This page is a collection of links to official and unofficial voter pamphlets/guides published within each state.
- All 50 states are listed below. If the state does not release a voter guide, a link for official election information is provided.
- "Official voter guides" refer to those published by state offices such as the Department of Elections or the Secretary of State.
- "Unofficial voter guides" refer to partisan guides, guides published by newspapers, or guides by nonprofit organizations.
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Alabama
| Voter Guides |
 |
| Title • Summary & Analysis |
| Fiscal note (impact statement) |
| Arguments pro and con |
| Features, compared by state |
| Publication requirements |
The Alabama Secretary of State's Election Division provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Alabama Voter Guide | Basic voter info | English | 2014 • 2013, 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 |
Unofficial voter guides
| Guide publisher | Type of guide | Affiliation | Available dates |
| League of Women Voters of Alabama | General info | Nonpartisan | 2014 • 2010 • 2008 • 2006 |
Alaska
The State of Alaska Division of Elections provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Alaska Voter Guide | Basic voter info | English | 2014: Region 1 • Region 2 • Region 3 • Region 4 • November 4, 2014 2012: Region 1 • Region 2 • Region 3 • Region 4 |
| State of Alaska Official Election Pamphlet | Ballot measures, candidate and general info | Filipino (Tagalog) and Spanish | 2014: November 4, 2014 2012: November 6, 2012 |
| State of Alaska Official Election Pamphlet | Ballot measures, candidate and general info | Filipino (Tagalog) | 2010: November 2, 2010 • August 24, 2010 2008: November 4, 2008 • August 26, 2008 |
Arizona
The Arizona Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Publicity Pamphlet | Ballot measures, judicial performance reviews and general info | English and Spanish (partly) | 2012: General election 2010: 2010 • General election • Primary election • Special election |
Arkansas
The Arkansas Secretary of State provides online voter information on the secretary of state's website.
California
The California Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Official Voter Information Guide | Ballot measures, candidate, and general info | English; Partly in Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean | 2014 • 2012 General election • 2012 Primary election • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 General election • 2008 Primary election • 2008 February election • 2006 General election • 2006 Primary election • 2005 • 2004 General election • 2004 Primary election • 2003 • 2002 General election • 2002 Primary election • 2000 General election • 2000 Primary election • 1998 • 1998 Primary election • 1996 General election • 1996 Primary election |
| Ballot Pamphlet | Ballot measures | English | • November 6, 2012 1911 through 2010 (via U.C. Hastings College of the Law) |
Colorado
The Colorado Secretary of State's Election Division provides online voter information. The Colorado Legislative Council maintains digital copies of their Blue Book ballot analysis in English and Spanish back to 1998. Older information is available through the University of Denver Westminster Law Library:
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| State Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book) | Ballot measures and judges | English | 2015 • 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2008 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 • 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1990 • 1988 • 1984 • 1982 • 1980 • 1978 • 1976 • 1974 • 1972 • 1970 • 1968 • 1966 • 1964 • 1962 • 1960 • 1958 • 1956 • 1954 |
| State Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book) | Ballot measures and judges | Spanish | 2015 • 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2008 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1994 • 1990 • 1986 |
Connecticut
The Connecticut Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Delaware
The Delaware Commissioner of Elections provides online voter information. Past election information is available through 1996.
Note: Delaware does not allow citizen initiative, referendum or recall, and, therefore, there are no ballot measure voter guides to list.
Florida
The Florida Division of Elections provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Florida voter registration and voting guide | General voter info | English | 2014 • 2012 |
| Constitutional Amendments and Referendum | Ballot measures information | English | 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2008 • 2006 • 2004 • 2002 • 2000 • 1998 • 1996 • 1994 • 1992 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 • 1984 • 1982 • 1980 • 1978 |
| Constitutional Amendments and Referendum | Ballot measures information | Spanish | 2014 • 2012 • 2010 |
Georgia
The Georgia Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Proposed Constitutional Amendments and State-Wide Referendum Questions | Ballot measure information | English | 2014 • 2012 • 2010 |
Hawaii
The State of Hawaii, Office of Elections provides online voter information. Some information is available in Chinese, Ilocano and Japanese.
Idaho
The Idaho Secretary of State provides online voter information at IdahoVotes.gov. The Secretary of State also maintains historical information on Idaho initiatives and constitutional amendments.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Idaho Voters' Pamphlet | Ballot measures and general voter info | English | 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2006 • 2002 • 1998 |
| Idaho Voters’ Pamphlet | Ballot measures and general voter info | English | 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2008 • 2006 • 2004 • 2002 • 2000 • 1998 |
Illinois
The Illinois State Board of Elections provides online voter information.
Indiana
The Indiana Secretary of State's Elections Division provides online voter information. Further information is available through IndianaVoters.com.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Indiana Voter Information Guide | General voter info | English | 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2008 • 2004 • 2002 • 2000 |
| Indiana Voter Information Guide | General voter info | Spanish | 2011 |
| Indiana Voter Information Guide | Ballot measures info | English | 2004 • 2000 |
Iowa
The Iowa Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Kansas
The Kansas Secretary of State provides online voter information. Further information is available through Vote! Kansas.
Kentucky
The Kentucky Board of Elections provides online voter information. The Kentucky Secretary of State provides other election services, such as sample ballots.
Louisiana
The Louisiana Secretary of State provides online voter information through GeauxVote.com portal page.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| PAR Guide to the constitutional amendments | Constitutional amendment information | English | 2015 • 2014 • 2012 |
Unofficial voter guides
| Guide publisher | Type of guide | Affiliation | Available dates |
| League of Women Voters | Candidate info | Nonpartisan | 2015 • 2014 • 2012 |
Maine
The Maine Secretary of State and the Bureau of Corporations Elections and Commissions provide online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Maine Citizen's Guide to Referendum | Ballot measures info | English | 2015 • 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2010 Primary • 2009 • 2008 • 2008 Primary • 2007 • 2007 Primary • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2004 Primary • 2003 • 2003 Primary • 2002 • 2002 Primary • 2001 • 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1998 Primary • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 |
Maryland
The Maryland State Board of Elections provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Maryland election information | Ballot measures and candidate info | English | 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2008 • 2006 • 2004 • 2002 • 2000 • 1998 • 1996 • 1994 • 1992 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 |
Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Secretary of State's Elections Division provides online voter information. Voter registration information is also available through wheredoivotema.com.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Massachusetts Information for Voters | Ballot Measures and general voter info | English | • November 6, 2012
• November 2, 2010 November 4, 2008, November 7, 2006, November 2, 2004, November 5, 2002, November 7, 2000 |
| Massachusetts Information for Voters | Ballot Measures and general voter info | Spanish | • November 2, 2010 • November 4, 2008, November 7, 2006, November 5, 2002 |
| Massachusetts Information for Voters | Ballot measures, candidate and general voter info | English | • 2012 •1998 |
Michigan
The Michigan Secretary of State and the Michigan Voter Information Center provide online voter information through Michigan.gov/vote. Further information is provided on the Secretary of States website. Limited documentation is available in Spanish.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| State Candidates and Proposals | Ballot measures and candidate info | English | • Current |
| - | Ballot measures info (refer to note) | English | • 2012
2010 Prop 1, 2008 prop 1, 2008 prop 2, 2006, 2004 Prop 1, 2004 Prop 2, 2002 |
Note: The Michigan House Fiscal Agency creates an analysis of ballot proposals that are prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations. It is not an official statement of legislative intent.
Minnesota
The Minnesota Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Mississippi
The Mississippi Secretary of State and the Voter Information Center provide online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| The Mississippi Voter Information Guide | General voter info | English | • Current |
Missouri
The Missouri Secretary of State provides online voter information. Further information is available through Vote Missouri - The Missouri Voting Rights Center.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| - | Ballot measures info | English | • 2012 2004 |
| - | Ballot measures and general voter info | English | • 2012 2008 |
Montana
The Montana Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Voter Information Pamphlet | Ballot Measures and general voter info | English | • 2012
2010,
2008,
2006,
2004,
2000 |
| - | Ballot measures info | English | • Current |
Nebraska
The Nebraska Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Informational Pamphlet on Initiative Measures | Ballot initiative info | English | • November 6, 2012 2000 |
| - | Proposed Constitutional Amendment info | English | • November 6, 2012
May 11, 2010, 2006, 2004, 2002 |
Nevada
The Nevada Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Statewide Ballot Questions | Ballot measures info | English | • 2012 • 1942-Current |
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Secretary of State's Election Division provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Voter's Guide | Ballot measures info | English | • 2012 2006 |
Note: The Election Division states, "the state website [will provide] information on ballot measures or questions when they exist."[1]
New Jersey
The New Jersey Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| - | Ballot measures info | - | • 2012 |
New Mexico
The New Mexico Secretary of State provides online voter information (dead link) in English and partly in Spanish. Publications include a comprehensive Election Handbook.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Voter Guide | Ballot measures info | English and Spanish | • November 6, 2012 2008 (dead link) |
| Constitutional Amendments: Brief Analysis and Arguments For and Against by the New Mexico Legislative Council Service | Ballot measure info | English | • 2012 2003 |
New York
The New York State Board of Elections provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
According to an email to Ballotpedia staff from the Elections Board received on June 9, 2011, "The State does not provide voter guides on candidates or ballot propositions."[2]
Unofficial voter guides
The New York City Campaign Finance Board sponsors voter guides in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean:
| Guide publisher | Type of guide | Affiliation | Available dates |
| The Official NYC Voter Guide | Ballot measures, candidate, and general voter info | Nonpartisan | • 1998-2010 |
North Carolina
The North Carolina State Board of Elections provides online voter information. The North Carolina Secretary of State provides informational press releases when constitutional amendments are on the ballot.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Voter Guide | General voter info | English and Spanish | • Current |
| North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State - Press Release | Ballot measure info | English | • 2012
2010, 2004[3] |
North Dakota
The North Dakota Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Ballot Measures to be Considered | Ballot measures info | English | • 2012 |
Ohio
The Ohio Secretary of State provides online voter information. The ballot language of constitutional amendments, initiatives, and referendums, and the public information pertaining to them are handled by The Ballot Board, a five-member board hosted and chaired by the Secretary of State.[4]
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Ohio Issues Report | Ballot measures info | English | • May 4, 2010 November 3, 2009
November 4, 2008,
November 7, 2006,
November 8, 2005,
November 2, 2004,
November 4, 2003,
November 5, 2002,
November 7, 2000 |
| Ballot Board | Ballot measures info | English | 2015 • 2012 2007 |
Unofficial voter guides
| Guide publisher | Type of guide | Affiliation | Available dates |
| League of Women Voters of Ohio | Ballot measures info | Nonpartisan | 2015 |
Oklahoma
The Oklahoma State Election Board provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| A Guide to the 2010 Statewide Elections in Oklahoma | General candidate, voter and press info | English | • 2010 |
| State Questions for General Elections | Ballot measures info | English | • November 6, 2012 November 2, 2010 |
Oregon
The Oregon Secretary of State's Election Division provides online voter information. Voter guides have been made available online in English (Since the Special Primary Election of 1995), Spanish (since the General Election of 2002), and an audio format (since the Primary Election of 2006).
Note: No voter guide was published for April 2, 1996.[5]
Pennsylvania
The Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation, under the Department of State, provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| votesPA.com | General voter info | English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Khmer, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese | • Current |
Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Secretary of State provides online voter information. The Rhode Island Board of Elections provides additional information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Rhode Island Voter Information Handbook | Ballot measures and general voter info | English | • November 6, 2012 November 4, 2008 |
South Carolina
The South Carolina State Election Commission provides online voter information
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| - | Ballot measures info | English | • 2010 |
Unofficial voter guides
| Guide publisher | Type of guide | Affiliation | Available dates |
| League of Women Voters | Ballot measures info | - | League of Women Voters - 2012 |
South Dakota
The South Dakota Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Ballot Questions Pamphlet (and Attorney General's Explanation) | Ballot measures info | English | • November 6, 2012
• November 2, 2010 |
Tennessee
The Tennessee Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| - | Ballot measures info | English | • 2010 |
Texas
The Texas Secretary of State provides online voter information. The Secretary of State has also created votexas.org to promote voting and voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| - | General voter info | English | • Current |
| - | General voter info | English | • Current |
| - | Ballot measure info | English and Spanish | 2015 • 2009, November 6, 2007 • May 12, 2007 • 2005 • 2003 |
| Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments by the Texas Legislative Council | Ballot measure info | English | 2015 • 2009 • 2007 • 2005 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 |
Unofficial voter guides
| Guide publisher | Type of guide | Affiliation | Available dates |
| Texas State Senator Steve Ogden | Ballot Measures | Republican (Guide in nonpartisan format) | • November 3, 2009,
November 6, 2007, September 13, 2003, November 6, 2001 |
| Texas State Senator Tommy Williams | Ballot Measures | Republican(Guide in nonpartisan format) | • November 3, 2009 |
Utah
The Lieutenant Governor of Utah provides online voter information. Further voter information is available at vote.utah.gov.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Utah Voter Information Pamphlet | Ballot measures, candidate, judges and general voter info | English | • 2012 (listed by county) • November 2, 2010 - District 1,
District 2,
District 3,
District 4,
District 5,
District 6,
District 7,
District 8 |
Vermont
The Vermont Elections and Campaign Finance Divisions, under the office the Secretary of State, provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| The Statewide Candidate Information Publication | Candidate and general voter info | English | • November 2, 2010,
November 4, 2008, November 7, 2006, November 2, 2004, November 5, 2002, |
Note: The Statewide Candidate Information Publication was first produced for the 1996 Presidential Primary, and the State Legislature then authorized its publication every election year.[6]
Virginia
The Virginia State Board of Elections provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| - | Ballot measures info | English | • 2012 |
Washington
The Secretary of State for Washington provides online voter information in multiple languages, including Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Voter guides have been made available in Spanish since 1973, in Braille since at least 1982, and Chinese since at least 1993.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| State of Washington Voters Pamphlet | Ballot measures, candidate, judges and general voter info | English | 2015 • 2010 General Election (timed out),
2010 Primary |
| TVW - Video Voters' Guide | Ballot measures and candidate info | English | 2015 • 2012 |
West Virginia
The West Virginia Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board provides voter information online.
Wyoming
The Wyoming Secretary of State provides online voter information.
Official voter guides
| Official guide name | Type of guide | Language | Available dates |
| Wyoming Voter's Guide | General voter info | English | 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2008 • 2006 • 2004 |
| Wyoming Voter's Guide | Ballot measures info | English | 2014 • 2012 • 2010 • 2008 • 2006 • 2004 • 2002 • 2000 • 1998 |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of States Election Division, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "E-mail from New York State Board of Elections," June 9, 2011
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State Recent Press Releases, "Three State Constitutional Amendments on November Ballot," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ballot Board," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Special Congressional Primary," April 2, 1996
- ↑ Vermont Board of Elections, "Vermont General Election 2012 Statewide Candidate Information Publication," October 22, 2012
