Propositions

California voters will weigh 14 statewide propositions in November, including whether to tax billionaires, require voter identification, speed up housing construction, as well as other measures on taxes, housing, and healthcare.

• Prop 1 Housing bond
  Borrow $11.25 billion for housing
• Prop 2 Rainy day fund
  Raise limit on rainy day fund deposits
• Prop 3 High-income tax
  Make income taxes on higher earners permanent to fund education and healthcare
• Prop 4 Public fundraising
  Allow public financing of political campaigns
• Prop 5 Recall reform
  Delay replacing recalled state officials
• Prop 37 Homebuyers loan
  Create low-cost mortgages for homebuyers
• Prop 38 Research bond
  Borrow $8.4 billion for immunology research
• Prop 39 Voter ID
  Require identification for voting
• Prop 40 Billionaire tax
  Apply one-time tax to billionaires to fund healthcare and education
• Prop 41 Tax audits
  Require audits of new tax programs
• Prop 42 Property taxes
  Ban new taxes on personal property
• Prop 43 Tax threshold
  Raise vote threshold for special tax measures
• Prop 44 Clinic funding
  Require more clinic spending on patient care
• Prop 45 Environmental review
  Speed up environmental reviews for housing and infrastructure

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