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Ballot measures

14 measures on California’s November 3 ballot.

Only California’s measures are held so far.

spent so far to win these votes
$422 million
Props 42 and 40 draw the most.
days until the vote
32
past measures passed
34 of 60
of the Legislature’s measures passed
75%
of citizen initiatives passed
43%

Money is counted from filings that name a measure by its number, initiative number or title. A payment filed twice is counted once.

Past ballot measures, newest first
Prop 32: Raises minimum wage2024Failed49%
Prop 33: Expands local governments' authority to enact rent control on residential property2024Failed40%
Prop 34: Restricts spending of prescription drug revenues by certain health care providers2024Passed51%
Prop 35: Provides permanent funding for Medi-Cal health care services2024Passed68%
Prop 36: Allows felony charges and increases sentences for certain drug and theft crimes2024Passed68%
Prop 26: Allows in-person roulette, dice games, sports wagering on tribal lands2022Failed33%
Prop 27: Allows online and mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands2022Failed18%
Prop 28: Provides additional funding for arts and music education in public schools2022Passed64%
Prop 29: Requires on-site licensed medical professional at kidney dialysis clinics and establishes other state requirements2022Failed32%
Prop 30: Provides funding for programs to reduce air pollution and prevent wildfires by increasing tax on personal income over $2 million2022Failed42%
Prop 3: Authorizes bonds to fund projects for water supply and quality, watershed, fish, wildlife, water conveyance, and groundwater sustainability and storage2018Failed49%
Prop 4: Authorizes bonds funding construction at hospitals providing children’s health care2018Passed63%
Prop 5: Changes requirements for certain property owners to transfer their property tax base to replacement property2018Failed40%
Prop 6: Eliminates certain road repair and transportation funding. Requires certain fuel taxes and vehicle fees be approved by the electorate2018Failed43%
Prop 8: Regulates amounts outpatient kidney dialysis clinics charge for dialysis treatment2018Failed40%
Prop 10: Expands local governments’ authority to enact rent control on residential property2018Failed41%
Prop 11: Requires private-sector emergency ambulance employees to remain on-call during work breaks. Eliminates certain employer liability2018Passed60%
Prop 12: Establishes new standards for confinement of specified farm animals; bans sale of noncomplying products2018Passed63%
Prop 31: state budget. state and local government2012Passed62%
Prop 39: Tax treatment for multistate businesses. Clean energy and energy efficiency funding2012Passed61%
Prop 29: Imposes additional tax on cigarettes for cancer research2012 primaryFailed50%

A measure needs more than half the vote to pass.