California voters approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that will add new layers of responsibility for businesses attempting to comply with the state’s first-in-the-nation data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

By a tally of 56 percent in favor to 44 percent opposed, California voters approved Proposition 24, according figures posted by the California Secretary of State. The measure passes a new law, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...