NEW : The vote is a `` close contest , '' the California secretary of State 's office says . NEW : Counties have last week to count mail-in , provisional , and damaged ballots . According to California 's official voter guide , the health groups behind Prop . 29 said it would `` save lives , stop kids from smoking , and fund cancer research , '' while those opposed said the initiative `` does n't require revenue be spent in California to create jobs or fund schools . '' Votes from precincts were 49.2 % against and 50.8 % in support . The law would add $ About $ 12 million to California 's 87-cent tax on each pack of cigarettes .
NEW : The vote is a `` close contest , '' the California secretary of State 's office says . NEW : Counties have last week to count mail-in , provisional , and damaged ballots . Votes from precincts were 49.2 % against and 50.8 % in support . The law would add $ About $ 12 million to California 's 87-cent tax on each pack of cigarettes .