Tag: 2024 ballot measures
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Voters in three states—Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota, to decide on marijuana legalization initiatives in November
Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota will decide on ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana in November. Florida Amendment 3 would legalize marijuana and allow individuals to possess up to three ounces of marijuana (about 85 grams), with up to five grams in the form of concentrate. The initiative would not allow individuals to…
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With certifications in Arizona and Missouri, voters in eight states will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in 2024, the most on record for a single year
Voters in eight states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. This is the most on record for a single year. Initiatives are pending signature verification in three additional states—Arkansas, Montana, and Nebraska. Measures were most recently certified in Arizona and Missouri. On Aug.…
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Arizona voters will decide on right-to-abortion constitutional amendment in November
Voters in Arizona will decide on a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, titled Proposition 139, to provide a state constitutional right to abortion on Nov. 5, 2024. On Aug. 12, 2024, the office of Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) verified 577,971 signatures. Arizona for Abortion Access, the campaign supporting the initiative, said in a statement that…
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North Dakota voters will decide a marijuana legalization initiative following defeats in 2018 and 2022
North Dakota will decide on a ballot measure in November to legalize marijuana. It will be the third time the state will vote on a marijuana legalization initiative. Burleigh County Commissioner Steve Bakken (R) filed the ballot initiative. He said, “A lot of what we don’t want to see is what’s going on in some…
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In 2024, more bills were enacted to make ballot initiative processes harder or easier compared to the average for the prior six years
During the 2024 legislative sessions, 326 pieces of legislation related to direct democracy—ballot initiatives, referendums, and recall petitions—were proposed. As of August 5, 33 bills and resolutions were enacted, close to the annual average of 34 enacted bills between 2018 and 2023. Of the 33 enacted pieces of legislation, 10 were designed to make the…
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Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: nine new measures and 27 pending signature verification
For 2024, 134 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, two fewer measures than the average (136) 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…
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Arizona legislature puts measure on Nov. ballot that would establish REINS-style oversight of agency rulemaking
The Arizona State Legislature on June 12, 2024, put a ballot measure on the Nov. 5 ballot that would amend state law to require legislative ratification of certain state agency rules. If voters approve the measure, proposed rules estimated to increase regulatory costs by more than $500,000 over five years will need legislative ratification to…
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Oklahoma campaign submits signatures for initiative to increase minimum wage to $15
In Oklahoma, the campaign Raise The Wage Oklahoma submitted about 180,000 signatures on July 15, 2024, for a ballot initiative, State Question 832. The ballot initiative would increase the state’s minimum wage. Under State Question 832, the minimum wage would increase as follows: $9 per hour in 2025, $10.50 per hour in 2026, $12 per…
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Voters in 11 states could decide on abortion ballot measures in Nov., with measures confirmed in six states, and signature verification pending in another five
Voters in six states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. Initiatives are pending signature verification in five states—Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska. This report provides the most recent updates on abortion-related ballot measure certifications and potential measures. Here is the status of abortion-related ballot…
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2024 ballot initiatives address abortion, marijuana, electoral systems, wages, taxes, and more
As of July 11, 2024, 127 state ballot measures have been certified to appear on ballots this year. While most (103) are legislative referrals, 24 are citizen-initiated ballot measures, and there are 30 more initiatives pending signature verifications across 12 states. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of citizen-initiated ballot measures for an even-numbered…