Californians weighed in on 12 ballot propositions in the 2020 election on a variety of matters including new commercial property taxes, affirmative action, rent control and more.

See below for a brief overview of the vote for each proposition as reported so far, and its expected impact.

All propositions are at 99.0 percent partially reporting as of 6:14 a.m.

Proposition 14 –  Bonds for Stem Cell Research (Yes = 51.1% , No = 48.9%)

Voters authorized the state to issue $5.5 billion in bonds towards stem cell research with their Yes vote on Prop 14.

Proposition 15 –  Commercial/Industrial Property Tax (Yes = 48.3%, No = 51.7%)

California voters rejected the proposition to modify the way commercial and industrial properties are taxed to generate funding for local governments, school districts and community colleges.

Proposition 16 –  Repeal Affirmative Action Ban (Yes = 43.9%, No = 56.1%)

With a No vote, California voters preserved the ban on the use of affirmative action on the basis of race or sex in public employment, public education and public contracting.

Proposition 17 –  Allow Felon Parolees to Vote (Yes = 59.0%, No = 41.0%)

The passage of Proposition 17 grants the right to vote to parolees with felony convictions. Imprisoned convicted felons remain disqualified from voting.

Proposition 18 –  Allow 17-Year-Olds To Vote in Primaries (Yes = 44.9%, No = 55.1%)

Voters rejected Proposition 18, which would have allowed 17-year-olds who would be 18 by the time of the next general election to vote in the primary preceding that election. 

Proposition 19 –  Wildfire Damage Protection (Yes = 51.5%, No = 48.5%)

With a successful Yes vote, Proposition 19 limits property taxes on seniors, disabled people and the victims of disasters, and establishes a Fire Response Fund to fund fire suppression staffing and full-time station-based personnel.

To finance the new fund, the proposition also modifies property tax law to require that inherited homes that are not used as principal residences, such as second homes or rentals, to be reassessed at market value when transferred. This means that the property tax of those non-principal residences would be assessed on their market value when inherited, rather than based on the value when originally purchased.

Proposition 20 – Harsher Parole Restrictions, Reclassification of Some Misdemeanor Crimes (Yes = 37.7%, No = 62.3%)

Voters rejected a potential rollback of criminal justice reforms with a No vote on Proposition 20, which would have expanded early parole ineligibility for felons, increased penalties on some misdemeanor crimes and reclassified some other misdemeanor crimes as felonies.

Proposition 21 – Rent Control (Yes = 40.2%, No = 59.8%)

With a No vote, California voters came out against expanding the authority of local governments to enact rent control policies.

Proposition 22 – App Driver Exclusions (Yes = 58.4%, No = 41.6%)

The most highly funded proposition effort in the history of the state, Proposition 22’s passage reclassifies app-based rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors, negating the effects of Assembly Bill 5.

The proposition does also afford some additional benefits to qualifying drivers in the form of healthcare subsidies and occupational accident insurance.

Proposition 23 – Dialysis Clinic Requirements (Yes = 36.0%, No = 64.0%)

With a no vote on Prop 23, Dialysis clinics will not be required to have at least one licensed physician on-site during treatment at outpatient kidney dialysis clinics and can continue to operate as they currently exist.

Proposition 24 – Amend Consumer Privacy Laws (Yes = 56.1%, No = 43.9%)

Californians voted expand consumer privacy laws in the state and establish the Consumer Privacy Protection Agency with a Yes vote on Prop 24.

The proposition allows consumers to prevent businesses from sharing their personal information, to correct inaccurate personal information and to Limit businesses’ use of “sensitive personal information,” which includes precise geolocation, race, ethnicity, religion, genetic data, union membership, private communications; and certain sexual orientation, health and biometric information.

Proposition 25 – End Cash Bail (Yes = 44.6%, No = 55.4%)

Cash bail will remain in California as it has existed with the state’s No vote on Prop 25, which sought to replace the current cash bail system with one based on a “risk assessment tool.”

Note: Numbers are being reported as results are being counted/finalized and are subject to change.

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