Supporters of an initiative to increase state personal income taxes to provide funding for pandemic detection and prevention, which included the convicted founder of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried, gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in 2022, though the measure would not appear until 2024 "unless withdrawn by the proponents [Max Henderson and Anna Maybach] prior to certification pursuant to Elections Code section 9604(b)" (Ballotpedia, California Secretary of State, Yahoo [LA Times]).

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The question closed "The initiative will not appear on the 2024 general election ballot" with a closing date of 27 June 2024.

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