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A local ballot measure is a ballot measure that is on the ballot of a political subdivision smaller than a state. Political subdivisions that might have a local ballot measure on the ballot are cities, towns, school districts, counties, and special taxing districts.

v • d • e Types of ballot measures

General terms	Initiated state statute • Initiated constitutional amendment • Indirect initiated state statute • Indirect initiative amendment • Indirect initiative • Legislative referral • Legislatively-referred state statute • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment • Commission referral • Automatic ballot referral • Veto referendum • Constitutional convention • Bond issue • Recall • Advisory question

State-specific terms	Ballot question (Colorado) • Bond Propositions (California) • Initiatives to the Legislature (Washington) • Initiatives to the People (Washington) • Referendum (Colorado) • Legislative Referendum (Michigan) • Referendum Bill (Washington) • Statute affirmation (Nevada) • Referendum Election (Navajo Nation)

Local terms	City council ballot referral • Initiated city charter amendment • Initiated city ordinance • Grand jury • Redevelopment and Housing Authority Referendum (Virginia) • Reverse referendum (Minnesota) • Tax rate recall referendum (Kentucky)

v • d • e Local ballot measures

By state	A • Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • C • California • Colorado • D • Delaware • F • Florida • G • Georgia • H • Hawaii • I • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • K • Kansas • Kentucky • L • Louisiana • M • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • N • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • O • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • P • Pennsylvania • R • Rhode Island • S • South Carolina • South Dakota • T • Tennessee • Texas • U • Utah • V • Vermont • Virginia • W • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

By year	2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2002

By topic	Advisory • Local advisory committee • Local advisory vote • City • City bonds • City budget • City governance • City tax • County • County bonds • County budget • County governance • County tax • District • District bonds • Category:District tax • Special district governance • Local business and labor • Local binding arbitration and labor negotiations • Local business regulation • Local definition of a corporation • Local labor and unions • Local pensions • Local project-labor agreements • Local wages and pay • Local governance • Home rule charter • Incorporation, merging and boundaries of local jurisdictions • Local charter amendments • Local civil service • Local elections and campaigns • Local election and voting laws • Local governance • Local government budgets, spending and finance‎ • Local government transparency‎ • Local spending limit • Local term limits • Salaries of local officials • Local social issues • Local alcohol • Local English language • Local environment • Local gambling • Local immigration • Local LGBT issues • Local marijuana • Local religion • Local tobacco • School • Local education • Local school bonds • Local school budgets • Local school redistricting • Local school tax • Taxes • California parcel tax • City tax • County tax • District tax • Gann overrides • Local business tax • Local gas tax • Local hotel tax • Local income tax • Local landfill tax • Local marijuana tax • Local oil and gas tax • Local property tax • Local sales tax • Local school tax • Local tobacco tax • Local utility tax and fees • Local vehicle registration tax • Local tax • Other • Local bond issues • Local electrical aggregation • Local energy • Local fireworks • Local fluoridation • Local health care • Local hospital bonds • Local housing • Local law enforcement • Local motto and symbols • Local property • Local red light cameras • Local rent control • Local transportation • Local war and peace • Local water • Local welfare • Local zoning, land use and development

Laws governing by state	A •Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • C • California • Colorado • Connecticut • D • Delaware • F • Florida • G • Georgia • H • Hawaii • I • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • K • Kansas • Kentucky • L • Louisiana • M • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • N • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • O • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • P • Pennsylvania • R • Rhode Island • S • South Carolina • South Dakota • T • Tennessee • Texas • U • Utah • V • Vermont • Virginia • W • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

Reports	Costs of administering local elections • County election website evaluations • Local school bond and tax evaluation (by year) • Local ballot measure statistics (by year) • Political topics (by year)

Other	Tuesday Count reports • Lawsuits in 2013 (2011 and 2012) • School bond and tax elections (compare by state)• Help:Categories for local ballot measures