Ballot Quiz, December 19 (2011)

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1. Two citizen initiatives were certified this past week in which two states?

	Ohio and Florida
→	No. Florida actually had a measure decertified.
	California and Ohio
→	Yes, both states had initiatives certified.
	Florida and Washington
→	Sorry!
	Washington and Arizona
→	Incorrect.

2. An initiative to establish a coastal management program was approved for circulation in what state?

	Alaska
→	Correct! Alaska is the only coastal state in the country without a federal coastal management plan.
	Florida
→	Incorrect.
	West Virginia
→	Wrong! This is not an initiative and referendum state.
	Arizona
→	Wrong.

3. In 2010, a Massachusetts sales tax for alcohol ban was on the ballot. In three major polls, the majority of those surveyed were in favor of the measure. But the latest poll taken in August 2010 showed 60% against the measure. The measure ultimately failed.

	True
→	Wrong.
	False
→	Correct! 52% of voters approved.

4. Oklahoma sent a measure to the 2012 ballot on April 27, 2011 that would ban affirmative action in the state. What other state had a similar measure on the 2010 general election ballot?

	Oregon
→	Nope! However, this measure dealt with the issue of civil rights in the state in 2002.
	Arizona
→	Correct! Proposition 107 asked voters to ban affirmative action programs in the state that were administered by statewide or local units of government.
	Rhode Island
→	Wrong. But Question 1 asked state voters to decide on the state's official name, which some argue deals with historical race issues.
	Ohio
→	Incorrect! Back in 1913, though, gender played a part in this measure.

5. This past week, _____ legislators reached a compromise on the state's controversial congressional redistricting plan.

	Kansas
→	Wrong
	Ohio
→	Correct, read more on these developments
	Texas
→	Incorrect.
	Oklahoma
→	Sorry.

6. BONUS!

is the governor of Arizona.

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See also

• 2011 ballot measures
• Local ballot measure elections in 2011
• Quizzes by Ballotpedia