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States where signature requirements are based on votes cast for governor

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1 2010 gubernatorial elections
2 Year-to-year comparisons

Fifteen of the 24 states that allow ballot initiatives use the vote cast for governor in the most recent election to determine the number of signatures required on initiative petitions.

One state that allows only the veto referendum also uses the gubernatorial vote as a benchmark for determining the required number of signatures:

Maryland

2010 gubernatorial elections

See also: Gubernatorial elections, 2010

Of the 16 states where the vote cast for governor in the most recent election is relevant for determining the number of signatures that will be required for initiative petitions or veto referenda, 12 held elections in 2010. Those states were:

Year-to-year comparisons

Legend:

No election this year

State	Votes cast for governor
State	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
Arizona			1,728,081				1,156,609
Arkansas			781,333				759,918
California			10,158,139				8,679,416
Illinois			3,729,987				3,486,671
Maine			580,538				544,573
Maryland			1,857,885				1,651,259
Massachusetts			2,319,963				2,206,916
Michigan			3,226,088				3,796,449
Mississippi		TBD				715,590
Missouri	TBD				2,877,778
Montana	TBD				486,734
Ohio			3,852,453				3,820,795
Oregon			1,453,548				1,283,262
South Dakota			317,083				335,527
Utah	TBD		643,306		946,525
Washington	TBD				3,002,862

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