Sports and athletics
4 tracked measures relating to sports and athletics, in 4 states.
Topic labels are applied by this site to group related measures. They are a navigation aid, not a legal classification, and they are not assigned by any state.
Arizona
1 measure
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On the ballot
Proposition 318 would enact a state statute requiring schools and athletic associations to restrict access to restrooms, locker rooms, showers, and similar private spaces according to the…
Colorado
1 measure
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On the ballot
This initiated statute would require every K-12 and collegiate athletic team or sport sponsored by a school, higher education institution, or athletic association in Colorado to be…
Nevada
1 measure
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Did not qualify
This proposed constitutional amendment would have required publicly funded athletic programs in Nevada to designate every sport as male, female, or coeducational based on the sex recorded…
Washington
1 measure
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On the ballot
Initiative IL26-638 would require Washington school districts and organizations that oversee interscholastic sports to bar students they define as biologically male from competing in…
About sports and athletics ballot measures
Measures with this tag concern organized athletics governed or funded by the state: eligibility and participation rules for school and college sports, the bodies that set those rules, public funding for stadiums and facilities, and compensation or name-and-likeness rights for athletes.
The threshold question on any of them is scope — which institutions are actually covered. A measure may reach public K–12 schools only, or extend to public colleges and universities, or attempt to bind private schools that compete in a state association. Related but separate is who enforces the rule: a state agency, the athletic association, the institution itself, or a private right of action for someone affected.
Facility and funding questions are read the same way as any other spending measure: what the revenue source is, whether the obligation is one-time or recurring, and what the state's fiscal analysis estimates. Where a measure is a constitutional amendment rather than a statute, note that the legislature will not be able to adjust it later without returning to the voters.
Wording, numbering, and certification status are set by each state and can change up to the printing of the ballot. Every summary above links to the records it was built from; where those records disagree with this page, the records govern. Confirm the final ballot text with your state or county election authority before you rely on it.