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As a state ballot measure topic, public school governance includes measures regarding the administration and oversight of public K-12 education and public schools, including school boards, superintendent selection, and testing and curriculum policies. The topic is grouped within the education 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 public school governance certified for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Louisiana St. George Community School System Authority Amendment (April 2026) - On the ballot

List of ballot measures

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Year

State

2026

1. Louisiana St. George Community School System Authority Amendment (April 2026) - On the ballot

2024

1. Alabama Amendment 1, Allow Franklin County Board of Education to Manage, Sell, or Lease Land in the Franklin County School System Amendment (2024)
2. Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
3. Massachusetts Question 2, Repeal Competency Assessment Requirement for High School Graduation Initiative (2024)
4. Washington Initiative 2081, Parental Right to Review Education Materials, Receive Notifications, and Opt Out of Sexual-Health Education Initiative (2024)

2022

1. West Virginia Amendment 4, Legislative Approval of the State Board of Education Rules Measure (2022)

2020

1. Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020)
2. Washington Referendum 90, Sex Education in Public Schools Measure (2020)

2018

1. South Carolina Amendment 1, Appointed Superintendent of Education Measure (2018)

2016

1. Georgia Authorization of the State Government to Intervene in Failing Local Schools, Amendment 1 (2016)

2015

1. Mississippi Public School Support Amendments, Initiative 42 and Alternative 42 (2015)

2014

1. Colorado School Board Open Meetings, Proposition 104 (2014)
2. New Mexico Dates for School Elections, Amendment 1 (2014)
3. North Dakota School Year Begins After Labor Day Initiative, Measure 8 (2014)

2012

1. Georgia Amendment 1, Provide for State Charter Schools Measure (2012)
2. South Dakota Referred Law 16, Teachers Scholarship, Bonus, and Tenure Policies Referendum (2012)
3. Washington Initiative 1240, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (2012)

2010

1. Hawaii Board of Education Amendment, Question 1 (2010)

2009

1. Maine Question 3, School Consolidation Repeal and Replacement Initiative (2009)

2008

1. Georgia Amendment 2, Education Taxes for Redevelopment Measure (2008)
2. New Mexico School Board, Amendment 1 (2008)
3. New Mexico School Elections Act, Amendment 4 (2008)

2006

1. Alabama Macon County Board of Education Elections, Amendment 3 (2006)
2. Louisiana Central Community School System Act, Amendment 8 (2006)
3. Nebraska Referendum Measure 422, Dissolution of Class I School Districts Referendum (2006)
4. South Dakota Initiated Measure 3, Definition of First Day of School Measure (2006)

2004

1. South Dakota Amendment B, Authorize Transportation and Food Services to Both Public and Private Schools Measure (2004)
2. Washington Referendum 55, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (2004)

2003

1. Louisiana Education Act, Ballot Measure 4 (October 2003)

2002

1. Massachusetts Question 2, English in Public Education Initiative (2002)

2000

1. California Proposition 26, Simple Majority Vote for Local School Bonds and Charter School Facilities Initiative (March 2000)
2. Washington Initiative 729, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (2000)

1999

1. Alabama Popular Election of City Boards of Education, Amendment 3 (1999)
2. Alabama Popular Election of City Boards of Education, Amendment 3 (October 1999)
3. Louisiana Rapides Parish School Grant, Amendment 9 (October 1999)
4. Louisiana Zachary School System, Amendment 3 (1999)

1998

1. Florida Amendment 11, Nonpartisan School Board Elections, Ballot Access Requirements, Public Campaign Financing, and Election Processes Amendment (1998)

1996

1. Kentucky Poll Tax and Separate Schools, Amendment 1 (1996)
2. Nebraska Initiative Measure 411, Right to Quality Education and Education Funding Amendment (1996)
3. Washington Initiative 177, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (1996)

1995

1. Louisiana Baker and Rapides School Districts Amendment (October 1995)

1994

1. Alabama Cullman City Board of Education Amendment (1994)
2. Alabama Recognition of Educational Contributions Amendment (1994)
3. Hawaii Governor Appointed Board of Education, Ballot Measure 3 (1994)
4. Hawaii Limit Board of Education Powers, Ballot Measure 4 (1994)

1993

1. Texas Proposition 2, Allow School Districts to Opt Out of Unfunded State Educational Mandates Amendment (May 1993)

1992

1. Alabama Pell City Board of Education (1992)
2. Georgia Amendment 2, Election of Local School Boards and Superintendents Amendment (1992)
3. Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Amendment (1992)
4. North Dakota Final Offer Resolution, Measure 3 (1992)

1991

1. Missouri Proposition B, Tax Increase for K-12 Education, Higher Education, and Job Training Measure (1991)
2. Oklahoma State Question 639, Replace House Bill 1017 and Education Changes Initiative (October 1991)

1990

1. Kansas Regarding Education, Amendment 1 (1990)
2. Oklahoma State Question 636, Allow Legislature to Set School Attendance Ages Amendment (June 1990)

1989

1. Michigan Proposal A, School Funding Through Sales and Use Tax Increase Amendment (1989)
2. Michigan Proposal B, Taxation and School Funding Amendment (1989)
3. North Dakota Healthcare Education Program, Measure 8 (1989)

1988

1. Georgia Amendment 1, Commissioner of Education Measure (1988)
2. Nevada Question 2, State Lands and Revenue for Educational Purposes Amendment (1988)

1987

1. Mississippi Free Public Schools, Amendment 2 (1987)

1986

1. Kansas Public Education, Amendment 5 (1986)
2. Kentucky Establishes a State Board of Education, Amendment 1 (1986)
3. Nebraska Referendum 400, School Consolidation Referendum (1986)
4. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Expand State Board of Education (1986)
5. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Recall of School Board Members (1986)
6. Utah Proposition 3, Restructure the Education Article Amendment (1986)
7. West Virginia School Board Members Amendment, Amendment 6 (1986)

1984

1. Georgia Amendment 3, Appointment of State School Superintendent Measure (1984)
2. Georgia Referendum 1, Property Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Corporations Measure (1984)
3. South Dakota Amendment A, Duties of Treasurer and Commissioner of Lands Measure (1984)
4. South Dakota Initiated Measure 2, School Start Date Restriction Measure (1984)

1982

1. Arizona Proposition 104, State Board of Education Reorganization Amendment (1982)
2. California Proposition 9, Public Textbook Loan Program for Nonpublic School Students Amendment (1982)
3. Massachusetts Question 1, Allow Public Funds for Private Education and Organizations Amendment (1982)
4. Mississippi State Board of Education, Amendment 1 (1982)
5. West Virginia Fair Education Opportunity Amendment, Amendment 1 (1982)
6. Wisconsin Question 5, Deletion of 1902 Transitional Provision Amendment (1982)

1980

1. Arkansas Equal Educational Opportunity, Initiated Act 1 (1980)
2. Georgia Amendment 3, Tuition Reimbursement for Teachers Measure (1980)
3. Michigan Proposal A, School Funding and Elderly Property Tax Break Initiative (1980)
4. New Mexico Referendum: Number of School Board Members in Large Districts (1980)
5. Oregon Measure 1, Repeal Election of Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment (1980)

1979

1. Louisiana State Board of Education Amendment (1979)

1978

1. California Proposition 4, City Boards of Education Amendment (June 1978)
2. Georgia Amendment 33, School District Merger Requirements Measure (1978)
3. Georgia Amendment 6, Curriculum Laboratory Measure (1978)
4. Hawaii Board of Education, Amendment 19 (1978)
5. Hawaii Discrimination and Hawaiian Studies, Amendment 20 (1978)
6. Hawaii University Board of Regents, Amendment 21 (1978)
7. Massachusetts Question 6, Prohibit Public School Assignment Based on Race, Color, National Origin, or Creed Amendment (1978)
8. Mississippi Segregation, Amendment 4 (1978)
9. Washington Initiative 350, Restriction on Student Busing Measure (1978)

1977

1. New York Amendment 6, Filling Vacancies on the Board of Education Amendment (1977)

1976

1. Georgia Amendment 27, Donation of Books Measure (1976)
2. Missouri Amendment 5, Repeal Segregated Schools Measure (August 1976)
3. Missouri Amendment 7, State Funding for Services, Materials, and Transportation in Private Schools Measure (August 1976)
4. North Dakota Boards of Education Referendum, Amendment 5 (1976)

1974

1. Kansas Board of Education, Amendment 4 (1974)

1972

1. Florida Equal Opportunity Education, Straw Poll 2 (March 1972)
2. Florida Forced Busing, Straw Poll 1 (March 1972)
3. Idaho SJR 124, Compulsory Public School Attendance Amendment (1972)
4. Nebraska Amendment 10, Education Provisions Amendment (1972)
5. South Carolina Establishment of a State Board of Education, Amendment 6 (1972)
6. Utah Proposition 3, Delete Requirement that Cities Have Separate School Districts Amendment (1972)
7. Wisconsin Question 3, Public School Building Use Amendment (April 1972)

1970

1. California Proposition 6, Boards of Education Amendment (June 1970)
2. Hawaii Board of Education, Proposition 1 (1970)
3. Hawaii Superintendent, Proposition 2 (1970)
4. Louisiana Creation of New Educational Institutions Amendment (1970)
5. Louisiana Rapides Parish School District Amendment (1970)
6. New Mexico Referendum: Board of Regents of State Educational Institutions (1970)
7. Virginia Question 1, Constitutional Revision Amendment (1970)

1969

1. Alabama State Education Lands, Amendment 7 (1969)
2. Alabama State education Oversight, Amendment 1 (1969)

1968

1. Arkansas Public Education Age Restriction, Proposed Amendment 53 (1968)
2. Florida Allow School Board Appointment of Superintendents Amendment (May 1968)
3. Louisiana State Board of Education Amendment (1968)
4. Nebraska Amendment 7, University Regents Members Amendment (1968)
5. South Dakota Amendment E, Appointment of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Measure (1968)
6. South Dakota Referred Law 2, School District Reorganization Measure (1968)

1966

1. Alabama School District Formation, Amendment 5 (1966)
2. Arkansas School District Reorganization, Initiated Act 1 (1966)
3. Georgia Amendment 6, Election of County Boards of Education Amendment (1966)
4. Nebraska Amendment 4, Board of Education Membership Amendment (1966)
5. North Dakota County Superintendents Referendum, Number 2 (1966)
6. North Dakota School Board Proceedings Publication Initiative, Number 5 (1966)
7. West Virginia Better Schools Amendment, Amendment 5 (1966)

1964

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Commissioner of Education Initiative (1964)

1962

1. Arkansas Amendment 51, Right to Free Public Education Regardless of Refusal to Attend Integrated Schools Amendment (1962)
2. Georgia Amendment 1, "Freedom from Compulsory Association in Public Education" Measure (1962)

1960

1. Arkansas Free Education for All Children, Proposed Amendment 52 (1960)
2. Georgia Amendment 15, Establishment of Vocational Schools Amendment (1960)
3. Georgia Amendment 3, State Board of Education Amendment (1960)
4. Nebraska Amendment 9, Commissioner of Education Initiative (1960)

1958

1. Alabama Marion County School Provisions, Amendment 2 (November, 1958)
2. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1958)
3. North Dakota School District Reorganization, Initiative 5 (1958)
4. West Virginia Better Schools Amendment, Amendment 3 (1958)
5. West Virginia State Superintendent of Free Schools Amendment, Amendment 2 (1958)

1957

1. Kentucky Commissioner of Education Referendum (1957)

1956

1. Alabama Amendment 2, Repeal Requirement for Public School System, Allow Private Entities to Operate Schools, and Permit Parents to Choose Schools Based on Race Measure (August 1956)
2. Arkansas Amendment 47, Direct State Legislature to Oppose Federal Desegregation Rulings Initiative (1956)
3. Arkansas Call for Federal Constitutional Amendment for State Authority to Provide Racially Segregated Schools Initiative (1956)
4. Arkansas Initiated Act 2, Criteria for Public School Student Assignment Initiative (1956)
5. Georgia Amendment 17, Canton and Cherokee School District Merger Amendment (1956)
6. Georgia Amendment 19, Cordele and Crisp School District Merger Amendment (1956)
7. Georgia Amendment 57, Walton County School District Amendment (1956)
8. North Dakota Williston Educational Institution, Referendum 6 (1956)

1955

1. North Dakota State Loan Fund Issue (1955)

1954

1. Georgia Amendment 19, Canton and Cherokee County School District Merger Measure (1954)
2. Georgia Amendment 20, Clarke County School District Measure (1954)
3. Georgia Amendment 24, Douglas City and Coffee County School District Merger Measure (1954)
4. Georgia Amendment 30, Elberton City and Elbert County School District Merger Measure (1954)
5. Georgia Amendment 44, Thomasville and Thomas County School District Merger Measure (1954)
6. Georgia Amendment 45, Tift County School District Measure (1954)
7. Louisiana Amendment 16, Racial Segregation in Public Schools Amendment (1954)
8. Mississippi Allow Legislature to Abolish Public Schools and Provide Funds for Non-Public Education Amendment (December 1954)
9. Nebraska Amendment 2, Board of Educational Lands and Funds Members Amendment (1954)

1953

1. Arizona Proposition 102, Department of Public Schools Amendment (September 1953)

1952

1. Georgia Amendment 11, Crisp County School Districts Measure (1952)
2. Georgia Amendment 12, Union County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
3. Georgia Amendment 13, Troup County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
4. Georgia Amendment 21, Polk County Board of Education Measure (1952)
5. Georgia Amendment 28, Fannin County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
6. Georgia Amendment 29, Wilcox County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
7. Georgia Amendment 30, Cochran City and Bleckley County School District Merger Measure (1952)
8. Georgia Amendment 32, City of Griffen and Spalding County School District Merger Measure (1952)
9. Georgia Amendment 33, Brantley County School Districts and Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
10. Georgia Amendment 34, Carroll County Board of Education School Districts and Elections Measure (1952)
11. Georgia Amendment 35, Appling County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
12. Georgia Amendment 38, Dodge County School Districts Measure (1952)
13. Georgia Amendment 42, Floyd County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
14. Georgia Amendment 44, Rockdale County School Superintendent Appointment Measure (1952)
15. Georgia Amendment 46, Effingham County School Districts Measure (1952)
16. Nebraska Amendment 4, Department of Education Amendment (1952)
17. North Dakota Location of School for the Blind Referendum, Amendment 3 (1952)
18. South Carolina Amendment 2, Repeal Requirement for General Assembly to Provide Public School System Measure (1952)

1950

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 318-319, Prohibit Racial Segregation in Public Schools Initiative (1950)
2. Georgia Amendment 14, Dawson County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
3. Georgia Amendment 15, City of Bainbridge School System Measure (1950)
4. Georgia Amendment 19, City of Albany and Dougherty County School System Merger Measure (1950)
5. Georgia Amendment 23, City of Atlanta School System Measure (1950)
6. Georgia Amendment 31, Hancock County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
7. Georgia Amendment 32, Meriwether County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
8. Georgia Amendment 35, Rockdale County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
9. Georgia Amendment 36, Schley County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
10. Georgia Amendment 37, Taylor County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
11. Georgia Amendment 5, Baldwin County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
12. North Dakota Removal School for the Blind Referendum, Amendment 1 (1950)
13. Utah Amendment 1, Require the Board of Education be Elected Measure (1950)

1949

1. Alabama School Districts and Taxes, Amendment 8 (1949)

1948

1. Arkansas School District Reorganization, Initiated Act No. 1 (1948)
2. Colorado Amendment 1, Elected State Board of Education Measure (1948)

1946

1. Arkansas School District Reorganization, Initiated Act No. 1 (1946)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Establishment of Rural School Districts and School Boards Measure (1946)

1944

1. North Carolina Board of Education Membership Amendment (1944)
2. South Dakota Amendment B, Educational and Charitable Institutions Measure (1944)

1943

1. Georgia Amendment 1, Board of Regents Measure (August 1943)
2. Georgia Amendment 16, Consolidation of School Districts Measure (August 1943)
3. Georgia Amendment 2, State Board of Education Measure (August 1943)
4. Georgia Amendment 20, Spalding County Board of Education Measure (August 1943)

1942

1. Montana Create Board of Education, Amendment 1 (1942)

1941

1. Georgia Amendment 55, School Superintendent Terms Measure (June 1941)

1940

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment (1940)

1938

1. Arkansas Establish a State Board of Education, Proposed Amendment 30 (1938)
2. Georgia Amendment 5, Brantley County School District Tax Measure (1938)
3. Nebraska Amendment 4, Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment (1938)
4. Nevada State Question 1, Public School and University Tax Amendment (1938)
5. Washington Initiative 126, Non-Partisan Elections for School Superintendents Measure (1938)

1937

1. Maine Old Age Assistance and Minimum Education, Referendum Question (1937)

1936

1. Georgia Amendment, State School Superintendent Measure (1936)
2. Utah Amendment 3, Remove the Superintendent of Public Instruction from the State Board of Education Measure (1936)

1934

1. Arkansas Act 78, Appointed State Board of Education (1934)

1932

1. Georgia Amendment 3, School Board Contracts Measure (1932)
2. Georgia Amendment 6, Consolidation of School Districts Measure (1932)
3. South Dakota Referred Law 1, Teachers' Colleges Referendum (1932)

1930

1. Colorado Amendment 2, Elected State Board of Education Amendment (1930)

1928

1. Arkansas Act 1, Ban on Teaching Human Evolution in Public Schools and Colleges Initiative (1928)
2. Colorado Measure 6, Elected State Board of Education Initiative (1928)
3. Florida School Districts and Tax Levy Amendment (1928)
4. Nebraska Amendment 1, Control of the Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendment (1928)

1924

1. Michigan Compulsory Public School Attendance Initiative (1924)
2. Missouri Amendment 15, Establish State Board of Education Measure (February 1924)
3. Montana Qualifications of County Superintendents, Amendment 1 (1924)
4. Washington Initiative 49, Compulsory Public School Attendance Measure (1924)

1922

1. Colorado Measure 7, Location and Control of Higher Education Institutions Amendment (1922)
2. Missouri Proposition 12, County Board of Education Referendum (1922)
3. South Dakota Referred Law 5, State University Relocation Initiative (1922)
4. Washington Referendum 13, Physical Examination and Vaccination Requirements Measure (1922)

1920

1. Michigan Compulsory Public School Attendance Initiative (1920)
2. Nebraska Amendment 24, Age Requirements for Industrial Schools Amendment (September 1920)
3. Nebraska Amendment 3, English as Official State Language Measure (September 1920)
4. North Dakota Reform School Referendum (1920)
5. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Vaccination Requirement Removal Initiative (1920)

1919

1. North Dakota Board of Administration Referendum (1919)

1918

1. North Carolina Amendment 2, Six-Month School Terms Amendment (1918)

1914

1. Minnesota Investment of School Funds, Amendment 5 (1914)
2. South Dakota Referred Law 3, Northern Normal School Course of Study Referendum (1914)

1912

1. Arkansas Free Textbooks, Act 4 (September 1912)
2. Colorado Authorize Local Charter Control of School Governance Initiative (1912)
3. Colorado Measure 21, Examination of Teachers Referendum (1912)
4. Colorado Measure 26, Teachers' Summer Normal School Referendum (1912)
5. Idaho General Supervision of Educational Institutions, HJR 30 (1912)
6. Minnesota Qualifications for County Superintendents, Amendment 5 (1912)
7. Missouri Amendment 1, Allow School Districts to Provide Instruction to Ages 5 to 6 and Over 20 Measure (1912)

1910

1. Utah Amendment 3, Require Cities to Maintain High Schools to Access Revenue in the High School Fund Measure (1910)

1908

1. California Boards of Education, Amendment 24 (1908)
2. California Public Schools, Amendment 8 (1908)
3. Minnesota County Superintendent Qualifications, Amendment 4 (1908)

1900

1. Utah Specify the Control and Maintenance of Public Schools in Cities Amendment (1900)

1896

1. South Dakota Abolish Regents' Board of Trustees Amendment (1896)

1888

1. Wisconsin Question 1, State Superintendent Amendment (1888)

1876

1. North Carolina State Constitution Revisions Amendment (1876)

Alabama

1. Alabama Amendment 1, Allow Franklin County Board of Education to Manage, Sell, or Lease Land in the Franklin County School System Amendment (2024)
2. Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020)
3. Alabama Amendment 2, Repeal Requirement for Public School System, Allow Private Entities to Operate Schools, and Permit Parents to Choose Schools Based on Race Measure (August 1956)
4. Alabama Cullman City Board of Education Amendment (1994)
5. Alabama Macon County Board of Education Elections, Amendment 3 (2006)
6. Alabama Marion County School Provisions, Amendment 2 (November, 1958)
7. Alabama Pell City Board of Education (1992)
8. Alabama Popular Election of City Boards of Education, Amendment 3 (1999)
9. Alabama Popular Election of City Boards of Education, Amendment 3 (October 1999)
10. Alabama Recognition of Educational Contributions Amendment (1994)
11. Alabama School District Formation, Amendment 5 (1966)
12. Alabama School Districts and Taxes, Amendment 8 (1949)
13. Alabama State Education Lands, Amendment 7 (1969)
14. Alabama State education Oversight, Amendment 1 (1969)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 318-319, Prohibit Racial Segregation in Public Schools Initiative (1950)
2. Arizona Proposition 102, Department of Public Schools Amendment (September 1953)
3. Arizona Proposition 104, State Board of Education Reorganization Amendment (1982)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Act 1, Ban on Teaching Human Evolution in Public Schools and Colleges Initiative (1928)
2. Arkansas Act 78, Appointed State Board of Education (1934)
3. Arkansas Amendment 47, Direct State Legislature to Oppose Federal Desegregation Rulings Initiative (1956)
4. Arkansas Amendment 51, Right to Free Public Education Regardless of Refusal to Attend Integrated Schools Amendment (1962)
5. Arkansas Call for Federal Constitutional Amendment for State Authority to Provide Racially Segregated Schools Initiative (1956)
6. Arkansas Equal Educational Opportunity, Initiated Act 1 (1980)
7. Arkansas Establish a State Board of Education, Proposed Amendment 30 (1938)
8. Arkansas Free Education for All Children, Proposed Amendment 52 (1960)
9. Arkansas Free Textbooks, Act 4 (September 1912)
10. Arkansas Initiated Act 2, Criteria for Public School Student Assignment Initiative (1956)
11. Arkansas Public Education Age Restriction, Proposed Amendment 53 (1968)
12. Arkansas School District Reorganization, Initiated Act 1 (1966)
13. Arkansas School District Reorganization, Initiated Act No. 1 (1946)
14. Arkansas School District Reorganization, Initiated Act No. 1 (1948)

California

1. California Boards of Education, Amendment 24 (1908)
2. California Proposition 26, Simple Majority Vote for Local School Bonds and Charter School Facilities Initiative (March 2000)
3. California Proposition 4, City Boards of Education Amendment (June 1978)
4. California Proposition 6, Boards of Education Amendment (June 1970)
5. California Proposition 9, Public Textbook Loan Program for Nonpublic School Students Amendment (1982)
6. California Public Schools, Amendment 8 (1908)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 1, Elected State Board of Education Measure (1948)
2. Colorado Amendment 2, Elected State Board of Education Amendment (1930)
3. Colorado Authorize Local Charter Control of School Governance Initiative (1912)
4. Colorado Measure 21, Examination of Teachers Referendum (1912)
5. Colorado Measure 26, Teachers' Summer Normal School Referendum (1912)
6. Colorado Measure 6, Elected State Board of Education Initiative (1928)
7. Colorado Measure 7, Location and Control of Higher Education Institutions Amendment (1922)
8. Colorado School Board Open Meetings, Proposition 104 (2014)

Florida

1. Florida Allow School Board Appointment of Superintendents Amendment (May 1968)
2. Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
3. Florida Amendment 11, Nonpartisan School Board Elections, Ballot Access Requirements, Public Campaign Financing, and Election Processes Amendment (1998)
4. Florida Equal Opportunity Education, Straw Poll 2 (March 1972)
5. Florida Forced Busing, Straw Poll 1 (March 1972)
6. Florida School Districts and Tax Levy Amendment (1928)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment, State School Superintendent Measure (1936)
2. Georgia Amendment 1, "Freedom from Compulsory Association in Public Education" Measure (1962)
3. Georgia Amendment 1, Board of Regents Measure (August 1943)
4. Georgia Amendment 1, Commissioner of Education Measure (1988)
5. Georgia Amendment 1, Provide for State Charter Schools Measure (2012)
6. Georgia Amendment 11, Crisp County School Districts Measure (1952)
7. Georgia Amendment 12, Union County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
8. Georgia Amendment 13, Troup County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
9. Georgia Amendment 14, Dawson County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
10. Georgia Amendment 15, City of Bainbridge School System Measure (1950)
11. Georgia Amendment 15, Establishment of Vocational Schools Amendment (1960)
12. Georgia Amendment 16, Consolidation of School Districts Measure (August 1943)
13. Georgia Amendment 17, Canton and Cherokee School District Merger Amendment (1956)
14. Georgia Amendment 19, Canton and Cherokee County School District Merger Measure (1954)
15. Georgia Amendment 19, City of Albany and Dougherty County School System Merger Measure (1950)
16. Georgia Amendment 19, Cordele and Crisp School District Merger Amendment (1956)
17. Georgia Amendment 2, Education Taxes for Redevelopment Measure (2008)
18. Georgia Amendment 2, Election of Local School Boards and Superintendents Amendment (1992)
19. Georgia Amendment 2, State Board of Education Measure (August 1943)
20. Georgia Amendment 20, Clarke County School District Measure (1954)
21. Georgia Amendment 20, Spalding County Board of Education Measure (August 1943)
22. Georgia Amendment 21, Polk County Board of Education Measure (1952)
23. Georgia Amendment 23, City of Atlanta School System Measure (1950)
24. Georgia Amendment 24, Douglas City and Coffee County School District Merger Measure (1954)
25. Georgia Amendment 27, Donation of Books Measure (1976)
26. Georgia Amendment 28, Fannin County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
27. Georgia Amendment 29, Wilcox County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
28. Georgia Amendment 3, Appointment of State School Superintendent Measure (1984)
29. Georgia Amendment 3, School Board Contracts Measure (1932)
30. Georgia Amendment 3, State Board of Education Amendment (1960)
31. Georgia Amendment 3, Tuition Reimbursement for Teachers Measure (1980)
32. Georgia Amendment 30, Cochran City and Bleckley County School District Merger Measure (1952)
33. Georgia Amendment 30, Elberton City and Elbert County School District Merger Measure (1954)
34. Georgia Amendment 31, Hancock County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
35. Georgia Amendment 32, City of Griffen and Spalding County School District Merger Measure (1952)
36. Georgia Amendment 32, Meriwether County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
37. Georgia Amendment 33, Brantley County School Districts and Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
38. Georgia Amendment 33, School District Merger Requirements Measure (1978)
39. Georgia Amendment 34, Carroll County Board of Education School Districts and Elections Measure (1952)
40. Georgia Amendment 35, Appling County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
41. Georgia Amendment 35, Rockdale County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
42. Georgia Amendment 36, Schley County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
43. Georgia Amendment 37, Taylor County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
44. Georgia Amendment 38, Dodge County School Districts Measure (1952)
45. Georgia Amendment 42, Floyd County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
46. Georgia Amendment 44, Rockdale County School Superintendent Appointment Measure (1952)
47. Georgia Amendment 44, Thomasville and Thomas County School District Merger Measure (1954)
48. Georgia Amendment 45, Tift County School District Measure (1954)
49. Georgia Amendment 46, Effingham County School Districts Measure (1952)
50. Georgia Amendment 5, Baldwin County Board of Education Elections Measure (1950)
51. Georgia Amendment 5, Brantley County School District Tax Measure (1938)
52. Georgia Amendment 55, School Superintendent Terms Measure (June 1941)
53. Georgia Amendment 57, Walton County School District Amendment (1956)
54. Georgia Amendment 6, Consolidation of School Districts Measure (1932)
55. Georgia Amendment 6, Curriculum Laboratory Measure (1978)
56. Georgia Amendment 6, Election of County Boards of Education Amendment (1966)
57. Georgia Authorization of the State Government to Intervene in Failing Local Schools, Amendment 1 (2016)
58. Georgia Referendum 1, Property Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Corporations Measure (1984)

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Board of Education, Amendment 19 (1978)
2. Hawaii Board of Education, Proposition 1 (1970)
3. Hawaii Board of Education Amendment, Question 1 (2010)
4. Hawaii Discrimination and Hawaiian Studies, Amendment 20 (1978)
5. Hawaii Governor Appointed Board of Education, Ballot Measure 3 (1994)
6. Hawaii Limit Board of Education Powers, Ballot Measure 4 (1994)
7. Hawaii Superintendent, Proposition 2 (1970)
8. Hawaii University Board of Regents, Amendment 21 (1978)

Idaho

1. Idaho General Supervision of Educational Institutions, HJR 30 (1912)
2. Idaho SJR 124, Compulsory Public School Attendance Amendment (1972)

Kansas

1. Kansas Board of Education, Amendment 4 (1974)
2. Kansas Public Education, Amendment 5 (1986)
3. Kansas Regarding Education, Amendment 1 (1990)

Kentucky

1. Kentucky Commissioner of Education Referendum (1957)
2. Kentucky Establishes a State Board of Education, Amendment 1 (1986)
3. Kentucky Poll Tax and Separate Schools, Amendment 1 (1996)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Amendment 16, Racial Segregation in Public Schools Amendment (1954)
2. Louisiana Baker and Rapides School Districts Amendment (October 1995)
3. Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Amendment (1992)
4. Louisiana Central Community School System Act, Amendment 8 (2006)
5. Louisiana Creation of New Educational Institutions Amendment (1970)
6. Louisiana Education Act, Ballot Measure 4 (October 2003)
7. Louisiana Rapides Parish School District Amendment (1970)
8. Louisiana Rapides Parish School Grant, Amendment 9 (October 1999)
9. Louisiana St. George Community School System Authority Amendment (April 2026) - On the ballot
10. Louisiana State Board of Education Amendment (1968)
11. Louisiana State Board of Education Amendment (1979)
12. Louisiana Zachary School System, Amendment 3 (1999)

Maine

1. Maine Old Age Assistance and Minimum Education, Referendum Question (1937)
2. Maine Question 3, School Consolidation Repeal and Replacement Initiative (2009)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 1, Allow Public Funds for Private Education and Organizations Amendment (1982)
2. Massachusetts Question 2, English in Public Education Initiative (2002)
3. Massachusetts Question 2, Repeal Competency Assessment Requirement for High School Graduation Initiative (2024)
4. Massachusetts Question 6, Prohibit Public School Assignment Based on Race, Color, National Origin, or Creed Amendment (1978)

Michigan

1. Michigan Compulsory Public School Attendance Initiative (1920)
2. Michigan Compulsory Public School Attendance Initiative (1924)
3. Michigan Proposal A, School Funding Through Sales and Use Tax Increase Amendment (1989)
4. Michigan Proposal A, School Funding and Elderly Property Tax Break Initiative (1980)
5. Michigan Proposal B, Taxation and School Funding Amendment (1989)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota County Superintendent Qualifications, Amendment 4 (1908)
2. Minnesota Investment of School Funds, Amendment 5 (1914)
3. Minnesota Qualifications for County Superintendents, Amendment 5 (1912)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Allow Legislature to Abolish Public Schools and Provide Funds for Non-Public Education Amendment (December 1954)
2. Mississippi Free Public Schools, Amendment 2 (1987)
3. Mississippi Public School Support Amendments, Initiative 42 and Alternative 42 (2015)
4. Mississippi Segregation, Amendment 4 (1978)
5. Mississippi State Board of Education, Amendment 1 (1982)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Allow School Districts to Provide Instruction to Ages 5 to 6 and Over 20 Measure (1912)
2. Missouri Amendment 15, Establish State Board of Education Measure (February 1924)
3. Missouri Amendment 5, Repeal Segregated Schools Measure (August 1976)
4. Missouri Amendment 7, State Funding for Services, Materials, and Transportation in Private Schools Measure (August 1976)
5. Missouri Proposition 12, County Board of Education Referendum (1922)
6. Missouri Proposition B, Tax Increase for K-12 Education, Higher Education, and Job Training Measure (1991)

Montana

1. Montana Create Board of Education, Amendment 1 (1942)
2. Montana Qualifications of County Superintendents, Amendment 1 (1924)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Commissioner of Education Initiative (1964)
2. Nebraska Amendment 1, Control of the Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendment (1928)
3. Nebraska Amendment 1, Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment (1940)
4. Nebraska Amendment 10, Education Provisions Amendment (1972)
5. Nebraska Amendment 2, Board of Educational Lands and Funds Members Amendment (1954)
6. Nebraska Amendment 24, Age Requirements for Industrial Schools Amendment (September 1920)
7. Nebraska Amendment 3, English as Official State Language Measure (September 1920)
8. Nebraska Amendment 4, Board of Education Membership Amendment (1966)
9. Nebraska Amendment 4, Department of Education Amendment (1952)
10. Nebraska Amendment 4, Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment (1938)
11. Nebraska Amendment 7, University Regents Members Amendment (1968)
12. Nebraska Amendment 9, Commissioner of Education Initiative (1960)
13. Nebraska Initiative Measure 411, Right to Quality Education and Education Funding Amendment (1996)
14. Nebraska Referendum 400, School Consolidation Referendum (1986)
15. Nebraska Referendum Measure 422, Dissolution of Class I School Districts Referendum (2006)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 2, State Lands and Revenue for Educational Purposes Amendment (1988)
2. Nevada State Question 1, Public School and University Tax Amendment (1938)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1958)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Expand State Board of Education (1986)
2. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Recall of School Board Members (1986)
3. New Mexico Dates for School Elections, Amendment 1 (2014)
4. New Mexico Referendum: Board of Regents of State Educational Institutions (1970)
5. New Mexico Referendum: Number of School Board Members in Large Districts (1980)
6. New Mexico School Board, Amendment 1 (2008)
7. New Mexico School Elections Act, Amendment 4 (2008)

New York

1. New York Amendment 6, Filling Vacancies on the Board of Education Amendment (1977)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Amendment 2, Six-Month School Terms Amendment (1918)
2. North Carolina Board of Education Membership Amendment (1944)
3. North Carolina State Constitution Revisions Amendment (1876)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Board of Administration Referendum (1919)
2. North Dakota Boards of Education Referendum, Amendment 5 (1976)
3. North Dakota County Superintendents Referendum, Number 2 (1966)
4. North Dakota Final Offer Resolution, Measure 3 (1992)
5. North Dakota Healthcare Education Program, Measure 8 (1989)
6. North Dakota Location of School for the Blind Referendum, Amendment 3 (1952)
7. North Dakota Reform School Referendum (1920)
8. North Dakota Removal School for the Blind Referendum, Amendment 1 (1950)
9. North Dakota School Board Proceedings Publication Initiative, Number 5 (1966)
10. North Dakota School District Reorganization, Initiative 5 (1958)
11. North Dakota School Year Begins After Labor Day Initiative, Measure 8 (2014)
12. North Dakota State Loan Fund Issue (1955)
13. North Dakota Williston Educational Institution, Referendum 6 (1956)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 636, Allow Legislature to Set School Attendance Ages Amendment (June 1990)
2. Oklahoma State Question 639, Replace House Bill 1017 and Education Changes Initiative (October 1991)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 1, Repeal Election of Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment (1980)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Establishment of Rural School Districts and School Boards Measure (1946)
3. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Vaccination Requirement Removal Initiative (1920)

South Carolina

1. South Carolina Amendment 1, Appointed Superintendent of Education Measure (2018)
2. South Carolina Amendment 2, Repeal Requirement for General Assembly to Provide Public School System Measure (1952)
3. South Carolina Establishment of a State Board of Education, Amendment 6 (1972)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Abolish Regents' Board of Trustees Amendment (1896)
2. South Dakota Amendment A, Duties of Treasurer and Commissioner of Lands Measure (1984)
3. South Dakota Amendment B, Authorize Transportation and Food Services to Both Public and Private Schools Measure (2004)
4. South Dakota Amendment B, Educational and Charitable Institutions Measure (1944)
5. South Dakota Amendment E, Appointment of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Measure (1968)
6. South Dakota Initiated Measure 2, School Start Date Restriction Measure (1984)
7. South Dakota Initiated Measure 3, Definition of First Day of School Measure (2006)
8. South Dakota Referred Law 1, Teachers' Colleges Referendum (1932)
9. South Dakota Referred Law 16, Teachers Scholarship, Bonus, and Tenure Policies Referendum (2012)
10. South Dakota Referred Law 2, School District Reorganization Measure (1968)
11. South Dakota Referred Law 3, Northern Normal School Course of Study Referendum (1914)
12. South Dakota Referred Law 5, State University Relocation Initiative (1922)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 2, Allow School Districts to Opt Out of Unfunded State Educational Mandates Amendment (May 1993)

Utah

1. Utah Amendment 1, Require the Board of Education be Elected Measure (1950)
2. Utah Amendment 3, Remove the Superintendent of Public Instruction from the State Board of Education Measure (1936)
3. Utah Amendment 3, Require Cities to Maintain High Schools to Access Revenue in the High School Fund Measure (1910)
4. Utah Proposition 3, Delete Requirement that Cities Have Separate School Districts Amendment (1972)
5. Utah Proposition 3, Restructure the Education Article Amendment (1986)
6. Utah Specify the Control and Maintenance of Public Schools in Cities Amendment (1900)

Virginia

1. Virginia Question 1, Constitutional Revision Amendment (1970)

Washington

1. Washington Initiative 1240, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (2012)
2. Washington Initiative 126, Non-Partisan Elections for School Superintendents Measure (1938)
3. Washington Initiative 177, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (1996)
4. Washington Initiative 2081, Parental Right to Review Education Materials, Receive Notifications, and Opt Out of Sexual-Health Education Initiative (2024)
5. Washington Initiative 350, Restriction on Student Busing Measure (1978)
6. Washington Initiative 49, Compulsory Public School Attendance Measure (1924)
7. Washington Initiative 729, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (2000)
8. Washington Referendum 13, Physical Examination and Vaccination Requirements Measure (1922)
9. Washington Referendum 55, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (2004)
10. Washington Referendum 90, Sex Education in Public Schools Measure (2020)

West Virginia

1. West Virginia Amendment 4, Legislative Approval of the State Board of Education Rules Measure (2022)
2. West Virginia Better Schools Amendment, Amendment 3 (1958)
3. West Virginia Better Schools Amendment, Amendment 5 (1966)
4. West Virginia Fair Education Opportunity Amendment, Amendment 1 (1982)
5. West Virginia School Board Members Amendment, Amendment 6 (1986)
6. West Virginia State Superintendent of Free Schools Amendment, Amendment 2 (1958)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 1, State Superintendent Amendment (1888)
2. Wisconsin Question 3, Public School Building Use Amendment (April 1972)
3. Wisconsin Question 5, Deletion of 1902 Transitional Provision Amendment (1982)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic