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As a state ballot measure topic, jury rules refer to measures related to court juries, including how jurors are selected, the size of juries, juror qualifications, compensation, and rules for how juries make decisions. The topic is grouped within the governance policy area.

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• 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 jury rules certified for this year and future elections:

There are no ballot measures related to this topic that have qualified for the ballot.

List of ballot measures

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Year

State

2018

1. Louisiana Amendment 2, Unanimous Jury Verdict for Felony Trials Amendment (2018)

2010

1. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 2 (2010)

2006

1. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crimes Against Minors Act, Amendment 4 (2006)
2. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 3 (2006)

2003

1. Texas Proposition 7, Juries in Misdemeanor Trials Amendment (September 2003)

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)

1996

1. Utah Proposition 3, Change Rules on Jury Size Amendment (1996)

1992

1. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 3 (1992)
2. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 4 (1992)
3. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 1 (1992)
4. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 2 (1992)
5. New Hampshire Jury Size Amendment, Question 2 (1992)

1988

1. Hawaii Right to a Jury in Civil Cases, Amendment 1 (1988)
2. Minnesota Juries for Civil Cases, Amendment 3 (1988)
3. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1988)

1986

1. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1986)

1984

1. New Hampshire Civil Case Jury Trial Threshold Amount Amendment (1984)
2. Oklahoma State Question 576, Petitions for Grand Juries Amendment (1984)

1982

1. Connecticut Grand Jury for Capital Offenses, Question 1 (1982)
2. Idaho Waiver of Jury Trial, SJR 112 (1982)

1980

1. New Mexico Referendum: Requirements to Require a Grand Jury (1980)

1978

1. Hawaii Independent Counsel Appointed to Grand Juries, Amendment 2 (1978)
2. Hawaii Jury Numbers and Civil Case Amounts, Amendment 1 (1978)

1976

1. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1976)
2. Rhode Island Six-Man Juries, Proposal 1 (1976)

1973

1. New York Amendment Number Two: Felony Trials (1973)
2. Rhode Island Proposal 3, Require Grand Jury Indictment for Crimes Punishable by Death or Imprisonment for Life Amendment (1973)

1972

1. Connecticut Jurors and Right of Peremptory Challenge, Question 1 (1972)
2. Michigan Proposal A, Trial by a Jury of Less Than 12 Amendment (August 1972)
3. Mississippi Grand Jury, Amendment 1 (1972)
4. New Mexico Referendum: Jurors Required for Cases (1972)
5. Oregon Measure 5, Minimum Jury Size of Six Amendment (1972)

1971

1. Pennsylvania Question 1, Five-Sixths Jury Requirement for Civil Cases Amendment (May 1971)

1968

1. Oklahoma State Question 459, Modify Jury Trial Rules Amendment (September 1968)

1966

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

1964

1. Alabama County Juries, Amendment 5 (1964)

1960

1. New Hampshire Jury Trial in a Civil Case, Question 3 (1960)

1956

1. New Hampshire Preserve Jury Trial in Civil Cases, Question 2 (1956)

1950

1. Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950)

1948

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

1944

1. Colorado Amendment 1, Allow Women to Serve on Juries Amendment (1944)

1937

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

1936

1. Nevada State Question 2, Jury Trial Waivers and Jury Size Amendment (1936)

1935

1. New York Jury Verdicts in Civil Cases, Amendment 2 (1935)

1934

1. Idaho Six Person Juries, SJR 1 (1934)

1921

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Female Jurors Measure (June 1921)

1920

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

1916

1. Oklahoma State Question 88, Number of Jurors Amendment (August 1916)
2. South Dakota Referred Law 5, Non-unanimous Jury Verdicts Referendum (1916)

1914

1. Colorado Three-Fourths Jury Verdict and Women Jurors, Measure 3 (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)

1908

1. California Juror Compensation, Amendment 7 (1908)

1904

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

1896

1. Nebraska Jury Verdict Guidelines, Amendment 6 (1896)

1890

1. Minnesota Verdicts by Jury, Amendment 1 (1890)

1868

1. Minnesota Abolish Requirement of Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1868)

Alabama

1. Alabama County Juries, Amendment 5 (1964)

California

1. California Juror Compensation, Amendment 7 (1908)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 1, Allow Women to Serve on Juries Amendment (1944)
2. Colorado Measure 12, Contempt of Court Definition Initiative (1912)
3. Colorado Three-Fourths Jury Verdict and Women Jurors, Measure 3 (1914)

Connecticut

1. Connecticut Grand Jury for Capital Offenses, Question 1 (1982)
2. Connecticut Jurors and Right of Peremptory Challenge, Question 1 (1972)

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Independent Counsel Appointed to Grand Juries, Amendment 2 (1978)
2. Hawaii Jury Numbers and Civil Case Amounts, Amendment 1 (1978)
3. Hawaii Right to a Jury in Civil Cases, Amendment 1 (1988)
4. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crimes Against Minors Act, Amendment 4 (2006)

Idaho

1. Idaho Six Man Jury, SJR 6 (1966)
2. Idaho Six Person Juries, SJR 1 (1934)
3. Idaho Waiver of Jury Trial, SJR 112 (1982)

Iowa

1. Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998)

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)

Maryland

1. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 3 (1992)
2. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 4 (1992)
3. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 1 (1992)
4. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 2 (1992)
5. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 2 (2010)
6. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 3 (2006)
7. Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal A, Trial by a Jury of Less Than 12 Amendment (August 1972)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Abolish Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1904)
2. Minnesota Abolish Requirement of Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1868)
3. Minnesota Juries for Civil Cases, Amendment 3 (1988)
4. Minnesota Verdicts by Jury, Amendment 1 (1890)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Grand Jury, Amendment 1 (1972)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Jury Verdicts Amendment (September 1920)
2. Nebraska Amendment 2, Jury Verdict Requirement Amendment (1914)
3. Nebraska Jury Verdict Guidelines, Amendment 6 (1896)

Nevada

1. Nevada State Question 2, Jury Trial Waivers and Jury Size Amendment (1936)
2. Nevada State Question 4, Indictments and Criminal Proceedings Amendment (1912)

New Hampshire

1. New Hampshire Civil Case Jury Trial Threshold Amount Amendment (1984)
2. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1976)
3. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1986)
4. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1988)
5. New Hampshire Jury Size Amendment, Question 2 (1992)
6. New Hampshire Jury Trial in a Civil Case, Question 3 (1960)
7. New Hampshire Preserve Jury Trial in Civil Cases, Question 2 (1956)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Referendum: Jurors Required for Cases (1972)
2. New Mexico Referendum: Requirements to Require a Grand Jury (1980)

New York

1. New York Amendment Number Two: Felony Trials (1973)
2. New York Defendants in Criminal Trials, Amendment 3 (1937)
3. New York Jury Verdicts in Civil Cases, Amendment 2 (1935)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 459, Modify Jury Trial Rules Amendment (September 1968)
2. Oklahoma State Question 576, Petitions for Grand Juries Amendment (1984)
3. Oklahoma State Question 88, Number of Jurors Amendment (August 1916)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 5, Minimum Jury Size of Six Amendment (1972)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Female Jurors Measure (June 1921)

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania Question 1, Five-Sixths Jury Requirement for Civil Cases Amendment (May 1971)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Proposal 3, Require Grand Jury Indictment for Crimes Punishable by Death or Imprisonment for Life Amendment (1973)
2. Rhode Island Six-Man Juries, Proposal 1 (1976)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Referred Law 5, Non-unanimous Jury Verdicts Referendum (1916)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 7, Juries in Misdemeanor Trials Amendment (September 2003)

Utah

1. Utah Grant Legislature Power to Form the Grand Jury Amendment (1948)
2. Utah Proposition 3, Change Rules on Jury Size Amendment (1996)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic