California

State Legislature · November 3, 2026

California Legislature candidates: 196 candidates in 100 districts, from the state’s official candidate list.

Statewide ballot measures · November 3, 2026

What your vote means: plain-English YES/NO explainers for 14 statewide measures, from official sources.

• Proposition 1: Bonds for housing affordability programs
• Proposition 2: State rainy day fund
• Proposition 3: Extends income tax rates on high incomes
• Proposition 4: Public funding of election campaigns Heads up: YES repeals, undoes, or removes something
• Proposition 5: Recall election process for statewide officers Heads up: YES repeals, undoes, or removes something
• Proposition 37: Loan program for middle-income buyers of new homes
• Proposition 38: Bonds for immunology medical research
• Proposition 39: Government-issued identification to vote
• Proposition 40: One-time tax on billionaires
• Proposition 41: New taxes and the state spending limit; audits Heads up: YES repeals, undoes, or removes something
• Proposition 42: New personal property taxes and retroactive taxes Heads up: YES repeals, undoes, or removes something
• Proposition 43: Vote needed for voter-proposed local special taxes Heads up: YES repeals, undoes, or removes something
• Proposition 44: Spending requirement for community health clinics
• Proposition 45: Environmental review for certain projects