Each proposition is translated into plain language so you can see what approving it would change.
03Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 1: California Veteran and Housing Assistance Programs BondWhat a Yes vote doesIssue $11.25 billion in bonds to fund Multifamily Housing Program, CalVet Home Loan Program, and youth housing.
04Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 2: California Budget Stabilization Account Cap Increase and Gann Limit ChangesWhat a Yes vote doesIncrease the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA) cap from 10% of general fund revenue to 20% and excluding deposits into the BSA from the Gann Limit.
05Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 3: California Renew State Income Tax Increase for Education Funding InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesAmend the state constitution to indefinitely extend the top marginal tax rates set to expire in 2031 on single filers earning at least $361,000 or joint filers earning at least $721,000, with 89% of revenue allocated to K–12 schools and 11% to community colleges.
06Statewide propositionLegislatureProposition 4: California Allow Public Financing of Election CampaignsWhat a Yes vote doesRepeal the 1988 ban on public financing of campaigns and allow for state and local governments to create programs that provide candidates with public funds under spending limits and eligibility rules.
07Statewide propositionLegislatureProposition 5: California Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor ElectionsWhat a Yes vote doesAmend the state constitution to eliminate the election of a successor when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law; allowing for the recalled officer to run again for the same office at the special election, if one is held; and authorize the lieutenant governor to fill the gubernatorial vacancy until the expired term, unless the vacancy occurred before the close of the nomination period for the next statewide election during the first two years of the governor's term, in which a special election would be called and which the winner would serve the remainder of the term.
08Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 37: California Second Mortgage Homebuyer Program and Revenue Bond InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesEstablish a second mortgage homebuyer program for qualified homebuyers on qualifying homes administered by the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), and authorize the CalHFA to issue up to $25 billion in bonds to fund the program. The second mortgages would cover up to 17% of the home's price for those making a down payment of at least 3%.
09Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 38: California Establish Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Institute InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesAuthorize the state to issue $8.4 billion in general obligation bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research; establish an Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Institute affiliated with the University of California; and award grants to California-based public and nonprofit medical research institutions for immunology and immunotherapy research.
10Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 39: California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesRequire voters to designate a government-issued ID when registering to vote, and to present that ID for in-person voting or provide the last four digits for mail-in ballots; require election officials to "maintain accurate voter registration lists [and]... use best efforts to verify citizenship attestations using government data" and to report each year the percentage of each county's voter rolls that have been citizenship-verified; require the State Auditor to audit government compliance with these requirements during odd-numbered years and report "findings and recommendations for improving the integrity of elections to the public."
11Statewide propositionCitizensPropostion 40: California One-Time Wealth Tax for State-Funded Healthcare, Education, and Food Assistance Programs InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesLevy a one-time 5% tax on the accumulated wealth, including shares of capital stock, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, and any legal or equitable interest, of billionaires in the state to fund state-funded health care programs, such as Medi-Cal, and state food assistance and public education.
12Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 41: California Prohibit Excluding New State Taxes from Spending Limit and Require Special Tax Audits InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesRequire pre-election audits for ballot initiatives proposing special taxes once they report collecting 25% of signatures to be included in the voter information pamphlet if it qualifies for the ballot; require state laws or ballot initiatives levying a new special tax enacted after January 1, 2026, to undergo state audits every four years to determine program effectiveness and cost-saving measures; and prohibit the state from enforcing any tax that is exempted or excluded from the state spending limit enacted or effective on or after January 1, 2026.
13Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 42: California Prohibit New Taxes on Retirement Holdings, Personal Assets, and Savings and Limit Retroactive Taxes InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesProhibit the enactment of new taxes after January 1, 2026, on ownership or control of retirement holdings, individually-owned assets, and other forms of personal savings, and retroactive taxes that result in a tax liability based on conduct, activities, or a status that occurred or were present prior to the effective date of the tax.
14Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 43: California Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Special Tax Initiatives and Property Tax Initiative ProhibitionWhat a Yes vote doesRequire two-thirds vote by electorate to enact, extend, or increase local special tax initiatives and prohibit the enactment of property taxes through the initiative process.
15Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 44: California Spending Requirements for Federally Qualified Health Centers InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesRequire nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and FQHC Look-Alikes to spend at least 90% of their annual total revenue on expenses that advance the health center's mission.
16Statewide propositionCitizensProposition 45: California Expedited Environmental Review Process for Certain Projects InitiativeWhat a Yes vote doesMake changes to the California Environmental Quality Act to establish deadlines for public agencies to complete environmental review and take required actions for projects deemed essential under the law, limit public agencies' existing requirement to consider a range of project alternatives to reduce environmental impacts, and change the court review process for project approvals by setting deadlines for filing and resolving lawsuits and limiting the evidence and relief the court can consider and order.
County, city, and school-district questions are not included. Check your official sample ballot for local measures.
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