Laws governing ballot measures in Connecticut

The Connecticut State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments. Referred amendments require a three-quarters (75%) vote from each chamber during one legislative session or a simple majority vote in each chamber during two successive legislative sessions.

The Connecticut Constitution requires a constitutional convention question to automatically appear on the state's ballot every 20 years.

Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:

• Laws governing recall in Connecticut
• Amending the Connecticut Constitution
• Laws governing local ballot measures in Connecticut
• Signature requirements for ballot measures in Connecticut
• Campaign finance requirements for Connecticut ballot measures

In Connecticut, the path to getting a statewide ballot measure on the ballot is laid out in Article XII of the Connecticut Constitution.

See also

• Laws governing ballot measures
• Types of ballot measures in Connecticut
• List of Connecticut ballot measures