Iowa · November 3, 2026 general election
Statewide ballot measures: what your vote means
For each measure: the official ballot title, what a YES vote and a NO vote would do, and what would change, in plain language from official sources. SaveYourState does not take positions on ballot measures.
1 statewide measure is on the ballot. 1 has a “Heads up” note because a YES vote repeals, undoes, or removes something. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.
Public Measure 1 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Two-thirds legislative vote for income tax increases
Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes the simple-majority vote now needed to pass income tax increases and requires two-thirds of each house.
A YES vote means:
A bill raising individual or corporate income tax rates, or creating a new state income tax, would need yes votes from at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the Legislature.
A NO vote means:
Such bills would continue to need a simple majority of each house.
One constitutional amendment. The Iowa Secretary of State page could not be opened, so the ballot text is cited from a county election office; the full text is from the Iowa Legislature.