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Wyoming 2026 ballot measures

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2024

As of September 14, 2025, one statewide ballot measure was certified for the ballot in Wyoming on November 3, 2026.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • In 2026, voters will decide one ballot initiative. It will be the first initiative to appear on the ballot in 30 years.
  • On the ballot

    Type Title Description

    CISS

    Homeowner’s Primary Residence Property Tax Exemption Initiative Create a homeowner's property tax exemption to exempt 50% of a primary residence's assessed value


    Getting measures on the ballot

    As soon as petition sponsors have received the petition form from the state, they have 18 months to collect and submit signatures. Initiated state statutes and veto referendums require signatures equal to 15% of the total ballots cast in the previous general election. The signatures required for 2026 initiatives was set at 40,669 signatures based on election results in the 2024 election. If sufficient signatures have been gathered, the measure is presented to voters at the next general election after a legislative session has convened and adjourned. If the legislature enacts a measure that is deemed substantially the same as the initiative, the petition is deemed void and not placed on the ballot.

    For referendums, signatures must be submitted no later than 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

    The Wyoming Legislature has the power to place constitutional amendments on the ballot when a two-thirds majority of members in each house of the legislature approves the amendment. Once on the ballot, the amendment must be approved by a simple majority of the electors.

    Historical facts

    See also: History of Initiative & Referendum in Wyoming and List of Wyoming ballot measures

    Wyoming voters were granted the power of initiative and referendum in December 1968. In total, eight citizen initiatives have appeared on the statewide ballot in Wyoming: three in 1992, three in 1994, and two (one initiated statute and one veto referendum) in 1996. Of the eight initiatives to appear on the ballot, five were defeated and three were approved.


    Type Title Subject Description Result
    VR Term limits referendum Term limits Overturn Senate Enrolled Act 4
    Defeatedd
    CISS Term Limits Disclosure Term limits Candidates indicate on ballot whether they support term limits
    Defeatedd
    CISS Local Option Gambling Gambling Permit local option gambling
    Defeatedd
    CISS Invest In Wyoming Admin of gov't Investment of state funds
    Defeatedd
    CISS Abortion Restriction Abortion Some restrictions on abortion
    Defeatedd
    CISS Ban Triple Trailers Transportation Ban triple trailers on the state's roads
    Approveda
    CISS Term Limits Term limits Term limits on state and federal politicians
    Approveda
    CISS Railroad Regulation Business regulation New railway safety procedures
    Approveda

    Not on the ballot

    Type Title Subject Description Status
    CISS Restrict Party Affiliation Changes for Primary Elections Initiative Elections and Voting policy Prohibits changing party affiliation beginning on May 1 of an election year through the date of the primary election Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
    LRCA Prohibit Foreign Entities and Adversaries from Owning Real Property Amendment Property Prohibits foreign adversaries of the United States from owning real property or having an interest in any real property or real estate Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
    LRCA Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment Property Taxes Exempts a primary residence and up to 10 acres of associated land from property taxation for veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating or who is totally and permanently disabled as provided by law and extending the exemption to a veterans' surviving spouse Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

    See also

    Wyoming