Civil and criminal trials on the ballot

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Civil and criminal trials on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding civil and criminal trials.

Examples:


Ballot measures lists

By state

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

Alabama

  1. Alabama County Juries, Amendment 5 (1964)
  2. Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5 (1965)
  3. Alabama Barbour County Trial Fee Amendment (1994)
  4. Alabama Amendment 1, Allow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment (2022)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Civil Liability Initiative, Measure 2 (1988)
  2. Alaska Rights for Crime Victims, Measure 2 (1994)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303, Preliminary Examination for Prosecution by Information Referendum (1920)
  2. Arizona Proposition 100, Felony and Capital Offense Bail Restrictions Amendment (1970)
  3. Arizona Proposition 104, Victims' Rights Amendment (1990)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Civil Jurisdiction Increase, Proposed Amendment 64 (1986)

California

  1. California Proposition 115, Changes to Criminal Law and Trials Initiative (June 1990)
  2. California Proposition 18, Special Circumstances in Murder Trials Measure (March 2000)
  3. California Proposition 20, Waiver of Trial by Jury Amendment (1928)
  4. California Proposition 47, Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes Initiative (2014)
  5. California Proposition 9, Criminal Appeals Amendment (October 1911)
  6. California Juror Compensation, Amendment 7 (1908)
  7. California Proposition 41, Miscarriage of Justice Amendment (1914)
  8. California Proposition 184, Three Strikes Sentencing Initiative (1994)
  9. California Proposition 20, Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative (2020)
  10. California Proposition 6, Gang-Related Crimes, Law Enforcement Spending, and Parolee Caseload Initiative (2008)
  11. California Proposition 66, Changes to Three Strikes Criminal Sentencing Law Initiative (2004)
  12. California Proposition 31, Limits on Third-Party Claimant Lawsuits Referendum (March 2000)
  13. California Proposition 30, Third-Party Unfair Claim Lawsuits Referendum (March 2000)
  14. California Proposition 222, Sentencing for Second Degree Murder of Police Officers Measure (June 1998)
  15. California Proposition 207, Attorney Fees and Frivolous Lawsuits Initiative (1996)
  16. California Proposition 211, Laws Governing Retirement Savings Securities Fraud Initiative (1996)
  17. California Proposition 213, Limit Drunk Drivers and Felons' Abilities to Sue for Damages in Accidents Initiative (1996)
  18. California Proposition 201, Requiring Losing Parties to Pay Legal Fees in Shareholder Lawsuits Initiative (March 1996)
  19. California Proposition 189, Allow Courts to Deny Bail for Felony Sexual Assault Charges Amendment (1994)
  20. California Proposition 179, Punishment for Murders Committed with Firearms from Vehicles Measure (June 1994)
  21. California Proposition 24, Law Practice Regulation Referendum (1922)
  22. California Proposition 4, Inferior Courts' Jurisdiction Amendment (1924)
  23. California Proposition 26, Appellate Court Abilities Amendment (1926)
  24. California Proposition 6, Defendant's Plea Initiative (1934)
  25. California Proposition 5, Evidence and Credibility Initiative (1934)
  26. California Proposition 9, Claims Against Chartered Bodies Amendment (1960)
  27. California Proposition 4, Denial of Bail for Certain Felony Cases Amendment (June 1982)
  28. California Proposition 8, Changes to Criminal Proceedings Initiative (June 1982)
  29. California Proposition 3, Right to Counsel Amendment (June 1972)
  30. California Proposition 15, Jury Pay Amendment (1928)
  31. California Employee Civil Action Law and PAGA Repeal Initiative (2024)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Contempt of Court Definition, Measure 12 (1912)
  2. Colorado Three-Fourths Jury Verdict and Women Jurors, Measure 3 (1914)
  3. Colorado Women on Juries, Measure 7 (1936)
  4. Colorado Women on Juries, Measure 1 (1944)
  5. Colorado Amendment No. 2, Denial of Bail Amendment (1982)
  6. Colorado Referendum A, Victims' Rights Amendment (1992)
  7. Colorado Referendum C, Denial of Post-Conviction Bail Amendment (1994)
  8. Colorado Amendment 34, Damages for Property Improvements Initiative (2004)
  9. Colorado Referendum K, Lawsuit for Federal Immigration Law Enforcement Measure (2006)
  10. Colorado Proposition 102, Limitations on Pre-Trial Release Initiative (2010)
  11. Colorado Parole Eligibility Initiative (2024)

Connecticut

  1. Connecticut Grand Jury for Capital Offenses, Question 1 (1982)
  2. Connecticut Jurors and Right of Peremptory Challenge, Question 1 (1972)
  3. Connecticut Adjudication of Claims Against the State, Question 2 (1958)

Florida

  1. Florida Pinellas County Civil Jury Trials, Amendment 12 (1956)
  2. Florida Court Mandated Debt Compensation, Amendment 8 (1942)
  3. Florida Right to Grand Jury, Amendment 4 (1934)
  4. Florida Trial Costs, Amendment 1 (October 1894)
  5. Florida Civil Traffic Hearing Officers, Amendment 8 (1988)
  6. Florida Pretrial Release and Detention, Amendment 3 (1982)
  7. Florida Civil Jury Trials in Brevard County, Amendment 6 (1960)
  8. Florida Civil Suit Trials in Certain Counties, Amendment 5 (1960)
  9. Florida Civil Jury Trials in Pasco County, Amendment 4 (1962)
  10. Florida Civil Trials in Dade County, Amendment 9 (1964)
  11. Florida Amendment 11, Repeal Prohibition on Aliens' Property Ownership, Delete Obsolete Provision on High-Speed Rail, and Repeal of Criminal Statutes' Effect on Prosecution Amendment (2018)

Georgia

  1. Georgia Hearings During Judicial Vacation, Amendment 6 (June 1939)
  2. Georgia Justice of the Peace Jurisdiction, Amendment 13 (1968)
  3. Georgia Criminal Penalty Assessments, Amendment 9 (1978)
  4. Georgia Compensation for Crime Victims, Amendment 19 (1978)
  5. Georgia Court Judgments in Tort Cases, Amendment 10 (1980)

Hawaii

  1. Hawaii Jury Numbers and Civil Case Amounts, Amendment 1 (1978)
  2. Hawaii Independent Counsel Appointed to Grand Juries, Amendment 2 (1978)
  3. Hawaii Criminal Hearings, Amendment 1 (1982)
  4. Hawaii Right to a Jury in Civil Cases, Amendment 1 (1988)
  5. Hawaii Regarding Bail, Amendment 5 (1968)
  6. Hawaii Counsel for Indigents, Amendment 6 (1968)
  7. Hawaii Payment for Certain Damages to Private Property, Amendment 7 (1968)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Six Person Juries, SJR 1 (1934)
  2. Idaho Six Man Jury, SJR 6 (1966)
  3. Idaho Mandatory Minimum Sentences, HJR 6 (1978)
  4. Idaho Waiver of Jury Trial, SJR 112 (1982)

Illinois

  1. Illinois Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Amendment (2014)

Indiana

  1. Indiana Criminal Appeals Process, Proposition 2 (1988)
  2. Indiana Bailable Offenses Amendment (2026)

Iowa

  1. Iowa Grand Jury Membership, Amendment 3 (1882)
  2. Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998)

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Crime Victims' Rights, Amendment 4 (October 1998)
  2. Louisiana Bail Denial, Amendment 6 (October 1998)
  3. Louisiana Jury Requirements, Amendment 14 (October 1998)
  4. Louisiana Juvenile Trial Amendment (1979)
  5. Louisiana Juvenile Tried as Adult Amendment (October 1994)
  6. Louisiana Liability Limits Amendment (October 1995)

Maryland

  1. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 3 (2006)
  2. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 2 (2010)
  3. Maryland Removal of Cases from Court, Question 3 (1980)
  4. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 1 (1992)
  5. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 2 (1992)
  6. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 3 (1992)
  7. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 4 (1992)
  8. Maryland General Assembly Power to Suspend Sentences, Amendment 3 (1915)
  9. Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950)
  10. Maryland Question 3, Civil Jury Trials Amendment (2022)

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Lawyer Requirement for District Attorney Positions, Question 5 (1922)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Proposal A, Trial by a Jury of Less Than 12 Amendment (August 1972)
  2. Michigan Proposal No. 6, Pardons and New Trials Amendment (1932)
  3. Michigan Proposal No. 6, Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace Amendment (1934)
  4. Michigan Justices of the Peace, Proposal 6 (1932)
  5. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Weapons as Evidence Amendment (1936)
  6. Michigan Proposal B, Ability to Appeal Criminal Convictions Amendment (1994)
  7. Michigan Proposal K, Denial of Bail Amendment (1978)
  8. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Unlawfully Seized Narcotics as Evidence Amendment (1952)
  9. Michigan Proposal No. 3, Crime of Subversion Amendment (1950)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Abolish Requirement of Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1868)
  2. Minnesota Verdicts by Jury, Amendment 1 (1890)
  3. Minnesota Abolish Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1904)
  4. Minnesota Juries for Civil Cases, Amendment 3 (1988)

Mississippi

  1. Mississippi Bail, Amendment 6 (1987)
  2. Mississippi Court Defendant Rights, Amendment 6 (1978)
  3. Mississippi Grand Jury, Amendment 1 (1972)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Evidence in Sexual Crimes Against Minors, Amendment 2 (2014)

Montana

  1. Montana Anti-Intimidation, I-123 (1996)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Jury Verdict Guidelines, Amendment 6 (1896)
  2. Nebraska Jury Verdicts, Amendment 2 (1914)
  3. Nebraska Jury Verdicts, Amendment 1 (September 1920)
  4. Nebraska Right of Appeal, Amendment 4 (1972)

New Hampshire

  1. New Hampshire Jury Size Amendment, Question 2 (1992)
  2. New Hampshire Civil Case Jury Trial Threshold Amount Amendment (1984)
  3. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1986)
  4. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1988)
  5. New Hampshire Change of Venue in Criminal Trial Amendment (1978)
  6. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1976)
  7. New Hampshire Jury Trial in a Civil Case, Question 3 (1960)
  8. New Hampshire Preserve Jury Trial in Civil Cases, Question 2 (1956)
  9. New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 10 (1912)
  10. New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 5 (1903)
  11. New Hampshire Question 1, Taxpayer Standing to Bring Legal Actions Against Government Amendment (2018)

New Mexico

  1. New Mexico Referendum: Jurors Required for Cases (1972)
  2. New Mexico Referendum: Limiting Bail in Certain Circumstances (1980)
  3. New Mexico Referendum: Requirements to Require a Grand Jury (1980)
  4. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Restriction of Bail for the Convicted (1988)
  5. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 2, Rights of Crime Victims (1992)
  6. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 2, Grand Jury Petitions (1994)
  7. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 3, Indictment and Information (1924)

New Jersey

  1. New Jersey Pretrial Detention Amendment, Public Question No. 1 (2014)
  2. New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1991)

New York

  1. New York Amendment Number Two: Felony Trials (1973)
  2. New York Defendants in Criminal Trials, Amendment 3 (1937)
  3. New York Jury Verdicts in Civil Cases, Amendment 2 (1935)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Criminal Defendant May Waive Jury Trial Amendment (2014)
  2. North Carolina Preventing Trial Delays, Amendment 5 (1914)
  3. North Carolina Preventing Trial Delays, Amendment 2 (1916)
  4. North Carolina Waiver of Indictment, Amendment 1 (1950)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity, Measure 2 (1996)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Regulations on Expert Testimony in Criminal Cases Amendment (September 1912)
  2. Ohio Jurisdiction of Death Penalty Appeals Amendment (1994)
  3. Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment (September 1912)
  4. Ohio Depositions and Commentary in Criminal Trials Amendment (September 1912)
  5. Ohio Limits on Contempt Hearings and Injunctions for Labor Cases Amendment (September 1912)
  6. Ohio Issue 1, Determining Bail Amount Based on Public Safety Amendment (2022)
  7. Ohio Issue 1, Drug and Criminal Justice Policies Initiative (2018)

Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma Number of Jurors, State Question 88 (August 1916)
  2. Oklahoma Criminal Prosecutions, State Question 401 (September 1961)
  3. Oklahoma Grand Jury, State Question 457 (August 1968)
  4. Oklahoma Trial by Jury, State Question 459 (September 1968)
  5. Oklahoma Immunity from Prosecution, State Question 482 (December 1971)
  6. Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Juries, State Question 483 (December 1971)
  7. Oklahoma Petitions for Grand Juries, State Question 576 (1984)
  8. Oklahoma Modifying Jury Trials, State Question 623 (August 1990)
  9. Oklahoma Signatures for Grand Juries, State Question 670 (1996)
  10. Oklahoma State Question 805, Criminal History in Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative (2020)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Measure 75, Prohibit Certain Felons from Serving on Criminal Trial Juries Amendment (1999)
  2. Oregon Measure 70, Public Demand for Jury Trial Amendment (1999)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335, Indictment by Grand Jury Initiative (June 1908)
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 362-363, Three-Fourths Verdicts in Civil Cases Initiative (1910)
  5. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Female Jurors Measure (June 1921)
  6. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Charged When Indictment Waived Amendment (June 1927)
  7. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Criminal Trials Without Juries Amendment (1932)
  8. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Prosecution by Information and Grand Jury Amendment (July 1933)
  9. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Criminal Trials Without Juries Amendment (May 1934)
  10. Oregon Measure 7, Special Grand Jury Amendment (1958)
  11. Oregon Measure 4, Prosecution by Information or Indictment Amendment (1960)
  12. Oregon Measure 5, Minimum Jury Size of Six Amendment (1972)
  13. Oregon Measure 3, Grand Jury for Felony Prosecution Amendment (1974)
  14. Oregon Measure 11, Increase Minimum Civil Claim for Right to a Jury Amendment (1974)
  15. Oregon Measure 8, Revision of Prosecutor and Police Powers Initiative (1984)
  16. Oregon Measure 10, Crime Victim's Rights and Roles Initiative (1986)
  17. Oregon Measure 23, Minimum Value in Controversy for Jury Trial Amendment (May 1996)
  18. Oregon Measure 40, Crime Victims' Rights Initiative (1996)
  19. Oregon Measure 69, Victims' Rights in Criminal Prosecutions Amendment (1999)
  20. Oregon Measure 71, Limited Pretrial Release of Accused "Violent" Felons Amendment (1999)
  21. Oregon Measure 72, Murder Conviction by Nonunanimous Jury Verdict Amendment (1999)
  22. Oregon Measure 73, Limit Immunity for Person Ordered to Testify About Their Conduct Amendment (1999)
  23. Oregon Measure 74, Fully Serve Term of Imprisonment Amendment (1999)
  24. Oregon Measure 94, Repeal of Certain Mandatory Minimum Sentences Initiative (2000)
  25. Oregon Measure 81, Legislatively Authorized Limits on Damages in Civil Actions Amendment (May 2000)

Pennsylvania

  1. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 2, Commonwealth's Right to Trial by Jury Amendment (1998)
  2. Pennsylvania Question 2, Voluntary Admission or Confession Amendment (1984)
  3. Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019)
  4. Pennsylvania Allow Retroactive Lawsuits for Childhood Sexual Abuse Amendment (2024)
  5. Pennsylvania Question 1, Five-Sixths Jury Requirement for Civil Cases Amendment (May 1971)
  6. Pennsylvania Criminal Proceedings and Criminal Defendant Rights Amendment (1995)
  7. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 1, Crimes Where Bail is Disallowed Amendment (1998)
  8. Pennsylvania Question 1, Interactions Between Accused Individuals and Witnesses Amendment (2003)
  9. Pennsylvania Question 2, Testimony from Children in Criminal Proceedings Amendment (2003)

Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island Bail, Proposal 3 (1984)
  2. Rhode Island Six-Man Juries, Proposal 1 (1976)
  3. Rhode Island Grand Jury, Proposal 3 (1973)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Non-unanimous Jury Verdicts (1916)
  2. South Dakota Suspension of Sentence (1930)

Texas

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Witness Testimony Amendment (1918)
  2. Texas Proposition 5, Commitment of the Mentally Ill Amendment (August 1935)
  3. Texas Proposition 6, Probation of Defendants Amendment (August 1935)
  4. Texas Proposition 9, Trials for Lunacy Cases Amendment (1949)
  5. Texas Proposition 10, Juror Qualifications Amendment (1949)
  6. Texas Proposition 6, Women Jurors Amendment (1954)
  7. Texas Proposition 7, Trials for Persons of Unsound Mind Amendment (1956)
  8. Texas Proposition 14, Providing for Trials De Novo Amendment (1962)
  9. Texas Proposition 2, Pretrial Rulings Amendment (1980)
  10. Texas Proposition 11, Criminal Prosecution Amendment (1985)
  11. Texas State Criminal Appeals Rights, Proposition 14 (1987)
  12. Texas Inform Juries about Parole Eligibility, Proposition 10 (1989)
  13. Texas Denial of Bail, Proposition 4 (2005)
  14. Texas Juries in Misdemeanor Trials, Proposition 7 (September 2003)

Utah

  1. Utah Proposition No. 2: Restricting Bail in Certain Felony Cases (1972)
  2. Utah Proposition No. 1: Bail to be Denied to Persons Charged with a Serious Crime, Clarify Evidence to Deny Bail

Vermont

  1. Vermont Criminal Defendants Allowed to Waive Right to Jury Trial (1924)

Washington

  1. Washington Initiative 940, Police Training and Criminal Liability in Cases of Deadly Force Measure (2018)

Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin Civil Case Trial by Jury Amendment, Question 2 (1924)
  2. Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020)

By year

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

2026

  1. Indiana Bailable Offenses Amendment (2026)

2024

  1. California Employee Civil Action Law and PAGA Repeal Initiative (2024)
  2. Colorado Parole Eligibility Initiative (2024)
  3. Pennsylvania Allow Retroactive Lawsuits for Childhood Sexual Abuse Amendment (2024)

2022

  1. Maryland Question 3, Civil Jury Trials Amendment (2022)
  2. Alabama Amendment 1, Allow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment (2022)
  3. Ohio Issue 1, Determining Bail Amount Based on Public Safety Amendment (2022)

2020

  1. Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020)
  2. California Proposition 20, Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative (2020)
  3. Oklahoma State Question 805, Criminal History in Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative (2020)

2019

  1. Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019)

2018

  1. New Hampshire Question 1, Taxpayer Standing to Bring Legal Actions Against Government Amendment (2018)
  2. Washington Initiative 940, Police Training and Criminal Liability in Cases of Deadly Force Measure (2018)
  3. Florida Amendment 11, Repeal Prohibition on Aliens' Property Ownership, Delete Obsolete Provision on High-Speed Rail, and Repeal of Criminal Statutes' Effect on Prosecution Amendment (2018)
  4. Ohio Issue 1, Drug and Criminal Justice Policies Initiative (2018)

2014

  1. Missouri Evidence in Sexual Crimes Against Minors, Amendment 2 (2014)
  2. North Carolina Criminal Defendant May Waive Jury Trial Amendment (2014)
  3. Illinois Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Amendment (2014)
  4. California Proposition 47, Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes Initiative (2014)
  5. New Jersey Pretrial Detention Amendment, Public Question No. 1 (2014)

2010

  1. Colorado Proposition 102, Limitations on Pre-Trial Release Initiative (2010)
  2. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 2 (2010)

2008

  1. California Proposition 6, Gang-Related Crimes, Law Enforcement Spending, and Parolee Caseload Initiative (2008)

2006

  1. Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 3 (2006)
  2. Colorado Referendum K, Lawsuit for Federal Immigration Law Enforcement Measure (2006)

2005

  1. Texas Denial of Bail, Proposition 4 (2005)

2004

  1. California Proposition 66, Changes to Three Strikes Criminal Sentencing Law Initiative (2004)
  2. Colorado Amendment 34, Damages for Property Improvements Initiative (2004)

2003

  1. Texas Juries in Misdemeanor Trials, Proposition 7 (September 2003)
  2. Pennsylvania Question 1, Interactions Between Accused Individuals and Witnesses Amendment (2003)
  3. Pennsylvania Question 2, Testimony from Children in Criminal Proceedings Amendment (2003)

2000

  1. California Proposition 18, Special Circumstances in Murder Trials Measure (March 2000)
  2. Oregon Measure 94, Repeal of Certain Mandatory Minimum Sentences Initiative (2000)
  3. California Proposition 31, Limits on Third-Party Claimant Lawsuits Referendum (March 2000)
  4. California Proposition 30, Third-Party Unfair Claim Lawsuits Referendum (March 2000)
  5. Oregon Measure 81, Legislatively Authorized Limits on Damages in Civil Actions Amendment (May 2000)

1999

  1. Oregon Measure 75, Prohibit Certain Felons from Serving on Criminal Trial Juries Amendment (1999)
  2. Oregon Measure 70, Public Demand for Jury Trial Amendment (1999)
  3. Oregon Measure 69, Victims' Rights in Criminal Prosecutions Amendment (1999)
  4. Oregon Measure 71, Limited Pretrial Release of Accused "Violent" Felons Amendment (1999)
  5. Oregon Measure 72, Murder Conviction by Nonunanimous Jury Verdict Amendment (1999)
  6. Oregon Measure 73, Limit Immunity for Person Ordered to Testify About Their Conduct Amendment (1999)
  7. Oregon Measure 74, Fully Serve Term of Imprisonment Amendment (1999)

1998

  1. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 2, Commonwealth's Right to Trial by Jury Amendment (1998)
  2. Louisiana Crime Victims' Rights, Amendment 4 (October 1998)
  3. Louisiana Bail Denial, Amendment 6 (October 1998)
  4. Louisiana Jury Requirements, Amendment 14 (October 1998)
  5. Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998)
  6. California Proposition 222, Sentencing for Second Degree Murder of Police Officers Measure (June 1998)
  7. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 1, Crimes Where Bail is Disallowed Amendment (1998)

1996

  1. Oregon Measure 23, Minimum Value in Controversy for Jury Trial Amendment (May 1996)
  2. Oregon Measure 40, Crime Victims' Rights Initiative (1996)
  3. North Dakota Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity, Measure 2 (1996)
  4. Montana Anti-Intimidation, I-123 (1996)
  5. Oklahoma Signatures for Grand Juries, State Question 670 (1996)
  6. California Proposition 207, Attorney Fees and Frivolous Lawsuits Initiative (1996)
  7. California Proposition 211, Laws Governing Retirement Savings Securities Fraud Initiative (1996)
  8. California Proposition 213, Limit Drunk Drivers and Felons' Abilities to Sue for Damages in Accidents Initiative (1996)
  9. California Proposition 201, Requiring Losing Parties to Pay Legal Fees in Shareholder Lawsuits Initiative (March 1996)

1995

  1. Louisiana Liability Limits Amendment (October 1995)
  2. Pennsylvania Criminal Proceedings and Criminal Defendant Rights Amendment (1995)

1994

  1. Ohio Jurisdiction of Death Penalty Appeals Amendment (1994)
  2. Alaska Rights for Crime Victims, Measure 2 (1994)
  3. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 2, Grand Jury Petitions (1994)
  4. Louisiana Juvenile Tried as Adult Amendment (October 1994)
  5. Alabama Barbour County Trial Fee Amendment (1994)
  6. California Proposition 184, Three Strikes Sentencing Initiative (1994)
  7. California Proposition 189, Allow Courts to Deny Bail for Felony Sexual Assault Charges Amendment (1994)
  8. California Proposition 179, Punishment for Murders Committed with Firearms from Vehicles Measure (June 1994)
  9. Colorado Referendum C, Denial of Post-Conviction Bail Amendment (1994)
  10. Michigan Proposal B, Ability to Appeal Criminal Convictions Amendment (1994)

1992

  1. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 1 (1992)
  2. Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 2 (1992)
  3. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 3 (1992)
  4. Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 4 (1992)
  5. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 2, Rights of Crime Victims (1992)
  6. New Hampshire Jury Size Amendment, Question 2 (1992)
  7. Colorado Referendum A, Victims' Rights Amendment (1992)

1991

  1. New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1991)

1990

  1. California Proposition 115, Changes to Criminal Law and Trials Initiative (June 1990)
  2. Oklahoma Modifying Jury Trials, State Question 623 (August 1990)
  3. Arizona Proposition 104, Victims' Rights Amendment (1990)

1989

  1. Texas Inform Juries about Parole Eligibility, Proposition 10 (1989)

1988

  1. Florida Civil Traffic Hearing Officers, Amendment 8 (1988)
  2. Minnesota Juries for Civil Cases, Amendment 3 (1988)
  3. Alaska Civil Liability Initiative, Measure 2 (1988)
  4. Utah Proposition No. 1: Bail to be Denied to Persons Charged with a Serious Crime, Clarify Evidence to Deny Bail
  5. New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Restriction of Bail for the Convicted (1988)
  6. Hawaii Right to a Jury in Civil Cases, Amendment 1 (1988)
  7. Indiana Criminal Appeals Process, Proposition 2 (1988)
  8. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1988)

1987

  1. Texas State Criminal Appeals Rights, Proposition 14 (1987)
  2. Mississippi Bail, Amendment 6 (1987)

1986

  1. Oregon Measure 10, Crime Victim's Rights and Roles Initiative (1986)
  2. Arkansas Civil Jurisdiction Increase, Proposed Amendment 64 (1986)
  3. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1986)

1985

  1. Texas Proposition 11, Criminal Prosecution Amendment (1985)

1984

  1. Oregon Measure 8, Revision of Prosecutor and Police Powers Initiative (1984)
  2. Oklahoma Petitions for Grand Juries, State Question 576 (1984)
  3. New Hampshire Civil Case Jury Trial Threshold Amount Amendment (1984)
  4. Pennsylvania Question 2, Voluntary Admission or Confession Amendment (1984)
  5. Rhode Island Bail, Proposal 3 (1984)

1982

  1. Florida Pretrial Release and Detention, Amendment 3 (1982)
  2. Connecticut Grand Jury for Capital Offenses, Question 1 (1982)
  3. Idaho Waiver of Jury Trial, SJR 112 (1982)
  4. Hawaii Criminal Hearings, Amendment 1 (1982)
  5. California Proposition 4, Denial of Bail for Certain Felony Cases Amendment (June 1982)
  6. California Proposition 8, Changes to Criminal Proceedings Initiative (June 1982)
  7. Colorado Amendment No. 2, Denial of Bail Amendment (1982)

1980

  1. Maryland Removal of Cases from Court, Question 3 (1980)
  2. Texas Proposition 2, Pretrial Rulings Amendment (1980)
  3. New Mexico Referendum: Limiting Bail in Certain Circumstances (1980)
  4. New Mexico Referendum: Requirements to Require a Grand Jury (1980)
  5. Georgia Court Judgments in Tort Cases, Amendment 10 (1980)

1979

  1. Louisiana Juvenile Trial Amendment (1979)

1978

  1. Idaho Mandatory Minimum Sentences, HJR 6 (1978)
  2. Hawaii Jury Numbers and Civil Case Amounts, Amendment 1 (1978)
  3. Hawaii Independent Counsel Appointed to Grand Juries, Amendment 2 (1978)
  4. New Hampshire Change of Venue in Criminal Trial Amendment (1978)
  5. Mississippi Court Defendant Rights, Amendment 6 (1978)
  6. Georgia Criminal Penalty Assessments, Amendment 9 (1978)
  7. Georgia Compensation for Crime Victims, Amendment 19 (1978)
  8. Michigan Proposal K, Denial of Bail Amendment (1978)

1976

  1. New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1976)
  2. Rhode Island Six-Man Juries, Proposal 1 (1976)

1974

  1. Oregon Measure 3, Grand Jury for Felony Prosecution Amendment (1974)
  2. Oregon Measure 11, Increase Minimum Civil Claim for Right to a Jury Amendment (1974)

1973

  1. New York Amendment Number Two: Felony Trials (1973)
  2. Rhode Island Grand Jury, Proposal 3 (1973)

1972

  1. Michigan Proposal A, Trial by a Jury of Less Than 12 Amendment (August 1972)
  2. Connecticut Jurors and Right of Peremptory Challenge, Question 1 (1972)
  3. Oregon Measure 5, Minimum Jury Size of Six Amendment (1972)
  4. Utah Proposition No. 2: Restricting Bail in Certain Felony Cases (1972)
  5. New Mexico Referendum: Jurors Required for Cases (1972)
  6. Nebraska Right of Appeal, Amendment 4 (1972)
  7. Mississippi Grand Jury, Amendment 1 (1972)
  8. California Proposition 3, Right to Counsel Amendment (June 1972)

1971

  1. Oklahoma Immunity from Prosecution, State Question 482 (December 1971)
  2. Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Juries, State Question 483 (December 1971)
  3. Pennsylvania Question 1, Five-Sixths Jury Requirement for Civil Cases Amendment (May 1971)

1970

  1. Arizona Proposition 100, Felony and Capital Offense Bail Restrictions Amendment (1970)

1968

  1. Oklahoma Grand Jury, State Question 457 (August 1968)
  2. Oklahoma Trial by Jury, State Question 459 (September 1968)
  3. Hawaii Regarding Bail, Amendment 5 (1968)
  4. Hawaii Counsel for Indigents, Amendment 6 (1968)
  5. Hawaii Payment for Certain Damages to Private Property, Amendment 7 (1968)
  6. Georgia Justice of the Peace Jurisdiction, Amendment 13 (1968)

1966

  1. Idaho Six Man Jury, SJR 6 (1966)

1965

  1. Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5 (1965)

1964

  1. Florida Civil Trials in Dade County, Amendment 9 (1964)
  2. Alabama County Juries, Amendment 5 (1964)

1962

  1. Florida Civil Jury Trials in Pasco County, Amendment 4 (1962)
  2. Texas Proposition 14, Providing for Trials De Novo Amendment (1962)

1961

  1. Oklahoma Criminal Prosecutions, State Question 401 (September 1961)

1960

  1. Florida Civil Jury Trials in Brevard County, Amendment 6 (1960)
  2. Florida Civil Suit Trials in Certain Counties, Amendment 5 (1960)
  3. Oregon Measure 4, Prosecution by Information or Indictment Amendment (1960)
  4. New Hampshire Jury Trial in a Civil Case, Question 3 (1960)
  5. California Proposition 9, Claims Against Chartered Bodies Amendment (1960)

1958

  1. Connecticut Adjudication of Claims Against the State, Question 2 (1958)
  2. Oregon Measure 7, Special Grand Jury Amendment (1958)

1956

  1. Florida Pinellas County Civil Jury Trials, Amendment 12 (1956)
  2. Texas Proposition 7, Trials for Persons of Unsound Mind Amendment (1956)
  3. New Hampshire Preserve Jury Trial in Civil Cases, Question 2 (1956)

1954

  1. Texas Proposition 6, Women Jurors Amendment (1954)

1952

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Unlawfully Seized Narcotics as Evidence Amendment (1952)

1950

  1. Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950)
  2. North Carolina Waiver of Indictment, Amendment 1 (1950)
  3. Michigan Proposal No. 3, Crime of Subversion Amendment (1950)

1949

  1. Texas Proposition 9, Trials for Lunacy Cases Amendment (1949)
  2. Texas Proposition 10, Juror Qualifications Amendment (1949)

1944

  1. Colorado Women on Juries, Measure 1 (1944)

1942

  1. Florida Court Mandated Debt Compensation, Amendment 8 (1942)

1939

  1. Georgia Hearings During Judicial Vacation, Amendment 6 (June 1939)

1937

  1. New York Defendants in Criminal Trials, Amendment 3 (1937)

1936

  1. Colorado Women on Juries, Measure 7 (1936)
  2. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Weapons as Evidence Amendment (1936)

1935

  1. Texas Proposition 5, Commitment of the Mentally Ill Amendment (August 1935)
  2. Texas Proposition 6, Probation of Defendants Amendment (August 1935)
  3. New York Jury Verdicts in Civil Cases, Amendment 2 (1935)

1934

  1. Florida Right to Grand Jury, Amendment 4 (1934)
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Criminal Trials Without Juries Amendment (May 1934)
  3. Idaho Six Person Juries, SJR 1 (1934)
  4. Michigan Proposal No. 6, Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace Amendment (1934)
  5. California Proposition 6, Defendant's Plea Initiative (1934)
  6. California Proposition 5, Evidence and Credibility Initiative (1934)

1933

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Prosecution by Information and Grand Jury Amendment (July 1933)

1932

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Criminal Trials Without Juries Amendment (1932)
  2. Michigan Proposal No. 6, Pardons and New Trials Amendment (1932)
  3. Michigan Justices of the Peace, Proposal 6 (1932)

1930

  1. South Dakota Suspension of Sentence (1930)

1928

  1. California Proposition 20, Waiver of Trial by Jury Amendment (1928)
  2. California Proposition 15, Jury Pay Amendment (1928)

1927

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Charged When Indictment Waived Amendment (June 1927)

1926

  1. California Proposition 26, Appellate Court Abilities Amendment (1926)

1924

  1. Wisconsin Civil Case Trial by Jury Amendment, Question 2 (1924)
  2. Vermont Criminal Defendants Allowed to Waive Right to Jury Trial (1924)
  3. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 3, Indictment and Information (1924)
  4. California Proposition 4, Inferior Courts' Jurisdiction Amendment (1924)

1922

  1. Massachusetts Lawyer Requirement for District Attorney Positions, Question 5 (1922)
  2. California Proposition 24, Law Practice Regulation Referendum (1922)

1921

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Female Jurors Measure (June 1921)

1920

  1. Nebraska Jury Verdicts, Amendment 1 (September 1920)
  2. Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303, Preliminary Examination for Prosecution by Information Referendum (1920)

1918

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Witness Testimony Amendment (1918)

1916

  1. South Dakota Non-unanimous Jury Verdicts (1916)
  2. Oklahoma Number of Jurors, State Question 88 (August 1916)
  3. North Carolina Preventing Trial Delays, Amendment 2 (1916)

1915

  1. Maryland General Assembly Power to Suspend Sentences, Amendment 3 (1915)

1914

  1. Colorado Three-Fourths Jury Verdict and Women Jurors, Measure 3 (1914)
  2. Nebraska Jury Verdicts, Amendment 2 (1914)
  3. North Carolina Preventing Trial Delays, Amendment 5 (1914)
  4. California Proposition 41, Miscarriage of Justice Amendment (1914)

1912

  1. Ohio Regulations on Expert Testimony in Criminal Cases Amendment (September 1912)
  2. Colorado Contempt of Court Definition, Measure 12 (1912)
  3. Ohio Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment (September 1912)
  4. Ohio Depositions and Commentary in Criminal Trials Amendment (September 1912)
  5. Ohio Limits on Contempt Hearings and Injunctions for Labor Cases Amendment (September 1912)
  6. New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 10 (1912)

1911

  1. California Proposition 9, Criminal Appeals Amendment (October 1911)

1910

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 362-363, Three-Fourths Verdicts in Civil Cases Initiative (1910)

1908

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 334-335, Indictment by Grand Jury Initiative (June 1908)
  2. California Juror Compensation, Amendment 7 (1908)

1904

  1. Minnesota Abolish Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1904)

1903

  1. New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 5 (1903)

Before 1900

  1. Minnesota Abolish Requirement of Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1868)
  2. Iowa Grand Jury Membership, Amendment 3 (1882)
  3. Minnesota Verdicts by Jury, Amendment 1 (1890)
  4. Florida Trial Costs, Amendment 1 (October 1894)
  5. Nebraska Jury Verdict Guidelines, Amendment 6 (1896)

Did not make ballot

Did not make ballot

  1. Washington Jury Trials for Lawsuits Without Attorneys Measure, Initiative 1390 (2015)
  2. Missouri Minimum Prison Terms for Nonviolent Drug Offenders Initiative (2016)
  3. Missouri Abolition of Grand Juries Amendment (2016)
  4. Arkansas Court Procedures Amendment (2016)
  5. Arkansas Rules of Procedure in Civil Cases Amendment (2016)
  6. Arkansas Court Rules for Civil Claims Amendment (2016)
  7. Arkansas Award of Damages in Civil Cases Amendment (2016)
  8. Maryland Criminal Procedure Amendment (2016)
  9. Washington Criminal Liability of Police in Cases of Deadly Force, Initiative 873 (2017)
  10. California Elderly Inmate Parole Initiative (2018)
  11. Texas Denial of Bail for Non-Citizens Charged with Felonies Amendment, SJR 8 (2017)
  12. California Youth Offender Parole Hearings Initiative (2018)
  13. Alabama Reprieves and Commutations Amendment (2020)
  14. Alabama Bail Amendment (2020)
  15. Oregon Unanimous Jury Verdict for Criminal Prosecutions Amendment (2020)
  16. Missouri Reduced Minimum Prison Terms Initiative (2020)
  17. Alabama Conditions for Detention Without Bail Amendment (2020)
  18. Colorado Changes to Fees and Processes for Expungement of Criminal Records Initiative (2020)
  19. Pennsylvania Childhood Sexual Abuse Retroactive Lawsuits for Two-Year Period Amendment (2021)
  20. Mississippi Diversion Program for Mentally Ill or Disabled Inmates Initiative (2022)
  21. Hawaii Expand Age Range for Legislative Powers to Define Crimes Against Minors Amendment (2022)
  22. Louisiana Prosecuting Juveniles as Adults for Certain Offenses Amendment (2022)
  23. Louisiana Post-Conviction Bail Amendment (2022)
  24. Arizona Citizen Grand Jury Initiative (2018)
  25. California Cash Bail in Constitution Initiative (2020)
  26. California Changes to Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Initiative (2018)
  27. California Changes to Three-Strikes Sentencing Law and Prison Savings Allocation Initiative (2018)
  28. Texas Recovery of Damages for a Homicide Amendment (2023)
  29. Texas Commutation of Punishment to Individuals Serving a Term of Imprisonment Measure (2023)
  30. Louisiana Post-Conviction Bail Amendment (2023)
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