Criminal trials ballot measures

Voters have decided on criminal trials ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this includes measures regarding criminal trials, which are legal proceedings in which the government prosecutes an individual or entity accused of committing a crime. The topic is grouped within the criminal justice and law enforcement policy area.

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Upcoming ballot measures

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The following is a list of state ballot measures related to this topic that are certified or potential for this year and future elections:

2028

1. Iowa Allow Limits on the Right to Confront Witnesses in Court Amendment (2028) - Potential

2026

1. Alabama Allow Judges to Deny Bail for Certain Weapon Discharges and Solicitation, Attempt, or Conspiracy to Commit Murder Amendment (May 2026) - On the ballot
2. Indiana Bailable Offenses and Substantial Risk Standard Amendment (2026) - Potential
3. Oregon Changes to Pretrial Release for Persons Accused of Felonies and Class A Misdemeanors Initiative (2026) - Potential
4. Tennessee Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
5. Tennessee Remove Right to Bail for Certain Criminal Offenses Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

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2028

1. Iowa Allow Limits on the Right to Confront Witnesses in Court Amendment (2028) - Potential

2026

1. Alabama Allow Judges to Deny Bail for Certain Weapon Discharges and Solicitation, Attempt, or Conspiracy to Commit Murder Amendment (May 2026) - On the ballot
2. Indiana Bailable Offenses and Substantial Risk Standard Amendment (2026) - Potential
3. Oregon Changes to Pretrial Release for Persons Accused of Felonies and Class A Misdemeanors Initiative (2026) - Potential
4. Tennessee Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
5. Tennessee Remove Right to Bail for Certain Criminal Offenses Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

2023

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Conditions of Release Before Conviction Amendment (April 2023)
2. Wisconsin Question 2, Conditions for Cash Bail Amendment (April 2023)

2022

1. Montana C-48, Search Warrant for Electronic Data Amendment (2022)

2020

1. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2020)
2. Michigan Proposal 2, Search Warrant for Electronic Data Amendment (2020)
3. Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020)

2019

1. Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019)

2018

1. Florida Amendment 11, Repeal Prohibition on Aliens' Property Ownership, Delete Obsolete Provision on High-Speed Rail, and Repeal of Criminal Statutes' Effect on Prosecution Amendment (2018)
2. Florida Amendment 6, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights, Judicial Retirement Age, and Judicial Interpretation of Laws and Rules Amendment (2018)
3. Georgia Amendment 4, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018)
4. Kentucky Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)
5. Louisiana Amendment 2, Unanimous Jury Verdict for Felony Trials Amendment (2018)
6. Nevada Question 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)
7. North Carolina Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)
8. Oklahoma State Question 794, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018)
9. South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Y, Changes to Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (June 2018)

2017

1. Ohio Issue 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Initiative (2017)

2016

1. Montana Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Initiative, CI-116 (2016)
2. New Mexico Changes in Regulations Governing Bail, Constitutional Amendment 1 (2016)
3. North Dakota Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights, Initiated Constitutional Measure 3 (2016)
4. South Dakota Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights, Constitutional Amendment S (2016)
5. Washington Increased Penalties for Crimes Against Vulnerable Individuals, Initiative 1501 (2016)

2014

1. Illinois Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Amendment (2014)
2. Missouri Evidence in Sexual Crimes Against Minors, Amendment 2 (2014)
3. North Carolina Criminal Defendant May Waive Jury Trial Amendment (2014)

2012

1. California Proposition 36, Changes to Three Strikes Sentencing Initiative (2012)

2008

1. California Proposition 9, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2008)
2. Oregon Measure 53, Property Forfeiture Related to Crimes Amendment Amendment (May 2008)

2006

1. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crimes Against Minors Act, Amendment 4 (2006)

2004

1. Hawaii Criminal Charges Procedure Amendment, Question 4 (2004)
2. Hawaii Information on Sex Offenders, Question 2 (2004)
3. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crime Amendment, Question 1 (2004)

2002

1. Arizona Proposition 103, Expansion of Non-Bailable Offenses Amendment (2002)
2. Hawaii Felony Prosecutions by Written Information Act, Question 3 (2002)
3. Louisiana Removal of Public Employees from Employment, Amendment 4 (2002)
4. South Dakota Amendment A, Criminal Defendant Right to Challenge Laws Measure (2002)

2000

1. California Proposition 21, Treatment of Juvenile Offenders Initiative (March 2000)
2. Indiana Criminal Appeals Process, Public Question 1 (2000)
3. Utah Initiative B, Modify Forfeiture Law and Proceedings Measure (2000)

1998

1. Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998)
2. Louisiana Bail Denial, Amendment 6 (October 1998)
3. Louisiana Jury Requirements, Amendment 14 (October 1998)
4. Montana Criminal Law Basis, C-33 (1998)
5. Nebraska Amendment 4, Repeal Exceptions to Habeas Corpus Measure (May 1998)
6. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 2, Commonwealth's Right to Trial by Jury Amendment (1998)

1996

1. Alabama Guilty Pleas, Amendment 3 (1996)
2. California Proposition 195, Permit Death Penalty or Life Sentence for Certain First-Degree Murders Measure (March 1996)
3. California Proposition 196, Death Penalty or Life Imprisonment for Drive-by Shooting Murders Measure (March 1996)
4. California Proposition 211, Laws Governing Retirement Savings Securities Fraud Initiative (1996)
5. California Proposition 213, Limit Drunk Drivers and Felons' Abilities to Sue for Damages in Accidents Initiative (1996)
6. Montana Anti-Intimidation, I-123 (1996)
7. Nebraska Amendment 1, Authorize Legislature to Enforce Dispute Resolution Measure (May 1996)
8. South Carolina Referendum 1B, No Bail for Persons Charged with Violent Crimes (1996)

1995

1. Pennsylvania Criminal Proceedings and Criminal Defendant Rights Amendment (1995)

1994

1. Alabama Barbour County Trial Fee Amendment (1994)
2. Illinois Criminal Defendants' Right to Meet Witnesses, Amendment 1 (1994)
3. Michigan Proposal B, Ability to Appeal Criminal Convictions Amendment (1994)

1993

1. Washington Initiative 593, Life Sentencing for Three Serious Offense Convictions Measure (1993)

1992

1. New Hampshire Jury Size Amendment, Question 2 (1992)

1990

1. Oklahoma State Question 623, Modifying Jury Trials Amendment (August 1990)

1989

1. Texas Proposition 10, Inform Juries on Factors Affecting Time Served Amendment (1989)

1988

1. California Proposition 96, Disease Testing Requirement Initiative (1988)
2. Indiana Criminal Appeals Process, Proposition 2 (1988)
3. Minnesota Amendment 3, Allowing Juries for Civil and Nonfelony Cases Amendment (1988)
4. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Restriction of Bail for the Convicted (1988)
5. Utah Proposition 1, Allow Bail to Be Denied Persons Charged With a Serious Crime Amendment (1988)

1987

1. Mississippi Bail, Amendment 6 (1987)
2. Texas Proposition 14, State Criminal Appeals Rights Amendment (1987)

1986

1. Virginia Question 4, State's Right to Appeal in Felony Cases Amendment (1986)

1984

1. Oklahoma State Question 576, Petitions for Grand Juries Amendment (1984)
2. Pennsylvania Question 2, Voluntary Admission or Confession Amendment (1984)
3. Rhode Island Bail, Proposal 3 (1984)

1982

1. Arizona Proposition 101, Felony and Capital Offense Bail Restrictions Amendment (1982)
2. Connecticut Question 1, Removal of Grand Jury Probable Cause Requirement for Capital Offenses Amendment (1982)
3. Florida Amendment 3, Pre-Trial Release Amendment (1982)
4. Hawaii Criminal Hearings, Amendment 1 (1982)
5. Idaho Waiver of Jury Trial, SJR 112 (1982)

1981

1. Wisconsin Question 3, Conditions for Cash Bail Amendment (April 1981)

1980

1. Maryland Removal of Cases from Court, Question 3 (1980)
2. New Mexico Referendum: Requirements to Require a Grand Jury (1980)

1978

1. Georgia Amendment 19, Compensation for Crime Victims Measure (1978)
2. Hawaii Independent Counsel Appointed to Grand Juries, Amendment 2 (1978)
3. Hawaii Jury Numbers and Civil Case Amounts, Amendment 1 (1978)
4. Mississippi Court Defendant Rights, Amendment 6 (1978)
5. Nebraska Amendment 6, Add Sexual Assault as a Non-Bailable Offense Measure (1978)
6. New Hampshire Change of Venue in Criminal Trial Amendment (1978)
7. Oklahoma State Question 525, Parole Requirements Amendment (1978)

1974

1. California Proposition 7, Revisions to State Constitution’s Declaration of Rights Amendment (1974)

1973

1. New York Amendment 2, Felony Trials Amendment (1973)

1972

1. Connecticut Question 1, Jury Makeup and Attorneys' Rights to Peremptory Challenges Amendment (1972)
2. Michigan Proposal A, Trial by a Jury of Less Than 12 Amendment (August 1972)
3. Nebraska Amendment 4, Right of Appeal Amendment (1972)
4. Oregon Measure 5, Minimum Jury Size of Six Amendment (1972)
5. Utah Proposition 2, Allow Denial of Bail for Certain Felony Cases Amendment (1972)

1971

1. Oklahoma State Question 482, Required Testifying and Provided Immunity Amendment (December 1971)

1968

1. Hawaii Counsel for Indigents, Amendment 6 (1968)
2. Hawaii Regarding Bail, Amendment 5 (1968)
3. Oklahoma State Question 459, Modify Jury Trial Rules Amendment (September 1968)

1966

1. Idaho Six Man Jury, SJR 6 (1966)

1965

1. Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5 (1965)

1964

1. Alabama County Juries, Amendment 5 (1964)
2. South Dakota Referred Law 1, Native American Reservation Jurisdiction (1964)

1961

1. Oklahoma State Question 401, Criminal Prosecution Location Amendment (September 1961)

1952

1. Michigan Proposal 1, Allow Narcotics Seized Without Warrant or Arrest as Criminal Evidence Amendment (1952)

1950

1. Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950)
2. Michigan Proposal 3, Declare Subversion a Crime and Restrict Free Speech Defense Amendment (1950)
3. North Carolina Allow Individuals to Waive Indictment Proceedings in Non-Capital Cases Amendment (1950)

1948

1. Utah Grant Legislature Power to Form the Grand Jury Amendment (1948)

1939

1. Georgia Amendment 6, Hearings During Judicial Vacation Measure (June 1939)

1937

1. New York Amendment 3, Defendants in Criminal Trials Amendment (1937)

1936

1. Michigan Proposal 1, Allow Evidence from Weapon Seizures Outside Dwellings in Criminal Cases Amendment (1936)
2. Nevada State Question 1, Suspension of Sentences and Pardons Amendment (1936)
3. Nevada State Question 2, Jury Trial Waivers and Jury Size Amendment (1936)

1935

1. Texas Proposition 5, Commitment of the Mentally Ill Amendment (August 1935)

1934

1. Florida Amendment 4, Criminal Trial Procedures Amendment (1934)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Criminal Trials Without Juries Amendment (May 1934)

1932

1. Michigan Proposal No. 6, Pardons and New Trials Amendment (1932)

1931

1. Michigan Define Murder in the First Degree and Require Death Penalty by Electrocution Referendum (April 1931)

1922

1. Washington Amendment to Article I Sec. 22, Trial Location for Offenses on Public Transport Amendment (1922)

1920

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Jury Verdicts Amendment (September 1920)

1914

1. California Proposition 41, Miscarriage of Justice Amendment (1914)
2. Nebraska Amendment 2, Jury Verdict Requirement Amendment (1914)

1912

1. Colorado Measure 12, Contempt of Court Definition Initiative (1912)
2. Nevada State Question 4, Indictments and Criminal Proceedings Amendment (1912)
3. New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 10 (1912)

1911

1. California Proposition 9, Criminal Appeals Amendment (October 1911)

1904

1. Minnesota Abolish Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1904)

1903

1. New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 5 (1903)

1894

1. Florida Criminal Trial Costs Amendment (October 1894)

Alabama

1. Alabama Allow Judges to Deny Bail for Certain Weapon Discharges and Solicitation, Attempt, or Conspiracy to Commit Murder Amendment (May 2026) - On the ballot
2. Alabama Barbour County Trial Fee Amendment (1994)
3. Alabama County Juries, Amendment 5 (1964)
4. Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5 (1965)
5. Alabama Guilty Pleas, Amendment 3 (1996)

Arizona

1. Arizona Proposition 101, Felony and Capital Offense Bail Restrictions Amendment (1982)
2. Arizona Proposition 103, Expansion of Non-Bailable Offenses Amendment (2002)

California

1. California Proposition 195, Permit Death Penalty or Life Sentence for Certain First-Degree Murders Measure (March 1996)
2. California Proposition 196, Death Penalty or Life Imprisonment for Drive-by Shooting Murders Measure (March 1996)
3. California Proposition 21, Treatment of Juvenile Offenders Initiative (March 2000)
4. California Proposition 211, Laws Governing Retirement Savings Securities Fraud Initiative (1996)
5. California Proposition 213, Limit Drunk Drivers and Felons' Abilities to Sue for Damages in Accidents Initiative (1996)
6. California Proposition 36, Changes to Three Strikes Sentencing Initiative (2012)
7. California Proposition 41, Miscarriage of Justice Amendment (1914)
8. California Proposition 7, Revisions to State Constitution’s Declaration of Rights Amendment (1974)
9. California Proposition 9, Criminal Appeals Amendment (October 1911)
10. California Proposition 9, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2008)
11. California Proposition 96, Disease Testing Requirement Initiative (1988)

Colorado

1. Colorado Measure 12, Contempt of Court Definition Initiative (1912)

Connecticut

1. Connecticut Question 1, Jury Makeup and Attorneys' Rights to Peremptory Challenges Amendment (1972)
2. Connecticut Question 1, Removal of Grand Jury Probable Cause Requirement for Capital Offenses Amendment (1982)

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 11, Repeal Prohibition on Aliens' Property Ownership, Delete Obsolete Provision on High-Speed Rail, and Repeal of Criminal Statutes' Effect on Prosecution Amendment (2018)
2. Florida Amendment 3, Pre-Trial Release Amendment (1982)
3. Florida Amendment 4, Criminal Trial Procedures Amendment (1934)
4. Florida Amendment 6, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights, Judicial Retirement Age, and Judicial Interpretation of Laws and Rules Amendment (2018)
5. Florida Criminal Trial Costs Amendment (October 1894)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 19, Compensation for Crime Victims Measure (1978)
2. Georgia Amendment 4, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018)
3. Georgia Amendment 6, Hearings During Judicial Vacation Measure (June 1939)

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Counsel for Indigents, Amendment 6 (1968)
2. Hawaii Criminal Charges Procedure Amendment, Question 4 (2004)
3. Hawaii Criminal Hearings, Amendment 1 (1982)
4. Hawaii Felony Prosecutions by Written Information Act, Question 3 (2002)
5. Hawaii Independent Counsel Appointed to Grand Juries, Amendment 2 (1978)
6. Hawaii Information on Sex Offenders, Question 2 (2004)
7. Hawaii Jury Numbers and Civil Case Amounts, Amendment 1 (1978)
8. Hawaii Regarding Bail, Amendment 5 (1968)
9. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crime Amendment, Question 1 (2004)
10. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crimes Against Minors Act, Amendment 4 (2006)

Idaho

1. Idaho Six Man Jury, SJR 6 (1966)
2. Idaho Waiver of Jury Trial, SJR 112 (1982)

Illinois

1. Illinois Criminal Defendants' Right to Meet Witnesses, Amendment 1 (1994)
2. Illinois Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Amendment (2014)

Indiana

1. Indiana Bailable Offenses and Substantial Risk Standard Amendment (2026) - Potential
2. Indiana Criminal Appeals Process, Proposition 2 (1988)
3. Indiana Criminal Appeals Process, Public Question 1 (2000)

Iowa

1. Iowa Allow Limits on the Right to Confront Witnesses in Court Amendment (2028) - Potential
2. Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998)

Kentucky

1. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2020)
2. Kentucky Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Amendment 2, Unanimous Jury Verdict for Felony Trials Amendment (2018)
2. Louisiana Bail Denial, Amendment 6 (October 1998)
3. Louisiana Jury Requirements, Amendment 14 (October 1998)
4. Louisiana Removal of Public Employees from Employment, Amendment 4 (2002)

Maryland

1. Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950)
2. Maryland Removal of Cases from Court, Question 3 (1980)

Michigan

1. Michigan Define Murder in the First Degree and Require Death Penalty by Electrocution Referendum (April 1931)
2. Michigan Proposal 1, Allow Evidence from Weapon Seizures Outside Dwellings in Criminal Cases Amendment (1936)
3. Michigan Proposal 1, Allow Narcotics Seized Without Warrant or Arrest as Criminal Evidence Amendment (1952)
4. Michigan Proposal 2, Search Warrant for Electronic Data Amendment (2020)
5. Michigan Proposal 3, Declare Subversion a Crime and Restrict Free Speech Defense Amendment (1950)
6. Michigan Proposal A, Trial by a Jury of Less Than 12 Amendment (August 1972)
7. Michigan Proposal B, Ability to Appeal Criminal Convictions Amendment (1994)
8. Michigan Proposal No. 6, Pardons and New Trials Amendment (1932)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Abolish Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1904)
2. Minnesota Amendment 3, Allowing Juries for Civil and Nonfelony Cases Amendment (1988)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Bail, Amendment 6 (1987)
2. Mississippi Court Defendant Rights, Amendment 6 (1978)

Missouri

1. Missouri Evidence in Sexual Crimes Against Minors, Amendment 2 (2014)

Montana

1. Montana Anti-Intimidation, I-123 (1996)
2. Montana C-48, Search Warrant for Electronic Data Amendment (2022)
3. Montana Criminal Law Basis, C-33 (1998)
4. Montana Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Initiative, CI-116 (2016)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Authorize Legislature to Enforce Dispute Resolution Measure (May 1996)
2. Nebraska Amendment 1, Jury Verdicts Amendment (September 1920)
3. Nebraska Amendment 2, Jury Verdict Requirement Amendment (1914)
4. Nebraska Amendment 4, Repeal Exceptions to Habeas Corpus Measure (May 1998)
5. Nebraska Amendment 4, Right of Appeal Amendment (1972)
6. Nebraska Amendment 6, Add Sexual Assault as a Non-Bailable Offense Measure (1978)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)
2. Nevada State Question 1, Suspension of Sentences and Pardons Amendment (1936)
3. Nevada State Question 2, Jury Trial Waivers and Jury Size Amendment (1936)
4. Nevada State Question 4, Indictments and Criminal Proceedings Amendment (1912)

New Hampshire

1. New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 10 (1912)
2. New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 5 (1903)
3. New Hampshire Change of Venue in Criminal Trial Amendment (1978)
4. New Hampshire Jury Size Amendment, Question 2 (1992)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Restriction of Bail for the Convicted (1988)
2. New Mexico Changes in Regulations Governing Bail, Constitutional Amendment 1 (2016)
3. New Mexico Referendum: Requirements to Require a Grand Jury (1980)

New York

1. New York Amendment 2, Felony Trials Amendment (1973)
2. New York Amendment 3, Defendants in Criminal Trials Amendment (1937)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Allow Individuals to Waive Indictment Proceedings in Non-Capital Cases Amendment (1950)
2. North Carolina Criminal Defendant May Waive Jury Trial Amendment (2014)
3. North Carolina Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights, Initiated Constitutional Measure 3 (2016)

Ohio

1. Ohio Issue 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Initiative (2017)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 401, Criminal Prosecution Location Amendment (September 1961)
2. Oklahoma State Question 459, Modify Jury Trial Rules Amendment (September 1968)
3. Oklahoma State Question 482, Required Testifying and Provided Immunity Amendment (December 1971)
4. Oklahoma State Question 525, Parole Requirements Amendment (1978)
5. Oklahoma State Question 576, Petitions for Grand Juries Amendment (1984)
6. Oklahoma State Question 623, Modifying Jury Trials Amendment (August 1990)
7. Oklahoma State Question 794, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018)

Oregon

1. Oregon Changes to Pretrial Release for Persons Accused of Felonies and Class A Misdemeanors Initiative (2026) - Potential
2. Oregon Measure 5, Minimum Jury Size of Six Amendment (1972)
3. Oregon Measure 53, Property Forfeiture Related to Crimes Amendment Amendment (May 2008)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Criminal Trials Without Juries Amendment (May 1934)

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania Criminal Proceedings and Criminal Defendant Rights Amendment (1995)
2. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 2, Commonwealth's Right to Trial by Jury Amendment (1998)
3. Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019)
4. Pennsylvania Question 2, Voluntary Admission or Confession Amendment (1984)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Bail, Proposal 3 (1984)

South Carolina

1. South Carolina Referendum 1B, No Bail for Persons Charged with Violent Crimes (1996)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment A, Criminal Defendant Right to Challenge Laws Measure (2002)
2. South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Y, Changes to Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (June 2018)
3. South Dakota Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights, Constitutional Amendment S (2016)
4. South Dakota Referred Law 1, Native American Reservation Jurisdiction (1964)

Tennessee

1. Tennessee Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
2. Tennessee Remove Right to Bail for Certain Criminal Offenses Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 10, Inform Juries on Factors Affecting Time Served Amendment (1989)
2. Texas Proposition 14, State Criminal Appeals Rights Amendment (1987)
3. Texas Proposition 5, Commitment of the Mentally Ill Amendment (August 1935)

Utah

1. Utah Grant Legislature Power to Form the Grand Jury Amendment (1948)
2. Utah Initiative B, Modify Forfeiture Law and Proceedings Measure (2000)
3. Utah Proposition 1, Allow Bail to Be Denied Persons Charged With a Serious Crime Amendment (1988)
4. Utah Proposition 2, Allow Denial of Bail for Certain Felony Cases Amendment (1972)

Virginia

1. Virginia Question 4, State's Right to Appeal in Felony Cases Amendment (1986)

Washington

1. Washington Amendment to Article I Sec. 22, Trial Location for Offenses on Public Transport Amendment (1922)
2. Washington Increased Penalties for Crimes Against Vulnerable Individuals, Initiative 1501 (2016)
3. Washington Initiative 593, Life Sentencing for Three Serious Offense Convictions Measure (1993)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Conditions of Release Before Conviction Amendment (April 2023)
3. Wisconsin Question 2, Conditions for Cash Bail Amendment (April 2023)
4. Wisconsin Question 3, Conditions for Cash Bail Amendment (April 1981)

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