Ballot initiatives filed for the 2025 ballot
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This page provides information on the number of citizen-initiated ballot measures filed in each of the states with an initiative or referendum process. The number of initiatives filed is recorded on the first of the month.
A filed citizen-initiated ballot measure includes:
- Initiatives that have been filed for a ballot in 2025;
- Initiatives that were filed but later withdrawn, missed a deadline, or failed to make the ballot;
- Initiatives that were filed for a ballot in 2025 but ended up qualifying for a later ballot;
- Initiatives for which multiple versions were filed, with each version counting as an initiative; and
- Initiatives that qualified for a ballot in 2025 during a previous year.
A filed citizen-initiated ballot measure does not include:
- Initiatives filed in 2025 for a ballot in a future election year;
- Measures that are not citizen-initiated, such as legislative referrals; and
- Proposals that have been discussed but not filed with officials.
Filed 2025 initiatives by state
States with initiatives or referendums proposed for election dates in 2025, along with the number of filed initiatives, are listed below.
| State | State Initiative Website | 1/1/2025 | 2/1/2025 | 3/1/2025 | 4/1/2025 | 5/1/2025 | 6/1/2025 | 7/1/2025 | 8/1/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | Source[1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | Source | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ohio | Source | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Washington | Source | 77 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 101 |
| Total: | 82 | 84 | 85 | 92 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 109 |
Context from previous years
The following chart lists the number of initiatives filed and certified in odd-numbered years between 2011 and 2023:
The following chart lists the average odd-year initiative certification rates between 2011 and 2023:
See also
- 2025 ballot measures
- Ballot initiatives filed for the 2026 ballot
- Ballot initiatives filed for the 2024 ballot
- Ballot initiatives filed for the 2023 ballot
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: Initiatives filed with Colorado Title Board.
