Fact check: Are law enforcement unions or state-level public safety officials listed as endorsers of Proposition 50 in 2024?

Executive summary — Short answer: no clear law-enforcement endorsement found. The documents provided show no explicit evidence that state-level public safety officials or major law enforcement unions formally endorsed Proposition 50 in the 2024/2025 materials reviewed; endorsement lists instead name elected officials, labor groups, and civic organizations for or against the measure. The materials include specific patrol and corrections unions’ endorsement pages that mention other propositions or outline endorsement processes, yet they do not list Proposition 50 as an item they supported, and multiple voter guides and campaign pages enumerate different coalitions and opponents without citing police unions as endorsers ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}.

1. What claim was being checked — the gun on endorsements and who says what. The central claim examined is whether law enforcement unions or state-level public safety officials appear among endorsers of Proposition 50 in the 2024/2025 materials. The supplied analyses show that several relevant organizations maintain public endorsement processes—examples include the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, the California State Law Enforcement Association, and local police associations like the Fresno Police Officers Association—but those specific pages either list endorsements for other ballot measures or simply describe procedures without naming Proposition 50. No entry in these documents affirms a law-enforcement endorsement for Prop 50, and the absence is consistent across multiple organizational pages and the official voter information materials referenced ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

2. What the pro-Prop 50 coalition actually lists and who is visibly backing it. The materials that do list proponents of Proposition 50 identify political leaders and non-law-enforcement coalitions rather than police unions. The official voter information and related pro-50 FAQ pages name high-profile elected backers and labor allies—Governor Gavin Newsom, national figures, and several labor unions and academic associations are cited as supporters—while campaign messaging emphasizes democratic reform and academic freedom themes. These pro-50 listings show a coalition of political figures and civil-society groups rather than public-safety organizations, indicating that the public-facing backers prioritized civic and labor endorsements in their outreach ^{[4] [5] [6]}.

3. Who opposes Prop 50 and where law enforcement fits into the opposition narrative. Opposition materials present a different coalition mix, and that coalition includes prosecutorial voices and reform groups. Documented opponents include 30 California district attorneys who publicly opposed the measure and organizations such as Reform California and individuals like Carl DeMaio arguing it would undermine independent redistricting. The opposing side’s named supporters are chiefly prosecutorial and political reform actors—not uniformly law enforcement unions or state public safety officials—and the opposition messaging frames the proposition as a threat to nonpartisan mapmaking ^{[7] [8]}.

4. Gaps, processes, and why an absence of evidence matters here. Several organizations that could feasibly endorse ballot measures instead published either endorsement procedures or records for other propositions, which leaves an evidentiary gap rather than a proof of active opposition from police unions. For example, the Fresno Police Officers Association posted its 2024 endorsement process without listing Proposition 50, and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association’s public endorsements referenced other ballot items. An organizational silence in a formal endorsement list is not the same as a public statement against a measure, but the supplied sources provide no affirmative law-enforcement endorsement for Prop 50 ^{[3] [1] [2]}.

5. Bottom line, accountability, and what to watch next. Based on the provided documents and dates, the responsible conclusion is that there is no documented endorsement of Proposition 50 by major law enforcement unions or named state-level public safety officials in the reviewed materials; the available evidence lists political leaders, certain labor and civic groups in favor, and prosecutorial and reform opponents, but not police or corrections unions as endorsers. Stakeholders evaluating endorsements should watch official PAC/union endorsement pages and the Secretary of State’s campaign disclosure materials for updates, because endorsement statuses can change and organizations sometimes publish late or local endorsements outside centralized campaign pages ^{[1] [2] [4] [8]}.