With 92.8 percent of the votes counted, the unofficial results of the statewide ballot-initiatives are as follows: Proposition-19, which would have legalized marijuana in California, was defeated, 53.8 to 46.2 percent. Proposition-20 was passed, by a vote of 61.2 to 38.8. Prop. 20 will give the power to re-draw congressional districts to an independent commission. Prop. 21, the effort to establish an 18-dollar vehicle registration fee (to fund state parks), was defeated, 57.9 to42.1 percent. Proposition-22 was approved by voters. Prop. 22 prevents the state from borrowing or taking certain funds from local governments. Prop. 23 would have suspended California’s Global Warming Initiative AB-32, however Proposition-23 failed to pass, leaving that air-pollution control law in place. It was voted down 61.4 percent to 38.6 percent. Proposition-24 was not passed, with 58.4 percent of recorded voters voting “no,” and 41.6 percent voting “yes.” Prop-24 would have repealed a tax law passed in 2008, meaning its defeat leaves the law in place, and nothing will change. Prop. 25 was approved. That allows lawmakers to pass a state budget with a simple majority vote, lowering it from a 2-thirds requirement. Proposition-26 passed, requiring a 2-thirds majority for imposing certain fees on businesses on a state and local level. And Proposition-27 was not approved by voters. That would have eliminated the independent re-districting commission. So that commission will remain, and, with the passage of Prop. 20, will also have the ability to re-draw federal congressional districts in the state.
