Chart of 2016 ballot measure changes
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Citizen initiative changes
Below is a chart depicting the changes in the number of citizen initiatives on statewide ballots when comparing the past four even-numbered year elections: 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. More citizen-initiated measures were featured on ballots in 2016 than in 2010, 2012, or 2014. With a total of 76 initiatives or veto referendums, 2016 topped 2014 by 36 measures, 2012 by 13 measures, and 2010 by 26 measures.
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| I&R State | Number of initiatives in 2010 | Number of initiatives in 2012 | Number of initiatives in 2014 | Number of initiatives in 2016 | Change from 2014 |
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| Alaska | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| Arizona | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| California | 11 | 13 | 4 | 15 | +11 |
| Colorado | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | +3 |
| Florida | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +4 |
| Maryland (veto referendum only) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Michigan | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +3 |
| Montana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +4 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +3 |
| New Mexico (veto referendum only) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ohio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 |
| Oregon | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | -1 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | +7 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 50 | 63 | 40 | 76 | +36 |
Legislative referral changes
Below is a chart depicting the changes in the number of legislative referrals on statewide ballots when comparing the past three even-numbered elections – 2010, 2014, and 2014 – against 2016.
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