California General Election Ballot, Tuesday November 3, 2020 - Candidate & Ballot Measure Voter Guide

AUTHORIZES BONDS CONTINUING STEM CELL RESEARCH. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $5.5 billion state bonds for: stem cell and other medical research, including training; research facility construction; administrative costs. Dedicates $1.5 billion to brain-related diseases. Appropriates General Fund moneys...

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Proposition 15 — Taxes on Commercial Property

Failing8,212,641 votes yes (48%)8,885,052 votes no (52%)

INCREASES FUNDING SOURCES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES BY CHANGING TAX ASSESSMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Taxes such properties based on current market value, instead of purchase price. Fiscal impact: Increased...

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Proposition 16 — Allow Public Agencies to Consider Diversity

Failing7,216,721 votes yes (42.8%)9,655,024 votes no (57.2%)

ALLOWS DIVERSITY AS A FACTOR IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CONTRACTING DECISIONS Permits government decision-making policies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in order to address diversity by repealing constitutional provision prohibiting such policies. Fiscal impact:...

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Proposition 17 — Voting Rights for People on Parole

Passing9,985,065 votes yes (58.6%)7,068,706 votes no (41.4%)

RESTORES RIGHT TO VOTE AFTER COMPLETION OF PRISON TERM. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Restores voting rights upon completion of prison term to persons who have been disqualifed from voting while serving a prison term. Fiscal Impact: Annual county costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of...

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Proposition 18 — Voting Rights for 17-Year-Olds

Failing7,513,957 votes yes (44%)9,577,238 votes no (56%)

AMENDS CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION TO PERMIT 17-YEAR-OLDS TO VOTE IN PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS IF THEY WILL TURN 18 BY THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION AND BE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Fiscal Impact: Increased statewide county costs likely between several hundreds of...

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Proposition 19 — Changes in Property Tax Rules

Passing8,545,393 votes yes (51.1%)8,175,618 votes no (48.9%)

CHANGES CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX RULES. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Allows homeowners who are over 55, disabled, or wildfire/disaster victims to transfer primary residence's tax base to replacement residence. Changes of taxation of family-property transfers. Establishes fire protection services...

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Proposition 20 — Changes to Criminal Penalties and Parole

Failing6,385,421 votes yes (38.3%)10,293,563 votes no (61.7%)

RESTRICTS PAROLE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY CONSIDERED TO BE NON-VIOLENT. AUTHORIZES FELONY SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY TREATED ONLY AS MISDEMEANORS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Limits access to parole program established for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term of their primary...

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Proposition 21 — Rent Control

Failing6,770,958 votes yes (40.1%)10,094,634 votes no (59.9%)

EXPANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS' AUTHORITY TO ENACT RENT CONTROL ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Allows local governments to establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old. Local limits on rate increases may differ from statewide limit. Fiscal impact: Overall, a potential...

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Proposition 22 — Rideshare and Delivery Drivers

Passing9,957,858 votes yes (58.6%)7,027,467 votes no (41.4%)

EXEMPTS APP-BASED TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY COMPANIES FROM PROVIDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN DRIVERS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Classifies app-based drivers as "independent contractors," instead of "employees," and provides independent-contractor drivers other compensation, unless certain criteria are...

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Proposition 23 — Kidney Dialysis

Failing6,161,109 votes yes (36.6%)10,683,606 votes no (63.4%)

AUTHORIZES STATE REGULATION OF KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS. ESTABLISHES MINIMUM STAFFING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires physician or other specified medical professional on site during dialysis treatment. Prohibits clinics from reducing services without state approval. Prohibits clinics...

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Proposition 24 — Consumer Privacy

Passing9,384,125 votes yes (56.2%)7,305,026 votes no (43.8%)

AMENDS CONSUMER PRIVACY LAWS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Permits consumers to: prevent businesses from sharing personal information, correct inaccurate personal information, and limit businesses' use of "sensitive personal information," including precise geolocation, race, ethnicity, and health information....

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Proposition 25 — Yes or No on Getting Rid of Bail

Failing7,231,044 votes yes (43.6%)9,356,096 votes no (56.4%)

REFERENDUM ON LAW THAT REPLACED MONEY BAIL SYSTEM WITH A SYSTEM BASED ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND FLIGHT RISK. A "Yes" vote approves, and a "No" vote rejects, law replacing money bail with system based on public safety and flight risk. Fiscal impact: Increased costs possibly in mid hundreds of millions of...

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Measure F

Passing137,320 votes yes (68.31%)63,700 votes no (31.69%)

Shall Placer County Code Article 3.08 governing the civil service system for employees of the County be amended so that the civil service commission will serve as a hearing body for employee grievances, disciplinary appeals,and such other matters for which a hearing is provided, but that...

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Measure G

Failing91,131 votes yes (45.36%)109,787 votes no (54.64%)

Shall Article V, Section 503 of the Placer County Charter be amended to give the County Executive Officer final authority for the appointment, suspension and removal of appointive department heads other than County Counsel?

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Measure H

Passing130,115 votes yes (66.08%)66,794 votes no (33.92%)

Shall Article VI, Section 608 of the Placer County Charter be amended to remove bid threshold requirements in the Charter that contradict with state law?

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Measure I

Passing189,252 votes yes (90.25%)20,443 votes no (9.75%)

Shall Article IV, Section 403 of the Placer County Charter be amended to require that an elected official of the County must be a resident of the County for thirty (30) days prior to filing nomination papers, and must maintain residency within the County during their entire term?

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Measure J — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing47,311 votes yes (74.57%)16,131 votes no (25.43%)

Shall the City Charter be amended to: (1) bring Sections 1.05 and 7.19 into compliance with State law; (2) bring Sections 2.14 and 8.07 into compliance with the Roseville Municipal Code; (3) bring Sections 4.01 and 4.06 into compliance with the City's existing practices; (4) repeal Section 7.23; and...

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Measure K — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing45,568 votes yes (70.04%)19,493 votes no (29.96%)

Shall Section 2.02 of the City Charter be amended to specify that a partial term on the Council of less than 2 years does not count as a term for purposes of term limits but that a combination of an appointment followed by an election, which together exceeds 2 years, to a vacant Council seat shall count...

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Measure L — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing48,460 votes yes (75.33%)15,872 votes no (24.67%)

Shall Section 2.03 of the City Charter be amended to: (1) outline the process for the selection of the next vice mayor; (2) establish a district-based rotational process for the seating of the mayor and vice mayor starting in 2022: and (3) specify that the term of the mayor and vice mayor is two years?

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Measure M — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing49,727 votes yes (76.45%)15,322 votes no (23.55%)

Shall Section 3.09 be revised to: create a vacancy when a council member moves out of their district;allow Council to initiate filling a vacancy prior to a vacancy occurring; outline the process for filling vacancies by appointment or election; specify a person appointed shall hold office until the next...

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Measure N — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing52,992 votes yes (81.31%)12,181 votes no (18.69%)

Shall Section 4.02 of the City Charter be amended to: (1) allow special meetings of the Council to also be called by the City manager or City attorney consistent with the City's existing practices; (2) require 72 hours' notice for special meetings if feasible instead of 24 hours' notice; and (3) allow...

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Measure O — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing43,413 votes yes (67.36%)21,041 votes no (32.64%)

Shall Section 7.21 of the City Charter be amended to: (1) raise the sealed bid limit from $19,500 to $75,000; (2) eliminate the annual inflationary or deflationary adjustment to the bid limit; and (3) allow bids to be published on-line consistent with the City's existing practices?

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Measure P — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing40,476 votes yes (64.09%)22,681 votes no (35.91%)

Shall provisions of Article 8 of the City Charter regarding personnel administration be amended as follows:(1) Shall Section 8.01 be amended to address filling vacancies on the personnel board and to clarify that an appointment to an unexpired term shall not count towards the term limit consistent with...

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Measure Q — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing41,242 votes yes (64.58%)22,623 votes no (35.42%)

Shall Article 10 of the City Charter regarding municipally-owned utilities be amended by revising Section 10.01 to prohibit the City from providing retail potable water to new service areas outside the City limits after January 1, 2021, and by revising Section 10.02 to remove from the Council the authority...

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Measure R — PROPOSAL TO AMEND ROSEVILLE CITY CHARTER

Passing40,631 votes yes (63.5%)23,358 votes no (36.5%)

Shall Article 11 of the City Charter be added establishing the Roseville Independent Redistricting Commission and vesting in the commission the exclusive authority to redraw Council electoral district boundaries after every federal decennial census?

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Measure S — AUBURN CITY MEASURE

Failing3,709 votes yes (45.19%)4,499 votes no (54.81%)

Shall the measure to increase funding for general fund purposes in the City of Auburn such as increased fire, police, and code enforcement services, with all funds staying local and all expenditures subject to an annual audit and oversight by a Citizens' Oversight Committee, levying a 1 percent sales...

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