For 2024, 148 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 41 states, which equals the average (148) 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. In 2022, 140 measures were certified for state ballots.

Here’s an update on the ballot measure activity during the past two weeks.

Eight ballot measures were certified in four states—Arizona, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota:

• Arizona Proposition 139, Right to Abortion Initiative
• Arizona Proposition 140, Eliminate Partisan Primaries Initiative
• Missouri Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative
• Missouri Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative
• Missouri Sports Betting Initiative
• Montana CI-128, Right to Abortion Initiative
• Nebraska Paid Sick Leave Initiative
• North Dakota Initiated Measure 5, Marijuana Legalization Initiative

Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification or legal actions for 16 initiatives in five states: Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.

• Arkansas Medical Marijuana Expansion Initiative
• Arkansas Right to Abortion Initiative
• Colorado Constitutional Right to School Choice Initiative
• Colorado Parole Eligibility Initiative
• Colorado Peace Officer Training and Support Fund Initiative
• Colorado Property Tax Valuation Reduction Initiative
• Colorado Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative
• Colorado Veterinary Professional Associate Initiative
• Montana Majority Vote Required to Win Elections Initiative
• Montana Top-Four Primary Initiative
• Nebraska Authorize State Treasurer to Administer Education Scholarship Program Referendum
• Nebraska Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative
• Nebraska Medical Marijuana Regulation Initiative
• Nebraska Prohibit Abortions After the First Trimester Amendment
• Nebraska Right to Abortion Initiative
• Oklahoma Minimum Wage Increase Initiative

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