Voter Guide 2020: California Propositions

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Our goal for this guide is to be bipartisan and educational for anyone - whether you are a political expert or first-time voter. Here is a overview of our guide.

📮 The Voting Tips Page

Gives tips to follow when filling out your ballot to ensure your voice is heard on Election Day 2020.

🗂️ The Propositions Table

Introduces the propositions, compares media outlets and political party endorsements, and links to prop pages.

☑️ The Prop Pages

Lists official arguments and arguments from the media outlets and political parties. Links to Ballotpedia page.

🎙️ The Endorsement Entities Table

Lists the media outlets and political parties along with the official links to their endorsements.

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Click the prop number to view each Prop page for more information

Proposition 1	Topic	Description	SFC	SDU-T	ACLU	LA Times	Mercury	OC Reg	Desert Sun	CA DEM	GOP	Proposition
🧬 Prop 14	Bonds	$5.5-billion bond for the state’s stem cell research institute.	No	N/A	N/A	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	🧬 Prop 14
🏢 Prop 15	Taxes	Property tax “split roll” for commercial and industrial real estate.	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	🏢 Prop 15
🎒 Prop 16	Education	Repeal of ban on affirmative action in state programs.	Yes	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	🎒 Prop 16
🗳️ Prop 17	Suffrage	Restoring parolees’ right to vote.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	🗳️ Prop 17
🔞 Prop 18	Suffrage	Right to vote in primaries for some 17-year-old Californians.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	🔞 Prop 18
🏡 Prop 19	Taxes	Transfer of property tax assessments when homes are sold.	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Neutral	🏡 Prop 19
⛓️ Prop 20	Crime	Criminal justice reform rollbacks.	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	⛓️ Prop 20
💵 Prop 21	Housing	Rent control authority for local jurisdictions.	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	💵 Prop 21
🚗 Prop 22	Business	Treating app drivers as independent contractors.	Yes	N/A	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	🚗 Prop 22
🏥 Prop 23	Healthcare	Chronic dialysis clinic requirements.	No	No	N/A	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	🏥 Prop 23
🔐 Prop 24	Business	Expand the state’s consumer data privacy laws.	No	N/A	No	Yes	No	No	No	Neutral	No	🔐 Prop 24
💰 Prop 25	Trials	Replace cash bail with risk assessments.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	💰 Prop 25

Entity	Listed as	Political Bias	Endorsements Page
San Francisco Chronicle	SFC	Left	www.sfchronicle.com
The San Diego Union-Tribune	SDU-T	Left	www.sandiegouniontribune.com
American Civil Liberties Union SoCal	ACLU	Lean Left	www.aclusocal.org
Los Angeles Times	LA Times	Lean Left	www.latimes.com
The Mercury News	Mercury	Lean LeftPro Business	www.mercurynews.com
Orange County Register	OC Reg	Lean RightLibertarian	www.ocregister.com
The Desert Sun	Desert Sun	Lean Right	www.desertsun.com
California Democratic Party	CA DEM	Political Party	cademorg-media.s3.amazonaws.com
Republican Party	GOP	Political Party	www.cagop.org

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Voter Guide 2020: California Propositions

A quick note from the creators —

🗂️ Propositions

🎙️ Endorsement Entities