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Last week, we updated you on the certified statewide measures voters will decide in 2023 (there are five as of this writing). But did you know states are already certifying measures for 2024? On Jan. 24, California and New York certified new measures that voters will decide in 2024. That brings the total number of 2024 certified measures to eight. At this time in 2019, states had certified six measures for the 2020 ballot. At this time in 2021, states had certified five for the 2022 ballot.
Let’s take a look at these measures.
California
On Jan. 24, the California secretary of state announced that a veto referendum filed to repeal Assembly Bill 257 (AB 257) had qualified for the November 2024 ballot.
AB 257 enacts the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act), which authorizes the creation of a 10-member fast-food council within the Department of Industrial Relations. Members include fast-food restaurant franchisors, franchisees, employees, advocates for employees, and a representative from the Governor’s Office of Business...
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