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As a state ballot measure topic, local government finance and taxes include measures regarding local government finances, including taxes and revenue, budgets, bond issuance, debt limits, and financial regulations. This also includes measures that impose or restrict financial mandates on local governments. The topic is grouped within the governance policy area.

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Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

List of ballot measures

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2026

  1. Arkansas Authorize Legislature to Create Programs for Economic Development Including Economic Development Districts Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
  2. Louisiana Allow Parishes to Exempt Business Inventory from Property Taxation Amendment (April 2026) - On the ballot

2025

  1. Ohio Issue 2, Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment (May 2025) Approved

2024

  1. California Proposition 5, Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Bond Measures to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment (2024) Defeated

2020

  1. Wyoming Constitutional Amendment A, Municipal Debt for Sewage Systems Measure (2020) Defeated

2015

  1. Michigan Sales Tax Increase for Transportation Amendment, Proposal 1 (May 2015) Defeated

2014

  1. Louisiana Tax Collector Involvement in Tax Sales, Amendment 3 (2014) Defeated
  2. Michigan Use Tax and Community Stabilization Share, Proposal 1 (August 2014) Approved

2012

  1. Michigan Proposal 1, State Authority to Appoint Emergency Managers and Address Local Government Financial Emergencies Referendum (2012) Defeated

2010

  1. Missouri Proposition A, Limits on Earnings Tax Initiative (2010) Approved

2008

  1. Colorado Amendment 58, Severance Tax Increase Initiative (2008) Defeated

2006

  1. Arizona Proposition 104, Allow Municipalities to Include Public Safety and Transportation Debt in Debt Limit Amendment (2006) Approved

2004

  1. Maine Question 1, Impose Maximum Limit on Property Taxes and Require Voter Approval to Raise the Limit Initiative (2004) Defeated

2002

  1. Utah Amendment 5, Change Definition of Cities Eligible to Exceed Debt Limits for Funding Water, Sewer, and Lighting Infrastructure Measure (2002) Approved

2000

  1. Alaska Measure 4, Property Tax Cap, Assessment Limits, and Uniform Rate Repeal Initiative (2000) Defeated

1998

  1. South Dakota Amendment D, Cooperation Between Local Units of Government Measure (1998) Defeated

1994

  1. Missouri Amendment 1, Alternative County Government Form Measure (1994) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 7, Tax Increase Limits Initiative (1994) Defeated

1992

  1. Arizona Proposition 104, Local Spending Limit Adjustment Elections Amendment (1992) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 1, Four-Sevenths Majority for Tax Increases Measure (1992) Defeated
  3. Missouri Amendment 10, St. Louis Bond Issue Approval Requirement Measure (1992) Defeated
  4. Missouri Amendment 5, Earthquake-Proofing Bonds Measure (August 1992) Defeated
  5. Missouri Amendment 8, Reallocation of Motor Fuel Tax Measure (August 1992) Approved

1990

  1. California Proposition 136, Changes to Vote Requirements for New or Increased Taxes Initiative (1990) Defeated
  2. Massachusetts Question 5, Changes to Local Aid Fund Distribution Initiative (1990) Approved
  3. Missouri Amendment 3, Four-Sevenths Majority for Tax Increases Measure (August 1990) Defeated

1988

  1. Oklahoma State Question 616, Bond Issue Purposes Amendment (August 1988) Approved
  2. Utah Initiative A, Create Tax Limitations, Require Voter Approval for Local Taxes, and Limit Government Spending Measure (1988) Defeated

1986

  1. Missouri Amendment 5, Authority to Issue Public Improvement Bonds Measure (1986) Defeated
  2. Missouri Amendment 7, Allow Municipalities to Jointly Issue Revenue Bonds Measure (1986) Approved

1984

  1. Missouri Constitutional Amendment 4, Public Improvements Bond Measure (August 1984) Defeated

1983

  1. New York Amendment 2, Limits on Indebtedness by Municipalities Relating to Sewage Facilities Amendment (1983) Approved
  2. Washington SJR 112, Energy Conservation Funds Amendment (1983) Defeated

1982

  1. Missouri Amendment 11, Four-Sevenths Vote to Issue Bonds Measure (1982) Defeated

1980

  1. Massachusetts Question 2, "Proposition 2½" Limit on Property Taxes Initiative (1980) Approved
  2. Massachusetts Question 5, Require Local Approval or State Funding for Mandated Municipal Employment Costs Amendment (1980) Approved
  3. Missouri Amendment 5, State and Local Tax Limits Initiative (1980) Approved
  4. Utah Initiative B, Property Tax Limit and Vote Requirements for New Taxes Measure (1980) Defeated

1978

  1. Michigan Proposal E, Tax Limitations and Funding Requirements Initiative (1978) Approved
  2. Michigan Proposal J, Tax Limitations and Program Funding Initiative (1978) Defeated
  3. Missouri Amendment 10, Allow Counties to Increase Property Taxes for Road and Bridge Measure (1978) Approved
  4. Missouri Amendment 22, Reduce Local Town Rates of Levy for Taxes Measure (1978) Approved
  5. Missouri Amendment 5, Increase Gasoline Tax Measure (August 1978) Defeated
  6. Missouri Amendment 6, County Utility and Airport Bonds Measure (1978) Approved

1976

  1. Colorado Amendment No. 10, Voter Approval for Taxes Initiative (1976) Defeated
  2. Michigan Proposal C, Tax Limitation Initiative (1976) Defeated

1974

  1. Utah Proposition 4, Permit the Legislature to Authorize Special Service Districts Amendment (1974) Approved

1972

  1. Missouri Amendment 1, Tax Exemptions Measure (1972) Approved

1970

  1. Missouri Amendment 3, Increase Maximum Local Property Tax Rate Without Voter Approval Measure (1970) Defeated

1966

  1. Massachusetts Question 5, Sales Tax Referendum (1966) Approved
  2. Massachusetts Question 6, Temporary Sales Tax and Creation of Local Aid Fund Advisory Question (1966) Approved

1965

  1. Missouri Amendment 2, Disposal of City Plants for Manufacturing Measure (August 1965) Approved

1964

  1. Georgia Amendment 7, Workmen's Compensation Measure (1964) Approved

1962

  1. Missouri Amendment 1, Allocate Portion of State Gas Tax to Local Governments Measure (March 1962) Approved

1960

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Funding and Taxes for Schools Amendment (1960) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 4, Municipal Indebtedness Measure (1960) Approved

1955

  1. Michigan Proposal 3, State Borrowing for School District Loans and School Bond Repayment Amendment (April 1955) Approved

1952

  1. Georgia Amendment 17, City of Macon Revenue Certificates for Hospital Funding Measure (1952) Approved
  2. Georgia Amendment 24, Chatham County Hospital Bonds Measure (1952) Approved
  3. Georgia Amendment 27, Atkinson County Refunding Bonds Measure (1952) Approved
  4. South Dakota Amendment B, Educational Fund Investments Measure (1952) Approved

1950

  1. Georgia Amendment 20, Forsyth County Bonds Measure (1950) Approved

1948

  1. Alabama Public Utility Maintenance Tax, Amendment 6 (1948, November) Approved
  2. Michigan Proposal 5, Allow Local Governments to Extend Property Tax Limit Increases to Twenty Years with Majority Voter Approval Initiative (1948) Approved
  3. Missouri Amendment 1, Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Increase Measure (1948) Defeated

1945

  1. Georgia Amendment 7, Fulton County Business Regulation and License Tax Measure (August 1945) Approved

1944

  1. Missouri Amendment 1, Public School Fund Management Measure (1944) Approved

1943

  1. Georgia Amendment 18, Glenwood Bonded Debt Measure (August 1943) Approved
  2. Georgia Amendment 21, Fulton County Temporary Loans Measure (August 1943) Approved
  3. Georgia Amendment 24, Cobb County Funding Bonds Measure (August 1943) Approved
  4. Georgia Amendment 25, Ray City Bonded Debt Measure (August 1943) Approved
  5. Georgia Amendment 26, Fulton County and City of Atlanta Promotion Measure (August 1943) Approved
  6. Georgia Amendment 27, Richmond County Retirement Fund Measure (August 1943) Approved

1942

  1. Missouri Amendment 1, Authorization of School Taxes Measure (1942) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 2, Equalize County Property Tax Rate Authority Measure (1942) Approved

1941

  1. Georgia Amendment 10, City of Doerun Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  2. Georgia Amendment 11, Miller County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  3. Georgia Amendment 14, City of Crawford Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  4. Georgia Amendment 15, Cobb County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  5. Georgia Amendment 16, City of Claxton Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  6. Georgia Amendment 18, City of Waycross Indebtedness Measure (June 1941) Approved
  7. Georgia Amendment 19, Irwin County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  8. Georgia Amendment 23, Hancock County Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  9. Georgia Amendment 24, Cook County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  10. Georgia Amendment 25, City of Macon Defense Debt Measure (June 1941) Approved
  11. Georgia Amendment 26, Mitchell County Board of Education Loans Measure (June 1941) Approved
  12. Georgia Amendment 27, City of Macon Tax Measure (June 1941) Approved
  13. Georgia Amendment 28, City of Vidalia Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  14. Georgia Amendment 29, City of Hazlehurst Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  15. Georgia Amendment 3, Hart County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  16. Georgia Amendment 31, Irwin County Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  17. Georgia Amendment 33, Bibb County Loans Measure (June 1941) Approved
  18. Georgia Amendment 34, City of Gainesville Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  19. Georgia Amendment 36, City of Reidsville Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  20. Georgia Amendment 37, City of Abbeville Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  21. Georgia Amendment 38, Wilcox County Bond Indebtedness Measure (June 1941) Approved
  22. Georgia Amendment 39, Dade County Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  23. Georgia Amendment 4, Toombs County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  24. Georgia Amendment 41, City of Lexington Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  25. Georgia Amendment 44, Cook County Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  26. Georgia Amendment 45, Quitman County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  27. Georgia Amendment 46, Miller County Warrant Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  28. Georgia Amendment 49, Evans County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  29. Georgia Amendment 5, Paulding County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  30. Georgia Amendment 50, City of Stone Mountain Refunding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  31. Georgia Amendment 51, Walker County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  32. Georgia Amendment 59, Chattooga County Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  33. Georgia Amendment 6, Jeff Davis County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  34. Georgia Amendment 61, Baker County Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  35. Georgia Amendment 62, City of Cochran Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  36. Georgia Amendment 63, City of Unadilla Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  37. Georgia Amendment 64, Calhoun County Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  38. Georgia Amendment 65, Savannah River Wharf Funding for National Gypsum Company Measure (June 1941) Approved
  39. Georgia Amendment 67, Catoosa County Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  40. Georgia Amendment 68, State Advertisement Measure (June 1941) Approved
  41. Georgia Amendment 7, Oglethorpe County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  42. Georgia Amendment 70, Bibb County Defense Debt Measure (June 1941) Approved
  43. Georgia Amendment 8, Dodge County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved
  44. Georgia Amendment 9, Wilcox County Funding Bonds Measure (June 1941) Approved

1940

  1. Missouri Amendment 7, Reduce Motor Vehicle License Fees Initiative (1940) Defeated
  2. South Dakota Amendment C, Investment of Permanent School Funds Measure (1940) Defeated
  3. Texas Proposition 4, Red River County Indebtedness Amendment (1940) Defeated

1939

  1. Georgia Amendment 10, City of Carrollton Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  2. Georgia Amendment 12, City of Macon Debt Payment Measure (June 1939) Approved
  3. Georgia Amendment 13, Fulton County Pension Fund Measure (June 1939) Approved
  4. Georgia Amendment 14, City of Quitman Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  5. Georgia Amendment 15, City of Fitzgerald Advertising and Industry Promotion Tax Measure (June 1939) Approved
  6. Georgia Amendment 16, City of Quitman Loans Measure (June 1939) Approved
  7. Georgia Amendment 18, City of Greenville Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  8. Georgia Amendment 21, City of Sylvania Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  9. Georgia Amendment 22, City of Ocilla Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  10. Georgia Amendment 24, Bacon County Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  11. Georgia Amendment 25, City of Augusta Loans Measure (June 1939) Approved
  12. Georgia Amendment 26, City of Nashville Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  13. Georgia Amendment 27, City of Ocilla Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  14. Georgia Amendment 29, City of Ray City Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  15. Georgia Amendment 30, Tift County Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  16. Georgia Amendment 33, Town of Bowdon Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  17. Georgia Amendment 7, City of Pearson Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved
  18. Georgia Amendment 9, City of Blackshear Bonds Measure (June 1939) Approved

1938

  1. Georgia Amendment 1, City of Adel Bonded Debt Measure (1938) Approved
  2. Georgia Amendment 14, City of Homerville Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  3. Georgia Amendment 15, County Authority to Levy Taxes for Hospital Care Measure (1938) Approved
  4. Georgia Amendment 16, City of Jefferson Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  5. Georgia Amendment 18, City of Macon Loans Measure (1938) Approved
  6. Georgia Amendment 2, City of Baxley Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  7. Georgia Amendment 20, City of Savannah Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  8. Georgia Amendment 21, Town of Sparks Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  9. Georgia Amendment 22, City of Vidalia Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  10. Georgia Amendment 23, Town of Willacoochee Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  11. Georgia Amendment 4, City of Blue Ridge Bonded Debt Measure (1938) Approved
  12. Georgia Amendment 6, Cobb County Fire Districts Measure (1938) Approved
  13. Georgia Amendment 7, City of Dublin Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  14. Georgia Amendment 8, City of Eastman Bonds Measure (1938) Approved
  15. Georgia Amendment 9, Fannin County Loans Measure (1938) Approved
  16. Missouri Amendment 3, County Hospital Tax Measure (1938) Defeated

1936

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 2, Incorporation of Counties Amendment (1936) Defeated

1930

  1. Georgia Amendment 11, City of Lakeland Railway Measure (1930) Approved
  2. Georgia Amendment 9, Glynn and McIntosh County Taxes and Bonds Measure (1930) Approved
  3. Missouri Proposition 3, Payment of Public Utilities Bonds Measure (1930) Defeated
  4. South Dakota Amendment B, Collection and Allocation of Fines Measure (1930) Approved

1924

  1. Alabama Road Improvement Taxes, Amendment 5 (1924) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 12, Revise Taxation Limit and Revolving Funds Measure (February 1924) Defeated

1922

  1. South Dakota Amendment D, Special Assessment on River Drainage Lands Measure (1922) Defeated

1920

  1. Missouri Amendment 4, Property Tax for Road Districts Measure (1920) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 7, City Debt Limit Increase for Utilities Measure (1920) Approved

1918

  1. Missouri Amendment 3, Allow County Courts to Levy Property Tax for Roads and Bridges Measure (1918) Defeated

1914

  1. Missouri Amendment 15, Taxes and Bonds Petitions for Road Maintenance Initiative (1914) Defeated
  2. Missouri Amendment 2, Increase Kansas City Debt Limit for Public Utilities Measure (1914) Defeated
  3. Missouri Amendment 5, Increase Debt Limit for Subway Construction Measure (1914) Defeated
  4. Missouri Amendment 6, Local Government Property Tax for Road Funding Measure (1914) Defeated

1912

  1. California Proposition 2, Irrigation District Bond Securities Rules Amendment (1912) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 3, Increase Local Property Tax Limit for School and Public Building Funding Measure (1912) Defeated
  3. Utah Amendment 2, Increase Debt Limit for Large Cities Measure (1912) Defeated

1910

  1. Michigan Increase Bonded Indebtedness for Certain Counties Amendment (1910) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 9, Local Property Tax Rate Limit Increase Measure (1910) Defeated

1908

  1. Missouri Amendment 2, Road and Bridge Maintenance Tax Measure (1908) Approved
  2. Missouri Amendment 5, County and Local Authority of Taxes Measure (1908) Defeated
  3. Missouri Amendment 6, Debt Exemption for Municipal Utilities Measure (1908) Defeated
  4. Missouri Amendment 8, Indebtedness for Subway Construction Measure (1908) Defeated

1899

  1. Michigan County Debt for Road System Amendment (April 1899) Approved

1893

  1. Michigan Authorize Grand Rapids to Issue Bonds for Grand River Navigation Improvements Amendment (April 1893) Approved

1880

  1. Michigan Aid for a Railroad Bridge or Tunnel Amendment (1880) Defeated

1877

  1. Connecticut Question 2, Prohibiting Municipalities from Providing Funds to Railroad Companies Amendment (1877) Approved

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