Civil and criminal trials on the ballot

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

Examples:

• Ohio Criminal Trial Expert Testimony, Amendment 15 (September 1912)
• Oregon Jury Service Restriction Amendment, Measure 75 (1999)

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 Alabama Allow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment (2022) Alabama Barbour County Trial Fee Amendment (1994) Alabama County Juries, Amendment 5 (1964) Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5 (1965) Alaska Alaska Civil Liability Initiative, Measure 2 (1988) Alaska Rights for Crime Victims, Measure 2 (1994) Arizona Arizona Preliminary Exams for Prosecutorial Information, Proposition 5 (1920) Arkansas Arkansas Civil Jurisdiction Increase, Proposed Amendment 64 (1986) California California Criminal Case Appeals, Proposition 9 (October 1911) California Juror Compensation, Amendment 7 (1908) California Miscarriage of Justice, Proposition 41 (1914) California Proposition 115, the "Crime Victims Justice Reform Act" (1990) California Proposition 18, Special Circumstances in Murder Trials Measure (March 2000) California Proposition 184, Three Strikes Sentencing Initiative (1994) California Proposition 20, Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative (2020) California Proposition 20, Trials by Jury in Criminal Cases (1928) California Proposition 207, Attorney Fees and Frivolous Lawsuits Initiative (1996) California Proposition 222, Sentencing for Second Degree Murder of Police Officers Measure (June 1998) California Proposition 25, Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum (2020) California Proposition 30, Third-Party Unfair Claim Lawsuits Referendum (March 2000) California Proposition 31, Limits on Third-Party Claimant Lawsuits Referendum (March 2000) California Proposition 47, Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes Initiative (2014) California Proposition 57, Parole for Non-Violent Criminals and Juvenile Court Trial Requirements (2016) California Proposition 6, Gang-Related Crimes, Law Enforcement Spending, and Parolee Caseload Initiative (2008) California Proposition 66, Changes to Three Strikes Criminal Sentencing Law Initiative (2004) Colorado Colorado Contempt of Court Definition, Measure 12 (1912) Colorado Three-Fourths Jury Verdict and Women Jurors, Measure 3 (1914) Colorado Women on Juries, Measure 1 (1944) Colorado Women on Juries, Measure 7 (1936) Connecticut Connecticut Adjudication of Claims Against the State, Question 2 (1958) Connecticut Grand Jury for Capital Offenses, Question 1 (1982) Connecticut Jurors and Right of Peremptory Challenge, Question 1 (1972) Florida 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) Florida Civil Jury Trials in Brevard County, Amendment 6 (1960) Florida Civil Jury Trials in Pasco County, Amendment 4 (1962) Florida Civil Suit Trials in Certain Counties, Amendment 5 (1960) Florida Civil Traffic Hearing Officers, Amendment 8 (1988) Florida Civil Trials in Dade County, Amendment 9 (1964) Florida Court Mandated Debt Compensation, Amendment 8 (1942) Florida Pinellas County Civil Jury Trials, Amendment 12 (1956) Florida Pretrial Release and Detention, Amendment 3 (1982) Florida Right to Grand Jury, Amendment 4 (1934) Florida Trial Costs, Amendment 1 (October 1894) Georgia Georgia Additional Penalties for Sex Crimes to Fund Services for Sexually Exploited Children, Amendment 2 (2016) Georgia Compensation for Crime Victims, Amendment 19 (1978) Georgia Court Judgments in Tort Cases, Amendment 10 (1980) Georgia Criminal Penalty Assessments, Amendment 9 (1978) Georgia Hearings During Judicial Vacation, Amendment 6 (June 1939) Georgia Justice of the Peace Jurisdiction, Amendment 13 (1968) Hawaii Hawaii Counsel for Indigents, Amendment 6 (1968) Hawaii Criminal Hearings, Amendment 1 (1982) Hawaii Independent Counsel Appointed to Grand Juries, Amendment 2 (1978) Hawaii Jury Numbers and Civil Case Amounts, Amendment 1 (1978) Hawaii Payment for Certain Damages to Private Property, Amendment 7 (1968) Hawaii Regarding Bail, Amendment 5 (1968) Hawaii Right to a Jury in Civil Cases, Amendment 1 (1988) Hawaii Threshold of Financial Damage Required to Establish the Right to a Trial by Jury, Amendment 1 (2016) Idaho Idaho Mandatory Minimum Sentences, HJR 6 (1978) Idaho Six Man Jury, SJR 6 (1966) Idaho Six Person Juries, SJR 1 (1934) Idaho Waiver of Jury Trial, SJR 112 (1982) Illinois Illinois Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Amendment (2014) Indiana Indiana Criminal Appeals Process, Proposition 2 (1988) Iowa Iowa Grand Jury Membership, Amendment 3 (1882) Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998) Louisiana Louisiana Amendment 2, Unanimous Jury Verdict for Felony Trials Amendment (2018) Louisiana Bail Denial, Amendment 6 (October 1998) Louisiana Crime Victims' Rights, Amendment 4 (October 1998) Louisiana Jury Requirements, Amendment 14 (October 1998) Louisiana Juvenile Trial Amendment (1979) Louisiana Juvenile Tried as Adult Amendment (October 1994) Louisiana Liability Limits Amendment (October 1995) Maryland Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 3 (1992) Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 4 (1992) Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 1 (1992) Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 2 (1992) Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 2 (2010) Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 3 (2006) Maryland Civil Jury Trials Amendment (2022) Maryland General Assembly Power to Suspend Sentences, Amendment 3 (1915) Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950) Maryland Removal of Cases from Court, Question 3 (1980) Massachusetts Massachusetts Lawyer Requirement for District Attorney Positions, Question 5 (1922) Michigan Michigan Firearms as Evidence, Proposal 1 (1936) Michigan First Degree Murder, Proposal 6 (1932) Michigan Indeterminate Sentence, Proposal 2 (1902) Michigan Justices of the Peace, Proposal 6 (1932) Michigan Justices of the Peace, Proposal 6 (1934) Michigan Trial by Jury Amendment, Proposal A (August 1972) Minnesota Minnesota Abolish Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1904) Minnesota Abolish Requirement of Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1868) Minnesota Juries for Civil Cases, Amendment 3 (1988) Minnesota Verdicts by Jury, Amendment 1 (1890) Mississippi Mississippi Bail, Amendment 6 (1987) Mississippi Court Defendant Rights, Amendment 6 (1978) Mississippi Diversion Program for Mentally Ill or Disabled Inmates Initiative (2022) Mississippi Grand Jury, Amendment 1 (1972) Missouri Missouri Evidence in Sexual Crimes Against Minors, Amendment 2 (2014) Missouri No Limit to Civil Lawsuit Damages Initiative (2022) Montana Montana Anti-Intimidation, I-123 (1996) Nebraska Nebraska Jury Verdict Guidelines, Amendment 6 (1896) Nebraska Jury Verdicts, Amendment 1 (September 1920) Nebraska Jury Verdicts, Amendment 2 (1914) Nebraska Right of Appeal, Amendment 4 (1972) Nevada Nevada Question 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018) Nevada Question 3, State Board of Pardons Commissioners Amendment (2020) New Hampshire New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 10 (1912) New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 5 (1903) New Hampshire Change of Venue in Criminal Trial Amendment (1978) New Hampshire Civil Case Jury Trial Threshold Amount Amendment (1984) New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1976) New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1986) New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1988) New Hampshire Jury Size Amendment, Question 2 (1992) New Hampshire Jury Trial in a Civil Case, Question 3 (1960) New Hampshire Preserve Jury Trial in Civil Cases, Question 2 (1956) New Hampshire Question 1, Taxpayer Standing to Bring Legal Actions Against Government Amendment (2018) New Mexico New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Restriction of Bail for the Convicted (1988) New Mexico Proposed Amendment 2, Grand Jury Petitions (1994) New Mexico Proposed Amendment 2, Rights of Crime Victims (1992) New Mexico Proposed Amendment 3, Indictment and Information (1924) New Mexico Referendum: Jurors Required for Cases (1972) New Mexico Referendum: Limiting Bail in Certain Circumstances (1980) New Mexico Referendum: Requirements to Require a Grand Jury (1980) New Jersey New Jersey Pretrial Detention Amendment, Public Question No. 1 (2014) New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1991) New York New York Amendment Number Two: Felony Trials (1973) New York Defendants in Criminal Trials, Amendment 3 (1937) New York Jury Verdicts in Civil Cases, Amendment 2 (1935) North Carolina North Carolina Criminal Defendant May Waive Jury Trial Amendment (2014) North Carolina Preventing Trial Delays, Amendment 2 (1916) North Carolina Preventing Trial Delays, Amendment 5 (1914) North Carolina Waiver of Indictment, Amendment 1 (1950) North Dakota North Dakota Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity, Measure 2 (1996) Ohio Ohio Allow Civil Action Against State and Local Government Entities Amendment (2022) Ohio Civil Jury System Reform, Amendment 1 (September 1912) Ohio Contempt Proceedings and Injunctions, Amendment 22 (September 1912) Ohio Criminal Cases, Amendment 3 (September 1912) Ohio Criminal Trial Expert Testimony, Amendment 15 (September 1912) Ohio Death Penalty Appeals, Amendment 1 (1994) Ohio Issue 1, Drug and Criminal Justice Policies Initiative (2018) Oklahoma Oklahoma Criminal Prosecutions, State Question 401 (September 1961) Oklahoma Grand Jury, State Question 457 (August 1968) Oklahoma Immunity from Prosecution, State Question 482 (December 1971) Oklahoma Modifying Jury Trials, State Question 623 (August 1990) Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Juries, State Question 483 (December 1971) Oklahoma Number of Jurors, State Question 88 (August 1916) Oklahoma Penalties for Rioting and Immunity for Vehicle Operators Fleeing Riots Referendum (2022) Oklahoma Petitions for Grand Juries, State Question 576 (1984) Oklahoma Signatures for Grand Juries, State Question 670 (1996) Oklahoma State Question 794, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018) Oklahoma State Question 805, Criminal History in Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative (2020) Oklahoma Trial by Jury, State Question 459 (September 1968) Oregon Oregon Charged for Waiving Indictment, Measure 3 (June 1927) Oregon Crime Victims' Rights, Measure 40 (1996) Oregon Crime Victim’s Rights and Roles, Measure 10 (1986) Oregon Criminal Trials Without Juries, Measure 2 (1932) Oregon Criminal Trials Without Juries, Measure 2 (May 1934) Oregon Felons Banned from Serving on Juries, Measure 75 (1999) Oregon Indictment by Grand Jury, Measure 18 (June 1908) Oregon Limited Immunity for Person Ordered to Testify About Their Conduct, Measure 73 (1999) Oregon Limited Pretrial Release of Accused Violent Felons, Measure 71 (1999) Oregon Minimum Claim for Right to a Jury, Measure 11 (1974) Oregon Minimum Jury Size of Six, Measure 5 (1972) Oregon Minimum Value in Controversy for Jury Trial, Measure 23 (May 1996) Oregon Murder Conviction by Nonunanimous Jury Verdict, Measure 72 (1999) Oregon Necessity of Grand Jury for Felony Prosecution, Measure 3 (1974) Oregon Prosecution by Information and Grand Jury Modification, Measure 4 (July 1933) Oregon Prosecutions by Information or Indictment, Measure 4 (1960) Oregon Public Demand for Jury Trial, Measure 70 (1999) Oregon Relief from Penalties for Being Open Initiative (2022) Oregon Repeal of Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Measure 94 (2000) Oregon Revision of Criminal Laws, Measure 8 (1984) Oregon Special Grand Jury, Measure 7 (1958) Oregon Term of Imprisonment to be Fully Served, Measure 74 (1999) Oregon Three-Fourths Verdicts in Civil Cases, Measure 32 (1910) Oregon Victims’ Rights in Criminal Prosecutions, Measure 69 (1999) Oregon Women Jurors, Measure 5 (June 1921) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Childhood Sexual Abuse Retroactive Lawsuits for Two-Year Period Amendment (2023) Pennsylvania Court Voluntary Admission or Confession, Amendment 2 (1984) Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 2, Right to Trial by Jury (1998) Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019) Pennsylvania Question 1, Five-Sixths Jury Requirement for Civil Cases Amendment (May 1971) Rhode Island Rhode Island Bail, Proposal 3 (1984) Rhode Island Grand Jury, Proposal 3 (1973) Rhode Island Six-Man Juries, Proposal 1 (1976) South Dakota South Dakota Non-unanimous Jury Verdicts (1916) South Dakota Suspension of Sentence (1930) Texas Texas Commitment of the Mentally Ill, Proposition 5 (August 1935) Texas Criminal Prosecution, Proposition 11 (1985) Texas Denial of Bail, Proposition 4 (2005) Texas Inform Juries about Parole Eligibility, Proposition 10 (1989) Texas Juries in Misdemeanor Trials, Proposition 7 (September 2003) Texas Juror Qualifications, Proposition 10 (1949) Texas Pretrial Rulings, Proposition 2 (1980) Texas Probation of Defendants, Proposition 6 (August 1935) Texas State Criminal Appeals Rights, Proposition 14 (1987) Texas Trials De Novo, Proposition 14 (1962) Texas Trials for Lunacy Cases, Proposition 9 (1949) Texas Trials for Persons of Unsound Mind, Proposition 7 (1956) Texas Witness Testimony, Proposition 1 (1918) Texas Women Jurors, Proposition 6 (1954) Utah Utah Proposition No. 1: Bail to be Denied to Persons Charged with a Serious Crime, Clarify Evidence to Deny Bail Utah Proposition No. 2: Restricting Bail in Certain Felony Cases (1972) Vermont Vermont Criminal Defendants Allowed to Waive Right to Jury Trial (1924) Washington Washington Increased Penalties for Crimes Against Vulnerable Individuals, Initiative 1501 (2016) Washington Initiative 940, Police Training and Criminal Liability in Cases of Deadly Force Measure (2018) Wisconsin Wisconsin Civil Case Trial by Jury Amendment, Question 2 (1924) 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. 2023 Pennsylvania Childhood Sexual Abuse Retroactive Lawsuits for Two-Year Period Amendment (2023) 2022 Alabama Allow Denial of Bail for Offenses Enumerated by State Legislature Amendment (2022) Maryland Civil Jury Trials Amendment (2022) Mississippi Diversion Program for Mentally Ill or Disabled Inmates Initiative (2022) Missouri No Limit to Civil Lawsuit Damages Initiative (2022) Ohio Allow Civil Action Against State and Local Government Entities Amendment (2022) Oklahoma Penalties for Rioting and Immunity for Vehicle Operators Fleeing Riots Referendum (2022) Oregon Relief from Penalties for Being Open Initiative (2022) 2020 California Proposition 20, Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative (2020) California Proposition 25, Replace Cash Bail with Risk Assessments Referendum (2020) Nevada Question 3, State Board of Pardons Commissioners Amendment (2020) Oklahoma State Question 805, Criminal History in Sentencing and Sentence Modification Initiative (2020) Wisconsin Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (April 2020) 2019 Pennsylvania Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2019) 2018 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) Louisiana Amendment 2, Unanimous Jury Verdict for Felony Trials Amendment (2018) Nevada Question 1, Marsy's Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment (2018) New Hampshire Question 1, Taxpayer Standing to Bring Legal Actions Against Government Amendment (2018) Ohio Issue 1, Drug and Criminal Justice Policies Initiative (2018) Oklahoma State Question 794, Marsy's Law Crime Victim Rights Amendment (2018) Washington Initiative 940, Police Training and Criminal Liability in Cases of Deadly Force Measure (2018) 2016 California Proposition 57, Parole for Non-Violent Criminals and Juvenile Court Trial Requirements (2016) Georgia Additional Penalties for Sex Crimes to Fund Services for Sexually Exploited Children, Amendment 2 (2016) Hawaii Threshold of Financial Damage Required to Establish the Right to a Trial by Jury, Amendment 1 (2016) Washington Increased Penalties for Crimes Against Vulnerable Individuals, Initiative 1501 (2016) 2014 California Proposition 47, Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes Initiative (2014) Illinois Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Amendment (2014) Missouri Evidence in Sexual Crimes Against Minors, Amendment 2 (2014) New Jersey Pretrial Detention Amendment, Public Question No. 1 (2014) North Carolina Criminal Defendant May Waive Jury Trial Amendment (2014) 2010 Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 2 (2010) 2008 California Proposition 6, Gang-Related Crimes, Law Enforcement Spending, and Parolee Caseload Initiative (2008) 2006 Maryland Civil Jury Trials, Question 3 (2006) 2005 Texas Denial of Bail, Proposition 4 (2005) 2004 California Proposition 66, Changes to Three Strikes Criminal Sentencing Law Initiative (2004) 2003 Texas Juries in Misdemeanor Trials, Proposition 7 (September 2003) 2000 California Proposition 18, Special Circumstances in Murder Trials Measure (March 2000) California Proposition 30, Third-Party Unfair Claim Lawsuits Referendum (March 2000) California Proposition 31, Limits on Third-Party Claimant Lawsuits Referendum (March 2000) Oregon Repeal of Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Measure 94 (2000) 1999 Oregon Felons Banned from Serving on Juries, Measure 75 (1999) Oregon Limited Immunity for Person Ordered to Testify About Their Conduct, Measure 73 (1999) Oregon Limited Pretrial Release of Accused Violent Felons, Measure 71 (1999) Oregon Murder Conviction by Nonunanimous Jury Verdict, Measure 72 (1999) Oregon Public Demand for Jury Trial, Measure 70 (1999) Oregon Term of Imprisonment to be Fully Served, Measure 74 (1999) Oregon Victims’ Rights in Criminal Prosecutions, Measure 69 (1999) 1998 California Proposition 222, Sentencing for Second Degree Murder of Police Officers Measure (June 1998) Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998) Louisiana Bail Denial, Amendment 6 (October 1998) Louisiana Crime Victims' Rights, Amendment 4 (October 1998) Louisiana Jury Requirements, Amendment 14 (October 1998) Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 2, Right to Trial by Jury (1998) 1996 California Proposition 207, Attorney Fees and Frivolous Lawsuits Initiative (1996) Montana Anti-Intimidation, I-123 (1996) North Dakota Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity, Measure 2 (1996) Oklahoma Signatures for Grand Juries, State Question 670 (1996) Oregon Crime Victims' Rights, Measure 40 (1996) Oregon Minimum Value in Controversy for Jury Trial, Measure 23 (May 1996) 1995 Louisiana Liability Limits Amendment (October 1995) 1994 Alabama Barbour County Trial Fee Amendment (1994) Alaska Rights for Crime Victims, Measure 2 (1994) California Proposition 184, Three Strikes Sentencing Initiative (1994) Louisiana Juvenile Tried as Adult Amendment (October 1994) New Mexico Proposed Amendment 2, Grand Jury Petitions (1994) Ohio Death Penalty Appeals, Amendment 1 (1994) 1992 Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 3 (1992) Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 4 (1992) Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 1 (1992) Maryland Civil Jury Size, Question 2 (1992) New Hampshire Jury Size Amendment, Question 2 (1992) New Mexico Proposed Amendment 2, Rights of Crime Victims (1992) 1991 New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1991) 1990 California Proposition 115, the "Crime Victims Justice Reform Act" (1990) Oklahoma Modifying Jury Trials, State Question 623 (August 1990) 1989 Texas Inform Juries about Parole Eligibility, Proposition 10 (1989) 1988 Alaska Civil Liability Initiative, Measure 2 (1988) Florida Civil Traffic Hearing Officers, Amendment 8 (1988) Hawaii Right to a Jury in Civil Cases, Amendment 1 (1988) Indiana Criminal Appeals Process, Proposition 2 (1988) Minnesota Juries for Civil Cases, Amendment 3 (1988) New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1988) New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Restriction of Bail for the Convicted (1988) Utah Proposition No. 1: Bail to be Denied to Persons Charged with a Serious Crime, Clarify Evidence to Deny Bail 1987 Mississippi Bail, Amendment 6 (1987) Texas State Criminal Appeals Rights, Proposition 14 (1987) 1986 Arkansas Civil Jurisdiction Increase, Proposed Amendment 64 (1986) New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1986) Oregon Crime Victim’s Rights and Roles, Measure 10 (1986) 1985 Texas Criminal Prosecution, Proposition 11 (1985) 1984 New Hampshire Civil Case Jury Trial Threshold Amount Amendment (1984) Oklahoma Petitions for Grand Juries, State Question 576 (1984) Oregon Revision of Criminal Laws, Measure 8 (1984) Pennsylvania Court Voluntary Admission or Confession, Amendment 2 (1984) Rhode Island Bail, Proposal 3 (1984) 1982 Connecticut Grand Jury for Capital Offenses, Question 1 (1982) Florida Pretrial Release and Detention, Amendment 3 (1982) Hawaii Criminal Hearings, Amendment 1 (1982) Idaho Waiver of Jury Trial, SJR 112 (1982) 1980 Georgia Court Judgments in Tort Cases, Amendment 10 (1980) Maryland Removal of Cases from Court, Question 3 (1980) New Mexico Referendum: Limiting Bail in Certain Circumstances (1980) New Mexico Referendum: Requirements to Require a Grand Jury (1980) Texas Pretrial Rulings, Proposition 2 (1980) 1979 Louisiana Juvenile Trial Amendment (1979) 1978 Georgia Compensation for Crime Victims, Amendment 19 (1978) Georgia Criminal Penalty Assessments, Amendment 9 (1978) Hawaii Independent Counsel Appointed to Grand Juries, Amendment 2 (1978) Hawaii Jury Numbers and Civil Case Amounts, Amendment 1 (1978) Idaho Mandatory Minimum Sentences, HJR 6 (1978) Mississippi Court Defendant Rights, Amendment 6 (1978) New Hampshire Change of Venue in Criminal Trial Amendment (1978) 1976 New Hampshire Civil Suit Jury Trial Amendment (1976) Rhode Island Six-Man Juries, Proposal 1 (1976) 1974 Oregon Minimum Claim for Right to a Jury, Measure 11 (1974) Oregon Necessity of Grand Jury for Felony Prosecution, Measure 3 (1974) 1973 New York Amendment Number Two: Felony Trials (1973) Rhode Island Grand Jury, Proposal 3 (1973) 1972 Connecticut Jurors and Right of Peremptory Challenge, Question 1 (1972) Michigan Trial by Jury Amendment, Proposal A (August 1972) Mississippi Grand Jury, Amendment 1 (1972) Nebraska Right of Appeal, Amendment 4 (1972) New Mexico Referendum: Jurors Required for Cases (1972) Oregon Minimum Jury Size of Six, Measure 5 (1972) Utah Proposition No. 2: Restricting Bail in Certain Felony Cases (1972) 1971 Oklahoma Immunity from Prosecution, State Question 482 (December 1971) Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Juries, State Question 483 (December 1971) Pennsylvania Question 1, Five-Sixths Jury Requirement for Civil Cases Amendment (May 1971) 1968 Georgia Justice of the Peace Jurisdiction, Amendment 13 (1968) Hawaii Counsel for Indigents, Amendment 6 (1968) Hawaii Payment for Certain Damages to Private Property, Amendment 7 (1968) Hawaii Regarding Bail, Amendment 5 (1968) Oklahoma Grand Jury, State Question 457 (August 1968) Oklahoma Trial by Jury, State Question 459 (September 1968) 1966 Idaho Six Man Jury, SJR 6 (1966) 1965 Alabama District Attorney, Amendment 5 (1965) 1964 Alabama County Juries, Amendment 5 (1964) Florida Civil Trials in Dade County, Amendment 9 (1964) 1962 Florida Civil Jury Trials in Pasco County, Amendment 4 (1962) Texas Trials De Novo, Proposition 14 (1962) 1961 Oklahoma Criminal Prosecutions, State Question 401 (September 1961) 1960 Florida Civil Jury Trials in Brevard County, Amendment 6 (1960) Florida Civil Suit Trials in Certain Counties, Amendment 5 (1960) New Hampshire Jury Trial in a Civil Case, Question 3 (1960) Oregon Prosecutions by Information or Indictment, Measure 4 (1960) 1958 Connecticut Adjudication of Claims Against the State, Question 2 (1958) Oregon Special Grand Jury, Measure 7 (1958) 1956 Florida Pinellas County Civil Jury Trials, Amendment 12 (1956) New Hampshire Preserve Jury Trial in Civil Cases, Question 2 (1956) Texas Trials for Persons of Unsound Mind, Proposition 7 (1956) 1954 Texas Women Jurors, Proposition 6 (1954) 1950 Maryland Jury as Judges of Law and Fact, Amendment 5 (1950) North Carolina Waiver of Indictment, Amendment 1 (1950) 1949 Texas Juror Qualifications, Proposition 10 (1949) Texas Trials for Lunacy Cases, Proposition 9 (1949) 1944 Colorado Women on Juries, Measure 1 (1944) 1942 Florida Court Mandated Debt Compensation, Amendment 8 (1942) 1939 Georgia Hearings During Judicial Vacation, Amendment 6 (June 1939) 1937 New York Defendants in Criminal Trials, Amendment 3 (1937) 1936 Colorado Women on Juries, Measure 7 (1936) Michigan Firearms as Evidence, Proposal 1 (1936) 1935 New York Jury Verdicts in Civil Cases, Amendment 2 (1935) Texas Commitment of the Mentally Ill, Proposition 5 (August 1935) Texas Probation of Defendants, Proposition 6 (August 1935) 1934 Florida Right to Grand Jury, Amendment 4 (1934) Idaho Six Person Juries, SJR 1 (1934) Michigan Justices of the Peace, Proposal 6 (1934) Oregon Criminal Trials Without Juries, Measure 2 (May 1934) 1933 Oregon Prosecution by Information and Grand Jury Modification, Measure 4 (July 1933) 1932 Michigan First Degree Murder, Proposal 6 (1932) Michigan Justices of the Peace, Proposal 6 (1932) Oregon Criminal Trials Without Juries, Measure 2 (1932) 1930 South Dakota Suspension of Sentence (1930) 1928 California Proposition 20, Trials by Jury in Criminal Cases (1928) 1927 Oregon Charged for Waiving Indictment, Measure 3 (June 1927) 1924 New Mexico Proposed Amendment 3, Indictment and Information (1924) Vermont Criminal Defendants Allowed to Waive Right to Jury Trial (1924) Wisconsin Civil Case Trial by Jury Amendment, Question 2 (1924) 1922 Massachusetts Lawyer Requirement for District Attorney Positions, Question 5 (1922) 1921 Oregon Women Jurors, Measure 5 (June 1921) 1920 Arizona Preliminary Exams for Prosecutorial Information, Proposition 5 (1920) Nebraska Jury Verdicts, Amendment 1 (September 1920) 1918 Texas Witness Testimony, Proposition 1 (1918) 1916 North Carolina Preventing Trial Delays, Amendment 2 (1916) Oklahoma Number of Jurors, State Question 88 (August 1916) South Dakota Non-unanimous Jury Verdicts (1916) 1915 Maryland General Assembly Power to Suspend Sentences, Amendment 3 (1915) 1914 California Miscarriage of Justice, Proposition 41 (1914) Colorado Three-Fourths Jury Verdict and Women Jurors, Measure 3 (1914) Nebraska Jury Verdicts, Amendment 2 (1914) North Carolina Preventing Trial Delays, Amendment 5 (1914) 1912 Colorado Contempt of Court Definition, Measure 12 (1912) New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 10 (1912) Ohio Civil Jury System Reform, Amendment 1 (September 1912) Ohio Contempt Proceedings and Injunctions, Amendment 22 (September 1912) Ohio Criminal Cases, Amendment 3 (September 1912) Ohio Criminal Trial Expert Testimony, Amendment 15 (September 1912) 1911 California Criminal Case Appeals, Proposition 9 (October 1911) 1910 Oregon Three-Fourths Verdicts in Civil Cases, Measure 32 (1910) 1908 California Juror Compensation, Amendment 7 (1908) Oregon Indictment by Grand Jury, Measure 18 (June 1908) 1904 Minnesota Abolish Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1904) 1903 New Hampshire Certain Cases Tried by Police, Question 5 (1903) 1902 Michigan Indeterminate Sentence, Proposal 2 (1902) Before 1900 Florida Trial Costs, Amendment 1 (October 1894) Iowa Grand Jury Membership, Amendment 3 (1882) Minnesota Abolish Requirement of Grand Jury, Amendment 2 (1868) Minnesota Verdicts by Jury, Amendment 1 (1890) Nebraska Jury Verdict Guidelines, Amendment 6 (1896) Did not make ballot Did not make ballot Alabama Bail Amendment (2020) Alabama Conditions for Detention Without Bail Amendment (2020) Alabama Reprieves and Commutations Amendment (2020) Arizona Citizen Grand Jury Initiative (2018) Arizona Criminal Justice Procedures for Offenses Defined as Non-Dangerous Initiative (2020) Arkansas Award of Damages in Civil Cases Amendment (2016) Arkansas Court Procedures Amendment (2016) Arkansas Court Rules for Civil Claims Amendment (2016) Arkansas Rules of Procedure in Civil Cases Amendment (2016) California Cash Bail in Constitution Initiative (2020) California Changes to Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Initiative (2018) California Changes to Three-Strikes Sentencing Law and Prison Savings Allocation Initiative (2018) California Criminal Prosecution of Law Enforcement Officers Initiative (2018) California Elderly Inmate Parole Initiative (2018) California Intervention Predicate Crimes and Treatment Court Initiative (2020) California Youth Offender Parole Hearings Initiative (2018) Colorado Changes to Fees and Processes for Expungement of Criminal Records Initiative (2020) Hawaii Crime Victims' Bill of Rights Amendment (2016) Maryland Criminal Procedure Amendment (2016) Missouri Abolition of Grand Juries Amendment (2016) Missouri Minimum Prison Terms for Nonviolent Drug Offenders Initiative (2016) Missouri Reduced Minimum Prison Terms Initiative (2020) Montana I-189, Same Legal Requirements and Fees for Government and Private Parties Initiative (2020) Oregon Unanimous Jury Verdict for Criminal Prosecutions Amendment (2020) Pennsylvania Childhood Sexual Abuse Retroactive Lawsuits for Two-Year Period Amendment (2021) Texas Denial of Bail for Non-Citizens Charged with Felonies Amendment, SJR 8 (2017) Washington Criminal Liability of Police in Cases of Deadly Force, Initiative 873 (2017) Washington Jury Trials for Lawsuits Without Attorneys Measure, Initiative 1390 (2015)

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See also

• List of ballot measures by topic