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2025 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Agriculture and Food

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 5: Proposition 5, Establish a property tax exemption on animal feed held by the owner of the property for retail sale (2025)	Passed

Animals and Wildlife

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 5: Proposition 5, Establish a property tax exemption on animal feed held by the owner of the property for retail sale (2025)	Passed

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Colorado	: Colorado Tax Deductions and Revenue for School Meals Measure	Passed

Business and Consumers

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	New York	Amendment 1: New York Use of Mount Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex Land and Acquisition of 2,500 Acres for Adirondack Park Amendment	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 14: Proposition 14, Establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 6: Proposition 6, Prohibit the enactment of laws that impose taxes on entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or on certain securities transactions (2025)	Passed

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 16: Proposition 16, Amend the Texas Constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote (2025)	Passed
April 1, 2025	Wisconsin	Question 1: Require Voter Photo ID Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2025	Wisconsin	Assembly Joint Resolution 102: Wisconsin Prohibit Government Discrimination or Preferential Treatment Amendment	Pending

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	: Legislative Authority to Determine Crimes for Trying Juveniles as Adults Amendment	Failed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 3: Proposition 3, Deny bail to individuals accused of certain violent or sexual offenses punishable as a felony (2025)	Passed

Economy and Fiscal

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Colorado	: Colorado Tax Deductions and Revenue for School Meals Measure	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Colorado	: Allow State to Retain Revenue From Proposition FF Measure	Passed
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	Amendment 2: State Tax and Fiscal Policy Changes Amendment	Failed
May 6, 2025	Ohio	Issue 2: Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment	Passed

Elections

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	California	Proposition 5: Proposition 50, Allow the state to use a new congressional district map for 2026 through 2030	Passed
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	Amendment 4: Use Earliest Election Dates for Filling Judicial Vacancies Amendment	Failed
Nov. 4, 2025	Maine	Question 1: Make changes to election law, to include requiring a voter to present photo identification to vote	Failed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 16: Proposition 16, Amend the Texas Constitution to provide that "persons who are not citizens of the United States" cannot vote (2025)	Passed
April 1, 2025	Wisconsin	Question 1: Require Voter Photo ID Amendment	Passed

Entitlements and the Safety Net

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 14: Proposition 14, Establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund (2025)	Passed

Environment

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	New York	Amendment 1: New York Use of Mount Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex Land and Acquisition of 2,500 Acres for Adirondack Park Amendment	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 4: Proposition 4, Allocate sales tax revenue that exceeds the first $46.5 billion with a maximum of $1 billion per fiscal year to the state water fund and authorize the state legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to adjust the amount allocated (2025)	Passed

Family

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 15: Proposition 15, Provide that parents have the right "to exercise care, custody, and control of the parents child, including the right to make decisions concerning the childs upbringing" (2025)	Passed

Finance and Banking

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 6: Proposition 6, Prohibit the enactment of laws that impose taxes on entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or on certain securities transactions (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Washington	Senate Joint Resolution 8201: 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	Passed

Government Budget and Spending

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Colorado	: Colorado Tax Deductions and Revenue for School Meals Measure	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Colorado	: Allow State to Retain Revenue From Proposition FF Measure	Passed
May 6, 2025	Ohio	Issue 2: Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 1: Proposition 1, Establish the Permanent Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund (Permanent Fund) and the Available Workforce Education Fund (Available Fund) as special funds in the state treasury to support the Texas Technical College System (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 4: Proposition 4, Allocate sales tax revenue that exceeds the first $46.5 billion with a maximum of $1 billion per fiscal year to the state water fund and authorize the state legislature, by a two-thirds vote, to adjust the amount allocated (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Washington	Senate Joint Resolution 8201: 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	Passed

Government Operations

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	Amendment 4: Use Earliest Election Dates for Filling Judicial Vacancies Amendment	Failed

Guns

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Maine	Question 2: Establish a process for obtaining an Extreme Risk Protection Order, which restrict a person's access to firearms if they pose a significant danger of causing physical harm	Passed

Health and Health Care

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 14: Proposition 14, Establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion from the general fund (2025)	Passed

Higher Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 1: Proposition 1, Establish the Permanent Technical Institution Infrastructure Fund (Permanent Fund) and the Available Workforce Education Fund (Available Fund) as special funds in the state treasury to support the Texas Technical College System (2025)	Passed

Housing and Property

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 10: Proposition 10, Provide a temporary homestead exemption for improvements made to residences destroyed by fire (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 11: Proposition 11, Increase the property tax exemption from $10,000 to $60,000 of the market value for homesteads owned by elderly or disabled individuals (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 13: Proposition 13, Increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a homestead (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 7: Proposition 7, Establish a property tax homestead 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 (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 8: Proposition 8, Prohibit the state legislature from enacting laws imposing taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 9: Proposition 9, Authorize the state legislature to exempt $125,000 of the market value of personal tangible property used for income production from taxes (2025)	Passed

Immigration

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 17: Proposition 17, Authorize the state legislature to provide for a property tax exemption for the construction of border infrastructure on property located in a county that borders Mexico (2025)	Passed

Infrastructure

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
May 6, 2025	Ohio	Issue 2: Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 17: Proposition 17, Authorize the state legislature to provide for a property tax exemption for the construction of border infrastructure on property located in a county that borders Mexico (2025)	Passed

Judicial Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	Amendment 1: Allow Legislature to Create Trial Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction and Provide Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction to Discipline Out-of-State Lawyers Amendment	Failed
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	Amendment 4: Use Earliest Election Dates for Filling Judicial Vacancies Amendment	Failed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 12: Proposition 12, Change the composition of the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, provide for a temporary tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and change the authority governing judicial misconduct (2025)	Passed

K-12 Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Colorado	: Allow State to Retain Revenue From Proposition FF Measure	Passed

Legal

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	Amendment 1: Allow Legislature to Create Trial Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction and Provide Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction to Discipline Out-of-State Lawyers Amendment	Failed
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	: Legislative Authority to Determine Crimes for Trying Juveniles as Adults Amendment	Failed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 3: Proposition 3, Deny bail to individuals accused of certain violent or sexual offenses punishable as a felony (2025)	Passed

Legislative Branch

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	Amendment 1: Allow Legislature to Create Trial Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction and Provide Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction to Discipline Out-of-State Lawyers Amendment	Failed

Minors and Children

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 15: Proposition 15, Provide that parents have the right "to exercise care, custody, and control of the parents child, including the right to make decisions concerning the childs upbringing" (2025)	Passed

Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
March 29, 2025	Louisiana	Amendment 2: State Tax and Fiscal Policy Changes Amendment	Failed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 10: Proposition 10, Provide a temporary homestead exemption for improvements made to residences destroyed by fire (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 11: Proposition 11, Increase the property tax exemption from $10,000 to $60,000 of the market value for homesteads owned by elderly or disabled individuals (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 13: Proposition 13, Increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a homestead (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 17: Proposition 17, Authorize the state legislature to provide for a property tax exemption for the construction of border infrastructure on property located in a county that borders Mexico (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 2: Proposition 2, Prohibit a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 5: Proposition 5, Establish a property tax exemption on animal feed held by the owner of the property for retail sale (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 6: Proposition 6, Prohibit the enactment of laws that impose taxes on entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or on certain securities transactions (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 7: Proposition 7, Establish a property tax homestead 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 (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 8: Proposition 8, Prohibit the state legislature from enacting laws imposing taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate (2025)	Passed
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 9: Proposition 9, Authorize the state legislature to exempt $125,000 of the market value of personal tangible property used for income production from taxes (2025)	Passed

Veterans

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2025	Texas	Proposition 7: Proposition 7, Establish a property tax homestead 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 (2025)	Passed