For 2024, 105 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 35 states, five more measures than the average (100) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157.
Here’s an update on the ballot measure activity during the past two weeks.
Thirteen ballot measures were certified in Alabama, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, and South Dakota:
- Alabama Allow Franklin County Board of Education to Sell Land in the County School System Amendment
- California Require Personal Finance Course for High School Graduation Initiative
- Colorado Initiative and Referendum Filing and Judicial Retention Filing Deadlines Amendment
- Colorado Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment
- Colorado Retain Sports Betting Tax Revenue Measure
- Colorado Sales Tax on Firearms Dealers, Manufacturers, and Ammunition Vendors Measure
- Hawaii Judicial Appointments and Confirmations Amendment
- Illinois Assisted Reproductive Healthcare Advisory Question
- Illinois Penalties for Violation of Duties of Election Worker Advisory Question
- Illinois Property Tax Advisory Question
- Missouri Allow Legislature to Require a City to Increase Funding without State Reimbursement for a Police Force Established by State Board Amendment
- South Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment
- South Dakota Initiated Measure 28, Prohibit Food and Grocery Taxes Initiative
For 2024, 105 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 35 states, five more measures than the average (100) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157.
Here’s an update on the ballot measure activity during the past two weeks.
Thirteen ballot measures were certified in Alabama, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, and South Dakota:
- Alabama Allow Franklin County Board of Education to Sell Land in the County School System Amendment
- California Require Personal Finance Course for High School Graduation Initiative
- Colorado Initiative and Referendum Filing and Judicial Retention Filing Deadlines Amendment
- Colorado Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment
- Colorado Retain Sports Betting Tax Revenue Measure
- Colorado Sales Tax on Firearms Dealers, Manufacturers, and Ammunition Vendors Measure
- Hawaii Judicial Appointments and Confirmations Amendment
- Illinois Assisted Reproductive Healthcare Advisory Question
- Illinois Penalties for Violation of Duties of Election Worker Advisory Question
- Illinois Property Tax Advisory Question
- Missouri Allow Legislature to Require a City to Increase Funding without State Reimbursement for a Police Force Established by State Board Amendment
- South Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment
- South Dakota Initiated Measure 28, Prohibit Food and Grocery Taxes Initiative
One ballot measure was removed from the ballot due to a court order in New York. However, the ruling has been appealed.
Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification for 13 initiatives, four in California, one in Colorado, one in Idaho, four in Missouri, and three in South Dakota.
- California Changes to the State Children’s Services Program Initiative
- California Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative
- California Managed Care Organization Tax Authorization Initiative
- California Require Certain Participants in Medi-Cal Rx Program to Spend 98% of Revenues on Patient Care Initiative
- Colorado Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative
- Idaho Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative
- Missouri Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative
- Missouri Osage River Gambling Boat License Amendment
- Missouri Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment
- Missouri Sports Betting Amendment
- South Dakota Marijuana Legalization Initiative
- South Dakota Right to Abortion Initiative
- South Dakota Top-Two Open Primary Elections Amendment
In Massachusetts, enough signatures were verified for six indirect ballot initiatives for them to appear before state legislatures:
- Massachusetts App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative
- Massachusetts Authorization of State Auditor to Audit General Court Initiative
- Massachusetts Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees Initiative
- Massachusetts Regulated Access to Psychedelic Substances Initiative
- Massachusetts Repeal Competency Assessment Requirement for High School Graduation Initiative
- Massachusetts Unionization and Collective Bargaining for Transportation Network Drivers Initiative
In Massachusetts, initiated state statutes are indirect. This means the legislature had the option to pass the initiatives outright. The deadline was May 1, 2024. As the legislature did not pass any of the initiatives, campaigns must gather a second round of 12,429 signatures by July 3, 2024.
The most recent signature deadline for citizen-initiated ballot measures was May 7, 2024, in South Dakota. Signatures were filed for four initiatives, one of which has been certified and three of which are pending signature verification.
The next signature deadline is May 29, 2024, in Michigan, for indirect initiated state statutes. There are four potential initiated statutes in Michigan. Additionally, petitions for one initiative that were submitted in 2022 were rejected by the Board of State Canvassers, but the campaign is appealing the order. The potential initiatives address minimum wage, sentencing credits, renewable energy standards, solar installations and zoning, and public information requests.
The following chart shows the number of ballot measures certified each week of an even-numbered year.
