Proposition 43: Local Taxes Limitation
Source: electionresults.sos.ca.gov
What does this measure do?
Supports: Government Spending Reduction
Starting in 2027, local taxes for a specific purpose that voters put on the ballot would need two-thirds approval instead of a simple majority, and new taxes based on property value would be limited. Local tax increases would become harder to pass, which could mean less money for local services.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: California Legislature (Assembly Constitutional Amendment 22, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks)
Wicks is an East Bay Democrat. She wrote it as a deal to get anti-tax groups to drop a broader measure, and she now opposes her own measure.
Source: kqed.org
A YES vote means
Every local tax for a specific purpose would need two-thirds voter approval, including ones put on the ballot by voters. New taxes based on property value would be restricted.
A NO vote means
Local taxes put on the ballot by voters could still pass with a simple majority. Current property tax rules would remain.
Campaign Finance Information
Campaign Finance Information
Largest donors supporting
- California Business Roundtable Issues PACBig-business lobbying group's committeeIts top donors: Peter Thiel (investor, PayPal co-founder); Kim DeGeorge (Los Angeles; not employed, per filing)$9,850,000
- Protect Prop. 13, a project of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers AssociationAnti-tax group committeeIts top donors: Californians to Restore Local Taxpayers' Right to Vote on Taxes; California Business Roundtable Issues PAC$1,038,218
- Kilroy Realty, LPCommercial real estate company$1,000,000
- Douglas Emmett Properties, LP and affiliated entitiesCommercial real estate company$1,000,000
- 1800 Capital, Inc. (Formerly Ace Beverage Group, Inc.)Family holding company: real estate, beer distribution$500,000
Largest donors opposing
- Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Issues PACPublic workers union committeeIts top donors: Service Employees International Union Local 1021$500,000
- Service Employees International Union Local 721 Issues & Initiatives committeePublic workers union committee$500,000
- Western States Regional Council of Carpenters Issues CommitteeCarpenters union committeeIts top donors: Western States Regional Council of Carpenters$500,000
- SEIU California State Council for Working PeopleService workers union committeeIts top donors: SEIU California State Council$500,000
- California Professional Firefighters Ballot Issues CommitteeFirefighters union committee$250,500
Filings as of September 16, 2026 · Source: fppc.ca.gov
Sources: sos.ca.gov · lao.ca.gov