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The Ballotpedia article List of ballot measures by topic describes the different topic or subject areas into which Ballotpedia has determined most American ballot measures can be categorized. Some of the topics have subtopics. For example, Category:Tobacco has Category:Smoking bans as a subtopic. Subtopics will eventually be expanded to help break down topics for in depth analysis.
Each topic and subtopic has a corresponding Ballotpedia article that lists the measures that fall under that topic description. For example, see Hunting on the ballot. Categories and lists are two different ways of doing the same thing. The objective is to make it easy for your reader to find other, similar, content. Lists and category tags also enable the reader to gain a broader picture of the scope of ballot initiative topics.
Many ballot initiatives fall into more than one topic or subtopic category. For example:
- Arizona Taxation of Decriminalized Marijuana (2008) falls under both "Category:Marijuana" and "Category:Taxes."
- Rhode Island Capital Bonds for Higher Education Question, Question 2 (2010) falls under "Category:Education" and "Category:Bond issues."
Topic categories
The following is an alphabetized list of topics and subtopics currently approved by Ballotpedia staff for use in categorizing ballot measures:
| Category tag | Associated article | Topic / Subtopic |
|---|---|---|
| [[Category:Abortion]] | Abortion on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Administration of government]] | Administration of government on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Adult entertainment]] | Adult entertainment on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Affirmative action]] | Affirmative action on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Alcohol]] | Alcohol on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Treatment of animals]] | Animal rights on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Assisted death]] | Assisted death on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Bond issues]] | Bond issues on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Business regulation]] | Business regulation on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Civil rights]] | Civil rights on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Constitutional conventions]] | Constitutional conventions on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Constitutional language]] | Constitutional language on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Time standards]] | Time standards on the ballot | Subopic |
| [[Category:Death penalty]] | Death penalty on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Direct democracy measures]] | Direct democracy measures on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Divorce and custody]] | Divorce and custody on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Domestic partnerships]] | Domestic partnerships on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Earthquakes]] | Earthquakes on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Education]] | Education on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Elections and campaigns]] | Elections and campaigns on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Eminent domain]] | Eminent domain on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Energy]] | Energy on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:English language]] | English language on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Environment]] | Environment on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Federal constitutional issues]] | Federal constitutional issues on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Firearms]] | Firearms on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Forests and parks]] | Forests and parks on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Gambling]] | Gambling on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Government accountability]] | Government accountability on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Health care]] | Health care on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Housing]] | Housing on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Hunting]] | Hunting on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Immigration]] | Immigration on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Insurance]] | Insurance on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:LGBT issues]] | LGBT issues on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Labor and unions]] | Labor and unions on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Law enforcement]] | Law enforcement on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Marijuana]] | Marijuana on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Marriage and family]] | Marriage and family on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Minimum wage]] | Minimum wage on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Motto and symbols]] | Motto and symbols on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Natural resources]] | Natural resources on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Nuclear issues]] | Nuclear issues on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Obscenity]] | Obscenity on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Paycheck protection]] | Paycheck protection on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Pension]] | Pension on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Property]] | Property on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Redistricting measures]] | Redistricting measures on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Religion]] | Religion on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Rules about Sunday]] | Rules about Sunday on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:School choice]] | School choice on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:State and local government budgets, spending and finance]] | State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:State judiciary]] | State judiciary on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:State legislatures measures]] | State legislatures measures on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Stem cells]] | Stem cells on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Suffrage]] | Suffrage on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Supermajority requirements]] | Supermajority requirements on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Taxes]] | Taxes on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Term limits]] | Term limits on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Tobacco]] | Tobacco on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Tort law]] | Tort law on the ballot | Subtopic |
| [[Category:Transportation]] | Transportation on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Utilities]] | Utilities on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Veterans]] | Veterans on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Wages and pay]] | Wages and pay on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:War and peace]] | War and peace on the ballot | Topic |
| [[Category:Water]] | Water on the ballot | Subopic |
| [[Category:Welfare]] | Welfare on the ballot | Topic |
