California Legislative Analyst's Office

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The California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) is an agency of the California government.

It is overseen by the California State Legislature's Joint Legislative Budget Committee. In March 2009, the LAO had a staff of 43 analysts and 13 support staff.

The LAO performs and publishes extensive analysis of the state budget.

Given the multitude of ballot propositions that regularly appear on the state ballot, one important function performed by CLAO is to produce non-partisan descriptions and analyses of ballot initiatives.

Ballot summary

For each ballot proposition that is set to appear on a statewide ballot in California, the LAO is charged in Section 9085 of the California Elections Code with providing a ballot summary.

External links

Official website of the California Legislative Analyst's Office
Historical data on California propositions provided by the LAO

v • d • e Laws governing the initiative process in California

Constitutional provisions	Article II • Article XVIII

Statutory provisions	Petitions and petition signers • Initiative and Referendum Petitions • Improper signature gathering • False signatures • Improper payments • Threats • Refusal to turn in petitions • Misuse of signatures • False Affidavits • Petitions to defeat • Misuse of campaign funds

Elections Code	Initiative & Referendum Petitions • Petition signatures • Filing petitions • Measures proposed by the legislature • Ballot titles • Arguments concerning measures • Ballot pamphlet • Bond issues

Proposed changes	AB 6 • AB 426 • AB 1068 • ACA 13 • ACA 20 • ACA 21 • SB 24

Offices	Attorney General • Secretary of State • Legislative Analyst's Office • California Fair Political Practices Commission

Campaign finance	Campaign finance requirements for California ballot measures • Candidate-controlled ballot measure committee • Cal-Access

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