Author: Jackie Mitchell
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What statewide ballot measures will Washington voters decide on November 3?
Voters in Washington will decide six statewide ballot measures on November 3: two binding measures and four nonbinding tax advisory questions. This year is the first presidential election year since 1928 in which the Washington ballot will not feature an Initiative to the People (ITP), a citizen-initiated state statute for which groups collect signatures to…
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Arkansas Supreme Court removes third citizen initiative from November ballot, leaving three legislative referrals for voters to decide
On September 17, the Arkansas Supreme Court removed Issue 6 from the November ballot. The referendum would have allowed voters to either repeal or uphold Act 579, which was designed to amend the definition of practice of optometry to allow optometrists to perform certain surgical procedures that were previously only performed by ophthalmologists. A yes…
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28 committees supporting and opposing Colorado’s November ballot measures have raised over $23 million and spent over $19 million
Eleven statewide ballot measures are certified to appear on the November 3 ballot in Colorado. Ballotpedia identified 28 committees supporting and opposing 10 of the measures. The 28 committees had raised $23,369,532.55 and had spent $19,235,702.73 according to reports filed on September 8 that covered information through September 2. The next reports are due on…
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Ballotpedia is tracking 21 local police-related ballot measures in nine states
As of September 4, Ballotpedia is tracking 21 local police-related ballot measures in 16 jurisdictions in nine states. These local ballot measures were proposed in the wake of George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. Of the 21 ballot measures, seven of them are on the ballot in California and four of them are on…
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Mississippi commission selects final flag design containing a magnolia flower
At the election on November 3, 2020, Mississippi voters will be shown a colored picture of the new proposed state flag, named the In God We Trust Flag. Residents may vote either “yes” to adopt the new flag or “no” to oppose adopting the new state flag. If the new proposed flag is rejected by voters, the Commission to Redesign…
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Colorado initiative to expand gaming types and increase maximum single bets certified for November ballot
Questions set to appear on the Colorado November ballot were finalized on August 27 after the last citizen initiative awaiting a statement of sufficiency was certified for the ballot. The constitutional amendment, Initiative #257, would allow voters in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek — the only towns where gaming is legal in Colorado…
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Ranked-choice voting and redistricting commission initiatives blocked from Arkansas ballot
On August 27, two Arkansas citizen-initiated measures—one that would have established a redistricting commission (Issue 4) and another that would have established ranked-choice voting (Issue 5)—were blocked by the Arkansas Supreme Court from appearing on the November ballot. The measures were provisionally certified for the ballot on August 21, 2020. The redistricting measure, sponsored by…
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Measure to create paid family and medical leave program in Colorado to appear on November ballot
An initiative to create a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado was certified for the ballot on August 25, 2020. The initiative is the 10th measure to be certified for the November ballot in Colorado. The initiative would allow for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave and would allow for an…
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Colorado ballot initiative to require voter approval of certain new state enterprises qualifies for November ballot
In November, Coloradans will vote on whether or not to require statewide voter approval of new state enterprises if the enterprise’s projected or actual revenue from fees and surcharges is greater than $100 million within its first five years. To qualify for the ballot, proponents needed to submit 124,632 valid signatures. Of the 196,090 signatures submitted by…
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Measure to change elections and redistricting procedures in North Dakota blocked from November ballot
A citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that was designed to make changes to elections and redistricting procedures in North Dakota was removed from the 2020 ballot by the North Dakota Supreme Court on August 25. The measure was certified for the ballot by Secretary of State Al Jaeger on August 11 after his office found that proponents…