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14 statewide propositions.

These pass or fail on raw vote totals - no districts, no margins of safety. A statewide measure is often the most consequential thing on the ballot.

Proposition 1: California Veteran and Housing Assistance Programs Bond Measure

Citizens

A yes vote: Issue $11.25 billion in bonds to fund Multifamily Housing Program, CalVet Home Loan Program, and youth housing.

Proposition 2: California Budget Stabilization Account Cap Increase and Gann Limit Changes Amendment

Citizens

A yes vote: Increase the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA) cap from 10% of general fund revenue to 20% and excluding deposits into the BSA from the Gann Limit.

Proposition 3: California Renew State Income Tax Increase for Education Funding Initiative

Citizens

A yes vote: Amend 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.

Proposition 4: California Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure

Legislature

A yes vote: Repeal 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.

Xavier Becerra

Democrat

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Policy priorities

Protect Medi-Cal and lower prescription costs. He proposes protecting coverage against federal cuts and expanding CalRx's lower-cost medicines while building toward universal coverage.
Becerra campaign - healthcare plan (opens in a new tab)
Speed housing approvals and protect renters. He proposes a housing emergency order and faster approvals near jobs and transit alongside enforcement of tenant protections.
Becerra campaign - housing plan (opens in a new tab)
Challenge price gouging and expand childcare help. He backs state action against price gouging and unjustified insurance increases plus expanded assistance with childcare and essential expenses.
Becerra campaign - affordability (opens in a new tab)
Put utility affordability at the center of clean energy. He supports public investment in clean energy and grid resilience with stronger utility oversight and benefits reaching renters and lower-income families.
Becerra campaign - energy and utilities (opens in a new tab)
Require independent audits of state-government AI. He proposes independent audits for state-agency AI and worker input before automation decisions with human review of consequential automated decisions.
Becerra campaign - artificial-intelligence plan (opens in a new tab)
Help families fireproof homes and improve emergency alerts. He proposes permanent home-hardening support focused on families needing help and statewide multilingual emergency-alert standards.
Becerra campaign - wildfire preparedness (opens in a new tab)

Background & public service

2019-2021
Helped secure a $575 million healthcare antitrust settlement
His attorney-general's office joined unions and employers in reaching the Sutter Health settlement in 2019. Final approval in 2021 required compensation and limits on anticompetitive contracting.
California Department of Justice - final Sutter settlement approval (opens in a new tab)

California assemblymember
Served in the California Assembly.
Becerra campaign - biography (opens in a new tab)
Member of Congress
Served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Becerra campaign - biography (opens in a new tab)
California attorney general
Led California's Department of Justice as attorney general.
Becerra campaign - biography (opens in a new tab)
U.S. health secretary

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A guide to your ballot in CA-40

Start local. Then go statewide.

United States Representative - CA-40

Governor - California

14 statewide propositions.

Proposition 1: California Veteran and Housing Assistance Programs Bond Measure

Proposition 2: California Budget Stabilization Account Cap Increase and Gann Limit Changes Amendment

Proposition 3: California Renew State Income Tax Increase for Education Funding Initiative

Proposition 4: California Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure

Regular registration closes October 19.

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Xavier Becerra

Proposition 5: California Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor Elections Amendment

Proposition 37: California Second Mortgage Homebuyer Program and Revenue Bond Initiative

Proposition 38: California Establish Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Institute Initiative

Proposition 39: California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative

Propostion 40: California One-Time Wealth Tax for State-Funded Healthcare, Education, and Food Assistance Programs Initiative

Proposition 41: California Prohibit Excluding New State Taxes from Spending Limit and Require Special Tax Audits Initiative

Proposition 42: California Prohibit New Taxes on Retirement Holdings, Personal Assets, and Savings and Limit Retroactive Taxes Initiative

Proposition 43: California Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Special Tax Initiatives and Property Tax Initiative Prohibition Amendment

Proposition 44: California Spending Requirements for Federally Qualified Health Centers Initiative

Proposition 45: California Expedited Environmental Review Process for Certain Projects Initiative