The following is a list of ballot measures (also known as referendums, ballot questions, proposals, initiatives, propositions and proposals) which were on the ballot for the 2022 United States elections. Some were held prior to the federal elections on November 8. Many were initiated by state legislatures, while others were initiated by public petitions. In all, there were 141 ballot measures on ballots across most U.S. states and the District of Columbia at any point throughout the year.
There were no statewide ballot measures in 2022 for the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Alabama +Alabama May 2022 ballot measureMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentAuthorize $85 Million in Bonds for Public Historical Sites and State Parks Amendment +Alabama November 2022 ballot measureMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAlabama QuestionLegislatively-referred constitutional amendmentAlabama Recompiled Constitution Ratification QuestionAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentAllow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature AmendmentAmendment 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentBroadband Internet Infrastructure Funding AmendmentAmendment 3Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentNotice to Victim's Family Required for Commutation or Reprieve of Death Sentences AmendmentAmendment 4Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentProhibit Changes to Election Conduct Laws within Six Months of General Elections AmendmentAmendment 5Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentRemove Orphans' Business from Probate Court Jurisdiction AmendmentAmendment 6Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentAuthorize Certain Cities to Use Special Property Tax Revenue to Pay for Capital Improvements Directly AmendmentAmendment 7Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentLocal Economic and Industrial Development Bonds and Financing AmendmentAmendment 8Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentPublic Service Commission to Regulate Private Sewer Systems in Shelby County AmendmentAmendment 9Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentPublic Service Commission to Regulate Private Sewer System in Lake View AmendmentAmendment 10Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentIncorporate Voter-Approved Amendments in New State Constitution Measure
Alaska +Alaska November 2022 ballot measureMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceBallot Measure 1Automatic ballot referralConstitutional Convention Question
Arizona +Arizona November 2022 ballot propositionsMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceProposition 128Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentLegislative Changes to Ballot Initiatives with Invalid Provisions AmendmentProposition 129Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentSingle-Subject Requirement for Ballot Initiatives AmendmentProposition 130Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentArizona Property Tax Exemptions AmendmentProposition 131Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentCreate Office of Lieutenant Governor AmendmentProposition 132Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment60% Vote Requirement for Ballot Measures to Approve Taxes AmendmentProposition 209Citizen-initiated state statuteHealthcare Debt Interest Rate Limit and Debt Collection Exemptions InitiativeProposition 211Citizen-initiated state statuteCampaign Finance Sources Disclosure InitiativeProposition 308Legislatively-referred state statuteIn-State Tuition for Non-Citizen Residents MeasureProposition 309Legislatively-referred state statuteVoter Identification Requirements for Mail-In Ballots and In-Person Voting MeasureProposition 310Legislatively-referred state statuteSales Tax for Fire District Funding Measure
Arkansas +Arkansas November 2022 ballot propositionsMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceIssue 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentLegislative Authority to Call a Special Session AmendmentIssue 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment60% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments and Ballot Initiatives MeasureIssue 3Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentGovernment Burden of Free Exercise of Religion AmendmentIssue 4Ballot initiative constitutional amendmentMarijuana Legalization Initiative
California +California November 2022 propositionsPropositionTypeDescriptionResultReferenceProposition 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentRight to Reproductive Freedom AmendmentProposition 26Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment and state statuteLegalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands InitiativeProposition 27Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment and state statuteLegalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Fund InitiativeProposition 28Citizen-initiated state statuteArt and Music K-12 Education Funding InitiativeProposition 29Citizen-initiated state statuteDialysis Clinic Requirements InitiativeProposition 30Citizen-initiated state statuteTax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention InitiativeProposition 31Veto referendum on state statuteReferendum Challenging a 2020 Law Prohibiting Retail Sale Of Certain Flavored Tobacco Products
Colorado +Colorado November 2022 ballot propositionsMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment DLegislatively-referred constitutional amendmentDesignate Judges to Twenty-Third Judicial District MeasureAmendment ELegislatively-referred constitutional amendmentHomestead Exemption to Surviving Spouses of U.S. Armed Forces Members and Veterans MeasureAmendment FLegislatively-referred constitutional amendmentCharitable Gaming MeasureProposition 121Citizen-initiated state statuteState Income Tax Rate Reduction Initiative Proposition 122Citizen-initiated state statuteDecriminalization and Regulated Access Program for Certain Psychedelic Plants and Fungi InitiativeProposition 123Citizen-initiated state statuteDedicate State Income Tax Revenue to Fund Housing Projects InitiativeProposition 124Citizen-initiated state statuteRetail Liquor Store Licenses InitiativeProposition 125Citizen-initiated state statuteWine Sales in Grocery and Convenience Stores InitiativeProposition 126Citizen-initiated state statuteAlcohol Delivery Service InitiativeProposition FFLegislatively-referred state statuteReduce Income Tax Deduction Amounts to Fund School Meals Program MeasureProposition GGLegislatively-referred state statuteTable of Changes to Income Tax Owed Required for Citizen Initiatives Measure
Florida +Florida November 2022 ballot propositionsMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentDisregard Flood Resistance Improvements in Property Value Assessments MeasureAmendment 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentAbolish the Constitution Revision Commission MeasureAmendment 3Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentAdditional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Certain Public Service Workers Amendment
Georgia +Georgia November 2022 ballot propositionsMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentSuspend Compensation for Assembly Members and Public Officials Indicted for a Felony MeasureAmendment 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentTemporary Property Tax Change for Disaster Areas MeasureReferendum ALegislatively-referred statuteTimber Equipment Exempt from Property Taxes MeasureReferendum BLegislatively-referred statuteMerged Family-Owned Farms and Dairy and Eggs Tax Exemption Measure
Idaho +Idaho November 2022 ballot propositionsMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAdvisory Ballot Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentIncome and Corporate Tax Changes and Education Funding QuestionConstitutional Amendment SJR 102Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentLegislative Authority to Call a Special Session Amendment
Illinois +Illinois November 2022 ballot propositionsMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentRight to Collective Bargaining Measure
Iowa +Iowa November 2022 ballot propositionsMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentRight to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment
Kansas +Kansas August 2022 ballot measuresMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceKansas Value Them Both AmendmentLegislatively-referred constitutional amendmentKansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment +Kansas November 2022 ballot measuresMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentLegislative Veto or Suspension of Executive Agency Regulations AmendmentAmendment 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentCounty Sheriff Election and Recall Amendment
Kentucky +Kentucky November 2022 ballot measuresMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentChanges to Legislative Session End Dates and Special Sessions AmendmentAmendment 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentNo Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment
Louisiana +Louisiana November 2022 ballot measuresMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentIncrease Maximum Amount Invested in Equities for Certain State Funds MeasureAmendment 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentProperty Tax Exemptions for Certain Disabled Veterans and Spouses MeasureAmendment 3Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentClassified Civil Service Employee Public Support of Family Members' Campaigns MeasureAmendment 4Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentWaiving Water Charges MeasureAmendment 5Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentAdjustment of Ad Valorem Tax Rates MeasureAmendment 6Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentLimit on Assessed Value Increase of Reappraised Property in Orleans Parish MeasureAmendment 7Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentRemove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution MeasureAmendment 8Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentRemove Special Assessment Property Tax Annual Income Recertification for Permanently Disabled Homeowners Measure +Louisiana December 2022 ballot measuresMeasureTypeDescriptionResultReferenceAmendment 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentCitizen Requirement for Voting MeasureAmendment 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentSenate Confirmation for Appointees to State Civil Service Commission MeasureAmendment 3Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentSenate Confirmation for Appointees to State Police Commission Measure
Maryland +Maryland November 2022 ballot propositionsPropositionTypeDescriptionResultReferenceQuestion 1Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentRenaming of the Courts of Appeals and Special Appeals AmendmentQuestion 2Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentResidency Requirements for State Legislators AmendmentQuestion 3Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentCivil Jury Trials AmendmentQuestion 4Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentMarijuana Legalization AmendmentQuestion 5Legislatively-referred constitutional amendmentRequiring Howard County Circuit Court Judges to Serve on Orphan Court Amendment
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