Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements include measures to establish or remove prerequisites for voting based on literacy, payment of a poll tax, or property ownership. The topic is grouped within the election 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: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements 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 literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2008

1. Arkansas Voting and Elections, Proposed Amendment 1 (2008)
2. Oregon Measure 54, Voter Eligibility for School District Elections Amendment (2008)

1995

1. New York Amendment 2, Voter Registration Requirements Amendment (1995)

1986

1. Oklahoma State Question 590, Repeal Poll Tax Amendment (1986)

1979

1. Maine Question 4, Literacy Test Repeal Amendment (1979)

1978

1. Maine Question 2, Repeal of Poll Tax and Military Service Exemption Amendment (1978)
2. North Dakota Legislative Deadlines and Tax Authority Referendum, Amendment 1 (1978)

1976

1. Utah Proposition 1, Change Laws to Lower Voting Age, Remove Property Conditions, and Reduce Residency Requirements Amendment (1976)

1975

1. Mississippi Poll Tax, Amendment 3 (1975)
2. Mississippi Voter Literacy, Amendment 2 (1975)
3. Texas Proposition 3, Voter and Election Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1975)

1974

1. Oregon Measure 10, Align State with Federal Voter Qualifications Amendment (1974)

1972

1. Massachusetts Question 3, Remove Constitutional Language Prohibiting Voting by Persons Classified as Paupers Amendment (1972)
2. Oklahoma State Question 488, Utility Bond Elections Amendment (August 1972)

1970

1. Alaska Amendment 2, Eliminate Requirement to Read English to Vote Amendment (August 1970)
2. North Carolina Repeal Literacy Voting Requirement Amendment (1970)

1968

1. New Hampshire Right to Vote Amendment (1968)
2. New Hampshire Right to Vote for Untaxed Amendment (1968)

1966

1. California Proposition 15, Exemption From Voter Education Requirement Amendment (1966)
2. Nevada Question 1, Repeal of the Poll Tax Amendment (1966)
3. Texas Proposition 7, Poll Tax Repeal Amendment (1966)

1965

1. Maine Question 7, Elimination of Pauper Voting Restrictions Amendment (1965)

1964

1. Arkansas Poll Tax Repeal, Proposed Amendment 54 (1964)

1962

1. Virginia Question 3, Allow Only Freeholders to Vote in Bond Referendums Amendment (1962)

1960

1. Virginia Question 1, Exempt Members of the Armed Forces From the Poll Tax Amendment (1960)

1956

1. Arkansas Abolition of Poll Tax, Proposed Amendment 45 (1956)

1954

1. Texas Proposition 2, Military Voting Qualifications Amendment (1954)

1949

1. Virginia Election Administration and Capitation Tax Amendment (1949)

1948

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Qualifications to Vote in School Elections Initiative (1948)

1944

1. Arkansas Poll Tax Exemption, Proposed Amendment 37 (1944)

1938

1. Arkansas Poll Tax Elimination, Proposed Amendment 26 (1938)

1932

1. Georgia Amendment 2, Poll Tax Measure (1932)
2. Idaho Irrigation District Voting, HJR 2 (1932)
3. Michigan Proposal 7, Limit Voting on Spending and Bond Elections to Property Taxpayers Amendment (1932)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Taxpayer Voting Qualifications Amendment (1932)
5. Texas Proposition 7, Qualifications to Vote on Bond Issues Amendment (1932)

1928

1. Colorado Measure 2, Property Tax Payer Requirement to Vote on School Bonded Indebtedness Amendment (1928)

1927

1. Virginia Exempt Wives and Widows of Civil War Veterans from Poll Tax to Vote Amendment (1927)

1926

1. Arkansas Poll Tax, Amendment 11 (1926)

1924

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Require English Literacy to Vote Amendment (1924)

1922

1. Washington Initiative 40, Poll Tax Repeal Measure (1922)

1921

1. New York Amendment 3, Voting Qualifications Amendment (1921)
2. Texas Proposition 1, Repeal Noncitizen Voting Provision, Authorize Absentee Voting, and Change Poll Tax Rules Amendment (July 1921)

1920

1. California Proposition 11, Poll Tax on Noncitizen Male Residents Amendment (1920)
2. North Carolina Reduce Voting Residency Requirement and Eliminate Poll Tax Amendment (1920)

1916

1. Oklahoma State Question 82, Voter Literacy Tests Amendment (August 1916)
2. Washington Property Ownership Requirement for Voting on Indebtedness Amendment (1916)

1914

1. California Proposition 10, Prohibit Head and Poll Taxes Initiative (1914)

1912

1. Arkansas Education Qualifications for Voting Amendment (September 1912)

1910

1. Nevada State Question 1, Poll Tax for Public Roads Amendment (1910)
2. Oklahoma State Question 17, Education Qualifications to Vote Initiative (August 1910)

1908

1. Arkansas Poll Tax, Amendment 9 (1908)

1902

1. Texas Proposition 1, Poll Tax Payment Amendment (1902)

1900

1. North Carolina Voter Literacy Requirement and Poll Tax Amendment (August 1900)

1896

1. Washington English Language Requirement for Voting Amendment (1896)

1894

1. Nevada State Question 51, English Literacy Requirement to Vote Amendment (1894)
2. Nevada State Question 7, Poll Tax Amendment (1894)

1892

1. California Voter Qualifications, Proposition 3 (1892)

1865

1. Connecticut Question 1, Qualifications to Become an Elector Amendment (1865)

1857

1. North Carolina Abolish Property Ownership Voting Requirement Amendment (August 1857)

1855

1. Connecticut Question 1, Elector Qualifications Amendment (1855)

Alaska

1. Alaska Amendment 2, Eliminate Requirement to Read English to Vote Amendment (August 1970)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Abolition of Poll Tax, Proposed Amendment 45 (1956)
2. Arkansas Education Qualifications for Voting Amendment (September 1912)
3. Arkansas Poll Tax, Amendment 11 (1926)
4. Arkansas Poll Tax, Amendment 9 (1908)
5. Arkansas Poll Tax Elimination, Proposed Amendment 26 (1938)
6. Arkansas Poll Tax Exemption, Proposed Amendment 37 (1944)
7. Arkansas Poll Tax Repeal, Proposed Amendment 54 (1964)
8. Arkansas Voting and Elections, Proposed Amendment 1 (2008)

California

1. California Proposition 10, Prohibit Head and Poll Taxes Initiative (1914)
2. California Proposition 11, Poll Tax on Noncitizen Male Residents Amendment (1920)
3. California Proposition 15, Exemption From Voter Education Requirement Amendment (1966)
4. California Voter Qualifications, Proposition 3 (1892)

Colorado

1. Colorado Measure 2, Property Tax Payer Requirement to Vote on School Bonded Indebtedness Amendment (1928)

Connecticut

1. Connecticut Question 1, Elector Qualifications Amendment (1855)
2. Connecticut Question 1, Qualifications to Become an Elector Amendment (1865)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 2, Poll Tax Measure (1932)

Idaho

1. Idaho Irrigation District Voting, HJR 2 (1932)

Maine

1. Maine Question 2, Repeal of Poll Tax and Military Service Exemption Amendment (1978)
2. Maine Question 4, Literacy Test Repeal Amendment (1979)
3. Maine Question 7, Elimination of Pauper Voting Restrictions Amendment (1965)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 3, Remove Constitutional Language Prohibiting Voting by Persons Classified as Paupers Amendment (1972)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal 7, Limit Voting on Spending and Bond Elections to Property Taxpayers Amendment (1932)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Poll Tax, Amendment 3 (1975)
2. Mississippi Voter Literacy, Amendment 2 (1975)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 1, Repeal of the Poll Tax Amendment (1966)
2. Nevada State Question 1, Poll Tax for Public Roads Amendment (1910)
3. Nevada State Question 51, English Literacy Requirement to Vote Amendment (1894)
4. Nevada State Question 7, Poll Tax Amendment (1894)

New Hampshire

1. New Hampshire Right to Vote Amendment (1968)
2. New Hampshire Right to Vote for Untaxed Amendment (1968)

New York

1. New York Amendment 2, Voter Registration Requirements Amendment (1995)
2. New York Amendment 3, Voting Qualifications Amendment (1921)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Abolish Property Ownership Voting Requirement Amendment (August 1857)
2. North Carolina Reduce Voting Residency Requirement and Eliminate Poll Tax Amendment (1920)
3. North Carolina Repeal Literacy Voting Requirement Amendment (1970)
4. North Carolina Voter Literacy Requirement and Poll Tax Amendment (August 1900)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Legislative Deadlines and Tax Authority Referendum, Amendment 1 (1978)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 17, Education Qualifications to Vote Initiative (August 1910)
2. Oklahoma State Question 488, Utility Bond Elections Amendment (August 1972)
3. Oklahoma State Question 590, Repeal Poll Tax Amendment (1986)
4. Oklahoma State Question 82, Voter Literacy Tests Amendment (August 1916)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 10, Align State with Federal Voter Qualifications Amendment (1974)
2. Oregon Measure 54, Voter Eligibility for School District Elections Amendment (2008)
3. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Require English Literacy to Vote Amendment (1924)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Taxpayer Voting Qualifications Amendment (1932)
5. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Qualifications to Vote in School Elections Initiative (1948)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 1, Poll Tax Payment Amendment (1902)
2. Texas Proposition 1, Repeal Noncitizen Voting Provision, Authorize Absentee Voting, and Change Poll Tax Rules Amendment (July 1921)
3. Texas Proposition 2, Military Voting Qualifications Amendment (1954)
4. Texas Proposition 3, Voter and Election Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1975)
5. Texas Proposition 7, Poll Tax Repeal Amendment (1966)
6. Texas Proposition 7, Qualifications to Vote on Bond Issues Amendment (1932)

Utah

1. Utah Proposition 1, Change Laws to Lower Voting Age, Remove Property Conditions, and Reduce Residency Requirements Amendment (1976)

Virginia

1. Virginia Election Administration and Capitation Tax Amendment (1949)
2. Virginia Exempt Wives and Widows of Civil War Veterans from Poll Tax to Vote Amendment (1927)
3. Virginia Question 1, Exempt Members of the Armed Forces From the Poll Tax Amendment (1960)
4. Virginia Question 3, Allow Only Freeholders to Vote in Bond Referendums Amendment (1962)

Washington

1. Washington English Language Requirement for Voting Amendment (1896)
2. Washington Initiative 40, Poll Tax Repeal Measure (1922)
3. Washington Property Ownership Requirement for Voting on Indebtedness Amendment (1916)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

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