Proposition 41: Audits and Limits for New State Special Taxes
California
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 39,287,377 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 39,287,377) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction
California would require voter initiatives proposing special taxes to audit affected programs before ballot qualification. Programs funded by new or increased special taxes would also face audits every four years. New state tax revenue could no longer sit outside voter-approved spending limits. Audit costs would likely reach low millions yearly, and the net fiscal effect is unknown.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
A YES vote means
New special-tax initiatives would trigger audits. New state tax revenue would count toward voter-approved spending limits.
A NO vote means
State audit duties and spending-limit rules would stay the same.
Sources: sos.ca.gov · lao.ca.gov