2026 California Proposition 43

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Proposition 43 is a proposed legislative constitutional amendment on the November 3, 2026, ballot in California. Starting on January 1, 2027, Proposition 43 would restore the two-thirds voter approval requirement to impose, extend, or increase a local special (legally dedicated) tax under Proposition 13 for any proposed special tax that qualifies for the ballot under the local initiative power. Proposition 43 would also prohibit local governments, including under the local initiative power, from imposing additional ad valorem taxes on real property (taxes based on the assessed value of property), except as otherwise allowed under the California Constitution. Proposition 43 was proposed to overturn appellate court rulings following the 2017 Upland decision by the California Supreme Court, which created a distinction between taxes proposed by the governing body of a local government and taxes proposed under the local initiative power for purposes of applying the two-thirds voter approval...

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