Jury rules ballot measures

Voters have decided on jury rules ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, jury rules include measures regarding court juries, including their selection, size, qualifications, compensation, and decision-making rules. The topic is grouped within the governance policy area.

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Years

States

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)

2002

1. Tennessee Fine Limits, Amendment 2 (2002)

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. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 1 (1998)
5. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 2, Commonwealth's Right to Trial by Jury Amendment (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 Amendment 3, Allowing Juries for Civil and Nonfelony Cases Amendment (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 Question 1, Removal of Grand Jury Probable Cause Requirement for Capital Offenses Amendment (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)

1974

1. North Dakota Trial Juries Referendum, Amendment 1 (1974)

1973

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

1972

1. Connecticut Question 1, Jury Makeup and Attorneys' Rights to Peremptory Challenges Amendment (1972)
2. Louisiana Women Jurors Amendment (1972)
3. Michigan Proposal A, Trial by a Jury of Less Than 12 Amendment (August 1972)
4. Mississippi Grand Jury, Amendment 1 (1972)
5. New Mexico Referendum: Jurors Required for Cases (1972)
6. 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. Florida Amendment 11, Condemnation of Property Jury Amendment (1966)
2. 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)
2. West Virginia Jury Service for Women Amendment, Amendment 1 (1956)

1954

1. Texas Proposition 6, Women Jurors Amendment (1954)

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)

1942

1. Vermont Jury Service for Women Act (1942)
2. Washington Referendum 23, Independent Attorney for Grand Jury Measure (1942)
3. Washington Referendum 24, Duties of Prosecuting Attorneys for Grand Juries Measure (1942)

1937

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

1936

1. Colorado Measure 1, Women on Juries Amendment (1936)
2. Nevada State Question 2, Jury Trial Waivers and Jury Size Amendment (1936)

1935

1. New York Amendment 2, Jury Verdicts in Civil Cases Amendment (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 Measure 3, Three-Fourths Jury Verdict and Women Jurors Initiative (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 Amendment 6, Jury Verdict Guidelines Measure (1896)

1890

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

1875

1. Maryland Amend Article 4, Section 8 of the Constitution, Amendment 1 (1875)

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 1, Women on Juries Amendment (1936)
3. Colorado Measure 12, Contempt of Court Definition Initiative (1912)
4. Colorado Measure 3, Three-Fourths Jury Verdict and Women Jurors Initiative (1914)

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, Condemnation of Property Jury Amendment (1966)

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)
4. Louisiana Women Jurors Amendment (1972)

Maryland

1. Maryland Amend Article 4, Section 8 of the Constitution, Amendment 1 (1875)
2. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 1 (1998)
3. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 3 (1992)
4. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 4 (1992)
5. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 1 (1992)
6. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 2 (1992)
7. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 2 (2010)
8. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 3 (2006)
9. 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 Amendment 3, Allowing Juries for Civil and Nonfelony Cases Amendment (1988)
3. 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 Amendment 6, Jury Verdict Guidelines Measure (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 2, Felony Trials Amendment (1973)
2. New York Amendment 2, Jury Verdicts in Civil Cases Amendment (1935)
3. New York Amendment 3, Defendants in Criminal Trials Amendment (1937)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Trial Juries Referendum, Amendment 1 (1974)

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 Joint Resolution 2, Commonwealth's Right to Trial by Jury Amendment (1998)
2. 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)

Tennessee

1. Tennessee Fine Limits, Amendment 2 (2002)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 6, Women Jurors Amendment (1954)
2. 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)

Vermont

1. Vermont Jury Service for Women Act (1942)

Washington

1. Washington Referendum 23, Independent Attorney for Grand Jury Measure (1942)
2. Washington Referendum 24, Duties of Prosecuting Attorneys for Grand Juries Measure (1942)

West Virginia

1. West Virginia Jury Service for Women Amendment, Amendment 1 (1956)

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