The Elections Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office has completed its certification of 2026 state ballot question petitions, clearing a path for up to nine questions to appear on the 2026 State Election ballot in November.
Each petition filed with the Elections Division by the July 1, 2026 filing deadline was determined to have filed more than the 12,429 certified signatures required. Petitioners were required to file at least 74,574 certified signatures during a previous round of signature gathering, which took place last fall.
According to the Elections Division, the certified signature counts for each petition are:
- State Primary Elections – 14,377
- Expanding the Public Records Law – 16,678
- Natural Resource Conservation Fund – 15,419
- Collective Bargaining for CPCS Employees – 15,820
- Election Day Registration – 16,410
- Single Family Homes – 16,930
- State Revenue Limit and Rebate – 15,604
- Prohibit Retail Sale of Adult Recreational Use Marijuana – 12,511
In addition to the eight petitions above, a referendum question on the 2024 law relating to firearms regulation has already been certified to appear on the November ballot.
The final number of questions that will appear on the November ballot will be determined when the State Ballot Law Commission issues a decision in a pending objection against the petition relating to marijuana. A hearing in that matter concluded yesterday, and a decision is expected by Wednesday, July 22.
