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2025 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Budget, Spending and Taxes

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

Government Operations

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

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

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