Forestry and timber ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, forestry and timber include measures regarding forest management and conservation, logging practices, and timber businesses. The topic is grouped within the environment and energy policy area.

This page provides information on:

• upcoming ballot measures and
• a comprehensive list of ballot measures by year and state.

Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to forestry and timber certified for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

List of ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to forestry and timber, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2026

1. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

2023

1. Texas Proposition 1, Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment (2023)

2018

1. Georgia Amendment 3, Forest Land Conservation and Timberland Properties Amendment (2018)

2010

1. Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes, Amendment 2 (2010)

2009

1. New York Amendment 1, Forest Preserve Power Line Amendment (2009)

2000

1. California Proposition 12, Water, Recreation, and Open Space Bond Measure (March 2000)
2. Maine Question 2, Require Permits for Clear-Cutting Projects and Limit Some Timber Harvesting Initiative (2000)

1998

1. Oregon Measure 64, Timber Harvest Regulations and Restrictions Initiative (1998)

1996

1. Maine Clearcutting Ban Versus Sustainable Forest Management Practices, Question 2 (1996)

1990

1. California Proposition 130, Restrictions on Logging and Bonds for Forests Initiative (1990)
2. California Proposition 138, Logging Rules and Bond Issue for Forest Improvements Initiative (1990)

1989

1. Oregon Measure 2, Public Land Timber Processed in State Amendment (June 1989)

1985

1. Alabama Soil, Water and Forestry Improvement Amendment (May 1985)

1976

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Remove 25-Year Limit on Forestry Land Tax Reduction Measure (August 1976)

1970

1. Maine Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1970)

1968

1. Washington Initiative 32, Local Processing of State Timber Measure (1968)
2. Wisconsin Question 3, Forestry Funding and Taxes Amendment (April 1968)

1946

1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Internal Improvement Limitations Amendment (1946)
2. Washington Referendum 27, State Timber Resources Board Measure (1946)

1942

1. California Proposition 6, Board of Forestry Amendment (1942)

1936

1. Missouri Amendment 4, Creation of State Conservation Commission Initiative (1936)

1932

1. Alabama Reforestation, Amendment 2 (1932)

1927

1. Wisconsin Question 2, Forest and Minerals Tax Amendment (April 1927)

1926

1. Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII, Taxation of Reforested Lands Amendment (1926)

1918

1. Massachusetts Question 2, Eminent Domain for Conservation and Use of Natural Resources Amendment (1918)

1908

1. Washington Eminent Domain for Agricultural, Domestic, Sanitary, and Timber Right-of-Ways Uses Amendment (1908)

1906

1. Washington Allow Eminent Domain for Right-of-Ways in Timber, Lumbering, and Mining Operations Amendment (1906)
2. Washington Water Deemed Public Use for Irrigation, Mining, Manufacturing, and Timber Removal Amendment (1906)

1896

1. New York Forest Preserve, Amendment 1 (1896)

Alabama

1. Alabama Reforestation, Amendment 2 (1932)
2. Alabama Soil, Water and Forestry Improvement Amendment (May 1985)

California

1. California Proposition 12, Water, Recreation, and Open Space Bond Measure (March 2000)
2. California Proposition 130, Restrictions on Logging and Bonds for Forests Initiative (1990)
3. California Proposition 138, Logging Rules and Bond Issue for Forest Improvements Initiative (1990)
4. California Proposition 6, Board of Forestry Amendment (1942)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 3, Forest Land Conservation and Timberland Properties Amendment (2018)
2. Georgia Increase Acre Limit for Agriculture and Timber Conservation Use Property Tax Classification Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes, Amendment 2 (2010)

Maine

1. Maine Clearcutting Ban Versus Sustainable Forest Management Practices, Question 2 (1996)
2. Maine Land Valuation for Certain Lands at Current Value, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1970)
3. Maine Question 2, Require Permits for Clear-Cutting Projects and Limit Some Timber Harvesting Initiative (2000)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 2, Eminent Domain for Conservation and Use of Natural Resources Amendment (1918)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Internal Improvement Limitations Amendment (1946)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Remove 25-Year Limit on Forestry Land Tax Reduction Measure (August 1976)
2. Missouri Amendment 4, Creation of State Conservation Commission Initiative (1936)

New York

1. New York Amendment 1, Forest Preserve Power Line Amendment (2009)
2. New York Forest Preserve, Amendment 1 (1896)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 2, Public Land Timber Processed in State Amendment (June 1989)
2. Oregon Measure 64, Timber Harvest Regulations and Restrictions Initiative (1998)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 1, Right to Farming, Ranching, Timber Production, Horticulture, and Wildlife Management Amendment (2023)

Washington

1. Washington Allow Eminent Domain for Right-of-Ways in Timber, Lumbering, and Mining Operations Amendment (1906)
2. Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII, Taxation of Reforested Lands Amendment (1926)
3. Washington Eminent Domain for Agricultural, Domestic, Sanitary, and Timber Right-of-Ways Uses Amendment (1908)
4. Washington Initiative 32, Local Processing of State Timber Measure (1968)
5. Washington Referendum 27, State Timber Resources Board Measure (1946)
6. Washington Water Deemed Public Use for Irrigation, Mining, Manufacturing, and Timber Removal Amendment (1906)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 2, Forest and Minerals Tax Amendment (April 1927)
2. Wisconsin Question 3, Forestry Funding and Taxes Amendment (April 1968)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic