Ballot measure · California · November 3, 2026
Proposition 44
Title as the state lists it: Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% Of Revenue on Program Services. Initiative Statute.1,
- How it got there
- Citizen initiative
- Kind of measure
- State law
- 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 require nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers to spend at least 90 percent of their revenue each year on program services, with a penalty equal to any shortfall that is refunded if the clinic complies within five years, and criminal charges allowed for false reports.3,
§2How it got on the ballot
Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,
State law. It would change state law, not the 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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