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Ten local letters plus a regional transit measure, and 14 statewide propositions. Here is what each one is called on the official lists, and how to read what you are voting on.
On November 3, San Franciscans will vote on 10 local measures, lettered A through J, plus a regional transit measure. Californians statewide will vote on 14 propositions. This is the official list as of September 3, 2026, in the words the city and state use, so the ballot you hold matches what you read here.
San Francisco: Charter Amendments A through F. Charter amendments change the city's founding document, which means they can rearrange city government itself. A touches departments and commissions. B would create a municipal finance corporation and a public bank. C directs contributions to the housing fund. D changes the ballot measure process. E expands the city administrator's authority and changes city contracting. F changes executive branch management.
San Francisco: Ordinances G through J. Ordinances change city law without touching the charter. G would allow private vehicles on the Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park. H is a parcel tax to fund public Muni operations. I changes the real property transfer tax. J removes the foreclosure exemption from that transfer tax.
| SF letter | Kind | Official title (short) |
|---|---|---|
| A | Charter Amendment | Charter changes affecting various city departments and commissions |
| B | Charter Amendment | Establishing a municipal finance corporation and a public bank |
| C | Charter Amendment | Contributions to the housing fund |
| D | Charter Amendment | Changes to the ballot measure process |
| E | Charter Amendment | City administrator's authority and changes to city contracting |
| F | Charter Amendment | Changes to executive branch management |
| G | Ordinance | Allowing private vehicles on the Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park |
| H | Ordinance | Parcel tax to fund public Muni operations |
| I | Ordinance | Changes to the real property transfer tax |
| J | Ordinance | Removal of the foreclosure exemption for the real property transfer tax |
The ballot also carries the Regional Transit Measure, a regional question that appears alongside county measures across the Bay Area. San Francisco's Department of Elections lists it with the local letters and publishes its certification letter and arguments.
Statewide: 14 propositions. The Secretary of State's qualified list for November 3 runs Props 1 through 5 and 37 through 45. The numbering skips, because numbers are reserved as measures qualify and can be vacated if a measure falls off the ballot. One did this year: the state removed ACA 13 from the ballot on June 25, 2026.
| Prop | Official title (short) | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authorizes bonds for housing affordability programs | Legislative statute |
| 2 | Increases the state's rainy day fund | Legislative constitutional amendment |
| 3 | Permanent funding for schools and health care by extending the existing tax on high incomes | Initiative constitutional amendment |
| 4 | Repeals the prohibition against public funding of election campaigns | Legislative statute |
| 5 | Changes the recall election process for statewide officers | Legislative constitutional amendment |
| 37 | Creates a loan program for middle-income buyers of qualified new homes | Initiative statute |
| 38 | Authorizes bonds for immunology medical research | Initiative statute |
| 39 | Requires government-issued identification to vote | Initiative constitutional amendment |
| 40 | Imposes a one-time tax on certain taxpayers | Initiative constitutional amendment and statute |
| 41 | Bars new state taxes that exclude revenues from the state spending limit; requires audits for new special taxes | Initiative constitutional amendment |
| 42 | Bars new state personal property taxes and certain retroactive state taxes | Initiative constitutional amendment |
| 43 | Limits voters' ability to raise revenues for local government services | Legislative constitutional amendment |
| 44 | Requires community health clinics to spend 90 percent of revenue on program services | Initiative statute |
| 45 | Modifies environmental review for certain projects | Initiative statute |
How to read what you are voting on. Two fields in the city's own ballot database tell you where a measure came from. The kind field separates charter amendments, ordinances, and policy declarations, which are advisory and change no law. The how placed field records the route: an initiative that qualified by petition, a measure the Board of Supervisors put on, or another origin. A measure's route is a clue to who wrote it and what it needed to survive. The same logic applies statewide, where the kind column in this list separates legislative measures from initiatives.
Voter guides for the local letters are published by the Department of Elections, and statewide guides by the Secretary of State, closer to the election. This list will be updated if a measure drops off or a title changes.