ballot measures for each California election. Their objective analyses are published here as the California Initiative Review (CIR).

The California Initiative Review (CIR) is a non-partisan, objective Web publication which provides comprehensive, independent analyses of California Ballot initiatives and related issues. The review is produced each year by the Capital Center for Law & Policy and presented at McGeorge’s California Initiative Forum.

Analysis of 2022 Ballot Initiatives

2022 Initiative Overview

Reviews of Each 2022 Initiative

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California Initiative Review
Initiatives at a Glance
The Complete 2020 California Initiative Review
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The 2020 California Initiative Forum

Archived editions of the CIR
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