2020 California Proposition 16

Proposition 16

November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)

California Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 5
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 7,217,064 42.77%
No 9,655,595 57.23%
Valid votes 16,872,659 94.87%
Invalid or blank votes 912,492 5.13%
Total votes 17,785,151 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 22,047,448 80.67%

Results by county
2020 California Proposition 16
California State Legislature
Full nameAssembly Constitutional Amendment No. 5
Introduced2019-01-18
Assembly voted2020-06-10 (60-14)[1]
Senate voted2020-06-24 (30-10)
Sponsor(s)Weber, Gipson, and Santiago
GovernorGavin Newsom
CodeCalifornia state constitution, Section 31, Article 1 (Proposition 209)
ResolutionACA 5
WebsiteFull text of the bill

Proposition 16 is a California ballot proposition that appeared on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot, asking California voters to amend the Constitution of California to repeal Proposition 209 (1996).[2][3] Proposition 209 amended the state constitution to prohibit government institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education.[4] Therefore, Proposition 209 banned the use of race- and gender-based affirmative action in California's public sector.[2][4][5]

The legislatively referred state constitutional amendment was originally introduced as California Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (ACA 5) by Democratic Assembly Members Weber, Gipson, and Santiago on January 18, 2019.[4] In June 2020, the California State Legislature passed ACA 5 on a mostly party-line vote, voting 60–14 on June 10 in the Assembly and 30–10 on June 24 in the Senate. The measure was defeated 57% to 43%.

  1. ^ Byrne, Ryan (June 15, 2020). "California Assembly passes bill for ballot measure to repeal Proposition 209, which banned considering race and sex in public jobs, education, and contracting in 1996". Ballotpedia.
  2. ^ a b Koseff, Alexei (June 11, 2020). "California bill asking voters whether to repeal anti-affirmative action Prop. 209 advances". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Qualified Statewide Ballot Measures". California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 5". California Legislative Information. June 25, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Mathews, Jay (2020-09-27). "Perspective - Divided Californians will vote again on affirmative action". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-10-04.

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