Louisiana Statewide Ballot Measures 2026

Supports changing the governor's term limit from two consecutive terms to a lifetime maximum of two terms.

Keeps the current limit on consecutive terms without adding a lifetime maximum.

Supports allowing the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran to transfer the homestead property tax exemption one time to a new homestead.

Keeps current law, under which the exemption does not transfer to a new homestead this way.

Supports prohibiting post-conviction bail for defendants convicted of an aggravated offense against a victim who is a minor.

Leaves current post-conviction bail rules unchanged.

Supports a constitutional prohibition on expropriation of property by foreign adversaries or agents of a foreign adversary, as defined by law.

Leaves the constitution unchanged on this subject.

Supports authorizing a property tax exemption of up to $30,000 of assessed value, increasing with age, for homeowners 65 and older who qualify for the income-based assessment freeze.

Opposes the new senior exemption, leaving current property tax rules as they are.

Supports authorizing taxing authorities to levy a millage above the rate set by the previous year's maximum-assessment calculation, while staying below the constitutional maximum.

Keeps the current limits on how millage rates may be set.

Supports raising the income limit to qualify for the special property tax assessment level from $100,000 to $150,000.

Keeps the current $100,000 income limit.

Supports removing the requirement that a state retirement system receiving nonrecurring state funds apply them to its oldest outstanding unfunded liability first.

Keeps the current oldest-liability-first payment requirement.

Supports authorizing a tax exemption for derelict or blighted property that has been rehabilitated.

Opposes the new exemption, keeping such property taxable under current rules.

Supports authorizing the use of public funds to maintain drinking water utility service lines affected by hazardous materials on property owned by utility customers.

Keeps current restrictions on using public funds for service lines on customer-owned property.