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November 3, 2026 general election. Statewide measures only. Local measures are out of scope for v1.

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Election dates

Source: California Official Voter Information Guide, November 3, 2026, as of 2026-10-10. Confirm with your county.

NCSL registration deadline (relative days, not a calendar date): Fifteen days before an election. Same-day registration is permitted 14 days before an election and on Election Day.

Same-day registration (NCSL): yes · Early in-person voting (NCSL): yes

Confirm every date and rule with your state or local election office. NCSL compiles these tables for legislators, not as a voter-facing deadline calculator. Registration table NCSL as of 2026-05-20. Early voting NCSL as of 2026-08-11.

In this dataset: 14 Arguments for and against: 12 Only one side published: 2 No official arguments: 0

Ballot measures

Statewide measures apply in every county. Local measures are out of scope for v1.

MeasureStatusArgumentsTypeTopic
Proposition 1: Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs. Upcoming Only one side published Bond Bond Measures, Human Services, Military & Veterans Affairs
Proposition 2: Increases State's Rainy Day Fund. Upcoming Arguments for and against Legislative referral Tax & Revenue
Proposition 3: Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes. Upcoming Arguments for and against Initiated constitutional amendment Education: Higher Ed, Education: PreK-12, Tax & Revenue
Proposition 37: Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes. Upcoming Only one side published Initiated statute Banking & Financial Services, Bond Measures, Human Services
Proposition 38: Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research. Upcoming Arguments for and against Bond Bond Measures, Health
Proposition 39: Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Upcoming Arguments for and against Initiated constitutional amendment Elections
Proposition 4: Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns. Upcoming Arguments for and against Legislative referral Ethics/Lobbying/Campaign Finance
Proposition 40: Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Upcoming Arguments for and against Initiated constitutional amendment Tax & Revenue
Proposition 41: Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes. Upcoming Arguments for and against Initiated constitutional amendment Tax & Revenue
Proposition 42: Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes. Upcoming Arguments for and against Initiated constitutional amendment Tax & Revenue
Proposition 43: Limit's Voters' Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Upcoming Arguments for and against Legislative referral Elections-Initiative Process, Tax & Revenue
Proposition 44: Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% of Revenue on Program Services. Upcoming Arguments for and against Initiated statute Health
Proposition 45: Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects. Upcoming Arguments for and against Initiated statute Environmental Protection, State Government
Proposition 5: Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers. Upcoming Arguments for and against Legislative referral Elections

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