California November 2026 Ballot — Prop 39 & Prop 40 (Survey #23)

From 2026-09-20 to 2026-11-04

Verified voters: 38 (Total: 44) · survey still open

My name is Long Jiao. I'm a Cupertino resident and a member of the CUSD Board of Education. Two statewide measures on the November ballot affect everyone in California: Prop 39 (voter ID) and Prop 40 (a one-time tax on billionaires). I've written neutral, sourced summaries of each — presenting both sides — to help you understand them, and I'd like to hear what you think.

This survey is conducted solely by me. It does not represent the CUSD Board, and it is not telling you how to vote.

Read the background first: Prop 39 explainer · Prop 40 explainer

Every question has a comment box — if the options don't capture your view, tell me in your own words.

Summary

Prop 40 — one-time billionaire wealth tax

Q1.

Which argument in favor of Prop 40 do you find strongest?

44 answered

It raises billions for health care, education, and food aid as federal funds are cut5 (6) · 14%

It asks only billionaires — a very small group with highly concentrated wealth5 (5) · 11%

Everyday Californians pay nothing1 (2) · 5%

None of these persuade me27 (31) · 70%

Not sure0 (0) · 0%

Q2.

Which concern about Prop 40 weighs most heavily for you?

44 answered

Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs9 (11) · 25%

One-time money can't sustain ongoing programs like health care6 (7) · 16%

Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)13 (16) · 36%

Valuing billionaires' assets will be costly and litigated4 (4) · 9%

None of these concern me5 (5) · 11%

Not sure1 (1) · 2%

Q3.

Having weighed both sides — if the election were today, how would you lean on Prop 40?

44 answered

Yes7 (8) · 18%

No29 (33) · 75%

Undecided2 (3) · 7%

Prefer not to say0 (0) · 0%

A broader question — budget strategy

Q4.

Setting any single measure aside — when California faces a budget shortfall, which approach do you generally prefer?

44 answered

Focus on constraining or reducing spending28 (33) · 75%

Focus on raising new revenue (e.g., taxes on high wealth or income)2 (2) · 5%

A balance of both8 (9) · 20%

Not sure0 (0) · 0%

Prop 39 — voter ID & citizenship verification

Q5.

Which argument in favor of Prop 39 do you find strongest?

44 answered

It adds a layer of election security and public confidence7 (10) · 23%

Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard15 (16) · 36%

Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls7 (8) · 18%

None of these persuade me9 (10) · 23%

Not sure0 (0) · 0%

Q6.

Which concern about Prop 39 weighs most heavily for you?

44 answered

It could block eligible citizens who lack the required ID4 (5) · 11%

The measure defines no process to fix a wrongly-rejected ballot2 (2) · 5%

Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain8 (9) · 20%

The new ID and verification steps are expensive to run1 (1) · 2%

None of these concern me22 (26) · 59%

Not sure1 (1) · 2%

Q7.

Having weighed both sides — if the election were today, how would you lean on Prop 39?

43 answered

Yes26 (30) · 70%

No11 (12) · 28%

Undecided1 (1) · 2%

Prefer not to say0 (0) · 0%

How ballots are worded

Q8.

The same voter-ID measure (Prop 39) gets described very differently depending on who's writing. Here are three real-world titles for it. Which do you find most neutral?

40 answered

Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.17 (20) · 50%

Prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification.4 (4) · 10%

Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.13 (16) · 40%

Wrap-up

Q9.

Do you have any other comments regarding Prop 39 or Prop 40?

Open-text question (see responses below).

Q10.

Which topics would you like addressed in future surveys?

Open-text question (see responses below).

Responses

Tip: use your browser's Find (Ctrl/⌘+F) to locate a verification code below.

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Verification code: 0a3a44ad06b44af2907a100c3eb54e28 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-04

Q1: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs — [comment]

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending — [comment]

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard — [comment]

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 0e3be91696ba42d79320c78f87619863 (Public) · 2026-10-09

Q1: It raises billions for health care, education, and food aid as federal funds are cut

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence

Q6: It could block eligible citizens who lack the required ID

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: 1be1958c9fc54cfdb5a5ded24a08dd13 (Public) · 2026-09-30

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 28b67ebe518441a1be02fef014ccff9a (Verified voter) · 2026-10-08

Q1: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 30d3af77c8c642dd820096b71a201e44 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-13

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: 3242f80b5bc848dfa7e2827e1a3dbe01 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-01

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Valuing billionaires' assets will be costly and litigated

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 434b35a4d28f425e8978e8747f3059b3 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-12

Q1: It asks only billionaires — a very small group with highly concentrated wealth

Q2: None of these concern me — [comment]

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain

Q7: No

Q10: [comment]

Verification code: 46acb55549024e459c0a0083b5c332a5 (Verified voter) · 2026-09-30

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: 499fda8f5c2a443fa7fd893d5cb56832 (Public) · 2026-10-10

Q1: Everyday Californians pay nothing

Q2: One-time money can't sustain ongoing programs like health care

Q3: Undecided

Q4: A balance of both

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain

Q7: No

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: 4a866d58a61641358ef8f59bf79b0d6c (Verified voter) · 2026-10-02

Q1: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it) — [comment]

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending — [comment]

Q5: Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 4ae3a051bce745f2a42d8fc99fb0b5b4 (Verified voter) · 2026-09-27

Q1: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it) — [comment]

Q3: No

Q4: A balance of both — [comment]

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard — [comment]

Q6: It could block eligible citizens who lack the required ID

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Q10: [comment]

Verification code: 4beb13599a7f4987953e7bfae6a08819 (Verified voter) · 2026-09-30

Q1: Everyday Californians pay nothing

Q2: None of these concern me

Q3: Yes

Q4: A balance of both

Q5: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain — [comment]

Q7: No

Q8: Prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification.

Verification code: 596f5ae6ed234731b30a5a504a7df5fd (Verified voter) · 2026-09-28

Q1: It asks only billionaires — a very small group with highly concentrated wealth

Q2: None of these concern me

Q3: Yes

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: It could block eligible citizens who lack the required ID

Q7: No

Verification code: 6117fa61169a48e5a9ac7d7c1ba6e3b5 (Public) · 2026-10-07

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it) — [comment]

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending — [comment]

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence — [comment]

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement. — [comment]

Verification code: 61b9448221154dcfaf856e4ca3ae56fd (Verified voter) · 2026-10-04

Q1: It raises billions for health care, education, and food aid as federal funds are cut

Q2: Valuing billionaires' assets will be costly and litigated

Q3: Yes

Q4: A balance of both

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain

Q7: No

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Q9: [comment]

Q10: [comment]

Verification code: 647dd5b0dde34921a02fa9e0a61be18b (Verified voter) · 2026-10-15

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: 661143db957a478e992c5a423b3a2a3e (Verified voter) · 2026-10-04

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 6796a44872694e88ad81a8e56033661a (Verified voter) · 2026-10-07

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: One-time money can't sustain ongoing programs like health care

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence

Q6: The new ID and verification steps are expensive to run

Q7: Undecided

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Q10: [comment]

Verification code: 68cc4b06a3c84a0ab35ccf82e3a4fe1a (Verified voter) · 2026-10-02

Q1: It asks only billionaires — a very small group with highly concentrated wealth

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: Undecided

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence

Q6: It could block eligible citizens who lack the required ID

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 702a703f13a8409f873548ba303027cf (Verified voter) · 2026-10-06

Q1: It raises billions for health care, education, and food aid as federal funds are cut

Q2: One-time money can't sustain ongoing programs like health care

Q3: No

Q4: A balance of both

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence

Q6: The measure defines no process to fix a wrongly-rejected ballot

Q7: No

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 7c2192feb3e549f5973690bd0391e8c4 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-04

Q1: It raises billions for health care, education, and food aid as federal funds are cut

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it) — [comment]

Q3: Yes

Q4: Focus on raising new revenue (e.g., taxes on high wealth or income) — [comment]

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain

Q7: No

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: 7e09e417f2af4f29a50b65eeaa0dd45a (Verified voter) · 2026-09-29

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 85b47525846a4222841cec2d74c9027b (Verified voter) · 2026-09-30

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 86d3fc2e81934910b4c1018514fb4d41 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-16

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: The measure defines no process to fix a wrongly-rejected ballot

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 8fd9641a1af449d1ad77a59af26a91ee (Public) · 2026-10-04

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: 9ddeab8f63b64ca6b67c1318ce81c6cc (Verified voter) · 2026-10-16

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Q10: [comment]

Verification code: 9fd9c42f227a4c9aa00a28d6e8246df9 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-05

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Q10: [comment]

Verification code: a8e9341fe0d2430dacdab9acc8cb9278 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-17

Q1: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q2: One-time money can't sustain ongoing programs like health care — [comment]

Q3: No — [comment]

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending — [comment]

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard — [comment]

Q6: None of these concern me — [comment]

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: ab09b32ab6734a7ba828ac684e4742a4 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-13

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain

Q7: No

Q8: Prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification.

Verification code: acb487eec7134e5c868fb68a23276f0e (Verified voter) · 2026-10-05

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Billionaires may leave California, reducing future revenue and jobs

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Verification code: ad02de8c018c418e92760de846a9230b (Verified voter) · 2026-10-06

Q1: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain

Q7: Yes

Q8: Prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification.

Verification code: ba3d764734884324915837d5e12ca3c9 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-15

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Q9: [comment]

Verification code: c39a68481f9d45828cdcfce31a3471e4 (Public) · 2026-10-03

Q1: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it) — [comment]

Q3: Yes

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending — [comment]

Q5: Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls — [comment]

Q6: None of these concern me — [comment]

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls. — [comment]

Q9: [comment]

Q10: [comment]

Verification code: c870a79bb16b4dbb8d424aaf58b0662c (Verified voter) · 2026-10-13

Q1: It raises billions for health care, education, and food aid as federal funds are cut

Q2: Valuing billionaires' assets will be costly and litigated

Q3: Undecided

Q4: A balance of both

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain

Q7: No

Q8: Prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification.

Verification code: ca2abbd9076e4aeaa2b2d44563d9f4bf (Verified voter) · 2026-10-12

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: One-time money can't sustain ongoing programs like health care

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: cc5985370aab4bfba484aff35a521234 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-08

Q1: None of these persuade me — [comment]

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending — [comment]

Q5: It adds a layer of election security and public confidence — [comment]

Q6: None of these concern me — [comment]

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: ced5fb2a17b64ce78054db6b80138847 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-11

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Verification code: e0ca7a543c934636b17bb2bd44085d89 (Verified voter) · 2026-09-29

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: One-time money can't sustain ongoing programs like health care

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: e6a6f023c7d047d2b3aac4e8da13f39b (Verified voter) · 2026-10-07

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Doubts it stays truly "one-time" (a future Legislature could re-impose it)

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Requiring ID at the ballot is a common, reasonable safeguard

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.

Q9: [comment]

Verification code: e7e7770b37e74d6fb9d7ab831962b9c4 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-10

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Not sure — [comment]

Q3: No

Q4: Focus on constraining or reducing spending

Q5: Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: ea337549e8294655bc74473c7d67eb6d (Verified voter) · 2026-10-15

Q1: It asks only billionaires — a very small group with highly concentrated wealth

Q2: None of these concern me

Q3: Yes

Q4: A balance of both

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: Not sure

Q7: No

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: fa5ac6949f0746d09f83cc8af31f96f5 (Verified voter) · 2026-09-27

Q1: It asks only billionaires — a very small group with highly concentrated wealth

Q2: One-time money can't sustain ongoing programs like health care

Q3: Yes

Q4: Focus on raising new revenue (e.g., taxes on high wealth or income)

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: It could block eligible citizens who lack the required ID

Q7: No

Q8: Requires voters to show government-issued ID and requires officials to verify citizenship on the voter rolls.

Verification code: fafaef710d1040b0a1559e323072102d (Verified voter) · 2026-10-19

Q1: It raises billions for health care, education, and food aid as federal funds are cut

Q2: None of these concern me

Q3: Yes

Q4: A balance of both

Q5: None of these persuade me

Q6: Citizenship is already required to vote; this adds cost for little gain

Q7: No

Verification code: fbe26a5946ee4189bb7b8e752c0ab692 (Verified voter) · 2026-10-11

Q1: None of these persuade me

Q2: Valuing billionaires' assets will be costly and litigated

Q3: No

Q4: A balance of both

Q5: Verifying citizenship on the voter rolls

Q6: None of these concern me

Q7: Yes

Q8: Establishes voter identification and citizenship requirement.