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November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 24

Proposition 24: Expand Consumer Privacy Act Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 9,384,625 (56.2%)

No votes: 7,305,431 (43.8%)

Proposition 24 would expand data privacy laws and rights including: reducing the number of businesses forced to adhere to privacy laws; removing and instutiing new requirements for businesses regarding consumer privacy; allowing consumers to opt out of companies sharing of personal data; insuring that...

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 23

Proposition 23: Kidney Dialysis Clinics Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 6,161,457 (36.6%)

No votes: 10,681,171 (63.4%)

Proposition 23 institutes new rules concerning the operation of chronic dialysis clinics (CDC). These include requiring each CDC to have a doctor onsite during treatment hours; requiring each CDC to report dialysis-related infection information to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) every three...

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 21

Proposition 21: Rent Control and Local Governments Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 6,771,298 (40.1%)

No votes: 10,095,206 (59.9%)

Proposition 21 modifies three of the limits set forth in the Costa-Hawkins rent control law (1995). Cities and counties would be allowed to apply rent control to housing more than 15 years old. Single-family homes owned by people with two or fewer properties would be excluded from such a policy....

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 22

Proposition 22: App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Drivers Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 9,958,425 (58.6%)

No votes: 7,027,820 (41.4%)

Proposition 22 would classify app-based rideshare and delivery drivers as independent contractors, overriding Assembly Bill 5 (2019) which established a three-factor test to determine whether a worker was an independent contractor. As independent contractors, app-based workers would not be covered by state...

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 20

Proposition 20: Changes to Criminal Sentencing and Parole Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 6,385,839 (38.3%)

No votes: 10,294,058 (61.7%)

Proposition 20 would amend parts of crime laws that were passed between 2011 and 2016, making some "petty theft" crimes punishable as felonies. The measure would make changes to the release consideration process, requiring the parole board to consider additional factors before deciding on release. The measure requires state...

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 19

Proposition 19: Property Tax Transfers Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 8,545,818 (51.1%)

No votes: 8,175,105 (48.9%)

Proposition 19 would allow eligible homeowners to transfer a property's taxable value to a more expensive home. Persons who are over 55 years old or with severe disabilities could transfer their tax assessments up to three times in a lifetime. Additional revenue resulting from the ballot measure would be allocated to...

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 18

Proposition 18: Voting Rights for 17-Year-Olds Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 7,514,317 (44.0%)

No votes: 9,577,807 (56.0%)

Proposition 18 would allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 years old by the date of the next general election to vote in any special election or primary election that occurs before the next general election. As current state law allows registered voters to run for elected office, this measure would result in...

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 17

Proposition 17: Voting Rights for People on Parole Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 9,985,568 (58.6%)

No votes: 7,069,173 (41.4%)

Currently, the California Constitution disqualifies people with felonies from voting until their imprisonment and parole are completed. Proposition 17 alters the State Constitution to allow people on state parole to register to vote, thereby allowing them to vote. As current state law allows registered voters to...

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 15

Proposition 15: Commercial Property Taxes Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 8,213,054 (48.0%)

No votes: 8,885,569 (52.0%)

Proposition 15 requires most commercial land and buildings to be taxed based on how much they could be sold for instead of their original purchase price. This change does not affect housing and agricultural land. This change is put in place over time starting in 2022. However, the change does not start before...

November 3, 2020 Ballot Prop. 14

Proposition 14: Stem Cell Research Official Results

Available once the California Secretary of State has certified the election. This can take up to 3 weeks or more.

Yes votes: 8,588,618 (51.1%)

No votes: 8,222,154 (48.9%)

Proposition 14 permits the state to sell $5.5 billion in general obligation bonds primarily for stem cell research and the development of new medical treatments in California. Specifically, the measure would fund grants to support research and the development of treatments (including clinical trials) for specific...