2026 California elections

All four seats on the California State Board of Equalization are up for election, with three of four incumbents term-limited and ineligible for re-election.

Since the enactment of Senate Bill 202 in 2011, only state propositions placed on the ballot by the state legislature may appear in the June primary election, and all measures placed via a petition signed by registered voters are automatically moved to the general election ballot.^[11][12] This year, the state legislature has only placed propositions on the November ballot.^[13]

As of April 25, 2026^[update], the following propositions have qualified (or "eligible" for those placed via a petition) for the November ballot, with Secretary of State Weber assigning proposition numbers no later than 131 days before the election:^[13][14]

• California Eliminate State Officer Recall Successor Elections Amendment, a constitutional amendment placed on the ballot by the state legislature. It would eliminate the election of a successor when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law; allowing for the recalled officer to run again for the same office at the special election, if one is held; and authorize the lieutenant governor to fill the gubernatorial vacancy until the expired term, unless the vacancy occurred before the close of the nomination period for the next statewide election during the first two years of the governor’s term, in which a special election would be called and which the winner would serve the remainder of the term.^[15]
• California Vote Requirements for Initiatives Requiring Supermajority Votes Amendment, a constitutional amendment placed on the ballot by the state legislature. It would mandate that citizen-initiated constitutional amendments proposing a higher vote threshold for future state or local ballot measures to meet the same higher threshold to pass (for example, a ballot initiative proposing a 60% requirement for certain other measures would itself require a 60% vote to pass).^[16]
• California Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure, a state statute placed on the ballot by the state legislature. It would repeal the 1988 ban on public financing of campaigns and allow for state and local governments to create programs that provide candidates with public funds under spending limits and eligibility rules.^[17]
• California Second Mortgage Homebuyer Program and Revenue Bond Initiative, a state statute initiative placed on the ballot via petition. It would establish a second mortgage homebuyer program for qualified homebuyers on qualifying homes administered by the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), and authorize the CalHFA to issue up to $25 billion in bonds to fund the program.^[18]
• California Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Special Taxes and Charter City Real Estate Transfer Tax Prohibition Initiative, a constitutional amendment placed on the ballot via petition. It would increase the vote requirement to pass citizen-initiated local special taxes from a simple majority (50%+1) to a two-thirds (66.67%) vote; prohibit charter cities from imposing their own real estate transfer taxes, whether for general or specific purposes, above the existing statutory rate of $0.275 per $500 of value; and invalidate any property-related special taxes previously adopted with an approval rate below two-thirds or real estate transfer taxes in charter cities.^[19]
• California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative, a constitutional amendment placed on the ballot via petition. It would mandate voter identification requirements, specifically voters would have to either present a government-issued ID when voting in-person or the last four digits of a government-issued ID number when voting by mail. The state would also need to provide free voter ID cards upon request to those who do not already have a government-issued ID. County election officials would further be required to report the percentage of voters who have been verified.^[20][21]