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A \"no\" vote opposes this amendment to require a two-thirds vote by the electorate to enact, extend, or increase local special tax initiatives and prohibit local jurisdictions and ballot initiatives from enacting ad valorem property taxes, except for voter-approved bond debt-service taxes authorized elsewhere in the state constitution.

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Authorizes bonds for housing affordability programs. Legislative statute.

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A \"no\" vote opposes authorizing the state to issue $11.25 billion in bonds to fund income-qualified housing programs, such as the Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program, and the veteran home loan program.

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increase deposits into the BSA by counting capital gains revenue above 10% of general fund proceeds of taxes at 150% of its value in the deposit calculation; extend through the 2039-40 fiscal year the requirement that half of those funds be appropriated for debts and liabilities, and add federal loans to the state's Unemployment Fund to the eligible obligations;
exclude deposits into the BSA and the Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account from the Gann Limit, while counting withdrawals against it; and
provide that the governor's May budget revision constitutes a proclamation of a budget emergency when the conditions for one exist.

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Prohibits new state personal property taxes and certain retroactive state taxes. Initiative constitutional amendment.

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A \"yes\" vote supports repealing the ban on public financing of campaigns, enacted in 1988, and allowing the state and local governments to create programs that provide candidates with public funds under spending limits and eligibility rules.

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A \"no\" vote opposes repealing the ban on using public funds for election campaigns, keeping the prohibition in place with the existing exemption for charter cities.

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Creates loan program for middle-income buyers of qualified new homes. Initiative statute.

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A \"yes\" vote supports this initiative to:

establish a second mortgage homebuyer program for qualified homebuyers — defined as California residents of at least one year who earn at or below 200% of the area median income for a similar-sized family in the county or city where the home is located and provide a down payment of at least 3% of the purchase price — 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.

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A \"no\" vote opposes this initiative to establish a second mortgage homebuyer program.

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A \"yes\" vote supports amending the state constitution to:

eliminate the simultaneous election of a successor when a state officer is recalled, thereby leaving the office vacant until it is filled according to state law;
allow 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 a 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, then a special election would be called and the winner would serve the remainder of the term.

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A \"no\" vote opposes this amendment, thereby maintaining the requirement that a simultaneous election to fill the statewide office vacancy be held at the time of the recall election.

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Establishes additional voter identification and citizenship verification requirements. Initiative constitutional amendment.

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A \"yes\" vote supports this ballot initiative to:

require voters to present a government-issued ID for in-person voting or provide the last four digits of a government-issued ID designated during voter registration for mail-in voting;
require election officials to \"maintain accurate voter registration lists [and]... use best efforts to verify citizenship attestations using government data” and to report each year the percentage of each county’s voter rolls that have been citizenship-verified;
require the State Auditor to audit government compliance with these requirements during odd-numbered years and report “findings and recommendations for improving the integrity of elections to the public.”

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A \"no\" vote opposes this ballot initiative, leaving existing law in place, under which:

voters are not required to present a government-issued ID when voting; and
voters must attest to their citizenship under penalty of perjury and provide identifying information when registering; election officials are not required to use government data to verify those attestations or to report citizenship verification rates.

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Require community health clinics spend 90% of revenone on program services. Initiative statute.

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A \"yes\" vote supports this initiative to require nonprofit federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and FQHC Look-Alikes to spend at least 90% of their annual total revenue on expenses that advance the health center's mission.

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A \"no\" vote opposes this initiative to require nonprofit federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and FQHC Look-Alikes to spend at least 90% of their annual total revenue on expenses that advance the health center's mission.

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Imposes one-time tax on certain individuals and trusts. Initiative constitutional amendment and statute.

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A \"yes\" vote supports this initiative to levy a one-time 5% tax on the accumulated wealth, including shares of capital stock, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, and any legal or equitable interest, of billionaires in the state to fund state-funded health care programs, such as Medi-Cal, and state food assistance and public education.

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A \"no\" vote opposes this initiative to levy a one-time 5% tax on the accumulated wealth, including shares of capital stock, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, and any legal or equitable interest, of billionaires in the state to fund state-funded health care programs, such as Medi-Cal, and state food assistance and public education.

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Requires audits of programs funded by new state special taxes. Prohibits new state taxes that are excluded from existing voter-approved state spending limit. Initiative constitutional amendment.

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A \"yes\" vote supports this initiative to:

require pre-election audits for ballot initiatives proposing special taxes once they report collecting 25% of signatures to be included in the voter information pamphlet if it qualifies for the ballot;
require state laws or ballot initiatives levying a new special tax enacted after January 1, 2026, to undergo state audits every four years to determine program effectiveness and cost-saving measures; and
prohibit the state from enforcing any tax that is exempted or excluded from the state spending limit enacted or effective on or after January 1, 2026.

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A \"no\" vote opposes this initiative to require an audit for state laws or ballot initiatives levying new special taxes after January 1, 2026.

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Authorizes bonds for immunology research. Initiative statute.

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A \"yes\" vote supports an initiative to:

authorize the state to issue $8.4 billion in general obligation bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research;
establish an Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Institute affiliated with the University of California; and
award grants to California-based public and nonprofit medical research institutions for immunology and immunotherapy research.

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A \"no\" vote opposes this initiative to issue $8.4 billion in bonds to fund research and development treatments using immunology and immunotherapy.

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Provides permanent funding for schools and healthcare by extending existing tax on high incomes. Initaitive constitutional amendment.

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A \"yes\" vote supports amending the state constitution to indefinitely extend the top marginal tax rates set to expire in 2031 on single filers earning at least $361,000 or joint filers earning at least $721,000, with 89% of revenue allocated to K–12 schools and 11% to community colleges.

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A \"no\" vote opposes amending the state constitution to indefinitely extend the top marginal tax rates on single filers earning at least $361,000 or joint filers earning at least $721,000, thereby allowing them to expire in 2031.

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A \"yes\" vote supports adjusting the county's business license tax by increasing the commercial wind turbine rate from $0.00003 to $0.00008 per kWh and extending the tax to commercial solar energy systems, battery energy storage systems (at a rate of $1.50 per MWh), natural gas extraction facilities ($0.30 per McF), and data centers ($5.00 per building square foot).

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A \"no\" vote opposes adjusting the county's business license tax by increasing the commercial wind turbine rate from $0.00003 to $0.00008 per kWh and extending the tax to commercial solar energy systems, battery energy storage systems (at a rate of $1.50 per MWh), natural gas extraction facilities ($0.30 per McF), and data centers ($5.00 per building square foot).

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