Housing assistance programs ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, housing assistance programs include measures regarding public funding and support for housing aid, including mortgage assistance, subsidies, and related programs. The topic is grouped within the infrastructure 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: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to housing assistance programs certified for this year and future elections:

2026

1. California Homeownership Loan Program and Single-Family Home Construction Initiative (2026) - Potential
2. California State University Staff First-Time Homebuyer Down Payment Loan Program Initiative (2026) - Potential

List of ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to housing assistance programs, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2026

1. California Homeownership Loan Program and Single-Family Home Construction Initiative (2026) - Potential
2. California State University Staff First-Time Homebuyer Down Payment Loan Program Initiative (2026) - Potential

2024

1. California Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (March 2024)

2017

1. Texas Proposition 2, Home Equity Loan Amendment (2017)

2010

1. Alaska Proposition A, Revenue Bonds for Veterans' Mortgage Program Measure (2010)

2002

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition A, State Veterans Mortgage Bond Measure (2002)
2. Georgia Amendment 2, Low-Income Housing Property Tax Classification Measure (2002)
3. Maine Question 1, Bond Issue to Fund Higher Education Infrastructure and Create a Homeless Center for Teenagers Measure (June 2002)

2001

1. Maine Question 1, Bond Issue to Fund Affordable Housing and Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Measure (2001)

1990

1. Maine Question 9, Allow the Legislature to Ensure Mortgage Loans Amendment (1990)

1989

1. Maine Question 11, Bond Issue to Fund Organizations Pursuing Affordable Housing Measure (1989)
2. Maine Question 12, Allow the Legislature to Ensure Mortgage Loans Amendment (1989)

1986

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition A, Veterans' Residential Mortgages Measure (1986)

1984

1. Alaska Proposition A, Veterans' Mortgages Bond Measure (1984)

1983

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition A, Veterans' Mortgages Bond Measure (1983)

1982

1. Alaska Measure 2, Allow State to Issue General Obligation Bonds for Veterans’ Housing Loans Amendment (1982)
2. Alaska Proposition A, Veterans' Mortgages Bond Measure (1982)

1980

1. California Proposition 4, Elections Regarding Low-Income Housing Amendment (June 1980)

1972

1. Maine Question 4, State Guaranteed Loans for Native American Housing Amendment (1972)

1970

1. Alaska Proposition 2, Remote Housing Bond Measure (1970)
2. Michigan Proposal A, Low Income Housing Bond Measure (1970)
3. New York Proposition 1, Additional Subsidies for Low-Rent Housing Amendment (1970)

1965

1. New York Proposition 2, Low-Rent Housing Bond Measure (1965)
2. New York Proposition 3, Subsidies for Urban Renewal Bond Measure (1965)

1964

1. New York Amendment 1, Legislature Aid for Housing Urban Renewal Programs Amendment (1964)

1962

1. California Proposition 12, Widows Using the Veterans Farms and Home Purchase Act of 1943 Amendment (1962)

1958

1. New York Amendment 2, Extension of Payments for Money Borrowed for Housing Purposes Amendment (1958)

1955

1. New York Amendment 2, Subsidies for Low-rent Assisted Housing Amendment (1955)

1949

1. New York Proposition 1, State Debt for Slum Clearance and Low-rent Housing Bond Measure (1949)

1918

1. Missouri Amendment 7, Homestead Loan Fund Measure (1918)

1910

1. Missouri Amendment 6, Raise County Debt Limit for the Construction of Poorhouses Measure (1910)

Alaska

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition A, State Veterans Mortgage Bond Measure (2002)
2. Alaska Bonding Proposition A, Veterans' Mortgages Bond Measure (1983)
3. Alaska Bonding Proposition A, Veterans' Residential Mortgages Measure (1986)
4. Alaska Measure 2, Allow State to Issue General Obligation Bonds for Veterans’ Housing Loans Amendment (1982)
5. Alaska Proposition 2, Remote Housing Bond Measure (1970)
6. Alaska Proposition A, Revenue Bonds for Veterans' Mortgage Program Measure (2010)
7. Alaska Proposition A, Veterans' Mortgages Bond Measure (1982)
8. Alaska Proposition A, Veterans' Mortgages Bond Measure (1984)

California

1. California Homeownership Loan Program and Single-Family Home Construction Initiative (2026) - Potential
2. California Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (March 2024)
3. California Proposition 12, Widows Using the Veterans Farms and Home Purchase Act of 1943 Amendment (1962)
4. California Proposition 4, Elections Regarding Low-Income Housing Amendment (June 1980)
5. California State University Staff First-Time Homebuyer Down Payment Loan Program Initiative (2026) - Potential

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 2, Low-Income Housing Property Tax Classification Measure (2002)

Maine

1. Maine Question 1, Bond Issue to Fund Affordable Housing and Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence Measure (2001)
2. Maine Question 1, Bond Issue to Fund Higher Education Infrastructure and Create a Homeless Center for Teenagers Measure (June 2002)
3. Maine Question 11, Bond Issue to Fund Organizations Pursuing Affordable Housing Measure (1989)
4. Maine Question 12, Allow the Legislature to Ensure Mortgage Loans Amendment (1989)
5. Maine Question 4, State Guaranteed Loans for Native American Housing Amendment (1972)
6. Maine Question 9, Allow the Legislature to Ensure Mortgage Loans Amendment (1990)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal A, Low Income Housing Bond Measure (1970)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 6, Raise County Debt Limit for the Construction of Poorhouses Measure (1910)
2. Missouri Amendment 7, Homestead Loan Fund Measure (1918)

New York

1. New York Amendment 1, Legislature Aid for Housing Urban Renewal Programs Amendment (1964)
2. New York Amendment 2, Extension of Payments for Money Borrowed for Housing Purposes Amendment (1958)
3. New York Amendment 2, Subsidies for Low-rent Assisted Housing Amendment (1955)
4. New York Proposition 1, Additional Subsidies for Low-Rent Housing Amendment (1970)
5. New York Proposition 1, State Debt for Slum Clearance and Low-rent Housing Bond Measure (1949)
6. New York Proposition 2, Low-Rent Housing Bond Measure (1965)
7. New York Proposition 3, Subsidies for Urban Renewal Bond Measure (1965)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 2, Home Equity Loan Amendment (2017)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

Footnotes

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