Legislatively referred state statute

Types of ballot measures
Initiated
• Initiated constitutional amendment
• Initiated state statute
• Veto referendum
Legislative
• Legislative constitutional amendment
• Legislative state statute
• Legislative bond issue
• Advisory question
Other
• Automatic ballot referral
• Commission-referred measure
• Convention-referred amendment
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A legislatively referred state statute is a legislative referral that amends state statute. This type of ballot measure is also called legislative referendum or referendum bill.

Statutes, also referred to as state codes, are different from constitutional laws, which require voter approval in 49 states. Statutes do not require voter approval in most cases. However, in some states, certain changes require voter approval, such as those that address specific topics or those that amend voter-approved initiated state statutes. Legislatures in most states also have the option to refer a state statute to voters.

Legislatively referred state statutes on the ballot

See also: 2024 ballot measures and 2025 ballot measures

The following is a list of legislatively referred constitutional amendments certified for the current year and next year:

• Arizona Criminal Conviction Fee for First Responder Death Financial Benefit Amendment (2024)
• California Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (March 2024)
• Maine State Flag Referendum (2024)
• Nevada Question 5, Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers Measure (2024)
• Oregon Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure (2024)

Other types of ballot measures

Most ballot measures are placed on the ballot through citizen initiatives or legislative processes. Others are placed on the ballot automatically, by a special commission, or by a state constitutional convention. The following is a list of different types of state ballot measures:

Types of state ballot measures

Citizen-initiated ballot measure

• Initiated constitutional amendment

• Direct initiated constitutional amendment

• Indirect initiated constitutional amendment

• Initiated state statute

• Direct initiated state statute

• Indirect initiated state statute

• Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute

• Veto referendum

• Statute affirmation (Nevada)

Legislatively referred ballot measure

• Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

• Legislatively referred state statute

• Legislatively referred bond measure

• Advisory question

Other type of state ballot measure

• Automatic ballot referral

• Constitutional convention question

• Commission-referred ballot measure

• Convention-referred constitutional amendment

See also

• Forms of direct democracy in the American states
• Types of ballot measures
• Types of citizen-initiated ballot measures
• List of ballot measures by state