Category: Ballot measures
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Voter identification initiative certified in Nevada for November ballot
A Nevada initiative that would require photo identification to vote was certified for the Nov. 5, 2024 ballot. On July 19, county officials announced that 131,590 signatures were verified out of the 179,000 signatures submitted. In order for the constitutional amendment to qualify for the ballot, 102,362 valid signatures were required. The initiative would require…
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Massachusetts minimum wage for tipped workers initiative qualifies for the ballot for a total of five initiatives this Nov.—most for the last seven election cycles
A signature challenge to the minimum wage for tipped workers initiative filed by the Massachusetts Restaurant Association was withdrawn on July 17. The challenge delayed the initiative’s certification, but upon its withdrawal, the secretary of state certified the measure. The initiative would gradually increase the minimum wage for tipped employees according to the following schedule:…
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Arizona legislature puts measure on Nov. ballot that would establish REINS-style oversight of agency rulemaking
The Arizona State Legislature on June 12, 2024, put a ballot measure on the Nov. 5 ballot that would amend state law to require legislative ratification of certain state agency rules. If voters approve the measure, proposed rules estimated to increase regulatory costs by more than $500,000 over five years will need legislative ratification to…
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Signatures submitted for Nebraska veto referendum on private education scholarship funding bill
Support Our Schools, a campaign sponsored by the Nebraska State Education Association, submitted over 86,000 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 17 for a veto referendum targeting a partial repeal of Legislative Bill 1402 (2024). LB 1402 authorizes the state treasurer to administer an education scholarship program with a $10 million budget…
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Oklahoma campaign submits signatures for initiative to increase minimum wage to $15
In Oklahoma, the campaign Raise The Wage Oklahoma submitted about 180,000 signatures on July 15, 2024, for a ballot initiative, State Question 832. The ballot initiative would increase the state’s minimum wage. Under State Question 832, the minimum wage would increase as follows: $9 per hour in 2025, $10.50 per hour in 2026, $12 per…
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2024 ballot initiatives address abortion, marijuana, electoral systems, wages, taxes, and more
As of July 11, 2024, 127 state ballot measures have been certified to appear on ballots this year. While most (103) are legislative referrals, 24 are citizen-initiated ballot measures, and there are 30 more initiatives pending signature verifications across 12 states. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of citizen-initiated ballot measures for an even-numbered…
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South Dakota voters to decide on veto referendum regarding carbon dioxide pipeline regulations
In South Dakota, voters will decide on a veto referendum against Senate Bill 201 (SB 201), a law regarding carbon dioxide pipelines, on Nov. 5, 2024. On July 10, the secretary of state’s office announced that 92% of the 34,000 signatures submitted were valid, meaning around 31,432 signatures were valid. In order to qualify for…
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Voters in 11 states could decide on abortion ballot measures in Nov., with measures confirmed in six states, and signature verification pending in another five
Voters in six states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. Initiatives are pending signature verification in five states—Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska. An abortion measure was most recently certified on the ballot in Nevada on June 28, when 128,000 signatures were verified for an…
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Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: five new measures, 33 pending signature verification, and one moved to 2026 ballot
For 2024, 125 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 37 states, three fewer measures than the average (128) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. Here’s an update on the…
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Puerto Rico to hold the seventh referendum on the territory’s political status in Nov.
Puerto Rico will hold a seventh referendum on the island’s political status in Nov. 2024 after Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia signed an executive order referring the measure to the ballot. The ballot measure asks voters to choose one of the following three options for Puerto Rico’s political status: The different options are as follows; however,…