Monday, September 14, 2026
Pacific Edition
November 3, 2026 general election
California propositions; all 14 in one working guide.
Search the ballot, check what yes and no mean and open the state’s full analysis. The Journal does not make endorsements on this page; the job here is to make the official record easier to use.
Your review checklist
0 of 14 reviewedSaved only in this browser; the Journal does not receive your list.
California propositions on the 2026 ballot
Showing 14 of 14 statewide measures.
Housing; Budget; Legislature
Housing affordability bonds
Authorizes $11.25 billion in state general obligation bonds for veterans and affordable housing programs, including rental housing, supportive housing and downpayment assistance.
Official title: Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs. Legislative statute.
Budget; Legislature
State rainy day fund
Changes how California builds budget reserves and pays certain debts; it also raises the cap on the main rainy day fund.
Official title: Increases State's Rainy Day Fund. Legislative constitutional amendment.
Taxes; Budget; Petition signatures
High-income tax extension
Makes permanent tax rates first approved in 2012 for high-income earners instead of allowing them to expire in 2031; revenue continues to support public education.
Official title: Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes. Initiative constitutional amendment.
Elections; Budget; Legislature
Public campaign financing
Allows state and local governments to create public campaign-financing programs, with restrictions on the funds and candidates involved.
Official title: Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns. Legislative statute.
Elections; Legislature
Statewide recall elections
Removes the replacement-candidate question from statewide recall ballots; vacancies would generally be filled later by special election or appointment.
Official title: Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers. Legislative constitutional amendment.
Housing; Petition signatures
Middle-income homebuyer loans
Creates a homebuying-assistance program backed by up to $25 billion in revenue bonds for eligible California residents buying qualified new homes.
Official title: Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes. Initiative statute.
Health; Budget; Petition signatures
Immunology research bonds
Authorizes $8.4 billion in state general obligation bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research at California institutions.
Official title: Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research. Initiative statute.
Elections; Petition signatures
Voter identification requirements
Adds identification requirements for in-person and mail voting; the state would provide voter identification cards on request.
Official title: Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Initiative constitutional amendment.
Taxes; Health; Budget; Petition signatures
One-time tax on billionaires
Creates a one-time 5% tax on certain taxpayers with assets over $1 billion; most revenue would support health care.
Official title: Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Initiative constitutional amendment and statute.
Taxes; Budget; Petition signatures
Special-tax audits and spending limits
Requires audits of programs funded by new state special taxes and restricts new taxes that exclude their revenue from the state spending limit.
Official title: Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit; Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes. Initiative constitutional amendment.
Taxes; Petition signatures
Personal-property and retroactive taxes
Bars new state taxes on ownership of financial assets and other personal property; it also restricts certain retroactive state taxes.
Official title: Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes. Initiative constitutional amendment.
Taxes; Budget; Legislature
Local special-tax vote threshold
Raises the approval threshold for certain voter-proposed local special taxes from a majority to two-thirds beginning January 1, 2027.
Official title: Limits Voters' Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Legislative constitutional amendment.
Health; Petition signatures
Community-clinic spending
Requires certain nonprofit community health clinics to spend at least 90% of annual revenue on program services advancing their charitable purpose.
Official title: Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% of Revenue on Program Services. Initiative statute.
Environment; Housing; Petition signatures
Environmental-review deadlines
Creates new deadlines and court procedures for environmental review of certain housing, transportation, water and health projects.
Official title: Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects. Initiative statute.
This checklist records research progress, not a vote choice; confirm the final ballot language in the official voter guide.
Get the Journal briefingHow this guide works
Plain language; the official record stays attached.
Every measure below is on the Secretary of State’s certified list. The short descriptions translate the official summary, yes and no consequences and fiscal effect; they do not replace the complete analysis or proposed law.
Marking a proposition reviewed does not record a position. The list is saved only in this browser and is not sent to the Journal or the portfolio scorecard.
State propositions are only one part of a ballot. Candidate contests and local measures depend on the voter’s address; use the official candidate statements and county guide for those races.
Reader pulse
Which part of the 2026 ballot needs a deeper explainer first?
Choose the policy area where a sourced Journal follow-up would be most useful.
No responses yet; be the first.
One response per poll per browser; results are directional, not scientific.
Primary record
Sources and references
California certified 14 measures for the November ballot; five came from the Legislature and nine qualified through petition signatures.
Read the certification- Proposition 1: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 2: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 3: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 4: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 5: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 37: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 38: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 39: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 40: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 41: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 42: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 43: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 44: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- Proposition 45: official summary, analysis, arguments and proposed law
- California Secretary of State: statewide candidate statements
- California Fair Political Practices Commission: top contributors
Need voting dates instead? Use the Journal’s California deadlines tracker.