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2024 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Abortion

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Florida	Amendment: Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Maryland	Amendment: Maryland Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment	Pending

Animals and Wildlife

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Florida	Amendment: Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment	Pending

Arts, Entertainment, and History

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Issue: Maine Historic Community Buildings Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Issue: Maine Development and Maintenance of Trails Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 2: New Mexico Public Libraries Bond Issue	Pending

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
March 5, 2024	Alabama	Amendment 1: Alabama Amendment 1, Exempt Local Bills from Budget Isolation Resolution Amendment	Failed
Nov. 5, 2024	Georgia	LRSS: Georgia Personal Property Tax Exemption Increase Measure	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Missouri	Amendment: Missouri Property Tax Exemption for Childcare Establishments Amendment	Pending

Business and Consumers

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Alaska	23AMLS: Increase Alaska Minimum Wage, Provide Workers with Sick Leave, and Protect Workers from Practices that Violate their Constitutional Rights	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Issue: Maine Science and Technology Research and Commercialization Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 3: New Mexico Public Safety Radio Communications Systems Bond Issue	Pending

Campaign Finance

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Florida	Amendment: Florida Amendment 6, Repeal of Public Financing for Statewide Campaigns Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Initiative: Maine Limit Contributions to Super PACs Initiative	Pending

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	Amendment: Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Initiative: California Employee Civil Action Law and Repeal PAGA Inititative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Iowa	Amendment: Iowa Require Citizenship to Vote in Elections and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Idaho	Amendment: Idaho Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Kentucky	Amendment: Kentucky Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nevada	Question 4: Nevada Question 4, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Wisconsin	Amendment: Wisconsin Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment	Pending

Constitution

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	North Dakota	Measure 1: North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Language Describing State Institutions Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nevada	Question 1: Nevada Question 1, Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nevada	Question 2: Nevada Question 2, Revising Language Related to Public Entities for Individuals with Mental Illness, Blindness, or Deafness Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nevada	Question 4: Nevada Question 4, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Rhode Island	Question: Rhode Island Constitutional Convention Question	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	South Dakota	Amendment 1: South Dakota Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Utah	Amendment 3: Utah Constitutional Requirements for Education Funding Amendment	Pending

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	State Statue: Life Imprisonment for Child Sex-Trafficking	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	State Statue: Criminal Conviction Fee for First Responder Death Financial Benefit	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Amendment: Colorado Remove Right to Bail in First Degree Murder Cases Amendment	Pending

Economy and Fiscal

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Initiative: $18 Minimum Wage Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Initiative 77: Colorado Economic Impact Statements Shown with Ballot Question Initiative	Pending

Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Arkansas	Amendment: A Constitutional Amendment to Provide that Lottery Proceeds may be Used to Fund or Provide Scholarships and Grants to Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Vocational-Technical Schools and Technical Institutes	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Florida	Amendment: Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Indiana	Amendment: Indiana Remove Superintendent of Public Instruction from Gubernatorial Line of Succession Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Kentucky	Amendment: Kentucky Allow State Funding for Non-Public Education Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nebraska	Referendum: Nebraska Education Scholarships Tax Credit Referendum	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 1: New Mexico Public Education Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nevada	Question 1: Nevada Question 1, Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Utah	Amendment 2: Utah State School Fund Distribution Cap Increase Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Utah	Amendment 3: Utah Constitutional Requirements for Education Funding Amendment	Pending

Elections

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Alaska	22AKHE: Repeal Top-Four Ranked Choice Voting	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	Amendment: Require Partisan Primaries and Prohibit Primaries Where Candidates Compete Regardless of Party Affiliation Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	Amendment: Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Vote Requirements for Initiatives Requiring Supermajority Votes Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Remove Voter Approval Requirement for Public Low-Rent Housing Projects Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Initiative 77: Colorado Economic Impact Statements Shown with Ballot Question Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Connecticut	Amendment: Connecticut No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Florida	Amendment: Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Iowa	Amendment: Iowa Require Citizenship to Vote in Elections and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Idaho	Amendment: Idaho Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Kentucky	Amendment: Kentucky Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment	Pending
June 11, 2024	North Dakota	Measure 1: North Dakota Congressional Age Limits Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nevada	Question 3: Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Oregon	LRSS: Oregon Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Utah	Amendment 1: Utah Elections of County Sheriffs Amendment	Pending
April 2, 2024	Wisconsin	Question 1: Prohibition on Non-Governmental Funding of Elections Amendment	Passed
April 2, 2024	Wisconsin	Question 2: Only Designated Election Officials to Conduct Elections Amendment	Passed
Nov. 5, 2024	Wisconsin	Amendment: Wisconsin Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment	Pending

Employment and Affirmative Action

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Washington	Initiative 2124: Washington Initiative 2124, Opt-Out of Long-Term Services Insurance Program Initiative	Pending

Entitlements and the Safety Net

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	South Dakota	Amendment 2: South Dakota Medicaid Work Requirement Amendment	Pending

Environment

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Minnesota	Amendment: Minnesota Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Washington	Initiative 2117: Washington Initiative 2117, Prohibit Carbon Tax Credit Trading and Repeal Carbon Cap-and-Invest Program Measure	Pending

Executive Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Iowa	Amendment: Iowa Gubernatorial Succession Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Indiana	Amendment: Indiana Remove Superintendent of Public Instruction from Gubernatorial Line of Succession Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Oregon	Amendment 1: Oregon Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment	Pending

Federal, State and Local Relations

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Special Taxes to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Initiative: California Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative	Pending

Gambling and Gaming

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Arkansas	Amendment: A Constitutional Amendment to Provide that Lottery Proceeds may be Used to Fund or Provide Scholarships and Grants to Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Vocational-Technical Schools and Technical Institutes	Pending

Government Budget and Spending

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Kentucky	Amendment: Kentucky Allow State Funding for Non-Public Education Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Referendum: Maine State Flag Referendum	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Issue: Maine Science and Technology Research and Commercialization Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Minnesota	Amendment: Minnesota Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	North Dakota	Measure 3: North Dakota Constitutional Measure 3, Legacy Fund Transfers Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 1: New Mexico County Officer Salaries Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 1: New Mexico Public Education Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 3: New Mexico Public Safety Radio Communications Systems Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 4: New Mexico Senior Citizens Facilities Bond Issue	Pending
Aug. 13, 2024	Wisconsin	Question 1: Prohibit Legislature from Delegating Appropriations Power Amendment	Pending
Aug. 13, 2024	Wisconsin	Question 2: Require Legislative Approval for State Expenditure of Federal Funds Amendment	Pending

Government Operations

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Initiative: California Pandemic Early Detection and Prevention Institute Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 1: New Mexico County Officer Salaries Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Oregon	Amendment 2: Oregon Independent Public Service Compensation Commission Amendment	Pending

Health Insurance

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Washington	Initiative 2124: Washington Initiative 2124, Opt-Out of Long-Term Services Insurance Program Initiative	Pending

Health and Health Care

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
March 5, 2024	California	Proposition 1: California Proposition 1, the Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure	Passed
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Initiative: California Pandemic Early Detection and Prevention Institute Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	South Dakota	Amendment 2: South Dakota Medicaid Work Requirement Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	West Virginia	Measure: West Virginia Amendment 1, Prohibit "Medically-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Mercy Killing" Measure	Pending

Housing and Property

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	State Statue: Property Tax Refund for Non-Enforcement of Public Nuisance Laws	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Initiative: California Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Remove Voter Approval Requirement for Public Low-Rent Housing Projects Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Initiative: Colorado Property Tax Revenue Cap Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Florida	Amendment: Florida Amendment 5, Annual Inflation Adjustment for Homestead Property Tax Exemption Value Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Georgia	Amendment: Georgia Local Option Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Georgia	LRSS: Georgia Personal Property Tax Exemption Increase Measure	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Georgia	LRSS: Georgia Statewide Homestead Property Tax Exemption Increase Measure	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Missouri	Amendment: Missouri Property Tax Exemption for Childcare Establishments Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 2: New Mexico Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 3: New Mexico Increase Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Virginia	Amendment: Virginia Property Tax Exemption for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Wyoming	Amendment: Wyoming Property Tax on Residential Property and Owner-Occupied Primary Residences Amendment	Pending

Infrastructure

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Oklahoma	Amendment: Oklahoma Public Infrastructure Districts Amendment	Pending

Judicial Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Amendment: Colorado Independent Judicial Discipline Adjudicative Board Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Georgia	Amendment: Georgia Creation of Tax Court Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Hampshire	Amendment: New Hampshire Increase Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 4: New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission Amendment	Pending

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	Amendment: Emergency Declarations Constitutional Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Special Taxes to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Two-Thirds Legislative Vote and Voter Approval for New or Increased Taxes Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Vote Requirements for Initiatives Requiring Supermajority Votes Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Hawaii	Amendment: Hawaii Remove Legislature Authority to Limit Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples Amendment	Pending
June 11, 2024	North Dakota	Measure 1: North Dakota Congressional Age Limits Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Oregon	Amendment 1: Oregon Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment	Pending
Aug. 13, 2024	Wisconsin	Question 1: Prohibit Legislature from Delegating Appropriations Power Amendment	Pending

Marijuana

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Florida	Amendment: Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative	Pending

Marriage

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Hawaii	Amendment: Hawaii Remove Legislature Authority to Limit Marriage to Opposite-Sex Couples Amendment	Pending

National Security

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	Amendment: Emergency Declarations Constitutional Amendment	Pending

Natural Resources

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Minnesota	Amendment: Minnesota Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment	Pending

Oil and Gas

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Referendum: California Oil and Gas Well Regulations Referendum	Pending

Reproduction

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Maryland	Amendment: Maryland Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment	Pending

Science

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Issue: Maine Science and Technology Research and Commercialization Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 3: New Mexico Public Safety Radio Communications Systems Bond Issue	Pending

Senior Citizens

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 4: New Mexico Senior Citizens Facilities Bond Issue	Pending

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	South Dakota	Amendment 1: South Dakota Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment	Pending

Stem Cell Research

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Issue: Maine Science and Technology Research and Commercialization Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 3: New Mexico Public Safety Radio Communications Systems Bond Issue	Pending

Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Arizona	State Statue: Property Tax Refund for Non-Enforcement of Public Nuisance Laws	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Special Taxes to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Initiative: California Pandemic Early Detection and Prevention Institute Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	California	Amendment: California Two-Thirds Legislative Vote and Voter Approval for New or Increased Taxes Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Amendment: Colorado Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Individual Unemployability Status Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Initiative: Colorado Property Tax Revenue Cap Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Georgia	Amendment: Georgia Creation of Tax Court Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Georgia	Amendment: Georgia Local Option Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Georgia	LRSS: Georgia Statewide Homestead Property Tax Exemption Increase Measure	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nebraska	Referendum: Nebraska Education Scholarships Tax Credit Referendum	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 2: New Mexico Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 3: New Mexico Increase Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Nevada	Question 5: Nevada Question 5, Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers Measure	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Washington	Initiative 2109: Washington Initiative 2109, Repeal Capital Gains Tax Initiative	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Washington	Initiative 2117: Washington Initiative 2117, Prohibit Carbon Tax Credit Trading and Repeal Carbon Cap-and-Invest Program Measure	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Wyoming	Amendment: Wyoming Property Tax on Residential Property and Owner-Occupied Primary Residences Amendment	Pending

Technology and Communication

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Maine	Issue: Maine Science and Technology Research and Commercialization Bond Issue	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Issue 3: New Mexico Public Safety Radio Communications Systems Bond Issue	Pending

Veterans

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 5, 2024	Colorado	Amendment: Colorado Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Individual Unemployability Status Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 2: New Mexico Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	New Mexico	Amendment 3: New Mexico Increase Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Pending
Nov. 5, 2024	Virginia	Amendment: Virginia Property Tax Exemption for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Amendment	Pending