The number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average compared to previous election cycles as of June 24.
2025 ballot measures
For 2025, 27 statewide ballot measures have been certified in seven states—Colorado, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is six more than the average of 21 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 21 are scheduled for elections on Nov. 4, 2025.
Over the past two weeks, no new state ballot measures have been certified for the 2025 ballot.
The following chart shows the number of ballot measures certified each week of an odd-numbered year:
2026 ballot measures
For 2026, 54 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 28 states. This is 12 more than the average of 42 for this point in an even-numbered-year election cycle since 2010.
Over the past two weeks, nine new ballot measures have been certified in four states for the 2026 elections:
- Arizona Require Voter Approval for Local Sales Tax on Groceries Measure
- Arizona Prohibit Taxes or Fees on Miles Traveled in Motor Vehicle Amendment
- Florida Changes to Budget Stabilization Fund Amendment
- Louisiana Allow Parishes to Exempt Business Inventory from Property Taxation Amendment
- Louisiana Increase Judicial Retirement Age to 75 Years Amendment
- Louisiana Legislative Authority to Add or Remove Unclassified Civil Service Positions Amendment
- Louisiana Repeal Certain Education Funds and Dedicate Revenues to Teachers’ Retirement System Amendment
- Louisiana St. George Community School System Authority Amendment
- Utah Prohibit Public Sector Union Collective Bargaining Referendum
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. As these citizen-initiated measures are indirect, the legislature has the option to pass them outright. Otherwise, voters will decide these ballot initiatives. As of June 25, the legislature remained in session.
- 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)
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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