Seal Beach Voter Guide

General Election - November 5th, 2024

Polls open 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Early Voting - October 21, 2024 thru November 3, 2024, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. daily

Federal Offices

President and Vice President

Donald J. Trump & JD Vance

Republican Party
United States Senator

Steve Garvey

Republican Party
Running for both regular and unexpired terms
U.S. Representative, 47th District

Scott Baugh

Republican Party

State Office

State Assembly, 70th District

Tri Ta

Republican Party

Local Offices

LAUSD Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4

L. Bobby Papoulias

Nonpartisan Office
County Supervisor, 1st District

Janet Nguyen

Nonpartisan Office
Seal Beach City Council, District 2

Ben Wong

Nonpartisan Office
Seal Beach City Council, District 4

Patty Senecal

Nonpartisan Office
Municipal Water District of Orange County, Director, Division 4

Pano Frousiakis

Nonpartisan Office

State Measures

Proposition 2: Public Education Facilities Bond Measure

Recommendation: No Result: Yes

What It Means: Authorizes $10 Billion in general obligation bonds that will cost tax payers $500 million annually for 35 years.

Proposition 3: Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment

Recommendation: No Result: Yes

What It Means: Should voters repeal Proposition 8, which defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman, in the California Constitution?

Proposition 4: Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure

Recommendation: No Result: Yes

What It Means: Authorizes $10 Billion in general obligation bonds that will cost tax payers $400 million annually for 40 years.

Proposition 5: Lower Supermajority Requirement Amendment

Recommendation: No Result: No

What It Means: Lowers the vote threshold from two-thirds (66.67%) to 55% for local bond measures to fund housing projects and public infrastructure.

Proposition 6: Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment

Recommendation: No Result: No

What It Means: Should voters remove the Constitutional provision that authorizes the use of involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime?

Proposition 32: $18 Minimum Wage Initiative

Recommendation: No Result: No

What It Means: Should voters raise the minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026 and force employers to adjust the rate annually by cost of living increases?

Proposition 33: Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative

Recommendation: No Result: No

What It Means: Should voters repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which prohibits rent control on single-family homes and houses completed after February 1, 1995?

Proposition 34: Require Certain Participants in Medi-Cal Rx Program Initiative

Recommendation: No Result: Yes

What It Means: Should voters penalize health care providers who spend revenues from the federal discount prescription drug program on purposes other than direct patient care?

Proposition 35: Managed Care Organization Tax Authorization Initiative

Recommendation: No Result: Yes

What It Means: Should voters permanently authorize a tax on managed care organizations based on monthly enrollees, thereby allowing it to expire in 2026?

Proposition 36: Drug and Theft Crime Penalties Initiative

Recommendation: Yes Result: Yes

What It Means: Should voters make changes to Proposition 47 including making certain drug offenses felonies, increasing penalties for certain drug crimes and increase sentences for theft based on the value of the property stolen?

Local Measures

Measure GG: City of Seal Beach Services Measure

Recommendation: No Result: Yes

What It Means: Shall the measure funding City of Seal Beach general services by establishing a ½ cent sales tax until ended by voters be adopted?

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