Measure on the ballot in the 2020 California General Election in California.
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Get StartedPermits 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: No direct fiscal effect on state and local entities. The effects of the measure depend on the future choices of state and local government entities and are highly uncertain.
A "YES" vote on Proposition 16 means: State and local entities could consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, and national origin in public education, public employment, and public contracting to the extent allowed under federal and state law.
A "NO" vote on Proposition 16 means: The current ban on the consideration of race, sex, color, ethnicity, and national origin in public education, public employment, and public contracting would remain in effect.
Today, nearly all public contracts, and the jobs that go with them, go to large companies run by older white men. White women make 80¢ on the dollar. The wage disparity is even worse for women of color and single moms. As a result, an elite few are able to hoard wealth instead of investing it back into communities. Prop. 16 opens up contracting opportunities for women and people of color., in support of Proposition 16 (Learn more)
YES on Prop. 16 means... Expanding access to solid wages, good jobs, and quality schools for all Californians, regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity, in support of Proposition 16 (Learn more)
Only by treating everyone equally can a state as brilliantly diverse as California be fair to everyone., in opposition to Proposition 16 (Learn more)
\[Politicians] think they can “fix” past discrimination against racial minorities and women by discriminating against other racial minorities and men who are innocent of any wrongdoing., in opposition to Proposition 16 (Learn more)
Permits government decision-making policies to consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin to address diversity by repealing article I, section 31, of the California Constitution, which was added by Proposition 209 in 1996. Proposition 209 generally prohibits state and local governments from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, individuals or groups on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, education, or contracting. Does not alter other state and federal laws guaranteeing equal protection and prohibiting unlawful discrimination.
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