State of California

Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton

Every California voter

Fiona Ma, Gloria Romero

Every California voter

Donald P. (Don) Wagner, Shirley N. Weber (incumbent)

Every California voter

Malia M. Cohen (incumbent), Herb W Morgan

Every California voter

Jennifer Hawks, Eleni Kounalakis

Every California voter

Rob Bonta (incumbent), Michael E. Gates

Every California voter

Ben Allen, Jane Kim

Every California voter

Richard Barrera, Sonja Shaw

Every California voter

Mike Gipson, Samuel P. Sukaton

Every Los Angeles County voter

Caroline Menjivar (incumbent), Tony Rodriguez

Voters in the 20th State Senate District

John M. Erickson, Brian Goldsmith

Voters in the 24th State Senate District

Sara Hernandez, Sarah Rascón

Voters in the 26th State Senate District

Joe Lisuzzo, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (incumbent)

Voters in the 28th State Senate District

Rickey Tracy Hayes II, Pilar Schiavo (incumbent)

Voters in the 40th Assembly District

Deborah Klein Lopez, Ted Nordblum

Voters in the 42nd Assembly District

Ricardo Benitez, Celeste Rodriguez (incumbent)

Voters in the 43rd Assembly District

Carolyn Daniels, Nicholas "Nick" Schultz (incumbent)

Voters in the 44th Assembly District

Jesse Gabriel (incumbent), Tracey Schroeder

Voters in the 46th Assembly District

Retention vote: Kelli M. Evans and Joshua Groban

Every California voter

Colin D. Hernandez, Rick Chavez Zbur (incumbent)

Voters in the 51st Assembly District

Retention vote: Michelle C. Kim, Gregory J. Weingart, Steve Goorvitch, Anne Richardson, Rashida A. Adams, Mark Hanasono, Helen Zukin, Audra M. Mori, Nicholas Daum, Armen Tamzarian, Brian M. Hoffstadt, Tari L. Cody, Kenneth R. Yegan, Gonzalo C. Martinez, Natalie Stone, John Wiley, Matthew A. Scherb and Victor G. Viramontes

Every voter in Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, on all 18 justices

Andrea Lee Anderson, Jessica Caloza (incumbent)

Voters in the 52nd Assembly District

Alexandra Briseno, Mark Gonzalez (incumbent)

Voters in the 54th Assembly District

Ashley M. Brown, Isaac G. Bryan (incumbent)

Voters in the 55th Assembly District

Sade Elhawary (incumbent), Constance Jewel Menzies

Voters in the 57th Assembly District

Brian Lockwood, Tina Simone McKinnor (incumbent)

Voters in the 61st Assembly District

Ayanna Davis, Lydia A. Gutiérrez

Voters in the 65th Assembly District

Sara Deen, Paul Seo

Voters in the 66th Assembly District

Proposition 1 would let the state borrow $11.25 billion by selling bonds for housing. About $10 billion would go to state housing programs, mostly for building and renovating affordable rental housing, plus homebuyer help, farmworker, tribal and student housing, and housing infrastructure. The other $1.25 billion would fund home loans for veterans.

Proposition 2 would change the State Constitution so the state keeps saving in its main rainy day fund until the fund equals 20% of General Fund taxes, up from 10% today, and saves more in years when revenue from investment gains is very high. It would also extend required extra debt payments from 2030 to 2040 and stop counting rainy day fund deposits toward the state spending limit until the money is taken out.

Proposition 3 would make permanent the higher state income tax rates on high earners that voters first approved in 2012 (Proposition 30) and extended in 2016 (Proposition 55). Those rates are now set to expire in 2031. They apply to income over about $371,000 for single filers and $742,000 for joint filers (2025 levels, adjusted for inflation).

Proposition 4 would lift the state ban on using public money to pay for candidates' campaigns, so state and local governments could create public campaign financing programs if they chose. It does not create any program itself. It sets broad rules: money meant for education, transportation or public safety can't be used, candidates must show broad support and accept spending limits, and public funds can't pay legal fees, fines or repay a candidate's own loans.

Proposition 5 would remove the second question from state recall elections, the one asking who should replace the official if recalled. If a Governor is recalled, the Lieutenant Governor would become Governor, either for the rest of the term or until voters elect a new Governor, depending on timing. Other recalled offices would be filled the way vacancies are filled now: a special election for legislators and appointment by the Governor for most other offices.

Proposition 37 would let the California Housing Finance Agency sell up to $25 billion in revenue bonds to fund a new down payment loan program. Loans could cover up to 17% of the price of a newly built home, and buyers would put down at least 3%. Buyers must live in the home, be state residents and earn no more than twice their area's typical income. Homeowners' loan payments, not the state, would repay the bonds.

Proposition 38 would let the state borrow $8.4 billion by selling bonds for research on immunology and immunotherapy, with at least $4.2 billion for cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's disease. About half would go to one research institute tied to a University of California campus, chosen by the Department of Public Health, and half to research grants. Treatments developed with the money would generally have to be sold in California at a 20% discount.

Proposition 39 would require voters to show government-issued ID to vote in person. To vote by mail, voters would have to pick a government ID number for their registration and write its last four digits on each ballot envelope, and ballots would not count if the number does not match. It would also require elections officials to try to verify voters' citizenship and report on it each year, and the state to offer a free voter ID card.

Proposition 40 would impose a one-time state tax of 5% of net worth on billionaires who lived in California on January 1, 2026. The tax would be due in 2027, with an option to pay over five years at a higher cost. Real estate and most pensions and retirement accounts would be left out. Ninety percent of the money would go to health care and the rest to education and food aid.

Proposition 41 would bar new state taxes whose revenue is excluded from the state spending limit, and would cancel such taxes enacted after January 1, 2026. It would also require the State Auditor to review programs that a voter-proposed statewide special tax would fund, before the measure reaches the ballot, and to audit programs funded by new or increased state special taxes every four years. If it gets more yes votes than Proposition 40, the billionaire tax, Proposition 40 could be stopped even if a majority approves it.

Proposition 42 would bar any new state tax on owning financial assets or other personal property, meaning everything people own other than real estate. It would also limit new state taxes that apply retroactively to things that happened before the tax took effect. It applies to taxes enacted or taking effect on or after January 1, 2026, and would cancel conflicting taxes enacted after that date. If it gets more yes votes than Proposition 40, the billionaire tax, Proposition 40 could be stopped even if a majority approves it.

Proposition 43 would require a two-thirds vote to approve local special taxes that voters put on the ballot by petition, starting January 1, 2027. Special taxes are taxes dedicated to a specific purpose. Special taxes placed on the ballot by a city council or other local board already need two-thirds, but court decisions let voter-proposed special taxes pass with a simple majority. It would also bar local governments and voters from adopting new taxes based on property value, with exceptions already in the Constitution.

Proposition 44 would require private nonprofit safety net clinics, known as Federally Qualified Health Centers, to spend at least 90% of their revenue each year on health care services. Clinics that fall short would pay the state a penalty equal to the shortfall. They could get it back by complying within five years; otherwise the money would go to clinic workforce programs.

Proposition 45 would change the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for projects it defines as "essential," including most housing, transportation, water and health projects. Project applicants could choose tighter deadlines for environmental review, permits and lawsuits, a narrower review of alternatives, and court challenges that could stop only the part of a project that failed review rather than the whole project.