Category: Ballot measures
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Advance Colorado withdraws two property tax initiatives from Nov. ballot following legislative compromise
Advance Colorado withdrew Initiative 50 and Initiative 108, two property tax measures, from the Nov. 2024 ballot on Sept. 4, 2024. Initiative 50 would have limited property tax revenue growth to 4% annually, requiring statewide voter approval for any revenue retention above the cap. Initiative 108 would have lowered property tax valuation assessment rates for…
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Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: 12 new measures, two withdrawn, four pending signature verification
For 2024, 158 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 41 states, which is four above the average (154) 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. In 2022, 140 measures were…
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Judge issues injunction against Ohio HB 1 provision prohibiting ballot measure contributions by lawful permanent residents
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson issued an injunction on Aug. 31, 2024, against a provision of Ohio House Bill 1 (HB 1) that would have prohibited lawful permanent residents who are non-citizens from contributing to ballot measure campaigns. Watson said that while Ohio has a compelling interest in preventing foreign influence over state political…
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Colorado becomes sixth state to add ranked-choice voting question to Nov. ballot
Colorado Voters First qualified an initiative for the ballot that would establish top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting (RCV) for general elections. Sponsors submitted around 209,648 signatures for the initiative on Aug. 1, 2024. The Colorado secretary of state announced on Aug. 29 that the measure had submitted more than the required 124,238 valid signatures and,…
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Missouri voters will decide on a ballot measure to provide for a 14th casino in the state, located on the Osage River
In November, Missouri voters will be deciding on a constitutional amendment that would allow for an additional gambling boat on the Osage River. This would be the 14th casino to operate in the state. The measure, known as Amendment 5, is one of six measures that Missouri voters will decide on Nov. 5, 2024. The…
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Five, possibly six, states will vote on ranked-choice voting measures this fall—the most ever in a single year
Five states—Alaska, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Oregon—have certified ballot measures for Nov. 5 related to adopting, repealing, or pre-empting ranked-choice voting. This is the most RCV-related statewide ballot measures being featured in any year. There is one potential citizen initiative pending signature verification in Colorado that could bring the total number this year to six.…
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Voters will decide 11 abortion-related ballot measures in 10 states in November, the most on record
Voters in ten states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on 11 abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. This is the most on record for a single year. Initiatives were recently certified in Nebraska and Montana. In Montana, voters will be deciding on CI-128, which would provide a…
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Advance Colorado Action qualifies two more ballot measures: one to establish a constitutional right to school choice and one to enact parole changes
The organization Advance Colorado Action qualified two more ballot initiatives last week. Advance Colorado Action describes its mission as “supporting policies that increase economic opportunity and greater government transparency.” The two ballot initiatives relate to education and criminal justice. Two other initiatives sponsored by Advance Colorado Action had already qualified for the ballot. The new…
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Voters in Montana to decide on two electoral system ballot measures in Nov. 2024
The Montana Secretary of State’s office certified two initiatives, Initiative CI-126 and Initiative CI-127, for the November ballot on Aug. 22. The two initiatives will appear on the ballot along with Initiative CI-128, which would create a state constitutional right to abortion. Montanans for Election Reform submitted signatures for the initiatives in June. The committee…
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Utah voters to decide on constitutional amendment granting legislature power to amend or repeal initiatives and banning foreign influence on ballot measures
Voters in Utah will decide on a constitutional amendment to provide the Utah State Legislature with explicit power to amend or repeal voter-approved ballot initiatives. The constitutional amendment would also ban foreign individuals, entities, or governments from influencing, supporting, or opposing initiatives and referendums. On Aug. 21, 2024, the Utah State Legislature referred the constitutional…