Ballot Measures

Voters' Right to Know Initiative

Constitutional Amendment

Certified for the November 2026 ballot.

Public School Funding and Educator Pay

Initiative

Certified for the November 2026 ballot.

Medicaid Expansion Full Funding

Initiative

Pending certification for the November 2026 ballot.

Right to Abortion

Constitutional Amendment

Amended the Arizona Constitution to establish a fundamental right to abortion until fetal viability, with exceptions to protect the life or health of the mother.

Drug and Theft Crime Penalties

Initiative

Increased penalties for certain drug and theft crimes, reversing aspects of 2014's Proposition 47.

Local Rent Control Expansion

Initiative

Would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, allowing cities and counties to expand rent control to a broader range of rental units including single-family homes.

K-12 and Community College Facilities Bond

Bond Measure

Authorized $10 billion in general obligation bonds to fund construction, renovation, and modernization of K-12 school and community college facilities.

Right to Abortion

Constitutional Amendment

Amended the Colorado Constitution to establish a fundamental right to abortion.

Adult Personal Use of Marijuana

Constitutional Amendment

Would have amended the Florida Constitution to permit adults 21 and older to possess and use marijuana for personal use.

Right to Abortion

Constitutional Amendment

Would have amended the Florida Constitution to limit government interference with abortion before viability.

Right to Reproductive Freedom

Constitutional Amendment

Amended the Maryland Constitution to establish an explicit right to reproductive freedom, including contraception, fertility treatment, and abortion.

Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers

Initiative

Would have gradually raised the minimum cash wage for tipped employees to match the regular minimum wage by 2029, eliminating the separate lower tipped minimum wage.

Dedication of Lottery Proceeds

Constitutional Amendment

Extended the constitutional dedication of lottery proceeds to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund through 2050, ensuring continued funding for conservation, wildlife habitat, and clean water programs.

Right to Reproductive Freedom

Constitutional Amendment

Amended the Missouri Constitution to establish a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including abortion until fetal viability.

Right to Abortion

Constitutional Amendment

Amended the Montana Constitution to explicitly protect the right to abortion until fetal viability, with exceptions for the life and health of the mother.

Abortion Regulation Limit

Initiative

Enshrined Nebraska's existing 12-week abortion ban into the state constitution, making it harder for a future legislature to loosen restrictions.

Independent Redistricting Commission

Constitutional Amendment

Created an independent citizens redistricting commission to draw state legislative and congressional district maps, replacing the politician-controlled process that had produced maps repeatedly struck down by courts.

Abortion Rights

Constitutional Amendment

Would have established a constitutional right to abortion in the first trimester and allowed limited regulation in the second trimester, effectively overturning South Dakota's near-total abortion ban.

Property Tax Exemption for Childcare Facilities

Constitutional Amendment

Authorized the Texas Legislature to exempt property used by qualified childcare facilities from ad valorem taxation to reduce operating costs and expand access to childcare.

Repeal Carbon Cap-and-Trade Program

Initiative

Repealed Washington's Climate Commitment Act, which had established a carbon cap-and-invest program generating over $800 million annually for climate and transportation projects.