Proposition 16|
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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% |
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Congressional District Results
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Against
90%–100%
80%–90%
70%–80%
60%–70%
50%–60% |
For
90%–100%
80%–90%
70%–80%
60%–70%
50%–60%
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Proposition 16 was a failed 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). 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. Therefore, Proposition 209 banned the use of race- and gender-based affirmative action in California's public sector and public university admissions.
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. 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%.
