Local law enforcement on the ballot

This page contains information about local ballot measures regarding violent and non-violent crimes, prison populations, sentencing, policies related to police and sheriffs, prisoner rights, and victim rights.

See also: Changes to policing policy in the states and 100 largest cities, 2020

This page includes:

• notable trends and measures
• related law enforcement topics and
• a full list of local ballot measures dealing with law enforcement by state and year.

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Ballot measures lists

By state Alaska Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition 9, Parking Enforcement Charter Amendment (April 2018) Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition 10, Permit Peace Officers to Enforce Vehicle Violations Charter Amendment (April 2019) Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 4, Law Enforcement Property Tax (April 2021) Arizona Tucson, Arizona, Proposition 205, Sanctuary City Initiative (November 2019) California San Francisco, California, Proposition K, Decriminalization of Prostitution Initiative (November 2008) San Francisco, California, Citizen Complaints Office Investigations of Police Shootings, Proposition D (June 2016) San Francisco, California, Police Oversight Amendment, Proposition G (November 2016) San Francisco, California, Neighborhood Crime Unit Creation, Proposition R (November 2016) San Diego, California, Community Review Board on Police Practices, Measure G (November 2016) Oakland, California, Civilian Police Commission, Measure LL (November 2016) Los Angeles, California, Civilian Review of Police Disciplinary Matters, Measure C (May 2017) Palos Verdes Estates, California, Measure E, Law Enforcement Parcel Tax (April 2018) San Francisco, California, Proposition H, Tasers for Police Officers (June 2018) Claremont, California, Measure SC, Police Building Bond Issue (June 2018) Santa Cruz, California, Measure T, Repeal of Marijuana Law Enforcement Ordinance (June 2018) Humboldt County, California, Measure K, Sanctuary Initiative (November 2018) San Diego, California, Measure N, Reinstatement of Industrial Disability Benefit for Police (November 2018) Los Angeles County, California, Measure R, Civilian Police Oversight Commission and Jail Plan Initiative (March 2020) Parlier, California, Measure G, Law Enforcement Parcel Tax (November 2020) San Francisco, California, Proposition D, Sheriff's Department Oversight Board Charter Amendment (November 2020) Tulelake, California, Measure N, Public Safety Parcel Tax (November 2020) Trinity County, California, Measure K, Law Enforcement Sales Tax (November 2020) Berkeley, California, Measure II, Police Accountability Charter Amendment (November 2020) Los Angeles County, California, Measure J, Budget Allocation for Alternatives to Incarceration Charter Amendment (November 2020) Orange Cove, California, Measure S, Police and Fire Services Parcel Tax (March 2021) Contra Costa County Service Area P-2 Zone B, California, Measure K, Police Services Parcel Tax (May 2021) Parlier, California, Measure Q, Parcel Tax (June 2021) Los Angeles County, Measure A, Removal of Sheriff for Cause Amendment (November 2022) Colorado Denver, Colorado, Measure 2C, Police Department Lateral Recruits Charter Amendment (November 2018) Aurora, Colorado, Measure 3I, Continuing the Photo Red Light Enforcement Program (November 2018) Aurora, Colorado, Measure 3J, Extension of Fire and Police Probationary Period (November 2018) Denver, Colorado, Psilocybin Mushroom Initiative (November 2018) Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 301, Psilocybin Mushroom Initiative (May 2019) Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 300, "Right to Survive" Initiative (May 2019) Denver, Colorado, Ballot Measure 2E, City Council Confirmation Requirement for Certain Mayoral Appointments Charter Amendment (November 2020) Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2G, Allow Citizen Oversight Board to Appoint the Independent Monitor Charter Amendment (November 2021) District of Columbia Washington, D.C., Initiative 81, Entheogenic Plants and Fungus Measure (2020) Florida Hialeah, Florida, Property Tax to Aid Response to Mass Shootings (August 2018) Belleair, Florida, Vote Requirements to Abolish Municipal and Police Departments Amendment (March 2022) Georgia Glynn County, Georgia, Abolish County Police Department Measure (November 2020) Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Property Tax for Police (April 2018) East Baton Rouge Parish Law Enforcement District, Louisiana, Property Tax Renewal (July 2020) Maine Maine Question 9, Increase Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (1985) Augusta, Maine, Police Station Bond Referendum (June 2021) Michigan Detroit, Michigan, Proposal E, Decriminalization of Entheogenic Plants Measure (November 2021) Minnesota City of Minneapolis Police Personal Insurance Charter Amendment (2016) Minneapolis, Minnesota, Replace Police Department with the Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention Charter Amendment (November 2020) Minneapolis, Minnesota, Remove Minimum Police Department Funding Requirement from the Charter Amendment (November 2020) Minneapolis, Minnesota, Question 2, Replace Police Department with Department of Public Safety Initiative (November 2021) Missouri City of Ferguson Mandatory Body Cameras for Police Officers Initiative (2016) St. Louis, Missouri, Proposition 1, City Equipment Bond Issue (August 2018) Jackson County, Missouri, Question 1, Communications Service Fee for 9-1-1 System Fund (November 2020) New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Safety Bonds (November 2021) New York New York City Ballot Question 2, Civilian Complaint Review Board Charter Amendment (November 2019) Albany, New York, Proposal 7, Community Police Review Board Authority for Investigations and Oversight of Complaints against Police (November 2021) Ohio Dayton, Ohio, Issue 6, Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Initiative (November 2018) Toledo, Ohio, Question 1, Restrict Jail Construction to Downtown Overlay District Initiative (February 2019) Akron, Ohio, Issue 2, Release of Recordings from Police Body and Dashboard Cameras after Use of Force Charter Amendment (November 2020) Dayton, Ohio, Issue 6, Police and Firefighter Applicants Pool Amendment (May 2021) Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Proposition 12, Police Bond Issue (September 2017) Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, County Jail Bond Measure (June 2022) Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Ballot Question 1, Police Advisory Commission Funds Charter Amendment (May 2018) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 4, Public Safety Enforcement Officers Charter Amendment (May 2019) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 2, Office of the Victim Advocate Amendment (November 2020) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Independent Citizen Police Review Board Charter Amendment (November 2020) Allentown, Pennsylvania, Mobile Community Responder Alternative Police Team Initiative (November 2023) Texas Austin, Texas, Proposition A, Marijuana Decriminalization and Prohibit No-Knock Warrants Initiative (May 2022) San Antonio, Texas, Public Safety Facilities Improvements Bond Issue, Proposition No. 5 (May 2017) Dallas, Texas, Police and Fire Facilities Bond Issue, Proposition G (November 2017) Houston, Texas, Proposition B, City Firefighters Charter Amendment (November 2018) Corpus Christi, Texas, Proposition E, Public Safety Facilities (November 2018) Austin, Texas, Proposition F, Public Safety Bond Issue (November 2018) Fort Worth, Texas, Proposition A, Crime Control and Prevention District Sales Tax Renewal (July 2020) Kyle, Texas, Proposition F, Police Department Oversight Charter Amendment (November 2020) Corpus Christi, Texas, Proposition C, Public Safety Facilities Bond Issue (November 2020) Lubbock County, Texas, Proposition A, Law Enforcement Property Tax (November 2021) Austin, Texas, Proposition A, Police Policies on Minimum Number of Officers, Training Requirements, and Demographic Representation Initiative (November 2021) Austin, Texas, Proposition B, Prohibition on Sitting, Lying, and Camping and Limiting Solicitation in Public Areas Initiative (May 2021) Austin, Texas, Proposition C, Appointed Director of Police Oversight Amendment (May 2021) Plano, Texas, Proposition B, Police Headquarters Bond Measure (May 2025) Plano, Texas, Proposition C, Police Training Center Bond Measure (May 2025) Washington King County, Washington, Proposition 1, Automated Fingerprint Identification System Services Property Tax (August 2018) King County, Washington, Charter Amendment 1, Mandatory Inquests for Police-Related Deaths (November 2020) By year 2025 Plano, Texas, Proposition B, Police Headquarters Bond Measure (May 2025) Plano, Texas, Proposition C, Police Training Center Bond Measure (May 2025) 2024 Atlanta, Georgia, Police Training Facility "Stop Cop City" Referendum (March 2024) 2023 Allentown, Pennsylvania, Mobile Community Responder Alternative Police Team Initiative (November 2023) 2022 Austin, Texas, Proposition A, Marijuana Decriminalization and Prohibit No-Knock Warrants Initiative (May 2022) Los Angeles County, Measure A, Removal of Sheriff for Cause Amendment (November 2022) Augusta, Maine, Fire Services and Infrastructure Bond Measure (March 2022) Belleair, Florida, Vote Requirements to Abolish Municipal and Police Departments Amendment (March 2022) Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, County Jail Bond Measure (June 2022) 2021 Minneapolis, Minnesota, Question 2, Replace Police Department with Department of Public Safety Initiative (November 2021) Albany, New York, Proposal 7, Community Police Review Board Authority for Investigations and Oversight of Complaints against Police (November 2021) Denver, Colorado, Referred Question 2G, Allow Citizen Oversight Board to Appoint the Independent Monitor Charter Amendment (November 2021) Detroit, Michigan, Proposal E, Decriminalization of Entheogenic Plants Measure (November 2021) Albuquerque, New Mexico, Public Safety Bonds (November 2021) Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition No. 4, Law Enforcement Property Tax (April 2021) Austin, Texas, Proposition A, Police Policies on Minimum Number of Officers, Training Requirements, and Demographic Representation Initiative (November 2021) Austin, Texas, Proposition B, Prohibition on Sitting, Lying, and Camping and Limiting Solicitation in Public Areas Initiative (May 2021) Austin, Texas, Proposition C, Appointed Director of Police Oversight Amendment (May 2021) Orange Cove, California, Measure S, Police and Fire Services Parcel Tax (March 2021) Contra Costa County Service Area P-2 Zone B, California, Measure K, Police Services Parcel Tax (May 2021) Parlier, California, Measure Q, Parcel Tax (June 2021) Augusta, Maine, Police Station Bond Referendum (June 2021) Dayton, Ohio, Issue 6, Police and Firefighter Applicants Pool Amendment (May 2021) Lubbock County, Texas, Proposition A, Law Enforcement Property Tax (November 2021) 2020 Local police-related ballot measures following the killing of and protests about George Floyd (November 2020) Glynn County, Georgia, Abolish County Police Department Measure (November 2020) Minneapolis, Minnesota, Replace Police Department with the Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention Charter Amendment (November 2020) Washington, D.C., Initiative 81, Entheogenic Plants and Fungus Measure (2020) Minneapolis, Minnesota, Remove Minimum Police Department Funding Requirement from the Charter Amendment (November 2020) Kyle, Texas, Proposition F, Police Department Oversight Charter Amendment (November 2020) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Independent Citizen Police Review Board Charter Amendment (November 2020) San Francisco, California, Proposition D, Sheriff's Department Oversight Board Charter Amendment (November 2020) Los Angeles County, California, Measure R, Civilian Police Oversight Commission and Jail Plan Initiative (March 2020) King County, Washington, Charter Amendment 1, Mandatory Inquests for Police-Related Deaths (November 2020) Akron, Ohio, Issue 2, Release of Recordings from Police Body and Dashboard Cameras after Use of Force Charter Amendment (November 2020) Berkeley, California, Measure II, Police Accountability Charter Amendment (November 2020) Los Angeles County, California, Measure J, Budget Allocation for Alternatives to Incarceration Charter Amendment (November 2020) Parlier, California, Measure G, Law Enforcement Parcel Tax (November 2020) Tulelake, California, Measure N, Public Safety Parcel Tax (November 2020) Trinity County, California, Measure K, Law Enforcement Sales Tax (November 2020) Denver, Colorado, Ballot Measure 2E, City Council Confirmation Requirement for Certain Mayoral Appointments Charter Amendment (November 2020) East Baton Rouge Parish Law Enforcement District, Louisiana, Property Tax Renewal (July 2020) Jackson County, Missouri, Question 1, Communications Service Fee for 9-1-1 System Fund (November 2020) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 2, Office of the Victim Advocate Amendment (November 2020) Fort Worth, Texas, Proposition A, Crime Control and Prevention District Sales Tax Renewal (July 2020) Corpus Christi, Texas, Proposition C, Public Safety Facilities Bond Issue (November 2020) 2019 Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition 10, Permit Peace Officers to Enforce Vehicle Violations Charter Amendment (April 2019) Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 301, Psilocybin Mushroom Initiative (May 2019) Denver, Colorado, Initiated Ordinance 300, "Right to Survive" Initiative (May 2019) Denver, Colorado, Airport Employees Minimum Wage Increase Initiative (May 2019) Tucson, Arizona, Proposition 205, Sanctuary City Initiative (November 2019) New York City Ballot Question 2, Civilian Complaint Review Board Charter Amendment (November 2019) Toledo, Ohio, Question 1, Restrict Jail Construction to Downtown Overlay District Initiative (February 2019) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 4, Public Safety Enforcement Officers Charter Amendment (May 2019) 2018 San Francisco, California, Proposition H, Tasers for Police Officers (June 2018) Denver, Colorado, Measure 2C, Police Department Lateral Recruits Charter Amendment (November 2018) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Property Tax for Police (April 2018) Humboldt County, California, Measure K, Sanctuary Initiative (November 2018) San Diego, California, Measure N, Reinstatement of Industrial Disability Benefit for Police (November 2018) Denver, Colorado, Psilocybin Mushroom Initiative (November 2018) Aurora, Colorado, Measure 3I, Continuing the Photo Red Light Enforcement Program (November 2018) Aurora, Colorado, Measure 3J, Extension of Fire and Police Probationary Period (November 2018) Anchorage, Alaska, Proposition 9, Parking Enforcement Charter Amendment (April 2018) Palos Verdes Estates, California, Measure E, Law Enforcement Parcel Tax (April 2018) Claremont, California, Measure SC, Police Building Bond Issue (June 2018) Santa Cruz, California, Measure T, Repeal of Marijuana Law Enforcement Ordinance (June 2018) Hialeah, Florida, Property Tax to Aid Response to Mass Shootings (August 2018) St. Louis, Missouri, Proposition 1, City Equipment Bond Issue (August 2018) Dayton, Ohio, Issue 6, Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Initiative (November 2018) Philadelphia, Ballot Question 1, Police Advisory Commission Funds Charter Amendment (May 2018) Houston, Texas, Proposition B, City Firefighters Charter Amendment (November 2018) Corpus Christi, Texas, Proposition E, Public Safety Facilities (November 2018) Austin, Texas, Proposition F, Public Safety Bond Issue (November 2018) King County, Washington, Proposition 1, Automated Fingerprint Identification System Services Property Tax (August 2018) 2017 Los Angeles, California, Civilian Review of Police Disciplinary Matters, Measure C (May 2017) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Proposition 12, Police Bond Issue (September 2017) San Antonio, Texas, Public Safety Facilities Improvements Bond Issue, Proposition No. 5 (May 2017) Dallas, Texas, Police and Fire Facilities Bond Issue, Proposition G (November 2017) 2016 San Francisco, California, Police Oversight Amendment, Proposition G (November 2016) San Francisco, California, Citizen Complaints Office Investigations of Police Shootings, Proposition D (June 2016) City of Minneapolis Police Personal Insurance Charter Amendment (2016) San Francisco, California, Neighborhood Crime Unit Creation, Proposition R (November 2016) San Diego, California, Community Review Board on Police Practices, Measure G (November 2016) Oakland, California, Civilian Police Commission, Measure LL (November 2016) City of Ferguson Mandatory Body Cameras for Police Officers Initiative (2016) 2015 City of Tucson Photographic Traffic Enforcement Ban Initiative, Proposition 201 (November 2015) City of Ferguson Mandatory Body Cameras for Police Officers Initiative (2016) King County Civilian Law Enforcement Oversight, Charter Amendment No. 1 (November 2015) 2014 City of San Jose Police Services Spending Increase Measure (June 2014) City of Downey Police and Fire Staffing Charter Amendment 14, Measure B (June 2014) 2013 City of Sunnyvale Gun Safety Regulations, Measure C (November 2013) 2012 Highwood City Emergency System Question (November 2012) 2008 City of Needles Police Feasibility Study, Measure I (November 2008) San Francisco Criminals Forfeit Retirement, Proposition C (June 2008) San Francisco, California, Proposition K, Decriminalization of Prostitution Initiative (November 2008) 1985 Maine Question 9, Increase Sheriff Term Limits Amendment (1985)

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