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Undecided California House Races: Election Quirk
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Undecided California House Races: Election Quirk

While California voters overwhelmingly delivered Joe Biden a whopping two-thirds majority win over Donald Trump for the grand electoral prize of 55 electoral votes, the Golden State lived up to its quirky reputation as it rejected an amendment that would have provided labor protections for delivery and ride-share ‘gig’ workers. Voters also appear to have said ‘no’ to tax on commercial landlords that could have put a big dent in the state’s budget deficit — severely worsened since last March when the COVID-19 outbreak began. And, in an unexpected outcome, California voters also repealed an affirmative action amendment.

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