Land use and development policy ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, land use and development policy includes measures to establish, change, or repeal policies on zoning, planning, and development projects. 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: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to land use and development policy 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

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to land use and development policy, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2021

1. Maine Question 1, Electric Transmission Line Restrictions and Legislative Approval Initiative (2021)

2018

1. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)
2. Colorado Proposition 112, Minimum Distance Requirements for New Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects Initiative (2018)

2012

1. Alaska Coastal Management Question, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2012)

2010

1. Florida Amendment 4, Comprehensive Land Use Plan Referenda Initiative (2010)
2. Georgia Amendment 5, Industrial Property Designation Measure (2010)

2006

1. New Jersey Preserved Open Space Lands Improvement Fund, Question 2 (2006)

2000

1. Missouri Proposition A, Outdoor Advertising Restriction Initiative (2000)

1998

1. Colorado Amendment 13, Uniform Regulation of Livestock Operations Initiative (1998)
2. Colorado Amendment 14, Regulations on Commercial Hog Farms Initiative (1998)

1996

1. Georgia Amendment 5, Industrial Zone Property Amendment (1996)
2. New Mexico Amendment 7 (1996)

1995

1. New York Amendment 4, Cemetery for the Town of Keene Amendment (1995)

1986

1. Maine Question 6, Coastal Access, Harbor, Ferry, and Laboratory Improvements Bond Measure (1986)

1984

1. Nebraska Amendment 3, Redevelopment of Blighted Property Measure (1984)

1983

1. New York Amendment 8, Municipal Funding for Public Improvements Amendment (1983)

1982

1. Missouri Proposition A, Large Commercial Vehicles on Highways Referendum (April 1982)
2. Nebraska Amendment 2, Bonds for Property Development Measure (1982)

1978

1. Massachusetts Question 7, Property Tax Classification for Recreational and Natural Land Amendment (1978)

1974

1. Utah Referendum 1, Permit the Land Use Act to be Enacted Measure (1974)

1936

1. Georgia Amendment 6, City of Moultrie Zoning Laws Measure (1936)

1928

1. Georgia Amendment 4, City Zoning Laws Measure (1928)

1927

1. New York Annexation of Land by Cities, Amendment 9 (1927)

1918

1. Massachusetts Question 13, Limits on the Location of Buildings Amendment (1918)

1915

1. Massachusetts Legislative Authority to Take Land for Housing Amendment (October 1915)

1911

1. Massachusetts Allow the Legislature to Take More Land Than Necessary for Building Highways and Roads Amendment (1911)

1878

1. Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)

Alaska

1. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)
2. Alaska Coastal Management Question, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2012)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 13, Uniform Regulation of Livestock Operations Initiative (1998)
2. Colorado Amendment 14, Regulations on Commercial Hog Farms Initiative (1998)
3. Colorado Proposition 112, Minimum Distance Requirements for New Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects Initiative (2018)

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 4, Comprehensive Land Use Plan Referenda Initiative (2010)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 4, City Zoning Laws Measure (1928)
2. Georgia Amendment 5, Industrial Property Designation Measure (2010)
3. Georgia Amendment 5, Industrial Zone Property Amendment (1996)
4. Georgia Amendment 6, City of Moultrie Zoning Laws Measure (1936)

Illinois

1. Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)

Maine

1. Maine Question 1, Electric Transmission Line Restrictions and Legislative Approval Initiative (2021)
2. Maine Question 6, Coastal Access, Harbor, Ferry, and Laboratory Improvements Bond Measure (1986)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Allow the Legislature to Take More Land Than Necessary for Building Highways and Roads Amendment (1911)
2. Massachusetts Legislative Authority to Take Land for Housing Amendment (October 1915)
3. Massachusetts Question 13, Limits on the Location of Buildings Amendment (1918)
4. Massachusetts Question 7, Property Tax Classification for Recreational and Natural Land Amendment (1978)

Missouri

1. Missouri Proposition A, Large Commercial Vehicles on Highways Referendum (April 1982)
2. Missouri Proposition A, Outdoor Advertising Restriction Initiative (2000)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 2, Bonds for Property Development Measure (1982)
2. Nebraska Amendment 3, Redevelopment of Blighted Property Measure (1984)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Preserved Open Space Lands Improvement Fund, Question 2 (2006)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Amendment 7 (1996)

New York

1. New York Amendment 4, Cemetery for the Town of Keene Amendment (1995)
2. New York Amendment 8, Municipal Funding for Public Improvements Amendment (1983)
3. New York Annexation of Land by Cities, Amendment 9 (1927)

Utah

1. Utah Referendum 1, Permit the Land Use Act to be Enacted Measure (1974)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic