2005 ballot measures

2006 → ← 2004

Forty-five statewide ballot measures were on the 2005 ballot in twelve states.

California

See also: California 2005 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Proposition 73	Abortion	Parental notification	d
CISS	Proposition 74	Education	Dismissing teachers	d
CISS	Proposition 75	Paycheck protection	Employee consent for union withholding	d
CICA	Proposition 76	Spending caps	Lid on school funding	d
CICA	Proposition 77	Redistricting	Rules governing state legislative redistricting	d
CISS	Proposition 78	Health care	Discounts on prescription drugs	d
CISS	Proposition 79	Health care	Discounts on prescription drugs	d
CISS	Proposition 80	Business regulation	Regulate electric service providers	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2005 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Referendum C	Budgets	Permits state to exceed TABOR limits for five years	a
LRSS	Referendum D	Budgets	Permits state to borrow up to $2.072 billion with a maximum repayment of $3.225 billion.	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 2005 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Marriage Amendment	Marriage	Amend Kansas Constitution to define marriage as one man/one woman	a

Maine

See also: Maine 2005 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 1	Civil rights	Voters could reject a new state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation	a
LRSS	Question 2	Bonds	$33.1 million for transportation	a
LRSS	Question 3	Bonds	$8.9 million for irrigation, public water systems, veterinary school at University of Maine	a
LRSS	Question 4	Bonds	$20 million for economic growth and job creation	a
LRSS	Question 5	Bonds	$12 million for land conservation, wildlife, waterfront	a
LRSS	Question 6	Bonds	$9 million for building renovation for public Maine Colleges	d
LRCA	Question 7	Natural resources	Permit state legislature to authorize waterfront land for use of commercial fishing	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 2005 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin of gov't	Establish the office of Lieutenant Governor	a
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Re-allocate tax revenues	a

New York

See also: New York 2005 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	State budget	Proposed changing the process for enactment of the state budget	d
LRCA	Proposal 2	Bond issue	Called for a bond for the state's transportation systems, facilities and equipment	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 2005 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bond issues	$1.35 billion indebtedness for "local government infrastructure"	a
CICA	Issue 2	Elections and campaigns	Expand to all electors the choice to vote by absentee ballot in all elections.	d
CICA	Issue 3	Elections and campaigns	Revised limits on political contributions, public disclosure requirements	d
CICA	Issue 4	Elections	Create a state redistricting commission with responsibility for creating legislative districts.	d
CICA	Issue 5	Administration of gov't	Create an appointed board to administer elections.	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 2005 ballot measures

September 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question No. 723	Transportation	Tax increase for road construction	d

Texas

See also: Texas 2005 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Transportation	Create a Texas rail relocation and improvement fund in the state treasury	a
LRCA	Marriage Act	Marriage	Provide that marriage in Texas is solely the union of a man and woman	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Local economic development program loans or grants do not constitute or create debt	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Judiciary	District judges authorized to deny reinstatement of bail or new bail to person accused of felony	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Regulation	Legislature authorized to exempt commercial loans from state usury laws	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Judiciary	Increase size of State Commission on Judicial Conduct from eleven to thirteen	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Regulation	Reverse Mortgage Agreements	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Property	Clear individual land titles by relinquishing and releasing all claims of state ownership interests	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Term limits	Legislature authorized to provide staggered six-year terms for board members of regional mobility authorities	d

Washington

See also: Washington 2005 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-900	Admin of gov't	Performance audits of state and local government agencies and entities	a
ITP	I-901	Smoking bans	Prohibit smoking in public places and in places of employment	a
ITP	I-912	Taxes	Repeal motor vehicle fuel tax increases of 3 cents in 2005 and 2006, 2 cents in 2007, and 1.5 cents per gallon in 2008	d
ITL	I-330	Healthcare	Limit non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $350,000, limit attorney fees	d
ITL	I-336	Healthcare	Establish a supplemental malpractice insurance program for liability exceeding private insurance	d
LRCA	SJR 8207	Judicial reform	Replace the phrase "district court judges" with the term "limited jurisdiction court judges."	a

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 2005 ballot measures

June 25

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bonds	Allows the state to issue bonds to maintain the fiscal soundness of state pension systems	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 2005 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Local Gov't	Requires counties to elect various county officials to four-year terms	a

External links

Front cover of Washington State's 2005 Voter Guide

• That flurry of ballot questions, New York Times comment on several of the 2005 ballot measures.
• The 2005 elections: Ballot Questions, New York Times wrap-up on 2005 ballot questions
• Special 2005 ballot initiatives report

Voter Guides

• California 2005 ballot propositions
• Colorado 2005 ballot measures
• Maine 2005 ballot measures
• Ohio 2005 ballot measures
• Texas 2005 ballot measures
• Washington (state of) 2005 ballot measures