Local public employee retirement funds ballot measures

Voters have decided on local public employee retirement funds ballot measures across the U.S. As a local ballot measure topic, this includes measures regarding pension systems and retirement benefits for local public employees. The topic is grouped within the local labor, healthcare, and education policy area.

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See also: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of local ballot measures related to this topic that are certified or potential for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Montgomery, Alabama, Permit Members of the City Council to Participate in the Employees' Retirement System Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

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2026

1. Montgomery, Alabama, Permit Members of the City Council to Participate in the Employees' Retirement System Amendment (2026) - On the ballot

2024

1. Dale County, Alabama, Local Amendment 1, Mayors in Employees' Retirement System Measure (March 2024)
2. Dallas, Texas, Proposition A, Changes to City Employee Retirement Fund Measure (November 2024)
3. Los Angeles, California, Charter Amendment FF, Fire and Police Pensions and Peace Officers Amendment (November 2024)
4. San Francisco, California, Proposition H, Firefighter Retirement Benefits Amendment (November 2024)
5. San Francisco, California, Proposition I, Nurses and 911 Operators Retirement Benefits Amendment (November 2024)

2023

1. El Paso, Texas, Proposition I, Police and Fire Pension Fund Charter Amendment (May 2023)

2022

1. Montgomery County, Alabama, Local Amendment 2, Allow Mayors to Participate in Employee Retirement System Measure (November 2022)
2. San Francisco, California, Proposition A, Supplemental Cost of Living Adjustment for Certain City Retirees and Employment Contract for Retirement Board Executive Director Amendment (November 2022)

2020

1. San Francisco, California, Proposition C, San Francisco Housing Authority Retirement Benefits (March 2020)

2019

1. Irving, Texas, Proposition A, Removal of City Retirement Contribution Limits Charter Amendment (November 2019)
2. Memphis, Tennessee, Public Safety Officer Benefits and Pensions Sales Tax Initiative (October 2019)
3. Phoenix, Arizona, Proposition 106, Pension Debt Policies and City Budget Growth Limits Initiative (August 2019)

2018

1. San Diego County, California, Measure C, Pension Stabilization Funds Charter Amendment (November 2018)

2016

1. Jacksonville, Florida, Pension Liability Sales Tax Referendum (2016)
2. Los Angeles, California, Airport Police Officers Pension Changes Amendment, Measure SSS (November 2016)
3. San Jose, California, Pension Modification Agreement, Measure F (November 2016)

2015

1. City of Phoenix Pension Plan Charter Amendment, Proposition 103 (August 2015)

2014

1. City of Phoenix Initiative to Amend Pension Plan, Proposition 487 (November 2014)

2013

1. Phoenix, Arizona, Proposition 201, Employee Retirement System Charter Amendment (March 2013)
2. Phoenix, Arizona, Proposition 202, Add Prudent Investor Rule to City Retirement Plan Charter Amendment (March 2013)

2011

1. San Francisco Pension Reform, Propositions C and D (November 2011)#Proposition D .28the .22Adachi Initiative.22.29

Alabama

1. Dale County, Alabama, Local Amendment 1, Mayors in Employees' Retirement System Measure (March 2024)
2. Montgomery, Alabama, Permit Members of the City Council to Participate in the Employees' Retirement System Amendment (2026) - On the ballot
3. Montgomery County, Alabama, Local Amendment 2, Allow Mayors to Participate in Employee Retirement System Measure (November 2022)

Arizona

1. City of Phoenix Initiative to Amend Pension Plan, Proposition 487 (November 2014)
2. City of Phoenix Pension Plan Charter Amendment, Proposition 103 (August 2015)
3. Phoenix, Arizona, Proposition 106, Pension Debt Policies and City Budget Growth Limits Initiative (August 2019)
4. Phoenix, Arizona, Proposition 201, Employee Retirement System Charter Amendment (March 2013)
5. Phoenix, Arizona, Proposition 202, Add Prudent Investor Rule to City Retirement Plan Charter Amendment (March 2013)

California

1. Los Angeles, California, Airport Police Officers Pension Changes Amendment, Measure SSS (November 2016)
2. Los Angeles, California, Charter Amendment FF, Fire and Police Pensions and Peace Officers Amendment (November 2024)
3. San Diego County, California, Measure C, Pension Stabilization Funds Charter Amendment (November 2018)
4. San Francisco, California, Proposition A, Supplemental Cost of Living Adjustment for Certain City Retirees and Employment Contract for Retirement Board Executive Director Amendment (November 2022)
5. San Francisco, California, Proposition C, San Francisco Housing Authority Retirement Benefits (March 2020)
6. San Francisco, California, Proposition H, Firefighter Retirement Benefits Amendment (November 2024)
7. San Francisco, California, Proposition I, Nurses and 911 Operators Retirement Benefits Amendment (November 2024)
8. San Francisco Pension Reform, Propositions C and D (November 2011)#Proposition D .28the .22Adachi Initiative.22.29
9. San Jose, California, Pension Modification Agreement, Measure F (November 2016)

Florida

1. Jacksonville, Florida, Pension Liability Sales Tax Referendum (2016)

Tennessee

1. Memphis, Tennessee, Public Safety Officer Benefits and Pensions Sales Tax Initiative (October 2019)

Texas

1. Dallas, Texas, Proposition A, Changes to City Employee Retirement Fund Measure (November 2024)
2. El Paso, Texas, Proposition I, Police and Fire Pension Fund Charter Amendment (May 2023)
3. Irving, Texas, Proposition A, Removal of City Retirement Contribution Limits Charter Amendment (November 2019)

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