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Alabama

See also: Alabama 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	This measure proposed that any constitution that would replace the current state constitution must be approved by a majority of those voting on the question.	a	882,066 (81%)	210,122 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Budget stabilization funds	It proposed to create a rainy day account in the Alabama Trust Fund.	d	497,408 (49%)	527,495 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Agriculture policy; Public economic investment policy	This measure proposed that members of the sheep and goat industry could levy a fee upon themselves to support promotion and development of their industry in the state.	a	666,679 (66%)	345,004 (34%)

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public education funding	This measure proposed that funds in the Education Trust Fund could not be prorated. It also sought to create the Education Trust Fund Rainy Day Account.	a	480,482 (68%)	224,495 (32%)

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Measure 1	State constitutional conventions	Call for a constitutional convention	d	60,217 (28%)	152,120 (72%)
IndISS	Measure 2	State legislative processes and sessions	Move all sessions of the Alaska Legislature to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	d	74,650 (33%)	153,127 (67%)
IndISS	Measure 3	Administrative organization; Mineral resources; Fossil fuel energy	Create the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, which was designed to acquire and condition North Slope natural gas, and construct a pipeline to transport the gas	a	138,353 (62%)	84,682 (38%)
BI	Proposition A	Bond issues; Veterans policy; Housing assistance programs	Issue $500 million in bonds for purchasing mortgage needs for qualifying veterans	a	156,158 (70%)	66,836 (30%)
BI	Proposition B	Highways and bridges; Bond issues	Issue $226,719,500 in bonds for transportation projects in Alaska	a	150,404 (68%)	71,580 (32%)
BI	Proposition C	Public education funding; Bond issues; Higher education funding	Issue $236.8 million in bonds for educational and museum facilities	a	133,348 (60%)	90,386 (40%)

August 27

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Ballot Measure 1	Ranked-choice voting	Establish ranked-choice voting elections for state legislative, congressional, and presidential elections	d	39,666 (36%)	69,683 (64%)

Arizona

See also: Arizona 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Administration of government	Permit cities and towns to become indebted up to 20% of the value of taxable property for the purpose of investing in critical infrastructure	d	479,702 (42%)	659,378 (58%)
LRSS	Proposition 101	Environment	Permit the exchange of state lands for other public lands if it conserves open space or if the appraisal value is at least equal to that of state lands	d	558,658 (49%)	577,462 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Taxes	Clarify senior citizen eligibility for property valuation protection if multiple owners' income does not exceed 500% of the social security supplemental income rate	a	907,410 (80%)	221,281 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Bail policy; Criminal trials	Provide for the inclusion of sexual assault, and sexual conduct with and molestation of minors under the age of 15 to the list of non-bailable offenses	a	924,161 (80%)	224,709 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Education	Exempt from school districts' total expenditure limitation the funds received from sales tax revenue and the Permanent School Trust Fund	a	758,695 (70%)	323,626 (30%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Direct the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts and authorize 3% of tribes' net income to fund programs for education and healthcare	d	173,126 (15%)	995,686 (85%)
CISS	Proposition 201	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Permit horse and dog racetracks to operate slot machines and permit the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts	d	234,935 (20%)	947,341 (80%)
CISS	Proposition 202	American Indian issues; Gambling policy	Direct the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts and authorize 1% to 8% of tribes' gross income to fund public services statewide	a	610,900 (51%)	590,064 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 203	Marijuana laws	Provide for the decriminalization of marijuana and changes to drug-related sentencing, and require the state to provide free marijuana upon recommendation by a physician	d	504,607 (43%)	678,446 (57%)
LRSS	Proposition 300	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Direct state earnings above the level of the 2000-2001 fiscal year to be deposited into the classroom site fund	a	855,687 (76%)	274,316 (24%)
LRSS	Proposition 301	Gambling policy	Provide for the extension of the State Lottery Commission until July 1, 2012 and the extension of the Arizona State Lottery until January 1, 2013	a	845,072 (73%)	317,246 (27%)
LRSS	Proposition 302	Marijuana laws; Law enforcement	Authorize a court to impose a term of incarceration for persons convicted of possession of a controlled substance that refuse treatment or violate probation	a	803,354 (70%)	348,369 (30%)
LRSS	Proposition 303	Tobacco and cigarette taxes; Tobacco laws	Provide for the increase of taxation on tobacco products and the provision of tobacco related healthcare and education funding	a	791,295 (67%)	389,619 (33%)
CRSS	Proposition 304	Salaries of government officials	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $20,000 per year to $36,000 per year	d	391,902 (34%)	771,274 (66%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Election administration and governance	The measure repealed a provision in Amendment 50 of the Arkansas Constitution that numbered and recorded election ballots next to the name of the voter to ensure voting secrecy.	a	407,111 (57%)	308,261 (43%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Constitutional wording changes; State executive official measures	The measure would have revised the state executive department amendment to include provisions to allow the governor to retain power when out of the state, to determine physical or mental disabilities of state executive officials and to allow the governor to have five days to sign or veto legislation.	d	298,808 (45%)	359,941 (55%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 3	Taxes; Food policy; Food and beverage taxes	The measure would have eliminated taxes on food and medicine.	d	294,998 (39%)	471,123 (61%)
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Animal treatment laws	The measure would have made acts of aggravated animal cruelty class D felonies.	d	281,298 (38%)	462,440 (62%)

California

See also: California 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 46	Bond issues; Housing	Issue $2.1 billion in bonds for housing projects, including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing	a	4,064,648 (58%)	3,000,154 (42%)
BI	Proposition 47	Bond issues; Education	Issue $13.05 billion in bonds for construction and renovation of public school facilities	a	4,222,946 (59%)	2,925,223 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 48	State judiciary; Constitutional wording changes	Amend the California Constitution to remove any reference to municipal courts, which had been eliminated in 1998	a	4,849,108 (73%)	1,802,783 (27%)
CISS	Proposition 49	Education	Increase grants for before and after school programs and making every public school, including charter schools, eligible for grants	a	4,024,904 (57%)	3,084,122 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 50	Bond issues; Water	Issue $3.4 billion in general obligation bonds for water projects including the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, regional water management, and safe drinking water	a	3,882,118 (55%)	3,139,478 (45%)
CISS	Proposition 51	Transportation; Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state to reallocate 30% of tax revenue from the sale of motor vehicles from the general fund to the Traffic congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Trust Fund	d	2,883,234 (42%)	3,947,217 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 52	Voter registration	Allow eligible voters to register to vote on election day with valid identification, increase the criminal penalty for committing voter fraud, and create a fund to implement the measure	d	2,888,207 (41%)	4,166,035 (59%)

March 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 40	Environment; Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Water	Issue $2.6 billion for environmental and park projects	a	2,769,178 (57%)	2,101,516 (43%)
BI	Proposition 41	Election administration and governance; Bond issues	Issue $200 million in bonds to provide counties with money to purchase new voting equipment	a	2,474,372 (52%)	2,325,348 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 42	Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation	Require the state gas sales tax to be allocated for transportation purposes	a	3,355,553 (69%)	1,503,727 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 43	Election administration and governance; Constitutional rights	Amend the constitution to state that "a voter who casts a vote in an election in accordance with the laws of this state shall have that vote counted."	a	3,391,678 (72%)	1,351,179 (28%)
LRSS	Proposition 44	Insurance policy; Business regulations; Complementary and alternative healthcare	Revoke chiropractic licenses for 10 years if a chiropractor is convicted a second time or on multiple counts of insurance fraud and other offenses	a	3,758,718 (80%)	952,790 (20%)
CICA	Proposition 45	State legislative elections; State legislative term limits	Provide for a local legislative option process in which voters of a state House or Senate district could petition the secretary of state to allow their term-limited representative or senator to serve an extra four years	d	2,049,348 (42%)	2,790,153 (58%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 27	Campaign finance	Limit the money that can be given to candidates and political organizations and create provisions relating to spending limits by candidates.	a	890,390 (66%)	448,599 (34%)
CISS	Amendment 28	Absentee and mail voting	Require most elections to be conducted by mail-in ballot.	d	557,573 (42%)	757,299 (58%)
CISS	Amendment 29	Primary election systems	Revise the procedures for selecting primary candidates.	d	509,109 (40%)	768,683 (60%)
CICA	Amendment 30	Election administration and governance; Voter registration	Allow voters to register to vote on the same day as the election.	d	530,442 (39%)	821,050 (61%)
CICA	Amendment 31	Education; English language policy	Require all public school students be taught in English, require students who do not speak English to be taught in an English immersion program, and require all students who are learning English be tested yearly on a variety of subjects.	d	608,264 (44%)	781,016 (56%)
LRCA	Referendum A	Local official term limits	Eliminate the term limits for elected district attorneys.	d	461,848 (35%)	847,602 (65%)
LRCA	Referendum B	Healthcare facility funding; Local government organization	Establish provisions relating to local governments entering into agreements with private companies to operate health care facilities.	d	510,209 (41%)	741,568 (59%)
LRCA	Referendum C	Local government officials and elections	Allow the legislature to establish qualifications for county coroners.	a	900,611 (71%)	369,351 (29%)
LRCA	Referendum D	Constitutional wording changes	Remove obsolete constitutional provisions.	a	899,914 (72%)	351,886 (28%)
LRSS	Referendum E	State flags, symbols, and holidays	Establish March 31 as "Cesar Chavez Day" and make such day a legal holiday for state employees.	d	275,947 (21%)	1,062,780 (79%)

Florida

See also: Florida 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Death penalty; Federal government issues	Permit the use of the death penalty for capital crimes and establish that the Florida Constitution provides no greater protections from the death penalty than does the federal Constitution	a	3,169,542 (70%)	1,377,678 (30%)
CICA	Amendment 10	Animal treatment laws	Establish that no pregnant pig may be confined in a way that it can not turn around, with certain exceptions	a	2,608,996 (55%)	2,155,911 (45%)
CICA	Amendment 11	Higher education governance	Establish local boards of trustees to administer each state university and establish a statewide governing board to oversee the entire university system	a	2,813,145 (61%)	1,834,816 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Initiative and referendum process	Require that the Legislature create a law requiring economic impact statements for constitutional amendments proposed by initiatives	a	3,583,379 (78%)	1,010,254 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local government organization; Constitutional wording changes	Allow revisions to the Miami-Dade County home rule charter, subject to approval by Miami-Dade County voters	d	1,982,160 (48%)	2,160,512 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative vote requirements; Open meetings and public information	Require that laws that provide for exemptions from public records or public meetings requirements must pass both houses of the Legislature by 2/3 majority	a	3,474,978 (77%)	1,059,183 (23%)
CICA	Amendment 6	Tobacco laws; Smoking bans	Prohibit the smoking of tobacco in indoor workplaces, with certain exceptions	a	3,501,161 (71%)	1,431,966 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Local government finance and taxes; Homestead tax exemptions	Allow counties to exempt increases in homestead property values resulting from construction of living quarters for senior parents or grandparents	a	3,206,142 (67%)	1,557,694 (33%)
CICA	Amendment 8	Early childhood education	Require that all four-year-old children be offered the ability to attend pre-kindergarten for free	a	2,868,500 (59%)	1,974,408 (41%)
CICA	Amendment 9	School class size policy	Require the Legislature to provide funding so that class sizes do not exceed a set maximum	a	2,550,201 (52%)	2,317,671 (48%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judicial selection; State legislative elections; State executive elections	Prohibit an individual who had defaulted on his or her taxes to hold public office	a	1,523,282 (79%)	410,702 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property taxes; Property; Housing assistance programs	Allow qualified low-income building projects to be classified separately for ad valorem property tax purposes, with distinct rates, methods, and assessment dates	d	857,496 (46%)	1,001,452 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes; Property	Allow counties and municipalities to create community redevelopment tax incentive programs that increase taxes on blighted properties and temporarily reduce taxes on rehabilitated properties	a	1,114,217 (60%)	755,315 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property tax exemptions; Environment	Allow the General Assembly to create separate tax classifications for properties contaminated by hazardous substances to encourage their cleanup, reuse, and redevelopment	a	1,304,683 (69%)	597,811 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property taxes; Property	Allow commercial dockside seafood facilities to be classified separately for ad valorem property tax purposes, and provide different tax rates, methods, and assessment dates	d	797,188 (43%)	1,043,362 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Animal treatment laws	Establish a dog and cat sterilization support program to reduce overpopulation and shelter euthanasia, funded through special license plate sales and other voluntary sources	a	1,355,383 (71%)	556,840 (29%)
LRSS	Referendum A	Homestead tax exemptions; Property	Replace the $10,000 gross household income limit for the homestead exemption from school district ad valorem taxes for seniors aged 62 and older with a $10,000 net income limit to include the applicant and their spouse	a	1,510,731 (80%)	386,481 (20%)
LRSS	Referendum B	Veterans policy; Taxes	The measure extended certain ad valorem tax exemptions to surviving unremarried spouses of military personnel killed in an armed conflict.	a	1,583,756 (83%)	324,523 (17%)
LRSS	Referendum C	Property tax exemptions; Property; Property taxes	Exempt medical societies and museums housed in historic properties from ad valorem property taxes	d	832,327 (45%)	1,024,393 (55%)
LRSS	Referendum D	Property tax exemptions; Property	Exempt commercial fishing vessels from ad valorem taxes	d	609,817 (33%)	1,243,392 (67%)
LRSS	Referendum E	Property; Property taxes	Increase the tax exemption for tangible personal property from $500 to $7,500	a	1,353,304 (72%)	521,332 (28%)

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
	Question 1	Administration of government		a	42,506 (90%)	4,604 (10%)
LRCA	Question 2	Education; Bond issues	Allow the state to allocate bond revenue to non-profit private schools	a	28,379 (61%)	18,243 (39%)
	Question 3	Criminal trials		a	25,838 (57%)	19,277 (43%)

Idaho

See also: Idaho 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 1	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	a	232,986 (58%)	170,097 (42%)
VR	Initiative 2	State legislative term limits; Executive official term limits; Local official term limits	a	203,005 (50%)	201,116 (50%)

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure; State judicial authority	a	726,837 (75%)	236,041 (25%)
	Amendment 2	Business regulations	a	570,796 (61%)	368,854 (39%)

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative processes and sessions	This measure proposed a number of modifications to the rules relating to legislative sessions.	a	560,348 (55%)	451,199 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	Water	It proposed to create a Drought Protection Trust Fund and to pay farmers to refrain from using groundwater in drought conditions.	d	452,991 (46%)	541,754 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	It proposed that an ad valorem tax exemption should be given for drilling rigs that would be used outside the territorial waters of the state but were currently within state boundaries undergoing repair or renovation.	d	467,722 (48%)	516,788 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Administration of government	It proposed that the qualifications of the coroner of Livingston Parish could be determined by law.	d	436,823 (45%)	544,517 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	This amendment proposed a number of changes to the state tax law. It would exempt food, utilities and prescription drugs from sales tax. It also proposed to modify income tax brackets to lower taxes on lower incomes and raise taxes on higher incomes.	a	534,985 (51%)	506,938 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This measure proposed to give the legislature and governor the ability to make certain appropriations modifications in order to deal with budget deficits.	a	581,086 (58%)	426,539 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Criminal trials	This measure proposed a means of terminating the employment of any public employee who was convicted of a felony during their time of employment.	a	714,992 (70%)	305,509 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	This measure proposed a property tax exemption for developers of retirement communities.	d	389,693 (39%)	604,163 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This measure proposed that the supplemental pay for police and firefighters be fully funded in the governor's budget proposal.	a	647,113 (63%)	382,260 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	This measure proposed that individuals 65 years old and older would not need to apply annually for the homestead exemption.	a	677,606 (68%)	317,956 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	It proposed that public institutions of higher education should be permitted to invest some part of their funds in stocks.	d	489,884 (49%)	508,645 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	It proposed that a certain portion of the Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly could be invested in stocks.	d	485,728 (48%)	516,706 (52%)

Maine

See also: Maine 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question 1	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Issue $25 million in bonds to fund a new correctional facility and improve the standing Maine Correctional Center	d	179,173 (37%)	309,569 (63%)
BI	Question 2	Bond issues; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Drinking water systems; Open meetings and public information	Issue $24.1 million in bonds to fund water treatment and pollution control facilities, public health protections, hazardous substance sites, and the establishment of an Internet-based Maine public library of geographic data, among other projects	a	283,740 (57%)	211,736 (43%)
LRCA	Question 3	Debt limits	Exempt short-term loans from the $2 million debt limit, if they are to be repaid within 12 months by federal transportation funds	a	262,900 (55%)	212,940 (45%)

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question 1	Public education funding; Bond issues; Housing assistance programs	Issue $28.5 million in bonds to fund infrastructure improvements in the state's higher education facilities and the creation of a center for homeless teens in Portland	a	104,918 (58%)	75,902 (42%)
BI	Question 2	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Issue $34.97 million in general obligation bonds	a	94,128 (51%)	88,965 (49%)

Maryland

See also: Maryland 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judicial authority	a	1,223,425 (88%)	174,157 (12%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative authority	a	675,314 (51%)	660,115 (49%)
LRCA	Question 3	Eminent domain policy	a	704,009 (59%)	482,446 (41%)

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Income taxes	Prohibit a state personal income tax	d	885,683 (45%)	1,070,668 (55%)
IndISS	Question 2	English language policy; Public education governance	Replace the transitional bilingual education system in public schools with a sheltered English immersion program	a	1,359,935 (68%)	640,525 (32%)
LRAQ	Question 3	Campaign finance	Provide public funding for political campaigns	d	517,285 (26%)	1,462,435 (74%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal 02-1	Election administration and governance	Eliminate the straight party ticket voting option	d	1,199,236 (40%)	1,775,043 (60%)
BI	Proposal 02-2	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Bond issues; Sewage and stormwater	Authorize up to $1 billion in bonds for water quality projects	a	1,774,053 (60%)	1,172,612 (40%)
CICA	Proposal 02-3	Collective bargaining; Civil service	Give state employees the right to collectively bargain with binding arbitration	d	1,336,249 (46%)	1,591,756 (54%)
CICA	Proposal 02-4	Restricted-use funds; Revenue allocation; Tobacco laws; Healthcare facility funding	Establish the allocation of funds from tobacco settlement revenue	d	1,018,644 (34%)	2,011,105 (66%)

August 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 02-1	Salaries of government officials; State legislative vote requirements	Amend provisions relating to the operation of the State Officers Compensation Commission	a	1,057,503 (72%)	404,682 (28%)
LRCA	Proposal 02-2	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Restricted-use funds	Allow for the investment of certain funds and increase the allowed amount of spending for outdoor recreation	a	925,475 (62%)	565,971 (38%)

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judicial term limits	d	243,618 (39%)	385,570 (61%)

Missouri

See also: Missouri 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government organization	Authorize the citizens of St. Louis to amend or revise their city charter to reorganize county functions and offices in accordance with state constitution and laws	a	1,173,822 (69%)	516,584 (31%)
CICA	Amendment 2	Labor disputes and strikes; Collective bargaining	Allow firefighters, ambulance personnel, and emergency dispatchers the right to collectively bargain with their employers but prohibit them from striking	d	840,493 (49%)	881,395 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative term limits	Exclude service of less than half a legislative term due to a special election from the calculation of term limits for Missouri General Assembly members	a	879,162 (54%)	740,941 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Utility policy; Bond issue requirements; Local government organization	Authorize joint boards or commissions formed by political subdivisions to own projects, issue bonds without creating state or local debt, and operate without Public Service Commission regulation	a	927,715 (58%)	678,137 (42%)
ACCQ	Constitutional Amendment	State constitutional conventions	Initiate a convention to revise and amend the Missouri State Constitution	d	569,598 (35%)	1,079,085 (65%)
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions		d	569,598 (35%)	1,079,085 (65%)
CISS	Proposition A	Healthcare facility funding; Early childhood education; Tobacco and cigarette taxes; Restricted-use funds; Tobacco laws	Enact a law to increase tobacco taxes to fund healthcare, emergency preparedness, medical research, smoking prevention, and early childhood education through a Healthy Families Trust Fund	d	881,701 (49%)	912,210 (51%)

August 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition A	Telecommunications infrastructure; Fees, licenses, and charges	Establish a fee of up to $0.50 for every wireless telephone number to fund a wireless enhanced 911 service	d	318,875 (35%)	600,274 (65%)
LRSS	Proposition B	Highways and bridges; Fuel taxes; Sales taxes; Administrative organization; Revenue allocation	Increase the sales and use taxes by 0.5% and fuel taxes to $0.04 per gallon to fund highways and transportation until July 2013, unless extended by voters, and creates an inspector general for the transportation department	d	255,575 (27%)	674,779 (73%)

Montana

See also: Montana 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	C-36	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Insurance policy	d	122,822 (39%)	188,715 (61%)
LRCA	C-37	Initiative and referendum process	a	179,616 (57%)	134,538 (43%)
LRCA	C-38	Initiative and referendum process	a	178,946 (58%)	131,849 (42%)
LRCA	C-39	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	108,450 (35%)	204,557 (65%)
CISS	I-145	Administrative organization; Hydroelectric energy	d	103,742 (32%)	221,999 (68%)
CISS	I-146	Public health insurance; Tobacco laws	a	209,638 (65%)	113,065 (35%)
VR	IR-117	Energy market regulations; Utility policy	d	116,370 (40%)	177,966 (60%)

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	English language policy	Eliminates an English language requirement for private, denominational, and parochial schools	d	186,667 (43%)	244,363 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues; Land use and development policy	Authorize municipalities to issue revenue bonds to acquire, own, develop, lease, or finance property to be used by nonprofit enterprises	d	167,255 (41%)	245,139 (59%)

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Issue up to $200 million in bonds for conservation projects, including water quality, wildlife habitat, parks, and historic sites.	a	291,262 (59%)	200,143 (41%)
CICA	Question 2	Family-related policy; LGBTQ issues	Provide that only marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized in the state		337,197 (67%)	164,573 (33%)
LRSS	Question 3	Sales taxes	Exempt farm machinery used for agriculture from sales and use taxes.	d	190,541 (40%)	285,921 (60%)
LRSS	Question 4	Sales taxes	Exempt professional racing vehicle parts and transport vehicles from sales and use taxes.	d	104,245 (22%)	373,587 (78%)
LRCA	Question 5	State legislative authority	Repeal the rule against perpetuities, allowing indefinite property transfers.	d	183,552 (40%)	270,352 (60%)
LRCA	Question 6	State judicial selection	Delay elections for appointed justices and judges until they serve 12 months, unless appointed in the last year of a 6-year term.	d	192,284 (41%)	279,233 (59%)
LRCA	Question 7	State legislative authority; Public economic investment policy	Exempt state borrowing for public school construction from Nevada’s debt limit.	d	203,560 (43%)	273,647 (57%)
LRCA	Question 8	Property tax exemptions; State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to grant property tax reductions for homeowners facing severe economic hardship.	a	284,346 (59%)	200,968 (41%)
CICA	Question 9	Marijuana laws	Legalize possession of up to three ounces of marijuana for adults 21+ and regulate its sale, taxation, and distribution.	d	196,371 (39%)	305,479 (61%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	It proposed giving administrative oversight of all courts to the chief justice of the supreme court.	a	221,588 (63%)	129,579 (37%)
ACCQ	Question 2	Constitutional wording changes	This measure proposed that a statewide constitutional convention be held, as required by Part II, Article 100 of the New Hampshire Constitution.	d	177,721 (49%)	184,042 (51%)

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary structure	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Immigration policy	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Administration of government	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Administration of government	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Administration of government	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Administrative organization	a
BI	Bond Measure A	Bond issues	a
BI	Bond Measure B	Bond issues	a
BI	Bond Measure C	Bond issues	a
BI	Bond Measure D	Bond issues	d
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 1	Taxes	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	Administration of government	d
BI	Measure E	Water; Bond issues	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Nature and Historic Preserve Property Amendment	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; State legislative processes and sessions; Public land policy	Allow property to be added to the State Nature and Historic Preserve through a bill instead of a joint resolution.	a	1,283,375 (72%)	507,426 (28%)

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Property; Taxes; Environment	a	113,345 (51%)	106,770 (49%)
CICA	Initiated Constitutional Measure 2	Gambling policy	a	146,852 (63%)	84,534 (37%)
CISS	Measure 3	Higher education funding; Banking policy	d	75,636 (33%)	154,234 (67%)

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Local government officials and elections	a	62,215 (55%)	51,174 (45%)
VR	Measure 2	Banking policy; Business regulations	d	31,805 (27%)	87,446 (73%)

Ohio

See also: Ohio 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Issue No. 1	Law enforcement; State judiciary	Authorize persons charged with or convicted of illegal possession or use of a drug to choose treatment in lieu of incarceration in certain circumstances	d	1,012,682 (33%)	2,048,770 (67%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	State Question 687	Animal treatment laws	Make cockfighting a felony, ban training, owning, or assisting, and penalize spectators as misdemeanants.	a	565,967 (56%)	441,220 (44%)
LRCA	State Question 693	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Allow local bonds for development with voter-approved taxes and permit regional districts to issue bonds.	a	489,883 (51%)	464,248 (49%)
LRCA	State Question 696	Taxes; Property	Exempt up to 100 square feet of a tornado storm shelter installed after January 1, 2002, from property taxes.	a	635,841 (66%)	326,198 (34%)
LRCA	State Question 697	Property; Taxes	Allow counties, with voter approval, to use up to one-fourth of property tax from exempt business property for development.	a	514,895 (55%)	428,659 (45%)
LRCA	State Question 698	Initiative and referendum process	Require 15% of voters to propose laws banning hunting, fishing, trapping, or animal-related activities.	d	447,394 (46%)	515,746 (54%)
LRCA	State Question 701	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Tobacco laws	Allow tobacco trust fund spending up to 5.5% of its average market value and permit payments to vendors and financial managers.	d	425,717 (45%)	518,280 (55%)
LRCA	State Question 702	Tax and revenue administration; Property tax exemptions	Allow tax abatements for bankruptcy, insolvency, uncontrollable factors, unfair liability, or good-faith errors.	a	506,911 (54%)	428,670 (46%)
LRCA	State Question 703	Business regulations	Allow the legislature to limit the liability of individuals or entities contracting with the state for information technology services.	d	412,742 (44%)	519,816 (56%)
LRCA	State Question 704	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Allow school district building funds to cover costs related to property inspections by county assessors as prescribed by law.	d	415,388 (44%)	538,297 (56%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 14	Constitutional wording changes; Race and ethnicity issues	Remove historical racial references, such as “negroes,” “mulattoes” and “whites," from the Oregon Constitution.	a	867,901 (71%)	352,027 (29%)
LRCA	Measure 15	Bond issues; Earthquake infrastructure	Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds for seismic rehabilitation of public education buildings.	a	671,640 (56%)	535,638 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 16	Bond issues; Earthquake infrastructure	Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds for seismic rehabilitation of emergency services buildings.	a	669,451 (56%)	530,587 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 17	Age limits for officials	Reduce minimum age to serve as a state legislator from 21 to 18 years.	d	341,717 (27%)	910,331 (73%)
LRCA	Measure 18	Taxes; Property	Allow certain taxing districts to establish permanent tax rate limits and to divide into tax zones.	d	450,444 (39%)	704,116 (61%)
CICA	Measure 21	State judicial selection	Require filling judicial vacancies through elections within 90 days, adding "None of the Above" as a ballot option.	d	526,450 (44%)	668,256 (56%)
CICA	Measure 22	State judicial selection; Redistricting policy	Create judicial districts based on population and require Oregon Supreme Court judges and appellate judges to be elected.	d	595,936 (49%)	610,063 (51%)
CISS	Measure 23	Income taxes; Public health insurance	Create the Oregon Comprehensive Health Care Finance Plan, funded by new individual progressive income and payroll taxes for medically necessary health services.	d	265,310 (21%)	969,537 (79%)
CISS	Measure 24	Healthcare governance; Business regulations	Authorize dentist-denturist joint cooperative businesses and allow licensed denturists to install partial dentures to replace missing teeth.	a	907,979 (76%)	286,492 (24%)
CISS	Measure 25	Minimum wage laws	Increase the minimum wage to $6.90 and require annual increases for inflation in future years, based on consumer price index.	a	645,016 (51%)	611,658 (49%)
CISS	Measure 26	Initiative and referendum process	Prohibit payment based on number of signatures collected on initiative and referendum petitions.	a	921,606 (75%)	301,415 (25%)
CISS	Measure 27	Business regulations; Food policy	Require "Genetically-Engineered" label on sold or distributed foods derived from or processed using genetically-engineered material.	d	371,851 (30%)	886,806 (70%)

September 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 19	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Convert the education endowment fund into a stability fund and transfer $150 million from stability fund to the State School Fund.	a	496,815 (62%)	306,440 (38%)
LRSS	Measure 20	Tobacco laws; Public health insurance; Tobacco and cigarette taxes	Increase cigarette taxes by 60 cents per 20-cigarette pack, allocating revenues to the Oregon Health Plan.	a	522,613 (64%)	289,119 (36%)

May 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 10	Education	Allow Oregon’s public universities and colleges to receive stock in exchange for technology they create.	a	608,640 (77%)	177,004 (23%)
LRCA	Measure 11	Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds to help finance the Oregon Health & Science University medical research capital costs.	a	589,869 (76%)	190,226 (24%)
LRCA	Measure 13	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Convert the education endowment fund into an education stability fund and transfer $220 million to the School Fund.	d	376,605 (48%)	411,923 (52%)

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Bond Measure	Bond issues	issue $100 million in bonds for a volunteer fire and volunteer emergency services program	a	1,833,795 (73%)	691,319 (27%)

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result
	Question 1	Bond issues	a
	Question 2	Bond issues	a
	Question 3	Bond issues; Transportation	a
	Question 4	Transportation; Bond issues; Public economic investment policy	d
LRAQ	Question 5	Administration of government	a

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result
	Question 1	Administration of government	d
	Question 2	Administration of government	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Criminal trials	Allow a criminal defendant to challenge the merits, validity, and applicability of the law	d	68,659 (22%)	246,097 (78%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Redistricting policy	Require the Legislature to adopt a new district apportionment plan if a court finds the current plan invalid	d	116,495 (38%)	187,242 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment C	State executive powers and duties	Revise the Governor's veto deadlines by excluding weekends and holidays from the five-day period and clarify when the fifteen-day period applies	a	166,969 (54%)	141,326 (46%)
CISS	Initiative 1	Agriculture policy; Marijuana laws	Legalize the cultivation, possession, processing, and sale of industrial hemp	d	119,990 (38%)	196,060 (62%)

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Business regulations; Agriculture policy	Repeal the 1998 corporate farming ban and replace it with less restrictive regulations	d	83,320 (46%)	97,755 (54%)

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling policy	a	894,232 (58%)	659,979 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judicial authority; Jury rules; State legislative authority	d	702,434 (53%)	623,535 (47%)

Texas

See also: Texas 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Local government officials and elections; Law enforcement officers and departments	Authorize county commissioners to declare vacant constable offices dormant after seven years, with provisions for reinstatement.	a	2,431,757 (79%)	639,414 (21%)

Utah

See also: Utah 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education funding; Restricted-use funds	End fund retainment requirement and allow spending dividend revenue for education system	a	294,811 (63%)	174,737 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government organization	Change the process to adjust county boundary lines	a	371,151 (73%)	138,714 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Tax and revenue administration; Local government organization	Clarify state tax code and update county boards of equalization	a	349,418 (70%)	148,860 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative processes and sessions; State executive powers and duties; Open meetings and public information	Require public notice from the governor for special legislative sessions	a	392,491 (77%)	114,309 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Debt limits; Local government finance and taxes	Change debt limits for small cities	a	326,341 (66%)	166,349 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Property tax exemptions	Allow the legislature to create property tax exemptions for property used and not owned by the government	d	211,838 (42%)	286,654 (58%)
CISS	Initiative 1	Nuclear energy	Regulate radioactive waste storage and disposal	d	172,307 (32%)	364,729 (68%)

Vermont

See also: Vermont 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Retirement Age for Judges Amendment	Age limits for officials; State judiciary oversight	a

Virginia

See also: Virginia 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposed Bond 1	Public education funding; Bond issues; Higher education funding	Allow for the issuance of up to $900,488,645 in bonds for educational facility projects	a	1,114,402 (73%)	415,668 (27%)
BI	Proposed Bond 2	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow for the issuance of up to $119,040,000 in bonds for parks and recreational facility projects	a	1,039,975 (69%)	472,300 (31%)
LRCA	Question 1	State judicial authority	Give the state Supreme Court original jurisdiction over claims from felons of actual innocence (when new scientific or DNA evidence that is discovered after the conviction is able to prove innocence)	a	1,091,828 (73%)	409,807 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes	Allow localities to exempt from taxation property used for charity and certain other purposes	a	964,441 (64%)	534,956 (36%)

Washington

See also: Washington 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4220	Property taxes; Wildfire management	Submit property tax for fire protection districts for up to four years or six years for fire facility construction	a	1,173,499 (70%)	498,145 (30%)
CISS	Initiative 776	Fees, licenses, and charges; Transportation taxes and fees	Require an annual $30 license tab fees for motor vehicles	a	901,478 (51%)	849,986 (49%)
CISS	Initiative 790	Public employee retirement funds; Administrative organization	Establish a board of trustees to oversee the police and firemen's retirement system.	a	903,113 (53%)	800,105 (47%)
LRSS	Referendum 51	Public transportation; Highways and bridges; Transportation taxes and fees; Railways; Sales taxes; Fuel taxes	Increase fuel taxes, vehicle sales tax, and large vehicle weight fees to fund transportation improvements	d	674,724 (38%)	1,080,580 (62%)
VR	Referendum 53	Income taxes; Business regulations	Establish new employer rate classes, raise taxable wage bases, and implement surcharges in specific situations	d	665,760 (41%)	966,901 (59%)

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Administration of government; Taxes	a	217,589 (57%)	164,621 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government; Taxes	a	196,928 (52%)	182,656 (48%)

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment B	State legislative processes and sessions; Presidential electoral vote	a	110,906 (66%)	57,708 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Administration of government	d	73,240 (44%)	92,396 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Ballot measure process	d	87,786 (53%)	78,679 (47%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment A	Administration of government	a	112,438 (66%)	57,187 (34%)

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