Ballot Stakes · Nov 3, 2026 · Irvine, CA
Prop 4: Repeal the ban on public financing of election campaigns (California Fair Elections Act of 2026)
Prop 4 lets the state and local governments create tax-funded campaign programs for candidates; it creates none and spends nothing itself.
A Yes vote means
State and local governments may create public campaign financing programs for candidates, subject to limits on which funds, how used, and who can receive them.
A No vote means
State and most local governments remain unable to create public campaign finance programs.
Who pays: roughly even. Whose pocket it lands in: roughly even.