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How many times have state legislatures amended or repealed citizen initiatives?

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Question: How many times have state legislatures amended or repealed citizen initiatives?

Answer: From 2010 through 2023, 152 initiated state statutes (including three initiated ordinances in D.C.) were approved by voters. Of the 152 total measures from 2010 through 2023, 29 were legislatively altered. Legislators amended 24 and repealed key provisions of five.

Details and context: Of the 152 initiated state statutes approved from 2010 through 2023, 56 were on the ballot in 2016, 2017, or 2018. State legislators altered 18 of those 56 measures approved from 2016 through 2018 for a 32 percent legislative alteration rate. Nine of the 43 relevant initiatives approved from 2010 through 2015 were legislatively altered—a rate of 20.9 percent. There were no cases of legislative alteration of ballot initiatives approved from 2019 through 2023.

  • Idaho (100%)[1]
  • Utah (100%)
  • Maine (33.33%)[2]
  • Montana (40%)
  • Oregon (37.50%)

From 2010 through 2023, the largest number of alterations occurred on initiatives approved in 2016. The second highest number of approved initiatives later altered by state legislatures was tied between 2010 and 2018.

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  1. ↑ Idaho's legislative alteration rate is 100% because the one initiated state statute approved from 2010 through 2023 was amended by the legislature.
  2. ↑ Twelve initiatives were approved from 2010 to 2023 and four were altered.
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