As of June 27, 2023, 31 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states for elections in 2023. That’s nine more measures than the average number (22) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. The number certified—31—also ties with 2021 for the highest number of any of those years.
For 2024, 44 statewide measures have been certified in 21 states. That’s five more measures than the average number certified at this point from 2010 to 2022.
Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity.
There were no new measures certified for the 2023 ballot last week.
Three new measures were certified for the 2024 ballot last week, all in Oregon:
- Oregon Impeachment of Elected State Executives Amendment
- Oregon Independent Public Service Compensation Commission Amendment
- Oregon Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure
Two initiatives submitted signatures and are pending verification:
- California Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative (2024)
- Michigan $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024)
Signatures were verified for three indirect initiatives in Maine, and the initiatives are now before legislators, who have until the end of the current legislative session to approve, reject, or take no action on the proposals (the latter two options send the initiatives to the Nov. 2023 ballot):
- Maine Prohibit Foreign Spending in Elections Initiative
- Maine Voter Approval of Borrowing Above $1 Billion by State Entities and Electric Cooperatives Initiative
- Maine “Right to Repair Law” Vehicle Data Access Requirement Initiative
In Ohio, one initiative to legalize marijuana was certified to the Legislature, which had four months to act on the proposal; as the Legislature took no action, a second 90-day signature-gathering period commenced on May 3.
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