The number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average compared to previous election cycles as of July 8.
2025 ballot measures
For 2025, 29 statewide ballot measures have been certified in eight states—Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is five more than the average of 24 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 23 are scheduled for elections on Nov. 4, 2025.
Over the past two weeks, two citizen-initiated statutes qualified for the ballot in Maine:
- Maine Extreme Risk Protection Orders to Restrict Firearms and Weapons Access Initiative
- Maine Require Voter Photo ID and Change Absentee Ballot and Dropbox Rules Initiative
The following chart shows the number of ballot measures certified each week of an odd-numbered year:
2026 ballot measures
For 2026, 55 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 28 states. This is 12 more than the average of 43 for this point in an even-numbered-year election cycle since 2010.
Over the past two weeks, one new ballot measure has been certified in one state—Arizona—for 2026 elections.
Signature deadlines for 2025 and 2026
The most recent signature deadlines for initiatives targeting the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot were July 2 in Ohio and July 3 in Washington. No campaigns submitted signatures in either state. The next and final signature deadline for 2025 ballot initiatives is August 4 in Colorado.
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