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Council Agenda: 08-25-2026
Item No.: 3.3
DRAFT – Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
REVISED – per Replacement Memorandum to Council dated 8/20/2026.
RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CO UNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JOSE TAKING POSITIONS ON FOUR THREE
STATE BALLOT MEASURES THAT ARE QUALIFIED
FOR THE CALIFORNIA GENERAL ELECTION ON
NOVEMBER 3, 2026, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER’S OFFICE OF AD MINISTRATION, POLICY
AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO
ADVOCATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COUNCIL
DIRECTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
1. The City Council hereby takes the following positions on four three State ballot measures that are qualified for the California general election on November 3, 2026:
(a) Proposition 37 – Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes. Initiative Statute – SUPPORT
(b) Proposition 39 – Prohibits Citizen s From Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment – OPPOSE
(c) Proposition 43 – Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Assembly Constitutional Amendment – OPPOSE
(d) Proposition 45 – Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects.
Initiative Statute – SUPPORT IN CONCEPT
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Council Agenda: 08-25-2026
Item No.: 3.3
DRAFT – Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
REVISED – per Replacement Memorandum to Council dated 8/20/2026.
2. The City Manager’s Office of Administ ration, Policy and Intergovernmental Relations (“Administration”) is hereby authorized to issue letters of support in accordance with City Council direction on the above ballot measures.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Ma
yor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
Cit
y Clerk