Utility policy ballot measures

Voters have decided on utility policy ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, utility policy includes measures on the creation, regulation, ownership, and sale of public utilities, as well as the regulation of private utilities. The topic is grouped within the infrastructure policy area.

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Upcoming ballot measures

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The following is a list of state ballot measures related to this topic that are certified or potential for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Colorado Right to Purchase and Sell Natural Gas for Cooking or Heating in Homes and Businesses Amendment (2026) - Potential

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2026

1. Colorado Right to Purchase and Sell Natural Gas for Cooking or Heating in Homes and Businesses Amendment (2026) - Potential

2024

1. Washington Initiative 2066, Natural Gas Policies Measure (2024)

2023

1. Maine Question 1, Voter Approval of Borrowing Above $1 Billion by State Entities and Electric Cooperatives Initiative (2023)
2. Maine Question 3, Pine Tree Power Company Initiative (2023)
3. New York Proposal 2, Exclude Indebtedness for Sewage Facilities Amendment (2023)
4. Texas Proposition 7, Creation of State Energy Fund Amendment (2023)

2022

1. Alabama Amendment 8, Public Service Commission to Regulate Private Sewer Systems in Shelby County Amendment (2022)
2. Alabama Amendment 9, Public Service Commission to Regulate Private Sewer System in Lake View Amendment (2022)
3. Louisiana Amendment 4, Waiving Water Charges Measure (2022)

2021

1. Washington Advisory Vote 36, Nonbinding Question on Telephone Tax to Fund Behavioral Health Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention (2021)

2020

1. New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1, Appointed Public Regulation Commission Amendment (2020)
2. Utah Constitutional Amendment D, Municipal Water Resources Amendment (2020)

2010

1. California Proposition 16, Require Supermajority Voter Approval to Expand Utility Services Initiative (June 2010)

2008

1. Alabama Utilities in Tuskegee, Amendment 6 (2008)

2006

1. Washington Initiative 937, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Standards for Electric Utilities Initiative (2006)

2004

1. Colorado Amendment 37, Renewable Energy Sources for Utilities Initiative (2004)
2. Rhode Island Question 7, Emergency Water Interconnect Bonds (2004)

2002

1. Missouri Amendment 4, Authorization for Joint Projects and Bond Issuance Measure (2002)
2. Montana Electrical Deregulation Changes, IR-117 (2002)

2000

1. Oregon Measure 90, Returns on Investments for Utilities Referendum (2000)

1998

1. California Proposition 9, Prohibition of Utility Taxes, Bond Payments, or Surcharges for Nuclear Power Assets Initiative (1998)
2. Massachusetts Question 4, Electric Utility Industry Referendum (1998)
3. North Carolina Natural Gas Facilities Bonds Referendum (1998)

1996

1. Missouri Amendment 6, Sewage Treatment Plant Bonds and Water Plant Deregulation Measure (1996)

1995

1. Maine Question 3, Telecommunications Infrastructure and Classroom Technology Equipment Bond Measure (1995)

1990

1. Oklahoma State Question 626, Financing Municipal Public Utilities Amendment (August 1990)
2. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Approval for Waste Facility Measure (1990)

1988

1. Maine Question 4, Sewerage Facilities Construction Bond Measure (1988)
2. South Dakota Referred Law 4, Telecommunications Regulations Measure (1988)
3. Washington HJR 4223, Extension of Energy Conservation Amendment (1988)

1987

1. Maine Question 3, Sewage Treatment Facilities Construction Bond Measure (1987)

1986

1. Maine Question 3, Sewer Treatment Facilities Bond Measure (1986)
2. Oregon Measure 4, Replace Public Utility Commissioner with Commission Amendment (1986)
3. Oregon Measure 8, Prohibits Payment for Local Telephone Exchanges Initiative (1986)

1984

1. Missouri Proposition B, Utility Rate Regulation and Limits on Cost Recovery for Abandoned Plants, Overruns, and Nuclear Waste Initiative (1984)
2. Oklahoma State Question 574, Municipal Indebtedness for Public Utilities Amendment (1984)
3. Oregon Measure 3, Creation of Citizen's Utility Board Initiative (1984)

1983

1. New York Amendment 2, Limits on Indebtedness by Municipalities Relating to Sewage Facilities Amendment (1983)
2. Texas Proposition 10, Sanitation Sewer Laterals Amendment (1983)

1982

1. Maine Question 3, Nuclear Fission for Electricity Prohibition Initiative (1982)
2. Michigan Proposal D, Utility Rate Increases Initiative (1982)
3. Michigan Proposal H, Utility Rate Increase and Legislators' Employment by Utility Companies Referendum (1982)
4. Missouri Proposition D, Allow for Citizens Utility Boards Initiative (1982)
5. Nevada Question 11, Office of Advocate for Customers of Public Utilities Measure(1982)
6. Nevada Question 12, Office of Consumer Advocate Initiative (1982)

1981

1. Maine Create an Energy Commission Measure (1981)

1980

1. Ohio Non-Profit Electric Utilities Amendment (June 1980)
2. Oklahoma State Question 552, Municipal Revenue Bonds Amendment (1980)

1979

1. Washington SJR 120, Energy Conservation Financing Amendment (1979)

1978

1. California Proposition 2, Remove Power of Public Utilities Commission to Designate Commissioners for Investigations Amendment (1978)
2. Georgia Amendment 26, Municipal Garbage Disposal Measure (1978)
3. Missouri Amendment 6, County Utility and Airport Bonds Measure (1978)
4. Missouri Amendment 7, Municipal Revenue Bonds Measure (1978)
5. Oregon Measure 4, Formation of People's Utility Districts Initiative (1978)
6. Oregon Measure 9, Limitations on Public Utility Rate Base Initiative (1978)
7. South Carolina Electric Cooperatives, Amendment 2 (1978)
8. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Utility Rate Reform Measure (1978)

1977

1. North Carolina Municipal Electric Facilities Amendment (1977)

1976

1. Colorado Amendment No. 9, Department of Public Counselor Initiative (1976)
2. Georgia Amendment 14, Voting Requirements for Utility Revenue Certificates Measure (1976)
3. Massachusetts Question 4, Creation of Massachusetts Power Authority Initiative (1976)
4. Massachusetts Question 7, Require Electric Utilities to Charge Uniform Rates Per Kilowatt Initiative (1976)
5. Missouri Amendment 3, County Bonds Measure (August 1976)
6. Missouri Proposition 1, Electric Utility Rate Initiative (1976)
7. Ohio Representation of the Utility Consumer Initiative (1976)
8. Ohio Utility Rate Limitations Initiative (1976)

1974

1. California Proposition 12, Public Utilities Commission Amendment (1974)
2. Colorado Amendment No. 4, Municipal Partnership in the Development of Energy Resources Amendment (1974)
3. Missouri Amendment 2, Voter Approval Requirements for Local Government Bonds for Industrial Projects Measure (1974)

1973

1. Maine Question 1, Power Authority Creation Initiative (1973)

1972

1. Colorado Referred Law No. 10, Public Utility Consumer Counsel and Utility Regulation Initiative (1972)
2. Georgia Amendment 19, County and Municipal Services Amendment (1972)
3. Washington Referendum 26, Waste Disposal Facilities Bond Measure (1972)

1971

1. New York Amendment 2, Excluding Debt for the Development of Sewage Facilities from the Debt Limit Amendment (1971)

1970

1. California Proposition 3, Constitutional Provisions Amendment (June 1970)

1969

1. Maine Question 5, Native American Reservation Water and Sewage Facilities Bond Measure (1969)

1968

1. Maine Question 1, Native American Reservation School, Water and Sewage Facilities Bond Measure (June 1968)
2. Nebraska Amendment 10, Public Electrical Corporations Amendment (1968)

1965

1. Alabama County Public Services, Amendment 19 (1965)

1959

1. Ohio Sale of Water and Sewage Services Amendment (1959)

1958

1. Nebraska Amendment 8, Public Power Tax Initiative (1958)

1954

1. Colorado Amendment No. 1, State Regulation of Public Utilities Amendment (1954)

1952

1. Colorado Amendment 2, Regulation of Public Utilities Amendment (1952)

1949

1. Alabama Public Utility Limitations, Amendment 5 (1949)

1946

1. California Proposition 17, Public Utilities Commission Amendment (1946)
2. Washington Initiative 166, Voter Approval on Public Utility Districts Acquisition Measure (1946)

1944

1. Washington Referendum 25, Formation of Joint Public Utility Districts Measure (1944)

1943

1. Georgia Amendment 22, Bibb County Public Service Districts Measure (August 1943)
2. Georgia Amendment 9, Public Service Commission Measure (August 1943)

1941

1. Georgia Amendment 54, Tax Exemptions for Rural Electric Corporations Measure (June 1941)

1938

1. California Proposition 13, Revenue Bonds for Public Utilities Referendum (1938)
2. Oklahoma State Question 205, Rural Utility Districts Initiative (1938)

1936

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, State Development and Distribution of Hydroelectric Power and Creation of Energy Commission Initiative (1936)

1934

1. California Proposition 18, Water and Energy Use, Acquisition, and Development Amendment (1934)

1933

1. California Proposition 1, Required Taxation Amendment (June 1933)
2. Maine Direct Initiative Question 1, Create an Excise Tax on Electricity Companies Measure (September 1933)

1932

1. Wisconsin Question 4, Public Utility Financing Amendment (1932)

1930

1. Nebraska Initiative 1, Electric Line Extension to Rural Areas Initiative (1930)
2. Nebraska Initiative 2, Electric Line Extension Initiative (1930)
3. Nebraska Initiative 3, Sale of Municipal Electric Plants Initiative (1930)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, Authorize Creation of Water and Power Utility Districts Initiative (1930)
5. Washington Initiative 1, Authorize Public Utility Districts Measure (1930)

1928

1. California Proposition 14, Quasi-Public Corporations Term of Existence Extension Amendment (1928)

1926

1. California Proposition 18, Water and Energy Board Initiative (1926)
2. Colorado Measure 7, Public Utilities Commission Initiative (1926)

1924

1. California Proposition 16, Water and Electricity Board Initiative (1924)

1922

1. California Proposition 10, Utility Taxation Initiative (1922)
2. California Proposition 11, Public Utility Regulation Initiative (1922)
3. California Proposition 15, Public Utilities Taxation Amendment (1922)
4. California Proposition 19, Water and Energy Board Initiative (1922)
5. Colorado Measure 2, Public Utilities Commission Initiative (1922)
6. Wisconsin Question 3, Municipal Public Utility Debt Amendment (1922)

1920

1. Missouri Amendment 3, Allow Large Cities to Increase Bonded Debt for Public Utility Acquisition Measure (1920)
2. Missouri Amendment 7, City Debt Limit Increase for Utilities Measure (1920)
3. Nebraska Amendment 30, Reporting of Public Utility Corporations Amendment (September 1920)
4. Nebraska Amendment 31, Consolidation of Public Utility Corporations Amendment (September 1920)
5. Nebraska Amendment 32, Public Utility Corporation Stocks Amendment (September 1920)

1918

1. Missouri Amendment 5, Allow Local Governments to Increase Debt for Road, Waterworks, and Lighting Measure (1918)

1916

1. Washington Referendum 7, Public Necessity and Convenience Certificate for Utilities Measure (1916)

1914

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 322-323, Electric Poles Regulations Initiative (1914)
2. California Proposition 28, Public Utilities Rate Amendment (1914)
3. California Proposition 33, Municipal Utilities Amendment (1914)
4. Colorado Measure 13, Public Utilities Commission Referendum (1914)
5. Colorado Measure 8, Newspapers as Public Utilities Initiative (1914)
6. Colorado Measure 9, Capitalization of Public Utilities Referendum (1914)
7. Maine Public Utilities Commission Referendum (September 1914)
8. Missouri Amendment 2, Increase Kansas City Debt Limit for Public Utilities Measure (1914)

1912

1. Colorado Measure 13, Public Utilities Court Initiative (1912)

1911

1. California Proposition 14, Utility Regulations Amendment (October 1911)

1910

1. Utah Amendment 5, Permit Cities to Create Additional Debt to Supply Public Works Measure (1910)

1908

1. Iowa Construction of Drains and Levees, Amendment 1 (1908)
2. Missouri Amendment 6, Debt Exemption for Municipal Utilities Measure (1908)

Alabama

1. Alabama Amendment 8, Public Service Commission to Regulate Private Sewer Systems in Shelby County Amendment (2022)
2. Alabama Amendment 9, Public Service Commission to Regulate Private Sewer System in Lake View Amendment (2022)
3. Alabama County Public Services, Amendment 19 (1965)
4. Alabama Public Utility Limitations, Amendment 5 (1949)
5. Alabama Utilities in Tuskegee, Amendment 6 (2008)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 322-323, Electric Poles Regulations Initiative (1914)

California

1. California Proposition 1, Required Taxation Amendment (June 1933)
2. California Proposition 10, Utility Taxation Initiative (1922)
3. California Proposition 11, Public Utility Regulation Initiative (1922)
4. California Proposition 12, Public Utilities Commission Amendment (1974)
5. California Proposition 13, Revenue Bonds for Public Utilities Referendum (1938)
6. California Proposition 14, Quasi-Public Corporations Term of Existence Extension Amendment (1928)
7. California Proposition 14, Utility Regulations Amendment (October 1911)
8. California Proposition 15, Public Utilities Taxation Amendment (1922)
9. California Proposition 16, Require Supermajority Voter Approval to Expand Utility Services Initiative (June 2010)
10. California Proposition 16, Water and Electricity Board Initiative (1924)
11. California Proposition 17, Public Utilities Commission Amendment (1946)
12. California Proposition 18, Water and Energy Board Initiative (1926)
13. California Proposition 18, Water and Energy Use, Acquisition, and Development Amendment (1934)
14. California Proposition 19, Water and Energy Board Initiative (1922)
15. California Proposition 2, Remove Power of Public Utilities Commission to Designate Commissioners for Investigations Amendment (1978)
16. California Proposition 28, Public Utilities Rate Amendment (1914)
17. California Proposition 3, Constitutional Provisions Amendment (June 1970)
18. California Proposition 33, Municipal Utilities Amendment (1914)
19. California Proposition 9, Prohibition of Utility Taxes, Bond Payments, or Surcharges for Nuclear Power Assets Initiative (1998)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 2, Regulation of Public Utilities Amendment (1952)
2. Colorado Amendment 37, Renewable Energy Sources for Utilities Initiative (2004)
3. Colorado Amendment No. 1, State Regulation of Public Utilities Amendment (1954)
4. Colorado Amendment No. 4, Municipal Partnership in the Development of Energy Resources Amendment (1974)
5. Colorado Amendment No. 9, Department of Public Counselor Initiative (1976)
6. Colorado Measure 13, Public Utilities Commission Referendum (1914)
7. Colorado Measure 13, Public Utilities Court Initiative (1912)
8. Colorado Measure 2, Public Utilities Commission Initiative (1922)
9. Colorado Measure 7, Public Utilities Commission Initiative (1926)
10. Colorado Measure 8, Newspapers as Public Utilities Initiative (1914)
11. Colorado Measure 9, Capitalization of Public Utilities Referendum (1914)
12. Colorado Referred Law No. 10, Public Utility Consumer Counsel and Utility Regulation Initiative (1972)
13. Colorado Right to Purchase and Sell Natural Gas for Cooking or Heating in Homes and Businesses Amendment (2026) - Potential

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 14, Voting Requirements for Utility Revenue Certificates Measure (1976)
2. Georgia Amendment 19, County and Municipal Services Amendment (1972)
3. Georgia Amendment 22, Bibb County Public Service Districts Measure (August 1943)
4. Georgia Amendment 26, Municipal Garbage Disposal Measure (1978)
5. Georgia Amendment 54, Tax Exemptions for Rural Electric Corporations Measure (June 1941)
6. Georgia Amendment 9, Public Service Commission Measure (August 1943)

Iowa

1. Iowa Construction of Drains and Levees, Amendment 1 (1908)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Amendment 4, Waiving Water Charges Measure (2022)

Maine

1. Maine Create an Energy Commission Measure (1981)
2. Maine Direct Initiative Question 1, Create an Excise Tax on Electricity Companies Measure (September 1933)
3. Maine Public Utilities Commission Referendum (September 1914)
4. Maine Question 1, Native American Reservation School, Water and Sewage Facilities Bond Measure (June 1968)
5. Maine Question 1, Power Authority Creation Initiative (1973)
6. Maine Question 1, Voter Approval of Borrowing Above $1 Billion by State Entities and Electric Cooperatives Initiative (2023)
7. Maine Question 3, Nuclear Fission for Electricity Prohibition Initiative (1982)
8. Maine Question 3, Pine Tree Power Company Initiative (2023)
9. Maine Question 3, Sewage Treatment Facilities Construction Bond Measure (1987)
10. Maine Question 3, Sewer Treatment Facilities Bond Measure (1986)
11. Maine Question 3, Telecommunications Infrastructure and Classroom Technology Equipment Bond Measure (1995)
12. Maine Question 4, Sewerage Facilities Construction Bond Measure (1988)
13. Maine Question 5, Native American Reservation Water and Sewage Facilities Bond Measure (1969)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 4, Creation of Massachusetts Power Authority Initiative (1976)
2. Massachusetts Question 4, Electric Utility Industry Referendum (1998)
3. Massachusetts Question 7, Require Electric Utilities to Charge Uniform Rates Per Kilowatt Initiative (1976)

Michigan

1. Michigan Proposal D, Utility Rate Increases Initiative (1982)
2. Michigan Proposal H, Utility Rate Increase and Legislators' Employment by Utility Companies Referendum (1982)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 2, Increase Kansas City Debt Limit for Public Utilities Measure (1914)
2. Missouri Amendment 2, Voter Approval Requirements for Local Government Bonds for Industrial Projects Measure (1974)
3. Missouri Amendment 3, Allow Large Cities to Increase Bonded Debt for Public Utility Acquisition Measure (1920)
4. Missouri Amendment 3, County Bonds Measure (August 1976)
5. Missouri Amendment 4, Authorization for Joint Projects and Bond Issuance Measure (2002)
6. Missouri Amendment 5, Allow Local Governments to Increase Debt for Road, Waterworks, and Lighting Measure (1918)
7. Missouri Amendment 6, County Utility and Airport Bonds Measure (1978)
8. Missouri Amendment 6, Debt Exemption for Municipal Utilities Measure (1908)
9. Missouri Amendment 6, Sewage Treatment Plant Bonds and Water Plant Deregulation Measure (1996)
10. Missouri Amendment 7, City Debt Limit Increase for Utilities Measure (1920)
11. Missouri Amendment 7, Municipal Revenue Bonds Measure (1978)
12. Missouri Proposition 1, Electric Utility Rate Initiative (1976)
13. Missouri Proposition B, Utility Rate Regulation and Limits on Cost Recovery for Abandoned Plants, Overruns, and Nuclear Waste Initiative (1984)
14. Missouri Proposition D, Allow for Citizens Utility Boards Initiative (1982)

Montana

1. Montana Electrical Deregulation Changes, IR-117 (2002)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 10, Public Electrical Corporations Amendment (1968)
2. Nebraska Amendment 30, Reporting of Public Utility Corporations Amendment (September 1920)
3. Nebraska Amendment 31, Consolidation of Public Utility Corporations Amendment (September 1920)
4. Nebraska Amendment 32, Public Utility Corporation Stocks Amendment (September 1920)
5. Nebraska Amendment 8, Public Power Tax Initiative (1958)
6. Nebraska Initiative 1, Electric Line Extension to Rural Areas Initiative (1930)
7. Nebraska Initiative 2, Electric Line Extension Initiative (1930)
8. Nebraska Initiative 3, Sale of Municipal Electric Plants Initiative (1930)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 11, Office of Advocate for Customers of Public Utilities Measure(1982)
2. Nevada Question 12, Office of Consumer Advocate Initiative (1982)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1, Appointed Public Regulation Commission Amendment (2020)

New York

1. New York Amendment 2, Excluding Debt for the Development of Sewage Facilities from the Debt Limit Amendment (1971)
2. New York Amendment 2, Limits on Indebtedness by Municipalities Relating to Sewage Facilities Amendment (1983)
3. New York Proposal 2, Exclude Indebtedness for Sewage Facilities Amendment (2023)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Municipal Electric Facilities Amendment (1977)
2. North Carolina Natural Gas Facilities Bonds Referendum (1998)

Ohio

1. Ohio Non-Profit Electric Utilities Amendment (June 1980)
2. Ohio Representation of the Utility Consumer Initiative (1976)
3. Ohio Sale of Water and Sewage Services Amendment (1959)
4. Ohio Utility Rate Limitations Initiative (1976)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 205, Rural Utility Districts Initiative (1938)
2. Oklahoma State Question 552, Municipal Revenue Bonds Amendment (1980)
3. Oklahoma State Question 574, Municipal Indebtedness for Public Utilities Amendment (1984)
4. Oklahoma State Question 626, Financing Municipal Public Utilities Amendment (August 1990)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 3, Creation of Citizen's Utility Board Initiative (1984)
2. Oregon Measure 4, Formation of People's Utility Districts Initiative (1978)
3. Oregon Measure 4, Replace Public Utility Commissioner with Commission Amendment (1986)
4. Oregon Measure 8, Prohibits Payment for Local Telephone Exchanges Initiative (1986)
5. Oregon Measure 9, Limitations on Public Utility Rate Base Initiative (1978)
6. Oregon Measure 90, Returns on Investments for Utilities Referendum (2000)
7. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, State Development and Distribution of Hydroelectric Power and Creation of Energy Commission Initiative (1936)
8. Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, Authorize Creation of Water and Power Utility Districts Initiative (1930)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Question 7, Emergency Water Interconnect Bonds (2004)

South Carolina

1. South Carolina Electric Cooperatives, Amendment 2 (1978)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Approval for Waste Facility Measure (1990)
2. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Utility Rate Reform Measure (1978)
3. South Dakota Referred Law 4, Telecommunications Regulations Measure (1988)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 10, Sanitation Sewer Laterals Amendment (1983)
2. Texas Proposition 7, Creation of State Energy Fund Amendment (2023)

Utah

1. Utah Amendment 5, Permit Cities to Create Additional Debt to Supply Public Works Measure (1910)
2. Utah Constitutional Amendment D, Municipal Water Resources Amendment (2020)

Washington

1. Washington Advisory Vote 36, Nonbinding Question on Telephone Tax to Fund Behavioral Health Crisis Response and Suicide Prevention (2021)
2. Washington HJR 4223, Extension of Energy Conservation Amendment (1988)
3. Washington Initiative 1, Authorize Public Utility Districts Measure (1930)
4. Washington Initiative 166, Voter Approval on Public Utility Districts Acquisition Measure (1946)
5. Washington Initiative 2066, Natural Gas Policies Measure (2024)
6. Washington Initiative 937, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Standards for Electric Utilities Initiative (2006)
7. Washington Referendum 25, Formation of Joint Public Utility Districts Measure (1944)
8. Washington Referendum 26, Waste Disposal Facilities Bond Measure (1972)
9. Washington Referendum 7, Public Necessity and Convenience Certificate for Utilities Measure (1916)
10. Washington SJR 120, Energy Conservation Financing Amendment (1979)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 3, Municipal Public Utility Debt Amendment (1922)
2. Wisconsin Question 4, Public Utility Financing Amendment (1932)

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