Elections & ethics 83 measures
Voting, ballots, campaigns, initiative petitions, redistricting, ethics and open government.
83 Measures3 Became law11 Passed a chamber66 In committee3 Vetoed
Measures 66
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- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 1177Relating to: performing risk-limiting audits and eliminating the process for removing excess ballots from the vote count. (FE)Last action May 13, 2026: Fiscal estimate receivedIn committee22
- AB 1141Relating to: public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an…Last action May 1, 2026: Fiscal estimate receivedIn committee22
- AB 1212Relating to: performing risk-limiting audits and eliminating the process for removing excess ballots from the vote count. (FE)Last action May 1, 2026: Fiscal estimate receivedIn committee22
- AB 560Relating to: prohibiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes for any election.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 594Relating to: ranked-choice voting for local nonpartisan elections, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 205Relating to: information provided to voters concerning proposed constitutional amendments and other statewide referenda. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 523Relating to: poll list numbers marked on certain absentee ballots.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 1219Relating to: campaign contribution limits.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 538Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 13Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 920Relating to: automatic voter registration. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AJR 148Relating to: reserving to the people the power of referendum to reject acts of the legislature and the power of initiative to propose and approve at an…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 46Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 916Relating to: including a space for write-in candidates on city election ballots; eliminating independent candidates from the partisan primary ballot; and using…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 752Relating to: using an absentee ballot drop box or the U.S. mail or a commercial carrier to commit election fraud and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 1153Relating to: campaign contribution limits.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 441Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 925Relating to: automatic voter registration. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 922Relating to: automatic voter registration, deceptive election practices, voter intimidation and suppression, voter rights, polling place posting and language…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 924Relating to: grants for the purchase of election supplies and equipment and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 595Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 801Relating to: early canvassing of absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 453Relating to: the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 937Relating to: including a space for write-in candidates on city election ballots; eliminating independent candidates from the partisan primary ballot; and using…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 47Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 1111Relating to: a public health campaign for prevention of tobacco and electronic cigarette use, grants to organizations working on youth vaping and cessation…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SJR 58Relating to: urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 1201Relating to: the definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 1082Relating to: a public health campaign for prevention of tobacco and electronic cigarette use, grants to organizations working on youth vaping and cessation…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 944Relating to: grants for the purchase of election supplies and equipment and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 514Relating to: voter preregistration of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 495Relating to: application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 517Relating to: accessibility training for election officials. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 624Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 516Relating to: ranked-choice voting for local nonpartisan elections, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 529Relating to: voter registration forms and information provided to certain high school students. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 15Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 534Relating to: voter registration at high schools. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 654Relating to: a public information campaign related to aggressive driving and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 800Relating to: early canvassing of absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 510Relating to: requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 541Relating to: poll list numbers marked on certain absentee ballots.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 539Relating to: voter preregistration of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 567Relating to: verifying a voter’s change of address and registration status and removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 442Relating to: the first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 537Relating to: returning an absentee ballot with an incomplete certificate or with no certificate.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 512Relating to: voter registration at high schools. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 14Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 513Relating to: voter registration forms and information provided to certain high school students. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 738Relating to: using an absentee ballot drop box or the U.S. mail or a commercial carrier to commit election fraud and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 515Relating to: criminalizing certain conduct intended to interfere with certain election activities and providing a penalty.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 511Relating to: returning an absentee ballot with an incomplete certificate or with no certificate.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 554Relating to: prohibiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes for any election.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 533Relating to: requiring voter education instruction in the elementary and high school grades and incorporating voter education instruction into the state model…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 48Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 574Relating to: verifying a voter’s change of address and registration status and removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 497Relating to: application of the public records and open meetings laws to charter schools and private schools participating in school choice programs.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AB 536Relating to: accessibility training for election officials. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 660Relating to: a public information campaign related to aggressive driving and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- AJR 57Relating to: urging support for a constitutional amendment to provide states with authority to regulate campaign financing.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 1154Relating to: the definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes.Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 597Relating to: allowing voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for every election, eliminating the indefinitely confined voter status for receiving…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 625Relating to: funding for reimbursements to municipalities for required office hours for in-person absentee voting and making an appropriation. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 304Relating to: hours for voting by absentee ballot in person at the office of the municipal clerk or an alternate site. (FE)Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SB 1070Relating to: public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
- SJR 146Relating to: reserving to the people the power of referendum to reject acts of the legislature and the power of initiative to propose and approve at an…Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1In committee22
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