California Voters Decide 14 Statewide Propositions
Voting is underway across California in the 2026 general election. The ballot includes 14 statewide propositions, with measures covering housing, taxes, elections, health care, research and environmental review. Results are being updated as votes are counted, but close contests could take days or weeks to resolve. The secretary of state has until December 11 to certify the results.
Among the measures, Proposition 2 would authorize $11.25 billion in bonds for affordable housing, including $1.25 billion for veteran housing. Proposition 37 would create a loan program for buyers of newly built homes. Proposition 3 would make current tax rates for residents earning more than $371,000 a year permanent rather than allowing them to expire in 2031. Proposition 40 would fund health care by taxing the ultra-wealthy.
Other proposals address government and voting rules. Proposition 4 would allow public financing of campaigns, while Proposition 5 would change the recall process for statewide officials. Proposition 39 would require government-issued identification to vote in person. Proposition 43 would raise the threshold for approving special taxes from a simple majority to two-thirds.
The ballot also includes bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research, audits of voter-approved special tax programs, limits on certain state taxes, spending requirements for nonprofit health centers and deadlines intended to accelerate environmental-law reviews. Polls close at 8 p.m. Pacific time on November 3.
California Ballot Puts Housing and Health Care Investments to Voters
California’s ballot asks voters to weigh public investment in housing, health care and research against measures that would restrict taxes and change election rules. Voting is underway in the November 3 general election, with polls set to close at 8 p.m. Pacific time. Results will be updated as ballots are counted, and close races may take days or weeks to settle.
Proposition 2 would authorize $11.25 billion in housing bonds, including $1.25 billion for veteran housing. Proposition 37 would offer loans to help Californians buy newly built homes. Proposition 40 would fund the state’s health system through a tax on the ultra-wealthy, while Proposition 38 would authorize $8.4 billion in bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research at California institutions.
Voters are also considering proposals that would make current tax rates for residents earning more than $371,000 permanent, support public campaign financing and require audits of voter-approved special tax programs. Proposition 39 would require photo identification issued by government for in-person voting, while Proposition 43 would raise the vote threshold for special taxes to two-thirds.
The slate also includes a requirement that nonprofit federally qualified health centers spend 90% of revenue on mission-related expenses and a measure to speed environmental-law reviews through deadlines and lawsuit resolution. The secretary of state has until December 11 to certify results.
California Voters Weigh New Taxes, Spending and Election Rules
California voters face a wide-ranging ballot that would authorize billions in public borrowing, make a high-income tax rate permanent and impose new rules on voting and special taxes. The general election is underway on November 3, with polls closing at 8 p.m. Pacific time. Results will be updated as votes are counted, and close contests may take days or weeks to resolve.
Proposition 2 would authorize $11.25 billion in bonds for affordable housing, with $1.25 billion for veteran housing. Another proposal, Proposition 38, would authorize $8.4 billion in bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research. Proposition 3 would keep current tax rates in place for Californians earning more than $371,000, rather than letting them expire in 2031. Proposition 40 would raise money for health care by taxing the ultra-wealthy.
The measures also include a government-issued ID requirement for in-person voting and a proposal to raise the approval threshold for special taxes from a simple majority to two-thirds. Proposition 42 would bar newly created taxes on personal property and the retroactive application of certain state taxes. Proposition 4 would allow public funding of campaigns, and Proposition 5 would revise the recall process for statewide officials.
Other proposals cover housing loans, audits of voter-approved tax programs, nonprofit health-center spending and faster environmental reviews. California’s secretary of state has until December 11 to certify the election results.
Reported by CalMatters, ABC7 Los Angeles.
