Louisiana · 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.
10 statewide measures are on the ballot. 1 has a “Heads up” note because a YES vote repeals, undoes, or removes something. Official sources checked October 26, 2026.
Proposed Amendment No. 1 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Transfer of disabled veteran property tax exemption by surviving spouse
A YES vote means:
A surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability who receives the additional property tax exemption could transfer that exemption once to a new qualifying home, starting January 1, 2027.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change; the exemption could not be transferred this way.
Proposed Amendment No. 2 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Local property tax millage rates
A YES vote means:
A local taxing authority that levies less than its maximum millage rate could keep the ability to later raise it back up to the maximum authorized rate from a prior year’s reassessment.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change.
Proposed Amendment No. 3 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
No post-conviction bail for aggravated offenses against minors
A YES vote means:
A person convicted of an aggravated offense (as defined in state law, R.S. 15:541) against a minor could not be released on bail after conviction.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change.
Proposed Amendment No. 4 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Lifetime term limit for governor
A YES vote means:
A person who has served more than one and a half terms as governor could never again be elected governor.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change; the current limit applies to consecutive terms.
Proposed Amendment No. 5 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Use of state money for retirement system debt
Heads up: voting YES on this measure removes an existing constitutional requirement that one-time state money for retirement systems be applied to their oldest debts first.
A YES vote means:
State retirement systems could apply one-time state money they receive to any of their unfunded accrued liability, instead of being required to pay down the oldest liability first.
A NO vote means:
The requirement to apply that money to the oldest unfunded liability first stays in place.
Proposed Amendment No. 6 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Additional property tax exemption for seniors
A YES vote means:
Parishes and municipalities could offer an extra property tax exemption on homesteads owned and occupied by people 65 or older who qualify for the special assessment level, if local voters approve it.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change.
Proposed Amendment No. 7 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Public funds for hazardous drinking water service lines
A YES vote means:
Local governments could use public funds to identify, inventory, remove, or replace drinking water service lines made of materials covered by the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements on customers’ private property.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change.
Proposed Amendment No. 8 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
No expropriation of property by foreign adversaries
A YES vote means:
A foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary could not expropriate (take by eminent domain) property in Louisiana.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change.
Proposed Amendment No. 9 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Income limit for the special assessment level (assessment freeze)
A YES vote means:
More homeowners could qualify for the special assessment level (which freezes a homestead’s assessed value) because the maximum income allowed to qualify would increase.
A NO vote means:
The current income limit would not change.
Proposed Amendment No. 10 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Property tax exemption for rehabilitated blighted property
A YES vote means:
Blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated could receive property tax exemptions, under laws the legislature would be required to pass.
A NO vote means:
The constitution would not change.
All ten proposed constitutional amendments listed by the Secretary of State for November 3, 2026. Louisiana publishes the ballot proposition and the Act, but no official “yes/no” statement or fiscal statement with the ballot; explanations here are based on the ballot proposition and the Act text.