Ballot: Overview —November 3, 2020 —California General Election
President, United States of America
- 111,109,764 votes (63.5%)
6,005,961 votes (34.3%)
187,885 votes (1.1%)
81,025 votes (0.5%)
60,155 votes (0.3%)
51,036 votes (0.3%)
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Member, Area 3, Contra Costa County Board of Education
- 144,176 votes (46.89%)
Board Member, Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
- 2Trustee, Trustee Area 1, Martinez Unified School District
- 11,391 votes (44.4%)
Board Member, Ward 2, Contra Costa Community College District
- 1Board Member, John Swett Unified School District
- 32,203 votes (14.49%)
1,806 votes (11.88%)
1,462 votes (9.62%)
1,459 votes (9.6%)
1,160 votes (7.63%)
Board Member, Pittsburg Unified School District
- 2Board Member, Acalanes Union High School District
- 2Board Member, Liberty Union High School District
- 2Board Member, Brentwood Union School District
- 2Council Member, Council District 5, City of Richmond
- 1Council Member, Council District 6, City of Richmond
- 1Council Member, Council District 3, City of San Ramon
- 1Mayor, City of San Ramon
- 111,152 votes (28.46%)
5,910 votes (15.08%)
5,628 votes (14.36%)
2,096 votes (5.35%)
761 votes (1.94%)
Council Member, Council District 1, City of Antioch
- 1Council Member, Council District 3, City of Antioch
- 1Council Member, Council District 4, City of Antioch
- 1Mayor, City of Antioch
- 115,094 votes (33.89%)
4,403 votes (9.89%)
3,729 votes (8.37%)
1,521 votes (3.41%)
Council Member, Council District 1, City of Brentwood
- 1Council Member, Council District 3, City of Brentwood
- 1Mayor, City of Brentwood
- 18,619 votes (27.46%)
4,634 votes (14.77%)
3,643 votes (11.61%)
3,188 votes (10.16%)
1,698 votes (5.41%)
392 votes (1.25%)
City Council, City of Oakley
- 37,208 votes (15.74%)
5,706 votes (12.46%)
5,217 votes (11.39%)
3,425 votes (7.48%)
City Council, City of Walnut Creek
- 315,689 votes (15.15%)
12,623 votes (12.19%)
7,590 votes (7.33%)
5,043 votes (4.87%)
4,670 votes (4.51%)
City Council, City of Clayton
- 3Council Member, Council District 2, City of Concord
- 1City Council, Town of Danville
- 39,346 votes (13.36%)
4,493 votes (6.42%)
4,462 votes (6.38%)
4,065 votes (5.81%)
3,672 votes (5.25%)
3,305 votes (4.72%)
City Council, City of El Cerrito
- 35,359 votes (15.02%)
3,150 votes (8.83%)
2,803 votes (7.86%)
934 votes (2.62%)
917 votes (2.57%)
City Council, City of Hercules
- 3Council Member, Council District 2, City of Martinez
- 1Trustee, Trustee Area 1, Antioch Unified School District
- 1Trustee, Trustee Area 3, Antioch Unified School District
- 1Trustee, Trustee Area 2, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- 1Trustee, Trustee Area 4, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- 1Trustee, Trustee Area 5, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- 1Trustee, Trustee Area 2, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- 1Trustee, Trustee Area 3, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- 1Trustee, Trustee Area 3, Mount Diablo Unified School District
- 1Director, At-Large, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
- 1Director, Ward 1, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
- 1Director, District 1, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
- 1Director, Town of Discovery Bay Community Services District
- 22,605 votes (18.2%)
2,076 votes (14.5%)
1,913 votes (13.36%)
1,013 votes (7.08%)
Director, Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District
- 2Director, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
- 3Director, Ironhouse Sanitary District
- 3Director, Division 4, Contra Costa Water District
- 1Candidates are rotated and randomly ordered based on how much information they have supplied.
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Proposition 14 — Stem Cell Research
Passed8,588,156 votes yes (51.1%)8,221,692 votes no (48.9%)
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...
Learn MoreProposition 15 — Taxes on Commercial Property
Failed8,212,641 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...
Learn MoreProposition 16 — Allow Public Agencies to Consider Diversity
Failed7,216,721 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:...
Learn MoreProposition 17 — Voting Rights for People on Parole
Passed9,985,065 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...
Learn MoreProposition 18 — Voting Rights for 17-Year-Olds
Failed7,513,957 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...
Learn MoreProposition 19 — Changes in Property Tax Rules
Passed8,545,393 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...
Learn MoreProposition 20 — Changes to Criminal Penalties and Parole
Failed6,385,421 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...
Learn MoreProposition 21 — Rent Control
Failed6,770,958 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...
Learn MoreProposition 22 — Rideshare and Delivery Drivers
Passed9,957,858 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...
Learn MoreProposition 23 — Kidney Dialysis
Failed6,161,109 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...
Learn MoreProposition 24 — Consumer Privacy
Passed9,384,125 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....
Learn MoreProposition 25 — Yes or No on Getting Rid of Bail
Failed7,231,044 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 X
Passed323,322 votes yes (58.45%)229,793 votes no (41.55%)
To keep Contra Costa's regional hospital open and staffed; fund community health centers; provide timely fire and emergency response; support crucial safety-net services; invest in early childhood services; protect vulnerable populations; and for other essential county services, shall the Contra Costa...
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Measure Q — CHANGING THE CITY CLERK POSITION FROM ELECTED TO APPOINTED
Failed9,731 votes yes (35.36%)17,789 votes no (64.64%)
Shall the office of City Clerk be appointive?
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Measure R
Passed7,591 votes yes (58.71%)5,338 votes no (41.29%)
To help maintain and enhance essential City services, including wildfire risk reduction throughout Orinda, preparation for emergencies and disasters, repair of public storm drains, continued public street maintenance, and other city services, shall the City of Orinda increase its existing one-half cent...
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Measure S
Passed6,901 votes yes (79.19%)1,813 votes no (20.81%)
To continue funding that cannot be seized by the State, but stays in San Pablo for Public Safety, gang prevention, youth services, job creation, training and job placement for local residents (including the disenfranchised) and all other general city services, shall San Pablo reenact a half-cent sales...
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Measure T
Passed34,840 votes yes (78.89%)9,323 votes no (21.11%)
Shall The Electors Adopt the Initiative to Change General Plan Designations within the Sand Creek Focus Area and Permanently Require Voter Approval of Amendments to Urban Limit Line?
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Measure U — Gross Receipts Tax
Passed30,974 votes yes (72.53%)11,732 votes no (27.47%)
To maintain quality of life in Richmond by continuing certain City services, including 911 emergency response, pothole/street repair, homeless/youth services and other general services, shall an ordinance amending the City's business tax to charge businesses 0.06% to 5.00% of gross receipts, and other...
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Measure V
Passed28,771 votes yes (50.47%)28,231 votes no (49.53%)
To continue locally controlled funding that the State cannot take, to protect/maintain Concord's city services, including 911 emergency/disaster/medical response and preparedness; supporting local residents/businesses through recovery; street/pothole repair; gang prevention; crime investigation; community...
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Measure W
Passed6,764 votes yes (67.66%)3,233 votes no (32.34%)
Shall the appropriations limit under California Article XIII-B for County Service Area R-7 (Alamo Parks and Recreation) be increased to $1,750,000 and adjusted for changes in the cost-of-living and population, with the increase effective for the Fiscal Years 2019/2020 through 2023/2024 (inclusive) to...
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