2002 ballot measures

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Alabama

Approved
Amendment 1 • Amendment 3

Defeated
Amendment 2

Alaska

Alaska 2002 voter guide

Approved

Defeated

Summaries

Arizona

Ballot Measures • Citizen Initiatives

Approved
Proposition 102 • Proposition 103 • Proposition 104 • Proposition 202 • Proposition 300 • Proposition 301 • Proposition 302 • Proposition 303

Defeated
Proposition 100 • Proposition 101 • Proposition 200 • Proposition 201 • Proposition 203 • Proposition 304

Arkansas

Approved
Amendment 1

Defeated
Amendment 2 • Amendment 3 • Initiated Act 1

List of Arkansas 2002 ballot measures

California

Ballot Propositions

Approved
Proposition 40 • Proposition 41 • Proposition 42 • Proposition 43 • Proposition 44 • Proposition 44 • Proposition 46 • Proposition 47 • Proposition 48 • Proposition 49 • Proposition 50

Defeated
Proposition 45 • Proposition 51 • Proposition 52

Colorado

Colorado 2002 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
CICA Amendment 27 Elections Reduces the contribution amount to candidates and various political organizations Approved
CISS Amendment 28 Elections Requires most elections held be conducted by mail ballot Defeated
CISS Amendment 29 Elections Eliminates the role of caucus & assembly meetings for selecting candidates, primary ballot Defeated
CICA Amendment 30 Elections Allows eligible Colorado citizens to register to vote and to cast a ballot on election day for all elections Defeated
CICA Amendment 31 Education Requires that all public school students be taught in English Defeated
LRCA Referendum A Admin of gov't Eliminates term limits for elected district attorneys Defeated
LRCA Referendum B Health care Allows local governments to jointly own health care services or facilities with private companies or individuals Defeated
LRCA Referendum C Elections Permits the legislature to establish qualifications for the office of county coroner Approved
LRCA Referendum D Admin of gov't Removes expired provisions for events that have already occurred; strikes an obsolete information Approved
LRSS Referendum E Admin of gov't Designates March 31st as "Cesar Chavez Day" Defeated

Florida

Approved
Amendment 1 • Amendment 2 • Amendment 4 • Amendment 6 • Amendment 7 • Amendment 8 • Amendment 9 • Amendment 10 • Amendment 11

Defeated
Amendment 3

Full list of Florida 2002 ballot measures

Georgia

Approved
Amendment 1 • Amendment 3 • Amendment 4 • Amendment 6 • Referendum A • Referendum B • Referendum E

Defeated
Amendment 2 • Amendment 5 • Referendum C • Referendum D

Full list of Georgia 2002 ballot measures

Hawaii

Approved
Question 1 • Question 2 • Question 3

Defeated
None

Idaho

Approved
Proposition 1 • Proposition 2

Defeated
None

Full list of Idaho 2002 ballot measures

Kentucky

Approved
Amendment 1 • Amendment 2

Defeated
None

List of Kentucky ballot measures

Louisiana

Approved
Amendment 1 • Amendment 2 • Amendment 3 • Amendment 4 • Amendment 6 • Amendment 7

Defeated
Amendment 5 • Amendment 8 • Amendment 9 • Amendment 10 • Amendment 11 • Amendment 12

Full list of Louisiana 2002 ballot measures

Maine

Approved
Question 1 (Primary) • Question 2 (Primary) • Question 2 • Question 3

Defeated
Question 1

Full list of Maine 2002 ballot measures

Maryland

Approved
Question 1 • Question 2 • Question 3

Defeated
None

Full list of Maryland 2002 ballot measures

Massachusetts

Approved
Question 2

Defeated
Question 1 • Question 3

Full list of Massachusetts 2002 ballot measures

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2002 ballot measures

Primary election

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Proposal 1 Admin of gov't Amend the State Officer Compensation Commission Approved
LRCA Proposal 2 Admin of gov't State Parks, Local Parks and Outdoor Recreation Approved

General election

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRSS Proposal 1 Elections An Act to Amend Certain Sections of Michigan Election Law Defeated
LRSS Proposal 2 Bonds Bonds for Sewage Treatment Works, Storm Water and Water Pollution Projects Approved
CICA Proposal 3 Labor and unions Grant State Classified Employees the Constitutional Right to Collective Bargaining with Binding Arbitration Defeated
CICA Proposal 4 Tobacco A Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Reallocate the "Tobacco Settlement Revenue" Received by the State from Cigarette Manufacturers Defeated

Mississippi

Approved
None

Defeated
Amendment 1

Missouri

Approved
Amendment 1 • Amendment 3 • Amendment 4

Defeated
Amendment 2 • Constitutional Convention • Proposition A (General) • Proposition A (Primary) • Proposition B

Full list of Missouri 2002 ballot measures

Montana

Approved
C-37 • C-38 • I-146

Defeated
C-36 • C-39 • I-145 • IR-117

Full list of Montana 2002 ballot measures

Nebraska

Approved
None

Defeated
Amendment 1 • Amendment 2

Nevada

Approved
Question 1 • Question 2 • Question 8

Defeated
Question 3 • Question 4 • Question 5 • Question 6 • Question 7 • Question 9

Full list of Nevada 2002 ballot measures

New Hampshire

Approved
Question 1

Defeated
Question 2

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2002 ballot measures

New Mexico voters in 2002 declined to designate the last Friday in March as a legal holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez; rejected a $6,592,000 bond issue for state facilities; declined to repeal a requirement that illegal immigrants can't purchase real estate; and declined to lower the voting age to 18, and approved several other measures.

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 Property Taxes Increase $2,000 property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans. Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Elections Establish 18 years, rather than 21 years, as the age of eligibility to vote. Defeated
LRCA Amendment 3 Judicial reform Decrease the number of judicial districts in the state from 13 to 8. Approved
LRCA Amendment 4 Property Rights Aliens who are not eligible to become citizens allowed to acquire real property Defeated
LRCA Amendment 5 Property Tax Property tax exemption for certain veterans. Approved
LRCA Amendment 6 Admin of gov't State and local governments allowed to provide land, buildings or infrastructure to create affordable housing. Approved
LRCA Amendment 7 Admin of gov't Last Friday in March designated as a legal holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez Defeated
LRCA Amendment 8 Admin of gov't Eligibility requirements for the Vietnam veterans' scholarship program. Approved
LRCA Amendment 9 Admin of gov't Name of state highway commission changed to state transportation commission. Approved
BI Bond A Bond issue Capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions projects. Approved
BI Bond B Bond issue Bonds for state public educational capital improvements and acquisitions Approved
BI Bond C Bond issue $16,080,000 bond issue for public school, higher education and public library acquisitions. Approved
BI Bond D Bond issue $6,592,000 bond issue for state facilities and equipment. Defeated
BI Bond E Bond issue $13,103,000 bond issue for water projects Approved

North Carolina

Approved
Amendment 1

Defeated
None

North Dakota

North Dakota voters in 2002 removed the requirement that a candidate for county office, other than sheriff, be a county resident; eliminated the property tax exemption for land set aside for conservation or wildlife purposes unless otherwise provided by the legislative assembly; and authorized the state to join a multi-state lottery. They declined to create a Bank of North Dakota program to partially reimburse student loan payments of North Dakota residents.

Approved
Constitutional Measure No. 1 (Primary) • Constitutional Measure No. 1 (General) • Constitutional Measure No. 2 (General)

Defeated
Constitutional Measure No. 2 (Primary) • Statutory Measure No. 3 (General)

Full list of North Dakota 2002 ballot measures

Ohio

Approved
None

Defeated
Marijuana Initiative, defeated with 32.9% in favor.

Oklahoma

Approved
Question 687 • Question 693 • Question 696 • Question 697 • Question 702

Defeated
Question 698 • Question 701 • Question 703 • Question 704

Full list of Oklahoma 2002 ballot measures

Oregon

Approved
Oregon Ballot Measure 10 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 11 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 14 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 15 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 16 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 19 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 20 (2002) • Dentristy Act • Increase Minimum Wage • Prohibits Paying Per Signature

Defeated
$220 Million to School Fund • Reduce Age for Serving in State Legislature • Oregon Ballot Measure 18 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 21 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 22 (2002) • Oregon Ballot Measure 23 (2002) • Labelling of Genetically Altered Foods

Full list of Oregon 2002 ballot measures

Pennsylvania

Approved
Ballot Question

Defeated
None

Rhode Island

Approved
Question 1 • Question 2 • Question 3 • Question 5

Defeated
Question 4

South Carolina

Approved
Amendment Question 1

Defeated
Amendment Question 2

South Dakota

Approved
Amendment C

Defeated
Amendment A (General) • Amendment A (Primary) • Amendment B • Initiated Measure 1

Tennessee

Approved
Amendment 1 • Amendment 2 • Constitutional Amendment 1

Defeated
None

Texas

Approved
Constitutional Amendment

Defeated
None

Utah

See also: Utah 2002 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 Administration of government Set rules for use of state school fund Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Administration of government Sets rules for changing boundaries of counties Approved
LRCA Amendment 3 Tax reform Minor changes to state constitution's taxation articles Approved
LRCA Amendment 4 Administration of government Requires public notice prior to special legislative sessions Approved
LRCA Amendment 5 Administration of government Sets rules for municipal debt loads Approved
LRCA Amendment 6 Tax reform Property tax exemption Approved
CI Radioactive Waste Environment Stricter regulations for radioactive waste disposal Defeated

Vermont

Approved
Constitutional Amendment

Defeated
None

Virginia

Approved
Amendment 1 • Amendment 2 • Bond Question 1 • Bond Question 2

Defeated
None

Washington

See also: Washington 2002 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
ITP I-776 Transportation License tab fees to be $30 per year for motor vehicles Approved
ITP I-790 Labor Police and fire fighter retirement funds under control of board of trustees Approved
VR R-53 Labor Increase taxable wage base for unemployment insurance, impose surcharges Defeated
LRSS R-51 Transportation Incrase fuel excise taxes, sales tax on vehicles and weight fees on trucks/large vehicles Defeated
LRCA HJR 4220 Taxes Restrict the number of years excess levies by fire protection districts can be made Approved

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 2002 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Economic Development Amendment Admin of gov't "Authorize municipalities to use economic development tools" Approved
LRCA Excess Levies Amendment Admin of gov't Authorizes municipal governments to pass excess levies for up to five years Approved

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2002 ballot measures

Wyoming voters approved measures to allow the Wyoming State Legislature to call special sessions without gubernatorial approval, and also approved the legislature's ability to convene a special session to resolve disputes about the state's presidential electors. However, they rejected a measure that would have limited the governor's partial veto powers, and a measure that would have allowed the legislature to refer a ballot measure to the ballot without requiring gubernatorial approval.

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment A Legislature A majority of members of each house of the Wyoming State Legislature can call a special session Approved
LRCA Amendment B Elections The legislative leaders of each house can call a special session to resolve disputes about presidential electors. Approved
LRCA Amendment C Budget Limits the governor's partial veto authority (line item veto authority) to apply only to general appropriations bills. Defeated
LRCA Amendment D Constitution Amendments to Wyoming Constitution proposed by Wyoming Legislature require no gubernatorial consideration Defeated

2002 voter guides

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