The number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average compared to previous election cycles as of May 13.

2025 ballot measures

For 2025, 15 statewide ballot measures have been certified in six states—Colorado, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is seven more than the average of eight certified measures at this point in the election cycle across odd-numbered years since 2010. As of May 13, voters have decided on six of those ballot measures. Nine are scheduled for elections on Nov. 4, 2025.

Over the past two weeks, seven new measures were certified for the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot:

• Colorado: Allow State to Retain Revenue From Proposition FF Measure
• Colorado: Tax Deductions and Revenue for School Meals Measure
• Texas: Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment
• Texas: Prohibit Capital Gains Tax on Individuals, Estates, and Trusts Amendment
• Texas: Prohibit Death Taxes on a Decedent’s Property or Estate Transfer Amendment
• Texas: Establish Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Amendment
• Texas: Property Tax Exemption on Retail Animal Feed Amendment

The following chart shows the number of ballot measures certified each week of an odd-numbered year:

2026 ballot measures

For 2026, 40 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 24 states. Over the past two weeks, six new ballot measures have been certified in three states for the 2026 elections.

• Alabama: Add to List of Non-Bailable Offenses Amendment
• Alabama: Prohibit Lowering District Attorney Compensation During Term of Office Amendment
• Florida: Exempt Tangible Personal Property Used for Agriculture or Agritourism from Property Taxes Amendment
• Missouri: Require Election of Jackson County Assessor Amendment
• North Dakota: Single-Subject Requirement for Constitutional Amendments Measure
• Vermont: Proposal 3, Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment

The following heatmap shows how many statewide ballot measures were certified each month from 2012 to 2026, grouped by two-year election cycles leading up to even-numbered general elections. Each row includes certifications from both the odd- and even-numbered years in that cycle, highlighting how active each month tends to be. The bottom row displays the monthly averages across all years.

Signature deadlines for 2025 and 2026

Signatures were verified for two indirect initiatives in Maine, which would appear on the ballot for Nov. 4, 2025. In Nevada, signatures were verified for one indirect initiative, which would appear on the ballot in 2026. As these citizen-initiated measures are indirect, the legislature has the option to pass them outright. Otherwise, voters will decide these ballot initiatives.

• Maine Extreme Risk Protection Orders to Restrict Firearms and Weapons Access Initiative (2025)
• Maine Require Voter Photo ID and Change Absentee Ballot and Dropbox Rules Initiative (2025)
• Nevada Exempt School Teachers from Public Employee Strike Ban Initiative (2026)

Signatures for a veto referendum were filed in Utah. The veto referendum, which would appear on the ballot in 2026, concerns House Bill 267 (HB 267). HB 267 prohibits public employers from recognizing a labor organization as a bargaining agent for public employees. On May 8, the lieutenant governor announced that 251,274 signatures had been verified. There is now a 45-day period for citizens to remove their signatures before the referendum can be certified for the ballot.

The next signature deadlines are July 2, 2025, in Ohio and July 3, 2025, in Washington for initiatives intended for the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot.