SoCalBlue Proposition and Candidate Ballot Recommendations
- The chart is a comparative voter guide to the California State Propositions (or Ballot Initiatives) on the November 3, 2020, election as endorsed by select Democratic organizations throughout the state.
- Below the chart are links, sorted by County, of comprehensive endorsements including down-ballot recommendations by local Democratic Parties and other progressive organizations.
| CA Democratic Party (CADEM) | LA Forward | Courage California | Equality California | Community Coalition (COCO) | CA Labor Federation | KnockLA | CA League of Conservation Voters | League of Women Voters of CA | ACLU SoCal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prop 14: Stem Cell Research Bond | YES | no | yes | yes | no | neutral | ||||
| Prop 15: Schools & Communities First | Yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Prop 16: repeal prop 209 to allow public agencies to consider diversity | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Prop 17: Restore Voting Rights | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | YES | yes | yes |
| Prop 18: Voting Rights for 17->18 Year Olds | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Prop 19: Residential Property Tax Changes | yes | no | no | yes | no | no | no | |||
| Prop 20: Rollback On Criminal Justice Reforms | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Prop 21: Local Governance for Rent Control | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | neutral | yes | ||
| Prop 22: Remove Labor Protections for Rideshare and Delivery Workers | no | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
| Prop 23: On-site Physicians for Dialysis Clinics | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | neutral | |||
| Prop 24: Consumer Data Privacy | neutral | no | no | no | yes | no | no | no | ||
| Prop 25: Swap Cash Money Bail for Risk Assesment | yes | Neutral | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | no |
| Prop 14: Stem Cell Research Bond | YES | yes | |||||||
| Prop 15: Schools & Communities First | Yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| Prop 16: Repeal Prop 209 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| Prop 17: Restore the right for parolees to vote | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| Prop 18: If You're 18 by the General Election you can vote in Primary | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| Prop 19: Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions | yes | ... | ... | yes | ... | yes | ... | ||
| Prop 20: Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection | no | no | no | no | no | no | |||
| Prop 21: Localize Rent Control | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| Prop 22: Removes Labor Protections from Gig Workers, Repeal of AB5 | no | no | no | no | no | ||||
| Prop 23: On-site Physicians for Dialysis Clinics | yes | yes | |||||||
| Prop 24: Expansion of California Consumer Privacy Act | n/a | no | no | ||||||
| Prop 25: Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assesments | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
You can see each organizations' full ballot proposition endorsements
- California Democratic Party
- Los Angeles Forward (tbd)
- Courage California
- Equality California
- The Community Coalition of South LA
- The CA Labor Federation
- Knock-LA
- The CA League of Conservation Voters
- The League of Women Voters
- ACLU SoCal
The League of Women Voters also has an excellent non-partisan
breakdown of the ballot propositions
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