2010 ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
Alaska
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndISS | Alaska Anti-Corruption Act (2010) (primary) | Gov't accountability | Would prohibit publicly funded lobbying | on ballot |
| IndISS | Alaska Personhood of Unborn Children Act (2010) | Abortion | Personhood of unborn children from beginning stages | filed |
| IndISS | Alaska Gas Reserve Tax Levy (2010) | Environment | Levying a tax on certain gas reserves | filed |
| IndISS | Alaska Property Tax Exemption Act (2010) | Property tax | Act increasing the maximum residential property exemption | filed |
| IndISS | Alaska Parental Involvement Act (2010) | Abortion | An Act relating to parental involvement for a minor’s abortion | filed |
| IndISS | Alaska Enrichment from Public Office Act (2010) | Admin. of gov't | Outlaw one’s personal use of public office to enrich one’s self | filed |
Arizona
On ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Save Our Secret Ballot | Labor | Extend the right of Arizonans to use a secret ballot |
| LRCA | Health Insurance Reform | Health care | Prohibit rules against participation in specific health care |
| LRCA | Civil Rights Initiative | Affirmative action | Ban preferential acceptance to employment |
Gathering signatures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Prop 13 Arizona | Tax reform | Limit valuation increases to 2% per year |
| LRCA | Limit Photo Radar | Admin of gov't | Limit the use of photo radar systems |
| LRCA | Initiative Process | Initiative rights | Reduce signatures needed for initiative |
| LRCA | Civil Rights Initiative | Affirmative action | Ban preferential acceptance to employment |
| LRCA | Racino Amendment | Gambling | Allow racinos in Arizona |
| LRCA | Sales Tax Increase | Tax | Increase state sales tax |
| LRCA | Medical Marijuana | Marijuana | Medical marijuana to be used on patients if approved |
| CICA | Civil Partnerships | Marriage | Same-sex couples right to enter civil partnerships |
Arkansas
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Arkansas Hunting Rights Amendment (2010) | Hunting | Right to hunt, fish and trap wildlife |
| LRCA | Arkansas Standard for SuperProject Bonds (2010) | Taxes | Lower the threshold for issuing state bonds to attract major industries |
| LRCA | Arkansas Interest Rate Limit, 2010 | Bond issues | Establish criteria before authorizing the issuance of bonds |
| CICA | Arkansas Citizen Verification Amendment, 2010 | Immigration | Those seeking benefits to fill out affidavit declaring legal status |
Gathering signatures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Secret Ballot Amendment | Labor | Require that union elections be conducted by secret ballot |
| CICA | Length of Terms Amendment | Admin. of gov't | Extend the length of terms for county officials |
| CICA | Seven Casinos Initiative | Gambling | Allow Arkansas Hotels and Entertainment to own and operate seven casinos |
| CICA | Child Neglect Initiative | Civil rights | Provide a clear definition of “best interests of the child |
California
Colorado
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Colorado Global Day Without Violence Initiative (2010) | Admin of gov't | Establishes a global day without violence every year on January 1 | filed |
| CICA | Colorado Elections to Fill Vacancies Initiative (2010) | Election reform | Requires a vote by the people when filling vacant seats of elected officials | filed |
| CICA | Colorado Motor Vehicle, Income, and Telecommunications Taxes and Fees Amendment (2010) | Taxes | Makes amendments to current vehicle, income and telecommunications taxes and fees | filed |
| CICA | Colorado Gay Marriage Amendment (2010) | Marriage | Recognizes marriage as a union between any two consenting adults | filed |
| CICA | Colorado Fetal Personhood Amendment (2010) | Abortion | Applies the term 'person' to every human being from the beginning of biological development | gathering signatures |
| CICA | Colorado Save Our Secret Ballot (2010) | Labor | Protects the right to secret ballots in federal, state, and union representation elections | filed |
| Colorado Beer and Wine Sales Initiative (2010) | Alcohol | Allow beer and wine sales in grocery stores | filed |
Florida
On ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Florida Hometown Democracy Land Use Initiative (2010) | Property rights | Requires voter approval of all changes to local comprehensive land-use plans |
Gathering signatures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Florida Secret Ballot Amendment (2010) | Labor | Guarantees workers in Florida the secret ballot |
| CICA | Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative (2010) | Marijuana | |
| CICA | Florida Smarter Growth Land Use Initiative (2010) | Property rights | Requires voter approval for local land-use plans only if 10 percent of local voters sign a petition |
| CICA | Florida Property Tax Cap Initiative (2010) | Property tax | Total property tax shall never exceed 1.35% of the highest taxable value of the property |
| LRCA | Florida Health Care Freedom Act (2010) | Health care | Prohibit rules against participation in specific health care |
| CICA | Florida Congressional District Boundaries Amendment (2010) | Admin of gov't | Amends the current practice of drawing congressional district boundaries |
| CICA | Florida Legislative District Boundaries Amendment (2010) | Admin of gov't | Amends the current practice of drawing legislative district boundaries |
| CICA | Florida Personhood Amendment (2010) | Abortion | Recognizes the personhood of the unborn from the earliest stages of life |
Idaho
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Idaho Bible Study Initiative, 2010 | Education | Allows school boards to permit the bible to be studied |
Kansas
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Kansas Right to Bear Arms Question, 2010 | Firearms | Allow citizens to bear arms in the state |
Maine
June 8, 2010 ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Maine Tax Code People's Veto (2010) | Tax reform | Overturn 2009 tax code reform |
Maryland
On ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABR | Maryland Constitutional Convention Question (2010) | Constitutional convention | Allow the state's voters to say whether they want a constitutional convention to be held |
Gathering signatures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Maryland Speed Camera Referendum (2010) | Transportation | Allow speed cameras in highway work zones, and in school zones |
Massachusetts
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VR | No Sales Tax for Alcohol Initiative | Taxes | Sales tax eliminated for alcohol sales in the state |
| IndISS | Regional Planning Initiative | Housing | Repeal a housing law |
| IndISS | Elimination of Tolls Initiative | Transportation | Eliminate all tolls in Massachusetts |
| CICA | Right of Self-Government Initiative | Admin of gov't | Allow people to vote to delegate their powers to legislative body |
| IndISS | Sales Tax Relief Act | Taxes | Roll 6.25% sales tax back to 5%, 4%, 3% or 2.5% |
| IndISS | Whale Safe Commercial Fishing | Animals | Ban drift nets or other gear that can harm endangered whales, sea turtles. |
| IndISS | Expand Charter School Options | Education | Remove limits on number of charter schools, their funding, and enrollment. |
| IndISS | Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions | Environment | Biomass renewable energy sources to emit at most 250 pounds of CO2 |
| IndISS | Excessive Carbon Dioxide Projects Initiative | Environment | Disqualify energy sources that emit at most 250 pounds of CO2 |
| IndISS | Biodiversity Initiative | Environment | No commercial harvesting on forested land owned by the state |
| CICA | Secret Ballot Amendment | Admin of gov't | Implement procedures for the House of Representatives and Senate |
| IndISS | Instant Run-Off Voting Initiative | Elections | Voters to rank preferences among candidates |
| CICA | Health Insurance Amendment | Health care | State government pays for health insurance for all residents |
Michigan
On ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABR | Constitutional Convention | Constitutional conventions | Allow the state's voters to say whether they want a constitutional convention to be held |
Proposed ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Mining Restriction Measure | Environment | Implement tougher laws on mining in order to protect the Great Lakes as well as local inland lakes, rivers and the overall environment from contamination |
| CISS | Insurance Rate Reduction Initiative | Admin of gov't | Measure proposes cutting insurance premiums for good drivers by 20 percent |
Minnesota
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Casino Revenues for Vikings Stadium Amendment | Gambling | Allow a casino in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area |
| LRCA | Medical Marijuana Amendment | Marijuana | Permit the legal sale of marijuana for some medical purposes |
| LRCA | Health Care Freedom Act | Health care | Protect the individual’s right to make health care decisions |
Missouri
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Ban Affirmative Action | Affirmative action | Prohibits government from race- and gender-based admissions and hiring |
| CICA | Eminent Domain | Eminent domain | Four different measures to reform eminent domain practices |
| CICA | Term Limits | Term limits | Impose term limits on offices of lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general and state auditor |
| CICA | Stem Cells | Stem cells | Prohibit government funds for abortion and stem cell research |
| CICA | Judicial Selection | Judicial reform | Allow the governor to select judges for the Missouri Supreme Court |
| CICA | Life Sciences Trust | Stem cells | First $200 million in life sciences trust fund pay for primary healthcare for low-income residents |
| CICA | Early voting | Elections | Early voting without an absentee ballot |
Montana
Nebraska
On ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Nebraska Senators Salary Increase, 2010 | Admin of gov't | Authorizes the state to increase salaries for state senators |
| LRCA | Nebraska Enterprise Revenue Bonds Question, 2010 | Admin of gov't | Legislature to permit the development of real, personal property |
Gathering signatures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Nebraska City/Village Annexation Initiative, 2010 | Admin of gov't | No annexation of a city or village without a majority vote of citizens |
| CISS | Nebraska Detachment Initiative, 2010 | Admin of gov't | Election for detachment of annexed city/village |
Nevada
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSS | Hemp for Biomass | Energy Production | Allow the Desert Research Institute to research hemp, a derivative of the cannabis plant, as a source of biomass for energy |
| Judicial Appointment Amendment | Judicial reform | Creation of a selection panel that would recommend candidates to the governor for judicial appointment | |
| Personhood Amendment | Abortion | Would recognize the personhood of the unborn from the earliest stages of life | |
| Secret Ballot Amendment | Labor | Protects the right to secret ballots in federal, state, and union representation elections |
North Dakota
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco Settlement Constitutional Amendment | |||
| Fenced Hunting Ban Initiative | Hunting | Bans fenced hunting such as game preserves where people pay to shoot big-game animals | |
| Pharmacy Ownership Repeal | Repeals the provision that requires pharmacies to be majority-owned by pharmacists |
Ohio
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Issue 1 | Tax | Proposes eliminating Ohio's estate tax |
| CICA | Issue 2 | Gambling | Allow for slot machines in the state |
| CICA | Issue 3 | Agriculture | Ban gestation crates that allow little movement for sows giving birth |
Oklahoma
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Question 744 | Education | Mandates money State must provide to public schools | qualified |
Pending
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR | Question 746 | Elections | Potential voters must provide proof of identity | filed |
| LRCA | Question 747 | Admin. of gov't | Limiting terms of office of elected officials | filed |
| LRCA | Question 748 | Admin. of gov't | Legislative re-apportionment done by bipartisan commission | filed |
| CISS | Question 749 | Admin. of gov't | Overhaul Oklahoma DHS systems | Approved for circulation |
| LRCA | Question 750 | Admin. of gov't | Initiative signatures based on votes for governor in recent election | filed |
| LRCA | Question 751 | English | English is "common and unifying language of Oklahoma" | review pending |
| LRCA | Question 752 | Admin. of gov't | Modify composition of Judicial Nominating Commission | review pending |
| LRCA | Question 753 | Admin. of gov't | Senate approves person chosen by governor for Workers' Compensation Court. | review pending |
| LRCA | Question 754 | Admin. of gov't | Legislature not required to make expenditures based on pre-determined formulas | review pending |
Oregon
South Dakota
Gathering signatures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | South Dakota Medical Marijuana Act (2010) | Marijuana | Proposes legalization of medical marijuana |
Possible measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | South Dakota Embryonic Stem Cell Research Measure (2010) | Stem cells | Eases restrictions on stem cell research |
Utah
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Income Tax Increase | Taxes | Increase personal income tax payments by $394 million | Circulating |
| CISS | Redistricting Commission | Re-districting | Change way state legislative district boundaries are drawn | Circulating |
| CISS | Utah Ethics Commission | Admin of gov't | Create an independent ethics commission | Circulating |
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