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This article will list state and localballot measures which will be voted on during the 2025 calendar year.
Thirty statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot as of August 16. According toBallotpedia, the average number of statewide ballot measures held during each odd-numbered year was between 33 and 34.[1]
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Approved | Proposition 50 | Amend theCalifornia Constitution to allow the state to use a new congressional district map for 2026 through 2030.[2] | Nov 4 | 7,453,339 64.42% | 4,116,998 35.58% |
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Approved | Colorado Allow State to Retain Revenue From Proposition FF Measure | Allow for the state to retain and spend tax revenue collected above the $100,727,820 annual estimate forProposition FF and continuing to dedicate revenue to the Healthy School Meals for All Program.[3] | Nov 4 | 1,107,376 66.15% | 566,563 33.85% |
| Legislature | Approved | Tax Deductions and Revenue for School Meals Measure | Lower the state income tax deduction limits for taxpayers earning $300,000 or more from $12,000 to $1,000 for single filers and from $16,000 to $2,000 for joint filers with the additional $95 million annual revenue applied towards the Healthy School Meals for All Program.[4] | Nov 4 | 1,010,644 59.73% | 681,400 40.27% |
InLouisiana, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Failed | Amendment 1 | Gives theLouisiana Supreme Courtoriginal jurisdiction to discipline out-of-state lawyers; allows the state legislature to create courts with limited or specialized jurisdiction by a two-thirds vote.[5] | Mar 29 | 221,355 34.94% | 412,108 65.06% |
| Legislature | Failed | Amendment 2 | Reduces the maximum income tax rate; increases income tax deductions for individuals 65 and older; establishes a government growth limit; and permanently increases teacher salaries.[6] | Mar 29 | 224,109 35.34% | 410,107 64.66% |
| Legislature | Failed | Amendment 3 | Gives the state legislature the authority to determine which crimes can result in a juvenile being tried as an adult.[7] | Mar 29 | 212,343 33.61% | 419,392 66.39% |
| Legislature | Failed | Amendment 4 | Requires that judicial vacancies be filled by special election at the earliest possible date; rather than current law requiring that vacancies be filled by special election within twelve months.[8] | Mar 29 | 229,620 36.38% | 401,524 63.62% |
InMaine, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens | Failed | Maine Question 1 | Requires a voter topresent photo identification to vote and curtails access to absentee voting.[9] | Nov 4 | 175,751 35.81% | 315,008 64.19% |
| Citizens | Approved | Maine Question 2 | Allows residents to obtain an extreme risk protection order.[10] | Nov 4 | 307,911 62.90% | 181,601 37.10% |
InNew York, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Approved | Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex Amendment | Authorizes the construction, operation, and maintenance of theMount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex on forest preserve land inEssex County, and increases the size of the forest preserve.[11] | Nov 4 | 1,932,337 52.09% | 1,777,036 47.91% |
InOhio, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Approved | Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment | Allows the state to issue up to $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds with a limit of $250 million in a year to assist local governments in funding public infrastructure projects.[12] | May 6 | 593,691 67.81% | 281,862 32.19% |
InTexas, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 1, Establish Special Funds for State Technical College System Amendment | Amend thestate constitution to establish the Permanent Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund (Permanent Fund) and the Available Workforce Education Fund (Available Fund) as special funds outside of the General Revenue fund to support the capital needs of theTexas State Technical College system.[13] | Nov 4 | 2,054,008 69.18% | 915,238 30.82% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 2, Prohibit Capital Gains Tax on Individuals, Estates, and Trusts Amendment | Amend the state constitution to prohibit the state legislature from enacting a tax on realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust, including a tax on the sale or transfer of a capital asset.[14] | Nov 4 | 1,952,360 65.66% | 1,021,001 34.34% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 3, Denial of Bail for Certain Violent or Sexual Offenses Punishable as a Felony Amendment | Amend the state constitution to deny bail to individuals accused of certain violent or sexual offenses punishable as a felony.[15] | Nov 4 | 1,822,342 61.39% | 1,145,919 38.61% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 4, Allocate Portion of Sales Tax Revenue to Water Fund Amendment | Amend the state constitution to allocate the first $1 billion per fiscal year of sales tax revenue after it exceeds $46.5 billion to the state water fund and authorize the state legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to adjust the amount allocated.[16] | Nov 4 | 2,088,099 70.57% | 870,688 29.43% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 5, Property Tax Exemption on Retail Animal Feed Amendment | Amend the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to pass a property tax exemption onanimal feed held by the property owner for retail sale.[17] | Nov 4 | 1,860,575 63.87% | 1,052,678 36.13% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 6, Prohibit Taxes on Certain Securities Transactions Amendment | Amend the state constitution to prohibit laws that impose an occupation tax on a registered securities market operator or a securities transaction tax.[18] | Nov 4 | 1,594,875 54.95% | 1,307,789 45.05% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 7, Establish Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans Killed by a Service-Connected Disease Amendment | Amend the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to establish a property tax exemption on all or part of the market value of the homestead of a surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service-connected disease.[19] | Nov 4 | 2,562,264 86.65% | 394,767 13.35% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 8, Prohibit Estate Taxes and New Taxes on Estate Transfers, Inheritances, and Gifts Amendment | Amend the state constitution to prohibit the state legislature from imposing a tax on a decedent’s property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.[20] | Nov 4 | 2,147,644 72.25% | 824,871 27.75% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 9, Authorize $125,000 Tax Exemption for Tangible Property Used for Income Production Amendment | Amend the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to exempt $125,000 of the market value of personal tangible property used for income production from taxes.[21] | Nov 4 | 1,909,242 65.30% | 1,014,660 34.70% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 10, Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Homestead Destroyed by Fire Amendment | Amend the state constitution to authorize the state legislature to provide a temporary homestead exemption for improvements made to residences destroyed by fire.[22] | Nov 4 | 2,640,028 89.29% | 316,585 10.71% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 11, Increase Homestead Tax Exemption for Elderly and Disabled Amendment | Amend the state constitution to increase theproperty tax exemption from $10,000 to $60,000 of the market value for homesteads owned by elderly or disabled individuals.[23] | Nov 4 | 2,301,919 77.71% | 660,143 22.29% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 12, Change Membership and Authority of State Commission on Judicial Conduct Amendment | Amend the state constitution to make changes to the states judicial oversight policies regarding the composition of the 13-member state Commission on Judicial Conduct, the composition of the tribunal that reviews the commission's recommendations, and the authority and process for sanctioning and removing judges.[24] | Nov 4 | 1,803,779 61.97% | 1,106,817 38.03% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 13, Increase Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment | Amend the state constitution to increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a homestead.[25] | Nov 4 | 2,357,587 79.47% | 609,126 20.53% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 14, Establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Amendment | Amend the state constitution to establish theDementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund.[26] | Nov 4 | 2,017,935 68.59% | 924,022 31.41% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 15, Parental Rights Amendment | Amend the state constitution to provide that parents have the right "to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent’s child, including the right to make decisions concerning the child’s upbringing" and the responsibility "to nurture and protect the parent's child."[27] | Nov 4 | 2,072,942 69.90% | 892,457 30.10% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 16, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment | Amend the state constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote in Texas.[28] | Nov 4 | 2,140,409 72.01% | 832,137 27.99% |
| Legislature | Approved | Texas Proposition 17, Property Tax Exemption for Border Security Infrastructure Amendment | Allow the Texas State Legislature to exempt from property taxes increases in a property's value—located in a county borderingMexico—that results from building or installing border security infrastructure.[29] | Nov 4 | 1,673,961 57.67% | 1,228,823 42.33% |
InWashington, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Approved | Allow Investment of Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Fund Amendment | Allow the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Fund to be invested in stocks and equities rather than being limited to fixed-income securities.[30] | Nov 4 | 1,105,304 57.82% | 806,299 42.18% |
InWisconsin, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Approved | Require Voter Photo Identification Amendment | Amends the state constitution to include the state's photo ID requirement.[31] | April 1 | 1,437,326 62.78% | 852,107 37.22% |