Water irrigation policy ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, water irrigation policy includes measures to fund, regulate, or manage water resources for agricultural irrigation or other irrigation purposes. The topic is grouped within the infrastructure 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: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to water irrigation policy certified for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Bond Measure (2026) - On the ballot

List of ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to water irrigation policy, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2026

1. Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Bond Measure (2026) - On the ballot

1998

1. North Carolina Local Government Water Project Bonds Measure (1998)

1977

1. North Carolina Water Quality and Water System Improvements Bond Measure (1977)
2. Washington Initiative 59, Non-Public Agricultural Irrigation Measure (1977)

1973

1. Alabama Buttahatchee River Development Amendment (December 1973)

1972

1. Louisiana Repeal Sections of Article XV Amendment (1972)
2. North Carolina Water Quality and Systems Improvement Projects Bond Measure (May 1972)
3. Oregon Measure 5, Bonds for Irrigation and Water Development Amendment (May 1972)

1965

1. Alabama Irrigation Districts, Amendment 6 (1965)

1933

1. California Proposition 6, Refinancing Irrigation and Reclamation Districts Bond Measure (June 1933)

1932

1. Idaho Irrigation District Voting, HJR 2 (1932)

1930

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Repeal Bond Issuance by Irrigation and Drainage Districts Amendment (1930)

1928

1. California Proposition 7, Water Conservation Amendment (1928)

1927

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Irrigation Works for the Reclamation of Arid Lands Amendment (May 1927)

1926

1. California Proposition 24, Stocks for Irrigation Districts Amendment (1926)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337, Creation of Water and Power Board Initiative (1926)

1924

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Colorado River Power and Irrigation Initiative (1924)

1920

1. California Proposition 15, Irrigation Districts Referendum (1920)

1919

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Bonds for Irrigation and Drainage Districts Amendment (June 1919)

1916

1. South Dakota Amendment 2, State Irrigation Construction and Maintenance Measure (1916)

1914

1. California Proposition 26, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Drainage District Regulation Amendment (1914)
2. California Proposition 30, International Water Systems Amendment (1914)
3. Michigan Bonds for Drains and Agricultural Lands Amendment (1914)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, State Indebtedness for Roads, Irrigation, and Energy Projects Amendment (1914)
5. South Dakota Amendment 8, State Irrigation Control and Promotion Measure (1914)
6. Washington Referendum 2, Quincy Valley Irrigation System Construction Bond Measure (1914)

1912

1. California Proposition 2, Irrigation District Bond Securities Rules Amendment (1912)
2. Colorado Water Rights and Irrigation, Measure 22 (1912)

1910

1. South Dakota Debt Limit for Water and Sewage Amendment (1910)

1906

1. South Dakota Assessments for Agricultural Drainage Amendment (1906)
2. Washington Water Deemed Public Use for Irrigation, Mining, Manufacturing, and Timber Removal Amendment (1906)

1900

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 158-159, Irrigation and Water Use Amendment (June 1900)
2. Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (1900)

1897

1. Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (August 1897)

1878

1. Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)

Alabama

1. Alabama Buttahatchee River Development Amendment (December 1973)
2. Alabama Irrigation Districts, Amendment 6 (1965)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Irrigation Works for the Reclamation of Arid Lands Amendment (May 1927)
2. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Colorado River Power and Irrigation Initiative (1924)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Bond Measure (2026) - On the ballot

California

1. California Proposition 15, Irrigation Districts Referendum (1920)
2. California Proposition 2, Irrigation District Bond Securities Rules Amendment (1912)
3. California Proposition 24, Stocks for Irrigation Districts Amendment (1926)
4. California Proposition 26, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Drainage District Regulation Amendment (1914)
5. California Proposition 30, International Water Systems Amendment (1914)
6. California Proposition 6, Refinancing Irrigation and Reclamation Districts Bond Measure (June 1933)
7. California Proposition 7, Water Conservation Amendment (1928)

Colorado

1. Colorado Water Rights and Irrigation, Measure 22 (1912)

Idaho

1. Idaho Irrigation District Voting, HJR 2 (1932)

Illinois

1. Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Repeal Sections of Article XV Amendment (1972)

Michigan

1. Michigan Bonds for Drains and Agricultural Lands Amendment (1914)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Local Government Water Project Bonds Measure (1998)
2. North Carolina Water Quality and Systems Improvement Projects Bond Measure (May 1972)
3. North Carolina Water Quality and Water System Improvements Bond Measure (1977)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 5, Bonds for Irrigation and Water Development Amendment (May 1972)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 158-159, Irrigation and Water Use Amendment (June 1900)
3. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Repeal Bond Issuance by Irrigation and Drainage Districts Amendment (1930)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Bonds for Irrigation and Drainage Districts Amendment (June 1919)
5. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, State Indebtedness for Roads, Irrigation, and Energy Projects Amendment (1914)
6. Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337, Creation of Water and Power Board Initiative (1926)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment 2, State Irrigation Construction and Maintenance Measure (1916)
2. South Dakota Amendment 8, State Irrigation Control and Promotion Measure (1914)
3. South Dakota Assessments for Agricultural Drainage Amendment (1906)
4. South Dakota Debt Limit for Water and Sewage Amendment (1910)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (1900)
2. Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (August 1897)

Washington

1. Washington Initiative 59, Non-Public Agricultural Irrigation Measure (1977)
2. Washington Referendum 2, Quincy Valley Irrigation System Construction Bond Measure (1914)
3. Washington Water Deemed Public Use for Irrigation, Mining, Manufacturing, and Timber Removal Amendment (1906)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

Footnotes

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