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Criminal trials ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, criminal trials include 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

See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

List of state ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to criminal trials, organized by year or state.

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. Tennessee Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
  3. 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) Approved
  2. Wisconsin Question 2, Conditions for Cash Bail Amendment (April 2023) Approved

2022

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

2020

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

2019

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

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) Approved
  2. Florida Amendment 6, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights, Judicial Retirement Age, and Judicial Interpretation of Laws and Rules Amendment (2018) Approved
  3. Georgia Amendment 4, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018) Approved
  4. Kentucky Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018) Overturned
  5. Louisiana Amendment 2, Unanimous Jury Verdict for Felony Trials Amendment (2018) Approved
  6. Nevada Question 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018) Approved
  7. North Carolina Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018) Approved
  8. Oklahoma State Question 794, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018) Approved
  9. South Dakota Constitutional Amendment Y, Changes to Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (June 2018) Approved

2017

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

2016

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

2014

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

2012

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

2008

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

2006

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

2004

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

2002

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

2000

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

1998

  1. Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998) Approved
  2. Louisiana Bail Denial, Amendment 6 (October 1998) Approved
  3. Louisiana Jury Requirements, Amendment 14 (October 1998) Approved
  4. Montana Criminal Law Basis, C-33 (1998) Approved
  5. Nebraska Amendment 4, Repeal Exceptions to Habeas Corpus Measure (May 1998) Approved

1996

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

1995

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

1994

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

1992

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

1990

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

1989

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

1988

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

1987

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

1986

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

1984

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

1982

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

1981

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

1980

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

1978

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

1974

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

1973

  1. New York Amendment Number Two: Felony Trials (1973) Approved

1972

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

1971

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

1968

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

1966

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

1965

  1. Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5 (1965) Approved

1964

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

1961

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

1952

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

1950

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

1948

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

1939

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Criminal Trials Without Juries Amendment (May 1934) Approved

1932

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

1931

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

1920

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

1914

  1. Nebraska Amendment 2, Jury Verdict Requirement Amendment (1914) Defeated

1912

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

1904

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

1903

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

See also

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