# Billionaire taxes, trans rights, abortion, voting rights: This year’s biggest state votes

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/billionaire-taxes-trans-rights-abortion-voting-rights-this-years-biggest-state-votes/
- Published: 2026-10-28T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:47:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Politico (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/28/billionaire-taxes-trans-rights-abortion-voting-rights-this-years-biggest-state-votes-01138302
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Entertainment, Politics, TV, World

## Key points

- Voters in 39 states will decide 146 measures on 3 November.
- California is considering a one-off wealth tax on billionaires.
- Abortion, school sports and voting rules are also on state ballots.

## Summary

Voters across the United States face a wide range of state ballot measures in the 3 November 2026 midterm elections. The National Conference of State Legislatures counts 146 measures on November ballots in 39 states, covering taxes, abortion, school sports and election rules. One of the most prominent is California’s Proposition 40, which would impose a one-off tax of up to 5 per cent on the wealth of certain billionaires. Its official voter guide says 90 per cent of the proceeds would go to healthcare. The state’s legislative analyst estimates that the measure could raise tens of billions of dollars over several years, while also warning that its longer-term effect on income tax receipts is uncertain.

The votes also put contested social and democratic questions directly to electors. Four states have abortion-related measures: Missouri would revisit a constitutional protection approved in 2024, while Idaho, Nevada and Virginia are considering different provisions on access and regulation. Measures elsewhere address transgender participation in school sports, citizenship requirements for voting and other election procedures. The proposals differ substantially by state, so their effects will depend on the wording of each measure and the result in each jurisdiction.

## Coverage

- [Politico: Billionaire taxes, trans rights, abortion, voting rights: This year’s biggest state votes](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/28/billionaire-taxes-trans-rights-abortion-voting-rights-this-years-biggest-state-votes-01138302)
- [California Secretary of State: Proposition 40 Official Title and Summary](https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/40/title-summary.htm)
- [California Secretary of State: Proposition 40 Analysis](https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/40/analysis.htm)

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