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Californians To Vote On Death Penalty, Pot, Gun Control
Resume![Voters cast their ballots at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1026_california-voters-1000x609.jpg)
This Election Day, voters in California will vote on 17 measures on issues ranging from the legalization of recreational marijuana to repealing the death penalty to whether to add a $2 tax on a pack of cigarettes.
Scott Shafer, senior editor at Here & Now contributor KQED, joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to round up some of the big issues on the ballot.
- To find out more about California's propositions, go to KQED's Election 2016 website
Guest
Scott Shafer, senior editor at KQED's California politics and government desk. He tweets @scottshafer.
This segment aired on October 26, 2016.