State and local police-related ballot measures (2023)
This page features notable local police-related ballot measures that were on the ballot in 2023.
Coverage scope
In 2023, Ballotpedia covered local ballot measures that appeared on the ballot for voters within the 100 largest cities in the U.S., within state capitals, and throughout California. You can review the coverage scope of the local ballot measures project here.
Ballotpedia covered a selection of election-related, such as electoral systems like ranked-choice voting, and policing-related ballot measures outside of the largest cities.
- See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2023
Ballotpedia considered the following questions in deciding whether to include a police-related measure on this page:
- Is the measure being proposed in response to events involving the use of force by police or related protests, either in the city or county itself or elsewhere in the state or country?
- Are references to the use of force by police, related protests, or proposed reductions in law enforcement funding central to the messaging of campaigns supporting or opposing the measure?
- Does the topic of the measure relate to one of the following:
- police oversight;
- the powers and structure of oversight commissions;
- police and incarceration practices;
- law enforcement department structure and administration;
- law enforcement budgets;
- law enforcement training requirements;
- law enforcement staffing requirements; and
- body and dashboard camera footage.
Local measures
On the ballot
March 7:
| State | Year | Ballot Measure | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 2023 | Burlington, Vermont, Question 7, Establish Police Oversight Board Initiative (March 2023) | Defeated | 3,864 (37%) | 6,653 (63%) |
May 6:
| State | Year | Ballot Measure | Status | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2023 | Austin, Texas, Proposition A, Oversight of Police Measure (May 2023) | Approved | 51,919 (80%) | 13,097 (20%) |
| Texas | 2023 | Austin, Texas, Proposition B, Oversight of Police Measure (May 2023) | Defeated | 12,137 (19%) | 52,069 (81%) |
| Texas | 2023 | San Antonio, Texas, Proposition A, Law Enforcement on Abortion, Marijuana, and Police Actions Charter Amendment (May 2023) | Defeated | 40,237 (28%) | 101,590 (72%) |
From 2020 to 2022, Ballotpedia tracked 41 notable local police-related ballot measures. In 2020, voters approved 20 local police-related ballot measures in 10 cities and four counties within seven states. Two were overturned after the election. In 2021, voters approved seven of 12 local police-related ballot measures in 10 cities and one county within nine states. In 2022, voters approved all nine local police-related ballot measures in six cities and two counties.
To see a list of local police-related ballot measures by year, click here.
See also
- Notable local police-related ballot measures (2022)
- Notable local police-related ballot measures (2021)
- Notable local police-related ballot measures (2020)
- Local law enforcement on the ballot
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