2000 ballot measures
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In 2000, there were 204 statewide ballot measures in 42 states. The state with the highest total number of ballot measures, both citizen initiatives and legislative referrals, was Oregon, with 26 measures.
Alabama
Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Amendment 4 | Amendment 5 | Amendment 6 | Amendment 7 | Amendment 8 | Amendment 9 | Amendment 10 | Amendment 11 | Amendment 12 | Amendment 13 | Amendment 14
Defeated
None
Alaska
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Measure 1 | Hunting | Prohibit using the initiative process to make laws regarding wildlife | |
| LRCA | Measure 2 | Single-subject rule | Proposed amendments to the Alaska Constitution can only consider one subject | |
| LRCA | Measure 3 | Administration | Establish a public corporation to manage the Alaskan permanent fund | |
| IDS | Property Tax Relief | Taxes | Set value of property at is assessment on January 1st of the first year the bill is in effect | |
| IDS | Marijuana | Drug Policy Reform | Re-legalize hemp and marijuana | |
| VR | Measure 6 | Hunting | Hunters allowed to use airplanes to land, shoot wolves on day they fly. | Law approved |
Arizona
Approved
Proposition 101 | Proposition 103 | Proposition 104 | Proposition 105 | Proposition 106 | Proposition 200 | Proposition 203 | Proposition 204 | Proposition 301
Defeated
Proposition 100 | Proposition 102 | Proposition 108 | Proposition 202 | Proposition 300
Arkansas
Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Initiated Act 1
Defeated
Amendment 5
California
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Prop 1A | Gambling | Gambling on tribal lands | |
| LBM | Prop 12 | Bonds | Bond issue for water projects | |
| LBM | Prop 13 | Bonds | Water pollution protection | |
| LBM | Prop 14 | Bonds | Literacy improvement | |
| LBM | Prop 16 | Bonds | Homes for veterans | |
| LRCA | Prop 17 | Gambling | Lotteries and charitable raffles | |
| LRSS | Prop 18 | Law enforcement | Murder, special circumstances | |
| LRSS | Prop 19 | Law enforcement | Murder of police officers | |
| LRSS | Prop 20 | Gambling | California state lottery | |
| CISS | Prop 21 | Law enforcement | Juvenile crime | |
| CISS | Prop 22 | Marriage | Limit on marriages | |
| VR | Prop 29 | Gambling | 1998 Indian gaming compacts | |
| LBM | Prop 15 | Bond issue | Hertzberg-Polanco crime labs construction | |
| CISS | Prop 23 | Elections | None of the above ballot option | |
| CISS | Prop 25 | Campaign finance | Campaign contribution and spending limits | |
| CIC&S | Prop 26 | Education | Authorizes additional education districts to issue bonds if approved by voters | |
| CISS | Prop 27 | Term limits | Term limit declarations | |
| CISS | Prop 28 | Taxing tobacco | Repeal tobacco surtax | |
| VR | Prop 30 | Business regulation | Insurance claims practices, civil remedies | |
| VR | Prop 31 | Business regulation | Insurance claims | |
| LBM | Prop 32 | Bonds | Veterans' bond act | |
| LRSS | Prop 34 | Campaign finance | Campaign spending limits, disclosure | |
| CIC&S | Prop 35 | Administration of government | Governing engineering/architectural contracts on public works | |
| CISS | Prop 36 | Marijuana | Probation and treatment | |
| CIC&S | Prop 39 | Education | Authorizes local school bond issues for certain uses if approved by 55% | |
| LRCA | Prop 33 | State legislature | Legislative participation in retirement system | |
| CICA | Prop 37 | Tax reform | Redefines some fees as taxes | |
| CICA | Prop 38 | School choice | Allow school choice | |
Colorado
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Amendment 20 | Marijuana | Allows legal possession of marijuana for medical purposes | |
| CICA | Amendment 21 | Taxes | Cuts taxes by $25 per year including property, income, utility, and vehicle taxes | |
| CISS | Amendment 22 | Civil rights | Require background checks for gun purchases at a gun show | |
| CICA | Amendment 23 | Education | Sets a minimum increase in funding | |
| CICA | Amendment 24 | Taxes | Require voter approval of "growth area maps" | |
| CISS | Amendment 25 | Abortion | Requires medical professionals to offer information before an abortion | |
| LRCA | Referendum A | Taxes | Reduces property taxes for qualified senior citizens | |
| LRCA | Referendum B | Admin of gov't | Permanently changes reapportionment timetable | |
| LRCA | Referendum C | Admin of gov't | Adds the option of appointing a county surveyor | |
| LRCA | Referendum D | Admin of gov't | Removes references to past one-time events and to public offices that no longer exist | |
| LRSS | Referendum E | Gambling | Makes multi-state lotteries legal in Colorado | |
| LRSS | Referendum F | Education | Allows the state to keep and spend the first $50 million in excess of the state's constitutional revenue limit for the next five years | |
Connecticut
Approved
Eliminate County Sheriffs Act
Defeated
Florida
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Monorail Initiative | Transportation | Build a high speed monorail | |
| Voter referral | Selection of Circuit Court Judges | Judicial reform | End the tradition of electing circuit court judges | |
| Voter referral | Selection of County Court Judges | Judicial reform | End the tradition of electing county court judges | |
Georgia
Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Amendment 4 | Amendment 5 | Amendment 7 | Question A | Question B | Question C
Defeated
Amendment 6 | Question D
Hawaii
Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3
Defeated
Idaho
Approved
H.J.R. 1 | S.J.R. 107
Defeated
None
Indiana
Approved
Question 1
Defeated
None
Iowa
Approved
Defeated
Constitutional Convention Question
Full list of Iowa 2000 ballot measures
Kansas
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Chapter 184 | Administration of government | Allow state retirement plans to be stockholders in any bank | |
| LRCA | Chapter 190 | Taxes | Aircraft and watercraft taxed differently than other property | |
Kentucky
Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2
Defeated
List of Kentucky ballot measures
Louisiana
Approved
Amendment 3
Defeated
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 4
Full list of Louisiana 2000 ballot measures
Maine
Approved
None.
Defeated
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5 | Question 6
Maryland
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Question 1 | Elections | Board of Cecil County Commissioners exempt from requirement that elections be held only in every fourth year on a particular date. | |
| LRCA | Question 2 | Eminent domain | Prince George's County Council authorized to take property upon a finding of immediate need for redevelopment purposes. | |
Massachusetts
Defeated
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 4 | Question 7
Defeated
Question 3 | Question 5 | Question 6 | Question 8
Full list of Massachusetts 2000 ballot measures
Michigan
- See also: Michigan 2000 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Proposal 1 | Education | Allow students to use tuition vouchers to attend nonpublic schools and require teacher testing to redeem vouchers | |
| CICA | Proposal 2 | Admin of gov't | Require a 2/3 vote of the legislature to enact certain laws affecting local governments | |
Missouri
Approved
Amendment 1
Defeated
Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Proposition A | Proposition B
Full list of Missouri 2000 ballot measures
Montana
Approved
C-34 | C-35 | I-143 | LR-115 | LR-116
Defeated
None
Full list of Montana 2000 ballot measures
Nebraska
Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 3B | Amendment 4 | Amendment 5 | Initiative 415 | Initiative 416
Defeated
Amendment 2 | Amendment 3A | Amendment 3C
Full list of Nebraska 2000 ballot measures
Nevada
- See also: Nevada 2000 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Question 1 | Admin of gov't | Authorize investing state money in companies not classified as educational or charitable, subject to conditions | |
| CICA | Question 2 | Marriage | "Only a marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in this state" | |
| CICA | Question 9 | Marijuana | Allow use of marijuana, upon the advice of a physician, for certain medical conditions | |
New Hampshire
- See also: List of New Hampshire ballot measures
New Hampshire Home Rule Authority for Municipalities, Question 1 (2000)
New Jersey
Approved
Question 1 | Question 2
Defeated
None
New Mexico
- See also: New Mexico 2000 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | State Government | Bernallilo County ranked as an "urban county" | |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Term Limits | Eliminates term limits for elected county officials | |
| LRSS | Bond Issue A | Bond issues | Provides money to the State Agency on Aging for capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements | |
| LRSS | Bond Issue B | Bond issues | Provides money to make capital expenditures for public educational capital improvements | |
| LRSS | Bond Issue C | Bond issues | Provides money for construction and improvements to existing facilities and equipment around the state | |
New York
Approved
None
Defeated
Proposal 1
North Carolina
Approved
Measure
Defeated
None
North Dakota
Approved
Constitutional Measure 1 (Primary) | Constitutional Measure 1 (General) | Constitutional Measure 2 | Constitutional Measure 4
Defeated
Constitutional Measure 3
Full list of North Dakota 2000 ballot measures
Ohio
Approved
Issue 1
Defeated
None
Oklahoma
Approved
State Question No. 686 | State Question No. 688 | State Question No. 690 | State Question No. 691 | State Question No. 692
Defeated
State Question No. 684 | State Question No. 685
Full list of Oklahoma 2000 ballot measures
Oregon
Approved
Measure 1
• Measure 3
• Measure 4
• Measure 5
• Measure 7
• Measure 78
• Measure 83
• Measure 84
• Measure 86
• Measure 88
• Measure 99
Defeated
Measure 2
• Measure 6
• Measure 8
• Measure 9
• Measure 77
• Measure 79
• Measure 80
• Measure 81
• Measure 82
• Measure 85
• Measure 87
• Measure 89
• Measure 90
• Measure 91
• Measure 92
• Measure 93
• Measure 94
• Measure 95
• Measure 96
• Measure 97
• Measure 98
Full list of Oregon 2000 ballot measures
Rhode Island
Approved
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5 | Question 6
Defeated
None
South Carolina
Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3
Defeated
None
South Dakota
Approved
Amendment A | Amendment B | Amendment C | Amendment E | Initiated Measure 1
Defeated
Amendment D
Utah
- See also: Utah 2000 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Measure A, English | English | English the official language | |
| CISS | Initiative B | Marijuana | Uniform procedures for drug-offense forfeitures of property, forbids penalties to innocent parties | |
| LRCA | Proposition 1 | Admin of gov't | Modify terms used to identify local government officials | |
| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Admin of gov't | Tobacco settlement trust fund | |
Virginia
Approved
Question 1 | Question 2
Defeated
None
Washington
- See also: Washington 2000 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITP | I-713 | Hunting | Misdemeanor to use or authorize the use of any steel-jawed leghold trap | |
| ITP | I-722 | Taxes | Null and void any tax increases adopted without voter approval | |
| ITP | I-728 | Education | Student achievement fund to provide building improvements relating to class-size reductions | |
| ITP | I-729 | Education | Authorize the establishment of charter public schools | |
| ITP | I-732 | Education | Automatic cost-of-living increases each year to all school district employees | |
| ITP | I-745 | Transportation | New road and lane construction top priority for transportation improvements | |
| LRCA | SJR 8214 | State budget | Remove the constitutional limitations on investment of funds held in trust for people with developmental disabilities | |
West Virginia
- See also: List of West Virginia ballot measures
West Virginia Unified Family Court, Amendment 1 (2000)
Wisconsin
- See also: List of Wisconsin ballot measures, 2000
Wisconsin Right to Vote for Children of Wisconsin Residents Who Live Elsewhere, Question 1 (2000)
Wyoming
- See also: Wyoming 2000 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment B | State Militia | Allow any qualified resident to serve in the state militia if he or she is between 17 and 70 | |
External links
- Vote USA 2000, from the BBC
- Oregon 2000 ballot measure cheatsheet
- CNN ballot measure election results 2000
- California 2000 ballot measure results
- Arizona 2000 ballot measure results
- 2000 referendum wars Dane Waters
- New York Times, "Californians Reject Gay Marriage and Back Tough Juvenile-Crime Laws", March 8, 2000
- November 2000 ballot questions in Maine
- Citizen's guide to the November 2000 ballot questions in Maine
- November 2000 election results, Maine ballot questions
Voter Guides
- Alabama 2000 constitutional amendments
- Alaska 2000 ballot measure voter guide
- Arizona 2000 ballot measures voter guide
- Arkansas ballot measure history, including 2000
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