Preliminary Results - California 2022 Props

[canyonwalker]

Yesterday was Election Day in the US. Preliminary results are coming in. While many races are too close to call, the results in California's seven ballot propositions are becoming fairly clear. Here's what I see so far on California's Secretary of State page (retrieved 9am Nov. 9, 2022):

Proposition Title		My Vote	Preliminary Result
1	Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom	YES	YES (65% vs. 35%)
26	Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands	NO	NO (70% vs. 30%)
27	Online Sports Wagering Outside of Tribal Lands	NO	NO (83% vs. 17%)
28	Public School Arts and Music Education Funding	NO	YES (61% vs. 39%)
29	Regulates Kidney Dialysis Clinics	NO	NO (70% vs. 30%)
30	Tax to Fund EVs and Wildfire Programs	NO	NO (59% vs. 41%)
31	Prohibition on Sale of Certain Tobacco Products	YES	YES (62% vs. 38%)

So, California took my recommendations on 6/7 of the props. 🤣

But seriously, I'm glad the majority of the people came to conclusions similar to mine on most of the propositions. The one that didn't go my way I'm not too surprised about. As I noted in my recommendations earlier this week, school funding is a sympathetic issue— even if the prop doesn't create new funding but merely creates another lock-in tying the hands of legislators when recessions and necessary budget cuts roll around.

Related blogs:

• How California Ballot Props Work
• The Problems with Ballot Props
• Recommendations on Props 1, 26, 27
• Recommendations on Props 28-31