FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — At FOX26, we want to make sure you understand what you're supposed to vote on this Tuesday.

We've taken the time to break down some local suggestions for you.

Proposal 5

Prop 5 would make it easier for local governments to fund affordable housing and infrastructure projects.

If passed, the threshold for borrowing would be lowered from the usual two-thirds majority of voters to 55%.

This applies to future bond measures in addition to the measures already decided in November.

The proposed change would apply to projects such as housing, down payment assistance programs, water management, local hospitals, police stations, internet services and parks.

Proponents argue that a “yes” vote would make it easier to fund important community projects by lowering the voter threshold for local bond measures.

But opponents argue that allowing a smaller percentage of voters to override the wishes of two-thirds is undemocratic. They also raise concerns that the lowered threshold would allow local officials to more easily fund their own priorities without relying on state or federal funding.

Critics warn that this change could lead to a rise in bond debt and potentially increase costs across the board.

Proposal 6

Prop 6 would amend the California Constitution to prohibit the state from punishing inmates with involuntary labor.

It would also prevent the state from disciplining inmates who refuse to work.

Instead, Prop 6 would allow state prisons to establish a volunteer work program to furlough prisoners and adjust the pay scale for inmates.

Supporters say Prop 6 is consistent with national efforts to reform the 13th Amendment, which ended slavery in the United States.

Colorado, Alabama, Tennessee and Vermont have all taken similar measures, but California would have stronger language to protect inmates from retaliation.

The state's prison system employs about 90,000 people, almost half of whom are employed and many earn less than 0.74 cents an hour.

California's minimum wage is $16 an hour, and state law allows the Department of Corrections to pay up to half that rate.

A yes vote means that involuntary servitude is not permitted as a punishment for crimes and that there can be no disciplinary action for those who refuse to work.

A no vote leaves forced labor as a punishment for crime.

Proposal 32

Prop 32 would increase California's minimum wage.

If passed, employers with 26 or more employees would immediately increase their minimum wage to $17 an hour and then to $18 an hour starting Jan. 1.

Employers with fewer than 26 employees would raise the minimum wage to $17 on Jan. 1 and to $18 starting in 2026.

The fiscal impact is unclear.

As a result, state and local administrative costs could increase or decrease, but state and local revenues would likely decrease.

MIT research found that even in California's cheapest county, Modoc, a single adult without children would still need to earn $20.32 an hour to afford basic necessities.

A yes vote means the minimum wage will be increased, while a no vote would keep state wages at their current level, which tracks inflation.

22nd Congressional District

California's 22nd District includes most of Kings County and portions of Tulare and Kern Counties.

Republican incumbent David Valadao is once again challenged by Democrat Rudy Salas.

13th Congressional District

California's 13th District includes all of Merced County, most of the population of Madera County, and portions of Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin Counties.

The two candidates will now meet again in what was also one of the closest races in the country in 2022.

Incumbent Republican Rep. John Duarte and his challenger, former Democratic Rep. Adam Gray.

Click here Watch an interview by Kim Stephens with Dr. Nathan Monroe, Ph.D., professor of political science at UC Merced.