California Authorize Discrimination in K-12 and Higher Education Admissions Amendment (2026)
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| Topic Affirmative action |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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The California Authorize Discrimination in K-12 and Higher Education Admissions Amendment may appear on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1]
The amendment would remove public education admissions from the list of state operations that are expressly prohibited from engaging in racial discrimination or granting race-based preferential treatment. California voters approved an initiative in 1996 prohibiting discrimination against or granting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, and public contracting.[2]
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one legislative session for the California State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 54 votes in the California State Assembly and 27 votes in the California State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:
- February 13, 2025: Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7 (ACA 7) was introduced.[1]
- February 19, 2026: The Assembly passed the amendment by a vote of 54-14 with 12 absent or not voting.
| Votes Required to Pass: 54 | |||
| Yes | No | NV | |
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| Total | 54 | 14 | 12 |
| Total % | 67.5 | 17.5 | 15.0 |
| Democratic (D) | 54 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican (R) | 0 | 14 | 6 |
See also
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