Early results show "no" votes slightly outpacing "yes" votes on Prop. 6, which would amend the state constitution to prohibit all forms of involuntary servitude, including forced prison labor. In the first hours of results, "no" led with 53% of votes. The state constitution currently allows involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime. Supporters say prisons should offer more options for rehabilitation instead of forcing people to work. The neighboring state of Nevada is also voting on a measure to ban the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment from its constitution. If passed, California would join a string of other states, including four in 2022, that have removed similar language from their state constitutions. According to the Abolish Slavery National Network, 20 states currently have language allowing involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. The state said that, depending on how it is implemented, the passage of Prop 6 could either increase or decrease costs to the state. If states choose to incentivize prisoners to work by offering increased pay, costs to the state would go up. But if work is incentivized with decreased prison sentence length, that would reduce costs to the state. California estimates that a change in either direction would not exceed tens of millions of dollars annually, which it notes is less than one-half of 1% of the state's general fund. Prop 6 is one of two statewide measures on the ballot this year with no formal opposition.