Election administration and governance ballot measures

Voters have decided on election administration and governance ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, election administration and governance covers measures regarding the rules, structures, and procedures for overseeing elections, such as election officials' responsibilities, elections departments, and vote counting. The topic is grouped within the election policy area.

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Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

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. California Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure (2026) - On the ballot
2. California Allow Voting on Citizen Initiatives at Primary Elections Measure (2026) - Potential
3. California Ban State Legislators Who Approve Redistricting Changes from Seeking Public Office for 10 Years Initiative (2026) - Potential
4. California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative (2026) - Potential
5. Nebraska Require Hand Counted Paper Ballot Elections Initiative (2026) - Potential
6. Oregon Require In-Person Election Day Voting Initiative (2026) - Potential

List of state ballot measures

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Years

States

2026

1. California Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure (2026) - On the ballot
2. California Allow Voting on Citizen Initiatives at Primary Elections Measure (2026) - Potential
3. California Ban State Legislators Who Approve Redistricting Changes from Seeking Public Office for 10 Years Initiative (2026) - Potential
4. California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative (2026) - Potential
5. Nebraska Require Hand Counted Paper Ballot Elections Initiative (2026) - Potential
6. Oregon Require In-Person Election Day Voting Initiative (2026) - Potential

2025

1. Maine Question 1, Require Voter Photo ID and Change Absentee Ballot and Drop Box Rules Initiative (2025)

2024

1. Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
2. Illinois Penalties for Candidate Interference with Election Worker's Duties Advisory Question (2024)
3. Wisconsin Question 1, Ban on Private and Non-Governmental Funding of Election Administration Amendment (April 2024)
4. Wisconsin Question 2, Only Designated Election Officials to Conduct Elections Amendment (April 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. Michigan Proposal 2, Voting Policies in Constitution Amendment (2022)

2020

1. Nevada Question 4, State Constitutional Rights of Voters Amendment (2020)
2. New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2, Elections and Terms of Non-Statewide Officeholders Amendment (2020)

2018

1. Michigan Proposal 3, Voting Policies in State Constitution Initiative (2018)
2. Montana LR-129, Ballot Collection Measure (2018)

2016

1. Maryland Appointments to Fill Vacancies Required to Preserve Political Party Affiliation, Question 1 (2016)
2. South Dakota Amendment V, Top-Two Primary Amendment (2016)
3. South Dakota Independent Candidates Election Law Referendum, Referred Law 19 (2016)

2010

1. Kansas Voting Disqualification Amendment, Constitutional Amendment Question 2 (2010)
2. South Dakota Amendment K, Vote by Secret Ballot Measure (2010)
3. Utah Amendment A, Change Requirements for Secret Elections Measure (2010)

2008

1. Arkansas Voting and Elections, Proposed Amendment 1 (2008)

2006

1. Arizona Proposition 200, Voter Reward Initiative (2006)
2. Maryland Election Law Revisions, Question 4 (2006)
3. Massachusetts Question 2, Fusion Voting Initiative (2006)

2005

1. Ohio Issue No. 5, Establishment of State Election Board Initiative (2005)

2004

1. California Proposition 60, Political Parties to Participate in Primaries and General Elections Amendment (2004)
2. Oregon Measure 31, Deceased Candidate Procedure Amendment (2004)

2003

1. Texas Proposition 18, Local Elections With Unopposed Candidates Amendment (September 2003)
2. Texas Proposition 8, State and Local Elections with Unopposed Candidates Amendment (September 2003)

2002

1. Arkansas Voting Secrecy, Proposed Amendment 1 (2002)
2. California Proposition 41, County Voting Equipment Bond Measure (March 2002)
3. California Proposition 43, Constitutional Right to Have One's Vote Counted Amendment (March 2002)
4. Colorado Amendment 30, Same-Day Voter Registration Initiative (2002)
5. Michigan Proposal 02-1, Elimination of Straight Party Ticket Option Referendum (2002)

2000

1. California Proposition 23, None of the Above Option on Ballots Initiative (March 2000)
2. Maine Question 5, Grant Persons With Mental Illness Under Guardianship the Right to Vote Amendment (2000)
3. Utah Proposition 1, Modify Terms of Local Government and Amend Government Provisions Amendment (2000)

1998

1. Arizona Proposition 202, IRS Elimination Pledge on Ballot for Congressional Candidates Initiative (1998)
2. Colorado Amendment 18, Declarations About Term Limits Initiative (1998)

1997

1. Maine Question 5, Remove Voting Disqualification of Individuals with Mental Illness Under Guardianship Amendment (1997)

1996

1. Colorado Referendum B, Mailing of Ballot Information Amendment (1996)
2. Missouri Amendment 9, Add Congressional Term Limits Positions to Ballot Initiative (1996)
3. Oklahoma State Question 670, Signatures for Grand Juries Amendment (1996)
4. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Legislative Term Limits Support Measure (1996)
5. Virginia Question 4, Revise Voter Registration Application Amendment (1996)

1995

1. New York Amendment 2, Voter Registration Requirements Amendment (1995)

1994

1. Oregon Measure 3, Deadline for Filling Vacancies at General Election Amendment (1994)

1992

1. Arizona Proposition 104, Local Spending Limit Adjustment Elections Amendment (1992)
2. Florida Amendment 1, Suspension or Delay of Elections for Emergencies Amendment (1992)

1990

1. Massachusetts Question 4, Political Party Qualification and Candidate Nomination Requirements Initiative (1990)
2. Massachusetts Question 6, Broadcasting of Candidates Advisory Question (1990)

1986

1. California Proposition 49, Prohibition of Political Party Endorsements for Nonpartisan Candidates Amendment (June 1986)
2. Connecticut Question 2, Removal of Party Levers From Voting Machines Amendment (1986)
3. Virginia Question 2, Allow Government Employees to be Officers of Elections Amendment (1986)

1980

1. North Dakota Election Law Revision Referendum, Measure 8 (1980)
2. Ohio Municipal Charter Proposal Delivered to Households or Other Methods Amendment (June 1980)

1978

1. Georgia Amendment 24, Notice for Write-in Candidates Measure (1978)
2. Missouri Amendment 9, Earlier General Election Canvassing Measure (1978)
3. Ohio Issue 1, Ballot Board to Write Measure Language Amendment (June 1978)
4. Oklahoma State Question 531, Replace Constitution Article III Suffrage Provisions Amendment (1978)

1976

1. Missouri Amendment 2, Election Ballot Numbering System Measure (August 1976)
2. Ohio Declaration of Election Results Amendment (1976)
3. Virginia Question 4, Removal of Prohibitions of Public Officials Serving as Election Officers Amendment (1976)

1975

1. Ohio Change to Candidate Name Rotation on Ballots Amendment (1975)

1974

1. Alaska Amendment 1, Votes on Constitutional Amendments at General Elections Measure (August 1974)
2. Arizona Proposition 101, Recall Election Timing and Candidate Nomination Deadlines Amendment (1974)
3. California Proposition 9, Fair Political Practices Commission and Election and Campaign Policies Initiative (June 1974)
4. Connecticut Question 2, Putting Amendments Approved by Legislature on the Ballot in the Same Year Amendment (1974)
5. Kansas Elections, Amendment 2 (1974)
6. Missouri Proposition 1, Campaign Finance and Disclosure Initiative (1974)
7. Ohio Issue 3, Ohio Ballot Board and Constitutional Amendments Measure (May 1974)
8. Vermont Reduction of Time-Lock from Ten to Four Years (1974)

1972

1. California Proposition 7, Changes to Elections Amendment (1972)
2. Louisiana Requirements for Write-in Candidates Amendment (1972)
3. Louisiana Unopposed Candidates Amendment (1972)
4. Maine Question 1, General Election Ballot Form Initiative (June 1972)
5. Nebraska Amendment 15a, Residency Requirements for Voters Amendment (May 1972)
6. Nebraska Amendment 15b, Military Duty on Election Day Amendment (May 1972)
7. Nebraska Amendment 15c, Voting Methods Amendment (May 1972)

1970

1. Louisiana Right to Serve at Polls Amendment (1970)
2. Oklahoma State Question 464, Election Machines Referendum (1970)
3. Oregon Measure 6, Terms of Defeated Incumbents Amendment (1970)

1968

1. Florida Amendment 2, Conduction of Elections Amendment (1968)
2. Nebraska Amendment 4, Election Contests Jurisdiction Amendment (1968)
3. Oklahoma State Question 457, Petition Requirements for Grand Juries Amendment (August 1968)

1966

1. Georgia Amendment 5, Notice of Write-in Candidates Amendment (1966)
2. Nebraska Amendment 1, Elective Officers Seeking State Office Amendment (1966)

1965

1. New York Amendment 9, Pensions for the Department of Street Cleaning and Elections for Certain Groups on Odd-Numbered Years Amendment (1965)

1964

1. Maine Question 10, Municipality Election Returns to Secretary of State Amendment (1964)
2. Michigan Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum (1964)
3. Virginia Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment (1964)

1962

1. Arkansas Voting Machines, Proposed Amendment 54 (1962)
2. Nebraska Amendment 2, State Railway Commission Amendment (1962)
3. Nebraska Amendment 3, Lieutenant Governor Candidacy Amendment (1962)
4. Washington SJR 9, Voter Pamphlet Mailing Requirement Amendment (1962)

1960

1. Michigan Proposal 3, Vote Requirement for Constitutional Convention Questions and Delegate Elections Initiative (1960)
2. Nebraska Amendment 4, Elections of Executive Officers Amendment (1960)

1958

1. Washington Substitute SJR 9 Part 2, Compensation and Office Eligibility Amendment (1958)

1957

1. Maine Constitutional Amendment 2, November General Election Amendment (September 1957)

1955

1. Michigan Proposal No. 4, Board of State Canvassers Amendment (April 1955)

1952

1. California Proposition 7, Political Party Affiliation on the Ballot Measure (1952)
2. Georgia Amendment 12, Union County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
3. Nebraska Amendment 5, Provisions for Constitutional Conventions Amendment (1952)

1949

1. Ohio Voting for Individual Candidates Initiative (1949)
2. Virginia Election Administration and Capitation Tax Amendment (1949)

1948

1. Colorado Amendment 1, Elected State Board of Education Measure (1948)

1946

1. Colorado Measure 1, Secret Ballots Amendment (1946)

1945

1. New York Amendment 3, Disqualification of Electors in a Nonpersonal Election District Amendment (1945)

1941

1. Georgia Amendment 2, Gubernatorial Elections Measure (June 1941)
2. Kentucky Voting Machines Referendum (1941)

1940

1. California Proposition 4, Election Returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment (1940)
2. Nevada State Question 2, Legislative Canvass of Election Returns and Results Certification Amendment (1940)

1935

1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Contested and Tie Vote Elections Amendment (April 1935)

1934

1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Non-Partisan Judicial Elections Initiative (1934)

1933

1. Maine Amendment 1, Allow the Use of Voting Machines in Elections Measure (September 1933)

1932

1. Arkansas Minority Party Power, Act 3 (1932)
2. Michigan Proposal No. 5, Residency Requirements and Township Polling Places Amendment (1932)

1930

1. California Proposition 14, Voter Registration Initiative (1930)

1927

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

1926

1. Arkansas Consolidation of Elections, Act 1 (1926)
2. North Carolina Election Returns for State Executive Officers Amendment (1926)

1924

1. Massachusetts Question 2, Allow Women to Hold Public Office Amendment (1924)
2. Missouri Amendment 2, Constitutional Convention Delegate Elections Measure (1924)
3. Missouri Amendment 7, Judicial Council and Court Reorganization Measure (February 1924)
4. Missouri Amendment 9, Require Citizenship for Foreign-Born Persons to Vote Measure (February 1924)

1922

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, General Election Date Amendment (September 1922)
2. Nebraska Referendum 3, Direct Primaries and Nominations Referendum (1922)
3. Washington Referendum 15, Changes to Party Conventions and Nomination Measure (1922)

1921

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Women Qualified to Hold Office Measure (August 1921)

1920

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Election of Members of the State Tax Commission Amendment (1920)
2. Maine Question 1, Division of Towns into Polling Places Amendment (September 1920)
3. Missouri Proposition 15, Automatic Constitutional Convention Questions Initiative (1920)
4. Nebraska Amendment 22, Election of University Regents Amendment (September 1920)
5. Nebraska Referendum 1, Direct Primaries Referendum (1920)
6. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Allow for Compulsory Voting and Absentee Voting Amendment (1920)

1918

1. Massachusetts Question 14, Allow for Compulsory Voting Amendment (1918)
2. Michigan Printing of Ballot Measures Amendment (1918)
3. South Dakota Initiated Law 1, Richard's Primary Law Initiative (1918)

1916

1. Washington Referendum 5, Party Conventions Measure (1916)

1915

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

1914

1. California Proposition 23, Election Decisions Amendment (1914)
2. California Proposition 47, Prohibition Elections Initiative (1914)
3. Massachusetts Repeal Political Party Enrollment at Primary Elections and Change Committee Membership Measure (1914)
4. South Dakota Amendment 4, Municipal Initiative and Referendum Measure (1914)

1912

1. Arkansas Bipartisan Election Boards, Act 3 ( September 1912)
2. Colorado "Headless Ballot", Measure 14 (1912)
3. Colorado Measure 10, Election Laws Initiative (1912)
4. Colorado Special Elections for Initiatives and Referendums, Measure 11 (1912)
5. Maine Question 1, Uniform Ballot Boxes Referendum (September 1912)
6. Missouri Amendment 4, Require Citizenship for Foreign-Born Males to Vote Measure (1912)
7. Missouri Amendment 8, Procedure for a Grand Jury Investigation of Elections Initiative (1912)
8. Nebraska Amendment 4, Biennial Elections Amendment (1912)

1911

1. Massachusetts Permit the Use of Voting Machines in Elections Amendment (1911)

1910

1. Missouri Amendment 8, Voting Machines Measure (1910)

1906

1. Colorado Measure 1, Voting Machines Amendment (1906)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Pocket Ballot and Coupon Voting System Measure (April 1906)

1896

1. Florida November General Elections Amendment (October 1896)
2. Nebraska Amendment 11, Voting Methods Measure (1896)
3. Nebraska Amendment 12, Require Voter Approval for Internal Improvement and Manufacturing Donations Measure (1896)

1894

1. Nevada State Question 26, Election Result Process Amendment (1894)

1890

1. Florida October General Elections Amendment (October 1890)

1883

1. Vermont Manner of Electing the Vermont Secretary of State (1883)

1877

1. Minnesota Amendment 3, Establishing State Canvassing Board Measure (1877)

1876

1. Connecticut Question 2, State Official Elections in November Amendment (1876)

1875

1. Connecticut Question 1, General Election Date for State Officials and Term Length Amendment (1875)

1873

1. Minnesota Amendment 3, Establishing State Canvassing Board Measure (1873)

1826

1. New York Amendment 1, Election of Justices of the Peace Amendment (1826)
2. New York Amendment 2, Extension of Elective Franchise Amendment (1826)

Alabama

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

Alaska

1. Alaska Amendment 1, Votes on Constitutional Amendments at General Elections Measure (August 1974)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Election of Members of the State Tax Commission Amendment (1920)
2. Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Irrigation Works for the Reclamation of Arid Lands Amendment (May 1927)
3. Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, General Election Date Amendment (September 1922)
4. Arizona Proposition 101, Recall Election Timing and Candidate Nomination Deadlines Amendment (1974)
5. Arizona Proposition 104, Local Spending Limit Adjustment Elections Amendment (1992)
6. Arizona Proposition 200, Voter Reward Initiative (2006)
7. Arizona Proposition 202, IRS Elimination Pledge on Ballot for Congressional Candidates Initiative (1998)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Bipartisan Election Boards, Act 3 ( September 1912)
2. Arkansas Consolidation of Elections, Act 1 (1926)
3. Arkansas Minority Party Power, Act 3 (1932)
4. Arkansas Voting Machines, Proposed Amendment 54 (1962)
5. Arkansas Voting Secrecy, Proposed Amendment 1 (2002)
6. Arkansas Voting and Elections, Proposed Amendment 1 (2008)

California

1. California Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns Measure (2026) - On the ballot
2. California Allow Voting on Citizen Initiatives at Primary Elections Measure (2026) - Potential
3. California Ban State Legislators Who Approve Redistricting Changes from Seeking Public Office for 10 Years Initiative (2026) - Potential
4. California Proposition 14, Voter Registration Initiative (1930)
5. California Proposition 2, Ballot Regulations Referendum (October 1915)
6. California Proposition 23, Election Decisions Amendment (1914)
7. California Proposition 23, None of the Above Option on Ballots Initiative (March 2000)
8. California Proposition 4, Election Returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor Amendment (1940)
9. California Proposition 41, County Voting Equipment Bond Measure (March 2002)
10. California Proposition 43, Constitutional Right to Have One's Vote Counted Amendment (March 2002)
11. California Proposition 47, Prohibition Elections Initiative (1914)
12. California Proposition 49, Prohibition of Political Party Endorsements for Nonpartisan Candidates Amendment (June 1986)
13. California Proposition 60, Political Parties to Participate in Primaries and General Elections Amendment (2004)
14. California Proposition 7, Changes to Elections Amendment (1972)
15. California Proposition 7, Political Party Affiliation on the Ballot Measure (1952)
16. California Proposition 9, Fair Political Practices Commission and Election and Campaign Policies Initiative (June 1974)
17. California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative (2026) - Potential

Colorado

1. Colorado "Headless Ballot", Measure 14 (1912)
2. Colorado Amendment 1, Elected State Board of Education Measure (1948)
3. Colorado Amendment 18, Declarations About Term Limits Initiative (1998)
4. Colorado Amendment 30, Same-Day Voter Registration Initiative (2002)
5. Colorado Measure 1, Secret Ballots Amendment (1946)
6. Colorado Measure 1, Voting Machines Amendment (1906)
7. Colorado Measure 10, Election Laws Initiative (1912)
8. Colorado Referendum B, Mailing of Ballot Information Amendment (1996)
9. Colorado Special Elections for Initiatives and Referendums, Measure 11 (1912)

Connecticut

1. Connecticut Question 1, General Election Date for State Officials and Term Length Amendment (1875)
2. Connecticut Question 2, Putting Amendments Approved by Legislature on the Ballot in the Same Year Amendment (1974)
3. Connecticut Question 2, Removal of Party Levers From Voting Machines Amendment (1986)
4. Connecticut Question 2, State Official Elections in November Amendment (1876)

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
2. Florida Amendment 1, Suspension or Delay of Elections for Emergencies Amendment (1992)
3. Florida Amendment 2, Conduction of Elections Amendment (1968)
4. Florida November General Elections Amendment (October 1896)
5. Florida October General Elections Amendment (October 1890)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 12, Union County Board of Education Elections Measure (1952)
2. Georgia Amendment 2, Gubernatorial Elections Measure (June 1941)
3. Georgia Amendment 24, Notice for Write-in Candidates Measure (1978)
4. Georgia Amendment 5, Notice of Write-in Candidates Amendment (1966)

Illinois

1. Illinois Penalties for Candidate Interference with Election Worker's Duties Advisory Question (2024)

Kansas

1. Kansas Elections, Amendment 2 (1974)
2. Kansas Voting Disqualification Amendment, Constitutional Amendment Question 2 (2010)

Kentucky

1. Kentucky Voting Machines Referendum (1941)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Requirements for Write-in Candidates Amendment (1972)
2. Louisiana Right to Serve at Polls Amendment (1970)
3. Louisiana Unopposed Candidates Amendment (1972)

Maine

1. Maine Amendment 1, Allow the Use of Voting Machines in Elections Measure (September 1933)
2. Maine Constitutional Amendment 2, November General Election Amendment (September 1957)
3. Maine Question 1, Division of Towns into Polling Places Amendment (September 1920)
4. Maine Question 1, General Election Ballot Form Initiative (June 1972)
5. Maine Question 1, Require Voter Photo ID and Change Absentee Ballot and Drop Box Rules Initiative (2025)
6. Maine Question 1, Uniform Ballot Boxes Referendum (September 1912)
7. Maine Question 10, Municipality Election Returns to Secretary of State Amendment (1964)
8. Maine Question 5, Grant Persons With Mental Illness Under Guardianship the Right to Vote Amendment (2000)
9. Maine Question 5, Remove Voting Disqualification of Individuals with Mental Illness Under Guardianship Amendment (1997)
10. Maine Question 8, Repeal Constitutional Provision Prohibiting Voting for Individuals Under Guardianship Due to Mental Illness Amendment (2023)

Maryland

1. Maryland Appointments to Fill Vacancies Required to Preserve Political Party Affiliation, Question 1 (2016)
2. Maryland Election Law Revisions, Question 4 (2006)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Permit the Use of Voting Machines in Elections Amendment (1911)
2. Massachusetts Question 14, Allow for Compulsory Voting Amendment (1918)
3. Massachusetts Question 2, Allow Women to Hold Public Office Amendment (1924)
4. Massachusetts Question 2, Fusion Voting Initiative (2006)
5. Massachusetts Question 4, Political Party Qualification and Candidate Nomination Requirements Initiative (1990)
6. Massachusetts Question 6, Broadcasting of Candidates Advisory Question (1990)
7. Massachusetts Repeal Political Party Enrollment at Primary Elections and Change Committee Membership Measure (1914)

Michigan

1. Michigan Printing of Ballot Measures Amendment (1918)
2. Michigan Proposal 02-1, Elimination of Straight Party Ticket Option Referendum (2002)
3. Michigan Proposal 2, Voting Policies in Constitution Amendment (2022)
4. Michigan Proposal 3, Vote Requirement for Constitutional Convention Questions and Delegate Elections Initiative (1960)
5. Michigan Proposal 3, Voting Policies in State Constitution Initiative (2018)
6. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Contested and Tie Vote Elections Amendment (April 1935)
7. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Non-Partisan Judicial Elections Initiative (1934)
8. Michigan Proposal No. 4, Board of State Canvassers Amendment (April 1955)
9. Michigan Proposal No. 5, Residency Requirements and Township Polling Places Amendment (1932)
10. Michigan Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum (1964)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Amendment 3, Establishing State Canvassing Board Measure (1873)
2. Minnesota Amendment 3, Establishing State Canvassing Board Measure (1877)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 1, Women Qualified to Hold Office Measure (August 1921)
2. Missouri Amendment 2, Constitutional Convention Delegate Elections Measure (1924)
3. Missouri Amendment 2, Election Ballot Numbering System Measure (August 1976)
4. Missouri Amendment 4, Require Citizenship for Foreign-Born Males to Vote Measure (1912)
5. Missouri Amendment 7, Judicial Council and Court Reorganization Measure (February 1924)
6. Missouri Amendment 8, Procedure for a Grand Jury Investigation of Elections Initiative (1912)
7. Missouri Amendment 8, Voting Machines Measure (1910)
8. Missouri Amendment 9, Add Congressional Term Limits Positions to Ballot Initiative (1996)
9. Missouri Amendment 9, Earlier General Election Canvassing Measure (1978)
10. Missouri Amendment 9, Require Citizenship for Foreign-Born Persons to Vote Measure (February 1924)
11. Missouri Proposition 1, Campaign Finance and Disclosure Initiative (1974)
12. Missouri Proposition 15, Automatic Constitutional Convention Questions Initiative (1920)

Montana

1. Montana LR-129, Ballot Collection Measure (2018)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Elective Officers Seeking State Office Amendment (1966)
2. Nebraska Amendment 11, Voting Methods Measure (1896)
3. Nebraska Amendment 12, Require Voter Approval for Internal Improvement and Manufacturing Donations Measure (1896)
4. Nebraska Amendment 15a, Residency Requirements for Voters Amendment (May 1972)
5. Nebraska Amendment 15b, Military Duty on Election Day Amendment (May 1972)
6. Nebraska Amendment 15c, Voting Methods Amendment (May 1972)
7. Nebraska Amendment 2, State Railway Commission Amendment (1962)
8. Nebraska Amendment 22, Election of University Regents Amendment (September 1920)
9. Nebraska Amendment 3, Lieutenant Governor Candidacy Amendment (1962)
10. Nebraska Amendment 4, Biennial Elections Amendment (1912)
11. Nebraska Amendment 4, Election Contests Jurisdiction Amendment (1968)
12. Nebraska Amendment 4, Elections of Executive Officers Amendment (1960)
13. Nebraska Amendment 5, Provisions for Constitutional Conventions Amendment (1952)
14. Nebraska Referendum 1, Direct Primaries Referendum (1920)
15. Nebraska Referendum 3, Direct Primaries and Nominations Referendum (1922)
16. Nebraska Require Hand Counted Paper Ballot Elections Initiative (2026) - Potential

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 4, State Constitutional Rights of Voters Amendment (2020)
2. Nevada State Question 2, Legislative Canvass of Election Returns and Results Certification Amendment (1940)
3. Nevada State Question 26, Election Result Process Amendment (1894)

New Mexico

1. New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2, Elections and Terms of Non-Statewide Officeholders Amendment (2020)

New York

1. New York Amendment 1, Election of Justices of the Peace Amendment (1826)
2. New York Amendment 2, Extension of Elective Franchise Amendment (1826)
3. New York Amendment 2, Voter Registration Requirements Amendment (1995)
4. New York Amendment 3, Disqualification of Electors in a Nonpersonal Election District Amendment (1945)
5. New York Amendment 9, Pensions for the Department of Street Cleaning and Elections for Certain Groups on Odd-Numbered Years Amendment (1965)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Election Returns for State Executive Officers Amendment (1926)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Election Law Revision Referendum, Measure 8 (1980)

Ohio

1. Ohio Change to Candidate Name Rotation on Ballots Amendment (1975)
2. Ohio Declaration of Election Results Amendment (1976)
3. Ohio Issue 1, Ballot Board to Write Measure Language Amendment (June 1978)
4. Ohio Issue 3, Ohio Ballot Board and Constitutional Amendments Measure (May 1974)
5. Ohio Issue No. 5, Establishment of State Election Board Initiative (2005)
6. Ohio Municipal Charter Proposal Delivered to Households or Other Methods Amendment (June 1980)
7. Ohio Voting for Individual Candidates Initiative (1949)

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 457, Petition Requirements for Grand Juries Amendment (August 1968)
2. Oklahoma State Question 464, Election Machines Referendum (1970)
3. Oklahoma State Question 531, Replace Constitution Article III Suffrage Provisions Amendment (1978)
4. Oklahoma State Question 670, Signatures for Grand Juries Amendment (1996)

Oregon

1. Oregon Measure 3, Deadline for Filling Vacancies at General Election Amendment (1994)
2. Oregon Measure 31, Deceased Candidate Procedure Amendment (2004)
3. Oregon Measure 6, Terms of Defeated Incumbents Amendment (1970)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Allow for Compulsory Voting and Absentee Voting Amendment (1920)
5. Oregon Require In-Person Election Day Voting Initiative (2026) - Potential

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment 4, Municipal Initiative and Referendum Measure (1914)
2. South Dakota Amendment K, Vote by Secret Ballot Measure (2010)
3. South Dakota Amendment V, Top-Two Primary Amendment (2016)
4. South Dakota Independent Candidates Election Law Referendum, Referred Law 19 (2016)
5. South Dakota Initiated Law 1, Richard's Primary Law Initiative (1918)
6. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Legislative Term Limits Support Measure (1996)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 18, Local Elections With Unopposed Candidates Amendment (September 2003)
2. Texas Proposition 8, State and Local Elections with Unopposed Candidates Amendment (September 2003)

Utah

1. Utah Amendment A, Change Requirements for Secret Elections Measure (2010)
2. Utah Proposition 1, Modify Terms of Local Government and Amend Government Provisions Amendment (2000)

Vermont

1. Vermont Manner of Electing the Vermont Secretary of State (1883)
2. Vermont Reduction of Time-Lock from Ten to Four Years (1974)

Virginia

1. Virginia Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment (1964)
2. Virginia Election Administration and Capitation Tax Amendment (1949)
3. Virginia Question 2, Allow Government Employees to be Officers of Elections Amendment (1986)
4. Virginia Question 4, Removal of Prohibitions of Public Officials Serving as Election Officers Amendment (1976)
5. Virginia Question 4, Revise Voter Registration Application Amendment (1996)

Washington

1. Washington Referendum 15, Changes to Party Conventions and Nomination Measure (1922)
2. Washington Referendum 5, Party Conventions Measure (1916)
3. Washington SJR 9, Voter Pamphlet Mailing Requirement Amendment (1962)
4. Washington Substitute SJR 9 Part 2, Compensation and Office Eligibility Amendment (1958)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Ban on Private and Non-Governmental Funding of Election Administration Amendment (April 2024)
2. Wisconsin Question 1, Pocket Ballot and Coupon Voting System Measure (April 1906)
3. Wisconsin Question 2, Only Designated Election Officials to Conduct Elections Amendment (April 2024)

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