Election Day is November 3, 2026, and in several states the ballot goes beyond candidates. NRA-ILA has rounded up four statewide questions on firearms and hunting, and GUN Crusade checked the official state pages for each one we could. Here is a plain look at what voters will decide.
Arkansas Issue 2: a broader right to keep and bear arms
Status: Proposed constitutional amendment, referred by the legislature (SJR 11 of 2026).
Arkansas’s constitution currently protects the right to keep and bear arms for the “common defense.” According to the official ballot text from the Arkansas Secretary of State, Issue 2 would add lawful hunting and recreation and “any other lawful purpose.” It would also say the right covers ammunition, firearm accessories and components, and describe it as a “natural, fundamental, and individual” right that “shall not be infringed.” If approved, it would take effect January 1, 2027.
For readers in our corner of the country, this is the closest of the four to home. Arkansas voters will see it as Issue No. 2 on their ballots.
Massachusetts Question 9: keep or repeal the 2024 gun law
Status: Referendum on an existing law, which is in effect.
Question 9 asks voters whether to keep the state’s 2024 firearms law, which NRA-ILA describes as adding registration and serialization rules, expanding restrictions on so-called assault weapons, broadening red-flag laws and limiting where people can carry. The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth explains that a yes vote keeps the law and a no vote repeals it.
That wording matters. NRA-ILA reports that earlier proposed language would have required a “yes” vote to strike the law, and that the final form flipped it. Massachusetts voters who want to repeal the law need to mark “no.”
Colorado Amendment 83: a right to hunt and fish
Status: Proposed citizen-initiated constitutional amendment.
Amendment 83 appears on the Colorado General Assembly’s ballot measures list. According to NRA-ILA, it would put a right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife in the state constitution, protect traditional methods, and name hunting and fishing as the preferred way to manage wildlife. NRA-ILA says Colorado would become the 25th state with such a right.
Idaho: picking a state firearm
On a lighter note, NRA-ILA reports Idaho voters are choosing an official state firearm from six classics: the Winchester Model 1894, the Winchester Model 1873, the Colt Single Action Army, the M1 Garand, the Colt M1911 and the Remington Model 700. We could not confirm on an official state page how this vote is being conducted, so Idaho readers should check with their county election office.
What you can do: Whatever your views, read the full official text before you vote, not just a summary or an ad. Ballot wording can be confusing, as Massachusetts shows. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office, and encourage family members who hunt or shoot to do the same.
GUN Crusade’s take: Lawmakers and courts get most of the headlines, but ballot questions put gun and hunting policy directly in voters’ hands. That’s a responsibility worth taking seriously.
This is news, not legal advice. Laws change, and your situation may differ; check with a qualified attorney or your state and local authorities before acting.
