Props on November 2026 Ballot

Rev. 08/23/2026 - SOS last updated 8/17/2026

Seniors: If you are over 65, file with your local school district to waive locally passed property tax for schools (state-wide school taxes cannot be waved).   See your property tax bill to see if your school district offers a local exclusion to seniors.

School Bonds do not fall under the Prop 13 taxing authority 67% to pass.  Instead, they only need 55% to pass

Initiative Petitions in Process

for 2028 Election

Possible New Petitions

26-0005 - California Food Tax Fairness Act

New Petitions (but not yet 25% of signatures)

2019. (26-0001) - CHANGES BALLOT INITIATIVE PROCEDURES AND ELECTIONS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Allows voting on ballot initiatives at any statewide election, instead of only at the November General Election. Creates new election for initiatives in April of odd-numbered years. Reduces number of signatures required to qualify a proposed ballot initiative (for statutory amendments: from 5% to 3.5% of voters from last gubernatorial election; for constitutional amendments, from 8% to 6%). Imposes new 5% tax on taxable income over $10 million to fund statewide elections and additional compensation to government employees with initiative-related duties. Legislative Analyst: Increased state revenue of several billions each year to pay for increased state and local elections activities and costs. Likely ongoing reduction in state General Fund revenues each year of a few billion dollars from changes in behavior of people with annual income exceeding $10 million in response to taxes levied by the measure for elections. - Do NOT sign! Originally titled "Yesterday's Voters Only Needed New Empowerment (YVONNE) Act" - Do NOT sign!

2020. (26-0002) - CHANGES BALLOT INITIATIVE PROCEDURES AND ELECTIONS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - Current law allows voters to propose constitutional amendments, but not constitutional revisions by ballot initiative. Currently, only the Legislature can propose constitutional revisions. This measure:

  • allows voters to refer proposed constitutional revisions directly to the Legislature by initiative, and requires the Legislature to take certain actions in response;

  • permits the initiative’s proponent to participate in the legislative process for the proposed constitutional revision;

  • allows initiatives to propose enhanced compensation for legislators considering the initiative.

Legislative Analyst: Substantial net changes in state and local finances.- Do NOT sign! - Originally titled "Yesterday's Voters Obviously Needed Next-Level Enfranchisement Too Act (YVONNE Too Act)" - Do NOT sign!

2021. (26-0003) - CREATES CALIFORNIA STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION BOARD TO CHANGE NUMEROUS ASPECTS OF STATE LAW AND GOVERNMENT. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. - Creates California Strategic Implementation Board, comprised of state elected officials who each may receive up to $26 million annually (paid from “Sovereign Transition Fund” with revenue generated from state’s “innovation sectors”). Requires Board to propose a constitutional revision on April 2027 ballot that would, among other things: create constitutional rights to cognitive liberty, psilocybin, and paranoia; create social-services shelters called “Yvonne” sanctuaries; abolish the death penalty; allow non-California residents to cast advisory votes in California elections; provide personalized AI tutors to students; and prohibit tobacco sales to individuals born after January 1, 2010. Legislative Analyst: Substantial net changes in state and local finances. - Do NOT sign! –Originally titled "Yesterday’s Voters Overtly Needed Nonstop Efficacy To Have Real Emerging Epiphanies Act (YVONNE Three Act)” - Do NOT sign!

2022. (26-0004) REPEALS “TOP TWO” OPEN PRIMARY ELECTION PROCESS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. - Action: PLEASE SIGN petition!

Received 25% of required Signatures:

None Pending

Pending Raw Count of Signatures

Contact County Registrar of Voters to volunteer to help count - The county elections officials must randomly sample signatures to ensure petitions were signed by registered voters

None Pending

Signature Count being Validated:

Contact County Registrar of Voters to volunteer to help count - Must pass Random Check first. If the sample result indicates that valid signatures represent between 95% and 110% of required number, the county elections officials must verify every signature on the petition.

1995 (25-0018A1) REQUIRES UNIV OF CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE DOWNPAYMENT HOME LOANS TO CERTAIN STAFF. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. - Initially Failed Sampling Count. Full Count Requested 7/10 (Data due 10/2/26) - University of California (UC) currently offers home loans to faculty and managers. This measure requires UC to provide no-interest 20% downpayment loans to non-faculty, non-managerial staff who are first-time homeowners with five years’ experience working for UC. No monthly payments required; staff must repay loan—plus 20% of any increase in home’s value—when home is sold or refinanced. Requires 75% of loans be made available to staff with household incomes at or below area median income. Prohibits using taxpayer funds, tuition, or General Fund to fund loans. Legislative Analyst: Costs to the University of California of about $30 million annually the first few years to provide new home loans, with annual costs decreasing over a few decades as loans are repaid.

Data Sources: Initiative and Referendum Qualification Status :: California Secretary of State - The TVR does not take positions directly, but the TVR Board agreed to pass along what conservatives say about these propositions appearing on your ballot.

  • ACGOP = Alameda County Republican Central Committee

  • CAGOP = California Republican Party (Initiatives Committee)

  • HB = Harry Briley, Source of this commentary, Legislative Watch Team

Failed to get signatures for 2026 … or Withdrawn

  • 1983 (25-0006A1) LIMITS ABILITY OF VOTERS TO RAISE REVENUES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. - Save Prop 13 (Version 3 - Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc) - Validated signatures for ballot but Withdrawn 6/25/2026 - IGNORE their fundraising letter saying it is on the ballot. “In 2024, the California Legislature sought to make it easier to raise taxes with Proposition 5, defeated at the ballot. Today the Legislature voted to make it harder to raise taxes by advancing a constitutional amendment, ACA 22, to close a loophole that had allowed some special taxes to pass with less than the two-thirds vote required by Proposition 13,” said HJTA President Jon Coupal. 6/25/2026 With the Legislature’s strong endorsement of the two-thirds vote requirement to pass all special taxes, and the removal of “poison pill” ACA 13 from the November ballot, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has agreed to withdraw its original SAVE PROP 13 initiative from the ballot. Pass the Local Taxpayer Protection Act as ACA 22 (PROP 43)

  • 1985 (25-0009A1) - LIMITS COMPENSATION FOR HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. Validated signatures for ballot but Withdrawn 6/25/2026 - Why?

  • 1987 (25-0010) - REQUIRES VOTE WHETHER CALIFORNIA SHOULD BECOME INDEPENDENT COUNTRY.

  • 1991 (25-0014). REQUIRES STATE PAYMENTS TO STUDENTS ATTENDING RELIGIOUS/PRIVATE SCHOOLS

  • 1992 (25-0015). ELIMINATES RIGHT OF LEGISLATORS …

  • 1994. (25-0017) REPEALS CHANGES TO PROPERTY TAX RULES FOR TRANSFERS BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS.

  • 1996 (25-0019A1) REPEALS STATE LAW THAT PROHIBITS BALLOT INITIATIVES FROM BEING SUBMITTED AT PRIMARY ELECTIONS

  • 1998. (25-0021A1) RESTRICTS POLITICAL SPENDING BY HEALTH CARE UNIONS. - Validated signatures for ballot but Withdrawn 6/25/2026 - Why?

    1999. (25-0022A1) LIMITS AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT VICTIMS' RECOVERY OF MEDICAL EXPENSES AND FEES THEIR ATTORNEYS MAY RECEIVE. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. - Validated signatures for ballot but Withdrawn 6/25/2026 - Why?

  • 2002. (25-0025A1) CHILD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS. PROHIBITS SMARTPHONES IN SCHOOLS*

  • 2003. (25-0027A1) PROHIBITS NEW STATE LAWS THAT INTERFERE WITH RIGHT TO CONTRACT WITH AN ATTORNEY. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

  • 2004. (25-0028A1) EXPANDS RIDESHARE COMPANIES’ LIABILITY FOR PASSENGER INJURIES.

  • 2005. (25-0029A1) EXPANDS LIABILITY AND IMPOSES DUTIES ON RIDESHARE COMPANIES REGARDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. - Validated signatures for ballot but Withdrawn 6/25/2026 - Why?

  • 2007. (25-0030A1) REQUIRES STATE RESPONSE IF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES UNLAWFULLY RETAINS OFFICE BEYOND TWO-TERM LIMIT. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

  • 2008. (25-0031) PROHIBITS USE AFTER 2026 OF TEMPORARY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT MAPS ADOPTED BY VOTERS IN 2025 IN RESPONSE TO TEXAS’ PARTISAN REDISTRICTING. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

  • 2009. (25-0032A1) REGULATES CERTAIN NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATED FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.

  • 2012. (25-0035) EXEMPTS CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS AGED 60 OR OLDER FROM PROPERTY TAXES. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

  • 2013. (25-0036A1) CHILD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CHATBOTS.

  • 2014. (25-0037A1) - LIMITS ABILITY OF VOTERS TO ENACT ONE-TIME OR TEMPORARY STATE TAXES TO RAISE REVENUES FOR STATE SERVICES. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

  • 2015. (25-0038A1) - REQUIRES NEW STATE TAXES BE SUBJECT TO EXISTING VOTER-APPROVED SCHOOL FUNDING REQUIREMENT AND STATE SPENDING LIMIT. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

  • 2016. (25-0039A1) - REDEFINES RESIDENCY FOR STATE TAXATION PURPOSES AND LIMITS TAXATION OF NON-RESIDENTS AND PART-TIME RESIDENTS. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.