California Voters Weigh Billionaire Tax
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California voters considered a proposed one-time 5% tax on billionaires Tuesday, while polls suggested opposition to a measure that could make the state the first to impose such a tax.
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#ICYMI: I wrote about how the Trump administration's threats & litigation against California over claims that noncitizens are on the voter rolls perfectly illustrate the "base rate fallacy"—and the risk that we disenfranchise a large number of eligible voters in the search for a few ineligible ones:
260. Elections and the Base Rate Fallacy
The California voter roll litigation is a useful illustration of “election integrity” claims that would exclude far more eligible votes than ineligible ones.
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November 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
#ICYMI: I wrote about how the Trump administration's threats & litigation against California over claims that noncitizens are on the voter rolls perfectly illustrate the "base rate fallacy"—and the risk that we disenfranchise a large number of eligible voters in the search for a few ineligible ones:
by Orin S. Kerr
California local ballot initiatives are like, "Should the voters do the right thing and provide for a healthy and happy society, at pretty much no cost and with no downsides at all, by doing wonderful things for everyone? Yes/No"
November 3, 2026 at 10:19 AM
California local ballot initiatives are like, "Should the voters do the right thing and provide for a healthy and happy society, at pretty much no cost and with no downsides at all, by doing wonderful things for everyone? Yes/No"