State propositions

Proposition 5

Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers

38 of 49 Bay Area voter guides recommend Yes on Prop 5, as of October 10, 2026.

Yes 78%

49 guides

Yes38No11

Yes38 guides

Reasons

  • “San Francisco already runs recalls the way Prop 5 proposes.”

    GrowSF · Source

  • “Prop. 5 would help California avoid scenarios in which a successor can take statewide office with only a small plurality of votes.”

    SPUR · Source

No11 guides

Reasons

  • “Under Prop 5, if the voters recall the Governor, you don’t get to choose the replacement — the office is automatically handed to the political machine’s second-in-command.”

    Reform California · Source

  • “Prop 5 would overhaul California’s process for recalling state-level officials. The process can certainly be improved, but the problem isn’t so dire that voters need to accept Prop 5’s glaring flaw.”

    San Francisco Chronicle · Source

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