State ballot measure update: Four ballot measures certified for 2025, one for 2026, during the past two weeks


Four statewide measures are certified for the 2025 ballot in one state—Louisiana—as of Nov. 26, 2024. For 2026, eight statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in six states.

2025 ballot measures

During the past two weeks, four constitutional amendments were certified in Louisiana for a special election on March 29, 2025:

2026 ballot measures

During the past two weeks, one veto referendum was certified in Massachusetts for the general election on November 3, 2026:

Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification for two initiatives in Nevada:

Upcoming deadlines

The following signature deadlines for ballot initiatives are within the next two months:

  • Dec. 27, 2024: Signatures for indirect initiated state statutes in Ohio for 2025.
  • Jan. 3, 2025: Signatures for indirect initiated state statutes in Washington for 2025.
  • Jan. 23, 2025: Signatures for indirect initiated state statutes in Maine for 2025.

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