Ballot Quiz, June 11 (2012)

Points added for a correct answer:
Points for a wrong answer:
Ignore the questions' coefficients:

1. What state passed a measure to the ballot this week to require that candidates for governor to select their running mates for lieutenant governor?

	South Dakota
→	No!
	North Dakota
→	Incorrect!
	South Carolina
→	Yes! Read more about this measure on South Carolina's 2012 ballot measure page.
	North Carolina
→	Sorry!

2. In New York's U.S. Senate primary election on June 5, Republicans gave former U.S. Representative Heather Wilson 70% of the vote over small-business owner Greg Sowards.

	True
→	See below
	False
→	This did not happen in New York. This happened in New Mexico.

3. All competing congressional incumbents won their primary elections in New Jersey, except for which U.S. Representative? (Hint:His district was eliminated in New Jersey's redistricting.)

	Bill Pascrell
→	Sorry! This was the person who defeated the answer to this question.
	Leonard Lance
→	Nope!
	Steve Rothman
→	Correct! Read more about this development on New Jersey's primary election review.
	Donald Payne, Jr.
→	Try again!

4. How many statewide ballot measures will appear in the North Dakota June 12 primary election?

	2
→	Sorry, but wrong choice!
	4
→	Yes! Read more about these measures here.
	6
→	Nope!
	none
→	Did you get this one wrong, too?

5. In Maryland, placing a proposed amendment on the ballot requires a ____% vote of each chamber of the state legislature.

	66
→	Nope!
	55
→	Incorrect!
	60
→	Good choice! Read more about legislatively-referred constitutional amendments.
	75
→	Incorrect...again.

6. BONUS!

The total number of ballot measures on the 2012 ballot amount to measures in states.

Your score is 0 / 0

See also

• 2012 ballot measures
• Local ballot measure elections in 2012
• Quizzes by Ballotpedia