California's November ballot carries 462 local measures
California voters will consider 462 local ballot measures in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, the second-smallest total since 2018. Los Angeles County leads with 68 measures, followed by San Mateo County with 29. Five counties have no local measures on the ballot.
Californians will see 462 municipal and county questions on the Nov. 3, 2026, general-election ballot, a tally described as the second-smallest since 2018. Los Angeles County accounts for 68 of them, San Mateo County has 29, and Alpine, Del Norte, Plumas, San Benito, and Sierra counties have none. The remaining counties range from one to 28 measures.
Among city-level examples, Los Angeles has eight proposals, including campaign-finance and Palisades Fire tax-relief items; San Francisco has ten, covering initiative procedures and appointments; San Jose's Measure A would raise its hotel tax from 4% to 6%; and Fresno's Measure D would add a 0.5% sales tax for general services.
These down-ballot questions could affect residents more directly than statewide races, since they may alter local taxes, emergency relief, campaign rules, and city governance. Voters in Los Angeles and San Francisco may face especially crowded ballots, while residents of counties without measures will see no such local decisions. Higher hotel or sales taxes, if approved, could shape funding for public services and household costs, though the scale would vary by jurisdiction.