Referendums Voting Against Violence Peace Pro-life

This website tracks U.S. state and local referendums dealing with socially-approved killing of human beings (abortion, the death penalty, euthanasia, war), or related structural violence that leads to killing (poverty and discriminatory practices).

These are the issues focused on by the Consistent Life Network, the sponsor of this website.

Links are included for sponsoring organizations when passing the referendums would advance the goals of the consistent life ethic.

We also include referendums we’d like to see get a strong “no” vote. Defeating objectionable referendums is crucial.

We offer education and insights on why it would help if certain referendums were passed or others defeated. We encourage everyone to use this in:

social media
letters to the editor
questions in candidate forums
conversations with friends and family
and any other place they can be useful for persuasion

Ballot Measures

(either on the ballot or in the works)

Election Cycle 2025-2026

Links to state pages

For 2025

Georgia (city measure Atlanta)
Hawaii
Ohio
Washington

For 2026

Nevada
Oklahoma

Follow-up Information from 2024: Missouri

See also:

Future Referendum Ideas

Past Year Referendums for 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

List of Topic Pages

The social media technique of having a variety of people produce one-minute videos is illustrated on our Abortion & State Constitutions page.

Each 2025-26 referendum

listed by topic

Referendums Pro-life

On ballot, 2026 – Nevada
Not yet on ballot – Hawaii, Washington

See our Topic Page on Abortion & State Constitutions

Hawaii Abortion Referendum

Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment

SB1528

Current Status: Proposal in the legislature, previous session

Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment

on ballot: November 3, 2026

Current Status: Nevada requires two elections for a constitutional amendment. This one passed the first time in 2024 and will be therefore on the ballot again in 2026.

See our Nevada page.

Washington Abortion Referendum

SJR 8202

Hoped for ballot: Not yet determined

Current Status: Proposal in the legislature, previous session

Topic Pages Covering Abortion:

What History Shows – The Consistent Life Ethic Works Well for Pro-life Referedums

How Medicaid Expansion Reduces Abortions and Discourages Euthanasia

Family and Medical Leave

What Studies Show on Parental Involvement for Abortions Performed on Minors

Disability Rights and Late-Term Abortions

Ballotpedia lists the state referendums on the death penalty. There are currently none.

The Death Penalty Information Center keeps track of all death penalty legislation.

See our blog posts:

Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Death Penalty

Racism and the Death Penalty

Is the Death Penalty Unethical? (by Hannah Cox, of Conservatives Concerned)

The Death Penalty and Abortion: The Conservative/Liberal Straitjacket

Death Penalty and other Killing: The Destructive Effect on Us

Here we offer measures that oppose discrimination on the basis of race, gender, disability, etc. Individuals in marginalized communities deserve dignity and protection.

Practices of dehumanizing can be lethal, and even when they’re less than lethal, they can be one of the root causes leading to violence against the targeted population.

See our Topic Page: Finally Abolishing Slavery