Category: Ballot measures
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Over the past two weeks, bail-related ballot measure certified in Indiana, and signatures submitted for redistricting initiative in Utah
As of Feb. 18, 67 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 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: The last signature…
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Supporters of a Utah initiative to eliminate the non-politician redistricting commission submitted more than 200,000 signatures to election officials
Supporters of a Utah initiative to repeal Proposition 4 announced on Feb. 15 that they submitted more than 200,000 signatures in support of the measure. If the signatures are validated by election officials, voters would decide the initiative on Nov. 3, 2026. The initiative would repeal Prop 4, approved by voters in 2018, eliminating the…
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Nevada voters decided on 353 statewide measures since 1864: a look at the state ballot measure history
Since 1864, Nevada voters decided on 353 state ballot measures. Of those, 215 (60.9%) were approved, and 138 (39.1%) were defeated. In Nevada, measures are placed on the ballot by the Nevada State Legislature or through a successful citizen initiative. The Legislature voted to refer 277 measures to the state ballot, while 74 citizen initiatives…
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Nebraska State Legislature alters second ballot initiative in two years; lowering the rate of increase for the state minimum wage enacted in 2022
Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed Legislative Bill 258 (LB 258) on Feb. 10, enacting changes to a 2022 minimum wage initiative passed earlier in the month by the state legislature. The bill is the second time the state legislature has amended a ballot initiative in two years. Initiative 433 was approved by Nebraska voters in…
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Nevada voters approved an amendment to ban duel participants from holding office and allow women to serve on school boards 137 years ago, on Feb. 11, 1889
On this day, Feb. 11, 1889, Nevada voters amended their state constitution to prohibit duel participants from holding office and voting, as well as to allow women who meet certain age and residency requirements to hold specific school offices. The amendment, which appeared on the ballot as State Question 19 at the time, prohibited anyone…
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California Proposition 50 accounted for 94% of ballot measure funding—the largest single-year share since at least 2015
In 2025, campaigns supporting and opposing 30 statewide ballot measures in nine states received $183.15 million in contributions. The ballot measure receiving the most contributions was California Proposition 50, which authorized the state to use a new congressional district map. Campaigns supporting and opposing Proposition 50 received $172.7 million in contributions, with $124.9 million to…
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Over the past two weeks, constitutional amendments were certified in Colorado and Wisconsin, and signatures were submitted for initiatives in Maine and Oklahoma
As of Feb. 4, 65 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states, eight 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: One constitutional amendment,…
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Maine is one of four states that could see a ballot initiative requiring public school sports teams designated for girls or boys to be limited to students of the corresponding sex
The campaign Protect Girls Sports in Maine submitted more than 82,000 signatures in support of a ballot initiative that would require that public school sports teams designated for girls or boys be limited to students of the corresponding sex, as recorded on their original birth certificate. On Feb. 2, the campaign submitted petitions with Maine…
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Virginia will be the fifth state to vote on a constitutional amendment repealing same-sex marriage ban
In Virginia, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment on Nov. 3, 2026, to repeal the provision defining marriage as between one man and one woman. It would also add new language prohibiting the state from denying marriage licenses to two adults based on sex, gender, or race. The Virginia General Assembly voted in two…
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Oklahoma campaign submits signatures for ballot initiative to establish top-two primaries in the state
The campaign behind Oklahoma State Question 836 (SQ 836), Vote Yes 836, submitted more than 200,000 signatures on Jan. 26 to the Oklahoma secretary of state. If approved, the initiative would create a top-two primary system in the state. A top-two primary is a type of primary election where all candidates are listed on the…