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As of November 4, 2025, zero statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot for elections in 2027.
From 2011 to 2025, the average number of statewide ballot measures in an odd-numbered year was 33.
Trends in 2027
Types of ballot measures
From 2011 to 2025, an average of 33 statewide ballot measures — 5 initiated measures and 28 referred measures — appeared on ballots in odd-numbered years. An initiated measure is a proposed law that people collect signatures for to put on the ballot. A referred measure is a proposed law that a legislature or commission, or constitutional provision in the case of automatic referrals, puts on the ballot for voters to decide.
| Type | 2025 | 2023 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015 | 2013 | 2011 | Average (2011-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated ballot measures | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Initiated constitutional amendments[1] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Initiated state statutes | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Veto referendums | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Referred ballot measures | 28 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 22 | |
| Legislative constitutional amendment | 26 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | |
| Legislative state statute | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Commission-referred measure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Automatically referred measure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bond issues | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Advisory question | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total: | 30 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 |
The following chart illustrates the numbers of initiated measures and referred measures for each odd-numbered year from 2001 to 2023. The year with the most initiated measures, at 19, was 2005. The year with the most referred measures, at 59, was 2003.
See also
- ↑ This includes combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute measures.
