Potential 2018 ballot measures

You can view the list of potential state ballot measures for the current year here.

This page contained potential statewide ballot measures during the cycle. The list included proposed initiatives that had been filed, were being reviewed, or had begun circulation to obtain signatures to be placed on a 2018 election ballot. It also included potential legislatively referred measures that had progressed at least roughly halfway through the legislative process required to reach the ballot. All potential measures were either put on the ballot or failed to qualify. A list of measures that did not qualify for the 2018 ballot can be found here.

See also 2018 ballot measures for ballot measures that were confirmed for a 2018 ballot, and filed initiatives

Arizona

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All potential measures in Arizona were either certified for the ballot or did not qualify.

California

See also: California 2018 ballot propositions

Ballot initiative process

In California, citizens have the right to initiate legislation through the ballot initiative or repeal legislation through the veto referendum. Getting an initiative or referendum placed on the ballot requires a measure's proponents to complete four steps. Step 1 requires proponents of an initiative to file their proposal with the attorney general's office, which prepares the language used on petitions for the initiative. Step 2 involves the measure receiving the circulating title and summary, allowing proponents to begin collecting signatures. The secretary of state assigns the initiative with a signature filing deadline. Step 3 requires proponents to tell the secretary of state's office that at least 25 percent of the required signatures have been collected for the initiative. Step 4, the final step, is the submission of signatures for a ballot initiative or referendum.

Click on the following bolded text to view which ballot initiatives have completed each step.

Step 1—Filed for ballot title: Proponents file their proposed ballot initiative with the attorney general to receive circulating language.
Step 2—Cleared to circulate: Proponents receive the circulating language for their ballot initiative, giving the go-ahead to begin collecting signatures.
Step 3—25 percent of signatures reached: Campaign reports that 25 percent of the required signatures for its initiative had been collected.
Step 4—Signatures submitted: Proponents of an initiative file unverified signatures with local election officials.

Signatures submitted

Proponents of a ballot initiative file signatures with local elections officials, who then have eight days to determine a raw count of unverified signatures and communicate the count to the secretary of state. If the raw count is more than the required number of signatures, the secretary of state instructs local officials to conduct a random sampling of the submitted signatures. If the random sample indicates more than 110 percent of the required number of signatures, the initiative qualifies for the ballot. If the sample indicates fewer than 95 percent of the required number of signatures, the initiative fails to make the ballot. If the random sample indicates more than 95 percent but fewer than 110 percent, a full check of each signature must be conducted.

25 percent of signatures reached

Proponents of initiatives are required to report when 25 percent of the number of signatures required—91,740 for initiated statues and 146,352 for initiated amendments—had been gathered. The secretary of state notifies each chamber of the California State Legislature to hold joint public hearings on the initiative proposals. Legislators could decide to consider the initiative as legislation, although this has no direct effect on whether an initiative appears on the ballot. Proponents of an initiative could consider withdrawing their proposal if the legislature approved their initiative as legislation.

Cleared to circulate

Once the attorney general's office assigns a ballot title and a summary to an initiative, proponents are allowed to begin collecting signatures. Proponents of an initiative are given 180 days from the date the title and summary were assigned to collect the required signatures. Proponents of a veto referendum are given 90 days from the date the governor signed the targeted legislation.

Submitted to attorney general

The first step to getting an initiative prepared for signature gathering is submitting the proposal to the attorney general's office, which prepares a ballot title and summary of the proposal. When a proposal arrives at the office, the measure receives an expected date for when the attorney general will issue a ballot title and summary.

Colorado

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There are no more potential measures in Colorado for 2018. All measures have either qualified for the ballot or failed to make the ballot.

Florida

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There are no potential measures in Florida for 2018. All have either been certified for the ballot or failed to qualify.

Kentucky

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The Kentucky legislative session ended, leaving no more potential measures for the 2018 ballot.

Maine

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All potential measures in Maine were either certified for the ballot or did not qualify.

Massachusetts

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There are no more potential measures in Massachusetts. All proposed measures have either been certified to appear on the November 2018 ballot, approved by the legislature, or declared ineligible to appear on the ballot.

Mississippi

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All of the potential 2018 measures in Mississippi either failed to make the ballot or were certified.

Missouri

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All potential measures in Missouri were either certified for the ballot or did not qualify.

Montana

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There are no more potential measures in Montana for the November 2018 ballot. They have all either been certified for the ballot or failed to qualify for the ballot.

Nebraska

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There are no more potential measures in Nebraska. All proposed measures have either been certified to appear on the November 2018 ballot, approved by the legislature, or declared ineligible to appear on the ballot.

Nevada

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All potential measures in Nevada were either certified for the ballot or did not qualify.

North Carolina

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All potential measures in North Carolina were either certified for the ballot or were not approved for the ballot by the state legislature.

Oklahoma

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There are no potential measures in Oklahoma for 2018. All measures have either qualified for the ballot or failed to qualify for the ballot.

Ohio

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All proposed measures were either certified for the 2018 ballot or failed to qualify.

Oregon

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There are no more potential measures in Oregon for the November 2018 ballot. All potential measures were either certified for the ballot or failed to qualify for the ballot.

Pennsylvania

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All potential measures in Pennsylvania were either certified for the ballot or were not approved for the ballot by the state legislature.

South Dakota

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Initiatives

There are no more potential initiatives in South Dakota. All have either been certified for the ballot or did not qualify for the ballot.

Referrals

The legislative session ended, and, therefore, there are no more pending legislative referrals. The legislature referred three measures to the ballot for 2018 elections: one for the June Primary and two for the November election.

Virginia

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All potential measures in Virginia for 2018 have either been certified for the ballot or did not secure a place on the ballot.

Washington

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There are no more potential measures in Washington. All have either been certified for the ballot or failed to qualify for the ballot.