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Voters in 32 states will decide 116 statewide ballot measures on November 3, 2020.

Including pre-November election dates, a total of 124 statewide ballot measures were certified for the 2020 ballot in 34 states.

• Three measures were on the ballot on March 3.
• One measure was on the ballot on April 7.
• One measure was on the ballot for the Oklahoma election on June 30.
• Two measures were on the ballot for the Maine election on July 14.
• One measure was on the ballot for the Missouri election on August 4.

There are also three measures (one each) on the ballot in the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This page contains the following:

• notable topics and trends in 2020
• campaign finance summary and highlights
• statewide measures broken down by type
• a list of statewide election dates in 2020
• a list of statewide measures by state
• D.C. ballot measures
• U.S. territory ballot measures
• information on local ballot measures

Notable topics and trends in 2020

Elections policy: Eighteen measures in 14 states concern election policy, including campaign finance, election dates, election systems, redistricting, suffrage, and term limits.

Election policy on the ballot in 2020

In 2020, voters in 14 states voted on 18 ballot measures addressing election-related policies. One of the measures addressed campaign finance, one were related to election dates, five addressed election systems, three addressed redistricting, five addressed suffrage, and three addressed term limits.

Click Show to read details about the election-related measures on statewide ballots in 2020.

Election-related policy ballot measures in 2020

Campaign finance See also: Campaign finance on the ballot a Oregon Measure 107: Measure 107 authorizes the state legislature and local governments to (1) enact laws or ordinances limiting campaign contributions and expenditures; (2) require disclosure of contributions and expenditures; and (3) require that political advertisements identify the people or entities that paid for them. Going into the election, Oregon was one of five states with no limits on campaign contributions. Election dates a New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 2: The amendment allowed the state legislature to pass laws adjusting the election dates of state or county officeholders and adjusting office terms according to those date changes. Under the measure, laws proposing adjustments to election dates of non-statewide officeholders must be supported by a legislative finding that such a change would promote consistency or that it would evenly distribute the number of offices appearing on the ballot. Election systems a Alaska Ballot Measure 2: Ballot Measure 2 replaced the state's partisan primaries with open top-four primaries for state executive, state legislative, and congressional offices and established ranked-choice voting for general elections, including the presidential election, in which voters would rank the candidates. Ballot Measure 2 also required persons and entities that contribute more than $2,000 that were themselves derived from donations, contributions, dues, or gifts to disclose the true sources, as defined in the law, of the political contributions. a Colorado Proposition 113: In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature passed a bill to add Colorado to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). NPVIC member states have agreed to give the state’s electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote, provided the NPVIC goes into effect. The NPVIC was designed to go into effect if states representing at least 270 electoral votes join the NPVIC. The campaign Protect Colorado's Vote filed a veto referendum to overturn the law, which resulted in Proposition 113. On November 3, voters upheld the law and voted in favor of adding Colorado to the NPVIC. d Florida Amendment 3: Amendment 3 would have replaced Florida's closed primaries with top-two open primaries for elected state offices. Under Amendment 3, all candidates would have run in the same primary election. The top-two candidates, regardless of their partisan affiliation, would have moved on to the general election under Amendment 3. d Massachusetts Question 2: Question 2 would have enacted ranked-choice voting (RCV) for primary and general elections for state executive officials, state legislators, federal congressional representatives, and certain county offices. As of 2020, statewide elections in Massachusetts used a plurality voting system. a Mississippi Ballot Measure 2: As of 2020, Mississippi required that a candidate for governor or elected state office receive the most votes in a majority of the state's 122 state House of Representatives districts (known as the electoral vote requirement). Ballot Measure 2 repealed this requirement. Instead, Ballot Measure 2 provided that a candidate for governor or state office must receive a majority vote to win and that a runoff election would be held between the two highest vote-getters in the event that no candidate receives a majority vote. Redistricting See also: Redistricting measures on the ballot a Missouri Amendment 3: In 2018, Missouri voters approved Amendment 1, the Lobbying, Campaign Finance, and Redistricting Initiative, which created the nonpartisan state demographer responsible for state legislative redistricting. Amendment 3 repealed the nonpartisan state demographer and returned the state to the use of bipartisan redistricting commissions, with changes to the number and selection of commissioners. The 2020 amendment also maintained the criteria of competitiveness and partisan fairness that was enacted in 2018, but it loosened the partisan fairness requirement and required that population, voter rights abridgment, contiguous districts, simple shapes, and the rules for counties be considered with a higher priority. a New Jersey Public Question 3: As of 2020, the New Jersey Constitution required the state legislative redistricting commission to pass a redistricting plan within a month of receiving the official census data. Question 3 postponed state legislative redistricting until after the election on November 2, 2021, should the state receive federal census data after February 15, 2021. The U.S. Census Bureau asked Congress to extend the deadline to deliver census data from April 1, 2021, to July 31, 2021, due to delays related to the coronavirus pandemic. a Virginia Question 1: Question 1 transferred the power to draw the state's congressional and legislative districts from the state legislature to a redistricting commission composed of state legislators and citizens. Going into 2020, the Virginia General Assembly was responsible for drawing the state's congressional and state legislative district boundaries. The redistricting plans were passed as legislation and subject to the governor's veto power. Suffrage See also: Suffrage on the ballot a Alabama Amendment 1: Amendment 1 amended the Alabama Constitution to state that "only a citizen of the United States," rather than "every citizen of the United States," who is 18 years old or older has the right to vote in Alabama. a California Proposition 17: Proposition 17 amended the state constitution to allow people with felonies who are on parole to vote; therefore, the ballot measure kept imprisonment as a disqualification for voting but removed parole status. Going into 2020, the California Constitution disqualified people with felonies from voting until the completion of their imprisonment and parole. d California Proposition 18: Proposition 18 would have allowed 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primary elections and special elections. a Colorado Amendment 76: Amendment 76 amended the Colorado Constitution to state that “only a citizen”, instead of "every citizen", of the U.S. who is 18 years of age or older can vote in Colorado. Under the Colorado Votes Act, which went into effect in August 2019, individuals who are 17 years of age at the time of a primary election but who will be 18 years of age at the time of a general election were allowed to register to vote and vote in the primary election. According to the Colorado Blue Book, prevents 17-year-olds from voting. a Florida Amendment 1: Amendment 1 amended the Florida Constitution to state that “only a citizen” of the U.S. who is 18 years old or older can vote in Florida instead of saying that "every citizen" of the U.S. who is 18 years old or older can vote in Florida. Term limits and term lengths See also: Term limits on the ballot a Arkansas Issue 2: Issue 2 changed term limits of state legislators to twelve consecutive years with the opportunity to return after a four-year break. The 12-year limit applied to anyone elected in 2021 or after. Going into 2020, Arkansas legislators could serve up to 16 years throughout their lifetimes in the House or Senate. d Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2: The amendment would have increased the office terms of commonwealth's attorneys from six years to eight years starting in 2030; increased the office terms of district judges from four years to eight years starting in 2022; and changed attorney licensing requirements for district judges from two years to eight years beginning in 2022. d Missouri Amendment 1: Amendment 1 would have limited the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, and attorney general to two terms of office in a lifetime. Going into 2020, the state constitution limited the governor and state treasurer to two terms of office in a lifetime but not the other executive offices.

Taxes: Voters in 12 states voted on 19 ballot measures addressing tax-related policies.

See also: Taxes on the ballot

Ten of the measures addressed taxes on properties, three were related to income tax rates, two addressed tobacco taxes, one addressed business-related taxes, one addressed sales tax rates, one addressed fees and surcharges, and one was related to tax-increment financing (TIF).

Tax-related policy ballot measures in 2020

Income Tax a Arizona Proposition 208: The Invest in Education campaign proposed the ballot initiative to enact a 3.50% income tax, in addition to the existing income tax (4.50% in 2020), on income above $250,000 (single filing) or $500,000 (joint filing). Proposition 208 was designed to distribute the revenue from the 3.50% income tax to teacher and classroom support staff salaries, retention programs, and career and technical education programs. a Colorado Proposition 116: In 1987, the state's income tax was changed from graduated rates to a flat rate. The ballot initiative reduced the rate from 4.63% to 4.55%. d Illinois Allow for Graduated Income Tax Amendment: The Illinois State Legislature proposed the constitutional amendment to allow the state to enact legislation for a graduated income tax. As of 2020, the state constitution required that the state personal income tax be a flat rate. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), who advocated for a graduated income tax during his gubernatorial campaign, provided most of the funds to the campaign backing the amendment. Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, provided most of the opposition funds. Together, the support and opposition campaigns have raised over $120 million—just over $60 million each. Business-Related Taxes d Alaska Ballot Measure 1: The campaign Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share proposed the ballot initiative to increase taxes on oil production fields located in Alaska's North Slope that exceeded certain output minimums. According to Robin Brena, chairperson of Vote Yes for Alaska's Fair Share, three oil production fields—Alpine, Kuparuk, and Prudhoe Bay—met those criteria. BP, Conoco Phillips, ExxonMobil, and Hilcorp Energy funded the campaign to defeat Measure 1. a Nebraska Initiative 431: The initiative imposed an annual tax of 20% on gross gambling revenue of licensed gaming operators; distributing 2.5% of tax revenue to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund, 2.5% to the General Fund, 70% to the Property Tax Credit Cash Fund, and 25% to the counties where gambling is authorized at licensed racetracks. The initiative was one of three initiatives that together authorized, regulated, and taxed gambling at racetracks in Nebraska. Property-Related Taxes d California Proposition 15: The ballot initiative would have amended Proposition 13, which required that residential, commercial, and industrial properties are taxed based on their purchase price, with an annual adjustment based on inflation or 2%, whichever was lower. Proposition 15 would have required commercial and industrial properties, except those zoned as commercial agriculture, to be taxed based on their market value. In California, the proposal to assess taxes on commercial and industrial properties at market value, while continuing to assess taxes on residential properties based on the purchase price, is known as split roll. The state fiscal analyst estimated that Proposition 15 would have generated between $6.5 billion and $11.5 billion. Proposition 15 would have required that the revenue be allocated to local governments and schools. a California Proposition 19: The state Legislature proposed the constitutional amendment as a compromise with the California Association of Realtors, which had qualified a different ballot initiative. Proposition 19 allowed tax assessments to be transferred from someone's old home to their new home anywhere in the state and increased the number of times that tax assessments can be transferred from one to three for persons over 55 years old or with severe disabilities. Proposition 19 was also designed to require that inherited homes that are not used as principal residences, such as second homes or rentals, be reassessed at market value when transferred. a Colorado Amendment B: The constitutional amendment repealed the Gallagher Amendment (1982), which required a 45%-55% ratio between residential assessment rates and non-residential assessment rates regarding tax revenue. Therefore, Amendment B permitted the Colorado State Legislature to define tax assessment limits without reference to the 45%-55% ratio requirement. In Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Virginia, voters also decided seven ballot measures related to exemptions, adjustments, and payments, including Florida Amendment 5, Florida Amendment 6, Louisiana Amendment 2, Louisiana Amendment 5, Louisiana Amendment 6, New Jersey Question 2, and Virginia Question 2. Sales Tax a Arkansas Issue 1: The ballot measure continued an existing 0.5% sales tax, with revenue dedicated to roads, highways, and bridges, that would otherwise have expired in 2023. Issue 1 had the support of Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), and the campaign behind Issue 1 received financial support from Alice and Jim Walton. Tobacco a Colorado Proposition EE: The ballot measure increased the tax rate on cigarettes from 84 cents per pack to $2.64 per pack and the tax rate on tobacco products from 40% of the manufacturer's list price to 62% of the manufacturer's list price. The ballot measure also created a tax on nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes, designed to increase over seven years to 62% of the manufacturer's list price. Revenue from the tax increases was dedicated to preschool, education, housing, and the General Fund. a Oregon Measure 108: The ballot measure increased the cigarette tax from $1.33 to $3.33 per pack. The ballot measure also authorized a tax on e-cigarettes and other nicotine inhalants at a rate of 65% of the wholesale sales price and on cigars at 65% of the wholesale sales price (but not to exceed $1.00 per cigar). Revenue from the tax increases was dedicated to the Oregon Health Authority. Fees Colorado Proposition 117: In 1992, the Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) Amendment defined government-owned firms that provide goods or services for a fee as enterprises. Examples of enterprises include state nursing homes, state lotteries, Colorado Correctional Industries, and College Assist. The ballot measure would require voter approval of laws that create new enterprises should the enterprise's project or actual revenue from fees and surcharges exceed $100 million within the firm's first five years. TIF a Nebraska Amendment 2: The constitutional amendment increased the repayment period for tax increment financing from 15 to 20 years for areas where more than one-half of properties are designed as extremely blighted.

Marijuana: Four states will vote on recreational marijuana legalization initiatives, and two states will vote on medical marijuana initiatives.

See also: Marijuana on the ballot

Voters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota will vote on whether to legalize recreational marijuana.

Voters in South Dakota and Mississippi will decide medical marijuana initiatives. South Dakota is the first state to vote on both recreational and medical marijuana measures at the same election.

Ballot Measure:	Outcome:
Mississippi Initiative 65 and Alternative 65A: Medical Marijuana Amendment	ot

Campaign finance summary and highlights

See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2020

Committees registered to support or oppose these statewide measures reported a combined total of $1.24 billion in contributions and $1.22 billion in expenditures.

Contributions by state

The following five states had the most ballot measure campaign contributions:

• California - $763.5 million in contributions
• Illinois - $123.5 million in contributions
• Massachusetts - $61.6 million in contributions
• Colorado - $60.5 million in contributions
• Arizona - $38.3 million in contributions

Top 10 most expensive measures

The 10 measures in 2020 with the most contributions to supporting and opposing committees represent 72% of all contributions for the year's 129 statewide measures.

The most expensive measure of the year—California Proposition 22, the App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative—was the most expensive measure for which there is data in California's Cal-Access records covering from 1999 to the present.

Seven of this year's ten most expensive measures were put on the ballot through citizen signature petition drives. State legislatures referred the other three measures to the ballot. Seven of the measures were in California, one was in Arizona, one was in Illinois, and one was in Massachusetts.

All of the top 10 most expensive measures were measures on the November ballot rather than any measures voted on earlier in the year.

Click [show] to expand the chart below showing details for the top 10 most expensive measures of 2020.

Measure	Type	Support	Opposition	Total	Outcome
California Proposition 22, App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative (2020)	Citizen initiative	$205,369,249.180	$18,883,768.39	$224,253,017.57	a/ot
California Proposition 15, Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative (2020)	Citizen initiative	$69,208,909.46	$74,797,172.16	$144,006,081.62	d
California Proposition 21, Local Rent Control Initiative (2020)	Citizen initiative	$40,852,356.62	$83,571,656.96	$124,424,013.58	d
Illinois Allow for Graduated Income Tax Amendment (2020)	Legislative referral	$62,273,502.14	$61,307,716.16	$123,581,218.30	d
California Proposition 23, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2020)	Citizen initiative	$8,985,224.07	$105,243,533.85	$114,228,757.92	d
Massachusetts Question 1, "Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative (2020)	Citizen initiative	$24,902,079.14	$26,555,884.09	$51,457,963.23	a
California Proposition 19, Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment (2020)	Legislative referral	$47,568,642.14	$238,521.02	$47,807,163.16	a
Arizona Proposition 208, Tax on Incomes Exceeding $250,000 for Teacher Salaries and Schools Initiative (2020)	Citizen initiative	$22,908,982.59	$8,349,339.38	$31,258,321.97	a/ot
California Proposition 16, Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment (2020)	Legislative referral	$25,134,604.07	$1,764,011.20	$26,898,615.27	d
California Proposition 25, Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum (2020)	Veto referendum	$15,301,459.78	$11,263,271.66	$26,564,731.44	d

Contributions by measure type

Of the total contributions supporting or opposing the 69 statewide measures, the 24 citizen-initiated measures accounted for about 78% of contributions.

In 2018, the 68 citizen-initiated measures accounted for 83% of the $1.19 billion in campaign contributions for the 167 statewide measures.

Types of measures

Of the 62 measures on the ballot in November, 22 were citizen-initiated measures, while state legislatures referred 36 measures to the ballot. One measure was automatically referred to the ballot in Iowa.

Of the 22 citizen-initiated measures on the November ballot, 21 were ballot initiatives—which propose new laws—and three were veto referendums—which challenge laws recently passed by state legislatures.

The chart below breaks out the statewide ballot measures certified for 2020 ballots—including the eight pre-November ballot measures—by type and compares these numbers to data from previous even-numbered years.

Type	2020	2018	2016	2014	2012	2010	Average (2010-2020)
Initiated ballot measures	43	68	76	40	61	50	56
Initiated constitutional amendments	15	26	25	8	19	17	18
Initiated state statutes	25	37	46	27	29	29	32
Veto referendums	4	5	5	5	13	4	6
Referred ballot measures	86	99	86	118	125	134	108
Legislative constitutional amendment	69	66	69	91	98	106	83
Legislative state statute	6	9	2	5	8	8	6
Commission-referred measure	0	7	0	1	0	0	1
Automatically referred measure	1	1	1	1	3	4	2
Bond issues	6	14	11	15	14	15	13
Advisory question	4	2	3	5	2	1	3
Total:	129	167	162	158	186	184	164

By date

March 3

• Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020) d
• California Proposition 13, School and College Facilities Bond (March 2020) d
• Maine Question 1, Religious and Philosophical Vaccination Exemptions Referendum (March 2020) d

April 7

• Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020) a

June 30

• Oklahoma State Question 802, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (June 2020) a

July 14

• Maine Question 1, High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Bond Issue (July 2020) a
• Maine Question 2, Transportation Infrastructure Bond Issue (July 2020) a

August 4

• Missouri Amendment 2, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (August 2020)

November 3

• See 2020 Ballot Measure Scorecard

By state

Alabama

See also: Alabama 2020 ballot measures

March 3, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Changes to the state education board, including requiring members to be appointed by the governor	d

November 3, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	States that only a U.S. citizen who is 18 years old or older can vote in Alabama	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	Makes changes to judicial law and court systems and procedures	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary	Provide that a judge, other than a probate judge, appointed to fill a vacancy would serve an initial term until the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the next general election after the judge has completed two years in office	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Constitutional language	Authorizes the state legislature during the 2022 regular session to recompile the Alabama Constitution and provide for its ratification	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Firearms	Provides for a "stand your ground" law applicable to individuals in churches in Franklin county	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Firearms	Provides for a "stand your ground" law applicable to individuals in churches in Lauderdale county	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Ballot Measure 1	Taxes	Increases taxes on certain oil production in the North Slope	d
IndISS	Ballot Measure 2	Elections and campaigns	Changes to Alaska's election policies, including top-four primaries, ranked-choice voting, and campaign finance laws	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition 207	Marijuana	Legalizes the recreational possession and use of marijuana	a
CISS	Proposition 208	Taxes	Increases the tax on incomes exceeding $250,000 for teacher salaries and schools	a/ot

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes	Continues a 0.5 percent sales tax for transportation	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Term limits	Changes term limits to twelve consecutive years for state legislators with the opportunity to return after a four-year break	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Direct democracy and State legislatures	Changes initiative process and legislative referral requirements	d

Issue 6 also appeared on the ballots for the November 3 election, but results were not counted or certified.

California

See also: California 2020 ballot propositions

March 3, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 13	Bonds	Issues $15 billion in bonds for school and college facilities	d

November 3, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition 14	Bonds	Issues $5.5 billion in bonds for state stem cell research institute	a
CICA	Proposition 15	Taxes	Requires commercial and industrial properties to be taxed based on market value and dedicates revenue	d
LRCA	Proposition 16	Affirmative Action	Repeals Proposition 209 (1996), which says that the state cannot discriminate or grant preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, or contracting	d
LRCA	Proposition 17	Suffrage	Restores the right to vote to people convicted of felonies who are on parole	a
LRCA	Proposition 18	Suffrage	Allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primaries and special elections	d
LRCA	Proposition 19	Taxes	Changes tax assessment transfers and inheritance rules	a
CISS	Proposition 20	Law Enforcement	Makes changes to policies related to criminal sentencing charges, prison release, and DNA collection	d
CISS	Proposition 21	Housing	Expands local governments' power to use rent control	d
CISS	Proposition 22	Business	Considers app-based drivers to be independent contractors and enacts several labor policies related to app-based companies	a/ot
CISS	Proposition 23	Healthcare	Requires physician on-site at dialysis clinics and consent from the state for a clinic to close	d
CISS	Proposition 24	Business	Expands the provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and creates the California Privacy Protection Agency to implement and enforce the CCPA	a
VR	Proposition 25	Trials	Replaces cash bail with risk assessments for suspects awaiting trial	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment B	Taxes and Property	Repeals the Gallagher Amendment of 1982, which limited the residential and non-residential property tax assessment rates so that residential property taxes amounted to 45% of the total share of state property taxes and non-residential property taxes amounted to 55% of the total share of state property taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment C	Lottery	Requires charitable organizations to have existed for three years before obtaining a charitable gaming license instead of five years; allows charitable organizations to hire managers and operators of gaming activities so long as they are not paid more than the minimum wage	d
CICA	Amendment 76	Suffrage	Amends the Colorado Constitution to state that “only a citizen” of the U.S. who is 18 years old or older can vote in federal, state, and local elections, instead of the existing language that says “every citizen” who is 18 years old can vote	a
CICA/SS	Amendment 77	Gambling	Allows voters in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek to vote to expand allowed gaming types and bet limits	a
LRSS	Proposition EE	Tobacco and Taxes	Increases taxes on tobacco, creates a new tax on nicotine products such as e-cigarettes; dedicates funds to education and health programs	a
VR	Proposition 113	Elections	Joins Colorado into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, awarding Colorado's electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote	a
CISS	Proposition 114	Forests and parks and Environment	Reintroduces gray wolves on public lands	a
CISS	Proposition 115	Abortion	Prohibits abortion after 22 weeks gestational age	d
CISS	Proposition 116	Taxes	Decreases the state income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%	a
CISS	Proposition 117	Taxes	Requires voter approval of new enterprises that are exempt from TABOR if their revenue is greater than $50 million within its first five years	a
CISS	Proposition 118	Healthcare	Establishes a program for paid medical and family leave	a

Florida

See also: Florida 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	States in the state Constitution that only U.S. citizens who are 18 years old or older can vote in federal, state, local, or school elections	a
CICA	Amendment 2	Minimum wage	Increases the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026	a
CICA	Amendment 3	Elections	Establishes a top-two open primary system for state office primary elections	d
CICA	Amendment 4	Direct democracy	Requires voter-approved constitutional amendments to be approved by voters at a second general election	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Increases the period during which a person may transfer "Save Our Homes" benefits to a new homestead property from two years to three years	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Allows a homestead property tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran	a

Georgia

See also: Georgia 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Authorizes the Georgia Legislature to dedicate tax or fee revenue to the public purpose for which the taxes or fees were imposed	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government	Allows residents to seek declaratory relief from state or local laws that violate the state Constitution or state law	a
LRSS	Referendum A	Taxes	Exempts from property taxes property owned by a 501(c)(3) public charity if the property is owned exclusively for the purpose of building or repairing single-family homes and the charity provides interest-free financing to the individual(s) purchasing the home	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Idaho Constitutional Amendment HJR 4	State legislatures measures	States in the Idaho Constitution that there shall be 35 state legislative districts	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Allow for Graduated Income Tax Amendment	Taxes	Allows for a graduated income tax	d

Iowa

See also: Iowa 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Constitional Convention Question	Constitional conventions	Voters determine whether Iowa will hold a constitutional convention	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Law enforcement	Adds a Marsy's Law to the Kentucky Constitution	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	Term limits	Extends the office terms of commonwealth's attorneys and district judges and changes licensing requirements	d

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 2020 ballot measures

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Abortion	States that there is no right to abortion or abortion funding in the state constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes and Natural resources	Allows the presence or production of oil or gas to be taken into account when assessing the fair market value of an oil or gas well for ad valorem property tax purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State gov't finance	Allows the Louisiana State Legislature, through a two-thirds vote in each chamber, to use up to one-third of the revenue in the Budget Stabilization Fund to cover the state's costs associated with a federally-declared disaster	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	State gov't finance	Changes the state's expenditures limit growth formula	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Authorizes a property tax exemption for property that is subject to an agreement with local government; allows certain property owners to make payments instead of paying property taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Increases the income limit from $50,000 to $100,000 for those who qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	State gov't finance	Creates the Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund and allocates investment revenue to the general fund	a

In addition to statewide constitutional amendments, measures legalizing sports betting on a parish-by-parish basis were on the ballot in each of Louisiana's 64 parishes on November 3.

December 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Allows the governor to appoint an at-large member to the board of supervisors for the University of Louisiana System from out-of-state	d

Maine

See also: Maine 2020 ballot measures

March 3, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 1	Healthcare	Repeals the law eliminating religious and philosophical exemptions from vaccination requirements for students and healthcare employees	d

July 14, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bonds	Authorizes $15 million in bonds for high-speed internet infrastructure	a
BI	Question 2	Bonds	Authorizes $105 million in bonds for transportation infrastructure projects	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State and local government budgets, spending and finance	Authorizes the Maryland General Assembly to increase, decrease, or add items to the state budget as long as such measures do not exceed the total proposed budget submitted by the governor	a
LRSS	Question 2	Gambling	Authorizes sports and events wagering at certain licensed facilities	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Business regulation	Concerns access to mechanical data in a vehicle's on-board diagnostics or telematics system	a
IndISS	Question 2	Elections	Enacts a ranked-choice voting system for elections in Massachusetts	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Parks	Revises formula for how state and local park funds from trusts can be spent	a
LRCA	Proposal 2	Law enforcement	Requires search warrant to access a person's electronic data	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndICA	Ballot Measure 1 (Initiative 65 and Alternative 65A)	Marijuana	Legalizes medical marijuana for qualified persons with debilitating medical conditions	ot
LRCA	Ballot Measure 2	Elections and State executive official measures	Removes the requirement that a candidate for governor or state office receive the highest number of votes in a majority of the state's 122 House districts (the electoral vote requirement) and provides for a runoff election process	a
LRSS	Ballot Measure 3	Motto and symbols	Asks voters to approve or reject a new state flag design created by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 2020 ballot measures

August 4, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 2	Healthcare	Expands Medicaid under the ACA	a

November 3, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term limits	Sets a two-term limit for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, and attorney general	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections and campaigns and Redistricting measures	Addresses redistricting process and criteria, lobbying, and campaign finance	a

Montana

See also: Montana 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	LR-130	Firearms	Removes local governments' authority to regulate firearms, including regulation of concealed carry	a
LRCA	C-46	Direct democracy	Changes language in constitution to match existing initiated amendment distribution requirements	a
LRCA	C-47	Direct democracy	Changes language in constitution to match existing initiated statute and referendum distribution requirements	a
CICA	CI-118	Marijuana	Authorizes the legislature or a citizen initiative to set a legal age for marijuana purchase, use, and possession	a
CISS	I-190	Marijuana	Legalizes marijuana for individuals over the age of 21 and taxes the sale of non-medical marijuana at a rate of 20 percent	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Language	Repeals language allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishments	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Allows TIF for 20 years for extreme blight	a
CISS	Initiative 428	Banking	Limits the interest rate that payday lenders charge to 36 percent per year	a
CICA	Initiative 429	Gambling	Changes the constitution to allow statutes authorizing games of chance at licensed racetracks	a
CISS	Initiative 430	Gambling	Authorizes games of chance at licensed racetracks and establishes a governing commission	a
CISS	Initiative 431	Gambling	Enacts a tax on any games of chance operated at racetracks	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Education	Removes the constitutional status of the Board of Regents	d
LRCA	Question 2	Marriage	Recognizes the marriage of couples regardless of gender	a
LRCA	Question 3	Admin of Gov't	Revises duties of the State Board of Pardons Commissioners	a
LRCA	Question 4	Suffrage	Creates a constitutional right to certain voting procedures and policies	a
CICA	Question 6	Energy	Requires utilities to acquire 50 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by 2030	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Public Question 1	Marijuana	Legalizes the posession and use of marijuana	a
LRCA	Public Question 2	Taxes	Makes peacetime veterans eligible to receive the veterans' property tax deduction	a
LRCA	Public Question 3	Redistricting	Delays the state legislative redistricting process and use of new districts if census data is received after February 15	a

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Government	Makes the Public Regulation Commission a three-member appointed commission	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	Elections	Amends the New Mexico Constitution to allow for laws that adjust the date of election and term for non-statewide officeholders	a
BI	Bond Question A	Bond issues	Issues $33.3 million in bonds for senior citizen facility improvements	a
BI	Bond Question B	Bond issues	Issues $9.7 million in bonds for public libraries	a
BI	Bond Question C	Bond issues	Issues $156.3 million in bonds for public higher education institutions, special public schools, and tribal schools	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Education	Increases the membership of the Board of Higher Education from eight to 15, increases term length from four years to six years, and restricts membership	d
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 2	Direct democracy measures	Requires initiated constitutional amendments passed by voters to be submitted to the legislature; if the legislature does not approve the measure, the measure would need to be placed on the ballot again, and will become effective if approved by the voters a second time	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 2020 ballot measures

June 30, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question 802	Healthcare	Expands Medicaid in Oklahoma to certain low-income adults between 18 and 65 with incomes below 133% of the federal poverty level	a

November 3, 2020:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question 805	Civil and criminal trials	Prohibits a convicted person's former felony convictions from being used to calculate future punishments; provides for sentence modifications for eligible persons	d
LRCA	State Question 814	Tobacco and Healthcare	Decreases payments made to the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund from 75% to 25%, directs the legislature to appropriate money from the fund to secure federal matching funds for the state's Medicaid program	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 107	Campaign finance and Elections and campaigns	Authorizes the state legislature and local governments to (1) enact laws or ordinances limiting campaign contributions and expenditures; (2) require disclosure of contributions and expenditures; and (3) require that political advertisements identify the people or entities that paid for them	a
LRSS	Measure 108	Taxes and Tobacco	Increases cigarette tax from $1.33 per pack to $3.33 per pack; imposes tax on nicotine inhalant delivery systems such as e-cigarettes at a rate of 65% of the wholesale price; dedicates revenues to the Oregon Health Authority for medical and health programs	a
CISS	Measure 109	Law enforcement and Food and agriculture	Legalizes psilocybin mushrooms for Oregon Psilocybin Services Program under the Oregon Health Authority	a
CISS	Measure 110	Drug crime policy and Healthcare	Decriminalizes possession of certain drugs and establishes a drug addiction treatment and recovery program funded by the state's marijuana tax revenue	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Rhode Island Question 1	Constitutional language	Amends the Rhode Island Constitution to remove "Providence Plantations" from the official state name	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiated Measure 26	Marijuana	Provides for a medical marijuana program in South Dakota	a
CICA	Constitutional Amendment A	Marijuana	Legalizes recreational use of marijuana; requires the legislature to pass laws providing for the use of medical marijuana and the sale of hemp by April 1, 2022	a/ot
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment B	Gambling	Legalizes sports betting in Deadwood and requires that net local revenue from such activity be dedicated to the Historic Restoration and Preservation of Deadwood	a

Utah

See also: Utah 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment A	Constitutional language	Makes language in the state constitution gender-neutral	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment B	State legislatures	Specifies that qualifications of a legislator apply as of the time of election or appointment (rather than the time a legislator assumes office)	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment C	Constitutional rights and Constitutional language	Repeals a constitutional exception on the ban of slavery that allowed for slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment D	Public works and Water	Specifies the circumstances under which a municipality may commit water resources or supply water outside its boundary or exchange water resources and revise provisions surrounding municipal water rights	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment E	Hunting and fishing	Creates a state constitutional right to hunt and fish for Utah residents	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment F	State legislatures measures	Provides that the legislature may set the session start date in state statute; excludes state holidays from the limit of number of days in a session	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment G	Taxes	Allows the Legislature to use revenue from income taxes and property taxes to "support children and to support individuals with a disability"	a

Virginia

See also: Virginia 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting	Creates a redistricting commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts	a
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Exempts one motor vehicle owned by a totally disabled veteran from property taxes	a

Washington

See also: Washington 2020 ballot measures

Type	Number	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum 90	Education	Repeals Senate Bill 5395 (2020) regarding sexual health education in public schools	a
AQ	Advisory Vote 32	Taxes	Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 5323, which was designed to levy a retail sales tax on certain carryout bags	d
AQ	Advisory Vote 33	Taxes	Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 5628, which was designed to levy a tax on heavy equipment rentals	d
AQ	Advisory Vote 34	Taxes	Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 6492, which was designed to increase the business and occupation tax rate and reduce certain surcharges	d
AQ	Advisory Vote 35	Taxes	Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 6690, which was designed to increase the business and occupation tax on commercial airplane manufacturers	d
LRCA	Senate Joint Resolution 8212	State and local government budgets, spending and finance	Allows funds in the Long-Term Care Services and Supports Trust Account to be invested	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 2020 ballot measures

April 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Marsy's Law Amendment	Law	Adds Marsy's Law to Wisconsin Constitution	a

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment A	Public works and Government finances	Removes the constitutional limit on local indebtedness for the creation of sewage systems	d

D.C. ballot measures

See also: Washington, D.C., 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
Initiative	Initiative 81	Law	Declares that investigations and arrests related to non-commercial prices with entheogenic plants and fungi are among the district's lowest law enforcement priorities	a

U.S. territory ballot measures

Puerto Rico

See also: Puerto Rico 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Statehood Referendum	Statehood	Asks voters about seeking statehood	a

U.S. Virgin Islands

See also: U.S. Virgin Islands 2020 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Constitutional Convention Question	Constitution	Asks voters about holding a constitutional convention	a

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2020

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