As of April 14, 94 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 36 states, 10 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024).
Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity during the past two weeks:
- Ten new measures were certified for the ballot — four in Alabama, one in Idaho, one in Kentucky, one in Maine, two in Maryland, and one in Oklahoma. One, in Maine, was a citizen-initiated ballot measure. The other nine were legislative referrals. Nine will be on the ballot for Nov. 3. One, in Oklahoma, will be on the ballot for Aug. 25.
- Alabama Broadcast The Star-Spangled Banner in Public Schools Amendment
- Alabama Require Pledge of Allegiance and Allow Student-Led Prayer in Public Schools Amendment
- Alabama Require Special Election for Lieutenant Governor Vacancies Amendment
- Alabama School District Consolidation Process Amendment
- Idaho Official State Gun Question
- Kentucky Limit Governor's Pardon Power and Commutations Near General Election Amendment
- Maine Birth Certificate Sex Requirement for Public School Sports Initiative
- Maryland Changes to Collective Bargaining for State Employees Amendment
- Maryland Transit Administration Authority to Take Property for Transit Purposes Amendment
- Oklahoma Require Legislature to Establish Tax Revenue Reimbursement Methodology Amendment
- In Maryland, the General Assembly passed a revised version of the Commission on Judicial Disabilities Vacancies Amendment, replacing the version certified in 2025.
- Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification for eight citizen-initiated measures in three states:
- California Homeownership Loan Program and Single-Family Home Construction Initiative
- California Limit Compensation of Healthcare Executives Initiative
- California Spending Requirements for Federally Qualified Health Centers Initiative
- California Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Special Taxes and Charter City Real Estate Transfer Tax Prohibition Initiative
- California Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative
- Michigan Citizenship Requirement for Voting Initiative
- Missouri Congressional Map Referendum
- North Dakota Require Schools to Provide Free Meals to Students Initiative
- Enough signatures were verified for 11 indirect initiatives in Massachusetts to certify them to the legislature:
- Massachusetts Change State Tax Revenue Limit Initiative
- Massachusetts Decrease State Income Tax Rate to 4% Initiative
- Massachusetts Eliminate Recreational Marijuana Sales and Allow Limited Possession Initiative
- Massachusetts Establish the Nature for All Fund Initiative
- Massachusetts Legislative Stipend Calculation and Payment Rules Initiative
- Massachusetts Limit on Required Lot Size for Single-Family Homes Initiative
- Massachusetts Permit Collective Bargaining for Committee for Public Counsel Services Employees Initiative
- Massachusetts Permit Same-Day Voter Registration Initiative
- Massachusetts Public Records Requirements for Legislature and Governor’s Office Initiative
- Massachusetts Rent Control Initiative
- Massachusetts Top-Two Primary Elections Initiative
The last signature deadline for ballot initiatives was Feb. 15, 2026, in Utah. Signatures were submitted for the Utah Eliminate the Independent Redistricting Commission Initiative, which failed to make the ballot after enough signatures were withdrawn.
The next signature deadline is May 1 in Idaho, where initiatives related to the sales tax, abortion, medical marijuana, and recreational marijuana have been approved for signature gathering.
By this time during even-numbered years from 2014 through 2024, an average of 84 statewide measures had been certified for the ballot. During this period, the average total number of statewide ballot measures certified in an even-numbered year was 153.
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