Ballot measures

$149 million has been reported for or against them.

• Proposition 1: Authorizes bonds for housing affordability programs

  Legislative statute

  Authorizes $11.25 billion in state general obligation bonds for housing affordability programs, including for California veterans.

  • $1M for
  • $0 against

• Proposition 2: Increases state’s rainy day fund

  Legislative constitutional amendment

  Increases California’s Rainy Day Fund, approved by voters in 2014, to provide funding for education, health care, public safety.

• Proposition 3: Provides permanent funding for schools and health care by extending existing tax on high incomes

  Initiative constitutional amendment

  Makes permanent the existing 2012 voter-approved tax rates for high-income Californians, currently set to expire in 2031.

  • $500K for
  • $0 against

• Proposition 4: Repeals prohibition against public funding of election campaigns

  Legislative statute

  Current law prohibits state and local governments from using public funds for election campaigns except in charter cities and counties.

• Proposition 5: Changes recall election process for statewide officers

  Legislative constitutional amendment

  Under current law, voters decide at the same election whether (1) to recall a state officer, and (2) who will replace that officer if recalled.

• Proposition 37: Creates loan program for middle-income buyers of qualified new homes

  Initiative statute

  Authorizes up to $25 billion in bonds to offer eligible buyers fixed-rate mortgages for up to 17% of the purchase price of a “qualified new home”…

  • $6M for
  • $0 against

• Proposition 38: Authorizes bonds for immunology medical research

  Initiative statute

  Authorizes $8.4 billion in state general obligation bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research (technologies that use body’s immune system to…

  • $13.2M for
  • $0 against

• Proposition 39: Prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification

  Initiative constitutional amendment

  Prohibits voting by mail unless voter designates a government-issued identification number for their voter registration.

  • $35K for
  • $0 against

• Proposition 40: Imposes one-time tax on certain taxpayers

  Initiative constitutional amendment and statute

  Imposes one-time tax of up to 5% on certain taxpayers with covered assets valued over $1 billion; covered assets include businesses, securities, art.

• Proposition 41: Prohibits new state taxes that exclude revenues from state spending limit. Requires audits for new state special taxes

  Initiative constitutional amendment

  Prohibits any new state taxes that exclude their revenues from the state spending limit approved by voters in 1979.

  • $48.3M for
  • $0 against
  • $10M side not stated

• Proposition 42: Prohibits new state personal property taxes and certain retroactive state taxes

  Initiative constitutional amendment

  Prohibits new state taxes on personal property, including business interests, intellectual property.

  • $49.3M for
  • $0 against
  • $10M side not stated

• Proposition 43: Limits voters’ ability to raise revenues for local government services

  Legislative constitutional amendment

  Currently, local governments must obtain two-thirds voter approval to impose, extend.

  • $0 for
  • $0 against
  • $50K side not stated

• Proposition 44: Requires community health clinics spend 90% of revenue on program services

  Initiative statute

  Imposes penalties on nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers (community clinics providing primary care to medically underserved areas and…

  • $0 for
  • $686K against

• Proposition 45: Modifies environmental review for certain projects

  Initiative statute

  Amends California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to expedite environmental review for specified project categories (including most housing.

  • $10M for
  • $0 against
  • $100K side not stated

The share who voted yes, newest first. A measure needs more than half.

• Prop 50, 2025 special64% · Passed
• Prop 2, 2024Authorizes bonds for public school and community college facilities59% · Passed
• Prop 3, 2024Constitutional right to marriage63% · Passed
• Prop 4, 2024Authorizes bonds for safe drinking water, wildfire prevention, and protecting communities and natural lands from climate risks60% · Passed
• Prop 5, 2024Allows local bonds for affordable housing and public infrastructure with 55% voter approval45% · Failed
• Prop 6, 2024Eliminates constitutional provision allowing involuntary servitude for incarcerated persons47% · Failed
• Prop 32, 2024Raises minimum wage49% · Failed
• Prop 33, 2024Expands local governments' authority to enact rent control on residential property40% · Failed
• Prop 34, 2024Restricts spending of prescription drug revenues by certain health care providers51% · Passed
• Prop 35, 2024Provides permanent funding for Medi-Cal health care services68% · Passed