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As of October 22, 2025, Ballotpedia is tracking 211 potential state ballot measures, including 164 initiated ballot measures and 47 referred ballot measures, that could appear on the ballot in 2026.
Ballotpedia lists potential ballot initiatives that have been filed or cleared for circulation, depending on state process, and potential legislative referrals that are at least 50% through the legislative process to appear on the ballot.
Alabama
- See also: Alabama 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is not tracking any potential ballot measures in Alabama.
Alaska
- See also: Alaska 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndISS | Repeal Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative | Electoral systems | Eliminate the top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting general elections in Alaska and establish a party primary system | |
| IndISS | Decriminalization and Regulation of Psychedelic Substances Initiative | Psychedelic substance laws | Decriminalize and regulate the use, possession, and cultivation of psychedelic substances, including psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine, and mescaline | |
| IndISS | Citizenship Requirement for Voting Initiative | Citizenship voting requirements | Require that only United States citizens may be qualified voters in Alaska elections |
Arizona
- See also: Arizona 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | I-01 | Prohibit Conservators From Receiving Compensation From Restricted Persons' Estates Amendment | Civil trials | Prohibit conservators from receiving any compensation from the estate of people who have had their rights restricted by the State of Arizona |
| CISS | I-02 | Limit Compensation for Healthcare Executives Initiative | Business regulations | Create a compensation limit for executives and managers of hospitals and other healthcare facilities |
Arkansas
- See also: Arkansas 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Initiative and Referendum Process Amendment | Direct democracy measures | Provide for the statewide initiative and referendum in the state constitution including requirements for submitting a proposal, providing for a 45-day period where a proposed measure may be challenged in the state supreme court, prohibits the state legislature from altering or repealing voter-approved constitutional amendments, providing that any constitutional provisions or statutes that are inconsistent or conflict with the proposal are void, and requiring any amendments to the section to be proposed by citizen initiative |
| CICA | Right to Government Transparency Initiative | Government accountability | Creates a constitutional right to government transparency, defined as "the government's obligation to share information with citizens or to deliver information to citizens" and requires voter approval for laws concerning government transparency |
| CICA | Establish Educational Standards for Schools Receiving Public Funding Initiative | Education | Establishes educational standards for schools receiving public funding; requires public and private schools that receive state or local public funding to adhere to the same standards for accreditation and assessments |
| CICA | Create a Fundamental Right to Initiative and Referendum Amendment | Initiative and referendum process | Make changes to Article 5, Section 1 of the Arkansas Constitution, which governs the initiative and referendum process in the state |
| CISS | Exempt Feminine Hygiene Products and Diapers from Sales Tax Initiative | Taxes | Exempts feminine hygiene products and diapers for children and adults from state sales and use tax |
California
- See also: California 2026 ballot measures
Potential citizen-initiated measures
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—Proposal filed for ballot title: Proponents file their proposed ballot initiative with the attorney general to receive circulating language.
- Step 2—Cleared for signature gathering: Proponents receive the circulating language for their ballot initiative, which allows them to begin collecting signatures.
- Step 3—25-percent threshold for signatures: Campaign reports that 25 percent of the required signatures for the ballot initiative have been collected, which requires legislative hearings on the proposal.
- Step 4—Submission of signatures: Proponents of an initiative file signatures with local election officials.
Signatures submitted for verification
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.
As of October 22, 2025, there were no initiatives submitted for signature verification.
25 percent of signatures reached
Proponents of initiatives are required to report when 25 percent of the number of signatures required 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.
There is one initiative that has reached the 25% signature threshold.
| Type | ID | Description | Proponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | (#25-0007) | Voter Identification and Voter List Maintenance Requirements Initiative | Carl DeMaio and Tony Strickland |
Cleared for signature gathering
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.
| Type | ID | Description | Proponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | (#25-0002) | Regulate Insurer's Delay or Denial of Care Initiative | Paul Eisner |
| CISS | (#25-0003) | Require Ethnic Studies Class to Graduate from Public State Universities Initiative | Emeka Ogbatue |
| CISS | (#25-0004), (#25-0005), (#25-0006) | Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Special Taxes Initiative | Jon Coupal |
| CISS | (#25-0008) | Require Transparency in Health Clinic Funding and Regulate Use of Profits Initiative | Shawna Brown and Sean Fleming |
| CISS | (#25-0009) | Limit Compensation of Healthcare Executives Initiative | Shelbi N. Augustus and Jonathan Everhart |
| CISS | (#25-0010) | Independence Plebiscite Initiative | Marcus Evans |
| CISS | (#25-0011) | Right to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction Israel Initiative | Hatem al-Bazian and Malak Afaneh |
| CISS | (#25-0012) | New Insurance Market Regulations Initiative | Elizabeth Hammack |
Filed with 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.
As of October 22, 2025, there were three outstanding initiatives filed with the attorney general.
Potential legislative referrals
The California State Legislature can refer statewide measures to the ballot. There are several forms of legislative referrals in California, including constitutional amendments, state statutes, and bond issues. Referrals can appear on statewide election ballots, including primary elections and general elections.
California is one of 16 states that requires a two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber during one legislative session to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 54 (of 80) votes in the California State Assembly and 27 (of 40) votes in the California State Senate, assuming no vacancies. The governor's signature is not required to refer a constitutional amendment.
The legislature can refer statutes with a simple majority vote and bond issues with a two-thirds vote, and the governor's signature is also required. In California, changes to voter-approved ballot initiatives need to be referred to voters for approval or rejection unless the changes further the initiative's purpose.
There are no outstanding legislative referrals for the 2026 ballot.
| Type | Number | Name | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBM | AB 736 | Affordable Housing Bond Measure | Bond issues | Establish the Affordable Housing Bond Act Trust Fund |
| LBM | AB 48 | Public College Bond Measure | Bond issues | Authorize bond sales to fund safety measures, housing, and facilities upgrades at public colleges |
Colorado
- See also: Colorado 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description | Sponsor | Signature deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | #81 | Limit of Automatic State College Admissions for Top 10% of Graduating Class Initiative | Higher education governance | Establish a 75% limit to a state college's freshman class in automatic enrollments of high school students who graduated in the top 10% of their class | Kiran Herz and Jaiden Hwang | 12/26/2025 |
| CISS | #85 | Penalties for Fentanyl Sale and Possession Initiative | Drug crime policy | Increase the felony classifications for manufacturing, dispensing, sale, and possession of fentanyl and certain synthetic opioids; create mandated treatment for certain drug felony violations; and eliminate or narrow sentencing provisions to eliminate exceptions for crimes related to fentanyl and other drug-related deaths | Suzanne Taheri and Michael Fields | 11/28/2025 |
| CICA | #95 | Notify Homeland Security for Violent Crimes by Noncitizens Amendment | Immigration policy | Require the Department of Homeland Security to be notified if an individual is charged with a violent crime or any crime if the individual has a prior felony conviction, and if law enforcement cannot determine that the individual is lawfully present in the United States | Suzanne Taheri and Michael Fields | 12/26/2025 |
| CISS | #108 | Require Life in Prison for Sexual Trafficking of a Minor Measure | Criminal sentencing | Change sexual trafficking of a minor from a Class 2 felony to a Class 1 felony, and require a sentence of life in prison without parole or release | Erin Lee and Michele Austin | 02/13/2026 |
| CISS | #109 | Require Separate Teams Based on Biological Sex or Co-Ed Teams for School Sports Measure | Athletics and sports | Require all K-12 and collegiate school sports teams to be separated based on biological sex, unless the team is co-ed | Erin Lee and Michele Austin | 02/20/2026 |
| CISS | #110 | Prohibit Gender Transition Surgeries on Minors Measure | LGBTQ issues | Prohibit healthcare professionals from performing any surgeries on minors that would alter biological sex characteristics, and prohibit the use of state or federal funds from being used for this type of surgery | Erin Lee and Michele Austin | 02/20/2026 |
Connecticut
- See also: Connecticut 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is tracking no potential state ballot measures in this state.
Florida
- See also: Florida 2026 ballot measures
Initiatives
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | #25-01 | Marijuana Legalization Initiative | Marijuana | Legalizes marijuana for use by adults 21 and older; prohibits smoking or vaping marijuana in public spaces; prohibits packaging or marketing that appeal to children; provides for licensing for non-medical marijuana businesses |
| CICA | #24-01 | Top-Two Open Primaries for State Offices Initiative | Elections and campaigns | Creates a top-two open primary system for primary elections for state legislators, the governor, and cabinet (attorney general, chief financial officer, and commissioner of agriculture) in Florida |
| CICA | #25-02 | Allow Electronic Signatures for Initiative Petitions or Candidate Ballot Access Initiative | Elections and campaigns and Direct democracy measures | Allows electronic signatures for individuals signing petitions for candidate ballot access or for constitutional amendment initiative petitions |
| CICA | #25-03 | Require Insurance Rate Reductions for Policies with No Claims in Past Year Initiative | Insurance | Requires a 4% insurance rate reduction for policies that have filed no claims in the past 365 days prior to renewal |
| CICA | #25-04 | Require Voter Approval for Initiative Process Changes Amendment | Direct democracy measures | Requires voter approval for changes to requirements concerning initiative sponsoring committees, initiative processes, and initiative financial impact statements |
| CICA | #25-05 | Initiative Process Requirements Amendment | Direct democracy measures | Change initiative process requirements including petition forms and timelines for review |
| CICA | #22-09 | Executive Clemency Initiative | Civil and criminal trials, State executive measures | Requires applications for executive clemency to be considered individually and voted on during the term in which they were filed; requires the governor to give an annual address discussing the number of clemency applications filed and the number of clemency applications granted and denied |
| CICA | #21-12 | Change the Commissioner of Education to a Cabinet Position Initiative | State executive official measures | Changes the Florida Commissioner of Education to a cabinet position |
| CICA | #24-05 | Establish Non-Denominational Daily Prayer in K-12 Schools Initiative | Religion and Education | Establishes a daily non-denominational prayer in K-12 schools |
| CICA | #22-11 | Extend Legislative Sessions Initiative | State legislatures measures | Extends legislative session from 60 days to 300 days |
| CICA | #22-15 | Prohibit Mandatory Sentences Initiative | Civil and criminal trials | Provides that the legislature may set sentencing guidelines in statute but that the legislature may not prescribe a mandatory sentence for any offense; provides that sentencing judges have discretion to impose sentences they deem appropriate; provides that individuals currently serving a mandatory sentence may request a rehearing to allow the sentencing judge to reconsider the sentence |
| CICA | #22-14 | Require Jury Recommendation on Mandatory Sentences Sought by State Initiative | Civil and criminal trials | Requires jury approval or disapproval for any mandatory sentence sought by the state; requires sentencing judge to consider the jury's recommendation and articulate reasons for accepting or refusing jury recommendation |
| CICA | #22-16 | Require Votes on Bills from Both Chambers Before End of Legislative Session Initiative | State legislatures measures | Requires all bills filed to be voted on by both chambers of the legislature before the end of the legislative session; requires the legislative session to be extended until bills are voted on by both chambers |
| CICA | #22-18 | Offender Reintegration Program Initiative | Prisons | Extends the authority of the Florida Commission on Offender Review to create an offender reintegration program and grant supervised release to qualifying offenders who meet certain requirements |
| CICA | #22-01 | Prayer in Schools Initiative | Religion and Education | Concerns prayer in schools |
| CICA | #24-03 | Right to Clean Water Initiative Initiative | Constitutional rights and Water | Create a "fundamental right to clean and healthy waters," (as defined) in the state constitution; gives legal standing to residents, non-governmental organizations, or government entities to sue in order to enforce or defend such rights |
| CICA | #23-08 | Voting Rights Initiative | Civil rights, Voting policy | Provide that the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of race, ethnicity, religion, language, education, gender, sexual orientation, criminal conviction or sentence, incarceration, or legal financial obligation |
Georgia
- See also: Georgia 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is tracking no potential state ballot measures in this state.
Hawaii
- See also: Hawaii 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Bill number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | SB 1225 | Simple Majority Vote for Constitutional Amendments Measure | Direct democracy and Supermajority | Remove the requirement that constitutional amendments in Hawaii must be approved by a majority of voters casting a vote in the election (not only a majority of those voting on the question), meaning that blank votes would no longer count as no votes on constitutional amendments |
| LRCA | SB 124 | State Legislative Reapportionment Based on Decennial U.S. Census Amendment | Redistricting | Change the state legislative reapportionment process to determine district populations using the decennial U.S. Census, rather than the permanent resident population |
| LRCA | SB 311 | Election Expenditures Excluded from Constitutionally Protected Freedom of Speech Amendment | Campaign finance and Constitutional rights | Provide that election expenditures are not a form of constitutionally protected free speech, which would take effect if U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and Buckley v. Valeo are invalidated or overturned |
| LRCA | SB 350 | Constitutional Right to Contraception Amendment | Healthcare and Constitutional rights | Provides in the state constitution that "no law shall be enacted, nor any state action taken, that denies or interferes with a person's right to obtain contraceptives or voluntarily engage in contraception" |
Idaho
- See also: Idaho 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Marijuana Legalization Initiative | Marijuana | Legalize the adult use, possession, and cultivation of cannabis |
| CISS | Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Measure | Abortion | Provide that "every person has the right to reproductive freedom and privacy, which entails the right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions, including but not limited to decisions on: pregnancy; contraception; fertility treatment; prenatal and postpartum care; childbirth; continuing one’s own pregnancy; miscarriage care; and, abortion care" |
| CISS | Exempt Food From Sales and Use Taxes Initiative | Food and beverage taxes | Exempt food sold for human consumption from the state sales and use taxes |
Illinois
- See also: Illinois 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is tracking no potential state ballot measures in this state.
Indiana
- See also: Indiana 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Bailable Offenses Amendment | Civil and criminal trials | Provides that offenses, other than murder or treason, are bailable "unless the accused poses a substantial risk to any other person or the community", if the presumption is strong and the state proves that no condition of release will protect the community |
Iowa
- See also: Iowa 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Two-Thirds Legislative Vote Requirement for Income Tax Increase Bills Amendment | Taxes | Require a two-thirds vote of both chambers of the state legislature to pass a bill that would increase the individual or corporate income tax rate |
| LRCA | Prohibit Graduated Individual Income Tax Rates Amendment | Taxes | Prohibit graduated individual income tax rates and requiring any tax levied on an individual's income to be one single rate |
Kansas
- See also: Kansas 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Legislative Revision or Suspension of Administrative Rules and Regulation Amendment | State legislatures measures | Authorizes the Kansas State Legislature to revise or suspend administrative rules and regulation via a concurrent resolution |
| LRCA | Property Tax Value Cap Amendment | Property taxes | Amends the state constitution to cap the growth of taxable value of real property or residential mobile homes at 3% annually |
| LRCA | Changes to Property Valuations Amendment | Property taxes | Amends the state constitution to change the process for residential, commercial, and industrial property valuation to an average of the fair market value over a set number of years determined by the state legislature |
Kentucky
- See also: Kentucky 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Limit Gubernatorial Pardon Time Period Amendment | State executive official measures | Prohibit the governor of the state from issuing a pardon or commuting a sentence 60 days prior to the general election at which the governor is elected, up to the fifth Tuesday succeeding the election |
| LRCA | Property Tax Exemptions for Property Owners 65 Years of Age and Older Amendment | Property and Taxes | Provide for property tax exemptions to property owners 65 years of age or older |
Louisiana
- See also: Louisiana 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is not tracking any potential measures in the state.
Maine
- See also: Maine 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Equality of Rights Amendment | Constitutional rights | Prohibit the state from denying rights based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, ancestry, or national origin |
| LRCA | Establish the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment | Constitutional rights and Hunting and fishing | Create a constitutional right to hunt and fish, and state that public hunting and fishing are the preferred means of controlling wildlife |
| LRCA | Require the State Auditor to be Elected by State Senators and Representatives Amendment | State executive elections | Require the state auditor be chosen by a vote, held every four years, of the state senators and representatives |
Maryland
- See also: Maryland 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is tracking no potential state ballot measures in this state.
Massachusetts
- See also: Massachusetts 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Name | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| IndICA | Right to Privacy Amendment | Constitutional rights | Establishes a right to privacy in the state constitution |
| IndICA | Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Amendment | Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions | Repeal the article of the state constitution that prohibits felons from voting |
| IndICA | Recall of Statewide, Countywide, and Districtwide Elected Officials Amendment | Recall process | Establish a recall process for statewide, countywide, and districtwide elected officials |
| IndICA | Joint Bill Committees and State Legislature Compensation Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Provide for joint bill committees and require equal legislative compensation |
| IndISS | Prohibit Government from Banning Single-Family Residences in Residential Zoning Districts Initiative | Land use and development policy | Prohibit the government, state and local, from limiting or banning the construction of single-family residences in any zoning district that allows residential use |
| IndISS | Require Voter Photo ID Initiative | Voter ID policy | Require photo identification in order to cast a ballot |
| IndISS | Classify the Central Registry of Voters as a Public Record Initiative | Open meetings and public information | Make the state voter registry information a public record and permit any individual to request the data held therein |
| IndISS | Permit Same-Day Voter Registration Initiative | Voter registration | Permit same-day voter registration in the state |
| IndISS | Prohibit Annual Increases of More Than 5% in Rent Initiative | Rent control and regulations | Establish a rent control policy in the state so no rent could increase by more than 5% annually |
| IndISS | Require Human Operators in Self-Driving Vehicles in the Transportation Industry Initiative | Vehicle and driver regulations | Require self-driving vehicles to have a human safety operator in the vehicle |
| IndISS | Repeal Multi-Family Zoning Requirements in MBTA Communities Initiative | Land use and development policy and Housing development funding | Repeal the 2021 MBTA zoning law |
| IndISS | Alter Marijuana Regulation Laws Initiative | Marijuana laws | Repeal laws that permit the sale of recreational marijuana, among other changes |
| IndISS | Top-Two Primary Elections Initiative | Primary election systems | Eliminate political party primaries for state elections and replace them with a single 'top-two' primary election |
| IndISS | Require that the State Legislature's and Governor's Documents are Public Records Initiative | Open meetings and public information | Declare that all records of the state legislature and the office of the governor are public records, with a few exceptions |
| IndISS | Establish a Nature for All Fund Initiative | Revenue allocation and Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Declare that all records of the state legislature and the office of the governor are public records, with a few exceptions |
| IndISS | Change State Tax Revenue Limit Initiative | Revenue and spending limits | Change the limit of how much tax revenue the state can collect each year |
| IndISS | Decrease State Income Tax Rate to 4% Initiative | Income taxes | Incrementally decrease the state income tax limit from 5% to 4% by 2029 |
| IndISS | Permit Collective Bargaining for Committee for Public Counsel Services Employees Initiative | Collective bargaining | Permit employees of the CPCS to collectively bargain |
| IndISS | Decrease State Sales and Use Tax Initiative | Sales taxes | Decrease the state sales and use taxes to 5.00% |
| IndISS | Create a Tax Credit for Electric Vehicles and Heat and Solar Power Systems Initiative | Income taxes | Create an income tax credit for taxpayers who buy an electric vehicle, an energy storage system, a heat and solar power systems |
| IndISS | Change the Threshold for Larceny Sentencing Calculations Initiative | Criminal sentencing | Make larceny of property valued at $600 or more punishable by up to five years in prison, or by a fine of up to $25,000 and up to two years in prison |
| IndISS | Eliminate the State Fuel Tax Initiative | Fuel taxes | Eliminate the state gas tax by 2036 |
| IndISS | Limit Property Tax Increases for Residential and Commercial Parcels Initiative | Property taxes | Limit property tax increases by stating that property taxes can not be more than 102.5% of the property tax assessed for the previous year |
| IndISS | Allow for Expanded Eligibility in Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Initiative | Paid sick leave laws | Allow employees who are exempt from PFML benefits to opt-in to pay into the PFML program |
| IndISS | Provide Legal Representation for Foreclosure and Eviction Proceedings Initiative | Civil trials | Create a program which would provide legal representation in eviction and foreclosure proceedings |
| IndISS | Declare that Zoning and Land Use are Local Matters Initiative | Land use and development policy | Declare that zoning and land use are primary, though not exclusive, matters of local controls |
| IndISS | Prohibit the State from Requiring Dense Zoning Districts Initiative | Land use and development policy | Prohibit the state from requiring that any city or town have a zoning district that allows six or more units in one acre of land |
| IndISS | Alter the Process for Municipal Zoning Legislation Initiative | Land use and development policy | Make a number of changes to the process for changing or creating local zoning laws, including requiring a 2/3 approval from the legislative body |
| IndISS | Eliminate Legislative Stipends Initiative | Salaries of government officials | Eliminate stipends for legislators that are provided in addition to their base salaries |
| IndISS | Change the Policies for Legislative Stipends Initiative | Salaries of government officials | Change the process of awarding stipends for legislators that are provided in addition to their base salaries |
| IndISS | Require Technological Corporations to Make Design Choices that Reduce Electromagnetic Radiation Initiative | Energy conservation and efficiency and Energy market regulations | Require companies to make technological decisions that reduce electromagnetic radiation |
| IndISS | Require Written Consent for Charges in Delivering Utilities Initiative | Utility policy | Require electric and gas companies to receive written consent for any charges they collect that are not directly related to the physical delivery of gas or electricity |
| IndISS | Prohibit Revenue Decoupling Mechanisms for Utilities Companies Initiative | Utility policy | Ban the use of revenue decoupling mechanisms for utility companies regulated by the Department of Public Utilities |
| IndISS | Require Availability of Analog Utility Meters Initiative | Utility policy | Require water, gas, and electric companies to provide an analog meter at a customer's request |
Michigan
- See also: Michigan 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Require Voter Photo Identification And Require Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Amendment | Voter ID policy | Require voters to verify U.S. citizenship during voter registration, and require photo identification for in-person voters |
| CICA | Prohibit Property Taxes Amendment | Property taxes | Prohibit taxation on real and personal property, as well as requiring 60% voter approval to approve voter taxes |
| CICA | Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment | Citizenship voting requirements | Provide that only U.S. citizens can vote in elections |
| CICA | Fair Share Surcharge on Annual Taxable Income Initiative | Income taxes | Require a fair share surcharge on annual taxable income of more than $1 million for joint returns, and $500,000 for single returns at a rate of 5%, using the money to be spend on funding local public school districts |
| CICA | Ranked-Choice Voting Amendment | Ranked-choice voting | Provide for ranked-choice voting in most federal, state, and local elections |
| VR | Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers Referendum | Minimum wage laws | Repeal Public Act 1 of 2025 |
Minnesota
- See also: Minnesota 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is tracking no potential state ballot measures in this state.
Mississippi
- See also: Mississippi 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is tracking no potential state ballot measures in this state.
Missouri
- See also: Missouri 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Electronic Signatures for Citizen Initiatives Measure | Direct democracy measures | Allow initiative petitions to be signed electronically by eligible voters |
| CICA | Proxy Voting for State Legislature Members Initiative | State legislatures measures | Provide for proxy voting for members of the Missouri General Assembly |
| CICA | Allow Voters to Decide County Taxes on Cigarettes Amendment | Taxes | Allow county voters to decide county taxes on cigarettes or tobacco products |
| CICA | Require 80% Vote for Legislative Changes to Citizen Initiatives Amendment | Direct democracy measures | Prohibit the legislature from repealing or amending a citizen initiative unless eighty percent of voters approve the changes |
| CICA | Require 90% Vote for Legislative Changes to Citizen Initiatives Amendment | Direct democracy measures | Prohibit the legislature from making certain changes to initiative petition laws unless there is a supermajority vote of 90% of the legislature |
| CICA | Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment | Marriage and family | Remove the provision that provides marriage only between a man and a woman, and replace it with a provision saying that "the right to marry is a fundamental right for any two consenting adults." |
| CICA | Prohibit Minors from Possessing Firearms Amendment | Firearms policy | Prohibit minors from under the age of 18 from possessing a firearm without the consent of a parent or legal guardian |
| CICA | Initiative Process, Foreign Campaign Funds, and Prohibition of Certain Activities by Legislators Amendment | Ballot measure process | Amend the Missouri Constitution regarding the initiative process, foreign campaign funds, and prohibiting certain activities by legislators |
| CICA | Motor Vehicle Manufacturer Regulations Amendment | Business regulations | Define any location operated by a motor vehicle manufacturer that markets and processes or takes orders for new motor vehicles as a dealership, subject to franchise laws |
| CICA | Allow Counties and Cities of Over 10,000 to Enact Certain Local Ordinances Amendment | Local government organization | Allow for cities with populations of over 10,000 and all counties to enact local ordinances |
| CICA | Right to Public Education Amendment | Public education funding | Provide that education is a fundamental right, and that it is the duty of the state to establish and maintain adequate, thorough, and uniform high quality free public schools |
| CICA | Prohibit Public Funding of Nonpublic Schools Amendment | Public education funding and School choice | Prohibit public funds from being used for nonpublic schools |
| CICA | Proportional Representation in Presidential Elections Amendment | Proportional representation and Presidential electoral vote | Replace the winner-take-all system of distributing electoral votes in Missouri's presidential elections, and replacing it with a proportional system beginning in 2028 |
| CICA | Limit Credit Card Transaction Fees to 1.5% Amendment | Fees, licenses, and charges | Limit credit and debit card processing transaction fees to no more than 1.5% of the total sale amount. |
| CICA | Require Business License Applications to Be Approved Within 60 Days Amendment | Business regulations | Require business applications to be approved in 60 days, exempting licenses involving public health, safety, federal programs, gaming, liquor, marijuana, tobacco, and pending investigations |
| CICA | Require Cash Payments for Most In-Person Goods and Services Amendment | Business regulations | Require cash payments for most in-person goods and services, and prohibit state or local governments from enforcing cashless policies |
| CISS | Discrimination Protections Related to Sexual Orientation, Marital Status, Pregnancy, and Gender Identity Measure | LGBT issues | Add sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, and gender identity to the list of categories protected from discrimination in housing, employment, and places of public accommodation. |
| VR | Congressional Map Referendum | Redistricting policy | Uphold or repeal sections the proposed congressional district map passed by the Missouri State Legislature |
| VR | Stadium Funding Veto Referendum | Athletics and sports | Repeal the "Show-Me Sports Investment Act," which provided state funding to professional sports stadiums |
Montana
- See also: Montana 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | CI-129/CI-130 | 2% Annual Increase in Property Valuation Assessment Limit Initiative | Property and Taxes | Limits the annual increase for property valuation assessments of primary residences to 2% each year |
| CICA | CI-131 | Nonpartisan Supreme and District Court Elections Initiative | State judicial selection | Require that elections for the Montana Supreme Court and Montana District Courts to be nonpartisan in the state constitution |
| CICA | CI-132 | Require Nonpartisan Judicial Elections Initiative | State judicial selection | Require that all judicial elections be nonpartisan |
| LRCA | SB 185 | Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment | Suffrage and Voting policy measures | Amends the state constitution to provide that only a U.S. citizen may vote, rather than any citizen |
| LRCA | HB 316 | Definition of Person Amendment | Abortion | Amends the state constitution to provide that the word "person" applies to 'all members of mankind at any stage of development, beginning at the stage of fertilization or conception, regardless of age, health, level of functioning, or condition of dependency" and that "no cause of action may arise as a consequence of harm caused to an unborn baby by an unintentional act of its mother" |
| LRCA | HB 921 | Child Pornography and Criminal Racketeering Amendment | Sexual content regulations | Allows the state and local government to outlaw and punish distribution or receipt of child pornography; allows any person to sue to enjoin an individual that distributes or receives such material in violation of federal racketeering laws |
| LRCA | HB 821 | Three-Fifths Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Initiatives Amendment | Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Require a three-fifths vote of the electorate rather than a simple majority vote to approve citizen-initiated constitutional amendments |
| LRCA | HB 822 | Three-Fifths Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Referrals Amendment | Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Require a three-fifths vote of the electorate rather than a simple majority vote to approve legislatively referred constitutional amendments |
Nebraska
- See also: Nebraska 2026 ballot measures
Ballotpedia is tracking no potential state ballot measures in this state.
Nevada
- See also: Nevada 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | C-01, C-03 | Open Primaries for Publicly Funded Elections Amendment | Primary election systems | Provide for the right for voters to participate in publicly funded elections, and would not require a voter to affiliate with a political party in order to participate in a publicly funded primary election |
| CICA | C-04 | Require Initiative Description to Include Appropriation and Expenditure Language Amendment | Ballot measure process | Require the description of effect for any constitutional amendment that may contain a potential appropriation or expenditure of money to say so |
New Hampshire
- See also: New Hampshire 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | CA 8 | Age Limit for County Sheriff Amendment | Age limits for officials | Provide that the person holding the office of county sheriff cannot be more than 75 years of age |
New Jersey
- See also: New Jersey 2026 ballot measures
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
- See also: North Dakota 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | N/A | Remove Restrictions on Vehicle Window Tinting Initiative | Transportation | Remove the restriction prohibiting windshield tints with light transmittance of less than 30% and window tints with light transmittance of less than 50%; allows window tinting and designs applied to windows of any level |
Ohio
- See also: Ohio 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Equality of Rights Under the Law Amendment | Constitutional rights | Amend the Ohio Constitution to provide for the equality of rights under the law, on "account of race, color, creed or religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression regardless of sex assigned at birth, pregnancy status, genetic information, disease status, age, disability, recovery status, familial status, ancestry, national origin, or military and veteran status" |
| CICA | Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment | Constitutional rights | Repeal language in the Ohio Constitution that defines marriage as between one man and one woman |
| CICA | Eliminate and Prohibit Taxes on Real Property Initiative | Property taxes | Prohibit taxes on real property |
| CICA | Right to Sue Government Actors and Eliminate Immunity Defenses for Constitutional Violations Initiative | Constitutional rights | Allow persons to bring civil lawsuits against the state, political subdivisions, public employees for alleged violations of constitutional rights under the Ohio Constitution |
| CICA | Voting and Elections Amendment | Elections and campaigns | Make various changes to the Ohio Constitution regarding voting and elections, including providing for automatic voter registration and same-day registration change, voting by non-electronic and electronic means, providing photo identification, and require the state of Ohio to make accommodations for voters with disabilities |
| LRCA | Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment | Right to hunt and fish | Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, including "the right to use traditional methods" |
Oklahoma
- See also: Oklahoma 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Name | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | State Question 840 | State legislative processes and sessions | Guarantee the right of state legislators to have at least three bills heard each year and at least six bills heard each legislative session |
| CISS | State Question 838 | State flags and symbols | Declare June 1 of each year as Greenwood Remembrance and Reconciliation Day to "recognize and honor the victims and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre" |
| CICA | State Question 837 | Marijuana | Amend the constitution to permit people aged 21 and older to purchase, possess, and consume marijuana in any form |
| CICA | State Question 836 | Electoral systems | Establishes open primaries for statewide and county offices, district attorney, state legislators, and congressional candidates, where candidates for an office appear on one ballot regardless of party with top-two vote-getters moving forward to the general election |
| LRCA | Judicial Nominating Commission Amendment (HJR 1024) | State judiciary | Makes changes to the judicial nominating commission including that appointments shall be made according to current congressional districts (rather than congressional districts as they were in 1967); allows commissioners to serve up to twelve consecutive years (two six-year terms); removes provision limiting the commission from having no more than three members from one political party |
| LRCA | Senior Property Tax Credit Amendment (SB 1114) | Taxes | Provides a property tax credit for individual heads of household age 65 years old and older and who qualifies for the fair cash value freeze |
| LRSS | Sports Betting Legalization Measure (HB 1101) | Gambling policy | Authorizes tribal casino that has a compact with the state to conduct sports betting; enacts a 10% fee on a casino's monthly sports betting transaction totals |
Oregon
- See also: Oregon 2026 ballot measures
Initiatives
As of October 21, 2025, 56 ballot initiatives have been filed with the secretary of state. The following have been approved to circulate. Click here to view the full list of 2026 initiatives.
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | 28 | Remove Animal Cruelty Exceptions Initiative | Treatment of animals | The initiative, known as the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) Act, would remove certain exemptions to animal cruelty laws and criminalize various practices such as breeding, hunting, fishing, pest control, and some farming methods; and would also establish the Humane Transition Fund |
| CICA | 31 | Voter Approval for New Tolls Initiative | Transportation and Direct democracy measures | Requires voter approval for new tolls |
| CICA | 33 | Prohibit Laws Discriminating Based on Account of Sex Initiative | Abortion Marriage and Constitutional rights | Defining the state's constitutional rights provision that prohibits laws that discriminate based on account of sex to include laws and policies that discriminate based on pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, health decisions, gender identity, sexual orientation and marriage, and sex |
| CICA | 37 | Require In-Person Election Day Voting | Election administration and governance | Require in-person election day voting, thereby prohibiting mail in elections |
Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
- See also: Rhode Island 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Right to a Public Education Amendment | Constitutional rights and Public education governance | Create a constitutional right to public education |
| LRCA | Establish a Right to a Clean Environment Amendment | Constitutional rights | Create a constitutional right to clean air, clean water, healthy soil, a life-supporting climate, and preservation of the environment |
South Carolina
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South Dakota
- See also: South Dakota 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Require Voter Approval for Legislative Changes to Initiative and Referendum Process Amendment | Ballot measure process | Require voter approval in order for the state legislature to change the initiative and referendum process in the state. |
| CICA | Require Voter Approval and 3/4 Vote By Legislature to Amend Initiated State Laws Initiative | Ballot measure process | Require a 3/4 vote by the state legislature, as well as voter approval, in order to change initiated state laws prior to seven years after they are approved by voters. |
| LRCA | Require General Election Between Elections of Initiatives of the Same Subject Amendment | Ballot measure process | Require a general election to be between two initiatives placed on the ballot encompassing the same subject. |
Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
- See also: Utah 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Secure Website for Filing and Signing Initiatives Measure | Direct democracy measures | Requires the Lieutenant Governor to create and maintain a secure website for voters to file and sign initiative and referendum petitions; provide for initiative signature requirements and deadlines |
| CISS | Establish the Congressional District Method for Presidential Elections Initiative | Electoral systems | Require Utah to follow the congressional district method when assigning electoral votes to presidential candidates |
| VR | Congressional District Boundaries Referendum | Redistricting policy | Repeal the new congressional districts created in 2025 in Senate Bill 1012 |
| IndISS | Eliminate the Independent Redistricting Commission Initiative | Redistricting policy | Eliminate the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission created in 2018 |
Vermont
- See also: Vermont 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Equal Protection of Law Amendment | Constitutional rights | Prohibit the denial of rights to an individual based on their race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin |
Virginia
- See also: Virginia 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment | Abortion | Amend the Virginia Constitution to establish the right to reproductive freedom |
| LRCA | Remove Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Ban Amendment | Marriage and family | Amend the constitution to provide that marriage is only between one man and one woman, and provide that the state will not deny the issuance of a marriage license to two adult persons seeking a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race |
| LRCA | Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Upon Release Amendment | Suffrage | Provide that felons will be entitled to vote following release from incarceration |
Washington
- See also: Washington 2026 ballot measures
Initiative to the Legislature
- See also: Initiatives to the Legislature
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndISS | IL26-114 | Parental Financial Liability for Dependent's Medical Care Initiative | Insurance policy and Healthcare governance | Provide that parents or legal guardians are not financially liable for a dependent's medical care, including mental health care, without first consenting to treatment |
| IndISS | IL26-126 | Require Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Initiative | Voter registration | Require voters to present proof of citizenship to vote and cancel voter registration for those currently registered that do not provide proof of citizenship |
| IndISS | IL26-134 | Establish Parental Notification Right for Dependent's Medical Treatment and Repeal Student's Rights Initiative | Public education governance | Repeal House Bill 1296 (2025), which eliminated the rights of parents to receive prior notification when medical services are offered to their child except for emergency medical treatment and adopted certain student rights |
| IndISS | IL26-282 | Require Health Insurance Companies Cover Medically Necessary Services Initiative | Private health insurance | Require health insurance companies to cover all medically necessary services and medications before challenging their necessity |
| IndISS | IL26-349 | Reduce Cannabis Excise Tax Initiative | Sales taxes | Reduce the state cannabis excise tax from 37% to 7% |
| IndISS | IL26-499 | Parental Right to Review Education Materials, Receive Notifications, and Opt Out of Sexual-Health Education Initiative | Public education | Re-enact Initiative to the Legislature 2081 (2024), related to parental rights to review educational materials, receive specific notifications, and opt their children out of sexual health education |
| IndISS | IL26-638 | Biological Sex Requirements for School Sports Initiative | Sex and gender issues and Athletics and sports | Require school and voluntary nonprofit athletics to prohibit biologically male students from competing with and against biologically female students |
| IndISS | IL26-650 | Payment Program for Educational Expenses for Non-Public Students Initiative | School choice policy | Establish public payments for students in non-public education, providing for taxpayers to donate $300,000,000 annually towards the program instead of paying taxes |
| IndISS | IL26-875 | Parental Inspection of Public Student Medical Records and Notification of Expenses Initiative | Public education governance | Allow for public-school parents to inspect their child’s medical records and receive notifications relating to their child’s medical treatment, and provide that parents are not liable for their child’s healthcare expenses without prior consent |
| IndISS | IL26-880 | Require Payments to Non-Public School Students Initiative | School choice policy | Require 100,000 payments annually of $12,000 to families of home-schooled and private-school students, paid for with funds currently restricted to public schools, early learning, and higher education |
| IndISS | IL26-903 | Require Property Taxes Be Levied On 50% Of Its Value Initiative | Property taxes | Calculate property taxes based on 50% of the properties true and fair value |
| IndISS | IL26-910 | Reduce the Maximum Annual Property Tax Increase to 0.5 Percent Initiative | Property taxes | Reduce the maximum percentage by which certain property taxes could increase annually from 1% to 0.5% |
| IndISS | IL26-677 | Make Judicial Officers Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect Allegations Initiative | State judiciary oversight | Require that judges and judicial officers report any credible allegations of child abuse or neglect |
West Virginia
- See also: West Virginia 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Number | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | SJR 2 | Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment | Religion-related policy | Amend the state constitution to provide for the incorporation of churches or other religious denominations |
| LRCA | SJR 8 | Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment | Citizenship voting requirements | Provide that only citizens in the state are qualified to vote |
Wisconsin
- See also: Wisconsin 2026 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Prohibit Discrimination by a Governmental Entity Amendment | Constitutional rights | Prohibit any governmental entity from discriminating based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration |
| LRCA | Prohibit the Closing of Places of Worship During State of Emergency Amendment | Religion | Prohibit any political subdivision from closing or forbidding gatherings at places of worship in response to a state of emergency |
| LRCA | Prohibit Partial Veto to Increase Tax or Fee Amendment | State executive | Prohibit the governor from using a partial veto to increase a tax or fee |
Wyoming
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