Updated to delete a minimum wage proposal that had qualified but was withdrawn by proponents June 23.

A list of 20 or so ballot measures can turn into a mind-numbing journey to obscure corners of government financing and bureaucracy.

Not this time.

Pot, the death penalty, condoms, plastic bags, the price of drugs, English only, Citizens United … There’s a deep pile of hot-button initiatives on the November ballot that even non-voters are likely to have an opinion on.

Here are the eight that so far have been determined to have filed adequate signatures to appear before voters, the two that have been put on the ballot by state legislators and a quick look at others likely to qualify:

Overturn Citizens United. This largely symbolic proposal asks whether California’s elected officials “should use all of their constitutional authority” to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which cleared the way for unlimited federal campaign spending by special interests via political action committees. It would take an act of Congress — and possibly a constitutional amendment — to void the ruling.

Gun control. If approved, this would ban all existing large-capacity magazines, require a background check and state authorization to buy ammunition, and would required lost or stolen guns to be reported to law enforcement.

Reverse the plastic bag ban. The referendum, backed by the plastic bag industry, seeks to overturn a Legislature-approved ban on grocery stores and certain other retailers from using plastic bags. The statewide measure has been put on hold pending the vote, although bag opponents have continued to win city and county bans.

Ease the “English only” teaching requirement. This would relax the mandates of 1998’s Prop. 227, which largely eliminated bilingual education and mandated that non-English speakers be taught in English with limited exceptions.

Repeal the death penalty. This would replace the state’s death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole.

State fees on hospitals. The measure would make it more difficult for the Legislature to reduce state fees levied on hospitals that receive Medi-Care funding, and eliminates the January 2018 termination date for the existing law restricting reductions. Those fees are earmarked for uninsured patients and child-health programs.

Prescription drug price controls. This proposition would set the maximum cost for prescription drugs purchased by any state agency at the price paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Condoms in film. Performers engaging in sexual intercourse while being filmed would be required to wear condoms.

Voters’ choice on bonds. OK, so there are a couple wonky initiatives. This one would require voter approval for any state revenue bonds exceeding $2 billion.

School bonds. This would authorize $9 billion for new K-12 schools and community college construction, and for renovations and repairs.

Another eight measures are in the process of having signatures verified. Most are expected to make the ballot, including measures that would legalize recreational marijuana, expedite the state’s death penalty process, increase the cigarette tax and limit the salaries of hospital executives.

Governor’s appointments

A couple recent appointments by Gov. Jerry Brown:

Rachelle Weir, 46, of Anaheim, has been appointed programs manager for the California Exposition and State Fair. Weir has been exhibit supervisor for Orange County Fair and Event Center since 2006, and has worked there in other jobs since 1993. The salary is $81,600. Weir is a Republican.

Leah Brew, 49, of Brea, has been reappointed to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, where she has served since 2012. Brew has served as chair and professor in the California State University, Fullerton Department of Counseling since 2001. The position pays a $100 per diem. Brew is a Democrat.

Contact the writer: mwisckol@ocregister.com