California General Election

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to amend the California Constitution to prohibit the enactment of:</p><ul><li> new taxes after January 1, 2026, on ownership or control of retirement holdings, individually-owned assets, and other forms of personal savings, and </li><li>retroactive taxes that result in a tax liability based on conduct, activities, or a status that occurred or was present prior to the effective date of the tax.</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports requiring <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Initiated%20constitutional%20amendment">citizen-initiated constitutional amendments</a> that propose a higher vote threshold for future state or local ballot measures to meet the same higher threshold to pass (for example, a ballot initiative proposing a 60% requirement for certain other measures would itself require a 60% vote to pass).</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to:</p><ul><li>establish a second mortgage homebuyer program for qualified homebuyers — defined as California residents of at least one year who earn at or below 200% of the area median income for a similar-sized family in the county or city where the home is located and provide a down payment of at least 3% of the purchase price — on qualifying homes administered by the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), and</li><li>authorize the CalHFA to issue up to $25 billion in bonds to fund the program.</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this amendment to require a two-thirds vote by the electorate to enact, extend, or increase local special tax initiatives and prohibit the enactment of property taxes through the initiative process.</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports amending 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.</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this amendment to increase the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA) cap from 10% of general fund revenue to 20% and exclude deposits into the BSA from the Gann Limit.</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to levy 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.</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to require healthcare labor unions to inform members annually how member dues are being spent on political activities and require a majority of members to approve contributions and expenditures on state and local ballot measures.</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this ballot initiative to:</p><ul><li>require voters to present a government-issued ID for in-person voting or provide the last four digits of a government-issued ID designated during voter registration for mail-in voting;</li><li>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;</li><li>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.”</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports an initiative to:</p><ul><li>authorize the state to issue $8.4 billion in general obligation bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research;</li><li>establish an Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Institute affiliated with the University of California; and </li><li>award grants to California-based public and nonprofit medical research institutions for immunology and immunotherapy research.</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports repealing the ban on public financing of campaigns, enacted in <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_73,_Funds_for_Election_Campaigns_Initiative_(June_1988)">1988</a>, and allowing the state and local governments to create programs that provide candidates with public funds under spending limits and eligibility rules.</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports authorizing the state to issue $11.25 billion in bonds to fund income-qualified housing programs, such as the Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program.</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to establish a $450,000 limit on compensation (salaries, bonuses, and some benefits) for executives and managers of private hospitals, private physician groups, and public hospitals owned by special districts, adjusted annually by 3.5% or inflation, whichever is lower.</p>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to amend the state constitution to:</p><ul><li>require car accident victims to receive at least 75% of the total amount of damages recovered;</li><li>establish standards for the recovery of medical expenses based on Medicare, Medi-Cal, and the national health insurance database; and</li><li>prohibit referral agreements between personal injury law firms and medical care providers.</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports amending the state constitution to:</p><ul><li>eliminate the simultaneous election of a successor when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law;</li><li>allow the recalled officer to run again for the same office at the special election, if one is held; and</li><li>authorize the lieutenant governor to fill a 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, then a special election would be called and the winner would serve the remainder of the term.</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to:</p><ul><li>establish that rideshare companies are common carriers defined in state law as "everyone who offers to the public to carry persons, property, or messages" that owe passengers the highest degree of care;</li><li>require rideshare drivers to submit to a Department of Justice state and federal fingerprint background checks prior to contracting with a rideshare company and every year thereafter; and</li><li>require rideshare companies to report the number of sexual assaults or misconduct occurrences monthly on their websites and to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to:</p><ul><li>amend the California Constitution to increase the vote requirement to pass citizen-initiated local special taxes from a simple majority (50%+1) to a two-thirds (66.67%) vote;</li><li>prohibit charter cities from imposing their own real estate transfer taxes, whether for general or specific purposes, above the existing statutory rate of $0.275 per $500 of value; and</li><li>invalidate any property-related special taxes previously adopted with an approval rate below two-thirds or real estate transfer taxes in charter cities.</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to make changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to:</p><ul><li>establish deadlines for public agencies to complete environmental review and take required actions for projects deemed essential under the law;</li><li>limit public agencies' existing requirement to consider a range of project alternatives to reduce environmental impacts; and</li><li>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.</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to:</p><ul><li>require 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;</li><li>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</li><li>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.</li></ul>

A YES vote means

<p>A "yes" vote supports this initiative to require nonprofit federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to spend at least 90% of their annual total revenue on expenses that advance the health center's mission.</p>