California ballot, November 3, 2026 · read-only
Connections
How the sourced facts, the checked judgments and readers’ votes connect each question to what is on the ballot.
How the lines on this map are checked and signedBELIEFWhen the state needs more tax money, where should more of it come from?PROP 30 · 2012 · PASSEDTemporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.PROP 55 · 2016 · PASSEDTax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.PROP 3Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.Reader votes: fewer than 55 claims · 2 supported · 2 missing context · 1 can’t verifyWHAT DO I WANT?A higher income-tax rate on high earners has been in place since 2012 and is set to end in 2031. What do you want?PROP 40Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.Reader votes: fewer than 56 claims · 2 supported · 4 missing contextWHAT DO I WANT? · SELECTEDShould the state collect a one-time tax from billionaires equal to 5 percent of their wealth?
On this ballot
- relates toPROP 3Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.Reader votes: fewer than 5The official summary says Proposition 3 "Makes permanent existing voter-approved tax rates for individuals earning over $371,000 (adjusted annually for inflation)." A YES vote keeps a rate already in place rather than adding a new tax, so this link shows no direction.5 claims · 2 supported · 2 missing context · 1 can’t verify
- YES → BPROP 40Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.Reader votes: fewer than 5The official guide says a YES vote means: "The state would collect a one-time tax from billionaires equal to 5 percent of their wealth."6 claims · 2 supported · 4 missing context
Past propositions
- relates toPROP 30 · 2012 · PASSEDTemporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.The official summary says Proposition 30 "Increases taxes on earnings over $250,000 for seven years and sales taxes by ¼ cent for four years, to fund schools."
- relates toPROP 55 · 2016 · PASSEDTax Extension to Fund Education and Healthcare. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.The official summary says Proposition 55 "Extends by twelve years the temporary personal income tax increases enacted in 2012 on earnings over $250,000, with revenues allocated to K–12 schools, California Community Colleges, and, in certain years, healthcare." A YES vote extended a rate already in place rather than adding a new tax, so this link shows no direction (owner ruling, 2026-10-03, as for Proposition 3).