Category: Ballot measures

  • Alaskans to vote on a ballot initiative to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour and require paid sick leave

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    In Alaska, a ballot initiative that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour and require employers to provide paid sick leave has qualified for the ballot. The initiative will appear on the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024, unless the legislature adjourns on or before April 22, in which case the initiative could appear…

  • Alaskans to vote on a ballot initiative to repeal ranked-choice voting in Nov. 2024

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    In Alaska, a ballot initiative to repeal top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting (RCV) qualified for the general election ballot on March 8. The initiative will appear on the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024, unless the legislature adjourns on or before April 22, in which case the initiative could appear on the ballot for Aug. 20,…

  • New Mexico governor signs $290.6 million bond package, sending four questions to the November ballot

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    Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed House Bill 308—a bond package totaling over $290.6 million—on March 6, sending four ballot questions to the November ballot.  The bond questions would issue the following amounts: Bond issues require a simple majority vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session and the governor’s signature to appear on…

  • Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications

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    For 2024, 64 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 26 states, which is four fewer measures than the average (68) 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…

  • Alabama voters will decide on a constitutional amendment on March 5 to remove restrictions on local legislation

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    Alabama’s March 5 primary election will feature a constitutional amendment, Amendment 1, concerning local legislation. Amendment 1 would remove the budget isolation resolution restriction on local laws and local constitutional amendments, thereby allowing them to be considered before budgets are approved without the 60% supermajority vote requirement. In 1984, Alabama voters approved a constitutional amendment…

  • Ohio state senators introduce bill to prohibit ballot measure contributions from foreign nationals

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    Ohio State Sens. Theresa Gavarone (R-2) and Robert McColley (R-1) introduced the bill, Senate Bill 215 (SB 215), on Jan. 24, 2024. SB 215 would prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions or expenditures regarding ballot measures, including indirectly through another person or entity. Likewise, campaigns would be prohibited from accepting contributions from foreign nationals. Secretary…

  • Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications

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    For 2024, 59 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 25 states, which is three less than the average (62) 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…

  • New Mexico State Legislature sends two more constitutional amendments to the November ballot

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    The New Mexico State Legislature voted to send two constitutional amendments to voters in November on Feb. 14. These two constitutional amendments join two others that were certified for the ballot during last year’s legislative session. The new constitutional amendments are Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1) and Senate Joint Resolution 16 (SJR 16). SJR…

  • Florida will be the third state to decide on abortion in 2024, pending court review, with ballot measures proposed in 12 other states

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    In Florida, a ballot initiative, Amendment 4, to provide a state constitutional right to abortion qualified for the ballot. Voters will decide the issue, which requires a 60% vote, pending a decision from the Florida Supreme Court. Floridians Protecting Freedom is sponsoring Amendment 4, which would provide a state constitutional right to abortion before viability…

  • San Francisco ballot measure to urge school district to offer algebra to 8th graders will be on March ballot

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    Voters in San Francisco, California, will decide on seven ballot measures on March 5, 2024, including Proposition G, which issues a policy declaration regarding the school district’s mathematics curriculum. Specifically, Proposition G would make it the official policy of San Francisco to encourage the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to offer Algebra 1 to…