Tag: ballot measure
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New York City voters to decide five charter amendments on permitting, contracting, and other government processes on Nov. 3
Voters in New York City will decide on five ballot measures on Nov. 3, 2026. All five measures are charter amendments and were placed on the ballot by the city’s Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE). In May 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) created COGE to review the New York City charter, with a focus on…
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2026 ballot titles required 17 years of education to read, down from a record 21 in 2025
In 2026, 164 statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in 40 states. The average FKGL for ballot titles, also known as ballot questions, was 17, which corresponds with a first-year graduate student. The average FRE for ballot titles was 18. The ballot language for the 164 statewide ballot measures in 40 states in…
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Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) takes positions on 22 state and local ballot measures ahead of the Nov. 2026 election
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) made endorsements on 26 measures that made the ballot in 2026. This includes 22 on the ballot on November 3, 2026, and four on the ballot on other election dates. This includes measures endorsed by local chapters of the DSA. Nineteen of these measures are statewide measures, while seven…
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Culver City could become the 16th municipality to allow 16-year-olds to vote in local or school board elections
On Nov. 3, voters in Culver City, California, will weigh in on a ballot measure that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in city and school district elections. If approved, Culver City would become the fourth municipality in California and the 16th nationally to allow individuals under 18 to vote in at least some…
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A look at right-to-compute laws and the data center debate
Voters in eight states will decide on 38 local data center-related ballot measures in 2026, including 20 in Ohio. The measures span 35 jurisdictions and address issues ranging from zoning and project approvals to moratoriums and prohibitions on data-center development. The emerging debate over data centers also includes discussions over what are sometimes called right-to-compute…
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Nearly two-thirds of 2026 legislative referrals were driven by one political party
State legislatures in 32 states referred 109 constitutional amendments and statutes to statewide ballots in 2026. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of those referrals reflect partisan divisions in the legislative votes that sent them to the ballot. Ballotpedia analyzed how Democrats and Republicans voted on each referral. Of the 109 legislatively referred measures on the ballot this…
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Voters in three cities will decide on ballot measures to implement ranked-choice voting in local elections on November 3
Voters in three local jurisdictions will decide on ballot measures that would implement ranked-choice voting systems on Nov. 3, 2026. Voters in Irvine, California, will decide on Measure D. Voters in Honolulu, HI, will decide on Question 5. Both would amend city ordinances. Longmont, CO voters will decide on Question 3C, a city charter amendment.…
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Three measures certified in the past two weeks, bringing the 2026 statewide total to 164 — 11 above the decade average
As of Sept. 15, 164 statewide measures had been certified in 40 states — 11 more than the average at this point in even-numbered years from 2014 through 2024. With no additional measures eligible for the November ballot, the final 2026 total is 164: 145 on the November ballot and 19 decided earlier in the…
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2026 had the fewest ballot initiatives filed since 2014, with 692
In 2026, petitioners filed 692 ballot initiatives in the 26 states that authorize the initiative and referendum power — the fewest filed since 2014, when 616 were filed. Of the 692 filed this year, 53 initiatives qualified for statewide ballots, in line with the average number certified in even-numbered years from 2010 to 2024. For…
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Over the past two weeks, 10 new ballot measures certified across Colorado and Nebraska, and one removed from the ballot in Colorado
As of Sept. 1, 161 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 40 states, 12 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024). Over the past two weeks: By this point in even-numbered years from 2014 through 2024, an average…