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Laws governing ballot measures

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Laws governing state initiative processes
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Changes to ballot measure law in 2025
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Laws governing local ballot measures

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An invalid signature on a ballot initiative petition is a signature that an election official determined does not meet the state or local legal standards.

Types of ballot measures

See also: Ballot measure

Most ballot measures are placed on the ballot through citizen initiatives or legislative processes. Others are placed on the ballot automatically, by a special commission, or by a state constitutional convention. The following is a list of different types of state ballot measures:

Types of state ballot measures
Citizen-initiated ballot measure
Initiated constitutional amendment
Direct initiated constitutional amendment
Indirect initiated constitutional amendment
Initiated state statute
Direct initiated state statute
Indirect initiated state statute
Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute
Veto referendum
Statute affirmation (Nevada)
Legislatively referred ballot measure
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Legislatively referred state statute
Legislatively referred bond measure
Advisory question
Other type of state ballot measure
Automatic ballot referral
Constitutional convention question
Commission-referred ballot measure
Convention-referred constitutional amendment
Political party advisory question

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