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<p><span style="color: var(--color-bg0-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-bg0-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-bg0-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-bg0-text);">Proposition 43 makes it harder to fund critical, life-saving services like police and fire departments, fix and repair local roads, staff our local schools or backfill federal health care cuts.</strong></span></p>

<h1>Proposition 43 Limits Voters' Ability to Fund Essential Local Services and <br><span style="color: var(--color-bg0-text-accent-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-bg0-text-accent-primary);">Gives <u>Even More</u> Power to Corporations</span></h1>

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<p><strong>Sacramento, CA</strong> — Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the Democratic nominee to be California’s next Governor, announced today his “no” position on Proposition 43. "As we head into another fire season, communities are doing the work — clearing brush, staffing fire crews, building resilient neighborhoods,” <strong>said Sec. Xavier Becerra.</strong> </p>

<h4>Becerra Announces Opposition to Proposition 43</h4>

<p><strong>SAN FRANCISCO</strong> – SMART Transportation Division, Move LA, California Transit Association, and a coalition of transit, transportation and infrastructure organizations today announced their opposition to Proposition 43. They warned that if the proposition passed, it would make it much harder for California communities to fund buses, trains, road repairs and safer streets.</p>

<h4>California Transit and Transportation Leaders Announce Opposition to Prop 43</h4>

<p>Sometimes things that sound simple are not.&nbsp; Let’s take <a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/proposition-43-taxes-minority-rule/">Proposition 43</a>. Buried in the list of ballot questions this November that could shape our tax code and California’s progress is an effort to strike a blow to the most fundamental democratic principle which guides our local governments’ decisions: majority rule.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/08/proposition-43-taxes-minority-rule/"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>Minority rule in California? How Proposition 43 would tie the hands of local governments</h4>

<p><strong>Sacramento – </strong>The No on Prop 43 campaign released today the following statement from <strong>Governor Gavin Newsom</strong>:</p><p>“I’m proud to stand with California’s teachers, firefighters, working families, and Planned Parenthood in opposing Prop 43. This dangerous corporate power grab would let big corporations avoid paying their fair share and threaten billions in funding for critical services like 911 response and wildfire prevention. Vote NO on 43.”</p>

<h4>STATEMENT: Governor Newsom Announces Opposition to Proposition 43</h4>

<p><strong>SACRAMENTO, CA –</strong> With less than one week until Election Day, elected officials from more than 100 local governments, including over 50 mayors, are urging voters to reject Proposition 43.</p><p>Leading the list, released today by the No on Prop 43 campaign, are <strong>San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty, Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, and Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee. </strong>Their cities alone are home to more than<strong> 3.8 million </strong>Californians<strong>.</strong></p>

<h4>From Sacramento to San Diego, More Than 50 Mayors Unite Against Prop 43</h4>

<p>It’s not often that the supporters and opponents of a ballot measure agree on what exactly it would do, let alone describe it the same way. Yet both sides of the fight over Proposition 43 have been clear: It will make it harder to raise local taxes.</p><p><strong>What they don’t agree on is whether it’s a good idea.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Bay Area leaders</strong> last week joined a growing chorus of local government officials across the state voicing <strong>strong opposition to Proposition 43</strong>, slamming the measure as a threat to critical financial lifelines for cities and counties.</p><p><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-proposition-43-22465350.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>Bay Area officials are sounding the alarm over a lesser-known California ballot measure</h4>

<p>According to the Public Policy Institute of California, Proposition 13 passed with support from <a href="https://www.ppic.org/publication/proposition-13-40-years-later/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">65%</a> of California voters. The last time I checked the math, that is not a two-thirds majority vote.</p><p><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/09/08/letters-1989/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>Letter to the Editor: Reject Howard Jarvis Taxpayers’ hypocrisy, vote against Prop. 43</h4>

<p><strong>Prop. 43 would make it harder for voters to approve local special taxes</strong> that they — not their local government officials — put on the ballot by raising the percentage of votes required for passage from 50 percent to two-thirds. We will spare you the minutia of applicable state tax and election codes, but the point here is to make it <strong>harder for people to tax themselves for specific purposes.</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.independent.com/2026/10/07/the-santa-barbara-independent-endorsements-for-the-general-election-november-3-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>Endorsement - Prop 43: No</h4>

<p><strong>C<em>alifornia Communities Are Rejecting Measure That Will Limit Local Control, Jeopardize Public Safety</em></strong></p><p><strong>SACRAMENTO, CA – </strong>With 10 days before ballots hit mailboxes, <a href="http://email.paschalroth.com/c/eJxUjjFuwzAMAF8jjQZFSqQ5aChQ-B8KJccB3Mi1hfT7RboVN910V7MJEUffchAFSqjCfss3izCXuQFKgBYSrCqtVCpVIQoV_8gIyKCYAr-ZatKUSpLZCBW5uQhHuWwr-9nHNln_8nvexjguRx8OF4dLu2zrezmv7XFM_bw7XKw_R3sOh8v3oJ8QL1X7J9NRV0fLy9HnfvdnruX1qC7Csx9nPyJZ-UuN_J6-Ub3NpmaNkjDZqhLaCjOyoR8ZuSpTMLIEwiaSVBLXmcFCITb_yvgbAAD__6qBU6o" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a new Berkeley IGS Poll</a> shows Prop. 43 sinking, with just 31% of likely general election voters in support versus 40% opposed.</p>

<h4>New Berkeley IGS Poll Shows Prop 43 in Freefall With California Voters</h4>

<p><em>In The Final Week of the General Election Campaign, A New PPIC Poll Shows</em><strong><em> 55%</em></strong><em> of Voters Surveyed Oppose Prop 43, With Just </em><strong><em>42%</em></strong><em> In Support</em></p><p><strong>SACRAMENTO, CA – </strong>With Election Day less than a week away, <a href="https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-october-2026/">a new PPIC poll</a> finds Prop 43 falling far short of a majority. Opposition among likely voters has grown to 55%, up from 51% in PPIC’s September survey. Prop 43 now trails by 13 points.</p><p>“This poll confirms what we're hearing across the state: the more voters learn about Prop 43, the less they like it," said David Kaufman, No on Prop 43 campaign manager. </p>

<h4>ICYMI: New PPIC Poll Shows Support for Proposition 43 in Freefall</h4>

<p><em>The No on Prop 43 Campaign Was Backed By More Than 100 Elected Officials, Firefighters, Nurses and Housing Advocates</em></p><p>SACRAMENTO, CA – The No on Prop 43 campaign released the following statement on early General Election results in California from David Kaufman, campaign manager:</p><p>“While votes are still being counted, it is clear that Californians have rejected Proposition 43 and the corporate power grab behind it. Corporations have tried this three times, and voters have now given a definitive answer: decisions about how to invest in our communities belong to the people who live in them. Thank you to the elected officials, firefighters, nurses, housing advocates, healthcare leaders, and hardworking Californians who built our broad coalition and made tonight’s victory possible. Together, we kept power where it belongs, with local voters.”</p>

<p><strong>The No on Prop 43 Campaign Was Backed By More Than 100 Elected Officials, Firefighters, Nurses and Housing Advocates</strong></p><p>SACRAMENTO, CA – The No on Prop 43 campaign released the following statement on early General Election results in California from David Kaufman, campaign manager:</p><p>“While votes are still being counted, it is clear that Californians have rejected Proposition 43 and the corporate power grab behind it. Corporations have tried this three times, and voters have now given a definitive answer: decisions about how to invest in our communities belong to the people who live in them. Thank you to the elected officials, firefighters, nurses, housing advocates, healthcare leaders, and hardworking Californians who built our broad coalition and made tonight’s victory possible. Together, we kept power where it belongs, with local voters.”</p>

<h4>STATEMENT: No on Prop 43 Campaign Manager Reacts to Early Election Returns</h4>

<p><strong>SACRAMENTO, CA – </strong><a href="http://email.paschalroth.com/c/eJwczrGupSAQANCv0Q4DMzJIQbGN_zEO-CTxCkGeZv9-c7c83YlBHCLNYwrGLd46i4bGI_BiDexojQGrXYSd3ULRWC8mEsAy5gAaSHtDhow1NC1-3503KVmjEViGWVe-5eCzlX5MUj7jGY7e6z3gnwHWAdb3fadas0yl_Qyw1t_tzMI9l-urmkXdnXt6c0zq_m1P-quEz7yXdmW-bsVXVP1Iuamf8qR2fdLV1Z1qT58tNfUNDrCOLUR-chxmfZXaSp1R-P-nh40EnBdhpOjnzfrIElGTw81G3HHsASh6QiMoVjsS56x3luJCWgwjyfgE-BcAAP__JXtjmw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A new PPIC poll</a> shows Prop. 43 falling far short of mustering a majority of voters, with just 43% of likely November voters in support and 51% opposed three weeks before ballots are mailed to voters. Proposition 43 makes it harder to fund critical, life-saving services like police and fire departments, fix and repair local roads, staff our local schools or backfill federal health care cuts.</p>

<h4>New PPIC Poll Shows Prop 43 Falling Short with California Voters</h4>

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<p>Proposition 43 aims to tackle what supporters call a “loophole” in the rules for enacting local tax measures. The system, admittedly, is strange, but it works. <strong>We recommend Californians vote no on Prop. 43.</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/10/03/endorsement-prop-43-wants-to-fix-a-system-that-isnt-broken/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

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<p>Please join our coalition of nurses, firefighters, educators, labor, community organizations and local elected officials for a press conference in Sacramento highlighting the dangers of the Taxpayer Deception Act.</p>

<p><strong>By</strong><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/author/chris-hoene/"><strong> Chris Hoene</strong></a><strong> | Executive Director of the California Budget &amp; Policy Center</strong></p><p>If you have ever felt like your perspective doesn’t matter<strong> </strong>— like the voices of others in your community, particularly those with resources and power, have far more say in your community’s direction and the choices its leaders make — you are not alone.</p><p>The bottom line on Prop. 43 is clear. It would make it harder for local communities to meet their needs and is fundamentally undemocratic, seeking to diminish the voices of the majority in choices about the future of the places they call home.</p><p><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/13/november-general-election-proposition-43-california-ballot-initiative-november-ballot-measure-supermajority-requirement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>Op-Ed: Prop. 43 will weaken communities’ abilities to address their own needs without state, federal help</h4>

<p><em>A broad slate of California’s civil and voting rights groups announced their opposition to Proposition 43, which would fundamentally rewrite the rules of our elections to benefit corporate interests&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Sacramento, CA</strong>&nbsp;— With only 56 days until the general election, The League of Women Voters of California, in addition to several California-based civil rights groups and organizations, are encouraging a “no” vote on Proposition 43.&nbsp;</p>

<h4>LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA, CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS ANNOUNCE OPPOSITION TO PROP 43</h4>

<p>Supervisor Ellenberg: "Prop. 43 doesn't require better oversight. It merely changes the math so opponents can lose the vote by a landslide and still win elections."</p><p><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/09/11/ellenberg-election-2026-prop-43-would-make-a-no-vote-count-twice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>Supervisor Ellenberg OpEd: Vote ‘No.' Prop. 43 gives 34% of voters the power to defeat 66%.</h4>

<p>Different kinds of tax measures face different requirements to pass. Why? Blame a complicated series of propositions and court decisions.</p><p>This fall, San Diego County voters will choose whether to raise the sales tax by half a cent to fund certain services — a decision they’ll make by a simple majority vote, thanks to the fact that a coalition of nonprofits and labor unions, not elected officials, placed the effort on the ballot.</p><p><a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/09/27/how-this-low-profile-ballot-measure-could-make-it-harder-to-raise-taxes-and-what-it-could-mean-for-san-diego/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>How this low-profile ballot measure could make it harder to raise taxes</h4>

<p>GUEST OPINION - As I write this, the full fury of November 2026 midterms has not arrived, but I expect we’ll see an enormous amount of energy and money spend on Proposition 43 via “The Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13.”&nbsp; We must vote down this right-wing anti-tax scheme to reduce government services and limit the will of the electorate!</p><p><a href="https://www.citywatchla.com/housing/33258-we-must-defeat-proposition-43-it-is-all-about-housing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>We Must Defeat Proposition 43:  It Is All About Housing.</h4>

<p><strong>SACRAMENTO, CA – </strong>More than 70 affordable housing, homelessness, tenant, and pro-housing organizations are urging Californians to vote No on Proposition 43. Leaders warn that it would make it far harder for communities to fund affordable homes and homelessness services. The coalition stretches from the North Bay to San Diego County and includes nonprofit builders, renters’ rights groups, homelessness service providers, and more than 20 local YIMBY groups.<br><br>“Affordable homes get built when communities have the ability to invest in them,” <strong>said</strong> <strong>Amie Fishman</strong>, <strong>Executive Director of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California</strong>. “When neighbors gather the signatures and win a majority at the ballot box, that should be enough. Prop 43 would let barely one-third of voters block what most of a community supports, and it would put affordable homes for working people, seniors and veterans even further out of reach.”</p>

<h4>More Than 70 Housing Groups Urge Californians to Vote No on Prop 43</h4>

<p><em>The measure would give a small fraction of the voters in a community veto power when it comes to special taxes placed on the ballot though citizen initiatives.</em></p><p>California’s next governor will be decided by a simple majority of voters in the Nov. 3 election. As will the next mayor of Los Angeles, and whether the state will require voters to show ID at the polls in the future.</p><p>That’s the way most elections work: Decisions big and small come down to the preference of most voters. This is the majority-rule principle in action, and it ensures that every vote carries equal weight.</p><p><a href="https://goldenstatereport.substack.com/p/supermajority-requirements-are-undemocratic?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=6186107&amp;post_id=219935242&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=110a3&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></p>

<h4>Supermajority requirements are undemocratic. So is Proposition 43</h4>

<p><strong>SACRAMENTO</strong> – LA Waterkeeper, the California Special Districts Association and a coalition of environmental, water and climate groups today warned that Proposition 43 would make it much harder for communities to fund clean water, open space and wildfire protection, and easier for data centers to avoid paying their share.<br></p>

<h4>Data Centers Win, Clean Water Loses Under Prop 43, Environmental and Water Leaders Warn</h4>

<p>Proposition 43 is billed as a taxpayer protection measure that would “save” Proposition 13. <span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><strong style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">In reality, it would make it much harder for citizen groups in California to pass tax increases to help pay for critical services such as fire and police protection, flood control, health care facilities and road maintenance.</strong></span></p>

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<p><strong><em>Labor Leaders Warn Prop 43 Will Impede Local Communities’ Ability to Invest in Public Safety, Healthcare and Infrastructure</em></strong></p><p><strong>SACRAMENTO, CA –</strong> The No on Prop 43 campaign announced today a slate of California unions opposing the attempt to undermine voters today.</p><p></p>

<h4>Labor Leaders Against Prop 43</h4>

<p><strong>Mayors Daniel Lurie, Barbara Lee Stand With Firefighters &amp; Frontline Workers to Sound the Alarm on Prop 43</strong></p><p><em>As voters begin receiving ballots in the mail, leaders sound the alarm on corporate power grab that would strip communities of the power to invest in local priorities</em></p>

<h4>Mayors Daniel Lurie, Barbara Lee Stand With Firefighters &amp; Frontline Workers to Sound the Alarm on Prop 43</h4>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Howard Jarvis-backed gimmick would weaken local governments’ power, perilously making California cities and counties dependent on the state and federal government.</span></p><p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);"><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/26/opinion-prop-43-sacrifices-local-public-safety-to-protect-corporate-profits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Link</strong></a></span></p>

<h4>Opinion: Prop. 43 threatens Californians’ freedoms to solve their own communities’ problems</h4>

Prop. 43 makes it harder for you to fund critical services like police and fire departments, fix and repair local roads, staff our local schools or backfill federal healthcare cuts. It doesn't cut your taxes a penny. 43 protects corporate special interests who don't want to pay their fair share. Vote No on Prop 43.

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