Sacramento County, CA Ballot

Proposition 14 Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research
Pass: 8,588,156 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,221,692 / 48.9% No votes: 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 for repayment. Expands related programs. Fiscal impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $260 million per year over the next roughly 30 years.
Proposition 15 Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property
Fail: 8,212,641 / 48.0% Yes votes ...... 8,885,052 / 52.0% No votes: Taxes such as properties based on current market value, instead of purchase price. Fiscal impact: Increased property taxes on commercial properties worth more than $3 million providing $6.5 billion to $11.5 billion in new funding to local government and schools.
Proposition 16 Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions
Fail: 7,216,721 / 42.8% Yes votes ...... 9,655,024 / 57.2% No votes: 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: No direct fiscal effect on state and local entities. The effects of the measure depend on the future choices of state and local government entities and are highly uncertain.
Proposition 17 Restores Right to Vote After Completion of Prison Term
Pass: 9,985,065 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,068,706 / 41.4% No votes: Restores voting rights upon completion of prison term to persons who have been disqualified from voting while serving a prison term. Fiscal impact: Annual county costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars statewide, for voter registration and ballot materials. One-time state costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, for voter registration cards and systems.
Proposition 18 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 Elegible to Vote
Fail: 7,513,957 / 44.0% Yes votes ...... 9,577,238 / 56.0% No votes: Fiscal Impact: Increased statewide county costs likely between several hundreds of thousands of dollars and $1 million every two years. Increased one-time costs to the state of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Proposition 19 Changes Certain Property Tax Rules
Pass: 8,545,393 / 51.1% Yes votes ...... 8,175,618 / 48.9% No votes: 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 fund. Fiscal impact: Local governments could gain tens of millions of dollars of property tax revenue per year, probably growing over time to a few hundred million dollars per year. Schools could receive similar property tax gains.
Proposition 20 Restricts Parole for Non-violent Offenders. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain Offenses Currently Treated Only as Misdemeanors
Fail: 6,385,421 / 38.3% Yes votes ...... 10,293,563 / 61.7% No votes: Limits access to parole program established for non-violent offenders who have completed the full term of their primary offense by eliminating eligibility for certain offenses. Fiscal impact: Increase in state and local correctional, court, and law enforcement costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on implementation.
Proposition 21 Expands Local Goverments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
Fail: 6,770,958 / 40.1% Yes votes ...... 10,094,634 / 59.9% No votes: 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 reduction in state and local revenues in the highs of tens of millions of dollars per year over time. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or more.
Proposition 22 Exempts App-basedd Transportation and Delivery Companies From Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers
Pass: 9,957,858 / 58.6% Yes votes ...... 7,027,467 / 41.4% No votes: Classifies app-based drivers as "independent contractors," instead of "employees," and provides independent-contractor drivers other compensation, unless certain criteria are met. Fiscal impact: Minor increase in state income taxes paid by rideshare and delivery company drivers and investors.
Proposition 23 Establishes State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Requires On-site Medical Professional
Fail: 6,161,109 / 36.6% Yes votes ...... 10,683,606 / 63.4% No votes: Requires physician or other specified medical professional on site during dialysis treatment. Prohibits clinics from reducing services without state approval. Prohibits clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source. Fiscal impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the low tens of millions of dollars annually.
Proposition 24 Amends Consumer Privacy Laws
Pass: 9,384,125 / 56.2% Yes votes ...... 7,305,026 / 43.8% No votes: 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. Establishes California Privacy Protection Agency. Fiscal impact: Increased annual state costs of at least $10 million, but unlikely exceeding low tens of millions of dollars, to enforce expanded consumer privacy laws. Some costs would be offset by penalties for violating these laws.
Proposition 25 Referendum on Law that Replaced Money Bail with System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk
Fail: 7,231,044 / 43.6% Yes votes ...... 9,356,096 / 56.4% No votes: 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 dollars annually for a new process for release from jail prior to trial. Decreased county jail costs, possibly in high tens of millions of dollars annually.

Local Measures

Measure A Mayoral Accountability -- City of Sacramento (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 89,233 / 42.66% Yes votes ...... 119,950 / 57.34% No votes: Shall the measure known as the `Sacramento Mayoral Accountability and Community Equity Act' + which amends the City of Sacramento charter to establish a mayor-council form of government; establish participatory budgeting for citizens' direct input; require analysis of impacts of certain council decisions on racial, ethnic, LGBTQ, and gender groups; require a specified portion of the budget be invested in inclusive economic development and youth services; makes permanent the city's ethics commission; and make other changes + be adopted?
Measure B Amending City Charter -- City of Sacramento (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 132,464 / 66.62% Yes votes ...... 66,375 / 33.38% No votes: Shall the measure amending section 171 of the City of Sacramento Charter, to have the Sacramento Independent Redistricting Commission establish the next council district boundaries map no later than 130 days before the 2022 primary city election so that the map could be used for the 2022 elections, be adopted?
Measure C Charter Amendment -- City of Sacramento (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 82,370 / 39.61% Yes votes ...... 125,602 / 60.39% No votes: Shall the measure adding an article to the City of Sacramento Charter to (i) create a new elected body (Rental Housing Board) with powers that include setting rents, establishing regulations, establishing its own budget, charging fees to finance its operations, establishing penalties, conducting investigations, and adjudicating rent adjustments; (ii) set a base rent for all covered rental units within the city and cap annual rent increases; and (iii) limit landlords' ability to terminate tenancies, be adopted?
Measure J Bond Measure -- River Delta School Facility Improvement District 1 (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 799 / 66.03% Yes votes ...... 411 / 33.97% No votes: To upgrade schools, retain/attract quality teachers by repairing leaky roofs; removing asbestos/mold; building science labs; updating aging technology, fire/drinking water safety; repairing, constructing, equipping/acquiring educational facilities to prepare students for college/careers, shall River Delta Unified School District issue $45,700,000 in bonds at legal rates levying an estimated 6�/$100 of assessed value, averaging $2,600,000 raised annually while bonds are outstanding, requiring audits, citizens' oversight/ all funds used locally, be adopted?
Measure K Bond Measure -- River Delta School Facility Improvement District 2 (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 757 / 64.87% Yes votes ...... 410 / 35.13% No votes: To upgrade schools, retain/attract quality teachers by repairing leaky roofs; removing asbestos/mold; keeping schools safe; updating technology, fire/drinking water safety; repairing, constructing, equipping/acquiring educational facilities to prepare students for college/jobs/careers, shall River Delta Unified School District issue $14,600,000 in bonds at legal rates levying an estimated 6�/$100 of assessed value, averaging $845,000 raised annually while bonds are outstanding, requiring audits, citizens' oversight/all funds used locally, be adopted?
Measure L Transactions and Use Tax -- City of Isleton (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 202 / 66.67% Yes votes ...... 101 / 33.33% No votes: Shall the measure to support the continued operation of the City of Isleton's general services, including police, fire, parks, and other unrestricted general fund expenditures, by enacting a one-half (�) percent transactions and use tax for a period of five (5) years commencing on April 1, 2022, that is projected to provide between $83,726.06 and $106,858.02 of revenue annually, be adopted?
Measure M Transactions Sales and Use Tax -- City of Citrus Heights (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 19,159 / 47.55% Yes votes ...... 21,136 / 52.45% No votes: To protect local control with funding that cannot be taken by the State; maintain 911 emergency response times; crime investigation/prevention; well-trained community police officers; school safety/security; pothole/street repair; homelessness reduction programs; local business/jobs support; and other city services, shall a measure to establish a Citrus Heights 1� sales tax generating $12,000,000 annually until ended by voters be adopted, with independent annual audits and citizen oversight, and all funds spent in Citrus Heights?
Measure R Tansaction Use Tax -- City of Rancho Cordova (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 16,979 / 52.76% Yes votes ...... 15,205 / 47.24% No votes: To support City of Rancho Cordova through relief/recovery including: repairing streets/potholes; keeping public areas healthy, clean/safe; maintaining neighborhood public safety; supporting/attracting new and local businesses/jobs; preparing for any natural disaster/health emergency; addressing homelessness; other general city services; shall the Rancho Cordova measure be adopted levying a �� sales tax, until ended by voters, raising $8,000,000 annually, with yearly audits, citizen oversight, local control/investment during uncertain times, no money for administrator salaries?

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