Category: Ballot measures
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South Carolina becomes the fourth state to send a constitutional amendment providing that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections to the Nov. 2024 ballot
South Carolina voters will join Iowa, Kentucky, and Wisconsin voters in deciding on ballot questions to add language to their respective state constitutions to provide that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections. All four ballot questions were placed on the Nov. 2024 ballot by their respective state legislatures. Similar measures have appeared on ballots…
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Missouri campaign submits 340,000 signatures for sports betting legalization initiative
In Missouri, a campaign supporting a citizen-initiated amendment to legalize sports betting submitted 340,000 petition signatures on May 2, 2024. The proposed ballot measure would allow for each of the state’s professional sports teams and casinos to offer sports betting, either on-site or through online platforms that could be used anywhere in the state. The…
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Missouri campaign submits signatures for right to abortion amendment, may join three or more other states voting on abortion in 2024
In Missouri, the campaign supporting a ballot initiative to provide a state constitutional right to abortion submitted 380,159 signatures on May 3, 2024. If enough signatures are found valid, the initiative will appear on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2024. Voters in 12 states may decide on abortion in 2024. Ballot measures have been confirmed…
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Missouri Supreme Court orders new election for state ballot measure related to Kansas City police funding, which was approved in Nov. 2022
In Missouri, voters will decide on a constitutional amendment for a second time, after the Missouri Supreme Court ordered a new election. In 2022, voters approved a ballot measure allowing legislators to increase the minimum required funding for a state board-established police force. As of 2024, there is just one state board-established police force, the…
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Voters in northeastern Gwinnett County, Georgia, to vote on ballot measure creating a new city, Mulberry
In northeastern Gwinnett County, Georgia, voters will decide on a ballot measure on May 21 to create a new city called Mulberry. Mulberry would have around 41,245 residents. The Georgia State Legislature referred the measure to the ballot in a vote that divided Republicans and Democrats. The Georgia State Senate voted 30-15 to pass the…
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Oklahoma bans ranked-choice voting, joins six other states in prohibition
On April 29, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed HB 3156 into law, banning the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in the state. The new law makes Oklahoma the seventh state to ban RCV, and the second state to do so this year after Kentucky did so earlier in the month. Every state that has…
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South Dakota campaign submits signatures for right to abortion amendment, may join three other states voting on abortion in 2024
In South Dakota, a campaign supporting a ballot initiative to provide a state constitutional right to abortion submitted 55,000 signatures on May 1, 2024. If at least 35,017 of the submitted signatures are validated, the initiative will be certified to appear on the ballot for Nov. 5, 2024. Voters in 12 states may decide on…
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Signatures filed for top-four ranked-choice voting (RCV) initiative in Idaho, which would reverse the state’s ban enacted in 2023
Signatures were filed for a citizen-initiated ballot measure to adopt ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Idaho. The ballot initiative would replace partisan primaries with top-four primaries, in which candidates, regardless of political affiliation, are listed on the same ballot, and the top four vote-getters advance to the general election. RCV would then be used in general elections.…
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Signatures submitted for minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative in Missouri
A Missouri campaign supporting a minimum wage and paid sick leave ballot initiative submitted more than 210,000 signatures to the secretary of state on May 1, 2024. The initiative would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026, starting at $13.75 per hour in 2025. It would also require employers to provide one…
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Update on 2024 ballot measure certifications
For 2024, 94 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 34 states, three more measures than the average (91) 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…