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Food policy ballot measures

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Voters have decided onfood policy ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this includes measures regarding food standards, regulations, labeling, and distribution. The topic is grouped within theenvironment and energy policy area.

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

List of state ballot measures

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2026

  1. Idaho Exempt Food From Sales and Use Taxes Initiative (2026) - Potential

2025

  1. Colorado Proposition LL, Allow State to Retain Revenue from Proposition FF for Healthy School Meals for All Program Measure (2025)Approved
  2. Colorado Proposition MM, Reduce State Income Tax Deductions and Allocate Revenue to School Meals and SNAP Measure (2025)Approved

2024

  1. South Dakota Initiated Measure 28, Prohibit Food and Grocery Taxes Initiative (2024)Defeated

2021

  1. Maine Question 3, Right to Produce, Harvest, and Consume Food Amendment (2021)Approved

2014

  1. Colorado Mandatory Labeling of GMOs Initiative, Proposition 105 (2014)Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure 92, Mandatory Labeling of GMOs Initiative (2014)Defeated

2013

  1. Washington Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Measure, Initiative 522 (2013)Defeated

2012

  1. California Proposition 37, Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Initiative (2012)Defeated

2004

  1. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Tax Exemption on Food Measure (2004)Defeated

2002

  1. Arkansas Taxes on Food and Medicine, Proposed Amendment 3 (2002)Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure 27, Labeling of Genetically-Engineered Foods Initiative (2002)Defeated

1994

  1. Arkansas Soft Drink Tax, Proposed Referred Act 1 (1994)Approved
  2. Ohio Prohibit Taxes on Soft Drinks Initiative (1994)Approved

1992

  1. California Proposition 163, Prohibit Sales Tax on Food Initiative (1992)Approved

1990

  1. Utah Initiative A, Prohibit Sales Tax on Food Initiative (1990)Defeated

1986

  1. Montana Milk Price Decontrol, I-104 (1986)Defeated

1984

  1. Montana Abolish State Board of Milk Control, I-96 (1984)Defeated

1982

  1. Maine Question 2, Wholesale and Retail Milk Price Control Repeal Initiative (1982)Defeated

1980

  1. Utah Initiative A, Exempt Food from Sales Tax Measure (1980)Defeated

1978

  1. South Dakota Initiated Measure 2, Repeal Dairy Marketing Act Measure (1978)Approved

1977

  1. Washington Initiative 345, Food Products Sales Tax Exemption Measure (1977)Approved

1976

  1. Colorado Amendment No. 7, Food Exempt from State Sales Tax Initiative (1976)Defeated
  2. Missouri Amendment 2, Food and Drug Exemption from Sales Tax Initiative (1976)Defeated

1974

  1. Arizona Proposition 300, Prohibition of Food Tax Amendment (1974)Defeated

1968

  1. Georgia Amendment 18, Regulation of Milk Product Marketing Measure (1968)Defeated

1962

  1. Washington Referendum 32, Milk Marketing Regulation Measure (1962)Defeated

1954

  1. North Dakota Food Sales Tax Exemption, Initiative 1 (1954)Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure 8, Repeal of Milk Regulation Law Initiative (1954)Approved

1952

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Creation of Milk Control Administrator Initiative (1952)Defeated
  2. Washington Initiative 180, Yellow Oleomargarine Legalization Measure (1952)Approved

1950

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 4, Sale of Yellow Oleomargarine Referendum (1950)Approved

1949

  1. Ohio Manufacture and Sale of Colored Oleomargarine Initiative (1949)Approved

1942

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 3, Milk Marketing Board Referendum (1942)Defeated

1940

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Repeal of Milk Control Law Initiative (1940)Defeated

1936

  1. California Proposition 18, Oleomargarine Tax Referendum (1936)Defeated
  2. Michigan Proposal No. 3, Exempting Certain Food Products from Taxation Initiative (1936)Defeated
  3. Ohio Prohibit Taxes on Food Initiative (1936)Approved

1933

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Oleomargarine Tax Referendum (July 1933)Defeated

1932

  1. Colorado Measure 2, Oleomargarine Tax Referendum (1932)Defeated
  2. Michigan Proposal No. 8, Regulations on Oleomargarine Referendum (1932)Defeated
  3. Oklahoma State Question 164, Oleomargarine Regulation Referendum (1932)Defeated
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Oleomargarine Tax Referendum (1932)Defeated
  5. South Dakota Referred Law 2, Butter Substitute Tax Referendum (1932)Approved

1926

  1. California Proposition 3, Oleomargarine Regulations Referendum (1926)Defeated

1925

  1. Maine Question 2, Grades of Milk Referendum (December 1925)Defeated

1924

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Oleomargarine and Condensed Milk Legality Referendum (1924)Defeated
  2. Washington Referendum 16, Requirements for Butter Substitutes Measure (1924)Defeated

1920

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Oleomargarine Regulation Referendum (1920)Defeated

1916

  1. Nebraska Amendment 2, Food, Drug, Dairy, and Oil Commissioner Initiative (1916)Defeated

1906

  1. Minnesota Amendment 3, Right to Sell One's Produce without License Amendment (1906)Approved

1888

  1. Minnesota Monopolization of Food Product Market, Amendment 1 (1888)Approved

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