Author: Ryan Byrne

  • Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

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    In 2023, 41 statewide measures were certified for the ballot in eight states, 10 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.  For 2024, 49 statewide measures have been certified in 22 states. That’s one more measure than the average number certified at this point…

  • Campaign in Arizona launches signature drive for a ballot initiative to establish a state constitutional right to abortion

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    Arizona for Abortion Access launched a signature-gathering campaign for an initiative on Sep. 21, 2023. The ballot initiative, which would appear on the ballot in Nov. 2024, would establish a state constitutional right to abortion before the point of fetal viability (defined as the point of pregnancy when there is a significant chance of the…

  • Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

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    In 2023, 41 statewide measures were certified for the ballot in eight states, 10 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.  For 2024, 49 statewide measures have been certified in 22 states. That’s one more measure than the average number certified at this point…

  • 41 statewide ballot measures are certified in eight states—the highest for an odd-numbered year since 2007

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    In 2023, 41 statewide ballot measures are certified for the ballot in eight states—the highest number for an odd-numbered year since 2007. Measures in Maine, Ohio, and Texas, in particular, contributed to the above-average number of state ballot measures in 2023. From 2009 to 2021, odd-numbered years had an average of 32 statewide measures. Voters…

  • California enacts changes to veto referendum ballot language

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    California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 421 (AB 421), which addresses the veto referendum process, on Sept. 8, 2023. AB 421 changes how veto referendums appear on the ballot, among other provisions. A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. For 2024,…

  • California Legislature passes AB 421, which would change how veto referendums appear on the ballot

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    The California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 421 (AB 421), which addresses the veto referendum process, on Sept. 5, 2023. AB 421 would change how veto referendums appear on the ballot, among other provisions. A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. For 2024,…

  • Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

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    As of September 5, 2023, 41 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states, 11 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.  For 2024, 47 statewide measures have been certified in 22 states. That’s one more measure than the average number…

  • Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

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    As of August 22, 2023, 41 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states, 13 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.  For 2024, 47 statewide measures have been certified in 22 states. That’s one more measure than the average number…

  • Voters have decided on 960 parcel tax measures in California since 2008, with the next one scheduled for Aug. 29 in Santa Lucia Community Services District

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    Californians have decided on 960 local parcel tax ballot measures from 2008 to Aug. 2023. Voters in Santa Lucia Community Services District, a special district in Monterey County, will decide the next parcel tax measure on Aug. 29, 2023. Since 2008, 577 (60.10%) parcel tax ballot measures were approved and 383 (39.90%) were defeated. From…

  • Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

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    As of August 8, 2023, 40 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states, 13 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.  For 2024, 47 statewide measures have been certified in 22 states. That’s two more measures than the average number…