The number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average compared to previous election cycles as of May 27.
2025 ballot measures
For 2025, 22 statewide ballot measures have been certified in six states—Colorado, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is nine more than the average of 13 certified measures at this point in the election cycle across odd-numbered years since 2010. Voters have already decided on six of those measures. The other 16 are scheduled for elections on Nov. 4, 2025.
Over the past two weeks, seven new measures were certified for the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot in Texas. Six of these addressed property tax exemptions:
- Authorize Tax Exemption for Tangible Property Used for Income Production Amendment
- Homestead Exemption for Improvements Made to Residence Destroyed by Fire Amendment
- Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Veterans Killed by a Service-Connected Disease Amendment
- Increase Homestead Property Tax Exemption Amendment
- Increase Homestead Tax Exemption for Elderly and Disabled Amendment
- Property Tax Exemption for Border Security Infrastructure Amendment (2025)
The seventh, the Parental Rights Amendment, would amend the Texas Constitution to provide that parents have the right “to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent’s child, including the right to make decisions concerning the child’s upbringing” and the responsibility “to nurture and protect the parent’s child.”
The following chart shows the number of ballot measures certified each week of an odd-numbered year:
2026 ballot measures
For 2026, 43 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 25 states. This is 11 more than the average of 32 for this point in an even-numbered-year election cycle since 2010.
Over the past two weeks, two new ballot measures have been certified in two states for the 2026 elections.
In Missouri, the legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the ballot to repeal 2024’s Amendment 3; prohibit abortion, with exceptions; and prohibit certain surgical and medical procedures for transgender minors.
In Alaska, an indirect ballot initiative related to campaign finance qualified for the ballot after the legislature did not pass the proposal before adjourning.
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. 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)
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.
The most recent signature deadline for citizen-initiated ballot measures was January 23, 2025, in Maine. Signatures were submitted for the two indirect initiatives.
The next signature deadlines are July 2 in Ohio and July 3 in Washington for initiatives intended for the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot.
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