Women's suffrage ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, women's suffrage includes measures to grant women's suffrage. The topic is grouped within the election 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 women's suffrage 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

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to women's suffrage, organized by year or state.

Year

State

1970

1. South Carolina Elector Requirements, Amendment 1 (1970)
2. South Carolina Register to Vote Qualifications, Amendment 2 (1970)

1964

1. Minnesota Amendment 2, Removing Obsolete Language from the State Constitution Amendment (1964)

1934

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1934)

1921

1. New Hampshire Right to Vote Amendment (1921)

1920

1. Arkansas Amendment 8, Women's Suffrage Measure (1920)
2. Maine Women's Suffrage for Presidential Elections Referendum (September 1920)
3. Mississippi Women's Suffrage Amendment (1920)
4. Nebraska Amendment 18, Women's Suffrage Measure (September 1920)

1919

1. Texas Proposition 2, Women's Suffrage Amendment (May 1919)

1918

1. Louisiana Women's Suffrage Amendment (1918)
2. Michigan Women's Suffrage Amendment (1918)
3. Oklahoma State Question 97, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1918)
4. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1918)

1917

1. Maine Question 1 Women's Suffrage Amendment (September 1917)
2. New York Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Measure (1917)
3. Ohio Women's Suffrage in Presidential Elections Referendum (1917)

1916

1. Iowa Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Measure (June 1916)
2. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1916)
3. West Virginia Women's Suffrage Amendment (1916)

1915

1. Massachusetts Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1915)
2. New Jersey Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1915)
3. New York Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1915)
4. Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Amendment (1915)

1914

1. Missouri Amendment 13, Women's Suffrage Initiative (1914)
2. Montana Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Measure (1914)
3. Nebraska Amendment 4, Women's Suffrage Initiative (1914)
4. Nevada Women's Suffrage Amendment (1914)
5. North Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1914)
6. Ohio Women's Suffrage Amendment (1914)
7. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1914)

1913

1. Michigan Women's Suffrage Amendment (April 1913)

1912

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Women's Suffrage and Right to Hold Office Amendment (1912)
2. Kansas Women's Suffrage Amendment (1912)
3. Michigan Women's Suffrage Amendment (1912)
4. Ohio Women's Suffrage Amendment (September 1912)
5. Oregon Measure 1, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1912)
6. Wisconsin Question 4, Women's Suffrage Measure (1912)

1911

1. California Proposition 4, Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1911)

1910

1. Oklahoma State Question 8, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1910)
2. Oregon Measure 1, Suffrage for Women Taxpayers (1910)
3. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1910)
4. Washington Women's Suffrage Amendment (1910)

1908

1. Oregon Measure 9, Women's Suffrage Amendment (June 1908)

1906

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Women's Suffrage Amendment (June 1906)

1903

1. New Hampshire Question 7, Women's Suffrage Amendment (March 1903)

1900

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 162-163, Women's Suffrage Amendment (June 1900)

1898

1. Minnesota Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage for School and Library Boards Amendment (1898)
2. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1898)
3. Washington Women's Suffrage Amendment (1898)

1897

1. New Jersey Women's Suffrage for School Elections Amendment (September 1897)

1896

1. California Amendment 6, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1896)
2. California Women's Suffrage, Amendment 6 (1896)
3. Idaho Women's Suffrage Amendment (1896)

1895

1. Massachusetts Women's Suffrage for Local Elections Advisory Question (1895)

1894

1. Kansas Women's Suffrage Amendment (1894)
2. South Dakota Women's Suffrage in School Affairs Amendment (1894)

1893

1. Colorado Women's Suffrage Amendment (1893)

1890

1. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1890)

1889

1. Washington Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1889)

1887

1. Rhode Island Women's Suffrage Amendment (April 1887)

1886

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Women's Suffrage in School Matters Measure (1886)

1884

1. Oregon Women's Suffrage Amendment (June 1884)

1882

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Measure (1882)

1877

1. Colorado Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1877)
2. Minnesota Amendment 4, Women's Suffrage for Local Option Elections Measure (1877)

1875

1. Minnesota Amendment 2, Women's Suffrage in School Affairs Measure (1875)

1874

1. Michigan Women's Suffrage and Ability to Hold Office Amendment (1874)

1871

1. Nebraska Women's Suffrage Amendment (September 1871)

1867

1. Kansas Women's Suffrage Amendment (1867)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Women's Suffrage and Right to Hold Office Amendment (1912)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Amendment 8, Women's Suffrage Measure (1920)

California

1. California Amendment 6, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1896)
2. California Proposition 4, Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1911)
3. California Women's Suffrage, Amendment 6 (1896)

Colorado

1. Colorado Women's Suffrage Amendment (1893)
2. Colorado Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1877)

Idaho

1. Idaho Women's Suffrage Amendment (1896)

Iowa

1. Iowa Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Measure (June 1916)

Kansas

1. Kansas Women's Suffrage Amendment (1867)
2. Kansas Women's Suffrage Amendment (1894)
3. Kansas Women's Suffrage Amendment (1912)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Women's Suffrage Amendment (1918)

Maine

1. Maine Question 1 Women's Suffrage Amendment (September 1917)
2. Maine Women's Suffrage for Presidential Elections Referendum (September 1920)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1915)
2. Massachusetts Women's Suffrage for Local Elections Advisory Question (1895)

Michigan

1. Michigan Women's Suffrage Amendment (1912)
2. Michigan Women's Suffrage Amendment (1918)
3. Michigan Women's Suffrage Amendment (April 1913)
4. Michigan Women's Suffrage and Ability to Hold Office Amendment (1874)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage for School and Library Boards Amendment (1898)
2. Minnesota Amendment 2, Removing Obsolete Language from the State Constitution Amendment (1964)
3. Minnesota Amendment 2, Women's Suffrage in School Affairs Measure (1875)
4. Minnesota Amendment 4, Women's Suffrage for Local Option Elections Measure (1877)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Women's Suffrage Amendment (1920)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 13, Women's Suffrage Initiative (1914)

Montana

1. Montana Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Measure (1914)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Measure (1882)
2. Nebraska Amendment 18, Women's Suffrage Measure (September 1920)
3. Nebraska Amendment 4, Women's Suffrage Initiative (1914)
4. Nebraska Women's Suffrage Amendment (September 1871)

Nevada

1. Nevada Women's Suffrage Amendment (1914)

New Hampshire

1. New Hampshire Question 7, Women's Suffrage Amendment (March 1903)
2. New Hampshire Right to Vote Amendment (1921)

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1915)
2. New Jersey Women's Suffrage for School Elections Amendment (September 1897)

New York

1. New York Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1915)
2. New York Amendment 1, Women's Suffrage Measure (1917)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1914)

Ohio

1. Ohio Women's Suffrage Amendment (1914)
2. Ohio Women's Suffrage Amendment (September 1912)
3. Ohio Women's Suffrage in Presidential Elections Referendum (1917)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 8, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1910)
2. Oklahoma State Question 97, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1918)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 1, Suffrage for Women Taxpayers (1910)
2. Oregon Measure 1, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1912)
3. Oregon Measure 9, Women's Suffrage Amendment (June 1908)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 162-163, Women's Suffrage Amendment (June 1900)
5. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Women's Suffrage Amendment (June 1906)
6. Oregon Women's Suffrage Amendment (June 1884)

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Amendment (1915)

Rhode Island

1. Rhode Island Women's Suffrage Amendment (April 1887)

South Carolina

1. South Carolina Elector Requirements, Amendment 1 (1970)
2. South Carolina Register to Vote Qualifications, Amendment 2 (1970)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1890)
2. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1898)
3. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1910)
4. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1914)
5. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1916)
6. South Dakota Women's Suffrage Amendment (1918)
7. South Dakota Women's Suffrage in School Affairs Amendment (1894)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 2, Women's Suffrage Amendment (May 1919)

Washington

1. Washington Women's Suffrage Amendment (1898)
2. Washington Women's Suffrage Amendment (1910)
3. Washington Women's Suffrage Amendment (October 1889)

West Virginia

1. West Virginia Women's Suffrage Amendment (1916)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Women's Suffrage Amendment (1934)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Women's Suffrage in School Matters Measure (1886)
3. Wisconsin Question 4, Women's Suffrage Measure (1912)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

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