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Almost every California citizen of legal driving age has a
license to drive, but not nearly as many who are of legal voting
age are registered to vote. Californians are often excused for
taking a laissez faire approach toward voting, but this
year’s primaries are not limited to hot gubernatorial
campaigns ““ they include several important propositions as
well.
Many of these propositions on the ballot can have a potentially
large impact on California’s government and its future. Prop.
45, for example, allows extending term limits for elected
officials, while Prop. 40 petitions to preserve the Californian
environment ““ at an average cost of $172 million per year.
But of particular importance to California voters is Proposition
42, the “Transportation Congestion Improvement Act.”
California is short on funding for transportation, and this
proposition would take the sales tax on motor vehicle fuel to fund
highways, local streets and mass transit. The proposition
doesn’t increase any sales taxes, but it will significantly
impact the state’s general fund, which traditionally receives
much of the proceeds from taxes on fuel. Prop. 42 asks voters to
decide how they want their tax dollars spent: either on improving
California’s transportation infrastructure or safeguarding
certain social programs.
Young adults are voting at an all-time low, particularly in
local elections. This is troubling because policies that seem
unimportant today will decide how California will run in the
future. The few minutes you spend on voting tomorrow can determine
what the rest of the future looks like ““Â anyone in
Florida will vouch for this.