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Local ballot measure elections in 2024

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2024 U.S. Local Ballot Measures
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This page includes the following information for local ballot measure elections in 2024:

Coverage scope

In2024, Ballotpedia covered local ballot measures that appeared on the ballot for voters within the100 largest cities in the U.S., withinstate capitals, and throughoutCalifornia. You can review thecoverage scope of the local ballot measures projecthere.

Ballotpedia covered electoral system-related ballot measures, like ranked-choice voting, and policing-related ballot measures outside of the largest cities.

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Topics

The following is a selection of local ballot measure topics related to elections in 2024:

Abortion

The following is a list of local ballot measures related to abortion in 2024:

Jurisdiction	State	Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
San Francisco	CA	Initiative	Proposition O	Enact a series of local policies about reproductive healthcare and abortion services	a	312,914 (84%)	60,335 (16%)
Amarillo	TX	Initiative	Proposition A	Designate Amarillo as a Sanctuary City for the Unborn and enact local regulations and restrictions on abortion		27,579 (41%)	40,442 (59%)

Wages

The following is a list of local ballot measures related to minimum wage in 2024:

Jurisdiction	State	Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Glendale	AZ	Initiative	Proposition 499	Provide for a local minimum wage of $20.00 per hour for hotel and event center workers		35,290 (43%)	46,041 (57%)
Long Beach	CA	Initiative	Measure RW	Increase the minimum wage for qualifying hotel workers from $17.55 per hour to $23.00 per hour on July 2024, and then increasing annually to $29.50 per hour by July 2028	a	39,949 (53%)	35,234 (47%)

Changes to electoral systems

The following is a list of local ballot measures related to electoral systems, such asranked-choice voting andSTAR voting, in 2024:

Note:Richmond, California, Measure L would have enacted RCV. Although Measure L was approved with a majority of votes, there was a conflicting initiative,Measure J, which received more votes. Therefore, Measure J was enacted; Measure L was not.

Jurisdiction	State	Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
Richmond	CA	Initiative	Measure J	Adopt top-two primaries for mayoral and city council elections	a	20,645 (58%)	14,879 (42%)
Richmond	CA	Referral	Measure L	Adopt ranked-choice voting for mayoral and city council elections	a	19,284 (54%)	16,168 (46%)
District of Columbia	DC	Initiative	Initiative 83	Establish ranked-choice voting for elections in Washington, D.C.	a	212,332 (73%)	78,961 (27%)
Oak Park	IL	Initiative	Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative	Adopt ranked-choice voting to elect the Oak Park President and Village Board of Trustees	a	22,570 (80%)	5,796 (20%)
Peoria	IL	Referral	Ranked-Choice Voting Advisory Question	Advise the government to adopt ranked-choice voting	a	23,027 (67%)	11,277 (33%)
Bloomington	MN	Initiative	Question 1	Repeal ranked-choice voting for mayoral and city council elections		23,360 (49%)	24,596 (51%)
Eugene	OR	Initiative	Measure 20-349	Enact STAR Voting for mayoral and city council elections		15,871 (36%)	28,818 (64%)
Oakridge	OR	Referral	Measure 20-364	Enact STAR Voting for municipal elections for three election cycles		653 (46%)	753 (54%)

Changes to election dates

The following is a list of local ballot measures related to election date changes in 2024:

Jurisdiction	State	Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
St. Paul	MN	Referral	Question 2	Change the elections of city officers to be held in presidential election years, not odd-numbered election years	a	74,941 (61%)	48,475 (39%)