Alabama |
Amendment 1 |
Elections and democracy |
Bans noncitizens from voting in local elections by requiring citizenship for voting |
Alaska |
Measure 107 |
Taxes and spending |
Raises certain taxes on oil production in North Slope region |
Alaska |
Measure 2 |
Elections and democracy |
Adopts a top-four primary with instant-runoff general election; adds campaign finance disclosure requirements |
Arizona |
Proposition207 |
Drug reform |
Legalizes recreational marijuana |
Arizona |
Proposition 208 |
Taxes, education |
Raises taxes on incomes over $250,000 to fund public education |
Arkansas |
Issue 1 |
Taxes and spending |
Maintains 0.5% sales tax to fund transportation spending |
Arkansas |
Issue 2 |
Elections and democracy |
Loosens lifetime term limits for legislators |
Arkansas |
Issue 3 |
Elections and democracy |
Tightens geographic distribution restrictions for ballot initiative signature requirements in order to make liberal-supported initiatives harder |
California |
Proposition 14 |
Taxes and spending, health care |
Authorizes $5.5 billion in bonds for stem cell research |
California |
Proposition 15 |
Taxes and spending, housing |
Reforms 1970s Proposition 13's cap on property tax rate increases by splitting commercial and industrial properties from residential properties and taxing the former at market value |
California |
Proposition 16 |
Civil rights, labor |
Repeals 1996 initiative that banned affirmative action in public sector |
California |
Proposition 17 |
Elections and democracy |
Eliminates disenfranchisement of voters on parole for a felony conviction |
California |
Proposition 18 |
Elections and democracy |
Lets 17-year-olds vote in primaries if they turn 18 by the general election |
California |
Proposition 19 |
Taxes and spending, housing, environment |
Changes property tax assessment transfers and inheritance rules; revenue dedicated to wildfire response |
California |
Proposition 20 |
Criminal justice |
Reverses sentencing reform measures |
California |
Proposition 21 |
Housing |
Expands local governments authority to set rent controls |
California |
Proposition 22 |
Labor |
Repeals law making "gig economy" companies such as Lyft and Uber treat their workers as employees instead of independent contractors; sets 7/8 supermajority threshold for future legislative alteration |
California |
Proposition 25 |
Criminal justice |
Replaces cash bail with risk assessment-based system |
Colorado |
Amendment 76 |
Elections and democracy |
Bans noncitizens from voting in local elections by requiring citizenship for voting |
Colorado |
Amendment B |
Taxes, housing |
Repeals requirement limiting residential property taxes to 45% of overall property taxes and non-residential property to 55% |
Colorado |
Proposition 113 |
Elections and democracy |
Referendum on whether to implement or repeal law joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact for the Electoral College—"Yes" vote keeps the law in place |
Colorado |
Proposition 115 |
Health care, abortion |
Bans abortion after 22 weeks |
Colorado |
Proposition 116 |
Taxes and spending |
Lowers the state income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55% |
Colorado |
Proposition 118 |
Labor, health care |
Adopts paid medical and family leave |
Colorado |
Proposition EE |
Taxes, health care, tobacco |
Increases tobacco taxes and establishes a tax on other nicotine products such as e-cigarettes to fund education and health spending |
Florida |
Amendment 1 |
Elections and democracy |
Bans noncitizens from voting in local elections by requiring citizenship for voting |
Florida |
Amendment 2 |
Labor, minimum wage |
Raises the minimum wage from $8.56 an hour to $15 an hour by 2026 |
Florida |
Amendment 3 |
Elections and democracy |
Adopts a top-two primary (aka two-round system) in state-level races |
Florida |
Amendment 4 |
Elections and democracy |
Requires ballot initiatives to win (at least 60%) voter support in two consecutive general elections instead of one |
Illinois |
Allows for a graduated income tax |
Taxes and spending |
Authorizes a progressive income tax in place of existing flat tax |
Iowa |
Constitutional Convention |
Elections and democracy |
Decides whether to call a state constitutional convention |
Kentucky |
Constitutional Amendment 1 |
Criminal justice |
Marsy's law; rights for crime victims |
Louisiana |
Amendment 1 |
Health care, abortion |
No right to abortion |
Maryland |
Question 2 |
Gambling |
Authorizes sports betting |
Massachusetts |
Question 1 |
Civil rights |
"Right to repair" law mandates access to vehicle data and diagnostics |
Massachusetts |
Question 2 |
Elections and democracy |
Adopts instant-runoff voting (aka ranked-choice) in congressional, state, and countywide elections |
Michigan |
Proposal 2 |
Criminal Justice |
Requires warrant for electronic data |
Mississippi |
Measure 1 |
Drug reform |
Legalizes medical marijuana |
Mississippi |
Measure 2 |
Elections and democracy |
Repeals Jim Crow-era "electoral college" law in statewide elections and replaces it with provision for a separate runoff election if no candidate wins a majority |
Mississippi |
Measure 3 |
Miscellaneous |
New state flag approval |
Missouri |
Amendment 1 |
Elections and democracy |
Sets a two-term limit for statewide executive offices below the governorship, which is already subject to that limit |
Missouri |
Amendment 3 |
Elections and democracy |
Effectively repeals a voter-approved 2018 ballot measure that made legislative redistricting treat both parties more fairly |
Montana |
I-190 |
Drug reform |
Legalizes recreational marijuana |
Montana |
LR-130 |
Gun safety |
Overturns local gun regulations |
Nebraska |
Amendment 1 |
Criminal Justice |
Eliminates slavery as criminal punishment |
Nebraska |
Initiative 428 |
Labor |
Limits payday lender interest |
Nevada |
Question 3 |
Civil rights |
Repeals defunct ban on same-sex marriage and recognizes it as a right |
Nevada |
Question 4 |
Elections and democracy |
Guarantees the right to vote via certain methods |
Nevada |
Question 6 |
Environment |
Requires 50% of utilities energy come from renewables by 2030 |
New Jersey |
Public Question 1 |
Drug reform |
Legalizes recreational marijuana |
New Jersey |
Question 3 |
Elections and democracy |
Postpones 2021 legislative redistricting until the 2023 election cycle if census data release is delayed to after Feb. 15, 2021 |
North Dakota |
Measure 2 |
Elections and democracy |
Requires a ballot initiative to win voter support in two consecutive general elections instead of one if the legislature doesn't approve it |
Oregon |
Measure 107 |
Elections and democracy |
Allows the legislature to set campaign donation limits and disclosure requirements in state and local elections |
Oregon |
Measure 108 |
Taxes, health care |
Increases tobacco taxes and imposes taxes on nicotine products such as e-cigarettes; dedicates revenue to health programs |
Oregon |
Measure 109 |
Drug reform |
Legalizes psilocybin |
Oregon |
Measure 110 |
Drug reform |
Decriminalizes drug possession and establishes addiction treatment program |
Rhode Island |
Question 1 |
Miscellaneous |
Removes "Providence Plantations" from name of state |
South Dakota |
Constitutional Amendment A |
Drug reform |
Legalizes recreational marijuana |
South Dakota |
Constitutional Amendment B |
Gambling |
Legalizes sports betting in Deadwood |
South Dakota |
Initiated Measure 26 |
Drug reform |
Legalizes medical marijuana |
Utah |
Constitutional Amendment A |
Miscellaneous |
Gender-neutral language in the constitution |
Utah |
Constitutional Amendment C |
Criminal Justice |
Eliminates slavery as criminal punishment |
Utah |
Constitutional Amendment E |
Environment |
Constitutional right to hunt and fish |
Virginia |
Redistricting Commission Amendment |
Elections and democracy |
Creates a bipartisan commission to draw congressional and legislative districts |
Washington |
Referendum 90 |
Health care, education |
Allows comprehensive sex education |
Puerto Rico |
Statehood Referendum |
Elections and democracy |
Expresses yes/no position on whether Puerto Rico should seek statehood |
Oakland, CA |
Measure QQ |
Elections and democracy |
Lowers the voting age to 16 in school board election |
San Francisco, CA |
Proposition G |
Elections and democracy |
Lowers the voting age to 16 in local elections |
St. Louis, MO |
Proposition D |
Elections and democracy |
Adopts approval voting primary where the top-two finishers advance to the general election for local elections |