Direct democracy measures on the ballot

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Direct democracy measures on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding direct democracy. Such measures may include questions about the initiative and referendum process, petition circulation requirements and signature filing amendments.

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Ballot measures lists

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Alaska

  1. Alaska Distribution Requirement for Initiatives, Measure 1 (2004)
  2. Alaska HB 36 (2009)
  3. Alaska No Voter Initiatives About Wildlife, Measure 1 (2000)

Arizona

  1. Arizona House Bill 2338 (2007)
  2. Arizona Initiative Petitions, Proposition 104 (2004)
  3. Arizona Initiative and Referendum, Proposition 104 (1998)
  4. Arizona Initiative and Referendum Measures, Proposition 101 (2004)
  5. Arizona Initiative and Referendum Protection Amendment, Questions 108 and 109 (1914)
  6. Arizona Majority Rules, Proposition 105 (2008)
  7. Arizona Signature Filing Amendment, Proposition 112 (2010)
  8. Arizona State Initiative Process Amendment(2014)
  9. Arizona Voter Protection, Proposition 105 (1998)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Ballot Measure Signature Requirements Amendment (2014)
  2. Arkansas Legal Changes to Ballot Titles, Amendment 3 (1996)

California

  1. California Assembly Bill 1914 (2008)
  2. California Proposition 10, Elections Required for Public Housing Project Approvals (1950)
  3. California Proposition 10, the Single-Subject Rule Amendment (1948)
  4. California Proposition 11, Submission of City Charters to Voters (1948)
  5. California Proposition 12, Changing Laws Enacted by Initiative (1946)
  6. California Proposition 13, Mandates on Private Corporations (1964)
  7. California Proposition 136, Taxpayers Right-to-Vote Act (1990)
  8. California Proposition 137, Rules Governing Initiatives (1990)
  9. California Proposition 15, Irrigation Districts (1920)
  10. California Proposition 15, Low-Rent Housing Conditional on Majority Vote (1974)
  11. California Proposition 16, Pre-Vote Changes to Proposed Constitutional Amendments (1970)
  12. California Proposition 17, Timing of Elections on Initiatives (1938)
  13. California Proposition 19, Rules Governing State Indebtedness (1934)
  14. California Proposition 1A, the "Constitutional Revision Amendment" (1966)
  15. California Proposition 2, People Cannot be Named to Office Via Ballot Propositions (1950)
  16. California Proposition 2, Popular Vote Must Occur Before Income Tax Can Be Levied (1936)
  17. California Proposition 219, Uniform Application of Ballot Measures (1998)
  18. California Proposition 22, New City Charters (1938)
  19. California Proposition 24, Elections to Adopt County and City Charters (1936)
  20. California Proposition 27, Increase in Number of Signatures Required on Petitions (1922)
  21. California Proposition 4, Increase in Signatures Required for Initiative Petitions (1920)
  22. California Proposition 4, Taxes Must Be Approved by Popular Vote (1942)
  23. California Proposition 47, Prohibition on Ballot Initiatives About Alcohol (1914)
  24. California Proposition 5, Bonds for Boulder Dam Commemoration Activities (1936)
  25. California Proposition 5, Pre-Vote Revisions of Legislatively-Referred Constitutional Amendments (June 1970)
  26. California Proposition 6, Boulder Dam Commemoration Activities (1936)
  27. California Proposition 6, Votes on Bond Issues (1962)
  28. California Proposition 65, Local Government Revenues (2004)
  29. California Proposition 7, State Legislature Allowed to Propose Constitutional Revisions (1962)
  30. California Proposition 7, Supermajority Vote Required to Approve Bond Propositions (October 1915)
  31. California Proposition 7, the Initiative & Referendum Amendment (October 1911)
  32. California Proposition 8, Ballot Titles and Summaries for Initiatives (1932)
  33. California Proposition 9, Bonds to Fix Unsafe Schools (1972)
  34. California Senate Bill 1686 (2008)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Amendment 38, Expansion of Initiative Petition Rights (2006)
  2. Colorado Amendment Approval, Referendum A (1996)
  3. Colorado Citizen-Initiated State Laws, Referendum O (2008)
  4. Colorado House Bill 1072 (2011)
  5. Colorado House Bill 1326 (2009)
  6. Colorado Initiative and Referendum Amendment, Referendum 1 (1980)
  7. Colorado Issue 1 (1914)
  8. Colorado Issue 7 (1914)
  9. Colorado Measure 11 (1912)
  10. Colorado Measure 7 (1912)
  11. Colorado Petitions, Amendment 13 (1996)
  12. Colorado Single-Subject Act (1994)
  13. Meyer v. Grant

Florida

  1. Florida Economic Impact Statements, Amendment 2 (2002)
  2. Florida Initiative Requirements, Amendment 2 (2004)
  3. Florida Initiative Rights, Amendment 3 (1972)
  4. Florida Legislative Referral Limit Amendment (2014)
  5. Florida Senate Bill 2340 (2008)
  6. Florida Supreme Court Opinion on Proposed Initiatives, Amendment 4 (1986)
  7. Malabar City Petition Signature Amendment, Question 2 (November 2012)
  8. Palm Bay City Direct Democracy Amendment, Referendum 3 (November 2012)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Ballot Access Restrictions, Advisory Vote (1998)

Maine

  1. Maine Election Timing of People's Veto, Question 8 (1999)
  2. Maine Initiative & Referendum Petition Procedures Amendment (1975)
  3. Maine Initiative Petition Deadlines Amendment, Question 2 (2006)
  4. Maine Initiative and Referendum Amendment, Question 1 (September 1908)
  5. Maine Petition Signatures Valid for One Year Amendment (1981)
  6. Maine Referenda on Nuclear Waste (1985)
  7. Maine Signature Certification on Initiative Petitions, Question 8 (1996)
  8. Maine Signature Requirements for Direct Initiatives (1951)
  9. Maine Timing of Initiative Elections Amendment (1980)
  10. On Our Terms '97 PAC v. Secretary of State of Maine

Maryland

  1. Maryland Senate Bill 445 (2009)

Michigan

  1. Michigan "Fair Use of Ballot Referendum" Amendment (2014)
  2. Michigan Senate Bill 1086 (2008)
  3. Michigan Senate Bill 1087 (2008)
  4. Michigan Senate Joint Resolution K (2008)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Legislative Referral Voting Requirements Amendment (2014)

Mississippi

  1. Mississippi Resident Only Initiative Petition Circulation, Amendment 1 (1998)

Missouri

  1. Missouri House Bill 1763 (2008)
  2. Missouri Initiative Petition Deadline, Amendment 1 (1998)
  3. Missouri Issue 4, Signatures Required on Initiative Petitions (1940)
  4. Missouri Measure 11 (1982)

Montana

  1. Montana C-37, Distribution Requirements for Constitutional Initiatives (2002)
  2. Montana C-38, Distribution Requirements for Statutory Initiatives (2002)
  3. Montana Corporate Contributions to Ballot Issues, Referendum IR-114 (1998)
  4. Montana Direct Corporate Contribution in Ballot Issues, Initiative I-125 (1996)
  5. Montana PIRG v. Johnson
  6. Montana Senate Bill 96 (2007)

Nebraska

  1. Citizens in Charge v. Gale
  2. Nebraska 2/3 Legislative Majority to Modify Initiatives Amendment, Measure 418 (2004)
  3. Nebraska Initiative Filing Requirements, Amendment 3C (2000)
  4. Nebraska Initiative and Referendum Amendment, Question 1 (1912)
  5. Nebraska Initiative and Referendum Definition, Amendment 3B (2000)
  6. Nebraska Legislative Bill 337 (1995)
  7. Nebraska Legislative Bill 39 (2008)
  8. Nebraska Legislative Bill 460 (1997)
  9. Nebraska Measure 410, Rules Governing Number of Initiative Signatures (1996)
  10. Nebraska Petition Signature Requirement Amendment (2012)
  11. Nebraska Petition Signature Requirement Amendment (2014)
  12. Nebraska Single Initiative Subject, Amendment 5A (May 1998)
  13. Nebraska Single Referendum Subject, Amendment 5B (May 1998)
  14. Nebraska Two Votes to Amend Constitution, Amendment 3A (2000)
  15. Stenberg v. Moore

Nevada

  1. Nevada Assembly Bill 604 (2007)
  2. Nevada Ballot Initiative Conflict Resolution, Question 1 (1998)
  3. Nevada Ballot Initiative Process Amendment (1958)
  4. Nevada Initiative and Referendum Measure (1962)
  5. Nevada Recall Petition Requirements, Question 3 (1996)
  6. Nevada Senate Bill 549 (2007)

New York

  1. New York Initiative and Referendum Amendment (2013)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina House Bill 47 (2009)
  2. North Carolina House Bill 524 (2009)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Fiscal Impact of Initiated Measures (Primary) (2004)
  2. North Dakota Initiative Filing Deadline Amendment, Measure 1 (June 2014)
  3. North Dakota Number of Required Signatures Change Issue (1918)
  4. North Dakota Number of Signatures Required to Qualify an Initiative for the Ballot (1958)
  5. North Dakota Referral and Initiative Reform Amendment, Measure 4 (2014)
  6. North Dakota Submission of Constitutional Amendments Issue (1918)

Ohio

  1. Citizens for Tax Reform v. Deters
  2. Moore v. Brunner
  3. Ohio Initiated Issue 2, Petition Signature Requirements (1939)
  4. Ohio Initiated Issue 3, Limitations on Initiatives (1915)
  5. Ohio Initiated Issue 7, Simplified Initiative & Referendum Procedures (1976)
  6. Ohio Initiative Reform Referendum (2013)
  7. Ohio Initiative and Referendum, Amendment 6 (September 1912)
  8. Ohio Initiatives Deadline Amendment, Issue 1 (2008)
  9. Ohio Issue 1, Ratification of Federal Constitutional Amendments by the People of Ohio (1918)
  10. Ohio Issue 3, Publication of Proposed Amendments and Statutes in Newspapers (1923)
  11. Ohio Newspaper Notification of Proposed Amendments, Issue 1 (1971)

Oklahoma

  1. Free Paul Jacob
  2. Oklahoma House Bill 2246, 2009
  3. Oklahoma House Bill 2869 (2008)
  4. Oklahoma Initiative 13
  5. Oklahoma Initiative 14
  6. Oklahoma Initiative 15
  7. Oklahoma Senate Bill 800 (2009)
  8. Oklahoma Senate Bill 852, 2009
  9. Oklahoma State Question 670 (1996)
  10. Oklahoma State Question 750 (2010)

Oregon

  1. King City Public Rail Transit System Measure (November 2012)
  2. Oregon Ballot Measure 62, Regulations on Signature Gathering and Campaign Finance (1998)
  3. Oregon Ballot Measure 63, Required Winning Percentage on Supermajority Proposals (1998)
  4. Oregon House Bill 2005 (2009)
  5. Oregon House Bill 2082
  6. Oregon House Bill 2082 (2007)
  7. Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph v. State of Oregon
  8. Prete v. Bradbury

Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island Question 8, Initiated State Statutes (1996)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Legislator vs Initiative Measure (1980)

Texas

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Home Rule Charter Amendment (November 1991)

Utah

  1. Initiative & Referendum Institute v. Herbert
  2. Utah Supermajority for Hunting Initiatives, Proposition 5 (1998)

Washington

  1. LIMIT v. Maleng
  2. State of Washington Initiative Signatures, Amendment 30 (1956)
  3. State of Washington Initiative Signatures, Amendment 72 (1981)
  4. WIN v. Warheit
  5. Washington "Protect the Initiative Act", Initiative 517 (2013)
  6. Washington Act to Publicize Laws and Amendments, Amendment 36 (1962)
  7. Washington House Bill 1645 (1993)
  8. Washington House Bill 2601 (2008)
  9. Washington Initiative Laws, Referendum 3 (1916)
  10. Washington Laws Governing Veto Referenda, Amendment 26 (1952)
  11. Washington Right to Initiative & Referendum, Amendment 7 (1912)

Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin Indirect Initiatives Amendment, Question 8 (1914)
  2. Wisconsin Initiative and Referendum Amendment, Question 2 (1914)

Wyoming

  1. Wyoming Initiative Process, Constitutional Amendment B (2008)
  2. Wyoming Signature Distribution Requirements, Amendment B (1998)

2014

  1. Arizona State Initiative Process Amendment(2014)
  2. Arkansas Ballot Measure Signature Requirements Amendment (2014)
  3. Florida Legislative Referral Limit Amendment (2014)
  4. Michigan "Fair Use of Ballot Referendum" Amendment (2014)
  5. Minnesota Legislative Referral Voting Requirements Amendment (2014)
  6. Nebraska Petition Signature Requirement Amendment (2014)
  7. North Dakota Initiative Filing Deadline Amendment, Measure 1 (June 2014)
  8. North Dakota Referral and Initiative Reform Amendment, Measure 4 (2014)

2013

  1. New York Initiative and Referendum Amendment (2013)
  2. Ohio Initiative Reform Referendum (2013)
  3. Washington "Protect the Initiative Act", Initiative 517 (2013)

2012

  1. King City Public Rail Transit System Measure (November 2012)
  2. Malabar City Petition Signature Amendment, Question 2 (November 2012)
  3. Nebraska Petition Signature Requirement Amendment (2012)
  4. Palm Bay City Direct Democracy Amendment, Referendum 3 (November 2012)

2008

  1. Arizona Majority Rules, Proposition 105 (2008)
  2. Colorado Citizen-Initiated State Laws, Referendum O (2008)
  3. Ohio Initiatives Deadline Amendment, Issue 1 (2008)
  4. Wyoming Initiative Process, Constitutional Amendment B (2008)

2006

  1. Colorado Amendment 38, Expansion of Initiative Petition Rights (2006)
  2. Maine Initiative Petition Deadlines Amendment, Question 2 (2006)

2004

  1. Alaska Distribution Requirement for Initiatives, Measure 1 (2004)
  2. Arizona Initiative Petitions, Proposition 104 (2004)
  3. Arizona Initiative and Referendum Measures, Proposition 101 (2004)
  4. California Proposition 65, Local Government Revenues (2004)
  5. Florida Initiative Requirements, Amendment 2 (2004)
  6. Nebraska 2/3 Legislative Majority to Modify Initiatives Amendment, Measure 418 (2004)
  7. North Dakota Fiscal Impact of Initiated Measures (Primary) (2004)

2002

  1. Florida Economic Impact Statements, Amendment 2 (2002)
  2. Montana C-37, Distribution Requirements for Constitutional Initiatives (2002)
  3. Montana C-38, Distribution Requirements for Statutory Initiatives (2002)

2000

  1. Alaska No Voter Initiatives About Wildlife, Measure 1 (2000)
  2. Nebraska Initiative Filing Requirements, Amendment 3C (2000)
  3. Nebraska Initiative and Referendum Definition, Amendment 3B (2000)
  4. Nebraska Two Votes to Amend Constitution, Amendment 3A (2000)

1999

  1. Maine Election Timing of People's Veto, Question 8 (1999)

1998

  1. Arizona Initiative and Referendum, Proposition 104 (1998)
  2. Arizona Voter Protection, Proposition 105 (1998)
  3. California Proposition 219, Uniform Application of Ballot Measures (1998)
  4. Idaho Ballot Access Restrictions, Advisory Vote (1998)
  5. Mississippi Resident Only Initiative Petition Circulation, Amendment 1 (1998)
  6. Missouri Initiative Petition Deadline, Amendment 1 (1998)
  7. Montana Corporate Contributions to Ballot Issues, Referendum IR-114 (1998)
  8. Nebraska Single Initiative Subject, Amendment 5A (May 1998)
  9. Nebraska Single Referendum Subject, Amendment 5B (May 1998)
  10. Nevada Ballot Initiative Conflict Resolution, Question 1 (1998)
  11. Oregon Ballot Measure 62, Regulations on Signature Gathering and Campaign Finance (1998)
  12. Oregon Ballot Measure 63, Required Winning Percentage on Supermajority Proposals (1998)
  13. Utah Supermajority for Hunting Initiatives, Proposition 5 (1998)
  14. Wyoming Signature Distribution Requirements, Amendment B (1998)

1996

  1. Arkansas Legal Changes to Ballot Titles, Amendment 3 (1996)
  2. Colorado Amendment Approval, Referendum A (1996)
  3. Colorado Petitions, Amendment 13 (1996)
  4. Maine Signature Certification on Initiative Petitions, Question 8 (1996)
  5. Montana Direct Corporate Contribution in Ballot Issues, Initiative I-125 (1996)
  6. Nebraska Measure 410, Rules Governing Number of Initiative Signatures (1996)
  7. Nevada Recall Petition Requirements, Question 3 (1996)
  8. Oklahoma State Question 670 (1996)
  9. Rhode Island Question 8, Initiated State Statutes (1996)

1991

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Home Rule Charter Amendment (November 1991)

1990

  1. California Proposition 136, Taxpayers Right-to-Vote Act (1990)
  2. California Proposition 137, Rules Governing Initiatives (1990)

1986

  1. Florida Supreme Court Opinion on Proposed Initiatives, Amendment 4 (1986)

1981

  1. Maine Petition Signatures Valid for One Year Amendment (1981)
  2. State of Washington Initiative Signatures, Amendment 72 (1981)

1980

  1. Maine Timing of Initiative Elections Amendment (1980)

1976

  1. Ohio Initiated Issue 7, Simplified Initiative & Referendum Procedures (1976)

1974

  1. California Proposition 15, Low-Rent Housing Conditional on Majority Vote (1974)

1972

  1. California Proposition 9, Bonds to Fix Unsafe Schools (1972)
  2. Florida Initiative Rights, Amendment 3 (1972)

1971

  1. Ohio Newspaper Notification of Proposed Amendments, Issue 1 (1971)

1970

  1. California Proposition 16, Pre-Vote Changes to Proposed Constitutional Amendments (1970)
  2. California Proposition 5, Pre-Vote Revisions of Legislatively-Referred Constitutional Amendments (June 1970)

1966

  1. California Proposition 1A, the "Constitutional Revision Amendment" (1966)

1964

  1. California Proposition 13, Mandates on Private Corporations (1964)

1962

  1. California Proposition 6, Votes on Bond Issues (1962)
  2. California Proposition 7, State Legislature Allowed to Propose Constitutional Revisions (1962)
  3. Nevada Initiative and Referendum Measure (1962)
  4. Washington Act to Publicize Laws and Amendments, Amendment 36 (1962)

1958

  1. Nevada Ballot Initiative Process Amendment (1958)
  2. North Dakota Number of Signatures Required to Qualify an Initiative for the Ballot (1958)

1956

  1. State of Washington Initiative Signatures, Amendment 30 (1956)

1952

  1. Washington Laws Governing Veto Referenda, Amendment 26 (1952)

1951

  1. Maine Signature Requirements for Direct Initiatives (1951)

1950

  1. California Proposition 10, Elections Required for Public Housing Project Approvals (1950)
  2. California Proposition 2, People Cannot be Named to Office Via Ballot Propositions (1950)

1948

  1. California Proposition 10, the Single-Subject Rule Amendment (1948)
  2. California Proposition 11, Submission of City Charters to Voters (1948)

1946

  1. California Proposition 12, Changing Laws Enacted by Initiative (1946)

1942

  1. California Proposition 4, Taxes Must Be Approved by Popular Vote (1942)

1940

  1. Missouri Issue 4, Signatures Required on Initiative Petitions (1940)

1939

  1. Ohio Initiated Issue 2, Petition Signature Requirements (1939)

1938

  1. California Proposition 17, Timing of Elections on Initiatives (1938)
  2. California Proposition 22, New City Charters (1938)

1936

  1. California Proposition 2, Popular Vote Must Occur Before Income Tax Can Be Levied (1936)
  2. California Proposition 24, Elections to Adopt County and City Charters (1936)
  3. California Proposition 5, Bonds for Boulder Dam Commemoration Activities (1936)
  4. California Proposition 6, Boulder Dam Commemoration Activities (1936)

1934

  1. California Proposition 19, Rules Governing State Indebtedness (1934)

1932

  1. California Proposition 8, Ballot Titles and Summaries for Initiatives (1932)

1923

  1. Ohio Issue 3, Publication of Proposed Amendments and Statutes in Newspapers (1923)

1922

  1. California Proposition 27, Increase in Number of Signatures Required on Petitions (1922)

1920

  1. California Proposition 15, Irrigation Districts (1920)
  2. California Proposition 4, Increase in Signatures Required for Initiative Petitions (1920)

1918

  1. Ohio Issue 1, Ratification of Federal Constitutional Amendments by the People of Ohio (1918)

1916

  1. Washington Initiative Laws, Referendum 3 (1916)

1915

  1. California Proposition 7, Supermajority Vote Required to Approve Bond Propositions (October 1915)
  2. Ohio Initiated Issue 3, Limitations on Initiatives (1915)

1914

  1. Arizona Initiative and Referendum Protection Amendment, Questions 108 and 109 (1914)
  2. California Proposition 47, Prohibition on Ballot Initiatives About Alcohol (1914)
  3. Wisconsin Indirect Initiatives Amendment, Question 8 (1914)
  4. Wisconsin Initiative and Referendum Amendment, Question 2 (1914)

1912

  1. Nebraska Initiative and Referendum Amendment, Question 1 (1912)
  2. Ohio Initiative and Referendum, Amendment 6 (September 1912)
  3. Washington Right to Initiative & Referendum, Amendment 7 (1912)

1911

  1. California Proposition 7, the Initiative & Referendum Amendment (October 1911)

1908

  1. Maine Initiative and Referendum Amendment, Question 1 (September 1908)

Did not make ballot

  1. Arizona House Concurrent Resolution 2044 (2008)
  2. Arizona I&R Revenue Source Amendment (2010)
  3. Arizona Internet Petition Format (2008)
  4. Arizona Mandatory Citizen Enforcement Initiative, 2010
  5. Arizona Sunset Law (2008)
  6. Arkansas Utility Regulation Amendment, Proposed Amendment 63 (1982)
  7. California Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 (2010)
  8. California Assembly Constitutional Amendment 20 (2010)
  9. California Assembly Constitutional Amendment 21 (2010)
  10. California Grassroots Initiative Reform Act (2010)
  11. California Initiative Bond Proposals Required to Specify Revenue Source Amendment (2010)
  12. California Initiatives That Propose Spending Must Identify a Funding Source, ACA 6 (2012)
  13. California Referendum on SB 202, the Ballot Proposition Votes Only In November Act (2012)
  14. California Revenue Source Must Be Specified for Spending Initiatives Amendment (2010)
  15. Florida's right to change statutes (2008)
  16. Michigan Recall Amendment (2012)
  17. Missouri "Fair Elections Act" (2012)
  18. Montana Initiative Repeal Amendment (2012)
  19. Montana Initiative Signature Increase Question (2012)
  20. Nebraska Petition Signature Requirement Amendment (2012) (2)
  21. Oregon Ballot Measure 134 (2008)
  22. Oregon Ballot Measure 1 (2008)
  23. Oregon Ballot Measure 32 (2008)
  24. Oregon Ballot Measure 4 (2008)
  25. Oregon Petition Signature Initiative (2012)
  26. South Carolina Initiative and Referendum Amendment (2012)
  27. South Carolina Recall Amendment (2010)
  28. South Carolina Recall Amendment (2012)
  29. Utah Electronic Signature Ban Referendum (2012)
  30. Washington Online Petition Circulation, Initiative 1145 (2011)
  31. Washington Petition Circulation, Initiative 1113 (2011)
  32. Washington Recall Superior Court Hearings Repeal, Initiative 1144 (2011)
  33. Yes to the Right of Arizonans to Amend Laws and the Constitution (2008)

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