In four states—Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska—campaigns submitted signatures for ballot initiatives that would limit legislative changes to the initiative process. Voters could decide the measures in Nov. 2026.
Each of the 26 states with a citizen initiative and referendum process has laws governing how the process operates and the state legislature’s role in it. These laws address legislative alteration, or when lawmakers repeal or amend voter-approved initiatives; signature requirements and collection periods; the vote required to approve initiated measures; and judicial review of ballot measures.
The four proposed measures would limit the state legislature’s role in the citizen initiative process or restrict lawmakers' ability to make certain changes to that process.
