Constitutional Amendments – WV Legislative Library

Approved: 79 Rejected: 55 Pending: 1

#	Amendment	Resolution	Election	Outcome	Vote
1	constitutional amendment, article eight	1879RS SJ11	1880-10-12 General	Approved	57,941 – 34,270
2	constitutional amendment, section thirteen, article three	1879RS HJ24	1880-10-12 General	Approved	56,482 – 34,073
3	constitutional amendment, section seven, article four	1883RS HJ15	1884-10-14 General	Approved	66,181 – 25,422
4	Constitutional Amendment, section thirteen, Article III.	–	1888-11-06 General	Rejected	47,763 – 62,443
5	Prohibition--Constitutional Amendment, section forty-six, Article VI.	–	1888-11-06 General	Rejected	41,668 – 76,555
6	Constitutional Amendment, section twenty-two, article, six	–	1888-11-06 General	Rejected	30,445 – 79,631
7	Secretary of State Amendment	1901RS HJ5	1902-11-04 General	Approved	59,509 – 22,022
8	State Officers' Salary Amendment	1901RS HJ2	1902-11-04 General	Approved	56,280 – 23,513
9	Judicial Amendment	1901RS HJ15	1902-11-04 General	Approved	54,676 – 24,710
10	Irreducible School Fund Amendment	1901RS HJ28	1902-11-04 General	Approved	56,694 – 24,763
11	Registration Amendment	1901RS HJ45	1902-11-04 General	Approved	55,196 – 25,379
12	Qualification Amendment	19081X SJ7	1908-11-03 General	Rejected	39,162 – 40,626
13	County Court Amendment	19081X HJ8	1908-11-03 General	Rejected	31,059 – 51,445
14	Qualification Amendment	1909RS SJ1	1910-11-08 General	Rejected	44,168 – 45,044
15	Supreme Court Amendment	1909RS HJ19	1910-11-08 General	Rejected	36,427 – 52,578
16	Prohibition Amendment	1911RS SJ6	1912-11-05 General	Approved	164,945 – 72,603
17	County Court Amendment	1915RS SJ8	1916-11-07 General	Rejected	80,674 – 130,023
18	Female Suffrage Amendment	1915RS SJ5	1916-11-07 General	Rejected	63,540 – 161,607
19	Budget Amendment	19172X SJ1	1918-11-05 General	Approved	51,405 – 26,651
20	road amendment	1919RS SJ15	1920-11-02 General	Approved	248,689 – 130,569
21	legislative amendment	1919RS SJ3	1920-11-02 General	Approved	160,929 – 122,744
22	property classification amendment	1925RS SJ2	1926-11-02 General	Rejected	111,927 – 159,653
23	budget amendment	1925RS SJ5	1926-11-02 General	Rejected	126,125 – 134,842
24	thirty-five million dollar bond issue for roads amendment	1927RS HJ17	1928-11-06 General	Approved	360,597 – 92,885
25	legislative amendment	1927RS SJ9	1928-11-06 General	Approved	275,374 – 85,123
26	lieutenant-governor and succession to governorship amendment	–	1930-11-04 General	Rejected	48,781 – 172,703
27	probate amendment	1929RS SJ12	1930-11-04 General	Rejected	50,674 – 173,447
28	budget amendment	1929RS HJ3	1930-11-04 General	Rejected	50,226 – 171,464
29	Circuit Court Amendment	1929RS HJ4	1930-11-04 General	Rejected	49,902 – 170,220
30	Tax Limitation Amendment	19321X HJ3	1932-11-08 General	Approved	335,482 – 43,931
31	Prohibition repeal amendment	1933RS HJ1	1934-11-06 General	Approved	276,978 – 237,559
32	capitation amendment	19331X HJ3	1934-11-06 General	Rejected	124,232 – 313,330
33	lame duck amendment	19331X HJ7	1934-11-06 General	Approved	251,965 – 145,787
34	Land Book Assessment Amendment	19332X HJ4	1934-11-06 General	Approved	257,090 – 177,796
35	Municipal Home Rule Amendment	1935RS SJ8	1936-11-03 General	Approved	150,370 – 59,580
36	garnishee amendment	1935RS HJ3	1936-11-03 General	Approved	161,386 – 61,472
37	Banking Institutions Amendment	1937RS HJ3	1938-11-08 General	Approved	139,985 – 62,241
38	Budget Amendment	1939RS SJ3	1940-11-05 General	Rejected	95,094 – 298,333
39	Elective State Officials Amendment	1939RS SJ2	1940-11-05 General	Rejected	86,402 – 311,096
40	Judiciary Amendment	1939RS HJ1	1940-11-05 General	Rejected	133,256 – 300,979
41	Good Roads Amendment	1941RS HJ6	1942-11-03 General	Approved	228,828 – 38,651
42	Forestry Amendment	1945RS HJ7	1946-11-05 General	Approved	179,150 – 148,104
43	Education Amendment	19461X SJ1	1946-11-05 General	Rejected	174,156 – 181,606
44	Fifty Million Dollar Bond Issue for Roads Amendment	1947RS SJ5	1948-11-02 General	Approved	475,272 – 163,579
45	Veterans' Ninety Million Dollars Bonus Amendment	1949RS HJ6	1950-11-07 General	Approved	431,979 – 139,445
46	Compensation of Members of the Legislature Amendment	1949RS HJ3	1950-11-07 General	Rejected	169,647 – 234,938
47	School Bond Amendment	1949RS SJ1	1950-11-07 General	Approved	340,054 – 150,251
48	Legislative Amendment	1953RS SJ4	1954-11-02 General	Approved	190,877 – 137,624
49	Jury Service for Women Amendment	1955RS HJ2	1956-11-06 General	Approved	327,113 – 202,002
50	Korean Veterans Bonus Amendment	1955RS HJ7	1956-11-06 General	Approved	476,936 – 88,968
51	Taxation and Finance Amendment	1955RS SJ8	1956-11-06 General	Rejected	232,891 – 249,660
52	Amendment to Exempt Bank Deposits and Money from Taxation	1957RS SJ4	1958-11-04 General	Approved	401,086 – 102,265
53	State Superintendent of Free Schools Amendment	1957RS SJ1	1958-11-04 General	Approved	230,879 – 206,201
54	Better Schools Amendment	1957RS SJ8	1958-11-04 General	Approved	282,423 – 165,741
55	Corporation Stock Voting Amendment	1957RS SJ5	1958-11-04 General	Approved	211,977 – 154,175
56	Preamble for the Constitution Amendment	1959RS HJ8	1960-11-08 General	Approved	250,984 – 102,340
57	Procedure for Amending the Constitution Amendment	1960RS HJ2	1960-11-08 General	Approved	222,210 – 114,530
58	Continuity of Government Amendment	1959RS HJ9	1960-11-08 General	Approved	237,233 – 101,192
59	Alcoholic Liquor Control Amendment	–	1962-11-06 General	Rejected	229,977 – 349,090
60	State Executive and Budget Amendment	–	1962-11-06 General	Rejected	144,459 – 325,533
61	Sheriffs' Succession Amendment	–	1962-11-06 General	Rejected	128,772 – 362,884
62	Fair Representation Amendment	–	1962-11-06 General	Rejected	176,562 – 287,957
63	Legislative Amendment	–	1962-11-06 General	Rejected	146,394 – 313,798
64	Better Roads Amendment	1963RS HJ10	1964-11-03 General	Approved	455,294 – 116,438
65	Constitutional Improvement Amendment	–	1966-11-08 General	Rejected	152,489 – 242,822
66	Governor's Succession Amendment	–	1966-11-08 General	Rejected	142,265 – 260,352
67	Judicial Circuit Amendment	–	1966-11-08 General	Rejected	163,121 – 227,127
68	Legislative Amendment	–	1966-11-08 General	Rejected	105,011 – 279,366
69	Amendment to Better Schools Amendment	–	1966-11-08 General	Rejected	206,542 – 212,883
70	Modern Budget Amendment	1967RS HJ3	1968-11-05 General	Approved	323,560 – 159,255
71	Roads Development Amendment	1968RS SJ2	1968-11-05 General	Approved	366,958 – 159,971
72	Capitation Tax Repeal Amendment	1970RS HJ6	1970-11-03 General	Approved	253,638 – 117,660
73	Legislative Improvement Amendment	1970RS HJ8	1970-11-03 General	Approved	208,032 – 141,970
74	Governors Succession Amendment	1970RS HJ4	1970-11-03 General	Approved	213,758 – 157,597
75	Constitutional Improvement Amendment	1971RS SJ3	1972-11-07 General	Approved	391,390 – 145,918
76	Removing Tax on Household Goods and Personal Effects Amendment	1972RS SJ11	1972-11-07 General	Approved	500,805 – 100,567
77	Better School Buildings Amendment	1972RS SJ4	1972-11-07 General	Approved	418,169 – 165,801
78	Federal Grants and County and Municipal Aid Amendment	1972RS HJ18	1972-11-07 General	Approved	330,829 – 204,492
79	Vietnam Veterans Bonus Amendment	1973RS HJ5	1973-11-06 Special	Approved	199,588 – 36,929
80	Better Highways Amendment	1973RS SJ17	1973-11-06 Special	Approved	172,187 – 61,308
81	Homestead and Taxation Exemption Amendment	1973RS HJ7	1973-11-06 Special	Approved	202,407 – 31,665
82	Sheriff's Succession Amendment	19731X HJ3	1973-11-06 Special	Approved	123,003 – 107,427
83	Judicial Reorganization Amendment	1974RS SJ6	1974-11-05 General	Approved	217,732 – 127,393
84	Freeport Amendment	–	1978-11-07 General	Rejected	90,173 – 297,226
85	School Levy and Bond Amendment	–	1978-11-07 General	Rejected	180,222 – 229,103
86	West Virginia Bingo Amendment	1980RS HJ13	1980-11-04 General	Approved	380,790 – 216,659
87	Homestead and Taxation Exemption Amendment	1980RS HJ39	1980-11-04 General	Approved	498,466 – 88,346
88	Roads for Jobs and Progress Amendment	–	1981-11-03 Special	Rejected	125,582 – 201,327
89	Fair Educational Opportunity Amendment	1982RS HJ14	1982-11-02 General	Approved	248,912 – 240,905
90	Sheriff's Succession Amendment	–	1982-11-02 General	Rejected	178,713 – 320,308
91	Property Tax Limitation and Homestead Exemption Amendment of 1982	19822X HJ1	1982-11-02 General	Approved	410,619 – 102,146
92	West Virginia State Lottery Amendment	1983RS SJ3	1984-11-06 General	Approved	437,357 – 219,453
93	Qualified Veterans Housing Bonds Amendment	1984RS HJ32	1984-11-06 General	Approved	340,462 – 252,491
94	Voluntary Contemplation, Meditation or Prayer in School Amendment	1984RS SJ1	1984-11-06 General	Approved	511,057 – 145,835
95	Better Schools, Roads and Public Works Construction Amendment	–	1984-11-06 General	Rejected	285,771 – 341,426
96	Equitable Taxation of Property and Exemption of Intangible Property Amendment	1984RS HJ21	1984-11-06 General	Approved	451,488 – 195,172
97	Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment	1985RS HJ18	1986-11-04 General	Approved	342,963 – 67,168
98	Better School Buildings Amendment	–	1986-11-04 General	Rejected	191,385 – 209,355
99	Warehouse Freeport Tax Exemption Amendment	19862X HJ1	1986-11-04 General	Approved	215,640 – 158,731
100	Repeal of the Limitation on Sheriff's Succession Amendment	–	1986-11-04 General	Rejected	123,966 – 269,622
101	Highway and Bridge Improvement Amendment	–	1986-11-04 General	Rejected	155,395 – 244,482
102	School Board Members Amendment	19862X HJ6	1986-11-04 General	Approved	246,120 – 136,927
103	The Bond Enhancement Amendment	–	1988-11-08 General	Rejected	157,318 – 335,444
104	Uniform School Funding Amendment	–	1988-11-08 General	Rejected	100,418 – 127,519
105	Education Reorganization Amendment	–	1989-09-09 Special	Rejected	29,776 – 220,286
106	County Organization Reform Amendment	–	1989-09-09 Special	Rejected	47,847 – 201,992
107	Better Government Amendment	–	1989-09-09 Special	Rejected	28,634 – 220,700
108	Local Government Levy and Bond Issue Amendment	–	1992-11-03 General	Rejected	139,598 – 407,252
109	Veterans Bonus Amendment	1992RS HJ109	1992-11-03 General	Approved	304,137 – 243,954
110	Landowners Protection Amendment	1992RS HJ113	1992-11-03 General	Approved	339,433 – 202,434
111	Constitutional Amendment to Repeal Archaic Language	1994RS HJ13	1994-11-08 General	Approved	213,956 – 153,369
112	Remove Sheriff's Term Limit Amendment	–	1994-11-08 General	Rejected	131,134 – 251,924
113	Infrastructure Improvement Amendment	19941X HJ500	1994-11-08 General	Approved	191,373 – 186,244
114	Fish and Wildlife Conservation Revenue Amendment	1995RS HJ2	1996-11-05 General	Approved	405,862 – 107,677
115	Nongame Wildlife and Natural Heritage Revenue Amendment	1995RS SJ8	1996-11-05 General	Approved	356,137 – 136,934
116	Safe Roads Amendment of 1996	1996RS HJ22	1996-11-05 General	Approved	372,335 – 146,069
117	Modern Investment Management Amendment	1997RS SJ4	1997-09-27 Special	Approved	77,257 – 22,579
118	Local Option Economic Development Amendment	–	1998-11-03 General	Rejected	117,523 – 222,162
119	Judicial Reform Amendment	–	1998-11-03 General	Rejected	147,396 – 179,576
120	Family Court Amendment ✓ linked to Acts chapter	1999RS HJ30	2000-11-07 General	Approved	346,523 – 124,786
121	Tax Increment Financing Bonds Amendment ✓ linked to Acts chapter	20022X HJ201	2002-11-05 General	Approved	217,589 – 164,621
122	County and Municipal Excess Levy Amendment ✓ linked to Acts chapter	20022X HJ202	2002-11-05 General	Approved	196,928 – 182,656
123	Veterans Bonus Amendment (Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2004RS HJ114	2004-11-02 General	Approved	417,976 – 199,590
124	Pension Bond Amendment (Amendment 1) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	20051X SJ101	2005-06-25 Special	Rejected	75,065 – 87,883
125	County Sheriff Term Limit Amendment ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2011RS SJ10	2012-11-06 General	Rejected	271,585 – 292,005
126	Nonprofit Youth Organization Tax Exemption Support Amendment	2014RS HJ108	2014-11-04 General	Approved	254,459 – 156,636
127	Roads to Prosperity Amendment of 2017 (Amendment 1) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2017RS SJ6	2017-10-07 Special	Approved	89,186 – 33,233
128	No Constitutional Right to Abortion Amendment (Amendment 1) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2018RS SJ12	2018-11-06 General	Approved	297,042 – 277,330
129	Legislative Authority over Budgeting for State Judiciary Amendment (Amendment 2) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2018RS SJ3	2018-11-06 General	Approved	388,277 – 148,417
130	Clarification of the Judiciary's Role in Impeachment Proceedings Amendment (Amendment 1) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2021RS HJ2	2022-11-08 General	Rejected	196,519 – 269,316
131	Property Tax Modernization Amendment (Amendment 2) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2021RS HJ3	2022-11-08 General	Rejected	170,013 – 309,007
132	Incorporation of Religious Denominations and Churches Amendment (Amendment 3) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2021RS SJ4	2022-11-08 General	Rejected	211,147 – 253,379
133	Education Accountability Amendment (Amendment 4) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2022RS HJ102	2022-11-08 General	Rejected	200,791 – 275,683
134	Prohibit Medically-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Mercy Killing (Amendment 1) ✓ linked to Acts chapter	2024RS HJ28	2024-11-05 General	Approved	340,403 – 334,521
135	Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment	2026RS SJ9	2026-11-03 General	Pending	–