Voters across America will be considering ballot initiatives on Election Day in November 2022. The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) has taken a position in favor of the following measures:

Broadband

Alabama Amendment 2
CCAGW Position: Support

Under current Alabama law, it is unclear if local governments can distribute grant money to private entities.  Amendment 2 would allow local governments to provide grant funds to private entities.  If adopted, local governments would be free to distribute broadband funding to private entities, providing an alternative to government-owned networks that are prone to waste, fraud, and abuse.

Taxes

California Proposition 30
CCAGW Position: Oppose

If adopted, California Proposition 30 would establish a 1.75 percent tax increase on individuals making more than $2 million.  The funds raised through the tax would be used for zero emission vehicle subsidies, zero emission vehicle infrastructure, and wildfire suppression and prevention programs.

Colorado Proposition 121
CCAGW Position: Support

Under current Colorado law, the state income tax rate is set at 4.55 percent. Proposition 121 would reduce the income tax rate to 4.4 percent

Flavored Tobacco Products

California Proposition 31
CCAGW Position: Oppose

On August 28, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 793 into law, banning the sale of flavored tobacco products.  Proposition 31 presents California voters with an opportunity to repeal SB 793 and allow for the sale of flavored tobacco products in the state.

Right to Work

Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 1
CCAGW Position: Support

Under existing Tennessee law, workers cannot be required to join a union or be hired or fired based on whether they are union members.  Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 1 would amend the state constitution to enshrine the current law into the Tennessee constitution.