Proposition 16: Electricity Providers
Official Results
Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.
Yes votes: 1,869,805 (47.7%)
No votes: 2,049,858 (52.3%)
Local governments would generally be required to receive two-thirds voter approval before they could start up electricity services and or expand electricity service into a new territory.
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Supporters say that the two-thirds voter approval requirement in Proposition 16 will ensure that taxpayers have final say in how public money is spent on electricity.
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Opponents claim that Proposition 16 will drastically limit choices on who provides citizens with electricity. They say that the Proposition will let for-profit utilities raise electricity rates without limit, by protecting their monopoly and eliminating competition.
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