A total of 167 ballot measures were placed on the ballots of 38 states in the 2020 United States elections, with an additional measure placed on the ballot of the District of Columbia.
Measures are included whether they are initiated by a state legislature or by the citizens of said state. Subheadings are included under a state if there was a measure that was held on a different date with the subheading being the date of the ballot measures.
Results for each measure are included the "Results" heading and not under headings for each state with only whether they passed or not being included. By state Alabama Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Legislature Approved Alabama Amendment 1, Ten Commandments Amendment Amend the Alabama Constitution to authorize the display of the Ten Commandments on public property, including public schools, and establish certain religious rights. The amendment also contained a provision preventing any public funds from being spent to defend the amendment in court. Nov6 1,094,67771.65% 433,13328.35% Legislature Approved Alabama Amendment 2, State Abortion Policy Amendment Make it state policy to "recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children, including the right to life" and to state that no provisions of the constitution provide a right to an abortion or require funding of abortions. Nov6 916,06159.01% 636,43840.99% Legislature Approved Alabama Amendment 3, Board of Trustees Membership for University of Alabama Amendment Amend the state constitution to make the following changes to the membership of the board of trustees of the University of Alabama: remove the superintendent of education from the board; establish that, for the purposes of districts for the board of trustees membership, the congressional districts in use as of January 1, 2018, would be used; and remove the constitutional provision establishing an age limit of 70 for members of the board. Nov6 835,70760.30% 550,29939.70% Legislature Approved Alabama Amendment 4, Legislative Vacancies Amendment Amend the state constitution that if a vacancy in the state Senate or House occurred on or after October 1 of the year before the regular election, the seat would remain vacant until the next regular election, and vacant seats could be filled without an election if only one candidate is running for the vacant seat. Nov6 973,95166.13% 498,91833.87%
Alaska Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Citizens Failed Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative Establish new requirements and a new permitting process for any projects affecting bodies of water related to the activity and habitat of salmon, steelhead or other anadromous fish, and to prohibit any projects or activity determined to cause significant and unrestorable damage to such fish habitats. Nov6 103,83637.68% 171,71162.32%
Arizona Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Legislature Approved Arizona Proposition 125, Adjustments to Elected Officials' and Corrections Officer's Retirement Plans Amendment Make adjustments to retirement plans based on cost-of-living adjustments, rather than permanent benefit increases, for correctional officers, probation officers, and surveillance officers (Corrections Officer Retirement Plan) and elected officials (Elected Officials' Retirement Plan). Nov6 1,130,21951.72% 1,055,20148.28% Citizens Approved Arizona Proposition 126, Prohibit New or Increased Taxes on Services Initiative Prohibit the state and local governments from enacting new taxes or increasing tax rates on services performed in the state. Nov6 1,436,10664.09% 804,79435.91% Citizens Failed Arizona Proposition 127, Renewable Energy Standards Initiative Require electric utilities in Arizona to acquire a certain percentage of electricity from renewable resources each year, with the percentage increasing annually from 12 percent in 2020 to 50 percent in 2030. Nov6 723,13831.40% 1,580,10168.60% Veto Referendum Failed Arizona Proposition 305, Expansion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Referendum uphold the contested legislation, Senate Bill 1431, which would phase in an expansion of the state's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) program to make all public school students eligible to apply for an ESA. Nov6 790,60835.17% 1,457,07064.83% Legislature Approved Arizona Proposition 306, Clean Election Account Uses and Commission Rulemaking Measure Prohibit candidates from using their public financing accounts to give funds to political parties or tax-exempt 501(a) organizations that are allowed to engage in activities to influence candidate elections and require the Citizens Clean Election Commission's proposed rules to receive approval from the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council. Nov6 1,248,67556.19% 973,38543.81%
Arkansas Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Legislature Approved Arkansas Issue 2, Voter ID Amendment require individuals to present valid photo ID to cast non provisional ballots in person or absentee. Nov6 692,62279.47% 178,93620.53% Citizens Approved Arkansas Issue 4, Casinos Authorized in Crittenden, Garland, Pope, and Jefferson Counties Initiative Authorize one casino each in Crittenden, Garland, Pope, and Jefferson Counties. Nov6 470,95454.10% 399,53045.90% Citizens Approved Arkansas Issue 5, Minimum Wage Increase Initiative Incrementally raise the minimum wage in Arkansas to $11 an hour by 2021. Nov6 605,78468.46% 279,04631.54%
California Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Bond Issue Approved California Proposition 68, Parks, Environment, and Water Bond Authorize $4 billion in general obligation bonds for state and local parks, environmental protection projects, water infrastructure projects, and flood protection projects. Jun5 3,455,22657.59% 2,544,85442.41% Legislature Approved California Proposition 69, Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox and Appropriations Limit Exemption Amendment Require that revenue from the diesel sales tax and Transportation Improvement Fee enacted by the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (RRAA) be used for transportation-related purposes and exempt revenue generated by SB 1's tax increases and fee schedules from the state appropriations limit. Jun5 4,886,92481.33% 1,121,92418.67% Legislature Failed California Proposition 70, Vote Requirement to Use Cap-and-Trade Revenue Amendment Require a one-time two-thirds vote in each chamber of the state legislature in 2024 or thereafter to pass a spending plan for revenue from the state's cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases. Jun5 2,229,46837.31% 3,746,43462.69% Legislature Approved California Proposition 71, Effective Date of Ballot Measures Amendment Move the effective date of ballot propositions, including citizen initiatives and legislative referrals, from the day after election day to the fifth day after the secretary of state certifies election results. Jun5 4,527,07377.85% 1,288,38522.15% Legislature Approved California Proposition 72, Rainwater Capture Systems Excluded from Property Tax Assessments Amendment Allow the state legislature to exclude rainwater capture systems added after January 1, 2019, from property tax reassessments. Jun5 4,979,65184.23% 932,26315.77% Bond Issue Approved California Proposition 1, Housing Programs and Veterans' Loans Bond Authorize $4 billion in general obligation bonds for housing-related programs, loans, grants, and projects and housing loans for veterans. Nov6 6,751,01856.22% 5,258,15743.78% Legislature Approved California Proposition 2, Use Millionaire's Tax Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Housing Bonds Measure Authroize the state to use revenue from Proposition 63 (2004)—a 1 percent tax on income above $1 million for mental health services—on $2 billion in revenue bonds for homelessness prevention housing for persons in need of mental health services. Nov6 7,662,52863.43% 4,417,32736.57% Citizens Failed California Proposition 3, Water Infrastructure and Watershed Conservation Bond Initiative Authorize $8.877 billion in general obligation bonds for water infrastructure, groundwater supplies and storage, surface water storage and dam repairs, watershed and fisheries improvements, and habitat protection and restoration. Nov6 5,879,83649.35% 6,034,99150.65% Citizens Approved California Proposition 4, Children's Hospital Bonds Initiative Authorize $1.5 billion in bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of children's hospitals in California. Nov6 7,551,29862.69% 4,494,14337.31% Citizens Failed California Proposition 5, Property Tax Transfer Initiative Amend Proposition 13 (1978) to allow homebuyers who are age 55 or older or severely disabled to transfer their tax assessments, with a possible adjustment, from their prior home to their new home, no matter the new home's market value; the new home's location in the state; or the buyer's number of moves. Nov6 4,813,25140.22% 7,152,99359.78% Citizens Failed California Proposition 6, Voter Approval for Future Gas and Vehicle Taxes and 2017 Tax Repeal Initiative Repeal fuel tax increases and vehicle fees that were enacted in 2017, including the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (RRAA) and require voter approval (via ballot propositions) for the California State Legislature to impose, increase, or extend fuel taxes or vehicle fees in the future. Nov6 5,283,22243.18% 6,952,08156.82% Legislature Approved California Proposition 7, Legislative Power to Change Daylight Saving Time Measure Allow the California State Legislature to change the dates and times of the daylight saving time period, as consistent with federal law, by a two-thirds vote, including establishing permanent, year-round standard time or permanent, year-round DST (if federal law is changed to allow for permanent DST). Nov6 7,167,31559.75% 4,828,56440.25% Citizens Failed California Proposition 8, Limits on Dialysis Clinics' Revenue and Required Refunds Initiative Require dialysis clinics to issue refunds to patients or patients' payers for revenue above 115 percent of the costs of direct patient care and healthcare improvements. Nov6 4,845,26440.07% 7,247,91759.93% Citizens Failed California Proposition 10, Local Rent Control Initiative Allow local governments to adopt rent control on any type of rental housing, thus repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Nov6 4,949,54340.57% 7,251,44359.43% Citizens Approved California Proposition 11, Ambulance Employees Paid On-Call Breaks, Training, and Mental Health Services Initiative Allow ambulance providers to require workers to remain on-call during breaks paid at their regular rate; require employers to provide additional training for EMTs and paramedics; and requiring employers to provide EMTs and paramedics with some paid mental health services. Nov6 7,181,11659.63% 4,861,83140.37% Citizens Approved California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative Establish minimum space requirements based on square feet for calves raised for veal, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens and ban the sale of veal from calves, pork from breeding pigs, and eggs from hens when the animals are confined to areas below minimum square-feet requirements. Nov6 7,551,43462.66% 4,499,70237.34%
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