Author: Brandon McCauley
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Signatures submitted in Colorado for initiative that would require approval from an independent commission and the state supreme court for mid-decade redistricting maps
In Colorado, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state's office on July 29 for a ballot initiative related to mid-decade redistricting. The measure — known as Initiative 256 — would require any mid-decade redistricting plan to be approved by both the state's independent redistricting commission and the Colorado Supreme Court. The initiative would also…
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Signatures submitted for Colorado initiative that would retain sales tax revenue for environmental fund
In Colorado, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state's office on July 27 for a ballot initiative related to the allocation of sales tax revenue. The measure, Initiative 308, would exempt sales tax revenue generated from the sale of sporting goods and equipment from the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) provision, which requires excess…
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Hawaii has decided on 144 ballot measures since 1950
Since 1950, Hawaii voters have decided on 144 ballot measures. Of those, 121 (84%) were approved, and 23 (16%) were defeated. In Hawaii, the state legislature can refer constitutional amendments and state statutes to the ballot. However, citizens of Hawaii do not have the power to initiate statewide ballot measures, and the state has never…
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Signatures submitted for Colorado initiative requiring ballot questions at an eighth-grade reading level and limiting conflicting language requirements
In Colorado, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state's office on July 20, 2026, for a ballot initiative related to the readability of ballot measure questions. The initiative — known as Initiative 234 — would require ballot questions to be in plain language, at no more than an eighth-grade reading level. It would also…
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Signatures submitted for Colorado initiative requiring mail-in ballots to contain a voter identification number
In Colorado, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state's office on July 16, 2026, for a ballot initiative related to voter identification requirements for mail-in voting. The initiative — known as Initiative 362 — would add a new section to Article VII of the Colorado Constitution to require voters to provide both their signature…
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Signatures submitted for Colorado income tax cap measure that competes with proposed graduated income tax initiative
In Colorado, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state on July 15, 2026, for a ballot initiative to cap individual and corporate income tax rates at 4.4% of a taxpayer's federal taxable income. The Colorado secretary of state's office has until Sept. 2, 2026, to review the signatures to determine whether the petition contains…
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Washington voters to decide on an initiative to repeal legislation establishing an income tax for households earning over $1 million and ban income taxes in general
Voters in Washington will decide on a ballot measure that would repeal legislation establishing an income tax for certain households and ban income taxes altogether on Nov. 3, 2026. More specifically, the measure — known as I-645 — is an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, that would repeal provisions of…
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Signatures submitted for Arkansas initiative to prohibit the state legislature from amending or repealing constitutional amendments and require voter approval for changes to the initiative and referendum process
In Arkansas, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state on July 3, 2026, for a ballot initiative that would prevent the state legislature from amending or repealing approved constitutional amendments, require voter approval for proposed changes to the ballot initiative and referendum process, and establish a process for the attorney general to review ballot…
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Signatures submitted for Washington initiative to repeal legislation establishing an income tax for households earning over $1 million and ban income taxes in general
In Washington, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state on July 2, 2026, for a ballot initiative that would repeal legislation establishing an income tax for certain households and ban income taxes altogether. More specifically, the measure would repeal Senate Bill 6346 (SB 6346), which imposes a 9.9% tax on household income exceeding $1…
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North Dakota voters approved a measure to ban parking meters 78 years ago, on June 29, 1948
On this day, June 29, 1948, North Dakota voters approved a ballot measure to ban parking meters on all public streets. The measure, which appeared on the ballot as Initiative 2, prohibited the use of parking meters, or any devices "requiring the deposit therein of coins or tokens for the privilege of parking cars or…