PROPOSITION 39 ESTABLISHES ADDITIONAL VOTER IDENTIFICATION AND CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
On the ballot CA · 2026-11-03
In plain English
This ballot measure would add new requirements for people to prove who they are and that they are citizens when they vote. It would set up additional ways to check voter identification and citizenship before someone can cast a ballot.
If this passes
What would actually change. No predictions, no opinions.
- Voters would need to provide additional identification documents to prove they are citizens
- Election officials would be required to verify citizenship status using additional verification methods
- The specific identification and verification procedures would be established by this measure
Who's funding each side
Supporting (Yes)
$111.4M
Top donors
Thomas F. SteyerHedge Fund Manager, Farallon Capital Management, LLC
$29.6M Merrill LynchN/A, N/A
$8.9M Thomas SteyerHedge Fund Manager, Farallon Capital Management
$5.0M
Opposing (No)
$46.1M
Top donors
MoveOn.org Political Action$21.6M
MoveOn.org PAC Beginning Balance as of Registration$11.8M
California State Council of Service Employees Issues Committee$1.5M
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- Measure text and title: official ballot materials.
- Committee finance: campaign disclosure filings (Forms 460 & 497) filed with the California Secretary of State (Cal-Access).
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