Author: Alexis Thacker
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Voters approved five of six measures to explicitly limit voting in state and local elections to U.S. citizens
Voters in six states decided ballot measures related to citizenship requirements for voting on Nov. 3. Here are the results and what they mean. Voters approved five measures and defeated one. Each proposed explicitly limiting voting in state and local elections to U.S. citizens. Five sought to amend state constitutions, while Alaska’s measure sought to…
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Voters approved three and defeated three measures that would have established or expanded voter ID requirements in state constitutions
Voters in six states decided ballot measures related to voter identification requirements on Nov. 3. Here are the results and what they mean. Voters approved three measures and defeated three. All six proposed establishing or expanding voter ID requirements in state constitutions; none proposed reducing or eliminating existing requirements. Earlier this year, Oklahoma voters approved…
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Massachusetts voters submit signatures for a 2028 veto referendum to repeal a recently enacted law permitting abortion after 24 weeks' gestation
In Massachusetts, the Compassionate Care Coalition submitted approximately 100,000 signatures to the state election division in support of a veto referendum that would repeal Massachusetts’ latest legislation concerning abortion. The veto referendum aims to repeal Massachusetts House Bill 5595 (H. 5595). H. 5595 permits abortions in the state of Massachusetts after 24 weeks' gestation "based…
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Signature validity for 2026 initiatives was 78.0%, consistent with the ten-year average of 78.8%
A total of 53 citizen-initiated ballot measures were certified for the 2026 ballot in 15 states. Proponents of citizen-initiated ballot measures—including veto referendums, initiated state statutes, and initiated constitutional amendments—collect petition signatures from a certain minimum number of registered voters in a state. For 2026, the average signature validity rate (the number of signatures deemed…
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New York City voters to decide five charter amendments on permitting, contracting, and other government processes on Nov. 3
Voters in New York City will decide on five ballot measures on Nov. 3, 2026. All five measures are charter amendments and were placed on the ballot by the city’s Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE). In May 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) created COGE to review the New York City charter, with a focus on…
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Virginia voters will decide 64 local ballot measures on Election Day, more than the last three Novembers combined
Voters across Virginia will decide on 64 local ballot measures on Nov. 3, more than four times as much as the November 2024 election. Ballotpedia has covered every local ballot measure in Virginia beginning in 2023. Between 2023 and 2026, an average of about 24 measures were on the November ballot in Virginia. 1% sales…
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Voters in three cities will decide on ballot measures to implement ranked-choice voting in local elections on November 3
Voters in three local jurisdictions will decide on ballot measures that would implement ranked-choice voting systems on Nov. 3, 2026. Voters in Irvine, California, will decide on Measure D. Voters in Honolulu, HI, will decide on Question 5. Both would amend city ordinances. Longmont, CO voters will decide on Question 3C, a city charter amendment.…
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St. Paul, Minnesota, tenant repair and rent-deduction ballot initiative will be on Nov. ballot
Voters in St. Paul, Minnesota, will decide on an initiated measure on Nov. 3 that would allow tenants to arrange certain repairs to their residences when their landlords do not complete the repairs after receiving written notice. The initiative, described as establishing a tenant right to repair, would apply when a landlord does not make…
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Two multi-county transit districts—in California and Colorado—will decide on sales tax measures to fund public transportation projects in November
Voters in two metropolitan areas will decide ballot measures to levy sales taxes to fund multicounty public transportation systems on Nov. 3, 2026. Front Range Passenger Rail District Measure Voters in Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail (FRPR) District will decide on a ballot measure that would issue a 0.333% sales tax in the district and…
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San Francisco voters to decide on 11 local ballot measures on Nov. 3, 2026
Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on 11 ballot measures on Nov. 3, 2026, including six charter amendments, four ordinances, and one regional measure. Two measures concern the public transportation system: Proposition D would make the following changes to the ballot measure process: Two measures concern the city’s real estate transfer tax: Proposition G…