In 2023, 41 statewide ballot measures are certified for the ballot in eight states—the highest number for an odd-numbered year since 2007. Measures in Maine, Ohio, and Texas, in particular, contributed to the above-average number of state ballot measures in 2023.
From 2009 to 2021, odd-numbered years had an average of 32 statewide measures. Voters decided on 39 statewide ballot measures at the last odd-year election in 2021, which also surpassed the average but was two less than this year’s count.
