Review of 2024 ballot measures

Voters across the Mountain States will consider several important ballot measures this November. To help provide them with the information they'll need to make an informed decision, Mountain States Policy Center is excited to release our in-depth studies analyzing Idaho's Prop 1, Montana's CI-126 & CI-127, Washington's I-2066, Wyoming's SJR 3, Bozeman's plastics initiative, Spokane's Prop 1, and Oregon's Measure 118.

• IDAHO PROP 1: To enact Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for statewide elections while using a non-partisan Top 4 primary system to determine which candidates advance to the general election. (Full study here)

  
  

• MONTANA CI-126 & CI-127: CI-126 would require a non-partisan Top 4 multi-party primary system to determine which candidates advance to the general election; and CI-127 would require 50% support to win an election. (Full study here)

  
  

• WASHINGTON I-2066: Reverses the state's natural gas bans and prohibits future energy restrictions. (Full study here)

  
  

• WYOMING SJR 3: Property tax changes for owner-occupied primary residences. (Full study here)

  
  

• BOZEMAN PLASTICS INITIATIVE: Bans food containers made of polystyrene foam, packing materials made of polystyrene foam, plastic bags, plastic straws and plastic stirrers. Straws and stirrers would only be allowed at businesses by customer request. (Full study here)

  
  

• CITY OF SPOKANE PROP 1: To increase the sales tax by nearly $8 million per year to fund police, fire and "community resilience." (Full study here)

  
  

• OREGON MEASURE 118: Increases highest corporate minimum taxes; distributes revenue to eligible individuals; state replaces reduced federal benefits. (Full study here)