Category: Ballot measures
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Over the past two weeks, ballot measures certified in New Mexico and Wisconsin, signatures for initiatives submitted in California and Colorado
As of March 3, 71 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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Reform California submits 1.3 million signatures for voter ID initiative
The organization Reform California announced on March 2 that it was submitting over 1.3 million signatures to county election officials for verification of an initiative that would require voter identification and a constitutional requirement for state and county election officials to verify citizenship of registered voters. The initiative would add a new section to the…
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Campaign behind California’s wealth tax initiative reports collecting 25% of the required signatures to qualify for 2026 ballot
Save California Health Care and Public Education, sponsored by SEIU-UHW, has collected at least 25% of the required signatures to qualify a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute known as the billionaire tax for the 2026 ballot. The total number required is 874,641, which is 8% of the votes cast in the prior gubernatorial…
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Campaign behind the initiative to require a two-thirds supermajority vote to enact local special taxes in California submits signatures after a prior proposal was blocked by state court in 2024
Protect Prop. 13, the campaign behind the initiative to require a two-thirds supermajority vote to enact citizen-initiated local special taxes in California, reported submitting over 1.3 million signatures to local county officials for verification on Feb. 25. The measure is an initiated constitutional amendment that would increase the vote threshold from a simple majority to…
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Wisconsin voters to decide on a constitutional amendment related to the governor's partial veto powers in 2026
The Wisconsin State Legislature approved a constitutional amendment related to the governor's veto powers for the Nov. 3, 2026, statewide general election ballot. Legislators passed the amendment on Feb. 19, 2026. Senate Joint Resolution 116 Introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 116 (SJR 116) on Dec. 30, 2025, the constitutional amendment would prohibit the governor from…
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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…