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For 2025, 30 statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in nine states: California, Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

  • On November 4, voters in six states will decide on 24 statewide ballot measures.
  • Earlier in 2025, voters in three states—Louisiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin—decided on six ballot measures. Two were approved, and four were defeated.

The following table provides the number of approved and defeated state ballot measures in 2025:

2024 state ballot measure election results
Date Approved Defeated TBD
March 29 0 4 0
April 1 1 0 0
May 6 1 0 0
November 4 0 0 24
Total 2 4 24

Statewide ballot measures

November 4

On November 4, voters in six states will decide on 24 ballot measures.

California

Type Title Description

LRCA

Proposition 50 Allow the state to use a new, legislature-drawn congressional district map for 2026 through 2030


Colorado

Type Title Description

LRSS

Proposition LL Allow the state to keep $12.4 million in excess revenue and interest from reduced state income tax deductions under Proposition FF (2022) to provide funding for the Healthy School Meals for All Program

LRSS

Proposition MM Reduce state income tax deductions for taxpayers earning $300,000 or more to generate additional revenue for the Healthy School Meals for All Program and, once the program is funded with reserves, for SNAP


Maine

Type Title Description

IndISS

Question 1 Require voters to present photo identification, as well as make changes to absentee voting and the use of ballot drop boxes

IndISS

Question 2 Establish a process for obtaining an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)


New York

Type Title Description

LRCA

Proposal 1 Authorize the state to use up to 323 acres of forest preserve land at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex


Texas

Type Title Description

LRCA

Proposition 10 Provide a temporary homestead exemption for improvements made to residences destroyed by fire

LRCA

Proposition 11 Increase the property tax exemption from $10,000 to $60,000 of the market value for homesteads owned by elderly or disabled individuals

LRCA

Proposition 12 Change the composition of the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, provide for a temporary tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and change the authority governing judicial misconduct

LRCA

Proposition 13 Increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a homestead

LRCA

Proposition 14 Establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund

LRCA

Proposition 15 Provide that parents have the right "to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent’s child, including the right to make decisions concerning the child’s upbringing"

LRCA

Proposition 16 Amend the Texas Constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote

LRCA

Proposition 17 Authorize the state legislature to provide for a property tax exemption for the construction of border infrastructure on property located in a county that borders Mexico

LRCA

Proposition 1 Establish the Permanent Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund (Permanent Fund) and the Available Workforce Education Fund (Available Fund) as special funds in the state treasury to support the Texas Technical College System

LRCA

Proposition 2 Prohibit a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust

LRCA

Proposition 3 Requires judges or magistrates to deny bail to individuals accused of certain violent or sexual offenses punishable as a felony if there is clear and convincing evidence that the accused will not reappear in court or is a danger to the community

LRCA

Proposition 4 Authorize the state legislature to allocate sales tax revenue that exceeds the first $46.5 billion with a maximum of $1 billion per fiscal year to the state water fund and authorize the state legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to adjust the amount allocated

LRCA

Proposition 5 Establish a property tax exemption on animal feed held by the owner of the property for retail sale

LRCA

Proposition 6 Prohibit the enactment of laws that impose taxes on entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or on certain securities transactions

LRCA

Proposition 7 Establish a property tax homestead exemption on all or part of the market value of the homestead of a surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service-connected disease

LRCA

Proposition 8 Prohibit the state legislature from enacting laws imposing taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate

LRCA

Proposition 9 Authorize the state legislature to exempt $125,000 of the market value of personal tangible property used for income production from taxes


Washington

Type Title Description

LRCA

Senate Joint Resolution 8201 Allow the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Fund to be invested in stocks


May 6

On May 6, voters in Ohio approved one state ballot measure.

Type Title Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

LRCA

Issue 2 Local government; Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Pollution; Bonds; Transportation Allow the state to issue up to $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds to assist local governments in funding public infrastructure improvement projects

Approveda

593,691 (68%)

281,862 (32%)


April 1

On April 1, voters in Wisconsin approved one state ballot measure.

Type Title Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

LRCA

Question 1 Voter ID Add a voter photo ID requirement to the Wisconsin Constitution

Approveda

1,437,317 (63%)

851,851 (37%)


March 29

On March 29, voters in Louisiana rejected four state ballot measures.

Type Title Subject Description Result Yes Votes No Votes

LRCA

Amendment 1 Legislature; Judiciary structure; Judicial authority Allow the legislature to establish trial courts with limited or specialized jurisdiction, such as business courts, through a two-thirds vote

Defeated

221,355 (35%)

412,108 (65%)

LRCA

Amendment 2 Severance taxes; Public education funding; Income taxes; Property taxes; Sales taxes; Teachers; Tax exemptions; Public retirement funds; Budget stabilization; Restricted-use funds; Revenue and spending limits; Legislature Revise state constitutional provisions governing tax policy and various state funds

Defeated

224,109 (35%)

410,107 (65%)

LRCA

Amendment 3 Criminal sentencing; Legislature; Juvenile justice Provide the state legislature with the authority to determine in state law which crimes can result in a juvenile being tried as an adult; removes list of crimes currently in the state constitution for which juveniles can be tried as adults

Defeated

212,343 (34%)

419,392 (66%)

LRCA

Amendment 4 Judiciary Provide that judicial vacancies should be filled by calling a special election at the earliest available date pursuant to state law, rather than current law, which provides for calling a special election within twelve months after the day the vacancy occurs

Defeated

229,620 (36%)

401,524 (64%)


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