2026 CA Ballot Propositions Guide

Here’s a quick guide on the Propositions appears on the California Midterm Elections Ballot.

🗳️ California Ballot Propositions Summary List
Propositions to Vote YES On:
Proposition 39: Requires pre-election audits of programs funded by proposed special taxes to ensure transparency and accountability.

Proposition 41: Requires pre-election audits of programs that would be funded by a proposed special tax.

Proposition 42: Prohibits taxes on retirement accounts and other assets, helping protect long-term savings.

Proposition 43: Protects taxpayers by making it harder to raise taxes, restoring the two-thirds vote requirement to pass local special earmarked taxes, and closing court-created loopholes.

Proposition 45: Creates CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) streamlining for certain types of projects, including single-family home developments and water projects, while easing the path for necessary infrastructure.

Propositions to Vote NO On:
Proposition 1: An $11.25 billion bond measure for affordable housing that critics argue borrows heavily while primarily benefiting developers and increasing taxpayer debt for decades.

Proposition 2: A budget shell game enabling state spending beyond constitutional limits.

Proposition 3: A permanent extension of temporary tax hikes.

Proposition 4: Allows taxpayer dollars to be used for political campaigns.

Proposition 5: Undermines the people’s power to recall elected officials by prohibiting replacement elections on the same ballot and allowing ousted officials to run in subsequent special elections.

Proposition 37: Establishes a down payment assistance program allowing eligible middle-income buyers to borrow up to 17% of the purchase price on newly constructed homes, which critics argue forces buyers into double-mortgage debt they can ill afford.

Proposition 38: A $8.4 billion borrowed-money measure for medical research repaid with interest by California taxpayers.

Proposition 40: The “Billionaires Tax,” which includes provisions allowing the legislature to amend it later.

Proposition 44: Similar to previous dialysis propositions that target and burden non-unionized clinics.

🌐 Resources
Follow Susan Shelley: X (Twitter) @Susan_Shelley

Official Voter Info: California Secretary of State Election Portal & CalMatters 2026 Voter Guide

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