Opponents of California’s Prop. 47 Get Stoked as Petition Signatures Mount

Backers of a new measure are confident they'll have enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

Local residents attend a Proposal 47 reform signature collection drive-thru event hosted by KFI radio at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Feb. 22, 2024. Mei He/The Epoch Times

Nearly 500,000 signatures have been gathered to “fix” Proposition 47, a law passed by California voters in 2015 to lessen some drug and theft crimes from felonies to misdemeanor offenses in an effort to reduce prison populations, with the measure now just inches away from qualifying for the November ballot.

“We’re very confident we’re going to qualify,” said Greg Totten, campaign chair for Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft and CEO for the California District Attorneys Association.