Initiative frequency with regards to time allowed to collect signatures as a factor

This chart shows the number of citizen initiatives that have successfully made it onto statewide ballots with regard to the circulation period. The chart entails every initiative through the year 2010.

State	Circulation period	Initiatives thru 2010
Arkansas	Unlimited	120
Ohio	Unlimited	77
Utah	Unlimited	20
Florida	4 years	32
Arizona	2 years	172
Illinois	2 years	1
Oregon	2 years	355
Idaho	18 months	28
Missouri	18 months	81
Wyoming	18 months	6
Alaska	1 year	47
Maine	1 year	52
Mississippi	1 year	2
Montana	1 year	77
Nebraska	1 year	46
North Dakota	1 year	179
South Dakota	1 year	64
Nevada	10 months	54
Colorado	6 months	215
Washington	6 months	163
Michigan	180 days	72
California	150 days	340
Oklahoma	90 days	85
Massachusetts	64 days	72
State	Circulation period	Initiatives thru 2010

Information source: John Matsusaka, Initiative & Referendum Institute

See also

• Initiative frequency and success throughout the decades
• Initiative states compared by number of initiatives on their ballot
• Initiative states in order of first appearance of an initiative on the ballot

External resources

• IRI: State-by-State List of Initiative and Referendum Provisions
• IRI: Initiative Comparison Report
• IRI: Initiatives by State-year (1904-2010), Information source: John Matsusaka, I&R Institute
• Initiatives by State, Alphabetical Order (1904-2010), Information source: John Matsusaka, I&R Institute
• Initiatives by State, By Order of Approval Rate % (1904-2010), Information source: John Matsusaka, I&R Institute
• Initiatives by State, By Order of # of Initiatives Approved (1904-2010), Information source: John Matsusaka, I&R Institute
• Initiatives by State, By Order of # of Initiatives (1904-2010), Information source: John Matsusaka, I&R Institute