NO on Proposition 39 – Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification

At FAITH VOTES, we believe that every eligible voter deserves a voice. Our neighbors belong in the decisions that shape their lives. Protecting their freedom to participate is a responsibility we carry, including when their choices differ from our own.

• Prop 39 would make it harder for eligible Californians to vote. It would require government-issued identification for in-person voting and the last four digits of a designated government-issued identification number on mail-ballot envelopes. A missing or mismatched number would keep a voter’s ballot from counting. No eligible voter should lose their voice over a paperwork mistake.
• These requirements would create barriers for working Californians and communities of color. Taking time off work, arranging transportation, or finding childcare to obtain identification can create real burdens. Our democracy is stronger when every eligible voter can participate.
• Taxpayers would foot the bill. State analysts estimate new state and local government costs of tens of millions to the low hundreds of millions of dollars every year. We oppose spending public resources to create additional hurdles for voters.
• Faith Votes joins a diverse coalition opposing this Trump-endorsed measure. That coalition includes teachers, doctors, social justice organizations, labor unions, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and the California Democratic Party, alongside Secretary Xavier Becerra, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas.

We oppose adding requirements that can exclude eligible voters over paperwork and support preserving California’s existing voter verification process. Caring for our neighbors means protecting their voice. Vote NO on Proposition 39.

NO on Proposition 43 – Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services

At FAITH VOTES we believe in protecting our power to care for one another. When neighbors organize to meet a community need, they deserve a fair chance to carry their work forward.

Right now, residents can put a local tax for a specific purpose on the ballot through a voter initiative and pass it with a majority vote. Prop 43 would raise that threshold to two-thirds.

We believe people should keep that majority-vote option when they come together to fund the services their community needs like affordable housing. Voting NO preserves that option. Residents would still decide at the ballot box whether to approve the tax.

FAITH VOTES joins a diverse coalition of more than 200+ community organizations, labor unions and local governments standing together against Proposition 43.