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Law enforcement on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding violent and non-violent crimes, prison populations, sentencing, police/sheriffs, prisoner rights and victim rights. Subtopics include: death penalty

Examples:

Ballot measures lists

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Alabama

  1. Alabama Guilty Pleas, Amendment 3 (1996)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Rights for Crime Victims, Measure 2 (1994)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Crime Victims Protection Act Amendment, Proposition 114 (2012)
  2. Arizona Judges Allowed to Decline Bail for Certain Crimes, Proposition 103 (2002)
  3. Arizona Judicial Department, Proposition 103 (2004)
  4. Arizona Laws Governing Jurisdiction Over Juveniles, Proposition 102 (1996)
  5. Arizona Methamphetamine Offenses, Proposition 301 (2006)
  6. Arizona Pardons Referendum, Questions 300 and 301 (1914)
  7. Arizona Proposition 5, Prosecutorial Information from Preliminary Exams (1920)
  8. Arizona Rules Governing Probation for Drug-Related Crimes, Proposition 302 (2002)
  9. Arizona Use or Possession of Controlled Substances, Proposition 200 (1996)

California

  1. California Proposition 114, Reclassification of Peace Officers Covered by the Death Penalty Act (1990)
  2. California Proposition 115, the "Crime Victims Justice Reform Act" (1990)
  3. California Proposition 12, Voting Eligibility Rules for "Infamous Crime" Felons (1954)
  4. California Proposition 129, Tax Increase and Drug Control Act (1990)
  5. California Proposition 133, Sales Tax Increase (1990)
  6. California Proposition 147, County Jails Bond Act (1990)
  7. California Proposition 15, the Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act (2000)
  8. California Proposition 16, Bonds for County Jails (1984)
  9. California Proposition 179, Punishment for Murders Committeed with Firearms (1994)
  10. California Proposition 18, Special Circumstances in Murder Trials (2000)
  11. California Proposition 184, the Three Strikes Initiative (1994)
  12. California Proposition 189, No Bail for Felony Sexual Assault Charges (1994)
  13. California Proposition 19, Punishment for Murder of Police Officers (2000)
  14. California Proposition 194, Employed Prisoners Not Eligible for Unemployment Compensation When Released (1996)
  15. California Proposition 195, Special Circumstances Punishable by the Death Penalty (1996)
  16. California Proposition 196, Murders Committed by Firing from Vehicles are Punishable by Death (1996)
  17. California Proposition 2, Bonds to Build and Improve County Jails (1982)
  18. California Proposition 205, Bonds for County Jails (1996)
  19. California Proposition 21, Penal Institutions for Female Felons (1936)
  20. California Proposition 21, Treatment of Juvenile Offenders (2000)
  21. California Proposition 213, Limit on Ability of Drunk Drivers and Felons to Sue for Damages (1996)
  22. California Proposition 222, Sentencing Mandate for Second Degree Murder of Police Officers (1998)
  23. California Proposition 3, Bonds for Correctional and Educational Facilities (1958)
  24. California Proposition 3, Bonds for Educational, Mental and Correctional Institutions (1956)
  25. California Proposition 3, Institutions for Felons (1940)
  26. California Proposition 35, Ban on Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery (2012)
  27. California Proposition 36, Changes in the "Three Strikes" Law (2012)
  28. California Proposition 4, Rules Governing Bail (June 1982)
  29. California Proposition 5, Non-Violent Drug Offenders (2008)
  30. California Proposition 52, Bonds for County Jails (1986)
  31. California Proposition 6, Penalties for Gang-Related Crimes (2008)
  32. California Proposition 66, Changes in the "Three Strikes" Law (2004)
  33. California Proposition 69, Required Collection of DNA Samples from Felons (2004)
  34. California Proposition 8, Felons Not Allowed to Vote While Serving Sentence (1960)
  35. California Proposition 8, Victims' Bill of Rights (June 1982)
  36. California Proposition 80, Construction Bonds for New Prisons (1988)
  37. California Proposition 86, Bonds for County Correctional Facilities (1988)
  38. California Proposition 89, Governor's Parole Review (1988)
  39. California Proposition 9, Marsy's Law (2008)
  40. California Proposition 96, Communicable Diseases Test Act (1988)
  41. Jessica's Law, California Proposition 83 (2006)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Bail Denial Amendment, Referendum 2 (1982)
  2. Colorado Criminal Defendant Bail Bond, Proposition 102 (2010)
  3. Colorado Referendum A (1992)
  4. Colorado Referendum C (1994)
  5. Colorado Sheriff Qualifications, Referendum C (1996)

Connecticut

  1. Connecticut Eliminate County Sheriffs, Question 1 (2000)
  2. Connecticut Victims' Rights, Question 1 (1996)

Florida

  1. Florida Pretrial Release and Detention Amendment, Amendment 2 (1982)
  2. Florida Rights of Victims of Crime Amendment (1988)
  3. Malabar City Law Enforcement Question 1 (November 2012)

Georgia

  1. Georgia Amendment 3 (1998)
  2. Georgia Replacement of Convicted General Assembly Members, Amendment 1 (2000)

Hawaii

  1. Hawaii Criminal Charges Procedure Amendment, Question 4 (2004)
  2. Hawaii Felony Prosecutions by Written Information Act, Question 3 (2002)
  3. Hawaii Information on Sex Offenders, Question 2 (2004)
  4. Hawaii Patient Confidentiality Amendment, Question 3 (2004)
  5. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crime Amendment, Question 1 (2004)
  6. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crimes Against Minors Act, Amendment 4 (2006)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Rights of Crime Victims, HJR 16
  2. Idaho State Prison Control Amendment, SJR 102 (2012)

Illinois

  1. Illinois Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 1 (1992)
  2. Illinois Criminal Defendants' Right to Meet Witnesses, Amendment 1 (1994)

Indiana

  1. Indiana Crminal Appeals Process, Public Question 1 (2000)
  2. Indiana Victims' Rights Act, Public Question 1 (1996)

Iowa

  1. Iowa Offenses Tried without Indictment Act, Chapter 217 (1998)

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Automatic Pardon, Amendment 8 (Oct 1999)
  2. Louisiana Juvenile Tried as Adult, Amendment 3 (October 1994)
  3. Louisiana Police Salaries, Amendment 4 (Oct 1999)
  4. Louisiana Removal of Public Employees from Employment, Amendment 4 (2002)
  5. Louisiana Retirement Benefits, Amendment 5 (2012)
  6. Louisiana Salaries for Law Enforcement, Amendment One (2007)
  7. Louisiana Salary Supplements for Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters, Act 485 (2007)
  8. Louisiana Sentencing Guidelines, Amendment 1 (1999)
  9. Louisiana Special District Creation, Amendment 9 (2012)

Maine

  1. Maine Juvenile Delinquency Power Pardon of the Governor (1955)
  2. Maine Seat Belt Referendum, Question 8 (1995)

Maryland

  1. Maryland Civil Jury Trials Amendment, Question 2 (2010)
  2. Maryland Dual Offices Exceptions, Question 3 (1996)
  3. Maryland Elected Officials Removal from Office Amendment, Question 3 (2012)
  4. Maryland Victim Rights, Question 1 (1994)

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Drug Treatment Trust Fund Initiative, Question 8 (2000)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Crime Victim Amendment, Proposal B (1988)
  2. Michigan Felon Politician Ban Amendment, Proposal 2 (2010)
  3. Michigan Parole Standards Initiative, Proposal B (1978)
  4. Michigan State Officer Commission Amendment, Proposal C (1986)
  5. Michigan State Police Department Amendment, Proposal B (1982)

Mississippi

  1. Mississippi Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 2 (1998)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 4 (1992)
  2. Missouri Issue 9, Sheriffs and Coroners May Succeed Themselves in Office (1938)
  3. Missouri Measure 10 (1982)
  4. Missouri Municipal Police Amendment, Proposition A (2012)

Montana

  1. Montana "Sheriffs First" Bill (2014)
  2. Montana Anti-Intimidation Act, I-123 (1996)
  3. Montana Criminal Law Basis, Amendment C-33 (1998)
  4. Montana Unborn Child Homicide Measure (2014)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 3 (May 1996)
  2. Nebraska Enforcement of Dispute Resolution, Amendment 1 (May 1996)
  3. Nebraska Habeas Corpus, Amendment 4 (May 1998)
  4. Nebraska Imprisonment for Fraud Debt, Amendment 3 (May 1998)
  5. Nebraska Judicial and Executive Supervision of Parolee, Constitutional Amendment 4 (2006)

Nevada

  1. Nevada Crime Victim Rights, Question 2 (1996)

New Mexico

  1. New Mexico Public Defender Office Amendment, Constitutional Amendment 5 (2012)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Initiative 1 (1996)
  2. North Carolina Initiative 2 (1996)
  3. North Carolina No Convicted Felons for Sheriff Amendment (2010)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Combined Law Enforcement Council (1970)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Issue 1, Bail Restrictions for Felons (1997)
  2. Ohio Issue 1, Criminal Sentences Act (1995)
  3. Ohio Victims' Rights Act (1994)

Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma State Question 135, Labels on Products Made by Convicts (1926)
  2. Oklahoma State Question 674 (1996)
  3. Oklahoma State Question 682 (1998)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Ballot Measure 1, Funding for Schools and Prisons (1906)
  2. Oregon Capital Punishment Act, Measure 4 (1958)
  3. Oregon Crime Victim Rights Enforcement, Measure 51 (May 2008)
  4. Oregon Criminal Sentence, Measure 57 (2008)
  5. Oregon Guidelines for Punishment of Crime, Ballot Measure 26 (1996)
  6. Oregon Legislature Cannot Reduce Voter-Approved Sentence Without 2/3 Vote, Ballot Measure 10 (1994)
  7. Oregon Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences, Measure 61 (2008)
  8. Oregon Mandatory Sentencing for Felonies, Ballot Measure 11 (1994)
  9. Oregon Minimum Criminal Sentence Increase, Measure 73 (2010)
  10. Oregon Property Protection Amendment, Measure 53 (May 2008)
  11. Oregon Rights of Crime Victims, Measure 52 (May 2008)
  12. Oregon State Lottery Amendment, Measure 62 (2008)

Pennsylvania

  1. Pennsylvania Amendment 1, Right of Criminal Defendants to Confront Witnesses (2003)
  2. Pennsylvania Amendment 2, Rules Governing Child Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings (2003)
  3. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 1, Crimes Where Bail is Disallowed (1998)

South Carolina

  1. South Carolina Amendment 1 (1998)
  2. South Carolina Referendum 1A, the Victims' Rights Act (1996)
  3. South Carolina Referendum 1B, No Bail for Persons Charged with Violent Crimes (1996)
  4. South Carolina Referendum 2A, Convicted Felons May Not Serve in the State Legislature (1996)
  5. South Carolina Referendum 2B, Convicted Felons May Not Serve in Elective Office (1996)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Criminal Defendant Rights (2002)
  2. South Dakota Measure 5, State Aircraft for State Use (2006)

Tennessee

  1. Tennessee Prisoner Treatment and Conditions, Amendment 1 (1998)
  2. Tennessee Victims' Bill of Rights, Amendment 2 (1998)

Texas

  1. Texas Bail Act, Proposition 4 (2005)
  2. Texas Proposition 10, Compensation Fund for Victims of Crimes (1997)
  3. Texas Proposition 12 (1993)
  4. Texas Proposition 13, Crime Victims Bill of Rights (1989)
  5. Texas Proposition 13 (2007)
  6. Texas Proposition 14, Qualifications of Constables (1997)
  7. Texas Proposition 18, Jail Districts (1987)
  8. Texas Proposition 4 (1991)
  9. Texas Proposition 5 (1993)
  10. Texas Proposition 6, Enforcing Child Support (1983)
  11. Texas Proposition 6, Out of State Prisoner Placement (1985)
  12. Texas Proposition 9, Criminal Justice Functions (1989)

Utah

  1. Utah Drug Enforcement Provisions, Initiative B (2000)
  2. Utah Eliminate Felons' Right to Vote, Proposition 4 (1998)
  3. Utah Merit System for County Sheriffs, Initiative A (1960)
  4. Utah Victims' Bill of Rights, Proposition 1 (1994)

Vermont

  1. Vermont Commutation, Remission or Mitigation of Criminal Sentences (1913)
  2. Vermont Imposition of Bail for Criminal Offenses Amendment (1982)
  3. Vermont Limitation of Bail for Criminal Offenses, Proposed Amendment (1994)

Virginia

  1. Virginia Amendment 2, Rights of Victims (1996)
  2. Virginia Amendment 2 (1998)
  3. Virginia Amendment 3, Right of Appeal (1996)

Washington

  1. State of Washington Rights of Accused, Amendment 10 (1922)
  2. State of Washington Rights of Crime Victims, Amendment 84 (1989)
  3. Washington "Three Strikes", Initiative 593 (1993)
  4. Washington Bonds for Juvenile Correctional Institution, Referred Bill 13 (1964)
  5. Washington Civil Service for Sheriff's Employees, Initiative 23 (1958)
  6. Washington Inmate Labor Programs, SJR 8212 (2007)
  7. Washington Judge Bail Authority Amendment, HJR 4220 (2010)
  8. Washington Mandatory Death Penalty for Aggravated Murder, Initiative 316 (1975)
  9. Washington Marijuana Decriminalization, Initiative 685 (1997)
  10. Washington Prosecuting Attorneys Act, Referendum 24 (1942)

Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin Bail Reform Amendment, Question 3 (April 1981)
  2. Wisconsin County Responsibility for Acts of Sheriff Amendment, Question 1 (April 1982)
  3. Wisconsin Dueling and Disenfranchisement Amendment, Question 4 (April 1975)
  4. Wisconsin Rights of Victims of Crime, Amendment 1 (April 1993)
  5. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 1 (1922)
  6. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 1 (April 1946)
  7. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 2 (April 1929)
  8. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 2 (April 1961)
  9. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 3 (April 1956)
  10. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 6 (April 1967)

2014

  1. Montana "Sheriffs First" Bill (2014)
  2. Montana Unborn Child Homicide Measure (2014)

2012

  1. Arizona Crime Victims Protection Act Amendment, Proposition 114 (2012)
  2. California Proposition 35, Ban on Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery (2012)
  3. California Proposition 36, Changes in the "Three Strikes" Law (2012)
  4. Chart of 2012 ballot measure issues
  5. Idaho State Prison Control Amendment, SJR 102 (2012)
  6. Louisiana Retirement Benefits, Amendment 5 (2012)
  7. Louisiana Special District Creation, Amendment 9 (2012)
  8. Malabar City Law Enforcement Question 1 (November 2012)
  9. Maryland Elected Officials Removal from Office Amendment, Question 3 (2012)
  10. Missouri Municipal Police Amendment, Proposition A (2012)
  11. New Mexico Public Defender Office Amendment, Constitutional Amendment 5 (2012)

2010

  1. Colorado Criminal Defendant Bail Bond, Proposition 102 (2010)
  2. Maryland Civil Jury Trials Amendment, Question 2 (2010)
  3. Michigan Felon Politician Ban Amendment, Proposal 2 (2010)
  4. North Carolina No Convicted Felons for Sheriff Amendment (2010)
  5. Oregon Minimum Criminal Sentence Increase, Measure 73 (2010)
  6. Washington Judge Bail Authority Amendment, HJR 4220 (2010)

2008

  1. California Proposition 5, Non-Violent Drug Offenders (2008)
  2. California Proposition 6, Penalties for Gang-Related Crimes (2008)
  3. California Proposition 9, Marsy's Law (2008)
  4. Oregon Crime Victim Rights Enforcement, Measure 51 (May 2008)
  5. Oregon Criminal Sentence, Measure 57 (2008)
  6. Oregon Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences, Measure 61 (2008)
  7. Oregon Property Protection Amendment, Measure 53 (May 2008)
  8. Oregon Rights of Crime Victims, Measure 52 (May 2008)
  9. Oregon State Lottery Amendment, Measure 62 (2008)

2007

  1. Louisiana Salaries for Law Enforcement, Amendment One (2007)
  2. Louisiana Salary Supplements for Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters, Act 485 (2007)
  3. Texas Proposition 13 (2007)
  4. Washington Inmate Labor Programs, SJR 8212 (2007)

2006

  1. Arizona Methamphetamine Offenses, Proposition 301 (2006)
  2. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crimes Against Minors Act, Amendment 4 (2006)
  3. Jessica's Law, California Proposition 83 (2006)
  4. Nebraska Judicial and Executive Supervision of Parolee, Constitutional Amendment 4 (2006)
  5. South Dakota Measure 5, State Aircraft for State Use (2006)

2005

  1. Texas Bail Act, Proposition 4 (2005)

2004

  1. Arizona Judicial Department, Proposition 103 (2004)
  2. California Proposition 66, Changes in the "Three Strikes" Law (2004)
  3. California Proposition 69, Required Collection of DNA Samples from Felons (2004)
  4. Hawaii Criminal Charges Procedure Amendment, Question 4 (2004)
  5. Hawaii Information on Sex Offenders, Question 2 (2004)
  6. Hawaii Patient Confidentiality Amendment, Question 3 (2004)
  7. Hawaii Sexual Assault Crime Amendment, Question 1 (2004)

2003

  1. Pennsylvania Amendment 1, Right of Criminal Defendants to Confront Witnesses (2003)
  2. Pennsylvania Amendment 2, Rules Governing Child Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings (2003)

2002

  1. Arizona Judges Allowed to Decline Bail for Certain Crimes, Proposition 103 (2002)
  2. Arizona Rules Governing Probation for Drug-Related Crimes, Proposition 302 (2002)
  3. Hawaii Felony Prosecutions by Written Information Act, Question 3 (2002)
  4. Louisiana Removal of Public Employees from Employment, Amendment 4 (2002)
  5. South Dakota Criminal Defendant Rights (2002)

2000

  1. California Proposition 15, the Hertzberg-Polanco Crime Laboratories Construction Bond Act (2000)
  2. California Proposition 18, Special Circumstances in Murder Trials (2000)
  3. California Proposition 19, Punishment for Murder of Police Officers (2000)
  4. California Proposition 21, Treatment of Juvenile Offenders (2000)
  5. Connecticut Eliminate County Sheriffs, Question 1 (2000)
  6. Georgia Replacement of Convicted General Assembly Members, Amendment 1 (2000)
  7. Indiana Crminal Appeals Process, Public Question 1 (2000)
  8. Massachusetts Drug Treatment Trust Fund Initiative, Question 8 (2000)
  9. Utah Drug Enforcement Provisions, Initiative B (2000)

1999

  1. Louisiana Automatic Pardon, Amendment 8 (Oct 1999)
  2. Louisiana Police Salaries, Amendment 4 (Oct 1999)
  3. Louisiana Sentencing Guidelines, Amendment 1 (1999)

1998

  1. California Proposition 222, Sentencing Mandate for Second Degree Murder of Police Officers (1998)
  2. Georgia Amendment 3 (1998)
  3. Iowa Offenses Tried without Indictment Act, Chapter 217 (1998)
  4. Mississippi Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 2 (1998)
  5. Montana Criminal Law Basis, Amendment C-33 (1998)
  6. Nebraska Habeas Corpus, Amendment 4 (May 1998)
  7. Nebraska Imprisonment for Fraud Debt, Amendment 3 (May 1998)
  8. Oklahoma State Question 682 (1998)
  9. Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 1, Crimes Where Bail is Disallowed (1998)
  10. South Carolina Amendment 1 (1998)
  11. Tennessee Prisoner Treatment and Conditions, Amendment 1 (1998)
  12. Tennessee Victims' Bill of Rights, Amendment 2 (1998)
  13. Utah Eliminate Felons' Right to Vote, Proposition 4 (1998)
  14. Virginia Amendment 2 (1998)

1997

  1. Ohio Issue 1, Bail Restrictions for Felons (1997)
  2. Texas Proposition 10, Compensation Fund for Victims of Crimes (1997)
  3. Texas Proposition 14, Qualifications of Constables (1997)
  4. Washington Marijuana Decriminalization, Initiative 685 (1997)

1996

  1. Alabama Guilty Pleas, Amendment 3 (1996)
  2. Arizona Laws Governing Jurisdiction Over Juveniles, Proposition 102 (1996)
  3. Arizona Use or Possession of Controlled Substances, Proposition 200 (1996)
  4. California Proposition 194, Employed Prisoners Not Eligible for Unemployment Compensation When Released (1996)
  5. California Proposition 195, Special Circumstances Punishable by the Death Penalty (1996)
  6. California Proposition 196, Murders Committed by Firing from Vehicles are Punishable by Death (1996)
  7. California Proposition 205, Bonds for County Jails (1996)
  8. California Proposition 213, Limit on Ability of Drunk Drivers and Felons to Sue for Damages (1996)
  9. Colorado Sheriff Qualifications, Referendum C (1996)
  10. Connecticut Victims' Rights, Question 1 (1996)
  11. Indiana Victims' Rights Act, Public Question 1 (1996)
  12. Maryland Dual Offices Exceptions, Question 3 (1996)
  13. Montana Anti-Intimidation Act, I-123 (1996)
  14. Nebraska Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 3 (May 1996)
  15. Nebraska Enforcement of Dispute Resolution, Amendment 1 (May 1996)
  16. Nevada Crime Victim Rights, Question 2 (1996)
  17. North Carolina Initiative 1 (1996)
  18. North Carolina Initiative 2 (1996)
  19. Oklahoma State Question 674 (1996)
  20. Oregon Guidelines for Punishment of Crime, Ballot Measure 26 (1996)
  21. South Carolina Referendum 1A, the Victims' Rights Act (1996)
  22. South Carolina Referendum 1B, No Bail for Persons Charged with Violent Crimes (1996)
  23. South Carolina Referendum 2A, Convicted Felons May Not Serve in the State Legislature (1996)
  24. South Carolina Referendum 2B, Convicted Felons May Not Serve in Elective Office (1996)
  25. Virginia Amendment 2, Rights of Victims (1996)
  26. Virginia Amendment 3, Right of Appeal (1996)

1995

  1. Maine Seat Belt Referendum, Question 8 (1995)
  2. Ohio Issue 1, Criminal Sentences Act (1995)

1994

  1. Alaska Rights for Crime Victims, Measure 2 (1994)
  2. California Proposition 179, Punishment for Murders Committeed with Firearms (1994)
  3. California Proposition 184, the Three Strikes Initiative (1994)
  4. California Proposition 189, No Bail for Felony Sexual Assault Charges (1994)
  5. Colorado Referendum C (1994)
  6. Idaho Rights of Crime Victims, HJR 16
  7. Illinois Criminal Defendants' Right to Meet Witnesses, Amendment 1 (1994)
  8. Louisiana Juvenile Tried as Adult, Amendment 3 (October 1994)
  9. Maryland Victim Rights, Question 1 (1994)
  10. Ohio Victims' Rights Act (1994)
  11. Oregon Legislature Cannot Reduce Voter-Approved Sentence Without 2/3 Vote, Ballot Measure 10 (1994)
  12. Oregon Mandatory Sentencing for Felonies, Ballot Measure 11 (1994)
  13. Utah Victims' Bill of Rights, Proposition 1 (1994)
  14. Vermont Limitation of Bail for Criminal Offenses, Proposed Amendment (1994)

1993

  1. Texas Proposition 12 (1993)
  2. Texas Proposition 5 (1993)
  3. Washington "Three Strikes", Initiative 593 (1993)
  4. Wisconsin Rights of Victims of Crime, Amendment 1 (April 1993)

1992

  1. Colorado Referendum A (1992)
  2. Illinois Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 1 (1992)
  3. Missouri Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 4 (1992)

1991

  1. Texas Proposition 4 (1991)

1990

  1. California Proposition 114, Reclassification of Peace Officers Covered by the Death Penalty Act (1990)
  2. California Proposition 115, the "Crime Victims Justice Reform Act" (1990)
  3. California Proposition 129, Tax Increase and Drug Control Act (1990)
  4. California Proposition 133, Sales Tax Increase (1990)
  5. California Proposition 147, County Jails Bond Act (1990)

1989

  1. State of Washington Rights of Crime Victims, Amendment 84 (1989)
  2. Texas Proposition 13, Crime Victims Bill of Rights (1989)
  3. Texas Proposition 9, Criminal Justice Functions (1989)

1988

  1. California Proposition 80, Construction Bonds for New Prisons (1988)
  2. California Proposition 86, Bonds for County Correctional Facilities (1988)
  3. California Proposition 89, Governor's Parole Review (1988)
  4. California Proposition 96, Communicable Diseases Test Act (1988)
  5. Florida Rights of Victims of Crime Amendment (1988)
  6. Michigan Crime Victim Amendment, Proposal B (1988)

1987

  1. Texas Proposition 18, Jail Districts (1987)

1986

  1. California Proposition 52, Bonds for County Jails (1986)
  2. Michigan State Officer Commission Amendment, Proposal C (1986)

1985

  1. Texas Proposition 6, Out of State Prisoner Placement (1985)

1984

  1. California Proposition 16, Bonds for County Jails (1984)

1983

  1. Texas Proposition 6, Enforcing Child Support (1983)

1982

  1. California Proposition 2, Bonds to Build and Improve County Jails (1982)
  2. California Proposition 4, Rules Governing Bail (June 1982)
  3. California Proposition 8, Victims' Bill of Rights (June 1982)
  4. Colorado Bail Denial Amendment, Referendum 2 (1982)
  5. Florida Pretrial Release and Detention Amendment, Amendment 2 (1982)
  6. Michigan State Police Department Amendment, Proposal B (1982)
  7. Vermont Imposition of Bail for Criminal Offenses Amendment (1982)
  8. Wisconsin County Responsibility for Acts of Sheriff Amendment, Question 1 (April 1982)

1981

  1. Wisconsin Bail Reform Amendment, Question 3 (April 1981)

1978

  1. Michigan Parole Standards Initiative, Proposal B (1978)

1975

  1. Washington Mandatory Death Penalty for Aggravated Murder, Initiative 316 (1975)
  2. Wisconsin Dueling and Disenfranchisement Amendment, Question 4 (April 1975)

1970

  1. North Dakota Combined Law Enforcement Council (1970)

1967

  1. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 6 (April 1967)

1964

  1. Washington Bonds for Juvenile Correctional Institution, Referred Bill 13 (1964)

1961

  1. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 2 (April 1961)

1960

  1. California Proposition 8, Felons Not Allowed to Vote While Serving Sentence (1960)
  2. Utah Merit System for County Sheriffs, Initiative A (1960)

1958

  1. California Proposition 3, Bonds for Correctional and Educational Facilities (1958)
  2. Oregon Capital Punishment Act, Measure 4 (1958)
  3. Washington Civil Service for Sheriff's Employees, Initiative 23 (1958)

1956

  1. California Proposition 3, Bonds for Educational, Mental and Correctional Institutions (1956)
  2. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 3 (April 1956)

1955

  1. Maine Juvenile Delinquency Power Pardon of the Governor (1955)

1954

  1. California Proposition 12, Voting Eligibility Rules for "Infamous Crime" Felons (1954)

1946

  1. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 1 (April 1946)

1942

  1. Washington Prosecuting Attorneys Act, Referendum 24 (1942)

1940

  1. California Proposition 3, Institutions for Felons (1940)

1938

  1. Missouri Issue 9, Sheriffs and Coroners May Succeed Themselves in Office (1938)

1936

  1. California Proposition 21, Penal Institutions for Female Felons (1936)

1929

  1. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 2 (April 1929)

1926

  1. Oklahoma State Question 135, Labels on Products Made by Convicts (1926)

1922

  1. State of Washington Rights of Accused, Amendment 10 (1922)
  2. Wisconsin Sheriff Term Limits Amendment, Question 1 (1922)

1920

  1. Arizona Proposition 5, Prosecutorial Information from Preliminary Exams (1920)

1914

  1. Arizona Pardons Referendum, Questions 300 and 301 (1914)

1913

  1. Vermont Commutation, Remission or Mitigation of Criminal Sentences (1913)

1906

  1. Oregon Ballot Measure 1, Funding for Schools and Prisons (1906)

Did not make ballot

  1. Arizona "Fair Crime Act" Initiative (2012)
  2. Arizona "Victimless Crime Act" Initiative (2012)
  3. Arizona "Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act" Initiative (2012)
  4. Arizona Home Detention Initiative (2012)
  5. Arizona Limit Photo Radar (2010)
  6. Arizona Photo Enforcement Act, 2010
  7. Arizona Photo Radar Elimination (2010)
  8. Arizona Save Speed Cameras Proposal (2010)
  9. Arizona Speed Camera Ban (2008)
  10. Arizona Traffic Photo Enforcement Referendum (2008)
  11. Arizona Violent Offenders Law (2012)
  12. Arizona Violent Offenders Law Initiative, 2010
  13. California "Protection from Transnational Gangs" Initiative (2012)
  14. California Corporate Crime Reporting Act (2008)
  15. California Honor in Office Act (2010)
  16. California Immigration Status Investigations (2012)
  17. California Tougher Penalties for Human Trafficking Initiative (2010)
  18. California Uninsured Motorists Act (2008)
  19. Colorado Initiative 74 (2008)
  20. Colorado Juvenile Tried as Adults Initiative (2010)
  21. Florida Child Protection Amendment (3) (2012)
  22. Illinois "Marsy's Law" Amendment (2012)
  23. Illinois Crime Victims Amendment (2010)
  24. Louisiana Prostitution Amendment (2010)
  25. Maine "Jessica's Law" Initiative (2009)
  26. Maine Minimum Sentence for Sex Offenders Question (2012)
  27. Maine Minimum Sentence for Sex Offenders Question (2013)
  28. Massachusetts Secret Recording Law Initiative (2012)
  29. Missouri Municipal Police Force Retirement (2010)
  30. Missouri Prevent Racial Profiling Initiative (2012)
  31. New Jersey Bail Process Amendment (2012)
  32. Oregon Ballot Measure 44 (2008)
  33. Oregon Castle Doctrine Initiative (2012)
  34. Oregon Crime Control Act (2010)
  35. Oregon Crime Protection Act (2010)
  36. Oregon Law Enforcement Cooperation Act (2010)
  37. Oregon Minimum Prison Term for Repeat Offenders (2010)
  38. Oregon Put Repeat Criminals Behind Bars Act (2010)
  39. Oregon Sensible Sentencing Act (2010)
  40. Oregon Sentencing Reform Initiative (2010)
  41. Oregon State Incarceration Fiscal Obligations Initiative (2010)
  42. Oregon Trespasser Liability Initiative (2010)
  43. Washington Abduction Prevention Training Initiative (2010)
  44. Washington Assault Crimes Initiative (2008)
  45. Washington Initiative 995 (2008)
  46. Washington Law Enforcement Amendment (2010)
  47. Washington Protection Act (2010)
  48. Washington Red-Light Cameras, Initiative 1187 (2012)
  49. Washington Sex Offenders, Initiative 1143 (2011)

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