Proposition 41: Audits and Limits for New State Special Taxes
November 3, 2026 · California · Statewide
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: Low · 0 out of 100
This district is large for its type, so each vote is a smaller slice of the outcome. About 39,287,377 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 39,287,377) ÷ ln(39,287,377 ÷ 582,397) = 0, comparing all statewide districts nationwide (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Ballot measure: +1 step
Your vote sets the policy directly, so the rating gets a one-step boost.
Low representation + a ballot-measure boost → Average vote impact.
Ballot Measure
Government Efficiency (for), Government Spending Reduction (for)
Proposition 41 adds two rules about new state taxes. Programs paid for by any new statewide special tax would have to be audited. And new state taxes passed after January 1, 2026 could no longer be written to escape the state's voter-approved spending limit, which caps how much tax revenue the state may spend each year.
A YES vote means
A yes vote requires audits of programs funded by new statewide special taxes and blocks new state taxes from exempting their revenue from the state spending limit.
A NO vote means
A no vote keeps current law: no required audits of those programs, and a new tax measure may exempt its revenue from the spending limit.
Read the official measure text (PDF)
Source: sos.ca.gov
Election sources
Source: sos.ca.gov