Ballot measure · California · November 3, 2026
Proposition 42
Title as the state lists it: Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.1,
- How it got there
- Citizen initiative
- Kind of measure
- Constitutional amendment
- To pass
- A majority of the votes on it
- Researched
- October 27, 2026
Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.
§1What your vote means
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A yes vote
A yes vote would amend the state constitution to bar new state taxes, enacted or taking effect on or after January 1, 2026, on owning personal property such as financial assets, business interests and retirement accounts, and to bar new state taxes that apply based on conduct or status from before the tax took effect.3,
More about it
The measure says other measures approved on the same ballot are void where they conflict with it, if it receives more yes votes; the Legislative Analyst says this could keep Proposition 40 from taking effect.3,
§2How it got on the ballot
Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,
Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,
It is on California's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,
§3What it needs to pass
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
A majority of the votes on it. An initiative passes if more voters vote yes than no on it.6,
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