2020 California Proposition 17

Proposition 17

November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)

Restores Right to Vote After Completion of Prison Term
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 9,985,568 58.55%
No 7,069,173 41.45%
Valid votes 17,054,741 95.89%
Invalid or blank votes 730,410 4.11%
Total votes 17,785,151 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 22,047,448 80.67%

The 2020 California Proposition 17 is a ballot measure that appeared on the ballot in the 2020 California elections on November 3. Prop 17 amended the Constitution of California to allow people who are on parole to vote.[1] Due to the passage of this proposition, more than 50,000 people in California who are currently on parole and have completed their prison sentence are now eligible to vote and to run for public office.[2] This proposition also provides that all those on parole in the future will be allowed to vote and run for public office as well. The work of Proposition 17 comes out of a history of addressing felony disenfranchisement in the United States.[3] California voters approved this measured by a margin of roughly 18 percentage points.[4]

  1. ^ "California Proposition 17, Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Voting Rights for People on Parole: Proposition 17". Initiate Justice. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Felony Disenfranchisement: A Primer". The Sentencing Project. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Hooks, Chris Nichols, Kris. "What We Know About California Proposition Results". www.capradio.org. Retrieved November 11, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)