| “ | Ballot measures are in Ballotpedia’s name and in our DNA. Providing one-stop coverage for the questions, propositions, and measures on state and local ballots was our first foray into providing voters with robust information, and it remains so today. | ” |
| —Ballotpedia's founder and CEO, Leslie Graves | ||
Ballotpedia’s ballot measures project provides comprehensive, factual, and neutral coverage of statewide ballot measures across the United States, along with ballot measures for thousands of local governments.
We track state ballot measures from their filing and qualification for the ballot through the election and beyond. Our coverage explains the legal processes, historical context, and campaigns that surround ballot measures.
In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.
Most of the laws governing ballot measures are state laws, as there is no federal ballot measure process. This means the process for ballot measures varies depending on the state.
As of March 12, 2026, 75 statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in 32 states for elections in 2026.
In 2026, Ballotpedia is covering local ballot measures for the 100 largest cities and state capitals and throughout California and Virginia.
Laws passed in 2026 concerning ballot measure and initiative processes.
Explore state and local ballot measures, along with analyses.
Learn about the more than 200 topics that ballot measures have addressed.
The scope and rules of direct democracy vary widely across the 50 states. Learn more about each state’s rules and how they're changing.
Explore the history of ballot measures in the United States, including Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks.
Learn about ballot measure campaigns through campaign finance data, polling, and endorsements.
- Weekly ballot measure countBallotpedia's Tuesday CountBallotpedia's Tuesday Count is a weekly update that tracks the number of statewide ballot measures certified for upcoming elections. It’s updated every Tuesday to align with the timing of general elections and to provide a consistent reference point for comparing ballot measure activity across years.
- Ballot measure campaign financeReview of contributions supporting and opposing ballot measuresThis page provides an overview of campaign finance for state ballot measures, including total contributions, the measures and states with the most fundraising, and comparisons to prior years.
- Ballot measure signature costsCost-per-required-signature (CPRS) reportThis page summarizes cost-per-required-signature (CPRS), which measures how much initiative campaigns spent on signature gathering relative to the number of valid signatures required. CPRS compares signature-gathering costs across states and between individual measures.
- Ballot measure readability scoresReadability analysis of ballot measure titles and summariesThis page analyzes the readability of state ballot measure titles and summaries using established formulas and provides historical context for comparing readability across states, ballot measure types, authors, and election years.
- Partisanship analysis of state legislative votes on ballot measuresHow Democrats and Republicans voted on legislatively referred ballot measuresThis page analyzes how Democrats and Republicans voted on legislatively referred ballot measures. Each ballot measure includes its legislative vote, partisan classification, and election outcome.
- Analysis of local ballot measures in the largest U.S. cities and state capitalsTrends across the top 100 U.S. cities and state capitalsThis page provides an overview and analysis of local ballot measures in the top 100 largest U.S. cities and state capitals, summarizing approval rates, measure types, state and election-date distribution, and trends.
- Analysis of local ballot measures in CaliforniaTrends across CaliforniaThis page provides an overview and analysis of local ballot measures across California, summarizing approval rates, measure types, state and election-date distribution, and trends.
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