Tag: ballot measures
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With $798.9 million in contributions and counting, 2026 is the most expensive ballot measure election cycle in California
Voters in California will head to the polls to decide 14 ballot propositions on Nov. 3. According to the most recent campaign finance filings submitted Oct. 22, 44 committees reported $798.9 million in contributions — the most on record. The next most expensive year was 2020, which saw $763.7 million. Campaigns surrounding Proposition 40, the…
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Signature validity for 2026 initiatives was 78.0%, consistent with the ten-year average of 78.8%
A total of 53 citizen-initiated ballot measures were certified for the 2026 ballot in 15 states. Proponents of citizen-initiated ballot measures—including veto referendums, initiated state statutes, and initiated constitutional amendments—collect petition signatures from a certain minimum number of registered voters in a state. For 2026, the average signature validity rate (the number of signatures deemed…
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California voters will decide on 462 local ballot measures in November, the second-lowest number since 2018
Voters across California will decide on 462 local ballot measures during the general election on Nov. 3, 2026 — the lowest number since 2018. The even-numbered year with the fewest local ballot measures in California during the general election was 2020, at 413. Los Angeles County has the most measures on the ballot, with 68,…
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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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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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Virginia voters will decide 64 local ballot measures on Election Day, more than the last three Novembers combined
Voters across Virginia will decide on 64 local ballot measures on Nov. 3, more than four times as much as the November 2024 election. Ballotpedia has covered every local ballot measure in Virginia beginning in 2023. Between 2023 and 2026, an average of about 24 measures were on the November ballot in Virginia. 1% sales…
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Washington voters will decide on three ballot measures in 2026, including topics on public education, school sports and sex, and income taxes
On Nov. 3, Washington voters will decide on three ballot measures — all of which are initiated state statutes — with topics covering certain parental rights in public schools, LGBTQ issues, and income taxes. Initiative 1 The first initiative that voters in Washington will decide on — Initiative 1 — would reenact an indirect initiated…
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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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Ohio leads states in number of local ballot measures on data centers for 2026
Voters in eight states—Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, California, Michigan, Nevada, and Florida—will decide on 38 data center-related ballot measures in 2026. The ballot measures span 35 jurisdictions in 30 counties. Ohio accounts for 20 measures across 17 jurisdictions, more than half of the total. Illinois has seven measures, including four in Madison County. The remaining…