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The Ballot Measure Scorecard lists statewide ballot measures certified for elections in 2024, along with initiated measures that are active with signatures submitted.
The Scorecard filters certified initiatives and initiatives with signatures submitted based on their stage in the process. The Scorecard also filters certified initiatives based on type of ballot measure.
See also: Overview of 2024 ballot measures
Certified for ballot
Statewide ballot measures were listed here once they had officially qualified or been scheduled to appear on the ballot. All statewide measures are listed by election date, including citizen initiatives, veto referendums, legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred state statutes, legislatively referred bond questions, commission referrals, and automatic referrals.
March 5
- Alabama Amendment 1, Exempt Local Bills from Budget Isolation Resolution Amendment (March 2024)
- California Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (March 2024)
April 2
- Wisconsin Question 1, Ban on Private and Non-Governmental Funding of Election Administration Amendment (April 2024)
- Wisconsin Question 2, Only Designated Election Officials to Conduct Elections Amendment (April 2024)
June 11
August 6
- Missouri Amendment 1, Property Tax Exemption for Childcare Establishments Measure (August 2024)
- Missouri Amendment 4, Allow Legislature to Require a City to Increase Funding without State Reimbursement for a Police Force Established by State Board Measure (August 2024)
August 13
- Wisconsin Question 1, Prohibit Legislature from Delegating Appropriations Power Amendment (August 2024)
- Wisconsin Question 2, Require Legislative Approval for State Expenditure of Federal Funds Amendment (August 2024)
November 5
- Alabama Amendment 1, Allow Franklin County Board of Education to Manage, Sell, or Lease Land in the Franklin County School System Amendment (2024)
- Alaska Ballot Measure 2, Repeal Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 133, Require Partisan Primaries and Prohibit Primaries Where Candidates Compete Regardless of Party Affiliation Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 134, Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 135, Emergency Declarations Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 136, Legal Challenges to Constitutionality of Initiatives Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 137, End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 138, Wages for Tipped Workers Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 139, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 140, Single Primary for All Candidates and Possible RCV General Election Initiative (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 311, Criminal Conviction Fee for First Responder Death Financial Benefit Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 312, Property Tax Refund for Non-Enforcement of Public Nuisance Laws Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 313, Life Imprisonment for Sex Trafficking of a Child Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 314, Immigration and Border Law Enforcement Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 315, Legislative Ratification of State Agency Rules that Increase Regulatory Costs Measure (2024)
- Arkansas Issue 1, Lottery Proceed Funding for Vocational-Technical School Scholarships and Grants Amendment (2024)
- Arkansas Issue 2, Countywide Voter Approval for New Casino Licenses and Repeal Casino Licenses in Pope County Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024)
- California Proposition 3, Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 32, $18 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 33, Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 34, Require Certain Participants in Medi-Cal Rx Program to Spend 98% of Revenues on Patient Care Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 35, Managed Care Organization Tax Authorization Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 36, Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure (2024)
- California Proposition 5, Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Bond Measures to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 6, Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment 79, Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Amendment 80, Constitutional Right to School Choice Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Amendment G, Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Individual Unemployability Status Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment H, Independent Judicial Discipline Adjudicative Board Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment I, Remove Right to Bail in First Degree Murder Cases Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment J, Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment K, Initiative and Referendum Filing and Judicial Retention Filing Deadlines Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 127, Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 128, Parole Eligibility Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 129, Veterinary Professional Associate Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 130, Law Enforcement Funding Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 131, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition JJ, Retain Sports Betting Tax Revenue for Water Projects Measure (2024)
- Colorado Proposition KK, Excise Tax on Firearms Dealers, Manufacturers, and Ammunition Vendors Measure (2024)
- Connecticut No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 5, Annual Inflation Adjustment for Homestead Property Tax Exemption Value Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 6, Repeal of Public Financing for Statewide Campaigns Amendment (2024)
- Georgia Amendment 1, Local Option Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2024)
- Georgia Amendment 2, Creation of Tax Court Amendment (2024)
- Georgia Referendum A, Personal Property Tax Exemption Increase Measure (2024)
- Hawaii Judicial Appointments and Confirmations Amendment (2024)
- Idaho HJR 5, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Idaho Proposition 1, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- Illinois Assisted Reproductive Healthcare Advisory Question (2024)
- Illinois Income Tax Advisory Question (2024)
- Illinois Penalties for Candidate Interference with Election Worker's Duties Advisory Question (2024)
- Indiana Remove Superintendent of Public Instruction from Gubernatorial Line of Succession Amendment (2024)
- Iowa Amendment 1, Require Citizenship to Vote in Elections and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries Amendment (2024)
- Iowa Amendment 2, Gubernatorial Succession Amendment (2024)
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2, Allow State Funding for Non-Public Education Amendment (2024)
- Louisiana Outer Continental Shelf Revenues for Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund Amendment (2024)
- Maine Question 1, Limit Contributions to Super PACs Initiative (2024)
- Maine Question 2, Science and Technology Research and Commercialization Bond Issue (2024)
- Maine Question 3, Historic Community Buildings Bond Issue (2024)
- Maine Question 4, Development and Maintenance of Trails Bond Issue (2024)
- Maine Question 5, State Flag Referendum (2024)
- Maryland Question 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 1, Authorization of State Auditor to Audit General Court Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 2, Repeal Competency Assessment Requirement for High School Graduation Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 3, Unionization and Collective Bargaining for Transportation Network Drivers Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 4, Legalization and Regulation of Psychedelic Substances Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 5, Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees Initiative (2024)
- Minnesota Amendment 1, Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 2, Sports Betting Initiative (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 5, Osage River Gambling Boat License Initiative (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 6, Levying of Fees to Support Salaries of Law Enforcement Personnel Amendment (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 7, Require Citizenship to Vote and Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment (2024)
- Missouri Proposition A, Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative (2024)
- Montana CI-126, Top-Four Primary Initiative (2024)
- Montana CI-127, Majority Vote Required to Win Elections Initiative (2024)
- Montana CI-128, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Nebraska Initiative 434, Prohibit Abortions After the First Trimester Amendment (2024)
- Nebraska Initiative 437, Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Nebraska Initiative 438, Medical Marijuana Regulation Initiative (2024)
- Nebraska Initiative 439, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Nebraska Referendum 435, Private Education Scholarship Program Referendum (2024)
- Nevada Question 1, Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 2, Revising Language Related to Public Entities for Individuals with Mental Illness, Blindness, or Deafness Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- Nevada Question 4, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 5, Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers Measure (2024)
- Nevada Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Nevada Question 7, Require Voter Identification Initiative (2024)
- New Hampshire Increase Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment (2024)
- New Mexico Bond Question 1, Senior Citizens Facilities Bond Issue (2024)
- New Mexico Bond Question 2, Public Libraries Bond Issue (2024)
- New Mexico Bond Question 3, Public Education Bond Issue (2024)
- New Mexico Bond Question 4, Public Safety Radio Communications Systems Bond Issue (2024)
- New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1, Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2024)
- New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2, Increase Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2024)
- New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 3, Judicial Nominating Commission Amendment (2024)
- New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 4, County Officer Salaries Amendment (2024)
- New York Proposal 1, Equal Protection of Law Amendment (2024)
- North Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Language Describing State Institutions Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 2, Single-Subject Requirement for Initiatives and Require Constitutional Initiatives to be Passed Twice Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 3, Legacy Fund Transfers Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Initiated Measure 4, Prohibit Taxes on Assessed Value of Real Property Initiative (2024)
- North Dakota Initiated Measure 5, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Ohio Issue 1, Establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission Initiative (2024)
- Oklahoma State Question 833, Public Infrastructure Districts Amendment (2024)
- Oklahoma State Question 834, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Oregon Measure 115, Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment (2024)
- Oregon Measure 116, Independent Public Service Compensation Commission Amendment (2024)
- Oregon Measure 117, Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure (2024)
- Oregon Measure 118, Corporate Tax Revenue Rebate for Residents Initiative (2024)
- Oregon Measure 119, Unionization of Cannabis Workers Initiative (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 1, Constitutional Convention Question (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 2, Higher Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 3, Housing Acquisition, Development, and Infrastructure Bond Measure (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 4, Environmental and Recreational Infrastructure Bond Measure (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 5, Cultural Arts and Economy Grant Program Bond Measure (2024)
- South Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- South Dakota Constitutional Amendment E, Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment (2024)
- South Dakota Constitutional Amendment F, Medicaid Work Requirement Amendment (2024)
- South Dakota Constitutional Amendment G, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- South Dakota Constitutional Amendment H, Top-Two Primary Elections Initiative (2024)
- South Dakota Initiated Measure 28, Prohibit Food and Grocery Taxes Initiative (2024)
- South Dakota Initiated Measure 29, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- South Dakota Referred Law 21, Regulation of Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Referendum (2024)
- Utah Amendment B, State School Fund Distribution Cap Increase Amendment (2024)
- Utah Amendment C, Elections of County Sheriffs Amendment (2024)
- Virginia Property Tax Exemption for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Amendment (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2066, Natural Gas Policies Measure (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2109, Repeal Capital Gains Tax Initiative (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2117, Prohibit Carbon Tax Credit Trading and Repeal Carbon Cap-and-Invest Program Measure (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2124, Opt-Out of Long-Term Services Insurance Program Initiative (2024)
- West Virginia Amendment 1, Prohibit "Medically-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Mercy Killing" Measure (2024)
- Wisconsin Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2024)
- Wyoming Property Tax on Residential Property and Owner-Occupied Primary Residences Amendment (2024)
December 7
- Louisiana Amendment 1, Judiciary Commission Investigation of Sitting Judges Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 2, 48-Hour Waiting Period for Concurrence on Appropriation Bills Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 3, Allow Legislature to Extend Regular Sessions to Pass Appropriations Bills Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 4, Property Tax Payments and Tax Sales Amendment (December 2024)
Signatures submitted
Proposed ballot initiatives were listed here when the initiatives' sponsors had turned in their petition signatures to election authorities, but the petitions had not been certified for the ballot. In some states, signature submission can take place over a long period of time and signatures can be submitted in multiple batches or must be submitted as they are collected. Only initiatives for which the signature submission process is complete were listed below.
Citizen-initiated measures with signatures submitted:
Any signatures submitted for 2024 initiatives have been processed.
Initiatives certified to the legislature
- See also: Indirect initiative
This phase of the initiative process only applies to indirect initiatives.
Ballot initiatives in states that feature an indirect initiative process must go before the state legislature after signatures are submitted and enough of the submitted signatures are found to be valid. This presentation to the legislature is an intermediate step for successful signature petition drives between when an initiative petition is found to be sufficient and certification for the ballot. In some states with an indirect initiative process, the legislature can approve the proposed law themselves or put it before voters. In other states, the legislature has the chance to propose alternatives or amendments to the initiatives that can appear alongside the citizen initiative on the ballot.
Initiatives certified to the legislature:
Any 2024 indirect initiatives that were certified to the legislature have either been approved by legislators or referred to the ballot.
Approved by the legislature
This phase of the initiative process only applies to indirect initiatives.
Ballot initiatives in states that feature an indirect initiative process must go before the state legislature after signatures are submitted and enough of the submitted signatures are found to be valid. This presentation to the legislature is an intermediate step for successful signature petition drives between when an initiative petition is found to be sufficient and certification for the ballot. In some states with an indirect initiative process, the legislature can approve the proposed law themselves or put it before voters. In other states, the legislature has the chance to propose alternatives or amendments to the initiatives that can appear alongside the citizen initiative on the ballot. In some states, there are certain rules, such as legislative alteration rules, that don't apply if the legislature approves the initiative rather than putting it before voters.
Successful 2024 initiative petitions that were previously certified to the legislature and that were approved by the legislature instead of being put on the ballot are listed below:
Initiatives approved by the legislature:
- Washington Initiative 2081, Parental Right to Review Education Materials, Receive Notifications, and Opt Out of Sexual-Health Education Initiative (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2111, Prohibit Income Taxes Initiative (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2113, Remove Certain Restrictions on Police Vehicular Pursuits Initiative (2024)
Amendments
All states but Delaware require voter approval of proposed changes to the state constitutions, which can be put on the ballot in 2024 by state legislators or through initiative signature petitions in eighteen states. In some years, there are constitutional conventions or unique commissions in Florida that can refer amendments to the ballot. There are rare scenarios in which technical and non-substantive changes can be made to state constitutions without voter approval. All certified statewide measures in 2024 proposing to amend state constitutions that require statewide voter approval were listed here. This list includes any certified initiated constitutional amendments (in the first section) and legislatively referred constitutional amendments (in the second section).
The list does not include proposed constitutional amendments of local applicability that only required local voter approval. It also does not include amendments that did not require voter approval.
Initiated amendments
- Arizona Proposition 139, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 140, Single Primary for All Candidates and Possible RCV General Election Initiative (2024)
- Arkansas Issue 2, Countywide Voter Approval for New Casino Licenses and Repeal Casino Licenses in Pope County Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Amendment 79, Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Amendment 80, Constitutional Right to School Choice Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 2, Sports Betting Initiative (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 5, Osage River Gambling Boat License Initiative (2024)
- Montana CI-126, Top-Four Primary Initiative (2024)
- Montana CI-127, Majority Vote Required to Win Elections Initiative (2024)
- Montana CI-128, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Nebraska Initiative 434, Prohibit Abortions After the First Trimester Amendment (2024)
- Nebraska Initiative 439, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Nevada Question 3, Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- Nevada Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Nevada Question 7, Require Voter Identification Initiative (2024)
- North Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Congressional Age Limits Initiative (June 2024)
- North Dakota Initiated Measure 4, Prohibit Taxes on Assessed Value of Real Property Initiative (2024)
- Ohio Issue 1, Establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission Initiative (2024)
- South Dakota Constitutional Amendment G, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- South Dakota Constitutional Amendment H, Top-Two Primary Elections Initiative (2024)
Legislatively referred amendments
- Alabama Amendment 1, Allow Franklin County Board of Education to Manage, Sell, or Lease Land in the Franklin County School System Amendment (2024)
- Alabama Amendment 1, Exempt Local Bills from Budget Isolation Resolution Amendment (March 2024)
- Arizona Proposition 133, Require Partisan Primaries and Prohibit Primaries Where Candidates Compete Regardless of Party Affiliation Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 134, Signature Distribution Requirement for Initiatives Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 135, Emergency Declarations Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 136, Legal Challenges to Constitutionality of Initiatives Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 137, End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 138, Wages for Tipped Workers Amendment (2024)
- Arkansas Issue 1, Lottery Proceed Funding for Vocational-Technical School Scholarships and Grants Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 3, Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 5, Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Bond Measures to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 6, Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment G, Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Individual Unemployability Status Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment H, Independent Judicial Discipline Adjudicative Board Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment I, Remove Right to Bail in First Degree Murder Cases Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment J, Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment (2024)
- Colorado Amendment K, Initiative and Referendum Filing and Judicial Retention Filing Deadlines Amendment (2024)
- Connecticut No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 5, Annual Inflation Adjustment for Homestead Property Tax Exemption Value Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 6, Repeal of Public Financing for Statewide Campaigns Amendment (2024)
- Georgia Amendment 1, Local Option Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2024)
- Georgia Amendment 2, Creation of Tax Court Amendment (2024)
- Hawaii Judicial Appointments and Confirmations Amendment (2024)
- Idaho HJR 5, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Indiana Remove Superintendent of Public Instruction from Gubernatorial Line of Succession Amendment (2024)
- Iowa Amendment 1, Require Citizenship to Vote in Elections and Allow 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primaries Amendment (2024)
- Iowa Amendment 2, Gubernatorial Succession Amendment (2024)
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2, Allow State Funding for Non-Public Education Amendment (2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 1, Judiciary Commission Investigation of Sitting Judges Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 2, 48-Hour Waiting Period for Concurrence on Appropriation Bills Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 3, Allow Legislature to Extend Regular Sessions to Pass Appropriations Bills Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Amendment 4, Property Tax Payments and Tax Sales Amendment (December 2024)
- Louisiana Outer Continental Shelf Revenues for Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund Amendment (2024)
- Maryland Question 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2024)
- Minnesota Amendment 1, Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 1, Property Tax Exemption for Childcare Establishments Measure (August 2024)
- Missouri Amendment 4, Allow Legislature to Require a City to Increase Funding without State Reimbursement for a Police Force Established by State Board Measure (August 2024)
- Missouri Amendment 6, Levying of Fees to Support Salaries of Law Enforcement Personnel Amendment (2024)
- Missouri Amendment 7, Require Citizenship to Vote and Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 1, Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 2, Revising Language Related to Public Entities for Individuals with Mental Illness, Blindness, or Deafness Amendment (2024)
- Nevada Question 4, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment (2024)
- New Hampshire Increase Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment (2024)
- New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1, Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2024)
- New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2, Increase Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2024)
- New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 3, Judicial Nominating Commission Amendment (2024)
- New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 4, County Officer Salaries Amendment (2024)
- New York Proposal 1, Equal Protection of Law Amendment (2024)
- North Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Language Describing State Institutions Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 2, Single-Subject Requirement for Initiatives and Require Constitutional Initiatives to be Passed Twice Amendment (2024)
- North Dakota Constitutional Measure 3, Legacy Fund Transfers Amendment (2024)
- Oklahoma State Question 833, Public Infrastructure Districts Amendment (2024)
- Oklahoma State Question 834, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- Oregon Measure 115, Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment (2024)
- Oregon Measure 116, Independent Public Service Compensation Commission Amendment (2024)
- South Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
- South Dakota Constitutional Amendment E, Gender-Neutral Constitutional Language Amendment (2024)
- South Dakota Constitutional Amendment F, Medicaid Work Requirement Amendment (2024)
- Utah Amendment B, State School Fund Distribution Cap Increase Amendment (2024)
- Utah Amendment C, Elections of County Sheriffs Amendment (2024)
- Virginia Property Tax Exemption for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Amendment (2024)
- West Virginia Amendment 1, Prohibit "Medically-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Mercy Killing" Measure (2024)
- Wisconsin Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2024)
- Wisconsin Question 1, Ban on Private and Non-Governmental Funding of Election Administration Amendment (April 2024)
- Wisconsin Question 1, Prohibit Legislature from Delegating Appropriations Power Amendment (August 2024)
- Wisconsin Question 2, Only Designated Election Officials to Conduct Elections Amendment (April 2024)
- Wisconsin Question 2, Require Legislative Approval for State Expenditure of Federal Funds Amendment (August 2024)
- Wyoming Property Tax on Residential Property and Owner-Occupied Primary Residences Amendment (2024)
Statutes
Most statutes that go before voters are put on the ballot by a citizen initiative petition. While state legislators can refer state statutes to the voters in certain states, they generally aren't required to as they do with proposed constitutional amendments. In Arizona and California, voter approval is required for statutory changes of laws previously approved through a citizen initiative. The list below includes both initiated state statutes and legislatively referred state statutes that were put on ballots in 2024.
Initiated statutes
- Alaska Ballot Measure 2, Repeal Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 32, $18 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 33, Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 34, Require Certain Participants in Medi-Cal Rx Program to Spend 98% of Revenues on Patient Care Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 35, Managed Care Organization Tax Authorization Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 36, Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 127, Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 128, Parole Eligibility Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 129, Veterinary Professional Associate Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 130, Law Enforcement Funding Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Proposition 131, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- Idaho Proposition 1, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
- Maine Question 1, Limit Contributions to Super PACs Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 1, Authorization of State Auditor to Audit General Court Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 2, Repeal Competency Assessment Requirement for High School Graduation Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 3, Unionization and Collective Bargaining for Transportation Network Drivers Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 4, Legalization and Regulation of Psychedelic Substances Initiative (2024)
- Massachusetts Question 5, Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees Initiative (2024)
- Missouri Proposition A, Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative (2024)
- Nebraska Initiative 437, Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Nebraska Initiative 438, Medical Marijuana Regulation Initiative (2024)
- North Dakota Initiated Measure 5, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Oregon Measure 118, Corporate Tax Revenue Rebate for Residents Initiative (2024)
- Oregon Measure 119, Unionization of Cannabis Workers Initiative (2024)
- South Dakota Initiated Measure 28, Prohibit Food and Grocery Taxes Initiative (2024)
- South Dakota Initiated Measure 29, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2066, Natural Gas Policies Measure (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2109, Repeal Capital Gains Tax Initiative (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2117, Prohibit Carbon Tax Credit Trading and Repeal Carbon Cap-and-Invest Program Measure (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2124, Opt-Out of Long-Term Services Insurance Program Initiative (2024)
Referred statutes
- Arizona Proposition 311, Criminal Conviction Fee for First Responder Death Financial Benefit Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 312, Property Tax Refund for Non-Enforcement of Public Nuisance Laws Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 313, Life Imprisonment for Sex Trafficking of a Child Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 314, Immigration and Border Law Enforcement Measure (2024)
- Arizona Proposition 315, Legislative Ratification of State Agency Rules that Increase Regulatory Costs Measure (2024)
- California Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (March 2024)
- Colorado Proposition JJ, Retain Sports Betting Tax Revenue for Water Projects Measure (2024)
- Colorado Proposition KK, Excise Tax on Firearms Dealers, Manufacturers, and Ammunition Vendors Measure (2024)
- Georgia Referendum A, Personal Property Tax Exemption Increase Measure (2024)
- Maine Question 5, State Flag Referendum (2024)
- Nevada Question 5, Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers Measure (2024)
- Oregon Measure 117, Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure (2024)
Veto referendums
A veto referendum is a type of citizen-initiated measure. Instead of proposing a new law, a veto referendum is used by petitioners to seek the repeal of a law passed by the state legislature. The power of veto referendum is also referred to as people's veto.
- Nebraska Referendum 435, Private Education Scholarship Program Referendum (2024)
- South Dakota Referred Law 21, Regulation of Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Referendum (2024)
Referred bond issues
In some states, the legislature is able to or required to put certain proposed bond issues before voters. This section lists legislatively referred bond questions. It does not list other types of measures that happened to propose the issuance of bonds or other indebtedness. For example, initiated constitutional amendments or initiated state statutes that were put on the ballot proposing the issuance of bonds are listed under the sections of this article about initiated constitutional amendments and initiated state statutes, respectively. To see a full list of all statewide measures proposing the issuance of bonds, regardless of what type of measure was used, click here.
- California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024)
- California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure (2024)
- Maine Question 2, Science and Technology Research and Commercialization Bond Issue (2024)
- Maine Question 3, Historic Community Buildings Bond Issue (2024)
- Maine Question 4, Development and Maintenance of Trails Bond Issue (2024)
- New Mexico Bond Question 1, Senior Citizens Facilities Bond Issue (2024)
- New Mexico Bond Question 2, Public Libraries Bond Issue (2024)
- New Mexico Bond Question 3, Public Education Bond Issue (2024)
- New Mexico Bond Question 4, Public Safety Radio Communications Systems Bond Issue (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 2, Higher Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 3, Housing Acquisition, Development, and Infrastructure Bond Measure (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 4, Environmental and Recreational Infrastructure Bond Measure (2024)
- Rhode Island Question 5, Cultural Arts and Economy Grant Program Bond Measure (2024)
Automatic referrals
Some measures are referred to the ballot automatically by a provision of a state constitution or state law. One common type of automatic referral is a constitutional convention question periodically asking voters in a state if they want a constitutional convention to be held to consider revisions to the state constitution.
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