Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count for 2025
Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count is a weekly update that tracks the number of statewide ballot measures certified for upcoming elections. It’s published every Tuesday to align with the timing of general elections and to provide a consistent reference point for comparing ballot measure activity across years.
As of May 2, 2025, eight statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in five states in 2025.
- See also: 2025 ballot measures
Number of certifications in past years
Total number of ballot measures
The following is a list of the total number of state ballot measures for each odd-numbered election year from 2011 through 2023.
Types of ballot measures
From 2011 to 2023, an average of 33 statewide ballot measures — 5 initiated measures and 28 referred measures — appeared on ballots in odd-numbered years. An initiated measure is a proposed law that people collect signatures for to put on the ballot. A referred measure is a proposed law that a legislature or commission, or constitutional provision in the case of automatic referrals, puts on the ballot for voters to decide.
| Type | 2025 | 2023 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015 | 2013 | 2011 | Average (2011-2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated ballot measures | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Initiated constitutional amendments[1] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Initiated state statutes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Veto referendums | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Referred ballot measures | 8 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 22 | |
| Legislative constitutional amendment | 8 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | |
| Legislative state statute | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Commission-referred measure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Automatically referred measure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bond issues | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Advisory question | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total: | 8 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 |
Certifications in 2025 compared to previous years
The graph below shows the number of certifications in each week of 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, as well as the average for 2013-2023. The graph also shows 2025 certifications for each week.
List of ballot measure certifications, 2025
States with certified measures
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ This includes combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute measures.
