2026 CA Ballot Propositions Guide | Episode 474

📝 Show Notes & Ballot Propositions Summary Episode Overview Here’s a quick guide on the Propositions appears on the California Midterm Elections Ballot. 🗳️ California Ballot Propositions Summary List Propositions to Vote YES On: * Proposition 39: Requires pre-election audits of programs funded by proposed special taxes to ensure transparency and accountability. * Proposition 41: Requires pre-election audits of programs that would be funded by a proposed special tax. * Proposition 42: Prohibits taxes on retirement accounts and other assets, helping protect long-term savings. * Proposition 43: Protects taxpayers by making it harder to raise taxes, restoring the two-thirds vote requirement to pass local special earmarked taxes, and closing court-created loopholes. * Proposition 45: Creates CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) streamlining for certain types of projects, including single-family home developments and water projects, while easing the path for necessary infrastructure. Propositions to Vote NO On: * Proposition 1: An $11.25 billion bond measure for affordable housing that critics argue borrows heavily while primarily benefiting developers and increasing taxpayer debt for decades. * Proposition 2: A budget shell game enabling state spending beyond constitutional limits. * Proposition 3: A permanent extension of temporary tax hikes. * Proposition 4: Allows taxpayer dollars to be used for political campaigns. * Proposition 5: Undermines the people’s power to recall elected officials by prohibiting replacement elections on the same ballot and allowing ousted officials to run in subsequent special elections. * Proposition 37: Establishes a down payment assistance program allowing eligible middle-income buyers to borrow up to 17% of the purchase price on newly constructed homes, which critics argue forces buyers into double-mortgage debt they can ill afford. * Proposition 38: A $8.4 billion borrowed-money measure for medical research repaid with interest by California taxpayers. * Proposition 40: The “Billionaires Tax,” which includes provisions allowing the legislature to amend it later. * Proposition 44: Similar to previous dialysis propositions that target and burden non-unionized clinics. 🌐 Resources * Follow Susan Shelley: X (Twitter) @Susan_Shelley * Official Voter Info: California Secretary of State Election Portal & CalMatters 2026 Voter Guide This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theandressegovia.substack.com