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Eleven statewide ballot measures were certified to appear on the ballot in Louisiana in 2022. Eight of the measures were certified for the November 8 ballot, of which, three were approved and five were defeated. Three measures were certified for the December 10 ballot and all three were approved.
On the ballot
November 8, 2022:
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Increase the portion of certain state funds that can be invested in equities from 35% to 65% |
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475,019 (36%) |
848,366 (64%) |
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| Amendment 2 | Expand property tax exemptions for disabled veterans with a service-related disability |
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973,937 (73%) |
361,378 (27%) |
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| Amendment 3 | Allow classified and civil service employees to publicly support the election campaigns of individuals in their immediate family when off duty |
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434,549 (33%) |
890,055 (67%) |
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| Amendment 4 | Allow local governments to waive water charges for customers when damages are not caused by the customer |
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994,361 (75%) |
332,306 (25%) |
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| Amendment 5 | Provide that property tax rates can be increased by a two-thirds vote of a taxing authority up to the maximum rate allowed by the constitution |
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554,257 (43%) |
740,006 (57%) |
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| Amendment 6 | Limit the increase in the assessed value of residential property in Orleans Parish to 10% of the property's assessed value |
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636,105 (50%) |
643,076 (50%) |
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| Amendment 7 | Repeal language allowing involuntary servitude as criminal punishments |
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508,852 (39%) |
790,787 (61%) |
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| Amendment 8 | Remove the annual income recertification requirement to receive special assessment property tax rates for homeowners that are permanently and totally disabled |
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717,702 (55%) |
593,863 (45%) |
December 10, 2022:
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Amendment 1 | Prohibit the state and local governments from allowing noncitizens to vote |
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314,678 (73%) |
113,808 (27%) |
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| Amendment 2 | Amend the constitution to require senate confirmation of State Civil Service Commission appointees |
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300,635 (71%) |
123,250 (29%) |
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| Amendment 3 | Amend the constitution to require senate confirmation of State Police Commission appointees |
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305,007 (72%) |
118,538 (28%) |
Referral of 2022 constitutional amendments
The following table illustrates the vote requirements for the constitutional amendments certified for the ballot as of the 2021 legislative session, the votes the amendment received, and how Democrats and Republicans voted on the amendment in each legislative chamber. The legislature may refer more measures to the 2022 ballot during its 2022 legislative session.
| Louisiana Property Tax Exemptions for Certain Disabled Veterans and Spouses Amendment | Democrats | Republicans | |||
| Senate: | Required: 26 | Yes votes: 37 (97.37%) | No votes: 0 (0.00%) | Yes: 11; No: 0 | Yes: 26; No: 0 |
| House: | Required: 70 | Yes votes: 95 (90.47%) | No votes: 0 (0.00%) | Yes: 31; No: 0 | Yes: 62; No: 0 |
| Louisiana Senate Confirmation for Appointees to State Police Commission Amendment | Democrats | Republicans | |||
| Senate: | Required: 26 | Yes votes: 32 (84.21%) | No votes: 0 (0.00%) | Yes: 7; No: 0 | Yes: 25; No: 0 |
| House: | Required: 70 | Yes votes: 88 (83.81%) | No votes: 3 (2.86%) | Yes: 29; No: 0 | Yes: 56; No: 3 |
| Louisiana Senate Confirmation for Appointees to State Civil Service Commission Amendment | Democrats | Republicans | |||
| Senate: | Required: 26 | Yes votes: 32 (84.21%) | No votes: 0 (0.00%) | Yes: 7; No: 0 | Yes: 25; No: 0 |
| House: | Required: 70 | Yes votes: 95 (96.15%) | No votes: 0 (0.00%) | Yes: 29; No: 0 | Yes: 63; No: 0 |
| Louisiana Citizen Requirement for Voting Amendment | Democrats | Republicans | |||
| Senate: | Required: 26 | Yes votes: 30 (78.95%) | No votes: 1 (2.63%) | Yes: 5; No: 1 | Yes: 25; No: 0 |
| House: | Required: 70 | Yes votes: 72 (68.57%) | No votes: 17 (16.19%) | Yes: 5; No: 17 | Yes: 64; No: 0 |
Getting measures on the ballot
Citizens
In Louisiana, citizens do not have the power to initiate statewide initiatives or referendums. As of 2021, voters of Louisiana had never voted on a ballot measure to authorize a statewide initiative and referendum process.
Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature can refer statewide ballot measures, in the form of constitutional amendments, to the ballot in odd-numbered years and even-numbered years. The Louisiana Constitution requires a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 70 votes in the Louisiana House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Louisiana State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
Historical facts
In Louisiana, a total of 272 ballot measures appeared on statewide ballots between 1985 and 2021. One hundred ninety (190) ballot measures were approved, and 82 ballot measures were defeated.
| Louisiana statewide ballot measures, 1985-2021 | |||||||
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Local ballot measures
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Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Expenditure Limit and Growth Formula Amendment (HB 273) | State budget | Removes the expenditure limit growth formula from the Louisiana Constitution and allows the state legislature to provide for the expenditure limit and growth formula (not to exceed a 5% growth rate) in state law | 
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| LRCA | State Income Taxes Amendment (HB 274) | Taxes | Amends the Louisiana Constitution to provide that income tax rates and brackets shall be provided for in state law and eliminate the ability to deduct federal income tax paid from state income taxes |
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| LRCA | Property Tax Exemptions for Certain Capital Investment Projects Amendment (HB 370) | Taxes and Property | Amends the Louisiana Constitution to provide for property tax exemptions for certain capital investment projects |
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| LRCA | Post-Conviction Bail Amendment (SB 4) | Civil and criminal trials | Provides that the state legislature may provide in state law for post-conviction bail rather than solely allowing a judge to set bail |
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| LRCA | Remote Participation and Voting for State Legislators Amendment (SB 225) | State legislatures measures | Allows legislators to participate and vote in open public meetings remotely during a public emergency |
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| LRCA | Prosecuting Juveniles as Adults for Certain Offenses Amendment (SB 234) | Civil and criminal trials | Adds offenses for which juveniles may be prosecuted as adults |
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| LRCA | Increase Appropriations to State Retirement System Unfunded Accrued Liability Amendment (HB 29) | Pension | Increases from 10% to 25% the appropriations of nonrecurring state revenue to unfunded accrued liability of the state employees', teachers', school employees' and state police retirement systems |
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| LRCA | Supplemental Retirement Benefits Funding Amendment (HB 31) | Pension | Funds supplemental retirement benefits using nonrecurring revenue |
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| LRCA | Education Excellence Fund Appropriations to French Immersion Elementary School Amendment (HB 250) | State finance and Education | Appropriates $75,000 a year from the Education Excellence Fund to École Pointe-au-Chien, a French immersion school located in Terrebonne Parish that was established in 2022 |
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| LRCA | Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment (HB 366) | State judiciary | Increases the mandatory retirement age of judges from 70 to 72 |
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| LRCA | Outer Continental Shelf Revenues for Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund Amendment (HB 636) | Taxes and Energy | Allows federal revenues received by the state from energy production (including wind, solar, tidal, wave, and other alternative or renewable energy sources) to be deposited in the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund |
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| LRCA | State and Local Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Commission Amendment (HB 681) | Taxes | Creates the State and Local Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Commission tasked to provide streamlined electronic filing and remittance of all sales and use taxes |
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