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As a state ballot measure topic, residency voting requirements include measures regarding the length of time a person must reside in a jurisdiction to be eligible to vote. The topic is grouped within the election policy area.

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Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2025 ballot measures and 2026 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to residency 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

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Year

State

2011

1. Washington Voter Residency Requirement Amendment, SJR 8205 (2011)

2010

1. New Mexico Modern Election Language Amendment, Amendment 3 (2010)

2008

1. Nevada Question 1, Voter Residency Requirements Amendment (2008)

2001

1. Pennsylvania Question 1, State Senate Elections Following Redistricting Amendment (May 2001)

2000

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Voting Rights for Children of U.S. Citizens Living Abroad Measure (2000)

1998

1. Indiana Protect Right to Vote Act, Public Question 1 (1998)
2. Virginia Question 1, Qualified Voters Employed Overseas Amendment (1998)

1996

1. South Carolina Referendum 3, Voting Precinct for Those Who Have Moved (1996)

1995

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

1988

1. Illinois Voting Requirement Amendment (1988)

1986

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Suffrage and Elections Amendment (April 1986)

1982

1. Idaho Remove Voting Age and Residency Requirements, HJR 14 (1982)

1980

1. Connecticut Admission of Electors, Question 1 (1980)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Public Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Districts Voting Rights Question (1980)

1978

1. California Proposition 4, City Boards of Education Amendment (June 1978)
2. Oklahoma State Question 531, Replace Constitution Article III Suffrage Provisions Amendment (1978)
3. Wisconsin Question 1, Residency Requirement for Voting in Presidential Election Question (1978)
4. Wisconsin Question 2, Overseas Voting Rights Question (1978)

1976

1. Nevada Question 1, Voting Residency Requirement Amendment (1976)
2. Ohio Voter Qualifications and Privileges Amendment (June 1976)
3. Utah Proposition 1, Change Laws to Lower Voting Age, Remove Property Conditions, and Reduce Residency Requirements Amendment (1976)
4. Virginia Question 1, Residency Requirements for Voting Amendment (1976)
5. Wisconsin Question 1, Residency Requirement for Voter Registration Measure (1976)

1975

1. Texas Proposition 3, Voter and Election Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1975)

1974

1. Maine Elimination of Residency Requirement for Intrastate Moves, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1974)
2. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1974)
3. Oklahoma State Question 503, Qualifications of Electors Amendment (August 1974)
4. Oregon Measure 10, Align State with Federal Voter Qualifications Amendment (1974)
5. Oregon Measure 8, Lower Voting Age and Residency Requirement for School District Elections Amendment (1974)
6. South Dakota Amendment B, Voting Rights Expansion Measure (1974)
7. Vermont End the Residency Requirement to Vote Amendment (1974)
8. Washington SJR 143, Voter Residency Requirement Amendment (1974)

1972

1. Alaska Amendment 1, Residency Requirement for Voting Measure (August 1972)
2. Georgia Amendment 24, Voting Residency Requirements Amendment (1972)
3. Louisiana Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment (1972)
4. Nebraska Amendment 15a, Residency Requirements for Voters Amendment (May 1972)

1970

1. Colorado Amendment 5, Voter Residency Requirement and Voting Eligibility for Persons Residing on Federal Land (1970)
2. Colorado Amendment No. 4, Lower Voting Age from 21 to 19 and Reduce Residency Requirement from One Year to Six Months Amendment (1970)
3. Florida Amendment 1, Voting Qualifications Amendment (1970)
4. Iowa Residency Requirements, Amendment 1 (1970)
5. Maryland Residence Requirements for Voting, Question 6 (1970)
6. Massachusetts Question 2, Reduce Residency Requirement for Voting Amendment (1970)
7. Nevada Question 1, Voting Requirements for Non-Residents Amendment (1970)
8. Ohio Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment (1970)
9. South Dakota Amendment A, Residency Requirements Measure (1970)
10. South Dakota Amendment G, Residential Requirements for Voting in Presidential Elections Measure (1970)
11. Utah Proposition 1, Change Residency Requirements to Vote Amendment (1970)
12. Virginia Question 1, Constitutional Revision Amendment (1970)

1968

1. Louisiana Presidential Electors Amendment (1968)

1967

1. Pennsylvania Question 6, Voter Residency Requirements and Absentee Voting Amendment (May 1967)

1966

1. Alaska SJR 1, Residence Requirement to Vote for President Amendment (August 1966)
2. Florida Amendment 3, Voting in Presidential Elections Amendment (1966)
3. Georgia Amendment 8, Federal and State Voting Requirements Amendment (1966)
4. New York Voter Requirements, Amendment 6 (1966)
5. North Dakota New Residents Presidential Voting Referendum, Number 2 (1966)
6. Oklahoma State Question 432, Eligibility for New Residents to Vote in Presidential Election Amendment (May 1966)
7. Texas Proposition 14, Voting in the Armed Forces Amendment (1966)
8. Texas Proposition 8, Voting Requirements Amendment (1966)
9. Washington HJR 4, Voter Qualifications for Presidential Elections Amendment (1966)
10. Wisconsin Question 1, Residency Requirement for Voter Registration Measure (1966)

1964

1. Connecticut Residence Requirement of Electors, Question 2 (1964)

1962

1. Arizona Proposition 102, Voting Residency Requirement for Presidential Elections Amendment (1962)
2. Colorado Proposal No. 4, Residency Requirements for Voting in Presidential Elections Amendment (1962)
3. Washington HJR 19, Shorten Residency Requirement for Voting and Repeal Restriction on Native American Voting Amendment (1962)
4. Wisconsin Question 3, Voting Rights for Former Residents (1962)

1960

1. Oregon Measure 7, Voter Qualifications for Presidential Elections Amendment (1960)

1958

1. California Proposition 8, Residency Requirement for Voting in Presidential Election Amendment (1958)
2. Missouri Amendment 2, Residential Voting Requirements Measure (1958)
3. South Dakota Amendment E, Voting Residence Measure (1958)

1957

1. Ohio Presidential Election Voting Eligibility Amendment (1957)

1954

1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Voter Eligibility Amendment (1954)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Voting Eligibility Measure (1954)

1950

1. Michigan Proposal 1, Voter Residency Requirement, Registration Deadline, and Language Repeal Amendment (1950)

1948

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

1938

1. Maine Voter Residence Qualification, Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (1938)

1935

1. Maine Voter Residence Qualification, Amendment No. 1 (1935)

1932

1. Michigan Proposal No. 5, Residency Requirements and Township Polling Places Amendment (1932)

1920

1. North Carolina Reduce Voting Residency Requirement and Eliminate Poll Tax Amendment (1920)
2. North Dakota Absent Voters Referendum (1920)
3. North Dakota Elective Franchise Referendum (1920)

1919

1. Maine Residence for Suffrage Purposes, Amendment No. 2 (1919)

1910

1. Nebraska Voting Requirements, Amendment 1 (1910)

1902

1. Colorado Qualification of Voters Amendment (1902)

1894

1. Michigan Allow Veterans in Soldiers' Homes to Establish Residency for Voting Amendment (1894)

1886

1. Nevada State Question 2, Voter Residency Requirement Amendment (1886)

1882

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Voter Requirements Amendment (1882)

Alaska

1. Alaska Amendment 1, Residency Requirement for Voting Measure (August 1972)
2. Alaska SJR 1, Residence Requirement to Vote for President Amendment (August 1966)

Arizona

1. Arizona Proposition 102, Voting Residency Requirement for Presidential Elections Amendment (1962)

California

1. California Proposition 4, City Boards of Education Amendment (June 1978)
2. California Proposition 8, Residency Requirement for Voting in Presidential Election Amendment (1958)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 5, Voter Residency Requirement and Voting Eligibility for Persons Residing on Federal Land (1970)
2. Colorado Amendment No. 4, Lower Voting Age from 21 to 19 and Reduce Residency Requirement from One Year to Six Months Amendment (1970)
3. Colorado Proposal No. 4, Residency Requirements for Voting in Presidential Elections Amendment (1962)
4. Colorado Qualification of Voters Amendment (1902)

Connecticut

1. Connecticut Admission of Electors, Question 1 (1980)
2. Connecticut Residence Requirement of Electors, Question 2 (1964)

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 1, Voting Qualifications Amendment (1970)
2. Florida Amendment 3, Voting in Presidential Elections Amendment (1966)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 24, Voting Residency Requirements Amendment (1972)
2. Georgia Amendment 8, Federal and State Voting Requirements Amendment (1966)

Idaho

1. Idaho Remove Voting Age and Residency Requirements, HJR 14 (1982)

Illinois

1. Illinois Voting Requirement Amendment (1988)

Indiana

1. Indiana Protect Right to Vote Act, Public Question 1 (1998)

Iowa

1. Iowa Residency Requirements, Amendment 1 (1970)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Presidential Electors Amendment (1968)
2. Louisiana Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment (1972)

Maine

1. Maine Elimination of Residency Requirement for Intrastate Moves, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1974)
2. Maine Residence for Suffrage Purposes, Amendment No. 2 (1919)
3. Maine Voter Residence Qualification, Amendment No. 1 (1935)
4. Maine Voter Residence Qualification, Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (1938)

Maryland

1. Maryland Residence Requirements for Voting, Question 6 (1970)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 2, Reduce Residency Requirement for Voting Amendment (1970)

Michigan

1. Michigan Allow Veterans in Soldiers' Homes to Establish Residency for Voting Amendment (1894)
2. Michigan Proposal 1, Voter Residency Requirement, Registration Deadline, and Language Repeal Amendment (1950)
3. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Voter Eligibility Amendment (1954)
4. Michigan Proposal No. 5, Residency Requirements and Township Polling Places Amendment (1932)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 2, Residential Voting Requirements Measure (1958)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 15a, Residency Requirements for Voters Amendment (May 1972)
2. Nebraska Voting Requirements, Amendment 1 (1910)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 1, Voter Residency Requirements Amendment (2008)
2. Nevada Question 1, Voting Requirements for Non-Residents Amendment (1970)
3. Nevada Question 1, Voting Residency Requirement Amendment (1976)
4. Nevada State Question 2, Voter Residency Requirement Amendment (1886)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1974)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Modern Election Language Amendment, Amendment 3 (2010)

New York

1. New York Amendment 2, Voter Registration Requirements Amendment (1995)
2. New York Voter Requirements, Amendment 6 (1966)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Reduce Voting Residency Requirement and Eliminate Poll Tax Amendment (1920)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Absent Voters Referendum (1920)
2. North Dakota Elective Franchise Referendum (1920)
3. North Dakota New Residents Presidential Voting Referendum, Number 2 (1966)

Ohio

1. Ohio Presidential Election Voting Eligibility Amendment (1957)
2. Ohio Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment (1970)
3. Ohio Voter Qualifications and Privileges Amendment (June 1976)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 432, Eligibility for New Residents to Vote in Presidential Election Amendment (May 1966)
2. Oklahoma State Question 503, Qualifications of Electors Amendment (August 1974)
3. Oklahoma State Question 531, Replace Constitution Article III Suffrage Provisions Amendment (1978)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 10, Align State with Federal Voter Qualifications Amendment (1974)
2. Oregon Measure 7, Voter Qualifications for Presidential Elections Amendment (1960)
3. Oregon Measure 8, Lower Voting Age and Residency Requirement for School District Elections Amendment (1974)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Qualifications to Vote in School Elections Initiative (1948)

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania Question 1, State Senate Elections Following Redistricting Amendment (May 2001)
2. Pennsylvania Question 6, Voter Residency Requirements and Absentee Voting Amendment (May 1967)

South Carolina

1. South Carolina Referendum 3, Voting Precinct for Those Who Have Moved (1996)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment A, Residency Requirements Measure (1970)
2. South Dakota Amendment B, Voting Rights Expansion Measure (1974)
3. South Dakota Amendment E, Voting Residence Measure (1958)
4. South Dakota Amendment G, Residential Requirements for Voting in Presidential Elections Measure (1970)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 14, Voting in the Armed Forces Amendment (1966)
2. Texas Proposition 3, Voter and Election Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1975)
3. Texas Proposition 8, Voting Requirements Amendment (1966)

Utah

1. Utah Proposition 1, Change Laws to Lower Voting Age, Remove Property Conditions, and Reduce Residency Requirements Amendment (1976)
2. Utah Proposition 1, Change Residency Requirements to Vote Amendment (1970)

Vermont

1. Vermont End the Residency Requirement to Vote Amendment (1974)

Virginia

1. Virginia Question 1, Constitutional Revision Amendment (1970)
2. Virginia Question 1, Qualified Voters Employed Overseas Amendment (1998)
3. Virginia Question 1, Residency Requirements for Voting Amendment (1976)

Washington

1. Washington HJR 19, Shorten Residency Requirement for Voting and Repeal Restriction on Native American Voting Amendment (1962)
2. Washington HJR 4, Voter Qualifications for Presidential Elections Amendment (1966)
3. Washington SJR 143, Voter Residency Requirement Amendment (1974)
4. Washington Voter Residency Requirement Amendment, SJR 8205 (2011)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Public Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Districts Voting Rights Question (1980)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Residency Requirement for Voter Registration Measure (1966)
3. Wisconsin Question 1, Residency Requirement for Voter Registration Measure (1976)
4. Wisconsin Question 1, Residency Requirement for Voting in Presidential Election Question (1978)
5. Wisconsin Question 1, Suffrage and Elections Amendment (April 1986)
6. Wisconsin Question 1, Voter Requirements Amendment (1882)
7. Wisconsin Question 1, Voting Eligibility Measure (1954)
8. Wisconsin Question 1, Voting Rights for Children of U.S. Citizens Living Abroad Measure (2000)
9. Wisconsin Question 2, Overseas Voting Rights Question (1978)
10. Wisconsin Question 3, Voting Rights for Former Residents (1962)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic