Upcoming elections
2026 California Primary- June 2, 2026
- The last day to register to vote for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election is May 18, 2026.
- All California active registered voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the June 2, 2026, Primary Election.
- Your county elections office will begin mailing ballots by May 4, 2026.
- Ballot drop-off locations open on May 5, 2026.
- Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
- Vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter’s Choice Act counties beginning on May 23, 2026.
- Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by June 9, 2026.
Important Ballot Measures
November 3, 2026, Statewide Ballot Measures
ACA 13 (Ward) Voting thresholds. (Res. Ch. 176, 2023) (PDF)
SCA 1 (Newman) Elections: recall of state officers. (Res. Ch. 204, 2024) (PDF)
Note: ACA 13 was originally scheduled to appear on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot. However, Assembly Bill 440, Chapter 82, Statutes of 2024, provides that it will appear on the November 3, 2026, General Election ballot instead.
As new initiatives enter circulation, fail, become eligible for, or qualify for an election ballot, the Secretary of State's office will issue initiative status updates.
ACA 13 (Ward) Voting thresholds. (Res. Ch. 176, 2023) (PDF)
SCA 1 (Newman) Elections: recall of state officers. (Res. Ch. 204, 2024) (PDF)
Note: ACA 13 was originally scheduled to appear on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot. However, Assembly Bill 440, Chapter 82, Statutes of 2024, provides that it will appear on the November 3, 2026, General Election ballot instead.
As new initiatives enter circulation, fail, become eligible for, or qualify for an election ballot, the Secretary of State's office will issue initiative status updates.
Republican Caucus STatements
On CA Ballot Measures
Gallagher Statement on Democrats’ Attack on Prop. 13
SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Democrats smashed through the Legislature yet another attack on California taxpayers.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 is a last minute attempt to curtail voters’ ability to pass taxpayer protection measures like Prop 13, which keeps millions of Californians in their homes and out of poverty.
“Democrats will stop at nothing to drive California’s cost of living even higher. Rather than allowing voters to protect themselves from even higher taxes, Democrat politicians are changing election rules to benefit themselves and their special interest allies,” said Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City). “The Legislature has done nothing to tamp down on the special interests who have run failed ballot measures over and over that make it harder to do business. It’s clear that ACA 13 is about making it easier to raise taxes and making it difficult for families to live in California.”
It a time where cost of living is higher than ever, our Legislature should be looking out for hardworking Californians, not the special interest groups invested in the unsustainable status quo.
- September 6, 2023
SACRAMENTO – Today, Assembly Democrats smashed through the Legislature yet another attack on California taxpayers.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 is a last minute attempt to curtail voters’ ability to pass taxpayer protection measures like Prop 13, which keeps millions of Californians in their homes and out of poverty.
“Democrats will stop at nothing to drive California’s cost of living even higher. Rather than allowing voters to protect themselves from even higher taxes, Democrat politicians are changing election rules to benefit themselves and their special interest allies,” said Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City). “The Legislature has done nothing to tamp down on the special interests who have run failed ballot measures over and over that make it harder to do business. It’s clear that ACA 13 is about making it easier to raise taxes and making it difficult for families to live in California.”
It a time where cost of living is higher than ever, our Legislature should be looking out for hardworking Californians, not the special interest groups invested in the unsustainable status quo.
