NEW : The election is a ` ` close race , '' the California secretary of state 's office said . NEW : We have 28 days to count mail - in , provisional , and damaged ballots . Votes from precincts were 50.8 % against and 49.2 % in support . The law would add $ 1 to California 's sales tax on each pack of cigarettes .
NEW : The vote is a `` close contest , '' the California secretary of state 's office says . NEW : Counties have 28 days to count mail-in , provisional , and damaged ballots . Votes from precincts were 50.8 % against and 49.2 % in support . The law would add $ 1 to California 's 87-cent tax on each pack of cigarettes .