Other | - Franklin County & Lauderdale County, Ala. each have ballot measures to support amending the Alabama Constitution to allow for a stand your ground law for individuals in churches in their counties
- Arizona measure to increase the tax on incomes exceeding $250,000 to fund teacher salaries and schools
- APPROVED – 1,647,576 / 51.77% to 1,534,876 / 48.23%
- Florida measure to allow a homestead property tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran
- APPROVED – 9,304,375 / 89.73% to 1,065,197 / 10.27%
- Maine measure authorizing $105 M in bonds for transportation infrastructure projects [approved]
- APPROVED – 248,056 / 78.99% to 65,975 / 21.01%
- Calaveras County, Calif. measure establishing a maximum marijuana activities tax
- Humboldt County, Calif. measure authorizing the development of affordable housing for low income families in unincorporated areas
- APPROVED – 14,967 / 67.96% to 7,057 / 32.04%
- Los Angeles County, Calif. measure amending the county charter requiring a minimum of 10% of general funds be allocated to community programs and alternatives to incarceration
- APPROVED – 1,855,552 / 56.83% to 1,409,391 / 43.17%
- Madera County, Calif. measure authorizing a 6% tax on marijuana retail businesses and a 4% tax on other marijuana businesses, as well as a $10 per square foot tax on cultivation
- APPROVED – 9,996 / 67.37% to 4,841 / 32.63%
- Placer County, Calif. measure amending the functions and duties of the civil service commission to hear employee complaints, disciplinary appeals and other employee hearings
- APPROVED – 97,934 / 70.44% to 41,101 / 29.56%
- Placer County, Calif. measure amending the county charter to remove bid threshold requirements that contradict state law
- APPROVED – 93,160 /68.32% to 43,198 / 31.68%
- Placer County, Calif. measure amending the county charter requiring elected officials to be county residents for the duration of their term and at least 30 days prior to nomination paper filing
- APPROVED – 132,162 / 91.42% to 12,407 / 8.58%
- San Benito County, Calif. measure authorizing the designation of 2,777 acres for various uses such as research, automotive testing/tracks, offices, businesses, industry, hospitals, retail and other services as well as the development of a park and 561.7 acres for agriculture
- DEFEATED – 13,200 / 59.38% to 9,031 / 40.62%
- San Bernardino County, Calif. measure adopting the revised charter
- San Bernardino County, Calif. measure amending the charter to reduce the salary of members of the board of supervisors to $5,000 per month and establishing term limits to one term
- APPROVED – 303,144 / 67.62% to 145,151 / 32.38%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure to amend the city charter to create a public works commission and a sanitation and streets commission
- APPROVED – 217,045 / 60.71% to 140,461 / 39.29%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure to amend the city charter removing the requirement that individuals serving on city boards, commissions and advisory bodies must be US citizens and registered voters
- APPROVED – 194,093 / 54.10% to 164,672 / 45.90%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure to amend the city and county charter to create the Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board and the Sheriff’s Department Office of Inspector General
- APPROVED – 238,035 / 67.05% to 116,958 / 32.95%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure to amend the city charter removing the mandatory police staffing level, requiring the police department to submit a report and recommendation for police staffing levels every two years to the police commission
- APPROVED – 258,166 / 71.70% to 101,883 / 28.30%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to eliminate the payroll expense tax, increase registration fees, increase gross receipts tax, increase administrative office tax, and place a 1 – 3.5% tax on gross receipts from commercial lease
- APPROVED – 237,260 / 68.01% to 111,594 / 31.99%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure amending the city charter to lower the voting age to 16 for local candidates and ballot measures
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure authorizing an ordinance to amend the city’s planning code to simplify business procedures
- APPROVED – 214,445 / 61.37% to 134,977 / 38.63%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure authorizing an increase in the transfer tax rate on real estate sales and leases of 35 years or more
- APPROVED – 203,681 / 57.82% to 148,566 / 42.18%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure authorizing the city to develop or acquire up to 10,000 units of low–income rental housing
- APPROVED – 261,640 / 73.86% to 92,581 / 26.14%
- San Francisco City & County, Calif. measure authorizing an additional tax on gross receipts or payroll expenses for specific business that meet payroll requirements
- APPROVED – 230,298 / 65.01% to 123,943 / 34.99%
- San Joaquin County, Calif. measure authorizing the county to impose a marijuana tax between 3.5% and 8% of gross receipts and $2.00 per square foot of cultivation land
- Sierra County, Calif. measure authorizing a hotel tax increase from 10% to 12.5%
- Sonoma County, Calif. measure replacing the ordinance that governs the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach with new requirements
- APPROVED – 126,789 / 66.50% to 63,885 / 33.50%
- Trinity County, Calif. measure authorizing a marijuana cultivation tax
- Trinity County, Calif. measure changing the required number of directors for the board of the Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire District from nine to five
- Trinity County, Calif. measure authorizing an additional sales tax of .5% to fund local law enforcement
- Tuolumne County, Calif. measure authorizing a hotel tax increase from 10% to 12%
- Ventura County, Calif. measure authorizing marijuana cultivation and distribution with limitations of 500 acres for cultivation and 100 acres for indoor nurseries
- Denver City & County, Colo. measure amending the city charter to create a 19–member board of Transportation and Infrastructure
- APPROVED – 242,598 / 75.50% to 78,707 / 24.50%
- Denver City & County, Colo. measure amending the city charter to require the city council to confirm through a majority vote any mayoral appointments to select offices
- APPROVED – 186,571 / 58.36% to 133,113 / 41.64%
- Denver City & County, Colo. measure amending the city charter to allow the city council to initiate budget appropriations or transfer of undedicated funds with the guidance of the finance manager
- Denver City & County, Colo. measure amending the city charter to remove the requirement that the city clerk and recorder hire a director of elections and allow the city clerk to hire four employees in addition to the deputy
- Denver City & County, Colo. measure removing the city’s ban on pit bulls and implementing pit bull permit requirements
- APPROVED – 216,742 / 65.48% to 114,281 / 34.52%
- Jacksonville Fla. measure amending the city charter to allow the city council to appoint four of the seven members of the electric authority board (JEA), and requiring one city council appointee to be either a former JEA employee or recommended by a JEA employee
- APPROVED – 351,349 / 77.38% to 102,728 / 22.62%
- Miami Dade County, Fla. measure amending the charter to establish elections for select offices will be conducted in a non–partisan way with no party affiliation for candidates
- Orange County, Fla. measure to amend the charter to prohibit water pollution and provide a pathway for enforcement
- APPROVED – 529,432 / 89.22% to 63,990 / 10.78%
- Orange County, Fla. measure for forest land conservation amendment
- APPROVED – 503,371 / 86.44% to 78,973 / 13.56%
- Orange County, Fla. measure amending the charter in regards to signature petition deadlines
- APPROVED – 314,219 / 56.14% to 245,439 / 43.86%
- Honolulu City & County, Hawaii measure amending the city charter establishing term limits for the prosecuting attorney
- Honolulu City & County, Hawaii measure to establish a 15–member youth commission
- Honolulu City & County, Hawaii measure to allow the ethics commission control over its budget allotments after the budget is enacted
- Honolulu City & County, Hawaii a measure authorizing the ethics commission to appoint and determine salaries for commission staff
- DuPage County, Ill. measure advising the county to continue considering law enforcement and public safety as the top budgeting priority
- APPROVED – 389,374 / 90.07% to 42,936 / 9.93%
- DuPage County, Ill. measure advising the county to continue to fund and support law enforcement training methods that decrease the risk of injury to officers and suspects
- APPROVED – 319,630 / 74.40% to 109,979 / 25.60%
- Baltimore City, Md. measure requiring a charter revision commission to meet once every ten years to make recommendations for deletions, additions or revisions to the charter
- APPROVED – 149,186 / 86.49% to 23,308 / 13.51%
- Baltimore City, Md. measure to amend the number of votes needed to override a mayor’s veto from three–fourths to two–thirds of the city council
- APPROVED – 112,788 / 67.67% to 53,892 / 32.33%
- Baltimore City, Md. measure allowing the city council to override a veto at the next regular council meeting if no meetings are held between when the veto is presented and 20 days after
- APPROVED – 126,478 / 75.44% to 41,175 / 24.56%
- Baltimore City, Md. measure allowing the city council to remove council members, council president, the mayor or comptroller by a three–fourths vote
- APPROVED – 158,889 / 91.46% to 14,841 / 8.54%
- Baltimore City, Md. measure empowering the city auditor to issue subpoenas to any person receiving public funds (payroll)
- APPROVED – 159,151 / 92.87% to 12,215 / 7.13%
- Baltimore City, Md. measure establishing the position of City Administrator as the Chief Administrative Officer of Baltimore City
- APPROVED – 130,883 / 77.56% to 37,871 / 22.44%
- Clay County, Mo. measure adopting the county constitution
- APPROVED – 99,892 / 81.34% to 22,911 / 18.66%
- Jackson County, Mo. measure authorizing a fee of up to $1.00 for all subscribers to communication services that have the ability to call 9–1–1
- APPROVED – 164,583 / 52.05% to 151,619 / 47.95%
- Jackson County, Mo. measure for the removal of statues of Andrew Jackson
- DEFEATED – 188,025 / 58.87% to 131,351 / 41.13%
- St. Louis City, Mo. measure to remove the city residency requirement for employees except for agency and department directors appointed by the mayor
- St. Louis City, Mo. measure to approve a voting initiative
- APPROVED – 86,097 / 68.14% to 40,261 / 31.86%
- King County, Wash. Measure requiring investigations into all police–related deaths and to provide public attorneys to represent the decedent’s family in the investigation
- APPROVED – 889,012 / 80.46% to 215,891 / 19.54%
- King County, Wash. measure replacing the word ‘citizen’ in the preamble of the county charter with ‘public,’ ‘member of the public’ or ‘resident’ where applicable
- APPROVED – 734,559 / 67.06% to 360,865 / 32.94%
- King County, Wash. measure prohibiting discrimination in county employment or contracting for family caregivers, military personnel and honorably discharged veterans
- APPROVED – 931,733 / 84.37% to 172,593 / 15.63%
- Florida measure requiring voters in federal, state, local or school elections to be U.S. citizens above the age of eighteen
- APPROVED – 8,306,268 / 79.29% to 2,169,221 / 20.71%
- Florida measure to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour through incremental increases ending in September of 2026
- APPROVED – 6,390,807 / 60.82% to 4,117,450 / 39.18%
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