As of June 23, 142 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, 27 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024).
Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity during the past two weeks:
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Twenty-one
new measures were certified for the ballot in five states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Ohio, and Rhode Island.
- Arizona Prohibit New Photo Traffic Enforcement Systems Measure
- Arizona Prohibit Race- or Ethnicity-Based Preferential Treatment, Public Education Offices, and Disciplinary Policies Amendment
- Arizona Prohibit School District Payroll Deductions for Labor Organization Dues and Collective Bargaining Agreements Amendment
- Arizona Prohibit State Confiscation of Military Family Empowerment Scholarship Account Funds and Void Conflicting Laws Amendment
- Arizona Require Certain School Districts to Spend 60% of Operational Spending on Direct Instruction Measure
- Arizona Require Schools and Athletic Associations to Restrict Use of Restrooms, Locker Rooms, and Other Private Spaces Based on Sex Measure
- Arizona Voter Identification and Citizenship Voting Requirements Amendment
- California Establish Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Institute Initiative
- California Establish Personal Injury Lawyer Regulations Initiative
- California Expedited Environmental Review Process for Certain Projects Initiative
- California One-Time Wealth Tax for State-Funded Healthcare, Education, and Food Assistance Programs Initiative
- California Renew State Income Tax Increase for Education Funding Initiative
- California Require Background Checks and Sexual Assault Reporting by Rideshare Companies Initiative
- California Revenue Use Requirements for New Special Taxes Amendment
- Colorado Require Vehicle-Related and Fuel Tax Revenue to Be Used for Road Transportation Initiative
- Ohio Voter Identification Requirement Amendment
- Rhode Island Economic and Infrastructure Development Bond Measure
- Rhode Island Environment and Watershed Protection and Development Bond Measure
- Rhode Island Higher Education Facilities Bond Measure
- Rhode Island Historical Center and Cultural Grants Bond Measure
- Rhode Island Housing Development Bond Measure
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Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification for
12
citizen-initiated measures in six states:
- California Prohibit Taxes on Retirement Holdings and Personal Savings Amendment
- California State University Staff First-Time Homebuyer Down Payment Loan Program Initiative
- Idaho Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative
- Idaho Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act Initiative
- Michigan Citizenship Verification and Voter Identification Initiative
- Michigan Utility and Government Contractor Campaign Finance Regulations Initiative
- Missouri Congressional Map Referendum
- Missouri Initiative and Referendum Powers and Legislative Change Requirements Amendment
- Montana CI-132, Require Nonpartisan Judicial Elections Initiative
- Montana CI-133, Add Right to Initiative and Referendum Power to Declaration of Rights Amendment
- Montana Initiative 194, Exclude Political Spending from Artificial Persons’ Charter Powers Initiative
- Oregon Criminalize Hunting, Fishing, and Intentional Injury to Animals Initiative
The most recent signature deadline for ballot initiatives was June 21, 2026. Campaigns submitted signatures for three initiatives. The next deadline is June 24 in Nevada, where no campaigns are expected to file signatures.
California does not have a fixed signature submission deadline, but it does have a signature verification deadline of June 25. Two initiatives remain pending verification: one has a verification deadline of June 24, and the other has a deadline of July 6. Because the second deadline falls after the cutoff for the 2026 ballot, the initiative would be eligible for the 2028 ballot instead, unless county election officials complete verification ahead of the statutory schedule.
In California, campaigns may withdraw qualified ballot initiatives until June 25, and at least two plan to do so. Competing initiatives backed by Uber and the Consumer Attorneys of California had qualified for the November ballot. On June 18, however, both campaigns announced that they had reached an agreement and would withdraw their initiatives. The initiatives remain included in the total count because they have not officially been withdrawn yet.
By this point in even-numbered years from 2014 through 2024, an average of 115 statewide measures had been certified for the ballot. During this period, the average total number of statewide ballot measures certified in an even-numbered year was 153.
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