California's Proposition 13 Election Results 2020

LOS ANGELES, CA — The polls are closed now, and millions of Golden State residents have cast their votes, weighing in on California's bond measure Proposition 13. With 100 percent of the precincts counted as of Wednesday morning, the proposition appeared headed toward swift defeat.

Proposition 13 was the only statewide ballot measure competing for attention with the presidential primary and down ballot races. With 20,346 precincts tallied, the 'no' votes outnumbered the 'yes' votes by more than half a million votes. At this point, any outstanding ballots will likely not sway the overall outcome.

Dubbed the School and College Facilities Bond, Proposition 13 asked voters to authorize the sale of $15 billion in bonds to fund facility improvements at schools from pre-K all the way to public universities. The bond divides up the funding with most of the money going to elementary and high schools across the state followed by universities and then community colleges.

The current results are below via the Secretary of State's website. Refresh the page for the latest.

A 'yes' vote authorized the state to sell $15 billion in general obligation bonds for schools and colleges. According to the state's Legislative Analyst's Office, school districts and community college districts would also be authorized to issue more local bonds, and school districts would have new limits on their ability to levy developer fees.

As Ballotpedia notes, the money would be divided up as follows:

$9 billion for preschool and K-12 schools,

$4 billion for universities,

$2 billion for community colleges.

A 'no' vote meant the state can't sell the bonds to fund the improvements. A 'no' vote would also not impact school districts’ and community college districts’ existing borrowing limits or the rules for school districts to levy developer fees.