Category: Ballot measures
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Voters to decide at least three abortion-related ballot measures in 2026
In 2026, voters will decide three ballot measures related to abortion policy in Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. Additional measures could qualify for the ballot in Colorado and Idaho. Two out of the three abortion-related ballot measures would provide for the constitutional right to an abortion. In Nevada, voters will decide Question 6, which would provide…
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Nebraska campaign submits signatures for initiative to raise legislative threshold for changing voter-approved measures and initiative process laws
Respect Nebraska Voters, the campaign behind an initiative to require a four-fifths legislative vote both to change laws governing the initiative and referendum process and to amend or repeal voter-approved initiatives, submitted more than 186,000 signatures on July 2. The initiated constitutional amendment would increase the vote threshold from two-thirds to four-fifths to change or…
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Campaign behind two online sports betting initiatives submitted signatures in Nebraska
Tax Relief Nebraska, the committee behind two ballot initiatives that would legalize online sports betting in the state, filed signatures with the secretary of state on June 26. One initiative is an amendment that would authorize laws governing online sports betting. The second is an initiated state statute that would authorize the state gaming commission…
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Signatures submitted for Colorado initiative for the right to purchase and sell natural gas for cooking and heating in homes or businesses
In Colorado, signatures were submitted to the secretary of state on June 24, 2026, for a ballot initiative related to the right to purchase and sell natural gas to homes and businesses. More specifically, the measure — referred to as Initiative 177 — would add a new section to Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution…
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California voters are set to decide on 14 ballot measures this fall
June 25 was the deadline for initiatives and referrals to qualify or be removed from the ballot in California. Voters will be deciding on nine ballot initiatives and five legislative referrals this fall after deals were struck among several opposing sides, resulting in the withdrawal of six measures from the ballot. Billionaire tax and competing…
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All six criminal justice ballot measures in 2026 continue trend toward increasing criminal penalties and bail restrictions
In 2026, voters will decide six ballot measures related to criminal sentencing, penalties, and bail requirements. Each would make criminal justice policy more punitive by increasing penalties or expanding the circumstances under which courts could deny or restrict bail. Four of the measures concern bail policy. Voters in Alabama approved Amendment 1 on May 19,…
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Two California tax initiatives targeting personal asset taxes and special tax rules qualify for the ballot in challenge to billionaires’ tax initiative
California voters will likely be voting on a slate of competing tax measures in November. The secretary of state reported that two ballot initiatives designed to challenge provisions of the proposed billionaires’ tax initiative qualified for the ballot on June 24. The initiatives are constitutional amendments that would: The billionaires' tax is sponsored by SEIU-UHW…
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Colorado voters to decide initiative requiring vehicle and fuel tax revenue to fund roads
Voters in Colorado will decide on a ballot measure that would require vehicle-related and fuel tax revenue to be used for road transportation on Nov. 3, 2026. Initiative 175 The measure — known as Initiative 175 — would add a new section to Article X of the Colorado Constitution to require the state and local…
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Over the past two weeks, 21 new ballot measures were certified in five states
As of June 23, 142 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, 27 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 most recent…
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Campaign behind Montana ballot measure to guarantee impartial, predictable, transparent, and expeditious processes for ballot initiatives submits signatures
Montanans Decide, the committee sponsoring Constitutional Initiative 133, filed more than 100,000 signatures with county officials on June 18. Constitutional Initiative 133 would add the initiative and referendum power to the state's Declaration of Rights (Article II). It would provide that the "right guarantees impartial, predictable, transparent, and expeditious processes for proposing a ballot issue,…