Ballot measure · California · November 3, 2026

Proposition 43

Title as the state lists it: Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.1,2,3,4

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
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

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would amend the state constitution so that local special taxes put on the ballot by voter petition and approved after January 1, 2027 would need two-thirds voter approval to pass, the same share already required for special taxes that local governments put on the ballot.3,4

A no vote

A no vote would keep the current rules, under which local special taxes put on the ballot by voter petition can pass with a simple majority, while special taxes that local governments put on the ballot still need two-thirds approval.3,4

§2How it got on the ballot

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3,4

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3,4

It is on California's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,2,5 One of these official sources itself calls the list certified or final. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on California's measures.

§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. A constitutional amendment proposed by the Legislature passes if more voters vote yes than no on it.6,7 Where in the source: ACA 13, Legislative Counsel’s Digest