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Voter Guide 2020: California Propositions

Want to read about what else is going on in the political world? Click here. California Proposition 15, the Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative, is on the ballot in California as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.

California Proposition 15, Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative (2020) - Ballotpedia

California Proposition 23, the Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative, is on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020.

California Proposition 23, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2020) - Ballotpedia

Zade Kaylani

A "yes" vote supports this constitutional amendment to: * allow eligible homeowners to transfer their tax assessments anywhere within the state and allow tax assessments to be transferred to a more expensive home with an upward adjustment; * increase the number of times that persons over 55 years old or

California Proposition 19, Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment (2020) - Ballotpedia

California Proposition 22, the App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative, is on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020. Proposition 22 would consider app-based drivers to be independent contractors and not employees or agents.

California Proposition 22, App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative (2020) - Ballotpedia

Thankfully, the understanding that America's criminal justice system is far too punitive has increasingly resonated in a bipartisan way since the tough-on-crime politics of the 1990s led to draconian new laws. But two of the most notable recent reforms in California - Proposition 47, approved by state voters in 2014, and Proposition 57, approved by state voters in 2016 - contained deep flaws.

Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 20: California's crime reforms need reform

Mandy Tapfer

After having served their time in prison, released inmates are back in the world, ready to work, settle into society and resume life. But they can't vote as long as they remain on post-prison parole. Proposition 17 would lift that unwarranted restriction. Since 1974, California has allowed felons who completed parole to vote.

Editorial: Let parolees vote in California. Vote Yes on Prop. 17.

California Proposition 21, the Local Rent Control Initiative, is on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020. The ballot measure would replace the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Costa-Hawkins), which was passed in 1995.

California Proposition 21, Local Rent Control Initiative (2020) - Ballotpedia

California Proposition 14, the Stem Cell Research Institute Bond Initiative, is on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020.

California Proposition 14, Stem Cell Research Institute Bond Initiative (2020) - Ballotpedia

California Proposition 20, the Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative, is on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020. A " yes" vote supports this initiative to add crimes to the list of violent felonies for which early parole is restricted; recategorize certain types of theft and fraud crimes as wobblers (chargeable as misdemeanors or felonies); and require DNA collection for certain misdemeanors.

California Proposition 20, Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative (2020) - Ballotpedia

California Proposition 16, the Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment, is on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020. Proposition 16 is a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 209, passed in 1996, from the California Constitution.

California Proposition 16, Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment (2020) - Ballotpedia

California Proposition 17, the Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment, is on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020. Proposition 17 is a constitutional amendment that would allow people on parole for felony convictions to vote in California.

California Proposition 17, Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment (2020) - Ballotpedia

SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature by enacting this measure to permit preventive detention of pretrial defendants only in a manner that is consistent with the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court, and only to the extent permitted by the California Constitution as interpreted by the California courts of review.

California Proposition 25, Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum (2020) - Ballotpedia

California Proposition 24, the Consumer Personal Information Law and Agency Initiative, is on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2020.

California Proposition 24, Consumer Personal Information Law and Agency Initiative (2020) - Ballotpedia

California Proposition 18, the Primary Voting for 17-Year-Olds Amendment, is on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020. Proposition 18 would allow 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primary elections and special elections.

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

Voter Guide 2020: California Propositions

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🗂️ Propositions

🎙️ Endorsement Entities

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