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January

	1	The Minnesota State Senate convenes for the 2009 legislative session.
	13	San Fernando City Council recall City Council members Jose Hernandez and Julie Ruelas were both recalled.
	13	Kent City Council recall. All members of the city council retained their seats.
	13	Black Hawk Gambling Expansion. a
	20	Central/Westosha Referendum. a
	20	Central City Gambling Expansion. a
	22	Charges against Oklahoma 3 are dropped on grounds that underlying law is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
	22	Nashville "Hear the People" Charter Amendment. d
	22	Nashville English First Charter Amendment. d
	29	Federal judge denies request of California Prop 8 supporters to keep contributor occupations private.
	29	Two lawsuits filed against Colorado Amendment 54.
	29	Ballot title approved for Missouri No Public Funds for Stem Cell Research Initiative
	31	Deadline for filing signatures in the Steve Hunter recall in Louisiana. Effort abandoned.

February

	2	Filing deadline for donors to 2008 California Proposition 8
	2	Hearing on signature sufficiency for the Dekalb Home Rule Repeal Referendum
	2	Mail-in voting began on the March 3, 2009 ballot measures in California
	3	Indiana: Clinton Central School new construction referendum d
		Iowa: Union School District school tax a
		Missouri: Webster Groves Library tax levy a
		Ohio: Edgewood City Schools bond issue a Field Local School District tax levy d Lake Local School District bond issue d Mount Healthy City School District tax levy d Newbury School District tax levy a Olmsted Falls City School District tax levy d Saint Bernard/Elmwood Place City School District tax levy a Vantage Career Center mill bond levy a Wellington Village School District bond issue and tax levy d
		Pennsylvania: Crestwood School District borrowing referendum d
		Washington: Enumclaw School District Capital levy a Fall City Metropolitan Park District, Proposition 1 a
	4	HB 47, to authorize use of ballot initiatives in North Carolina, is introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives by Blust, Blackwood, Current, Moore and Starnes.
	5	Citizens in Charge Foundation hosts event: Government Reform at the Hands of the People
	5	Ralph Nader files brief in Nader v. Brewer with SCOTUS
	5	Lawsuit filed to keep Turf Valley Grocery Store Veto Referendum off the ballot.
	5	Deadline to put local school tax measures on the ballot in Illinois for April elections.
	6	Hearing on Martha Andrus recall in Louisiana.
	9	Review and comment session for Colorado Gay Marriage Amendment
	10	California judge rules that the City of Oakland violated the terms of Measure Y from 2004 when it spent $7.7 million on police staffing levels in 2008.
	12	Maine LD 28, a bill to require petition circulators to be registered voters, was killed in a senate committee.
	15	Venezuala Presidential Term Limits referendum a
	17	Oklahoma Senate Joint Resolution 13 and Oklahoma Senate Bill 852 pass the Senate Rules Committee in Oklahoma.
	17	Wisconsin: Appleton Area Referendum d Appleton Area Bond d Clinton Maintenance Referendum d Highland School District Referendum d Salem School District Referendum d iren School District Referendum d Waupun Area Materials Referendum d Waupun Area Maintenance Referendum d Waupun Area Operations Referendum d
	18	March in St. Helens, Oregon to protest Columbia County Measure 5-190.
	18	Deadline for filing signatures for the Eddie Price recall in Louisiana
	18	David Cogdill removed by California Republican Senators from his position as Senate Minority leader for his vote on the California budget compromise.
	20	Deadline for filing signatures for the Golden City Council recalls in Colorado
	21	SCOTUS is expected to say whether it will take Nader v. Brewer.
	23	Signature verification process should be complete for the Maine Excise Tax Repeal
	23	Deadline for submitting ballot arguments for the May 19 statewide ballot in California.
	24	Group gathers in Sacramento to consider a California constitutional convention.
	24	Lyle Turner recall election a
	24	Don Williamson recall d
	24	Bernard Russell recall (Ongoing)
	24	Westwood Heights School District recall a
	24	Irondequoit Senior Center Move Referendum d
	26	Hearing date set for Maryland Senate Bill 445

March

	3	California: Bellflower Utility User Tax, Measure A a Beverly Hills business license tax, Measure P d Bolinas-Stinson School District parcel tax, Measure A a Carson Utility User Tax, Measure C a Clovis Sales Tax Increase, Measure A d Gardena Utility User Tax, Measure A a Glendora Retail Areas Use Plan, Measure C a Gravenstein Union School District parcel tax, Measure A d Incorporation of the Town of Alamo d La Habra Heights Appropriations Limit, Measure G a La Mirada hotel tax, Measure A a Lodi Redevelopment Zone, Measure W d Los Angeles Fire Department Independent Assessor, Proposition A a Los Angeles Green Energy, Proposition B d Los Angeles Disabled Children Survivor Benefit, Proposition C a Los Angeles Survivor Benefit Purchase Program, Proposition D a Los Angeles Economic Incentives for Business, Proposition E d Orinda Union parcel tax, Measure B a Redondo Beach Utility User Tax, Measure A a San Gabriel Appointed City Clerk and Treasurer, Measure A d San Marino Term Limits Advisory Vote, Measure C a Madison Nguyen recall, San Jose, California d (Nguyen retains seat)
		Iowa: Cedar Rapids local option sales tax
	4	Ballot title lawsuit filed against California Proposition 1E.
	4	Las Vegas City Council decides on ballot placemenet for the Las Vegas City Hall Referendum
	5	Oral arguments heard by the California Supreme Court regarding the 2008 Proposition 8
	5	Judge agrees with plaintiffs, re-writes ballot title for California Proposition 1A
	6	SCOTUS conferences about Nader v. Brewer.
	9	SCOTUS announced that it is declining to take the Nader v. Brewer case.
	10	Arizona: Carefree Length of Town Council Terms a Mesa Proposition 300 a Prescott Valley Proposition 401 a
		California: Wild Wings Service Area Special Tax, Measure O a
		Florida: Sarasota Expansion of City Commission Vote d
		Massachusetts: Pelham Fire Station Vote d
		Oregon: Deschutes County groundwater ordinance referendum d (Regulation was overturned) Sisters School District tax levy a Bandon Parks maintenance fee d
	11	A committee of the Florida House of Representatives moves the Florida Secret Ballot Amendment closer to the 2010 ballot.
	12	Maine State Legislature unlikely to put a counter to Maine Repeal the School District Consolidation Laws on the November ballot in Maine.
	16	Friendship Fire Truck and Snow Plow Vote
	17	Social Circle Liquor by the Drink Referendum
	17	Oakland City Council in Alameda County decides what to do about 2008 Oakland Kids First!, Measure OO
	20	Deadline to enter the 2nd Annual Sammies Contest.
	24	Gainesville Transgender Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Referendum d

April

	1	The sales tax in California will increase statewide by 1%
	6	Signature filing deadline in the Gladstone, Michigan School Board recall
	6	Seekonk Community Preservation Act Vote
	7	Colorado: Colorado Springs TABOR repeal vote
		Illinois: AlWood School District tax increase referendum Avoca School District tax increase referendum Cary School District 26 bond issue election Elgin Community College bond issue referendum Manhattan Public Library District building referendum Marengo-Union Elementary School District 165 tax rate increase vote Nunda Township open space land purchase referendum Park Ridge Police Station Vote St. Charles School District bond issue referendum St. Charles Countryside Fire Protection District funding referendum St. Claire County Property Tax Extension Limitation vote Spring Grove Fire Protection District tax rate increase vote
		Wisconsin: Benton School District Referendum Bowler School District Referendum Herman School District Referendum Horicon School District Referendum Kiel Area School District Referendum Loyal School District Referendum Manawa School District Referendum Maple Dale-Indian Hill Referendum Maple Dale-Indian Hill Bond Medford Area Exceed Revenue Limits Medford Area School District Referendum Merrill Area School District Referendum Middleton-Cross Plains Exceed Revenue Limits Middleton-Cross Plains Referendum Middleton-Cross Plains Bond Mineral Point School District Referendum North Lakeland School District Referendum Northland Pines School District Referendum Oshkosh Construction Referendum Oshkosh Maintenance Referendum Oshkosh Elementary School Bond Peshtigo Advisory Referendum Phelps Fitness Referendum Phelps School District Referendum Reedsburg Kindergarten Referendum Reedsburg Referendum Reedsville Referendum Reedsville Bond Ripon Referendum Ripon Exceed Revenue Limits Ripon Bond Riverdale School District Referendum West Bend Badger Middle School Bond West Bend Elementary School Bond
	18	Deadline for filing signatures in Carty Finkbeiner recall
	24	Ballotpedia: The Wikiteer Award and other Sammy winners recognized at 2nd Annual Sammies Award Show
	21	Keyport School District solar panel referendum
	TBA	Colorado Springs Issue 1A
	TBA	Christian County property tax levy
	TBA	Hannibal, Missouri recycling measure

May

	5	California: Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District recall of all board members Arbuckle-College City Fire Protection District parcel tax Chula Vista Sales Tax, Proposition A Cupertino Union School District parcel tax, Measure B Jefferson Elementary School District parcel tax, Measure A Moreland School District parcel tax, Measure A New Hope Elementary School, Size of Governing Board, Measure X San Carlos School District parcel tax, Measure B San Ramon Valley school district parcel tax Santa Rita Hills Community Services District, Measure A Woodside Elementary School District parcel tax, Measure C
		Colorado: Aspen Lift One Master Plan
		North Carolina: Kings Mountain Mixed Drinks Vote
		Ohio: Carey School District tax levy Lorain City Income tax vote Ravenna City Income tax vote Weathersfield schools bond levy Bedford Township Whitman Re-Zoning Referendum Stark County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities tax levy
	9	Texas El Paso Stormwater Petition Hondo City Council recalls Wet Up Petitions - Cleburne Wet Up Petitions - Lubbock County Wet Up Petitions - Justice of the Peace District 4 Smith County Dallas No Taxpayer Subsidies for Hotels Without Popular vote, Proposition 2 Dallas City-Owned Convention Center Hotel Referendum
	19	Arizona: Carefree Proposition 404
		California: Special statewide election in California.
		Oregon: Pendleton gas tax repeal North Wasco County School Board tax levy
		Pennsylvania: Luzerne County Home Rule Charter West Lampeter alcohol sales referendum Borough of Lemoyne alcohol sales referendum Upper Allen Township alcohol referendum (Failed signature requirements)
		Texas: Nacogdoches Petition to Allow Initiative
	19	Deadline for filing recall signatures in the Ernie Troiano and Bill Davenport recall in Wildwood, New Jersey.

June

		Special election to fill two vacancies on the Alabama State Senate.
		Possible special ballot election in San Francisco.
		Rapid City South Valley Drive Annexation veto referendum
		Michigan City Area Schools career center referendum

July

	2	Deadline for filing signatures in the Deborah Trout recall
	3	Deadline for filing signatures to qualify for the State of Washington statewide ballot

September

Carty Finkbeiner recall

November

		Toledo Red-Light Charter Amendment
		Mount Holly Club resort referendum vote
		Genola Building Lot Size Referendum
		Maine Excise Tax Repeal
		Maine Tax Relief Initiative
		Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative
		Maine Repeal the School District Consolidation Laws