Los Angeles County Measure A: LA County Charter Amendment Reiterating Good Faith Negotiation Obligations and Establishing Impartial Binding Arbitration for Certified Public Safety Employee Disputes
On the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ask the guide what a yes vote and a no vote would each do, in the official wording.
The question on the ballot
Shall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to prohibit strikes by district attorney investigators, medical examiners, and lifeguards; their supervisors; and nonadministrative civilian employees working in the Fire Department, Sheriff's Department, and the Department of Medical Examiner, reiterate existing legal obligations for good faith negotiations, and establish an impartial binding arbitration process for resolving labor disputes with certified public safety employee organizations representing County employees including firefighters, sheriffs, and the abovementioned employees, as specified in the charter amendment ordinance, be adopted?
Where, when and how to vote
The guide doesn't answer these. The current, official answers are with California Secretary of State.