# 2025 United States ballot measures

This article will list state and local ballot measures which will be voted on during the 2025 calendar year.
Six statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot as of January 26. According to Ballotpedia, the average number of statewide ballot measures held during each odd-numbered year was between 33 and 34.

## By state
### Louisiana

In Louisiana, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
| Legislature | On ballot | Amendment 1 | Gives the Louisiana Supreme Court original jurisdiction to discipline out-of-state lawyers; allows the state legislature to create courts with limited or specialized jurisdiction by a two-thirds vote. | Mar 29 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |
| Legislature | On ballot | Amendment 2 | Reduces the maximum income tax rate; increases income tax deductions for individuals 65 and older; establishes a government growth limit; and permanently increases teacher salaries. | Mar 29 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |
| Legislature | On ballot | Amendment 3 | Gives the state legislature the authority to determine which crimes can result in a juvenile being tried as an adult. | Mar 29 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |
| Legislature | On ballot | Amendment 4 | Requires that judicial vacancies be filled by special election at the earliest possible date; rather than current law requiring that vacancies be filled by special election within twelve months. | Mar 29 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |

### Maine

In Maine, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
| Citizens | Petitioning | Require Voter Photo Identification Initiative | Require a voter to present photo identification to vote. | Nov 4 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |
| Citizens | Petitioning | Extreme Risk Protection Orders Initiative | Allows residents to obtain an extreme risk protection order. | Nov 4 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |

### New York

In New York, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
| Legislature | Passed in 2023 session, awaiting re-approval | Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex Amendment | Authorizes the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex on forest preserve land in Essex County, and increases the size of the forest preserve. | Nov 4 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |

### Ohio

In Ohio, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
| Legislature | On ballot | Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment | Allows the state to issue up to $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds with a limit of $250 million in a year to assist local governments in funding public infrastructure projects. | May 6 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |
| Citizens | Petitioning | Minimum Wage Increase Initiative | Increases the minimum wage to $15/hour and eliminating lower tipped worker wages by January 1, 2028. | Nov 4 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |
| Citizens | Petitioning | Voting and Elections Amendment | Provides same-day and automatic voting administration, eliminates a constitutional provision preventing "idiots" or "insane persons" from voting, expands voting opportunities, institutes a tracking system for absentee ballots, among other provisions. | Nov 4 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |
| Citizens | Petitioning | Constitutional and Legal Rights Relating to Public Safety | Eliminates qualified immunity among other provisions. | Nov 4 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |

### Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, ballot measures need a simple majority of the vote to pass.
| Origin | Status | Measure | Description (Result of a "yes" vote) | Date | Yes | No |
| Legislature | On ballot | Require Voter Photo Identification Amendment | Amends the state constitution to include the state's photo ID requirement. | April 1 | Awaiting official results | Awaiting official results |