A yes “vote” on Proposition 32 would raise the state minimum wage to $18 per hour in 2026. A “no” vote means the state minimum wage likely would be about $17 per hour in 2026. State and local government costs could increase or decrease by up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. NBCLA’s Conan Nolan explains.
What to Know
- Californians were asked to decided 10 statewide ballot propositions in the Nov. 5 election.
- Some prop results remained undecided after election night.
- Californians rejected Prop 33, a state ballot measure over rent control.
- Prop 36 was projected to pass with voters backing the measure on crime.
- Californians also showed support for Prop 3, a measure on marriage and wording in the state constitution.
California voters were asked to decide ten statewide ballot propositions in the November election.
The measures, as they often do in California, covered a wide range of subjects include bonds, same-sex marriage, involuntary servitude in prisons, rent control, health care spending, criminal penalties and minimum wage.
The results below will be updated.
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About Proposition 2: Authorizes bonds for public school and community college facilities.
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About Proposition 3: Constitutional right to marriage.
About Proposition 4: Authorizes bonds for safe drinking water, wildfire prevention, and protecting communities and natural lands from climate risks.
Proposition 5: Allows Local bonds for affordable housing and public infrastructure with 55% voter approval.
About Proposition 6: Eliminates constitutional provision allowing involuntary servitude for incarcerated persons.
About Proposition 32: Raises minimum wage.
About Proposition 33: Expands local governments' authority to enact rent control on residential property.
About Proposition 34: Restricts spending of prescription drug revenues by certain health care providers.
About Proposition 35: Provides permanent funding for Medi-Cal health care services.
Proposition 36: Allows felony charges and increases sentences for certain drug and theft crimes.
How are propositions added to the California ballot?
There are two ways a ballot proposition can get on an election ballot in California.
First, the prop can be placed before voters by the California State Legislature.
Second, a prop can be added through a petition, which can be brought by anyone. If the petition receives enough signatures, it qualifies for the election ballot.
