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State Parties Split on 70 Ballot Measures, Agree on Six
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In Short: State Democratic and Republican parties took opposing positions on 70 ballot measures and agreed on six in 2026.
In 2026, state Democratic and Republican parties supported different positions on 70 ballot measures and agreed on six, according to recent reports.
Of these 70 measures, 41 (58.6%) were legislatively referred, while 29 (41.4%) were citizen-initiated, including veto referendums.
For five measures, a majority of legislators from one party voted to place the measure on the ballot, while the state party organization opposed it.
The remaining 19 measures appeared on ballots earlier in the year.
Neither party recorded support or opposition on the other 36 measures.
Voters will decide 145 of this year’s 164 statewide ballot measures on November 5.
Some of these disagreements included measures concerning voter identification, abortion, sex-based sports requirements, medical procedures for transgender minors, and taxes.
State Republican parties supported 80 measures (48.8%), opposed 30 (18.3%), and were neutral or had no recorded position on 54 (32.9%).
State Democratic parties supported 36 measures (22.0%), opposed 58 (35.4%), and were neutral or had no recorded position on 70 (42.7%).
Background
State Democratic and Republican parties supported different positions on 70 ballot measures and agreed on six in 2026.
What's confirmed
- In 2026, state Democratic and Republican parties supported different positions on 70 ballot measures and agreed on six, according to recent reports.
- Of these 70 measures, 41 (58.6%) were legislatively referred, while 29 (41.4%) were citizen-initiated, including veto referendums.
- For five measures, a majority of legislators from one party voted to place the measure on the ballot, while the state party organization opposed it.
- The remaining 19 measures appeared on ballots earlier in the year.
- Neither party recorded support or opposition on the other 36 measures.
- Voters will decide 145 of this year’s 164 statewide ballot measures on November 5.
- Some of these disagreements included measures concerning voter identification, abortion, sex-based sports requirements, medical procedures for transgender minors, and taxes.
- State Republican parties supported 80 measures (48.8%), opposed 30 (18.3%), and were neutral or had no recorded position on 54 (32.9%).
- State Democratic parties supported 36 measures (22.0%), opposed 58 (35.4%), and were neutral or had no recorded position on 70 (42.7%).
What's still developing
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