Louisiana ballot measures
November 3, 2026 statewide ballot guide for Louisiana. 10 statewide measures.
10 statewide measures.
Ten November amendments listed by the secretary of state. May 2026 questions excluded. Local implementation options are part of statewide amendments, not local ballot contests.
- Amendment 1 — Moving a surviving spouse’s veterans exemption
Would allow one transfer to a later qualifying homestead, limited to the additional exemption claimed on the previous home in its last eligible year.
- Amendment 2 — Preserving unused property-tax rate authority
Would let a taxing authority keep charging a lower rate without permanently losing its authority to return to a prior reassessment’s authorized maximum. This preserves future rate-setting authority; it does not order an immediate increase.
- Amendment 3 — Post-conviction bail for offenses against children
Would add an exception denying post-conviction bail to people convicted of an aggravated offense, as defined in state law, committed against a minor.
- Amendment 4 — Lifetime limit on election as governor
Would instead bar someone who has served more than one and a half terms as governor from election to any future term, making the restriction a lifetime limit.
- Amendment 5 — Which pension liabilities receive one-time funding
Would let a receiving retirement system apply that money to any unfunded accrued liability. The minimum allocation to retirement systems would remain.
- Amendment 6 — Optional additional senior homestead exemptions
Would let parishes and municipalities, with local voter approval, add exemptions for qualifying owners age 65 or older. Additional exempt assessed value would rise from $6,000 at ages 65–68 to $30,000 at age 81 or older. Limited surviving-spouse eligibility would apply.
- Amendment 7 — Public funding for private water service lines
Would add authority to use local public funds to identify, inventory, remove or replace drinking-water service lines on customers’ property when covered by the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements or later versions.
- Amendment 8 — Property taking by foreign adversaries
Would prohibit a foreign adversary or its agent from expropriating property, adding that specific constitutional restriction.
- Amendment 9 — Income limit for special property assessments
Would raise the qualifying income ceiling to $150,000 starting in 2027, with inflation adjustments from 2028. Other eligibility categories remain. Taxing authorities would absorb resulting revenue reductions under the stated rules.
- Amendment 10 — Tax exemptions for rehabilitated properties
Would authorize the exemption and require legislators to define eligible property, set its duration and conditions, and establish local administration procedures.