As of July 1, initiative sponsors have filed 262 citizen-initiated ballot measures for elections in 2023, which is 90 more than the average (172) of the last six odd-year numbered cycles (2011-2021). 2023 has the second-highest number behind 2021, which saw 293 initiatives filed by this same point in the cycle.
Like the past six odd-numbered cycles, Washington has the most initiatives filed this year with 221. Between 2011 and 2021, initiatives filed in Washington made up more than half of the total number during each odd-numbered year.
In 2023, four initiatives have so far been certified for two election dates in two states—Oklahoma and Maine.
