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Are you ready to vote on Nov. 8? Here's a closer look at the 17 propositions on the California ballot with stories from California Counts, a collaboration between Capital Public Radio, KQED, KPCC and KPBS to cover the 2016 elections in California. Proposition 51: School BondsProposition 52: State Fees on HospitalsProposition 53: Revenue BondsProposition 54: LegislatureProposition 55: Tax Extension to Fund Education and HealthcareProposition 56: Cigarette Tax to Fund Healthcare, Tobacco Use Prevention, Research, and Law EnforcementProposition 57: Criminal SentencesProposition 58: English language educationProposition 60: Adult Films, Condoms, Health RequirementsProposition 61: State Prescription Drug PurchasesProposition 62: Death PenaltyProposition 63: Firearms, Ammunition SalesProposition 64: Marijuana LegalizationProposition 65: Carry-Out Bags ChargesProposition 66: Death PenaltyProposition 67: Referendum to Overturn Ban on Single-Use Plastic BagsBeyond these measures, there may be others on your local ballot. You can look them up with Capital Public Radio's voter guide.

Survey Shows Brown's Lead Substantial for November Election

A new poll shows Democratic incumbent Jerry Brown continues to lead his Republican challenger, NeelKashkari in the race for California governor. The statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California shows Brown leading 54 to 33 percent. A majority of Democrats support the governor while a majority of Republicans support Kashkari.

Independents tend to back Brown over Kashkari as well, 45 to 31 percent. Andrew Tauriainen is one of them. He lives in El Dorado Hills and says he’ll be voting for Brown.

Tauriainen: “He seems to be more proactive about water issues than Neel Kashkari is. And that’s near and dear to both my professional and personal lives”     

The poll found a majority of likely voters are satisfied with their candidate, though Democrats were far more likely to say they’re satisfied with Brown than Republicans were with Kashkari. 

This story was produced by Capital Public Radio