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2025 ballot measure election results
From Ballotpedia
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:
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Proposition 50 | Allow the state to use a new, legislature-drawn congressional district map for 2026 through 2030 |
Colorado
| Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Require voters to present photo identification, as well as make changes to absentee voting and the use of ballot drop boxes | |
| Question 2 | Establish a process for obtaining an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) |
New York
| Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Provide a temporary homestead exemption for improvements made to residences destroyed by fire | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Proposition 13 | Increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a homestead | |
| Proposition 14 | Establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund | |
| 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" | |
| Proposition 16 | Amend the Texas Constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Proposition 2 | Prohibit a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Proposition 5 | Establish a property tax exemption on animal feed held by the owner of the property for retail sale | |
| Proposition 6 | Prohibit the enactment of laws that impose taxes on entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or on certain securities transactions | |
| 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 | |
| Proposition 8 | Prohibit the state legislature from enacting laws imposing taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Voter ID | Add a voter photo ID requirement to the Wisconsin Constitution |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
221,355 (35%) |
412,108 (65%) |
|
| 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 |
|
224,109 (35%) |
410,107 (65%) |
|
| 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 |
|
212,343 (34%) |
419,392 (66%) |
|
| 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 |
|
229,620 (36%) |
401,524 (64%) |
