Turn Out & Vote: 2026 California Voter Guide

Position: YES

The Center supports Proposition 2 because responsible budgeting should protect people, not just balance accounts. LGBTQ+ Californians are disproportionately affected when public programs are cut, particularly those who rely on health care, housing assistance, HIV prevention and treatment, behavioral health care, and community-based services.

Stronger state reserves help ensure that during economic downturns, California can continue supporting the communities most likely to be harmed by austerity.

Position: YES

The Center supports Proposition 3 because every student deserves access to strong, stable, and inclusive public education. Sustained investment in schools helps protect programs, staff, and learning environments that LGBTQ+ youth and other marginalized students rely on to feel safe, supported, and able to thrive. Asking the wealthiest Californians to continue contributing is a values-based choice to protect educational equity and opportunity for all students.

Position: NO

The Center opposes Proposition 39 because democracy works best when every eligible voter can participate without fear or unnecessary barriers. Voter ID requirements may appear simple, but they can create real obstacles for transgender people whose identification documents do not match their name or gender marker, as well as for seniors, low-income voters, immigrants, people with disabilities, and people experiencing housing instability. The right to vote should not depend on paperwork that many eligible voters may not have, may not be able to update, or may avoid using for safety reasons. 

Position: NO

The Center opposes Proposition 42 because it would restrict California’s ability to meet future public needs. Revenue decisions are not abstract policy questions; they determine whether communities can access clinics, housing support, HIV services, mental health care, homelessness prevention, and other programs that sustain LGBTQ+ lives. California should preserve the flexibility to respond to changing conditions rather than permanently removing tools that may be needed to advance equity and protect vulnerable communities. 

Position: NO

The Center opposes Proposition 43 because majority-supported local investments should not be blocked by an artificially high threshold. Housing, homelessness services, transportation, public health, and LGBTQ+ community programs often depend on local funding measures. Requiring a two-thirds vote would give a minority of voters the power to stop services that most residents support, making it harder for communities to meet urgent needs and care for one another. 

Position: NO

The Center strongly opposes Proposition 44 because it would threaten access to care for millions of Californians, including the 7 million patients who rely on community health clinics for primary care, mental health care, dental services, telehealth, prenatal care, and other essential services.

Health economists warn that Prop 44 could cut $1.7 billion from community health clinics in the first year alone, forcing many clinics to operate at a loss, close their doors, or sharply reduce patient services. This would be especially harmful for LGBTQ+ people, children, working families, uninsured people, seniors, veterans, Medi-Cal patients, and residents of rural or medically underserved communities where community clinics may be the only source of care for miles.

Prop 44 would also penalize clinics for investing in the staff, technology, translation, transportation, care coordination, and infrastructure that make health care accessible and effective. At a time when our health care system is already strained, voters must reject Prop 44 to protect community clinics and ensure everyone has equal access to healthy lives. 

Click here to learn more about the devasting impacts Prop 44 would have on California. 

The Center is bringing voting to our communities. Stop by a one-day early voting site at one of our community locations or visit the four-day vote center at the Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood to cast your ballot. 

Still need to register to vote? Head to a voting site or vote center to register and vote the same day! 

Mi Centro (Boyle Heights)
553 S. Clarence St Los Angeles CA 90033
Tuesday, Oct. 27
12–6PM

Center South (South LA)
2313 W. MLK Jr Blvd Los Angeles CA 90038
Monday, Oct. 26
12–6PM 

Anita May Rosenstein Campus (Hollywood)
1118 N. McCadden Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90038

Early Voting Period:
Saturday, Oct. 31 to Monday, Nov. 2
10AM–7PM 

Election Day:
Tuesday, Nov. 3
7AM–8PM