Support dwindles for wealth tax, voter ID ballot measures, poll shows

Key Points:

• Support for California's Proposition 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires to fund healthcare programs, has declined, with 50% of likely voters opposing it and 42% supporting, according to a recent UC Berkeley poll.
• The opposition to Proposition 40 is broad-based, spanning most voter demographics, influenced by a massive $368 million campaign against it funded by wealthy tech moguls, compared to $36 million supporting it.
• Related measures, Propositions 41 and 42, designed to undercut Proposition 40 by imposing restrictions on new taxes, are also facing growing opposition, with 47% and 45% of likely voters opposing them respectively.
• Proposition 39, requiring voter ID and citizenship verification, is opposed by nearly 60% of likely voters, largely along party lines, reflecting skepticism amid ongoing claims of voter fraud by the Trump administration.
• Other notable ballot measures include Proposition 3, which would continue a higher income tax on the wealthy to fund education and enjoys majority support, and Proposition 43, which would require a two-thirds vote for new local special taxes but currently lacks majority backing.