Ballot initiatives filed for the 2025 ballot

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States with initiative or referendum 2025 signature deadlines 2025 signature requirements Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count for 2025 List of failed initiatives

This page provides information on the number of initiatives 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• Initiatives that were filed but later withdrawn, missed a deadline, or failed to make the ballot;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 2025 initiatives or referendums filed for circulation and the number of measures filed so far are below. The chart shows the number of initiatives that were filed as of the first of each month. Click on the links below to see what initiatives were filed in your state.

State	Filings website	# on 1/1/2025	# on 2/1/2025	# on 3/1/2025	# on 4/1/2025	# on 5/1/2025	# on 6/1/2025	# on 7/1/2025	# on 8/1/2025
Total:		18	18	24
Colorado	Current filings	0	0	2
Maine	Current filings	2	2	2
Ohio	Current filings	3	3	3
Washington	Current filings	13	13	16

Context from previous years

The following chart lists the number of initiatives filed and certified in odd-numbered years between 2011 and 2023: