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California Prop 39

Prohibits Citizens From Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.. 2026 results by county, from California's official results file: Yes 39.5%, No 60.5% statewide.

Statewide

Invalidates mail ballots that do not have last four digits of designated government-issued identification number written on envelope. Prohibits in-person voting without presenting government-issued identification.

A yes vote
Voters would be required to present additional identifying information to elections officials each time they vote.
A no vote
A voter’s identity would continue to be established with the voter’s signature.
Yes 39.5% No 60.5%

5,032,498 yes and 7,712,613 no.

Official Voter Information Guide

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By county

58 counties: Yes has the most votes in 26, No has the most votes in 32. The figures for each county are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

CountyYesNoVotes
Alameda County25.4%74.6%542,755
Alpine County63.2%36.8%589
Amador County63.2%36.8%18,555
Butte County51.3%48.7%76,237
Calaveras County62.9%37.1%21,324
Colusa County57.7%42.3%5,827
Contra Costa County33.6%66.4%437,395
Del Norte County55.6%44.4%8,031
El Dorado County57.4%42.6%92,648
Fresno County49.2%50.8%250,015
Glenn County64.3%35.7%8,501
Humboldt County33.8%66.2%44,932
Imperial County45.3%54.7%36,567
Inyo County49.2%50.8%7,332
Kern County53.1%46.9%229,070
Kings County55.9%44.1%34,379
Lake County46.2%53.8%14,301
Lassen County73.6%26.4%8,882
Los Angeles County32.9%67.1%3,054,145
Madera County54.9%45.1%46,933
Marin County23.5%76.5%121,548
Mariposa County58.5%41.5%7,802
Mendocino County34.4%65.6%30,115
Merced County46.6%53.4%71,357
Modoc County69.4%30.6%3,109
Mono County40.7%59.3%4,867
Monterey County34.7%65.3%121,801
Napa County34.6%65.4%51,639
Nevada County43.8%56.2%51,092
Orange County49.6%50.4%1,134,192
Placer County55.4%44.6%185,491
Plumas County56.7%43.3%8,350
Riverside County47.3%52.7%661,211
Sacramento County39.7%60.3%541,931
San Benito County43.3%56.7%17,247
San Bernardino County46.0%54.0%614,467
San Diego County42.7%57.3%1,178,700
San Francisco County19.5%80.5%336,078
San Joaquin County48.4%51.6%213,731
San Luis Obispo County45.8%54.2%117,152
San Mateo County29.3%70.7%273,627
Santa Barbara County36.8%63.2%152,745
Santa Clara County34.6%65.4%610,231
Santa Cruz County24.6%75.4%113,091
Shasta County64.5%35.5%61,612
Sierra County59.6%40.4%1,501
Siskiyou County57.8%42.2%16,866
Solano County38.9%61.1%155,317
Sonoma County28.4%71.6%209,769
Stanislaus County50.7%49.3%151,788
Sutter County59.1%40.9%30,534
Tehama County67.6%32.4%20,838
Trinity County52.1%47.9%4,584
Tulare County54.0%46.0%113,913
Tuolumne County59.7%40.3%23,430
Ventura County42.9%57.1%293,777
Yolo County31.0%69.0%78,124
Yuba County58.7%41.3%23,066

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

California's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:24 PM. Unofficial until certified. California's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.