Proposition 17: Auto Insurance
Official Results
Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.
Yes votes: 1,889,363 (48.1%)
No votes: 2,038,215 (51.9%)
Insurance companies could offer new customers a discount on their automobile insurance premiums based on the length of time a customer has maintained bodily injury liability coverage with another insurer.
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Supporters say that Proposition 17 can save insured drivers up to $250 by eliminating a surcharge for changing insurance companies. They claim that Proposition 17 corrects a flaw in state law which prevents insured drivers from taking continuous coverage discounts with them if they change insurers.
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Opponents say that Proposition 17 will allow auto insurance companies to raise preiums by as much as $1000 on good drivers. They say that the proposition reverses a voter approved law and allows new insurance surcharges that will harm middle class families and lead to more uninsured motorists.
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