Signature validity for 2026 initiatives was 78.0%, consistent with the ten-year average of 78.8%

A total of 53 citizen-initiated ballot measures were certified for the 2026 ballot in 15 states. Proponents of citizen-initiated ballot measures—including veto referendums, initiated state statutes, and initiated constitutional amendments—collect petition signatures from a certain minimum number of registered voters in a state. For 2026, the average…