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2026 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Labor Unions

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 8, 2016	Alabama	HB37: Statewide Amendment 8	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Arizona	Proposition 113: Proposed Amendment to the Constitution by the Legislature Relating to the Right to Vote a Secret Ballot Regarding Employee Representation	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	California	Proposition 32: Political Contributions by Payroll Deduction. Contributions to Candidates. Initiative Statute.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 47: Colorado Right to Work Amendment	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Colorado	Proposition 104: A Change to the Colorado Revised Statutes Requiring Any Meeting of a Board of Education, or Any Meeting Between Any Representative of a School District and Any Representative of Employees, at Which a Collective Bargaining Agreement is Discussed to be Open to the Public	Passed
Nov. 8, 2022	Illinois	SJR 11 - Proposition 1: Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment	Passed
Nov. 5, 2024	Massachusetts	Question 3: Unionization and Collective Bargaining for Transportation Network Drivers Initiative	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Michigan	Proposal 12-2: A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution Regarding Collective Bargaining	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	Michigan	Proposal 12-4: A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Establish the Michigan Quality Home Care Council and Provide Collective Bargaining for In-Home Care Workers	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Missouri	: Constitutional Amendment 3	Failed
Aug. 7, 2018	Missouri	measure: Proposition A	Failed
Nov. 8, 2011	Ohio	Issue 2: Referendum: Ohio Collective Bargaining Limit Repeal	Failed
Nov. 5, 2024	Oregon	Measure 119: Unionization of Cannabis Workers	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	South Carolina	Amendment 2: Secret Union Voting	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment K: An Amendment to Article VI of the South Dakota Constitution Relating to the Right of Individuals to Vote by Secret Ballot	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Utah	Constitutional Amendment A: Joint Resolution Regarding Secret Ballot	Passed
Nov. 8, 2016	Virginia	HJR 490: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Virginia by Adding in Article I a Section Numbered 11-A, Relating to the Right to Work	Failed
Nov. 3, 2026	Vermont	Proposal 3: Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment	Pending