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Voting policy measures on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding the process and policies related to voting and how voting is conducted. Voting policy includes voter identification requirements, early voting, no-excuse absentee voting, same-day voter registration, and online voter registration.

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See ballot measures related to voting policy sorted in the following ways below:


Ballot measures lists

By state

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

Alabama

  1. Alabama Amendment 4, Prohibit Changes to Election Conduct Laws within Six Months of General Elections Amendment (2022)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Voter Registration via the Permanent Fund Dividend Application, Ballot Measure 1 (2016)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Proposition 202, Voter Registration by Driver's License Initiative (1982)
  2. Arizona Proposition 205, Vote By Mail Initiative (2006)
  3. Arizona Proposition 200, Voter ID, Citizenship Proof for Voter Registration, and Immigration Status Verification for Public Benefits Initiative (2004)
  4. Arizona Proposition 101, Language Revisions Regarding People with Mental Disabilities and Voting Age Amendment (2000)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Registration of Voters, Proposed Amendment 39 (1948)
  2. Arkansas Voting Machines, Proposed Amendment 54 (1962)
  3. Arkansas Voting Secrecy, Proposed Amendment 1 (2002)
  4. Arkansas Issue 2, Voter ID Amendment (2018)

California

  1. California Proposition 14, Absentee Voting Initiative (1914)
  2. California Proposition 4, Absentee Voting Amendment (1918)
  3. California Proposition 52, Election Day Voter Registration Initiative (2002)
  4. California Proposition 2, Ballot Regulations Referendum (October 1915)
  5. California Proposition 4, Primary Partisanship Referendum (1916)
  6. California Proposition 10, Prohibit Head and Poll Taxes Initiative (1914)
  7. California Proposition 17, Military Absentee Voting Amendment (1920)
  8. California Proposition 18, Absentee Voting Rights Amendment (1928)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Amendment 28, Mail-In Ballot Elections Initiative (2002)
  2. Colorado Referendum B, Mailing of Ballot Information Amendment (1996)
  3. Colorado Amendment 30, Same-Day Voter Registration Initiative (2002)
  4. Colorado Amendment No. 4, Voter Registration Initiative (1984)
  5. Colorado Proposition 131, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)

Connecticut

  1. Connecticut Absentee Voting, Question 1 (1932)
  2. Connecticut Absentee Voting on Constitutional Amendments, Question 1 (1962)
  3. Connecticut Absentee Voting on Religious Holidays, Question 3 (1964)
  4. Connecticut Admission of Absentee Electors, Question 5 (1962)
  5. Connecticut Question 1, Expanded Early and Absentee Voting Amendment (2014)
  6. Connecticut Pre-Registration of Electors, Question 2 (1976)
  7. Connecticut Pre-Registration of Electors, Question 2 (1980)
  8. Connecticut No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2024)
  9. Connecticut Question 1, Allow for Early Voting Amendment (2022)

Florida

  1. Florida Voting Rights Initiative (2026)

Kentucky

  1. Kentucky Absentee Voting Referendum (1945)
  2. Kentucky Voting Machines Referendum (1941)
  3. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)

Maine

  1. Maine Absentee Voting for Armed Forces, Absent Persons and Physically Incapacitated, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6 (1951)
  2. Maine Same-Day Registration Veto Referendum, Question 1 (2011)
  3. Maine Question 8, Repeal Constitutional Provision Prohibiting Voting for Individuals Under Guardianship Due to Mental Illness Amendment (2023)

Maryland

  1. Maryland Question 2, Election-Day Voter Registration Amendment (2018)
  2. Maryland Absentee Ballots, Question 7 (1974)
  3. Maryland Absentee Voting, Amendment 1 (1918)
  4. Maryland Absentee Voting, Amendment 3 (1954)
  5. Maryland Absentee Voting for Voters with a Physical Disability, Amendment 6 (1956)
  6. Maryland Early Voting, Question 1 (2008)

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Question 14, Allow for Compulsory Voting Amendment (1918)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Proposal 3, Voting Policies in State Constitution Initiative (2018)
  2. Michigan Proposal 2, Voting Policies in Constitution Amendment (2022)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Amendment 2, Require Photo Voter Identification Measure (2012)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Early Voting Period, Amendment 6 (2014)
  2. Missouri Amendment 7, Require Citizenship to Vote and Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment (2024)

Montana

  1. Montana Late Voter Registration Revision Measure, LR-126 (2014)
  2. Montana Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2026)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Initiative 432, Photo Voter Identification Initiative (2022)

Nevada

  1. Nevada Question 7, Require Voter Identification Initiative (2024)
  2. Nevada Question 5, Automatic Voter Registration via DMV Initiative (2018)

New Hampshire

  1. New Hampshire Absentee Voters, Question 1 (1930)
  2. New Hampshire Absentee Voting, Question 1 (1938)
  3. New Hampshire Absentee Voting, Question 2 (1942)
  4. New Hampshire Absentee Voting in Primaries, Question 1 (1956)

New York

  1. New York Proposal 4, Allow for No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2021)
  2. New York Proposal 3, Remove 10-Day-Advance Voter Registration Requirement Amendment (2021)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Voter ID Amendment (2018)
  2. North Carolina Reduce Voting Residency Requirement and Eliminate Poll Tax Amendment (1920)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Abolish Absent Ballot Initiative (1936)
  2. North Dakota Absent Voters Ballot Initiative (1932)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Voting and Elections Amendment (2026)

Pennsylvania

  1. Pennsylvania Question 1, Absentee Voting Amendment (1985)
  2. Pennsylvania Question 3, Absentee Voting for Voters Away from Residence Amendment (1997)

Texas

  1. Texas Proposition 4, Voter Registration Amendment (August 1887)
  2. Texas Proposition 4, Voter Registration Amendment (August 1891)
  3. Texas Proposition 2, Military Voting Qualifications Amendment (1954)

Washington

  1. Washington Referendum 14, Closed Primary Nominations and Voter Registration Measure (1922)
  2. Washington English Language Requirement for Voting Amendment (1896)
  3. Washington HJR 19, Shorten Residency Requirement for Voting and Repeal Restriction on Native American Voting Amendment (1962)

By year

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

2026

  1. Florida Voting Rights Initiative (2026)
  2. Montana Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2026)
  3. Ohio Voting and Elections Amendment (2026)

2024

  1. Connecticut No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2024)
  2. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2024)
  3. Missouri Amendment 7, Require Citizenship to Vote and Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment (2024)
  4. Colorado Proposition 131, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2024)
  5. Nevada Question 7, Require Voter Identification Initiative (2024)

2023

  1. Maine Question 8, Repeal Constitutional Provision Prohibiting Voting for Individuals Under Guardianship Due to Mental Illness Amendment (2023)

2022

  1. Alabama Amendment 4, Prohibit Changes to Election Conduct Laws within Six Months of General Elections Amendment (2022)
  2. Nebraska Initiative 432, Photo Voter Identification Initiative (2022)
  3. Michigan Proposal 2, Voting Policies in Constitution Amendment (2022)
  4. Connecticut Question 1, Allow for Early Voting Amendment (2022)

2021

  1. New York Proposal 4, Allow for No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2021)
  2. New York Proposal 3, Remove 10-Day-Advance Voter Registration Requirement Amendment (2021)

2018

  1. Maryland Question 2, Election-Day Voter Registration Amendment (2018)
  2. Michigan Proposal 3, Voting Policies in State Constitution Initiative (2018)
  3. Arkansas Issue 2, Voter ID Amendment (2018)
  4. North Carolina Voter ID Amendment (2018)
  5. Nevada Question 5, Automatic Voter Registration via DMV Initiative (2018)

2016

  1. Alaska Voter Registration via the Permanent Fund Dividend Application, Ballot Measure 1 (2016)

2014

  1. Montana Late Voter Registration Revision Measure, LR-126 (2014)
  2. Connecticut Question 1, Expanded Early and Absentee Voting Amendment (2014)

2012

  1. Minnesota Amendment 2, Require Photo Voter Identification Measure (2012)

2011

  1. Maine Same-Day Registration Veto Referendum, Question 1 (2011)

2008

  1. Maryland Early Voting, Question 1 (2008)

2006

  1. Arizona Proposition 205, Vote By Mail Initiative (2006)

2004

  1. Arizona Proposition 200, Voter ID, Citizenship Proof for Voter Registration, and Immigration Status Verification for Public Benefits Initiative (2004)

2002

  1. Arkansas Voting Secrecy, Proposed Amendment 1 (2002)
  2. California Proposition 52, Election Day Voter Registration Initiative (2002)
  3. Colorado Amendment 28, Mail-In Ballot Elections Initiative (2002)
  4. Colorado Amendment 30, Same-Day Voter Registration Initiative (2002)

2000

  1. Arizona Proposition 101, Language Revisions Regarding People with Mental Disabilities and Voting Age Amendment (2000)

1997

  1. Pennsylvania Question 3, Absentee Voting for Voters Away from Residence Amendment (1997)

1996

  1. Colorado Referendum B, Mailing of Ballot Information Amendment (1996)

1985

  1. Pennsylvania Question 1, Absentee Voting Amendment (1985)

1984

  1. Colorado Amendment No. 4, Voter Registration Initiative (1984)

1982

  1. Arizona Proposition 202, Voter Registration by Driver's License Initiative (1982)

1980

  1. Connecticut Pre-Registration of Electors, Question 2 (1980)

1976

  1. Connecticut Pre-Registration of Electors, Question 2 (1976)

1974

  1. Maryland Absentee Ballots, Question 7 (1974)

1964

  1. Connecticut Absentee Voting on Religious Holidays, Question 3 (1964)

1962

  1. Arkansas Voting Machines, Proposed Amendment 54 (1962)
  2. Connecticut Absentee Voting on Constitutional Amendments, Question 1 (1962)
  3. Connecticut Admission of Absentee Electors, Question 5 (1962)
  4. Washington HJR 19, Shorten Residency Requirement for Voting and Repeal Restriction on Native American Voting Amendment (1962)

1956

  1. Maryland Absentee Voting for Voters with a Physical Disability, Amendment 6 (1956)
  2. New Hampshire Absentee Voting in Primaries, Question 1 (1956)

1954

  1. Maryland Absentee Voting, Amendment 3 (1954)
  2. Texas Proposition 2, Military Voting Qualifications Amendment (1954)

1951

  1. Maine Absentee Voting for Armed Forces, Absent Persons and Physically Incapacitated, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6 (1951)

1948

  1. Arkansas Registration of Voters, Proposed Amendment 39 (1948)

1945

  1. Kentucky Absentee Voting Referendum (1945)

1942

  1. New Hampshire Absentee Voting, Question 2 (1942)

1941

  1. Kentucky Voting Machines Referendum (1941)

1938

  1. New Hampshire Absentee Voting, Question 1 (1938)

1936

  1. North Dakota Abolish Absent Ballot Initiative (1936)

1932

  1. Connecticut Absentee Voting, Question 1 (1932)
  2. North Dakota Absent Voters Ballot Initiative (1932)

1930

  1. New Hampshire Absentee Voters, Question 1 (1930)

1928

  1. California Proposition 18, Absentee Voting Rights Amendment (1928)

1922

  1. Washington Referendum 14, Closed Primary Nominations and Voter Registration Measure (1922)

1920

  1. California Proposition 17, Military Absentee Voting Amendment (1920)
  2. North Carolina Reduce Voting Residency Requirement and Eliminate Poll Tax Amendment (1920)

1918

  1. California Proposition 4, Absentee Voting Amendment (1918)
  2. Maryland Absentee Voting, Amendment 1 (1918)
  3. Massachusetts Question 14, Allow for Compulsory Voting Amendment (1918)

1916

  1. California Proposition 4, Primary Partisanship Referendum (1916)

1915

  1. California Proposition 2, Ballot Regulations Referendum (October 1915)

1914

  1. California Proposition 14, Absentee Voting Initiative (1914)
  2. California Proposition 10, Prohibit Head and Poll Taxes Initiative (1914)

Before 1900

  1. Texas Proposition 4, Voter Registration Amendment (August 1887)
  2. Texas Proposition 4, Voter Registration Amendment (August 1891)
  3. Washington English Language Requirement for Voting Amendment (1896)

Did not make ballot

Did not make ballot

  1. Ohio Voting Requirements Initiative (2020)
  2. Ohio Absentee and Early Voting Requirements Initiative (2020)
  3. Arizona Early Voting, Ballot Collection, and Conflict-of-Interest Initiative (2020)
  4. Colorado $40 Tax Credit for Voting Initiative (2020)
  5. Florida Voting and Signing Petitions by Internet Initiative (2022)
  6. Missouri Early Voting and Election Procedure Initiative (2012)
  7. Maine Allow for Early Voting Amendment (2021)
  8. Massachusetts Presentation of Voter Identification Initiative (2022)
  9. Missouri Photo ID Requirement for Voting Amendment (2022)
  10. Missouri Single-Vote and Citizenship Voting Requirements, One Candidate Per Party, and Vote Machine Testing and Records Amendment (2022)
  11. Nevada Voting Policies Referendum (2022)
  12. Pennsylvania No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment (2022)
  13. Michigan Require Voter ID and Prohibit Private Funding for Election Administration Purposes Initiative (2024)
  14. Arizona Automatic Voter Registration Initiative (2020)
  15. Oregon Changes to Mail-In Voting Policies Referendum (2022)
  16. Washington Signature and Birthdate Verification of Mail-In Ballots Initiative (2023)
  17. Massachusetts Top-Five Ranked-Choice Voting and Voter Registration Initiative (2024)
  18. Missouri Approval Voting Initiative (2022)
  19. Massachusetts Voter Photo Identification Initiative (2024)
  20. Massachusetts Changes to Voter Registration Policies Initiative (2024)
  21. Massachusetts Same-Day Voter Registration Initiative (2024)
  22. Maine Voter ID Requirement Initiative (2024)
  23. West Virginia Prohibit Noncitizen Voting Amendment (2024)
  24. Missouri Conduct of Elections Amendment (2024)
  25. Missouri Single Political Party Primary Ballot and Require all Established Political Parties on the Ballot Initiative (2024)
  26. Missouri Candidate Selection Amendment (2024)
  27. Missouri Ballot Title and Candidate Selection Amendment (2024)
  28. Wyoming Restrict Party Affiliation Changes for Primary Elections Initiative (2026)
  29. Arizona Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2024)
  30. Arizona Voting Location Measure (2024)
  31. California Election Policies Initiative (2024)
  32. Washington Birthdate and Signature Verification of Ballots Initiative (2024)
  33. Oregon STAR Voting Initiative (2024)
  34. Pennsylvania Voter ID Requirement Amendment (2024)
  35. Missouri Voting and Elections Amendment (2024)
  36. Nevada National Popular Vote Compact Amendment (2026)
  37. Arizona Modify Early Ballot Deadlines and Prohibit Foreign Contributions in Elections Measure (2026)
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