Of the total contributions supporting or opposing the 129 statewide measures, the 43 citizen-initiated measures accounted for about 79% of contributions. Results of 2020 ballot measures live in each state during the general election, including key propositions and initiatives on marijuana legalization, abortion and redistricting. Sign up for the Daily Brew. Voters in 32 states will decide 120 statewide ballot measures on November 3, 2020.. One of the measures addressed campaign finance, one were related to election dates, five addressed election systems, three addressed redistricting, five addressed suffrage, and three addressed term limits. This included coverage of changes to ballot measure campaign activities, elections, procedures, and policies made in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Voters in South Dakota and Mississippi will decide medical marijuana initiatives. Of the 40 citizen-initiated measures on the November ballot, 37 were ballot initiatives—which propose new laws—and three were veto referendums—which challenge laws recently passed by state legislatures. One measure was automatically referred to the ballot in Iowa. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. The 43 citizen-initiated measures on the ballot is also low compared to recent years. Three measures were on the ballot on March 3. Ballotpedia is providing comprehensive coverage on how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting America's political and civic life. 1 Notable or unique individual measures: 2020 statewide measures include the first-ever appearance of gig-economy policies on a statewide ballot, unique psilocybin mushroom use and drug-crime policy measures, wolf reintroduction, a veto referendum on cash bail, an affirmative action initiative, and state flag and state name change measures. The following five states have the most ballot measure campaign contributions reported so far: The 10 measures in 2020 with the most contributions to supporting and opposing committees represent 75% of all contributions for the year's 129 statewide measures. It is 26% lower than the average of 172 statewide measures in even-numbered years from 2010 through 2018. Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 2.3.0 : Warning: No results. Click here to learn more. All of the top 10 most expensive measures were measures on the November ballot rather than any measures voted on earlier in the year.Click [show] to expand the chart below showing details for the top 10 most expensive measures of 2020. Campaign contribution totals change frequently during the months before the general election. In 2018, the 68 citizen-initiated measures accounted for 83% of the $1.19 billion in campaign contributions for the 167 statewide measures. In 2020, voters in 14 states voted on 18 ballot measures addressing election-related policies. Click here to read more about changes to ballot measure campaigns, procedures, and policies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Click here to get more information about local ballot measure elections in 2020. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Ballotpedia features 318,716 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. http://ballotpedia.org/STATE_2020_ballot_measures, Notable topics and unique measures in 2020. Ballotpedia tracked 27 initiative signature petition campaigns that suspended or abandoned their efforts for the 2020 ballot. Six of the measures were in California, one was in Alaska, one was in Arizona, one was in Illinois, and one was in Massachusetts. Issue 6 also appeared on the ballots for the November 3 election, but results were not counted or certified. One measure was on the ballot for the Oklahoma election on June 30. South Dakota is the first state to vote on both recreational and medical marijuana measures at the same election. These numbers are the averages from 2010 through 2018. Four states — Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota — will consider the legalization of marijuana. Ten of the measures addressed taxes on properties, three were related to income tax rates, two addressed tobacco taxes, one addressed business-related taxes, one addressed sales tax rates, one addressed fees and surcharges, and one was related to tax-increment financing (TIF). NBC News will project whether voters approve or reject a number of ballot initiatives in 2020. U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, notable topics and unique measures in 2020, a list of statewide measure election dates in 2020, Amendment 1, the Lobbying, Campaign Finance, and Redistricting Initiative, Illinois Allow for Graduated Income Tax Amendment, California Proposition 22, App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative (2020), California Proposition 25, Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum (2020), Colorado Proposition 114, Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative (2020), Mississippi Ballot Measure 3, State Flag Referendum (2020), Rhode Island Question 1, Name Change Amendment (2020), Oregon Measure 109, Psilocybin Mushroom Services Program Initiative (2020), California Proposition 16, Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment (2020), Florida Amendment 3, Top-Two Open Primaries, California Proposition 15, Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative (2020), Colorado Proposition 118, Paid Medical and Family Leave Initiative (2020), California Proposition 23, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2020), California Proposition 21, Local Rent Control Initiative (2020), Massachusetts Question 1, "Right to Repair Law" Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative (2020), California Proposition 19, Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment (2020), Arizona Proposition 208, Tax on Incomes Exceeding $250,000 for Teacher Salaries and Schools Initiative (2020), Alaska Ballot Measure 1, North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative (2020), Alabama Amendment 1, Appointed Education Board Amendment (March 2020), California Proposition 13, School and College Facilities Bond (March 2020), Maine Question 1, Religious and Philosophical Vaccination Exemptions Referendum (March 2020), Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020), Oklahoma State Question 802, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (June 2020), Maine Question 1, High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Bond Issue (July 2020), Maine Question 2, Transportation Infrastructure Bond Issue (July 2020), Missouri Amendment 2, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (August 2020), Louisiana Allow for Out-of-State Members to the University Board of Supervisors Amendment (2020), measures legalizing sports betting on a parish-by-parish basis, Allow for Out-of-State Members to the University Board of Supervisors Amendment, State and local government budgets, spending and finance, Ballot Measure 1 (Initiative 65 and Alternative 65A), Motor Vehicle Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans Amendment, Changes to ballot measure campaigns, procedures, and policies in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020, State and local government budgets, spending and finance, Petition drive deadlines and requirements, Changes in 2020 to laws governing the initiative process, Constitutional amendment (referred by legislature), Forms of direct democracy in the American states, How to find campaign finance information about ballot measure campaigns, https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=2020_ballot_measures&oldid=8181261, Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing, Submit a photo, survey, video, conversation, or bio, Changes to the state education board, including requiring members to be appointed by the governor, States that only a U.S. citizen who is 18 years old or older can vote in Alabama, Makes changes to judicial law and court systems and procedures, Provide that a judge, other than a probate judge, appointed to fill a vacancy would serve an initial term until the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January following the next general election after the judge has completed two years in office, Authorizes the state legislature during the 2022 regular session to recompile the Alabama Constitution and provide for its ratification, Provides for a "stand your ground" law applicable to individuals in churches in Franklin county, Provides for a "stand your ground" law applicable to individuals in churches in Lauderdale county, Increases taxes on certain oil production in the North Slope, Changes to Alaska's election policies, including top-four primaries, ranked-choice voting, and campaign finance laws, Legalizes the recreational possession and use of marijuana, Increases the tax on incomes exceeding $250,000 for teacher salaries and schools, Continues a 0.5 percent sales tax for transportation, Changes term limits to twelve consecutive years for state legislators with the opportunity to return after a four-year break, Changes initiative process and legislative referral requirements, Issues $15 billion in bonds for school and college facilities, Issues $5.5 billion in bonds for state stem cell research institute, Requires commercial and industrial properties to be taxed based on market value and dedicates revenue, Repeals Proposition 209 (1996), which says that the state cannot discriminate or grant preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education, or contracting, Restores the right to vote to people convicted of felonies who are on parole, Allows 17-year-olds who will be 18 at the time of the next general election to vote in primaries and special elections, Changes tax assessment transfers and inheritance rules, Makes changes to policies related to criminal sentencing charges, prison release, and DNA collection, Expands local governments' power to use rent control, Considers app-based drivers to be independent contractors and enacts several labor policies related to app-based companies, Requires physician on-site at dialysis clinics and consent from the state for a clinic to close, Expands the provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and creates the California Privacy Protection Agency to implement and enforce the CCPA, Replaces cash bail with risk assessments for suspects awaiting trial, Requires charitable organizations to have existed for three years before obtaining a charitable gaming license instead of five years; allows charitable organizations to hire managers and operators of gaming activities so long as they are not paid more than the minimum wage, Amends the Colorado Constitution to state that “only a citizen” of the U.S. who is 18 years old or older can vote in federal, state, and local elections, instead of the existing language that says “every citizen” who is 18 years old can vote, Allows voters in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek to vote to expand allowed gaming types and bet limits, Increases taxes on tobacco, creates a new tax on nicotine products such as e-cigarettes; dedicates funds to education and health programs, Prohibits abortion after 22 weeks gestational age, Decreases the state income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%, Requires voter approval of new enterprises that are exempt from TABOR if their revenue is greater than $50 million within its first five years, Establishes a program for paid medical and family leave, States in the state Constitution that only U.S. citizens who are 18 years old or older can vote in federal, state, local, or school elections, Increases the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026, Establishes a top-two open primary system for state office primary elections, Requires voter-approved constitutional amendments to be approved by voters at a second general election, Increases the period during which a person may transfer, Allows a homestead property tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran, Allows residents to seek declaratory relief from state or local laws that violate the state Constitution or state law, Exempts from property taxes property owned by a 501(c)(3) public charity if the property is owned exclusively for the purpose of building or repairing single-family homes and the charity provides interest-free financing to the individual(s) purchasing the home, States in the Idaho Constitution that there shall be 35 state legislative districts, Voters determine whether Iowa will hold a, Extends the office terms of commonwealth's attorneys and district judges and changes licensing requirements, States that there is no right to abortion or abortion funding in the state constitution, Allows the presence or production of oil or gas to be taken into account when assessing the fair market value of an oil or gas well for ad valorem property tax purposes, Changes the state's expenditures limit growth formula, Authorizes a property tax exemption for property that is subject to an agreement with local government; allows certain property owners to make payments instead of paying property taxes, Increases the income limit from $50,000 to $100,000 for those who qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption, Creates the Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund and allocates investment revenue to the general fund, Allows the governor to appoint an at-large member to the board of supervisors for the University of Louisiana System from out-of-state, Repeals the law eliminating religious and philosophical exemptions from vaccination requirements for students and healthcare employees, Authorizes $15 million in bonds for high-speed internet infrastructure, Authorizes $105 million in bonds for transportation infrastructure projects, Authorizes the Maryland General Assembly to increase, decrease, or add items to the state budget as long as such measures do not exceed the total proposed budget submitted by the governor, Authorizes sports and events wagering at certain licensed facilities, Concerns access to mechanical data in a vehicle's on-board diagnostics or telematics system, Revises formula for how state and local park funds from trusts can be spent, Requires search warrant to access a person's electronic data, Legalizes medical marijuana for qualified persons with debilitating medical conditions, Removes the requirement that a candidate for governor or state office receive the highest number of votes in a majority of the state's 122 House districts (the electoral vote requirement) and provides for a runoff election process, Asks voters to approve or reject a new state flag design created by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag, Sets a two-term limit for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state auditor, and attorney general, Addresses redistricting process and criteria, lobbying, and campaign finance, Removes local governments' authority to regulate firearms, including regulation of concealed carry, Changes language in constitution to match existing initiated amendment distribution requirements, Changes language in constitution to match existing initiated statute and referendum distribution requirements, Authorizes the legislature or a citizen initiative to set a legal age for marijuana purchase, use, and possession, Legalizes marijuana for individuals over the age of 21 and taxes the sale of non-medical marijuana at a rate of 20 percent, Repeals language allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishments, Limits the interest rate that payday lenders charge to 36 percent per year, Changes the constitution to allow statutes authorizing games of chance at licensed racetracks, Authorizes games of chance at licensed racetracks and establishes a governing commission, Enacts a tax on any games of chance operated at racetracks, Removes the constitutional status of the Board of Regents, Recognizes the marriage of couples regardless of gender, Revises duties of the State Board of Pardons Commissioners, Creates a constitutional right to certain voting procedures and policies, Requires utilities to acquire 50 percent of their electricity from renewable resources by 2030, Legalizes the posession and use of marijuana, Makes peacetime veterans eligible to receive the veterans' property tax deduction, Delays the state legislative redistricting process and use of new districts if census data is received after February 15, Makes the Public Regulation Commission a three-member appointed commission, Amends the New Mexico Constitution to allow for laws that adjust the date of election and term for non-statewide officeholders, Issues $33.3 million in bonds for senior citizen facility improvements, Issues $9.7 million in bonds for public libraries, Issues $156.3 million in bonds for public higher education institutions, special public schools, and tribal schools, Increases the membership of the Board of Higher Education from eight to 15, increases term length from four years to six years, and restricts membership, Requires initiated constitutional amendments passed by voters to be submitted to the legislature; if the legislature does not approve the measure, the measure would need to be placed on the ballot again, and will become effective if approved by the voters a second time, Expands Medicaid in Oklahoma to certain low-income adults between 18 and 65 with incomes below 133% of the federal poverty level, Prohibits a convicted person's former felony convictions from being used to calculate future punishments; provides for sentence modifications for eligible persons, Decreases payments made to the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund from 75% to 25%, directs the legislature to appropriate money from the fund to secure federal matching funds for the state's Medicaid program, Authorizes the state legislature and local governments to (1) enact laws or ordinances limiting campaign contributions and expenditures; (2) require disclosure of contributions and expenditures; and (3) require that political advertisements identify the people or entities that paid for them, Increases cigarette tax from $1.33 per pack to $3.33 per pack; imposes tax on nicotine inhalant delivery systems such as e-cigarettes at a rate of 65% of the wholesale price; dedicates revenues to the Oregon Health Authority for medical and health programs, Legalizes psilocybin mushrooms for Oregon Psilocybin Services Program under the Oregon Health Authority, Decriminalizes possession of certain drugs and establishes a drug addiction treatment and recovery program funded by the state's marijuana tax revenue, Provides for a medical marijuana program in South Dakota, Legalizes recreational use of marijuana; requires the legislature to pass laws providing for the use of medical marijuana and the sale of hemp by April 1, 2022, Legalizes sports betting in Deadwood and requires that net local revenue from such activity be dedicated to the Historic Restoration and Preservation of Deadwood, Makes language in the state constitution gender-neutral, Specifies that qualifications of a legislator apply as of the time of election or appointment (rather than the time a legislator assumes office), Repeals a constitutional exception on the ban of slavery that allowed for slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, Specifies the circumstances under which a municipality may commit water resources or supply water outside its boundary or exchange water resources and revise provisions surrounding municipal water rights, Creates a state constitutional right to hunt and fish for Utah residents, Provides that the legislature may set the session start date in state statute; excludes state holidays from the limit of number of days in a session, Allows the Legislature to use revenue from income taxes and property taxes to "support children and to support individuals with a disability", Creates a redistricting commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts, Exempts one motor vehicle owned by a totally disabled veteran from property taxes, Repeals Senate Bill 5395 (2020) regarding sexual health education in public schools, Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 5323, which was designed to levy a retail sales tax on certain carryout bags, Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 5628, which was designed to levy a tax on heavy equipment rentals, Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 6492, which was designed to increase the business and occupation tax rate and reduce certain surcharges, Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 6690, which was designed to increase the business and occupation tax on commercial airplane manufacturers, Allows funds in the Long-Term Care Services and Supports Trust Account to be invested, Removes the constitutional limit on local indebtedness for the creation of sewage systems, Declares that investigations and arrests related to non-commercial prices with entheogenic plants and fungi are among the district's lowest law enforcement priorities, Asks voters about holding a constitutional convention.
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