Ballot measure · Washington · November 3, 2026

Initiative Measure No. IL26-638

On Washington's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2,3,4,5

Research draftCitizen initiativeState law
How it got there
Citizen initiative
Kind of measure
State law
To pass
More than one condition
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

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A yes vote

A yes vote would require school sports rules to bar students the measure defines as biologically male from girls-only teams and events, and would require students joining those teams or events to have a health care provider verify their biological sex.4,5 Explanatory statement, Effect of the Proposed Measure if Approved; full text § 3

A no vote

A no vote would keep current law, under which schools offer sports to all students without regard to sex but may have separate teams by sex, and state rules bar discrimination based on sex and gender identity.4 Explanatory statement, The Law as It Presently Exists

More about it

The rule would apply to public K-12 schools and to private schools that take part in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association or a similar nonprofit group.4 Explanatory statement, Effect of the Proposed Measure if Approved

§2How it got on the ballot

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Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,2,3,4,5

State law. It would change state law, not the constitution.1,2,3,4,5

This is an initiative to the Legislature, a citizen petition first sent to lawmakers, and the state constitution sends such a measure to voters at the next general election when the Legislature does not pass it.1,6 Wash. Const. art. II, § 1(a)

It is on Washington's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,2,3 One of these official sources itself calls the list certified or final. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Washington's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

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More than one condition. It passes if more voters vote yes than no, as long as the votes cast on the measure equal at least one-third of all votes cast in the election, and it takes effect 30 days after the election.6 Wash. Const. art. II, § 1(d)