2014 ballot measures
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Thirty-four ballot questions are certified for spots on ten statewide ballots in 2014, as of May 21, 2013. Proposed measures can be found here.
Historically, even-numbered years feature a significant increase in the quantity of ballot measures over odd-numbered years. Though 2012 featured a full 188 questions on the ballot, that is actually lower than the 194 average for even-numbered years since 2000. It remains to be seen whether or not 2014 will continue this downward trend since the 2006 high point of 226. The probability of that happening partly depends on the success of various legislation and proposed constitutional amendments which would make it harder to place measures on the ballot.
Initiatives that have already filed signatures and are pending certification can be found here.
By date
August 5
November 4
By state
Alabama
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | American and Alabama Laws for Alabama Courts Amendment | Judicial reform | Prevents state from recognizing foreign or any other laws that violate state's public policy or rights of state's citizens. |
Arizona
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | State Sovereignty Amendment | Federal Constitutional Issues | Creates mechanism by which use of state personnel and financial resources are employed only for purposes congruent with Constitution. |
Arkansas
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Legislative Approval of State Agency Rules Amendment | Admin. of gov't | Requires legislative review and approval of changes to state agencies' administrative rules. |
| LRCA | Elected Officials Ethics, Transparency and Financial Reform Amendment | Term Limits | Permits legislators to serve total of 16 years in House or Senate, create independent commission to set salaries of state elected officials, put limits on lobbying and gifts from lobbyists. |
| LRCA | Ballot Measure Signature Requirements Amendment | Direct democracy measures | Sets threshold of ballot measures signatures required to obtain additional time for collecting signatures once proposal has been submitted to Secretary of State. |
California
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Rainy Day Fund | State budget | Increase amount of potential savings in the state 'rainy day' fund from 5% to 10% of the General Fund |
| LBM | Water Bond | Bonds | $11.1 billion bond for California's water system |
| CISS | Insurance Rate Justification | Insurance | Health Insurance Companies Required to Justify Their Rates to the Public |
Connecticut
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Early Voting Amendment | Elections | Allows the legislature to expand early voting |
Louisiana
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Redemption of Blighted Property Amendment | Property | Provides for a redemption period for blighted, abandoned, uninhabitable or hazardous property sold at tax sale |
| LRCA | Hospital Stabilization Fund Amendment | Health care | Provides for a hospital stabilization formula and assessment and creates the Hospital Stabilization Fund |
| LRCA | Medical Assistance Trust Fund Amendment | Health care | Creates the Medical Assistance Trust Fund as a constitutional fund, creates accounts for each provider paying fees into the fund, and provides for uses of the fund |
| LRCA | Artificial Reef Development Fund Protection Amendment | Budgets | Protects the Artificial Reef Development Fund from being used for other budget purposes |
| LRCA | Tax Rebate Debate Amendment | Taxes | Limits when tax rebates can be altered by the legislature to the same odd-numbered years as when tax exemptions, credits and other tax break programs |
| LRCA | Permanently Disabled Homeowners Tax Break Amendment | Taxes | Deletes requirement that permanently disabled homeowners certify their income annually to keep a special property tax rate |
| LRCA | Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption Correction Amendment | Constitutional language | Makes corrections to the language of of the state's current homestead exemption for disabled veterans |
| LRCA | Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Membership Amendment | Admin. of gov't | Adds members to the state's Wildlife and Fisheries Commission |
Michigan
August 5:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Public Act 408 | Taxes | Dedicates a portion of use tax revenue to benefit metropolitan areas throughout the state |
November 4:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Wolf Hunting Referendum | Hunting | Overturns a law allowing the state to establish wolf hunting seasons in the Upper Peninsula |
Missouri
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Right-to-Farm Amendment | Agriculture | Adds a section to the state constitution that explicitly guarantees farmers and ranchers the right to engage in their livelihoods and produce food for others |
Montana
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | State Auditor Renaming Amendment | Administration of gov't | Renames the position of state auditor to commissioner of securities and insurance |
| LRSS | Late Voter Registration Revision Measure | Suffrage | Closes late voter registration the Friday before election day |
| LRSS | Primary Election Revision Measure | Elections | Establishes a "top-two" primary election system |
Nevada
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| IndISS | Margins Tax Initiative | Taxes | Implements a 2 percent margins tax on businesses in the state for education. |
| LRCA | Mining Tax Cap Amendment | Taxes | Asks voters if constitution should be amended to remove mining tax cap of fiver percent. |
North Dakota
June
Legislative referrals
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Measure 1 | Direct democracy | Extends the filing deadline for initiated petitions from 90 to 120 days before a statewide election |
November 4
Legislative referrals
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Measure 1 | Abortion | Declares in the state constitution that life begins at conception |
| LRCA | Measure 2 | Taxes | Prevents the state from imposing mortgage or deed taxes on the transfer of property |
| LRCA | Measure 3 | Education | Abolishes elected State Board of Higher Education and replaces it with appointed Commission of Higher Education |
| LRCA | Measure 4 | Direct democracy | Requires measures that have significant fiscal impacts on the state to be voted on at a general election |
Tennessee
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Abortion Amendment | Abortion | Whether there should be a "fundamental right" to abortion |
| LRCA | Judicial Selection Amendment | State judiciary | Amends the judicial selection process |
| LRCA | Income Tax Amendment | Taxes | Clarifies the prohibition of an income tax and a payroll tax |
Wyoming
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Constitutional Amendment A | Admin of gov't | Allows the governor to appoint nonresidents of the state to serve as University of Wyoming trustees |
See also
- Potential 2014 ballot measures
- Polls, 2014 ballot measures
- 2014 ballot measure calendar
- Petition drive deadlines, 2014
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