2002 ballot measures

2003 → ← 2001

223 statewide ballot measures were on statewide ballots in 2002.

Alabama

See also: Alabama 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin. of gov't	Changes to constitution shall become effective only if ratified by a majority of the qualified electors	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State budget	Establish the General Fund Rainy Day Account	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Business regulation	Promotion of the production, marketing, use, and sale of sheep and goats	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2002 ballot measures

August 27:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Measure 1	Elections	Enacts preferential voting for state and federal elections, except governor	d

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
Alaska BP	Bonding Proposition A	Bond issues	General obligation of the state the payment of interest on revenue bonds.	a
Alaska BP	Bonding Proposition B	Bond issues	Issuance of state transportation revenue bonds in amount of $102,805,000	a
Alaska BP	Bonding Proposition C	Bond issues	Issuance of obligation bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of design	a
ABR	Measure 1	Convention	Having a statewide constitutional convention	d
IndISS	Measure 2	State legislature	Move all sessions of the state legislature to the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough	d
IndISS	Measure 3	Natural resources	Create the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority as a public corporation of the State	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 100	Public finance	Cities and townships allowed to include debt for construction, improvement or acquisition of streets	d
LRCA	Proposition 101	Public finance	Government allowed to exchange state trust land for public land	d
LRCA	Proposition 102	Taxes	Owners with income exceeding $32,700 should not be eligible for the property valuation option	a
LRCA	Proposition 103	Law enforcement	Judges allowed to refuse bail for certain crimes	a
LRCA	Proposition 104	Public finance	Proceeds from sale of state lands can go to schools	a
CISS	Proposition 200	Gambling	Governor to negotiate tribal gaming compacts with Native American tribes in the state	d
CISS	Proposition 201	Gambling	Increased government regulation of tribal gaming	d
CISS	Proposition 202	Gambling	Agreements between Arizona tribes and the State to allow for the continuation of gaming on tribal lands	a
CISS	Proposition 203	Marijuana	Allow medical use of marijuana	d
LRSS	Proposition 300	Public finance	How reveneue from state trust lands is to be divided	a
LRSS	Proposition 301	Gambling	Continuation of the state's lottery commission	a
LRSS	Proposition 302	Marijuana	Rules governing probation for drug-related crimes	a
LRSS	Proposition 303	Taxes	Increased taxes on cigarettes	a
CR	Proposition 304	Legislative salaries	Increase the salary of members of the Arizona State Legislature	d

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Election reform	Amend the Arkansas Constitution to assure the secrecy of every vote	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin. of gov't	Allows the Governor to retain his/her powers when he/she is out of the state	d
CICA	Amendment 3	Tax limitation	Abolishing and prohibiting taxation on food and medicine	d
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Animal rights	Amends current law to create an act of aggravated animal cruelty a Class D Felony	d

California

See also: California 2002 ballot propositions

March 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 40	Bonds	$2.6 billion in bonds for water, air, parks, coastal protection	a
LBM	Proposition 41	Bonds	$200 million in bonds for voting modernization	a
LRCA	Proposition 42	Transportation	Allocate sales tax revenues to transportation	a
LRCA	Proposition 43	Elections	Right to have vote counted	a
LRSS	Proposition 44	Health care	Unprofessional conduct of chiropractors	a
CICA	Proposition 45	Term limits	Extend term limits by local option	d

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 46	Bonds	$2.1 billion in bonds for housing and emergency shelter	a
LBM	Proposition 47	Bonds	$13.05 billion in bonds for kindergarten-university facilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 48	Judiciary	Court consolidation	a
CISS	Proposition 49	Education	State grants	a
CISS	Proposition 50	Bonds	$3.4 billion in bonds for water projects	a
CISS	Proposition 51	Transportation	Regulates distribution of motor vehicle sales tax	d
CISS	Proposition 52	Elections	Election day voter registration, fraud penalties	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2002 ballot measures

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

Florida

See also: Florida 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Death penalty	Provides for the continuation of the death penalty	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Economic impact statement of initiated constitutional amendments must be provided	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Authorizes amendments or revisions to the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter, as approved by voters	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't accountability	Exemptions from public access requirements, if 2/3rds of legislature approves	a
CICA	Amendment 6	Tobacco	Prohibit smoking in enclosed workplaces	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Tax exemptions for elderly home additions	a
CICA	Amendment 8	Education	All four year-olds in Florida be offered pre-kindergarten instruction	a
CICA	Amendment 9	Education	Require legislature to pay costs to ensure reduction of class size	a
CICA	Amendment 10	Animal rights	Limit confinement of pigs during pregnancy	a
CICA	Amendment 11	Admin of gov't	Establish a local board of trustees to administer each state university	a

Georgia

See also: Georgia 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin. of gov't	Certain officeholders or candidates who are defaulters for federal state ineligible to hold public office	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property tax	Provide that qualified low-income building projects may be classified as a separate class of property	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Tax reform	Counties and municipalities may establish community redevelopment tax incentive programs	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Tax reform	General Assembly may provide by general law for the separate classification and taxation of properties	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Tax reform	Commercial dockside facilities consisting of real property may be classified as separate class for ad valorem	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Animal rights	Dog and cat reproductive sterilization support program to control dog and cat overpopulation	a
LRSS	Referendum A	Tax reform	Changes the statewide $10,000 homestead exemption from all school district ad valorem	a
LRSS	Referendum B	Weflare	Exemption from certain ad valorem taxation for the surviving spouses of military personnel	a
LRSS	Referendum C	Tax reform	Grants an exemption from ad valorem taxation on certain historic property	d
LRSS	Referendum D	Tax reform	Grants an exemption from ad valorem taxation on commercial fishing vessels	d
LRSS	Referendum E	Tax reform	Increases the total value of exemption of ad valorem taxes on certain property	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin. of gov't	Candidate for legislature must be a qualified voter of district before filing nomination papers	a
LRCA	Question 2	Bond issues	Allow the State to issue SPRBs and use proceeds assist not-for-profit private schools	a
LRCA	Question 3	Law enforcement	Allow a third method of initiating a felony prosecution	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition 1	Gambling	Clarifying public policy regarding Indian gaming	a
VR	Proposition 2	Term limits	Enact ballot access restrictions that will have the practical effect of imposing term limits	a

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judicial reform	Allow the Supreme Court to designate a division of circuit court as a family court	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Business regulation	Permitting the General Assembly to provide by general law for regulation of corporations.	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin. of gov't	Change general legislative sessions from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Retain the current limitation on individual income tax rates	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin. of gov't	Establish procedures determining projected deficits and budget adjustments related to deficit avoidance	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Law enforcement	Legislature provide by general law for the removal of any state or local public employee	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	State Board of Commerce and Industry to contract with developers of retirement communities	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	State budgets	Governor's recommended budget estimate to include amounts sufficient to fund state supplemental pay	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Welfare	Special assessment level for certain persons aged sixty-five or older shall not be required to reapply annually	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Education	Authorize the institutions of higher education or their management boards to invest in stocks	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin. of gov't	Investment in stocks of up to thirty-five percent of the Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Environment	Legislature by law to establish and implement programs to assist farmers	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Exempt from ad valorem taxation drilling rigs used exclusively for the exploration and development	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Admin. of gov't	Provide that the qualifications for office of coroner in Livingston Parish may be established by law	d

Maine

See also: Maine 2002 ballot measures

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Question 1	Bond issues	School Revolving Renovation Fund for repairs and improvements in public school facilities to address health	a
LBM	Question 2	Bond issues	Stimulate job growth, renovate buildings, defend against terrorism and promote tourism	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Question 1	Bond issues	Construct a new correctional facility in Machias to replace the existing	a
LBM	Question 2	Bond issues	Construct and upgrade water pollution control facilities	a
LRCA	Question 3	Admin. of gov't	Allow the State to issue short-term debt in limited amounts that must be repaid	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judicial reform	Expand the powers of District Court commissioners	a
LRCA	Question 2	Admin. of gov't	Adopt emergency laws creating or abolishing any office	a
LRCA	Question 3	Eminent Domain	Use of Licensed and Certified Real Estate Appraisers	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Tax reform	No income or other gain realized would be subject to the state personal income tax	d
IndISS	Question 2	English	All public school children must be taught English	a
Advisory	Question 3	Elections and campaigns	Taxpayer money being used to fund political campaigns for public office	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2002 ballot measures

August 6

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

November 5

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

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term limits	Increases the terms of office of circuit and chancery court judges	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 2002 ballot measures

August 6, 2002

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition A	Taxes	Establish a fee of up to fifty cents per month on wireless phones for enhanced 911 service	d
LRSS	Proposition B	Taxes	Impose additional sales and use taxes of one-half cent on the dollar	d

November 5, 2002

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin. of gov't	Citizens of the City of St. Louis may amend or revise their present charter	a
CICA	Amendment 2	Labor	Permit specified firefighters and ambulance personnel to organize and bargain collectively in good faith	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Term limits	Amended to exclude service of less than one-half of a legislative term	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bond issues	Authorizes joint projects, bonded indebtedness by joint boards or commissions	a
CISS	Proposition A	Tobacco	Impose an additional tax of 2.75 cents per cigarette	d
ABR	Convention	Constitutional	A convention to revise and amend the Constitution	d

Montana

See also: Montana 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-36	Admin. of gov't	Allow for the investment of assets of a local government group self-insurance plan in private corporate capital stock.	d
LRCA	C-37	Direct democracy measures	Changing the signature gathering requirements for placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot.	a
LRCA	C-38	Direct democracy measures	The signature gathering requirements for placing a statutory initiative on the ballot.	a
LRCA	C-39	Admin. of gov't	Allows pension fund and state compensation insurance fund investments in private corporate capital stock.	d
CISS	I-145	Utility regulation	Creates an elected public power commission to determine whether purchasing hydroelectric dams is public interest	d
CISS	I-146	Tobacco	Establish a statewide tobacco-use prevention program using tobacco settlement funds.	a
VR	IR-117	Utility regulation	Approve (yes) or Reject (no) HB 474, relating to electrical energy	d

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Eliminate language requirements for private, denominational and parochial schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin. of gov't	Permit the Legislature to authorize counties to finance real and personal property	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond Issues	Authorizes the state to issue general obligation bonds in order to preserve water quality	a
CICA	Question 2	Marriage	Amends the Constitution to recognize marriage as a union only between a man and a woman	a
LRSS	Question 3	Taxes	Exempts from taxes gross receipts from the sale and storage, use or other consumption of farm equipment	d
LRSS	Question 4	Taxes	Exempts from taxes the sale of furnishing as well as sale or storage of engine parts for professional racing vehicles	d
LRCA	Question 5	Property rights	Amends the constitution to repeal the constitutional rule against perpetuities	d
LRCA	Question 6	Judicial Reform	Revises the term of office of a Supreme Court justice or district court judge who is appointed to fill a vacancy	d
LRCA	Question 7	State Budgets	Allows an exemption from the state debt limit for state contracts necessary for the improvement of public schools	d
LRCA	Question 8	Taxes	Authorizes the Legislature to provide by law for the reduction in property taxes on a single-family residence	a
CICA	Question 9	Marijuana	Allows the use and possession of three ounces or less of marijuana by persons 21 years or older	d

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judicial reform	Relating to the rule-making authority of the Supreme Court.	d
LRCA	Question 2	ConCon	Shall a constitutional convention be called?	d

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2002 ballot measures

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

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin. of gov't	Provide that properties may be accepted into the Preserve through the enactment of a bill alone	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 2002 ballot measures

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure No. 1	Elections	Remove the requirement that a candidate for office, other than sheriff, be a county resident.	a
VR	Referred Measure No. 2	Banking	Relating to the disclosure of financial information by institutions and notification of policies.	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure No. 1	Environment	Relating to the taxable status of land held for conservation or wildlife purposes	a
CICA	Constitutional Measure No. 2	Gambling	Assembly to authorize the state to join a multi-state lottery for the benefit of the state.	a
CISS	Statutory Measure No. 3	Education	Creates a college loan reimbursement program for young working residents	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Marijuana	Drug treatment in lieu of incarceration	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	State Question 687	Animal rights	Cockfighting (an arranged fight between birds) illegal	a
LRCA	State Question 693	Commerce & Economic Development	Local governments allowed to issue bonds for economic or community development	a
LRCA	State Question 696	Tax & Revenue	Exempt up to 100 square feet of a storm shelter from property tax	a
LRCA	State Question 697	Tax & Revenue	Laws about property tax exemptions for businesses	a
LRCA	State Question 698	Initiative Process	Change number of legal voters needed to propose a constitutional amendment	d
LRCA	State Question 701	State Budgets	Changes in the tobacco trust fund.	d
LRCA	State Question 702	Tax & Revenue	Allow state legislature to pass laws permitting abatement of taxes	a
LRCA	State Question 703	Telecom & Information Technology	Laws affecting persons contracting with the state government	d
LRCA	State Question 704	Education	School building funds	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2002 ballot measures

September 17:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 19	Education	Change the education endowment fund to the education stability fund.	a
LRSS	Measure 20	Taxes	Increase the tax on cigarettes in order to fund the Oregon Health Plan.	a

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 10	Education	Permits the state to hold and dispose of stock recieved in exchange for technology	a
LRCA	Measure 11	Bond issues	Authorizes the sale of less expensive general obligation bonds	a
LRCA	Measure 13	Education	Legislature to use education stability fund principal for public education	d
LRCA	Measure 14	Civil rights	Remove historical references in the Oregon Constitution referring to race.	a
LRCA	Measure 15	Bond issues	State to issue general obligation bonds to assess need for seismic rehabilitation.	a
LRCA	Measure 16	Bond issues	Limits the amount of indebtness to 1/5 of 1% of the real market value of all property.	a
LRCA	Measure 17	Elections	Would lower the age requirement for state legislators from 21 to 18 years old.	d
LRCA	Measure 18	Property tax	Districts that have not imposed property taxes on or after July 1, 1990 to do so.	d
CICA	Measure 21	Elections	Require judicial election ballots to include a "None of the Above" option.	d
CICA	Measure 22	Elections	Divides the state of Oregon into seven districts, based on population.	d
CISS	Measure 23	Health care	Health care that would be administered by a new public non-profit corporation.	d
CISS	Measure 24	Health care	Allow licensed denturists to install removable upper or lower partial dentures.	a
CISS	Measure 25	Labor	Raise minimum wage to from $6.50 to $6.90.	a
CICA	Measure 26	Elections	Prohibits initiative campaigns in Oregon from paying petition circulators	a
CISS	Measure 27	Admin. of gov't	"Genetically Engineered" on surface or packaging of genetically-engineered foods	d

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Ballot Question	Bond issues	Program that utilizes capital to enhance the delivery of volunteer emergency services.	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Question 1	Bond issues	Provide funds for the State support of the construction of the new State Municipal Fire Academy.	a
LBM	Question 2	Bond issues	Authorize the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes.	a
LBM	Question 3	Bond issues	Provide funds to the Department of Transportation to match available federal funds	a
LBM	Question 4	Bond issues	Provide funds to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation for road and utility infrastructure.	d
AQ	Question 5	Admin. of gov't	Provide for separate and co-equal legislative, executive and judicial branches of State government	a

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment Question 1	Admin. of gov't	Relating to benefits and funding of public employee pension plans.	d
LRCA	Amendment Question 2	Administration of government	Relating to restrictions on pledging the credit.	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A (Primary)	Business regulation	Prohibit certain corporations and other limited liability business entities from farming	d
LRCA	Amendment A (General)	Law enforcement	Guarantees certain rights to a person accused of a crime	d
LRCA	Amendment B	Admin. of gov't	Establish legislative districts every ten years.	d
LRCA	Amendment C	Admin. of gov't	Extending the time allowed for the governor's review of legislation passed by the legislature.	a
CISS	Initiated Measure 1	Marijuana	Allows certain activities with industrial hemp.	d

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Net proceeds of the lottery's revenues are allocated to provide financial assistance.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	Prescribe the maximum fine that, absent waiver, may be assessed without a jury	a

Texas

See also: Texas 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment	Admin. of gov't	County to declare the office of constable dormant if office vacant for seven years.	a

Utah

See also: Utah 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending and finance	Set rules for use of state school fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government	Sets rules for changing boundaries of counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government	Minor changes to state constitution's taxation articles	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Government accountability	Requires public notice prior to special legislative sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State and local government budgets, spending and finance	Sets rules for municipal debt loads	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Property tax exemption	a
CISS	Initiative 1	Environment	Stricter regulations for radioactive waste disposal	d

Vermont

See also: Vermont 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment	Judicial reform	General Assembly to prescribe by law the retirement age for justices of the Supreme Court.	a

Virginia

See also: Virginia 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerns persons convicted of a felony but later prove "actual innocence" because of new scientific evidence	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	All property shall be taxed and provides how property may be exempted from taxes.	a
LBM	Bond Question 1	Bonds	Sell bonds to raise funds to pay for capital projects at state-supported colleges	a
LBM	Bond Question 2	Bonds	Allow the Commonwealth to sell bonds to raise funds to pay for capital projects at state-supported parks	a

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	a
ITP	I-790	Labor	Police and fire fighter retirement funds under control of board of trustees	a
VR	R-53	Labor	Increase taxable wage base for unemployment insurance, impose surcharges	d
LRSS	R-51	Transportation	Incrase fuel excise taxes, sales tax on vehicles and weight fees on trucks/large vehicles	d
LRCA	HJR 4220	Taxes	Restrict the number of years excess levies by fire protection districts can be made	a

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"	a
LRCA	Excess Levies Amendment	Admin of gov't	Authorizes municipal governments to pass excess levies for up to five years	a

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2002 ballot measures

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

2002 voter guides

• California March 5 voter guide
• California November 5 voter guide
• Idaho 2002 facsimile ballot

External links

• 2002 ballot measure coverage from CNN
• Voters stay cautious on ballot measures, 2002 ballot measure coverage from the Christian Science Monitor