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Water on the ballot: This subtopic of "environment" and "utilities" refers to ballot measures about water, water usage, and water conservation.

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 Municipal Bonds, Amendment 3 (1932)
  2. Alabama Irrigation Districts, Amendment 6 (1965)
  3. Alabama Water Management Districts, Amendment 1 (1966)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Water and Sewage System Bond, Proposition 7 (1970)
  2. Alaska Flood Control and Small Boat Harbor Bond, Proposition 7 (1972)
  3. Alaska Flood Control and Port Development Bond, Proposition 6 (1978)
  4. Alaska Water Supply and Sewage Systems Bond, Proposition 14 (1978)
  5. Alaska Water and Sewer Systems, Bonding Proposition B
  6. Alaska Clean Water, Measure 4 (August 2008)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Colorado River Power and Irrigation Initiative (1924)
  2. Arizona Measure Nos. 106-107, State Reclamation Service Amendment (1914)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Water Resource Development Bonds, Referred Question Act 496 (1982)
  2. Arkansas Water, Waste and Pollution Facilities Bonds, Referred Question 1 (1998)

California

  1. California Proposition 81, Drinking Water System Improvements Bond (1988)
  2. California Proposition 82, Water Infrastructure and Programs Bond (1988)
  3. California Proposition 83, Water Pollution Control and Reclamation Projects Bond (1988)
  4. California Proposition 44, Water Conservation Bond Measure (June 1986)
  5. California Proposition 55, Drinking Water Bond Measure (1986)
  6. California Proposition 50, Water Projects Bond Measure (2002)
  7. California Proposition 12, Water, Recreation, and Open Space Bond Measure (March 2000)
  8. California Proposition 148, Water Resources Program Bond Measure (1990)
  9. California Proposition 1E, Flood Control and Water Supply System Bond Measure (2006)
  10. California Proposition 6, Water Commission Referendum (1914)
  11. California Proposition 26, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Drainage District Regulation Amendment (1914)
  12. California Proposition 30, International Water Systems Amendment (1914)
  13. California Proposition 19, Water and Energy Board Initiative (1922)
  14. California Proposition 3, Rector Dam Authority Amendment (August 1935)
  15. California Proposition 18, Water and Energy Board Initiative (1926)
  16. California Proposition 18, Water and Energy Use, Acquisition, and Development Amendment (1934)
  17. California Proposition 20, Stocks in Mutual Water Companies Amendment (1934)
  18. California Proposition 6, Refinancing Irrigation and Reclamation Districts Bond Measure (June 1933)
  19. California Proposition 84, Bonds for Flood Control and Water Supply Improvements Initiative (2006)
  20. California Proposition 24, Stocks for Irrigation Districts Amendment (1926)
  21. California Proposition 3, Constitutional Provisions Amendment (June 1970)
  22. California Proposition 10, Mutual Water Company Stocks for Escondido Amendment (1932)
  23. California Proposition 1, Water Bond (2014)
  24. California Proposition 141, Prohibit Carcinogens Released Into Water Systems Initiative (1990)
  25. California Proposition 7, Water Conservation Amendment (1928)
  26. California Proposition 65, Business Regulations for Water and Chemicals Initiative (1986)
  27. California Proposition 1, Land and Water Resources Bond Measure (June 1980)
  28. California Proposition 20, State Coastal Zone Conservation Commission Creation Initiative (1972)
  29. California Proposition 13, Water Regulations Initiative (1982)
  30. California Proposition 2, Water Pollution Control Bond Measure (June 1974)
  31. California Proposition 2, Water Pollution Control and Conservation Bond Measure (June 1978)
  32. California Proposition 4, Lake Tahoe Basin Protection Bond Measure (1982)
  33. California Proposition 9, Water System Improvements Bond Measure (1980)
  34. California Proposition 9, Parts of the Central Valley Project Referendum (June 1982)
  35. California Proposition 28, Drinking Water Safety Bond Measure (1984)
  36. California Proposition 3, Water Systems Bond Measure (June 1976)
  37. California Proposition 25, Water Projects Bond Measure (1984)
  38. California Proposition 8, Restrictions on the Delta Usage Amendment (1980)
  39. California Proposition 1, Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley Water and Electric Systems Referendum (December 1933)
  40. California Proposition 1, Water Projects Bond Measure (1960)
  41. California Proposition 11, Huntington Beach Tide and Submerged Lands Initiative (1932)
  42. California Proposition 11, Klamath River Fish and Game District Initiative (1924)
  43. California Proposition 11, Stock in Mutual Water Companies Amendment (1940)
  44. California Proposition 12, Water Main Replacement Repayment Amendment (1932)
  45. California Proposition 13, Stocks of Mutual Water Corporations Amendment (1928)
  46. California Proposition 13, Water Bond Measure (March 2000)
  47. California Proposition 15, Government Ownership of Mutual Water Company Stock (1956)
  48. California Proposition 15, Irrigation Districts Referendum (1920)
  49. California Proposition 16, Acquisition of Property and Water Law Amendment (1954)
  50. California Proposition 16, Water Stocks and Bond Payment Amendment (1936)
  51. California Proposition 16, Water and Electricity Board Initiative (1924)
  52. California Proposition 17, Stream Usage Amendment (1922)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Referendum A, Funds for the Colorado Water Conservation Board Bond Measure (2003)
  2. Colorado Water Rights and Irrigation, Measure 22 (1912)
  3. Colorado Amendment 16, Fees for Water Usage in the Rio Grande Water Conservation District Initiative (1998)

Florida

  1. Florida Regional Water Control District Tax Limits, Amendment 1 (March 1976)
  2. Florida Sale of Submerged Lands, Amendment 5 (1970)
  3. Florida Responsibility for Paying Costs for Water Pollution, Amendment 5 (1996)
  4. Florida State Bonds for Water Facilities, Amendment 4 (1980)

Georgia

  1. Georgia Waterworks Bonds, Amendment 1 (1928)
  2. Georgia Fulton County Water Systems, Amendment 2 (1930)
  3. Georgia City of Cornelis Waterworks Bonds, Amendment 12 (1930)
  4. Georgia City of Atlanta Waterworks, Amendment 1 (June 1939)
  5. Georgia City of Savannah Water Bonds, Amendment 19 (June 1939)
  6. Georgia DeKalb County Sewer and Water, Amendment 52 (June 1941)
  7. Georgia Tax Exemptions for Water and Sewage Facilities, Amendment 9 (1970)
  8. Georgia Municipal Water and Sewer Systems, Amendment 27 (1978)
  9. Georgia Debt for Water and Sewer Facilities, Amendment 1 (1986)

Hawaii

  1. Hawaii Bonds for Dam and Reservoir Assistance, Amendment 5 (2014)
  2. Hawaii Protection of Water Resources, Amendment 22 (1978)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Affirmation of Water Rights, SJR 7 (1924)
  2. Idaho Limit Use of Natural Streams, HJR 13 (1928)
  3. Idaho Creation of Water Resources Agency, SJR 1 (1964)
  4. Idaho Legislative Authority to Amend State Water Plan, SJR 117 (1984)

Kansas

  1. Kansas Infrastructure, Amendment 1 (1980)

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Programs to Assist Farmers, Amendment 10 (2002)

Maine

  1. Maine Agriculture, Environment and Water Projects, Question 3 (2005)
  2. Maine Land and Conservation Easement Purchases, Question 5 (2005)
  3. Maine Water Quality Improvement Facilities and Oil Contaminated Ground Water Restoration, Bond Issue 2 (1985)
  4. Maine Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up and Closures, Question 2 (1987)
  5. Maine Oil Storage Tank Removal and Ground Water Restoration, Question 6 (1987)
  6. Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements and Groundwater Pollution, Question 9 (1987)
  7. Maine Hazardous Substance Sites, Solid Waste Landfills and Underground Oil Tanks, Question 3 (1988)
  8. Maine Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up and Closures, Question 10 (1989)
  9. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities, Question No. 7 (1990)
  10. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities and Public Water Supply Protection, Question 3 (1991)
  11. Maine Recycling and Solid Waste Landfill Clean Up and Closures, Question 6 (1991)
  12. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities, Question 4 (1992)
  13. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities, Question 4 (1993)
  14. Maine Local Water Pollution Control Facilities and Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance Sites, Question 2 (1994)
  15. Maine Solid Waste Landfill Capping to Protect Drinking Water, Question 3 (1994)
  16. Maine Solid Waste Landfill Capping to Protect Drinking Water, Question 5 (1995)
  17. Maine Hazardous Substances, Tire Stockpiles and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up, Question 5 (1996)
  18. Maine Water Pollution and Environmental Health Deficiencies, Question 7 (1996)
  19. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities, Tire Stockpiles and Drinking Water Supply, Question 2 (1997)
  20. Maine Water Pollution Control and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up, Question 2 (1998)
  21. Maine Science and Technology Research and Development, Question 1 (1998)
  22. Maine Water Pollution Control and Tire Stockpile Clean Up, Question 2 (1998)
  23. Maine Solid Waste Landfill and Hazardous Substances Cleanup and Water Pollution Control, Question 4 (1999)
  24. Maine Water Pollution, Tire Stockpiles and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up, Question 5 (2001)
  25. Maine Water, Hazardous Substances, Public Geographic Data and Fund Capitalizing, Question 2 (2002)
  26. Maine Water Pollution and Drinking Water, Question 4 (2003)
  27. Maine Drinking Water and Waste Water Treatment Facilities, Question 2 (June 2007)
  28. Maine Fish Hatcheries Water, Dams and Transportation Improvements, Question 1 (June 2008)
  29. Maine Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Question 3 (2008)
  30. Maine Water Quality, Question 5 (June 2010)
  31. Maine Clean Water and Wetlands Bond Issue, Question 6 (2014)
  32. Maine Question 2, Wastewater Infrastructure Bond Issue (2018)

Maryland

  1. Maryland Potomac River Compact, Amendment 16 (1960)
  2. Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Prince George's County, Amendment 6 (1966)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Water Provided Outside of Corporate Limits Amendment (1944)
  2. Michigan Proposal No. 3, Water Pollution Abatement Bond Measure (1968)
  3. Michigan Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment (1922)
  4. Michigan Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment (April 1923)
  5. Michigan Proposal No. 2, Improvements of Waterways Amendment (April 1945)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Levy of Water Main Assessments, Amendment 1 (1881)
  2. Minnesota Mining Ore, Amendment 3 (1916)

Mississippi

  1. Mississippi Navigable Streams, Amendment 3 (1968)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Water Projects Bonds, Amendment 5 (1988)
  2. Missouri Natural Streams System, Proposition A (1990)
  3. Missouri Water Project Bonds, Amendment 1 (1979)
  4. Missouri Water and Sewer Bonds, Amendment 7 (1998)
  5. Missouri Storm Water Control Finance, Amendment 4 (2008)

Montana

  1. Montana Mining Discharge and Water Quality, I-122 (1996)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Water Power Rights, Amendment 35 (September 1920)
  2. Nebraska Water Power Site Titles, Amendment 36 (September 1920)
  3. Nebraska Water Conservation Bonds, Amendment 5 (1982)

New Mexico

  1. New Mexico Water Trust Fund, Constitutional Amendment 3 (2006)

New Jersey

  1. New Jersey Bonds to Dredge the Kill Von Kull, Question 1 (1996)
  2. New Jersey Question 3, Bonds for Flood Control and Water Improvement (2003)
  3. New Jersey Public Question 2, Stormwater and Sewer Overflow Management (1997)
  4. New Jersey Public Question 3, Water Supply Bond Act (1997)

New York

  1. New York Proposal 1, Spending on Sewage Facilities Excluded from Debt Limits (2003)
  2. New York Municipal Water Supply in Hamilton County, Proposal 1 (2007)
  3. New York Construction of Storm Water Facilities by Municipalities, Amendment 5 (1975)
  4. New York Canal System and the Federal Government, Amendment 6 (1959)
  5. New York Local Indebtedness for Water Supply, Amendment 4 (1953)
  6. New York Water Power Development on Forest Preserve Land, Amendment 3 (1923)
  7. New York Disposition of Erie Canal, Amendment 6 (1921)
  8. New York Disposition of Erie Canal, Amendment 7 (1921)
  9. New York Amendment on Drainage, Amendment 1 (1919)
  10. New York Sale or Lease of Erie Canal, Amendment 3 (1918)
  11. New York State Controlled Reservoirs, Amendment 4 (1913)
  12. New York Canal Improvements, Amendment 3 (1894)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 1 (May 1972)
  2. North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 2 (1973)
  3. North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 2 (1977)
  4. North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 1 (1998)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Water Development and Funding, Measure 4 (1992)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Taking of Property of Sewer and Water Lines Amendment (May 1973)
  2. Ohio Issue 3, Property Water Rights Amendment (2008)

Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma Municipal Water and Water Facilities, State Question 380 (July 1958)
  2. Oklahoma Water Supply and Water Facilities, State Question 373 (July 1956)
  3. Oklahoma Water Resource Development, State Question 558 (1982)
  4. Oklahoma Water Resources and Sewage Treatment, State Question 581 (August 1984)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 328-329, Prohibit Sales of Navigable Waters and Permit for Public Use Initiative (1914)
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Port of Portland Dock Commission Initiative (1920)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337, Creation of Water and Power Board Initiative (1926)
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Preservation of the Deschutes River Initiative (1928)
  5. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Rogue River Preservation Initiative (1928)
  6. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Umpqua River Preservation Initiative (1928)
  7. Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315, McKenzie River Preservation Initiative (1928)
  8. Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, Authorize Creation of Water and Power Utility Districts Initiative (1930)
  9. Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, State Administration of Hydroelectric Power Initiative (1932)
  10. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Hydroelectricity Development Referendum (1934)
  11. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Preservation and Purification of State Water Initiative (1938)
  12. Oregon Measure 3, Extension of Ocean Boundaries Amendment (1968)
  13. Oregon Measure 9, Scenic Waterway Designations Initiative (1970)
  14. Oregon Measure 5, Bonds for Irrigation and Water Development Amendment (May 1972)
  15. Oregon Measure 4, Bonds for Water Development Fund Amendment (May 1974)
  16. Oregon Measure 11, Prohibit Water Fluoridation Initiative (1976)
  17. Oregon Measure 1, Indebtedness for Water Development Fund Amendment (1977)
  18. Oregon Measure 4, Bonds for Creation of Domestic Water Fund Amendment (May 1978)
  19. Oregon Measure 1, Bond Proceeds for Municipal Water Projects Amendment (May 1982)
  20. Oregon Measure 1, Loans for Watershed Restoration Amendment (May 1988)
  21. Oregon Measure 7, Expansion of Scenic Waterways System Initiative (1988)
  22. Oregon Measure 38, Prohibition of Livestock in Polluted Waters Initiative (1996)

Pennsylvania

  1. Pennsylvania Water Supply Bond Measure (April 1988)
  2. Pennsylvania Question 1, Water Supply Systems Bond Measure (1981)
  3. Pennsylvania Financial Assistance for 1971-1972 Flood Damage Amendment (1972)
  4. Pennsylvania Stormwater, Water Quality, and Sewage Bond Measure (April 1992)
  5. Pennsylvania Financial Assistance for Flood Damages Amendment (1975)
  6. Pennsylvania Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Bond Measure (April 2004)
  7. Pennsylvania Water Infrastructure Bond Measure (2008)

Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Bond Question, Question 5 (2012)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Municipal Debt Limits for Water, Street Railways and Lighting (1902)
  2. South Dakota Assessments for Agricultural Drainage Referendum (1906)
  3. South Dakota Debt Limit for Water and Sewage (1910)
  4. South Dakota State Irrigation Control and Promotion (1914)
  5. South Dakota State Irrigation Construction and Maintenance (1916)
  6. South Dakota State Water Power (1918)
  7. South Dakota State Hydroelectric Power Plants and Transmission Systems (1922)
  8. South Dakota Municipal Water Fluoridation, Initiative 1 (1970)

Texas

  1. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 23 (1987)
  2. Texas Tax Exemptions for Water Conservation, Proposition 3 (1997)
  3. Texas Water Development Board Bond Authorizations, Proposition 7 (1997)
  4. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 19 (2001)
  5. Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (August 1897)
  6. Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (1900)
  7. Texas Proposition 2, Water Development Fund Amendment (1957)
  8. Texas Proposition 4, Water Storage Facilities Amendment (1962)
  9. Texas Proposition 11, Texas Water Development Amendment (1966)
  10. Texas Proposition 2, Water Development Fund Amendment (August 1969)
  11. Texas Proposition 4, Tax Exemptions for Water Supply Corporations Amendment (August 1969)
  12. Texas Proposition 4, Water Resources Bonds Amendment (May 1971)
  13. Texas Proposition 9, Nonprofit Water Supply Corporation Tax Exemptions Amendment (1973)
  14. Texas Proposition 1, Water Development Amendment (1976)
  15. Texas Proposition 2, Water Development Bonds Amendment (1976)
  16. Texas Proposition 4, Revenues for Water Related Projects Amendment (1981)
  17. Texas Proposition 1, Water Development Bonds Amendment (1985)
  18. Texas Proposition 2, Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds Amendment (1985)
  19. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 2 (1989)
  20. Texas Water Conservation Bonds, Proposition 18 (1989)
  21. Texas Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Water Corporations, Proposition 10 (1991)
  22. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 12 (1991)
  23. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 16 (2007)
  24. Texas Proposition 8, Flood Infrastructure Fund Amendment (2019)
  25. Texas Proposition 2, Water Development Board Bonds Amendment (2019)
  26. Texas Proposition 6, Creation of the Water Fund Amendment (2023)
  27. Texas Proposition 2, County Seawall Reclamation Districts Amendment (1914)

Utah

  1. Utah Property Tax Exemption for Water Facilities, Amendment C (2010)
  2. Utah Clean Water, Initiative 1 (2004)
  3. Utah Constitutional Amendment D, Municipal Water Resources Amendment (2020)

Washington

  1. Washington Referendum 38, Water Supply Facilities Bond Measure (1980)
  2. Washington Initiative 59, Non-Public Agricultural Irrigation Measure (1977)
  3. Washington Referendum 27, Water Supply Facilities Bond Measure (1972)
  4. Washington Initiative 25, Dam Construction and Water Diversion Measure (1960)
  5. Washington Referendum 2, Quincy Valley Irrigation System Construction Bond Measure (1914)
  6. Washington Initiative 322, Prohibit Fluoridation of Public Water Measure (1976)
  7. Washington Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1, Harbor Lines Measure (1932)
  8. Washington Water for Public Use, Amendment to Article XXI Sec. 1 (1906)
  9. Washington Referendum 17, Water Pollution Control Bonds Measure (1968)
  10. Washington SJR 8210, Funding Private Water Conservation Efforts through Public Water Revenues Amendment (1989)
  11. Washington Referendum 23, Water Pollution Control Bond Changes Measure (1970)
  12. Washington Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1, Harbor Lines Measure (1924)
  13. Washington Referendum 8, Port Districts and Harbor Development Measure (1916)

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.

2023

  1. Texas Proposition 6, Creation of the Water Fund Amendment (2023)

2020

  1. Utah Constitutional Amendment D, Municipal Water Resources Amendment (2020)

2019

  1. Texas Proposition 8, Flood Infrastructure Fund Amendment (2019)
  2. Texas Proposition 2, Water Development Board Bonds Amendment (2019)

2018

  1. Maine Question 2, Wastewater Infrastructure Bond Issue (2018)

2014

  1. California Proposition 1, Water Bond (2014)
  2. Hawaii Bonds for Dam and Reservoir Assistance, Amendment 5 (2014)
  3. Maine Clean Water and Wetlands Bond Issue, Question 6 (2014)

2012

  1. Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Bond Question, Question 5 (2012)

2010

  1. Utah Property Tax Exemption for Water Facilities, Amendment C (2010)
  2. Maine Water Quality, Question 5 (June 2010)

2008

  1. Ohio Issue 3, Property Water Rights Amendment (2008)
  2. Maine Fish Hatcheries Water, Dams and Transportation Improvements, Question 1 (June 2008)
  3. Maine Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Question 3 (2008)
  4. Missouri Storm Water Control Finance, Amendment 4 (2008)
  5. Alaska Clean Water, Measure 4 (August 2008)
  6. Pennsylvania Water Infrastructure Bond Measure (2008)

2007

  1. Maine Drinking Water and Waste Water Treatment Facilities, Question 2 (June 2007)
  2. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 16 (2007)
  3. New York Municipal Water Supply in Hamilton County, Proposal 1 (2007)

2006

  1. California Proposition 1E, Flood Control and Water Supply System Bond Measure (2006)
  2. New Mexico Water Trust Fund, Constitutional Amendment 3 (2006)
  3. California Proposition 84, Bonds for Flood Control and Water Supply Improvements Initiative (2006)

2005

  1. Maine Agriculture, Environment and Water Projects, Question 3 (2005)
  2. Maine Land and Conservation Easement Purchases, Question 5 (2005)

2004

  1. Utah Clean Water, Initiative 1 (2004)
  2. Pennsylvania Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Bond Measure (April 2004)

2003

  1. Colorado Referendum A, Funds for the Colorado Water Conservation Board Bond Measure (2003)
  2. New Jersey Question 3, Bonds for Flood Control and Water Improvement (2003)
  3. New York Proposal 1, Spending on Sewage Facilities Excluded from Debt Limits (2003)
  4. Maine Water Pollution and Drinking Water, Question 4 (2003)

2002

  1. California Proposition 50, Water Projects Bond Measure (2002)
  2. Maine Water, Hazardous Substances, Public Geographic Data and Fund Capitalizing, Question 2 (2002)
  3. Louisiana Programs to Assist Farmers, Amendment 10 (2002)

2001

  1. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 19 (2001)
  2. Maine Water Pollution, Tire Stockpiles and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up, Question 5 (2001)

2000

  1. California Proposition 12, Water, Recreation, and Open Space Bond Measure (March 2000)
  2. California Proposition 13, Water Bond Measure (March 2000)

1999

  1. Maine Solid Waste Landfill and Hazardous Substances Cleanup and Water Pollution Control, Question 4 (1999)

1998

  1. Maine Water Pollution Control and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up, Question 2 (1998)
  2. Maine Science and Technology Research and Development, Question 1 (1998)
  3. Maine Water Pollution Control and Tire Stockpile Clean Up, Question 2 (1998)
  4. Missouri Water and Sewer Bonds, Amendment 7 (1998)
  5. North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 1 (1998)
  6. Arkansas Water, Waste and Pollution Facilities Bonds, Referred Question 1 (1998)
  7. Colorado Amendment 16, Fees for Water Usage in the Rio Grande Water Conservation District Initiative (1998)

1997

  1. New Jersey Public Question 2, Stormwater and Sewer Overflow Management (1997)
  2. New Jersey Public Question 3, Water Supply Bond Act (1997)
  3. Texas Tax Exemptions for Water Conservation, Proposition 3 (1997)
  4. Texas Water Development Board Bond Authorizations, Proposition 7 (1997)
  5. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities, Tire Stockpiles and Drinking Water Supply, Question 2 (1997)

1996

  1. New Jersey Bonds to Dredge the Kill Von Kull, Question 1 (1996)
  2. Florida Responsibility for Paying Costs for Water Pollution, Amendment 5 (1996)
  3. Oregon Measure 38, Prohibition of Livestock in Polluted Waters Initiative (1996)
  4. Maine Hazardous Substances, Tire Stockpiles and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up, Question 5 (1996)
  5. Maine Water Pollution and Environmental Health Deficiencies, Question 7 (1996)
  6. Montana Mining Discharge and Water Quality, I-122 (1996)

1995

  1. Maine Solid Waste Landfill Capping to Protect Drinking Water, Question 5 (1995)

1994

  1. Maine Local Water Pollution Control Facilities and Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance Sites, Question 2 (1994)
  2. Maine Solid Waste Landfill Capping to Protect Drinking Water, Question 3 (1994)

1993

  1. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities, Question 4 (1993)

1992

  1. North Dakota Water Development and Funding, Measure 4 (1992)
  2. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities, Question 4 (1992)
  3. Pennsylvania Stormwater, Water Quality, and Sewage Bond Measure (April 1992)

1991

  1. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities and Public Water Supply Protection, Question 3 (1991)
  2. Maine Recycling and Solid Waste Landfill Clean Up and Closures, Question 6 (1991)
  3. Texas Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Water Corporations, Proposition 10 (1991)
  4. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 12 (1991)

1990

  1. California Proposition 148, Water Resources Program Bond Measure (1990)
  2. Maine Water Pollution Control Facilities, Question No. 7 (1990)
  3. Missouri Natural Streams System, Proposition A (1990)
  4. California Proposition 141, Prohibit Carcinogens Released Into Water Systems Initiative (1990)

1989

  1. Washington SJR 8210, Funding Private Water Conservation Efforts through Public Water Revenues Amendment (1989)
  2. Maine Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up and Closures, Question 10 (1989)
  3. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 2 (1989)
  4. Texas Water Conservation Bonds, Proposition 18 (1989)

1988

  1. California Proposition 81, Drinking Water System Improvements Bond (1988)
  2. California Proposition 82, Water Infrastructure and Programs Bond (1988)
  3. California Proposition 83, Water Pollution Control and Reclamation Projects Bond (1988)
  4. Oregon Measure 1, Loans for Watershed Restoration Amendment (May 1988)
  5. Oregon Measure 7, Expansion of Scenic Waterways System Initiative (1988)
  6. Maine Hazardous Substance Sites, Solid Waste Landfills and Underground Oil Tanks, Question 3 (1988)
  7. Missouri Water Projects Bonds, Amendment 5 (1988)
  8. Pennsylvania Water Supply Bond Measure (April 1988)

1987

  1. Texas Water Development Bonds, Proposition 23 (1987)
  2. Maine Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up and Closures, Question 2 (1987)
  3. Maine Oil Storage Tank Removal and Ground Water Restoration, Question 6 (1987)
  4. Maine Highway, Bridge and Airport Improvements and Groundwater Pollution, Question 9 (1987)

1986

  1. California Proposition 44, Water Conservation Bond Measure (June 1986)
  2. California Proposition 55, Drinking Water Bond Measure (1986)
  3. Georgia Debt for Water and Sewer Facilities, Amendment 1 (1986)
  4. California Proposition 65, Business Regulations for Water and Chemicals Initiative (1986)

1985

  1. Maine Water Quality Improvement Facilities and Oil Contaminated Ground Water Restoration, Bond Issue 2 (1985)
  2. Texas Proposition 1, Water Development Bonds Amendment (1985)
  3. Texas Proposition 2, Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds Amendment (1985)

1984

  1. Idaho Legislative Authority to Amend State Water Plan, SJR 117 (1984)
  2. Oklahoma Water Resources and Sewage Treatment, State Question 581 (August 1984)
  3. California Proposition 28, Drinking Water Safety Bond Measure (1984)
  4. California Proposition 25, Water Projects Bond Measure (1984)

1982

  1. Oregon Measure 1, Bond Proceeds for Municipal Water Projects Amendment (May 1982)
  2. Oklahoma Water Resource Development, State Question 558 (1982)
  3. Nebraska Water Conservation Bonds, Amendment 5 (1982)
  4. Arkansas Water Resource Development Bonds, Referred Question Act 496 (1982)
  5. California Proposition 13, Water Regulations Initiative (1982)
  6. California Proposition 4, Lake Tahoe Basin Protection Bond Measure (1982)
  7. California Proposition 9, Parts of the Central Valley Project Referendum (June 1982)

1981

  1. Texas Proposition 4, Revenues for Water Related Projects Amendment (1981)
  2. Pennsylvania Question 1, Water Supply Systems Bond Measure (1981)

1980

  1. Washington Referendum 38, Water Supply Facilities Bond Measure (1980)
  2. Florida State Bonds for Water Facilities, Amendment 4 (1980)
  3. Alaska Water and Sewer Systems, Bonding Proposition B
  4. Kansas Infrastructure, Amendment 1 (1980)
  5. California Proposition 1, Land and Water Resources Bond Measure (June 1980)
  6. California Proposition 9, Water System Improvements Bond Measure (1980)
  7. California Proposition 8, Restrictions on the Delta Usage Amendment (1980)

1979

  1. Missouri Water Project Bonds, Amendment 1 (1979)

1978

  1. Oregon Measure 4, Bonds for Creation of Domestic Water Fund Amendment (May 1978)
  2. Alaska Flood Control and Port Development Bond, Proposition 6 (1978)
  3. Alaska Water Supply and Sewage Systems Bond, Proposition 14 (1978)
  4. Hawaii Protection of Water Resources, Amendment 22 (1978)
  5. Georgia Municipal Water and Sewer Systems, Amendment 27 (1978)
  6. California Proposition 2, Water Pollution Control and Conservation Bond Measure (June 1978)

1977

  1. Washington Initiative 59, Non-Public Agricultural Irrigation Measure (1977)
  2. Oregon Measure 1, Indebtedness for Water Development Fund Amendment (1977)
  3. North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 2 (1977)

1976

  1. Washington Initiative 322, Prohibit Fluoridation of Public Water Measure (1976)
  2. Florida Regional Water Control District Tax Limits, Amendment 1 (March 1976)
  3. Oregon Measure 11, Prohibit Water Fluoridation Initiative (1976)
  4. Texas Proposition 1, Water Development Amendment (1976)
  5. Texas Proposition 2, Water Development Bonds Amendment (1976)
  6. California Proposition 3, Water Systems Bond Measure (June 1976)

1975

  1. New York Construction of Storm Water Facilities by Municipalities, Amendment 5 (1975)
  2. Pennsylvania Financial Assistance for Flood Damages Amendment (1975)

1974

  1. California Proposition 2, Water Pollution Control Bond Measure (June 1974)
  2. Oregon Measure 4, Bonds for Water Development Fund Amendment (May 1974)

1973

  1. Ohio Taking of Property of Sewer and Water Lines Amendment (May 1973)
  2. Texas Proposition 9, Nonprofit Water Supply Corporation Tax Exemptions Amendment (1973)
  3. North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 2 (1973)

1972

  1. Washington Referendum 27, Water Supply Facilities Bond Measure (1972)
  2. Alaska Flood Control and Small Boat Harbor Bond, Proposition 7 (1972)
  3. Oregon Measure 5, Bonds for Irrigation and Water Development Amendment (May 1972)
  4. North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 1 (May 1972)
  5. Pennsylvania Financial Assistance for 1971-1972 Flood Damage Amendment (1972)
  6. California Proposition 20, State Coastal Zone Conservation Commission Creation Initiative (1972)

1971

  1. Texas Proposition 4, Water Resources Bonds Amendment (May 1971)

1970

  1. Alaska Water and Sewage System Bond, Proposition 7 (1970)
  2. California Proposition 3, Constitutional Provisions Amendment (June 1970)
  3. Florida Sale of Submerged Lands, Amendment 5 (1970)
  4. Washington Referendum 23, Water Pollution Control Bond Changes Measure (1970)
  5. Oregon Measure 9, Scenic Waterway Designations Initiative (1970)
  6. South Dakota Municipal Water Fluoridation, Initiative 1 (1970)
  7. Georgia Tax Exemptions for Water and Sewage Facilities, Amendment 9 (1970)

1969

  1. Texas Proposition 2, Water Development Fund Amendment (August 1969)
  2. Texas Proposition 4, Tax Exemptions for Water Supply Corporations Amendment (August 1969)

1968

  1. Washington Referendum 17, Water Pollution Control Bonds Measure (1968)
  2. Oregon Measure 3, Extension of Ocean Boundaries Amendment (1968)
  3. Mississippi Navigable Streams, Amendment 3 (1968)
  4. Michigan Proposal No. 3, Water Pollution Abatement Bond Measure (1968)

1966

  1. Maryland Optional Procedure for Land Acquisition in Prince George's County, Amendment 6 (1966)
  2. Texas Proposition 11, Texas Water Development Amendment (1966)
  3. Alabama Water Management Districts, Amendment 1 (1966)

1965

  1. Alabama Irrigation Districts, Amendment 6 (1965)

1964

  1. Idaho Creation of Water Resources Agency, SJR 1 (1964)

1962

  1. Texas Proposition 4, Water Storage Facilities Amendment (1962)

1960

  1. Washington Initiative 25, Dam Construction and Water Diversion Measure (1960)
  2. Maryland Potomac River Compact, Amendment 16 (1960)
  3. California Proposition 1, Water Projects Bond Measure (1960)

1959

  1. New York Canal System and the Federal Government, Amendment 6 (1959)

1958

  1. Oklahoma Municipal Water and Water Facilities, State Question 380 (July 1958)

1957

  1. Texas Proposition 2, Water Development Fund Amendment (1957)

1956

  1. Oklahoma Water Supply and Water Facilities, State Question 373 (July 1956)
  2. California Proposition 15, Government Ownership of Mutual Water Company Stock (1956)

1954

  1. California Proposition 16, Acquisition of Property and Water Law Amendment (1954)

1953

  1. New York Local Indebtedness for Water Supply, Amendment 4 (1953)

1945

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 2, Improvements of Waterways Amendment (April 1945)

1944

  1. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Water Provided Outside of Corporate Limits Amendment (1944)

1941

  1. Georgia DeKalb County Sewer and Water, Amendment 52 (June 1941)

1940

  1. California Proposition 11, Stock in Mutual Water Companies Amendment (1940)

1939

  1. Georgia City of Atlanta Waterworks, Amendment 1 (June 1939)
  2. Georgia City of Savannah Water Bonds, Amendment 19 (June 1939)

1938

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Preservation and Purification of State Water Initiative (1938)

1936

  1. California Proposition 16, Water Stocks and Bond Payment Amendment (1936)

1935

  1. California Proposition 3, Rector Dam Authority Amendment (August 1935)

1934

  1. California Proposition 18, Water and Energy Use, Acquisition, and Development Amendment (1934)
  2. California Proposition 20, Stocks in Mutual Water Companies Amendment (1934)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Hydroelectricity Development Referendum (1934)

1933

  1. California Proposition 6, Refinancing Irrigation and Reclamation Districts Bond Measure (June 1933)
  2. California Proposition 1, Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley Water and Electric Systems Referendum (December 1933)

1932

  1. Washington Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1, Harbor Lines Measure (1932)
  2. California Proposition 10, Mutual Water Company Stocks for Escondido Amendment (1932)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, State Administration of Hydroelectric Power Initiative (1932)
  4. Alabama Municipal Bonds, Amendment 3 (1932)
  5. California Proposition 11, Huntington Beach Tide and Submerged Lands Initiative (1932)
  6. California Proposition 12, Water Main Replacement Repayment Amendment (1932)

1930

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 324-325, Authorize Creation of Water and Power Utility Districts Initiative (1930)
  2. Georgia Fulton County Water Systems, Amendment 2 (1930)
  3. Georgia City of Cornelis Waterworks Bonds, Amendment 12 (1930)

1928

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Preservation of the Deschutes River Initiative (1928)
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Rogue River Preservation Initiative (1928)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Umpqua River Preservation Initiative (1928)
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315, McKenzie River Preservation Initiative (1928)
  5. Idaho Limit Use of Natural Streams, HJR 13 (1928)
  6. Georgia Waterworks Bonds, Amendment 1 (1928)
  7. California Proposition 7, Water Conservation Amendment (1928)
  8. California Proposition 13, Stocks of Mutual Water Corporations Amendment (1928)

1926

  1. California Proposition 18, Water and Energy Board Initiative (1926)
  2. California Proposition 24, Stocks for Irrigation Districts Amendment (1926)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 336-337, Creation of Water and Power Board Initiative (1926)

1924

  1. Washington Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1, Harbor Lines Measure (1924)
  2. Idaho Affirmation of Water Rights, SJR 7 (1924)
  3. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Colorado River Power and Irrigation Initiative (1924)
  4. California Proposition 11, Klamath River Fish and Game District Initiative (1924)
  5. California Proposition 16, Water and Electricity Board Initiative (1924)

1923

  1. New York Water Power Development on Forest Preserve Land, Amendment 3 (1923)
  2. Michigan Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment (April 1923)

1922

  1. California Proposition 19, Water and Energy Board Initiative (1922)
  2. South Dakota State Hydroelectric Power Plants and Transmission Systems (1922)
  3. California Proposition 17, Stream Usage Amendment (1922)
  4. Michigan Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment (1922)

1921

  1. New York Disposition of Erie Canal, Amendment 6 (1921)
  2. New York Disposition of Erie Canal, Amendment 7 (1921)

1920

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Port of Portland Dock Commission Initiative (1920)
  2. Nebraska Water Power Rights, Amendment 35 (September 1920)
  3. Nebraska Water Power Site Titles, Amendment 36 (September 1920)
  4. California Proposition 15, Irrigation Districts Referendum (1920)

1919

  1. New York Amendment on Drainage, Amendment 1 (1919)

1918

  1. South Dakota State Water Power (1918)
  2. New York Sale or Lease of Erie Canal, Amendment 3 (1918)

1916

  1. Washington Referendum 8, Port Districts and Harbor Development Measure (1916)
  2. South Dakota State Irrigation Construction and Maintenance (1916)
  3. Minnesota Mining Ore, Amendment 3 (1916)

1914

  1. Washington Referendum 2, Quincy Valley Irrigation System Construction Bond Measure (1914)
  2. California Proposition 6, Water Commission Referendum (1914)
  3. California Proposition 26, Irrigation, Reclamation, and Drainage District Regulation Amendment (1914)
  4. California Proposition 30, International Water Systems Amendment (1914)
  5. Oregon Measure Nos. 328-329, Prohibit Sales of Navigable Waters and Permit for Public Use Initiative (1914)
  6. South Dakota State Irrigation Control and Promotion (1914)
  7. Arizona Measure Nos. 106-107, State Reclamation Service Amendment (1914)
  8. Texas Proposition 2, County Seawall Reclamation Districts Amendment (1914)

1913

  1. New York State Controlled Reservoirs, Amendment 4 (1913)

1912

  1. Colorado Water Rights and Irrigation, Measure 22 (1912)

1910

  1. South Dakota Debt Limit for Water and Sewage (1910)

1906

  1. Washington Water for Public Use, Amendment to Article XXI Sec. 1 (1906)
  2. South Dakota Assessments for Agricultural Drainage Referendum (1906)

1902

  1. South Dakota Municipal Debt Limits for Water, Street Railways and Lighting (1902)

1900

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (1900)

Before 1900

  1. Minnesota Levy of Water Main Assessments, Amendment 1 (1881)
  2. New York Canal Improvements, Amendment 3 (1894)
  3. Texas Proposition 1, Irrigation Districts Amendment (August 1897)

Did not make ballot

Did not make ballot

  1. West Virginia Water Resources Protection Amendment (2014)
  2. Colorado Prohibition on Fluoride in Public Water System Initiative (2014)
  3. New Jersey Dredging Project Funding Amendment, ACR 79 (2014)
  4. California Bottled Water Taxes and Drought Label Initiative (2016)
  5. Texas Prohibit Sales Tax on Water Amendment, SJR 36 (2017)
  6. Texas Bonds for Economically Distressed Areas Program Amendment, HJR 36 (2017)
  7. Oregon Forest Water Protection from Logging Initiative (2020)
  8. Oregon Forest Water Protection from Pesticide Treatment Initiative (2020)
  9. California Wildfire, Water, and Climate Change Projects Bond (2020)
  10. Oregon Forest Waters Initiative (2020)
  11. California Bonds for Climate Impact Mitigation Initiative (2020)
  12. Texas Land and Water Conservation Fund Amendment (2023)
  13. Texas Water Infrastructure Fund Amendment (2023)
  14. Texas Rainwater Harvesting or Graywater System Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2023)
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