Update on 2024 state ballot measure certifications: six new measures, 26 pending signature verification

For 2024, 140 statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, two fewer measures than the average (142) for this point in the election cycle from 2012 to 2022. The average number of statewide ballot measures certified for an even-numbered year during this period was 157. In 2022, 140 measures were certified for state ballots.

Here’s an update on the ballot measure activity during the past two weeks.

Six ballot measures were certified in five states—Arkansas, Colorado, North Dakota, Oregon, and Washington:

A ballot initiative was also certified in Washington, D.C.: Initiative 83, Ranked-Choice Voting Measure.

Signatures have been submitted and are pending verification for 26 initiatives in eight states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Oklahoma.

The following chart shows the number of ballot measures certified each week of an even-numbered year.