Changes to laws governing ballot measures

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Laws governing ballot measures
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State
•Laws governing state initiative processes
•Laws governing state recall processes
•Changes to ballot measure law in 2026
•Analysis of 2025 changes to laws governing ballot measures
Local
•Laws governing local ballot measures
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Every year, state legislatures propose legislation to make changes to thelaws governing ballot measures—includingcitizen initiatives,veto referendums,recall, andlegislative referrals. These bills include restrictions on the initiative process, bills that lift restrictions, bills that change election dates or various deadlines, and many other types of changes.

Since 2007, Ballotpedia has tracked these changes each year and highlighted the proposals that are approved and the ones that have the largest impact on direct democracy.

Laws governing ballot measures in the United States