Ballot initiatives filed for the 2015 ballot

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This is a research page for collecting information to track the number of initiatives filed in each of the states with initiative or referendum.^[1]

This page does count:

Ballot initiatives and veto measures that have been filed.
Initiatives that were withdrawn or abandoned after they were filed.^[2]
Initiatives that failed to qualify for the ballot because they missed a petition drive deadline.

The 2015 Tuesday Count →

Initiatives that were filed in states with a rolling petition deadline that might still qualify for the 2016 ballot or 2017 ballot.^[3]
Multiple versions of what appears to basically be the same initiative.^[4]

Lists of failed initiatives →

This page does not count:

Ballot measures proposed by a state legislature.^[5]
Initiatives that groups have said they are going to file, but have not actually filed.

Odd-numbered election years

Only a few states typically allow initiatives to appear on odd-numbered year ballots. States not listed in the chart below include:

State	Filings website	# on 1/1/2015	# on 2/1/2015	# on 3/1/2015	# on 4/1/2015	# on 5/1/2015	# on 6/1/2015	# on 7/1/2015	# on 8/1/2015
Colorado	Current filings	3	3	4	4	6	6	6	6
Maine	Current filings	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Mississippi	Current filings	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	8
Ohio	Current filings	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	8
Washington	Current filings	79	115	119	120	121	121	123	123
Total:		98	135	140	141	145	145	149	151

↑ Sponsors of many, and perhaps even most, of the initiatives filed for the 2015 ballot will withdraw or abandon them, in many cases without mounting a serious petition drive.
↑ A separate list of initiatives whose sponsors officially withdrew them is forthcoming. Most initiatives that are destined to fail are not officially withdrawn.
↑ Even if they missed their 2015 deadline, as long as they did have a chance of qualifying for the 2015 ballot.
↑ As evidenced by the fact that the multiple versions were filed by the same sponsor or group of sponsors, and include very similar but not entirely identical language.
↑ See 2015 ballot measures and Potential 2015 ballot measures for information about legislative referrals that have or might qualify for the 2015 ballot.

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Ballot initiatives filed by year

Initiative and referendum links
States with initiative or referendum 2015 signature deadlines 2015 signature requirements Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count for 2015 List of failed initiatives