A 'common sense' ballot initiative to reform California's Prop 47 has earned 900,000 signatures to make the November ballot, far surpassing the roughly 500,000 required signatures.
A measure to reform California’s crime referendum that downgrades penalties for petty theft and drug possession will be on the ballot in November after garnering an 'unheard of' number of signatures. The 2014 law in question, Proposition 47, reclassified several felonies, including retail and property theft, as misdemeanors. Under Prop 47, petty theft of goods valued under $950 is classified as a misdemeanor, even for multiple offenses.
Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, who supported the effort, said in an interview with Fox News Digital that some Golden State residents waited hours in line to sign the petition. 'That's how, that's how popular it is. That's the sentiment of people, and it's across all spectrums,' Ho said. 'It cuts across party lines and cuts across racial lines, social and economic lines.
Among the many signatories are California business owners who are looking for a policy change to curb crime affecting their livelihoods. Tony Konja, owner of high-end liquor store chain Keg N Bottle in San Diego, told Fox News Digital that the opportunity to allow voters to change the crime law gives him and other business owners 'hope.' 'It gives us hope that it's going to change, because something has to happen,' he said.
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