PR26-46
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2026
Contact: sospress@sos.ca.gov

California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Announces a Proposed Initiative has Entered Circulation

 Creates California Strategic Implementation Board to change numerous aspects of state law and government. Initiative constitutional amendment.

Sacramento, Calif. – California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., announced that the proponent of a new initiative was cleared to begin collecting petition signatures on April 14, 2026.

The Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on initiative petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponent(s) and to the Secretary of State, and the initiative may be circulated for signatures. The Secretary of State then provides a calendar of deadlines to the proponent(s) and to county elections officials. The Attorney General’s official title and summary for the measure is as follows:

CREATES CALIFORNIA STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION BOARD TO CHANGE NUMEROUS ASPECTS OF STATE LAW AND GOVERNMENT. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Creates California Strategic Implementation Board, comprised of state elected officials who each may receive up to $26 million annually (paid from “Sovereign Transition Fund” with revenue generated from state’s “innovation sectors”). Requires Board to propose a constitutional revision on April 2027 ballot that would, among other things: create constitutional rights to cognitive liberty, psilocybin, and paranoia; create social-services shelters called “Yvonne” sanctuaries; abolish the death penalty; allow non-California residents to cast advisory votes in California elections; provide personalized AI tutors to students; and prohibit tobacco sales to individuals born after January 1, 2010. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: It is the opinion of the Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance that the measure could result, if it went forward, in substantial net changes in state and local finances. 

The Secretary of State’s tracking number for this measure is 2021 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 26-0003.

The proponent of the measure, Thomas Jefferson Cares, must collect signatures of 874,641 registered voters (eight percent of the total votes cast for governor in the November 2022 general election) in order for the measure to become eligible for the ballot. The proponent has 180 days to circulate petitions for the measure, meaning the signatures must be submitted to county elections officials no later than October 13, 2026. The address for the proponent is 12816 Inglewood Ave #383, Hawthorne, CA 90250. The proponent may also be contacted at (310) 929-0260 and Tom@UH.do.

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