2016 California Proposition 67

Proposition 67 was a California ballot proposition on the November 8, 2016 ballot. A "Yes" vote was to approve, and a "No" vote to reject, a statute that prohibits grocery and other stores from providing customers single–use plastic or paper carryout bags but permits the sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags for a fee.

Proposition 67

Ban on Single-use plastic bags
Results
Choice
Votes  %
Yes 7,228,900 53.27%
No 6,340,322 46.73%
Valid votes 13,569,222 92.87%
Invalid or blank votes 1,041,287 7.13%
Total votes 14,610,509 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 19,411,771 75.27%

Results by county
Source: California Secretary of State

Proposition 67 passed with 53% of the vote. With its passage, Senate Bill 270, which bans plastic shopping bags, was upheld and went into full effect. A related measure to allocate revenue generated from the sale of disposable carryout bags, specifically paper bags, to the Wildlife Conservation Fund, Proposition 65, failed at the polls.

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