Three states—Arizona, California, and Rhode Island—have June deadlines for referring measures to voters. In Arizona, where legislators extended their session through June 30, 31 measures have passed one chamber and are awaiting a vote in the other. California's legislature does not adjourn until August 31, but legislative measures must be certified by June 25. Rhode Island is scheduled to adjourn June 30. These deadlines could change if legislative sessions are extended. Below is an overview of what could appear on November ballots in each state.

Arizona

The Arizona State Legislature was set to adjourn on April 25 but extended the session until June 30, 2026. The legislature can refer both constitutional amendments and statutes to the ballot with a simple majority vote in each chamber. Statutes referred to voters do not require the governor's signature. Republicans control both chambers.

There are 31 potential ballot measures — 21 constitutional amendments and 10 statutes — that have passed one chamber but have not yet received a vote in the other.

• Constitutional rights: Two of the ballot measures would amend the Arizona Constitution's Declaration of Rights. One would prohibit government agencies, including public education systems, from requiring written or oral statements supporting "race-based diversity, equity and inclusion or intersectionality in contemporary American society" beyond the 14th Amendment, among other provisions. The other would provide a state constitutional right to refuse any government-mandated medical product or treatment.
• Criminal justice: Two address criminal justice and law enforcement policies. One would allow individuals sentenced to the death penalty to choose their execution method from a firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas. The other would prohibit photo traffic enforcement systems.
• Education: Five address education policies, including:
  • changing state scholarships for students enrolled in the Arizona Teachers Academy;
  • requiring large school districts (defined as those with more than 7,500 students) to spend at least 60% of their budget on direct instructional expenses;
  • prohibiting public school resources from supporting labor organizations;
  • prohibiting school employees from using a pronoun inconsistent with a student's sex or a name other than their official school record name without written parental consent; and
  • prohibiting schools and athletic associations from allowing individuals to use restrooms, locker rooms, or other private facilities that do not correspond to their sex.
• Elections: Ten address election policies, including:
  • requiring voter identification in the state constitution;
  • prohibiting foreign nationals from contributing to ballot measure campaigns;
  • prohibiting governments from using donations from nationals for election administration;
  • increasing the limit for financial contributions to campaign committees that do not need to be itemized;
  • requiring that local government general elections must be held on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in November;
  • requiring that each voting precinct have no more than 2,500 voters and end the use of vote centers;
  • moving the early ballot return deadline from 7 p.m. on Election Day to 7 p.m. the Friday before;
  • requiring paid initiative petition circulators to verbally disclose their state of residency and paid status and to wear a badge displaying the same information;
  • establishing a state census and counting only U.S. citizens, and using that data for legislative redistricting; and
  • increasing the size of the redistricting commission from five to nine members.
• Government: Eleven address government structure, processes, and salaries, including:
  • increasing the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75;
  • allowing impeachment for "failing to follow and enforce a state law or court rule;"
  • move the start of the legislature's regular session from the second to the fourth Monday in January;
  • requiring that the regular legislative session end by April 30 of each year;
  • increasing the size of the state House of Representatives from 60 to 90 members;
  • requiring a two-thirds legislative supermajority to pass any bill authorizing a new fee or assessment;
  • require legislative candidates to have lived in their district for at least one year before being elected;
  • require an audit of Arizona's Medicaid agency and require the agency to negotiate settlements for any discovered improper payments;
  • annually adjust state legislative salaries for inflation or deflation;
  • withholding the salaries of the governor and state legislators, if a budget is not signed by April 30 each year; and
  • limiting the state mine inspector to two consecutive terms in office.

Taxes: One ballot measure addresses taxes, exempting virtual currency from state property tax.

California

The California State Legislature doesn't adjourn until August 31. However, legislative ballot measures must be certified 131 days before the general election, which is June 25, 2026. The legislature can waive this deadline because it's set by statute. This was the case with Proposition 50 in 2025.

In California, the legislature can refer both constitutional amendments and statutes. A two-thirds vote is needed in each legislative chamber to refer constitutional amendments, as well as bond measures. A simple majority is needed to refer statutes. The governor's signature is needed on statutes and bond measures. Democrats have a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers.

One chamber of the state Legislature has passed the following measures, which require approval in the second chamber. Three are general obligation bond measures, and two are constitutional amendments.

• The Affordable Housing Bond Measure would issue $10 billion in general obligation bonds for housing programs. Half the funds, $5 billion, would go to the Multifamily Housing Program, which provides loans to build, rehabilitate, and preserve permanent and transitional rental housing for lower-income households. On June 3, 2025, the Assembly voted 65-11, with 60 Democrats and five Republicans supporting the measure. Eleven Republicans opposed the measure. As of May 26, the proposal was referred to the Senate for a final reading.
• The Public College Bond Measure would issue general obligation bonds, in an amount still to be determined, to fund capital improvements at California's public community colleges, California State University, and the University of California systems. On June 5, 2025, the Assembly voted 68-9, with 60 Democrats and eight Republicans supporting the measure. Nine Republicans opposed the measure. As of May 26, the proposal was before the Senate Rules Committee.
• The Youth Housing Bond Measure would issue $1 billion in general obligation bonds to construct, acquire, and renovate housing and service centers for homeless and at-risk youth. On January 27, 2026, the Senate voted 30-9, with Democrats supporting and Republicans opposing the measure. As of May 26, the proposal was before the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee.
• The Changes to Public Utilities Commission Amendment would make several changes to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which regulates public utilities. The ballot measure would expand the CPUC board from 5 to 9 members, with the four new seats filled by legislative leaders rather than the governor. It would also require the CPUC to consider affordability when setting utility rates and provide that the Legislature has the authority to assign broadband and telecommunications oversight to agencies other than the CPUC. On May 18, 2026, the Assembly voted 67-1, with support from 51 Democrats and 16 Republicans. One Republican voted "No." As of May 26, the proposal was before the Senate Rules Committee.
• The Remove Public Education from Affirmative Action Ban Amendment would narrow the state's affirmative action ban in public education to higher education admissions and enrollment. EdTrust-West, which supports the amendment, stated, "this measure would amend the California constitution to permit use of race in public education policy, excluding higher education enrollment... [it] would permit targeted, research-based interventions that improve educational outcomes." The Pacific Legal Foundation, which opposes the amendment, stated, "While [the measure] preserves the prohibition on discrimination in higher education enrollment, it will permit the government to discriminate in all aspects of K-12 education and all other aspects pertaining to colleges and universities." On February 19, 2026, the Assembly voted 54-12, with Democrats supporting and Republicans opposing the measure. As of May 26, the proposal was before the Senate Education Committee.

Rhode Island

The Rhode Island State Legislature is scheduled to adjourn on June 30, 2026. Legislators have considered two constitutional amendments. The legislature could also consider several general obligation bond measures. A simple majority vote is needed in each legislative chamber to refer constitutional amendments or bond measures, while the latter also requires the governor's signature.

• The Environmental Rights Amendment would amend the Rhode Island Constitution to provide that people "have an inherent, inalienable, indefeasible, and self-executing right to clean air, clean water, healthy and uncontaminated soil, a life-supporting climate, and the preservation of the environment's natural, scenic, and recreational values." The constitutional amendment would also provide that the state shall serve as trustee of the state's natural resources for "the benefit of all the people, including both present and future generations." On June 3, 2025, the state Senate approved the amendment, 32-4. Senate Democrats supported the proposal, while Republicans opposed. As of May 26, the House has not taken up the measure.
• The Right to Public Education Amendment would amend the Rhode Island Constitution to "guarantee an equitable, adequate and meaningful education to each child." On March 10, 2026, the state Senate approved the amendment, 36-0, with support from both Democrats and Republicans. As of May 26, the measure was before the House State Government & Elections Committee.
• There is an additional constitutional amendment that has not yet passed either chamber in the state's annual appropriations bill. That amendment would give the governor line-item veto power over appropriations bills and raise the legislative threshold to override those vetoes from three-fifths to two-thirds.

Related:

• Arizona 2026 ballot measures
• California 2026 ballot propositions
• Rhode Island 2026 ballot measure