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A total of 184 ballot questions were certified for 38 statewide ballots in 2010, however, only 80 measures (43.4 percent) received campaign contributions. A total of $433 million was spent in 2010 according to December 2010 campaign finance reports.

Statewide
  • Highest statewide contributions: California ($217,342,328)
  • Lowest statewide contributions: Iowa ($41,250)[1]
Measures
Issues






Measure rankings

The following are the rankings for contributions made, both by supporting and opposing campaigns, toward each ballot measure on special, primary, and general election ballots in 2010. They are ordered from most contributed to least. Ballot measures that did not have any contributions made toward them were not included in the rankings.

# Measure Amount
1 California Proposition 23 $49,805,741
2 California Proposition 16 $46,655,827
3 California Proposition 25 $32,679,003
4 California Proposition 24 $30,598,177
5 California Proposition 26 $26,487,706
6 California Proposition 27 $22,930,046
7 California Proposition 17 $17,354,090
8 Washington Initiative 1107 $17,217,228
9 California Proposition 20 $15,336,360
10 Washington Initiative 1100 $15,197,327
11 Florida Amendment 4 $13,125,764
12 Washington Initiative 1098 $12,757,606
13 Florida Amendments 5 & 6 (each) $12,498,712[2]
14 Missouri Proposition A $12,261,223
15 Oregon Measures 66 & 67 (each) $11,410,000[2]
16 California Proposition 21 $10,455,075
17 Washington Initiative 1082 $9,510,630
18 California Proposition 22 $7,503,921
19 Colorado Amendments 60, 61 & 101 (each) $6,870,826[2]
20 California Proposition 14 $5,577,885
21 Oklahoma State Question 744 $5,158,159
22 Missouri Proposition B $5,020,300
23 Massachusetts Question 3 $4,794,989
24 Missouri Amendment 3 $4,293,701
25 Maine Question 1 (General) $3,514,993
26 California Proposition 19 $3,272,925
27 Massachusetts Question 1 $3,105,243
28 Washington Initiative 1053 $2,971,541
29 Washington Initiative 1105 $2,744,000
30 Ohio Issue 2 $2,419,125
31 Arizona Proposition 100 $1,767,850
32 Montana CI-105 $1,485,541
33 Oregon Measure 75 $1,236,034
34 Maine Question 1 (Primary) $1,228,475
35 Massachusetts Question 2 $1,208,873
36 Alaska Ballot Measure 1 (Primary) $1,155,523
37 Washington Referred Bill 52 $834,348
38 Arizona Proposition 113 $802,650
39 Arizona Proposition 302 $789,498
40 California Proposition 15 $763,526
# Measure Amount
41 Alaska Ballot Measure 2 (Primary) $668,787
42 Arizona Proposition 106 $609,065
43 Colorado Amendment 62 $594,236
44 Arizona Proposition 109 $573,762
45 Montana I-164 $542,455
46 Maine Question 3 (General) $465,259
47 Alaska Proposition B $463,460
48 Idaho HJR 4 $399,003
49 Maine Question 2 (Primary) $347,574
50 Oregon Measure 73 $302,684
51 Oregon Measures 70, 71, 72 and 76 (each) $298,653
52 Arizona Proposition 203 $268,685
53 Colorado Amendment 63 $267,080
54 South Dakota Referred Law 12 $226,115
55 Maine Question 4 (Primary) $173,705
56 Maine Questions 3 & 5 (Primary) $171,162
57 Oregon Measure 74 $147,543
58 Maine Question 2 (General) $146,309
59 Montana I-161 $144,595
60 Missouri Proposition C $124,770
61 Rhode Island Question 1 $105,076
62 Utah Amendment D $97,757
63 Arizona Proposition 107 $91,000
64 Rhode Island Question 3 $82,459
65 South Dakota Amendment K $68,000
66 Nebraska Amendment 1 (Primary) $53,616
67 Rhode Island Question 2 $47,300
68 Idaho HJR 7 $42,851
69 Iowa Measure 1 $41,250
70 Rhode Island Question 4 $37,476
71 South Dakota Measure 13 $35,486
72 Utah Amendment A $35,291
73 North Dakota Measure 1 $26,500
74 Oregon Measures 68 & 69 (each) $25,508[2]
75 North Dakota Measure 2 $23,353
76 Arizona Proposition 111 $11,100
77 Arizona Proposition 112 $10,100
78 Arizona Proposition 110 $10,000
79 Colorado Proposition 102 $7,181
80 Idaho SJR 101 $1,718

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 States with no contributions made toward ballot measures were not considered for this category.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Amendments had equal amounts of contributions

By state

NOTE: The table below highlights the monetary contributions made in 2010 to both supporting and opposing political action committees. Totals featured in the chart below are rounded up to the nearest dollar.




Legend


     Top 5 contributions      States with no reported contributions

State # of measures per state Support Opposition Total
Alabama 5 $0 $0 $0
Alaska 5 $526,795 $1,092,188 $1,618,983
Arizona 11 $3,798,526 $1,030,232 $4,828,758
Arkansas 3 $0 $0 $0
California 14 **[1] **[1] $217,342,328[1]
Colorado 9 $98,056 $7,657,632 $7,755,688
Florida 7 $9,649,656 $15,974,820 $25,624,476
Georgia 6 $0 $0 $0
Hawaii 2 $0 $0 $0
Idaho 4 $494,560 $0 $494,560
Illinois 1 $0 $0 $0
Indiana 1 $0 $0 $0
Iowa 2 $0 $0 $0
Kansas 2 $0 $0 $0
Louisiana 12 $0 $0 $0
Maine 8 **[2] **[2] $5,365,488
Maryland 3 $0 $0 $0
Massachusetts 3 $3,223,105 $5,885,941 $9,109,046
Michigan 2 $0 $0 $0
Missouri 6 $20,676,496 $1,023,497 $21,699,993
Montana 4 $1,811,117 $361,474 $2,172,591
Nebraska 3 $53,616 $0 $53,616
Nevada 4 $0 $0 $0
New Jersey 1 $0 $0 $0
New Mexico 9 $0 $0 $0
North Carolina 1 $0 $0 $0
North Dakota 2 $49,853 $0 $49,853
Ohio 2 $2,419,125 $0 $2,419,125
Oklahoma 11 $3,865,985 $1,292,174 $5,158,159
Oregon 11 **[3] **[3] $13,121,770
Rhode Island 4 $275,331 $0 $275,331
South Carolina 4 $0 $0 $0
South Dakota 4 $101,753 $166,649 $268,402
Tennessee 1 $0 $0 $0
Utah 4 $133,048 $0 $133,048
Vermont 1 $0 $0 $0
Virginia 3 $0 $0 $0
Washington 9 $37,600,252 $23,632,428 $61,232,680
Total 184 - - $378,765,141

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 In California, campaign committees can register to support or oppose more than one proposition. Campaign committees can also give donations to each other. When a campaign committee registers as playing a role for more than one proposition, it is not possible to say with precision how much of the money raised was spent for or against any particular one of the propositions it is playing a role in. This also results in a situation where adding up the contribution totals proposition-by-proposition would result in an overall total that is greater than the actual overall total. Maplight, a campaign finance watchdog, adjusted for this difficulty and reached an overall campaign finance total for the November 2 propositions of $147 million. Maplight, "147 Million Spent on California's Nov. Ballot Measures," November 5, 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 In Maine, campaign committees can register to support or oppose more than one measure. When a campaign committee registers as playing a role for more than one measure, it is not possible to say with precision how much of the money raised was spent for or against any particular one of the propositions it is playing a role in. This also results in a situation where adding up the contribution totals measure-by-measure would result in an overall total that is greater than the actual overall total.
  3. 3.0 3.1 In Oregon, campaign committees can register to support or oppose more than one measure. When a campaign committee registers as playing a role for more than one measure, it is not possible to say with precision how much of the money raised was spent for or against any particular one of the measures it is playing a role in. This also results in a situation where adding up the contribution totals measure-by-measure would result in an overall total that is greater than the actual overall total.

Footnotes

By topic

List of ballot measures by topic

NOTE: All measures on 2010 ballots were included in the chart below. However, due to the fact that some measures fell into more than one category, some totals may include measures featured under other categories. For a detailed number of measures for the 2010 ballot, please visit the official 2010 ballot measure article. A detailed chart of measures listed under each issue category can be viewed here. Totals featured in the chart below are rounded up to the nearest dollar.




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     Top 5 contributions      Top 5 issues

Issue # measures per issue Support Opposition Total
Abortion 2 $119,009 $1,127,490 $1,246,499
Administration of government 25 $1,934,695[1] $723,024 $2,657,719[1]
Affirmative action 1 $81,000 $10,000 $91,000
Alcohol 3 $11,715,667 $9,330,904 $21,046,571
Bond issues 21 $2,900,633[1][2] $0 $2,900,633[1][2]
Business regulation 1 $16,010,021 $1,335,069 $17,345,090
Elections and campaigns 1 $0 $0 $0
Civil rights 1 $105,076 $0 $105,076
Constitutional conventions 4 $0 $0 $0
Constitutional language 2 $0 $0 $0
Earthquakes 1 $0 $0 $0
Education 7 $3,940,511[1] $1,292,174 $5,232,685[1]
Elections and campaigns 15 $75,271,923[3] $16,027,012[3] $77,990,606
Eminent domain 1 $0 $0 $0
Energy 4 $47,397,254 $135,771 $47,533,025
English 1 $0 $0 $0
Firearms 1 $0 $0 $0
Gambling 4 $6,033,964 $1,136,188 $7,170,152
Government accountability 2 $63,335 $1,092,188 $1,155,523
Healthcare 7 $5,095,238 $252,000 $5,347,238
Housing 2 $58,495 $1,150,318 $1,208,813
Hunting 6 $281,674 $460,035 $741,709
Immigration 1 $0 $0 $0
Direct democracy measures 2 $10,100 $0 $10,100
Insurance 1 $16,010,021 $1,335,069 $17,345,090
Judicial reform 9 $0 $0 $0
Labor 8 $4,334,204 $6,082,367 $10,416,571
Law enforcement 6 $10,996 $298,869[1] $309,865[1]
Marijuana 4 $3,372,505 $352,134 $3,724,639
Marriage 0 n/a n/a n/a
Natural resources 5 $46,756 $0 $46,756
Property rights 2 $984,944 $12,140,820 $13,125,764
Redistricting 5 $31,574,242[3] $19,190,876[3] $37,456,789
State budgets 15 $19,326,051 $28,533,562[3] $47,859,613[3]
State legislatures 2 $0 $0 $0
State spending 4 $2,314,086 $22,200,231[3] $24,514,317[3]
Taxes 39 $99,196,198[3] $48,456,498 $147,652,696[3]
Term limits 2 $0 $0 $0
Tobacco 1 $72,917 $153,198 $226,115
Transportation 5 $82,459 $0 $82,459
Veterans 7 $298,653[1] $0 $298,653[1]
Water 1 $0 $0 $0

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 In Oregon, campaign committees can register to support or oppose more than one measure. When a campaign committee registers as playing a role for more than one measure, it is not possible to say with precision how much of the money raised was spent for or against any particular one of the measures it is playing a role in. This also results in a situation where adding up the contribution totals measure-by-measure would result in an overall total that is greater than the actual overall total.
  2. 2.0 2.1 In Maine, campaign committees can register to support or oppose more than one measure. When a campaign committee registers as playing a role for more than one measure, it is not possible to say with precision how much of the money raised was spent for or against any particular one of the measures it is playing a role in. This also results in a situation where adding up the contribution totals measure-by-measure would result in an overall total that is greater than the actual overall total.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 In California, campaign committees can register to support or oppose more than one proposition. When a campaign committee registers as playing a role for more than one measure, it is not possible to say with precision how much of the money raised was spent for or against any particular one of the measures it is playing a role in. This also results in a situation where adding up the contribution totals measure-by-measure would result in an overall total that is greater than the actual overall total. (e.g. The Yes on 20/No on 27 committee supported Proposition 20 but opposed Proposition 27. It cannot be said with certainty how much was contributed for each campaign effort.)

By type

There are several avenues by which a measure may qualify for the ballot: citizen initiative, legislative referral, automatic ballot measure, or commission-referral. The chart below organizes 2010s ballot measures by type or process by which each measure qualified for the ballot. Each avenue or type of measure includes varying requirements, which additionally vary by state. (See also: Forms of direct democracy.) The measures are listed in order of most campaign finance contributions to least.

By type summary
Initiatives[1] $395,338,343
Veto referendums (VR) $12,864,590
Legislative referrals[2] $17,215,953
Commission-referrals $0
Automatic ballot referrals (ABR) $0
Advisory questions (AQ) $0
# Type Measure Amount
1 CISS California Proposition 23 $49,805,741
2 CICA California Proposition 16 $46,655,827
3 CICA California Proposition 25 $32,679,003
4 CISS California Proposition 24 $30,598,177
5 CICA California Proposition 26 $26,487,706
6 CICA California Proposition 27 $22,930,046
7 CISS California Proposition 17 $17,354,090
8 ITP Washington Initiative 1107 $17,217,228
9 CICA California Proposition 20 $15,336,360
10 ITP Washington Initiative 1100 $15,197,327
11 CICA Florida Amendment 4 $13,125,764
12 ITP Washington Initiative 1098 $12,757,606
13 CICA Florida Amendments 5 & 6 $12,498,712
14 CISS Missouri Proposition A $12,261,223
15 VR Oregon Measures 66 & 67 $11,410,000
16 CISS California Proposition 21 $10,455,075
17 ITP Washington Initiative 1082 $9,510,630
18 CICA California Proposition 22 $7,503,921
19 CICA[3]CISS[4] Colorado Amendments 60, 61 & 101 $6,870,826
20 LRSS California Proposition 14 $5,577,885
21 CICA Oklahoma State Question 744 $5,158,159
22 CISS Missouri Proposition B $5,020,300
23 IndISS Massachusetts Question 3 $4,794,989
24 CICA Missouri Amendment 3 $4,293,701
25 IndISS Maine Question 1 (General) $3,514,993
26 CISS California Proposition 19 $3,272,925
27 IndISS Massachusetts Question 1 $3,105,243
28 ITP Washington Initiative 1053 $2,971,541
29 ITP Washington Initiative 1105 $2,744,000
30 LRCA Ohio Issue 2 $2,419,125
31 LRCA Arizona Proposition 100 $1,767,850
32 CICA Montana CI-105 $1,485,541
33 CISS Oregon Measure 75 $1,236,034
34 VR Maine Question 1 (Primary) $1,228,475
35 IndISS Massachusetts Question 2 $1,208,873
36 IndISS Alaska Ballot Measure 1 (Primary) $1,155,523
37 LRSS Washington Referred Bill 52 $834,348
38 LRCA Arizona Proposition 113 $802,650
39 LRSS Arizona Proposition 302 $789,498
40 LRSS California Proposition 15 $763,526
41 IndISS Alaska Ballot Measure 2 (Primary) $668,787
42 LRCA Arizona Proposition 106 $609,065
43 CICA Colorado Amendment 62 $594,236
44 LRCA Arizona Proposition 109 $573,762
45 CISS Montana I-164 $542,455
46 BI Maine Question 3 (General) $465,259
47 BI Alaska Proposition B $463,460
48 LRCA Idaho HJR 4 $399,003
49 BI Maine Question 2 (Primary) $347,574
50 CISS Oregon Measure 73 $302,684
51 LRCA[5]CICA[6] Oregon Measures 70,71,72 and 76 $298,653
52 CISS Arizona Proposition 203 $268,685
53 CICA Colorado Amendment 63 $267,080
54 VR South Dakota Referred Law 12 $226,115
55 BI Maine Question 4 (Primary) $173,705
56 BI Maine Questions 3 & 5 (Primary) $171,162
57 CISS Oregon Measure 74 $147,543
58 BI Maine Question 2 (General) $146,309
59 CISS Montana I-161 $144,595
60 LRSS Missouri Proposition C $124,770
61 LRCA Rhode Island Question 1 $105,076
62 LRCA Utah Amendment D $97,757
63 LRCA Arizona Proposition 107 $91,000
64 LBM Rhode Island Question 3 $82,459
65 LRCA South Dakota Amendment K $68,000
66 LRCA Nebraska Amendment 1 (Primary) $53,616
67 LBM Rhode Island Question 2 $47,300
68 LRCA Idaho HJR 7 $42,851
69 LRCA Iowa Measure 1 $41,250
70 LBM Rhode Island Question 4 $37,476
71 CISS South Dakota Measure 13 $35,486
72 LRCA Utah Amendment A $35,291
73 LRCA North Dakota Measure 1 $26,500
74 LRCA Oregon Measures 68 & 69 $25,508
75 CISS North Dakota Measure 2 $23,353
76 LRCA Arizona Proposition 111 $11,100
77 LRCA Arizona Proposition 112 $10,100
78 LRCA Arizona Proposition 110 $10,000
79 CISS Colorado Proposition 102 $7,181
80 LRCA Idaho SJR 101 $1,718

Footnotes

  1. Included under "Initiatives" are indirect initiated state statutes (IndISS), initiated constitutional amendments (ICA), initiated state statutes (ISS), initiatives to the legislature (ITL), and initiatives to the people (ITP).
  2. Included in the "Legislative-referred measures" category are legislative bond measures (LBM), bonds (BI), legislatively referred state statutes (LRSS), and legislatively referred constitutional amendments (LRCA).
  3. Amendments 60 & 61
  4. Amendment 101
  5. Measures 70, 71 & 72
  6. Measure 76

Raw data

The chart below includes all of the information available on the "by state," "by topic," and "by type" tabs. It is automatically sorted to show the measure that gained the most contributions to the measure that gained the least. However, you can sort the data by clicking on the arrows directly above the column you would like re-ordered.

# Measure State Type Topic Amount
1 California Proposition 23 California CISS Environment $49,805,741
2 California Proposition 16 California CICA Elections $46,655,827
3 California Proposition 25 California CICA State spending $32,679,003
4 California Proposition 24 California CISS Taxes $30,598,177
5 California Proposition 26 California CICA Taxes $26,487,706
6 California Proposition 27 California CICA Elections $22,930,046
7 California Proposition 17 California CISS Business regulation $17,354,090
8 Washington Initiative 1107 Washington ITP Taxes $17,217,228
9 California Proposition 20 California CICA Elections $15,336,360
10 Washington Initiative 1100 Washington ITP Alcohol $15,197,327
11 Florida Amendment 4 Florida CICA Property rights $13,125,764
12 Washington Initiative 1098 Washington ITP Taxes $12,757,606
13 Florida Amendments 5 & 6 Florida CICA Redistricting $12,498,712
14 Missouri Proposition A Missouri CISS Taxes $12,261,223
15 Oregon Measures 66 & 67 Oregon VR Taxes $11,410,000
16 California Proposition 21 California CISS Taxes $10,455,075
17 Washington Initiative 1082 Washington ITP Labor and unions $9,510,630
18 California Proposition 22 California CICA State spending $7,503,921
19 Colorado Amendments 60, 61 & 101 Colorado CICA[1]CISS[2] Taxes[3], Government finance[4] $6,870,826
20 California Proposition 14 California LRSS Elections $5,577,885
21 Oklahoma State Question 744 Oklahoma CICA Education $5,158,159
22 Missouri Proposition B Missouri CISS Animals $5,020,300
23 Massachusetts Question 3 Massachusetts IndISS Taxes $4,794,989
24 Missouri Amendment 3 Missouri CICA Taxes $4,293,701
25 Maine Question 1 (General) Maine IndISS Gambling $3,514,993
26 California Proposition 19 California CISS Marijuana $3,272,925
27 Massachusetts Question 1 Massachusetts IndISS Taxes $3,105,243
28 Washington Initiative 1053 Washington ITP Taxes $2,971,541
29 Washington Initiative 1105 Washington ITP Alcohol $2,744,000
30 Ohio Issue 2 Ohio LRCA Gambling $2,419,125
31 Arizona Proposition 100 Arizona LRCA Taxes $1,767,850
32 Montana CI-105 Montana CICA Taxes $1,485,541
33 Oregon Measure 75 Oregon CISS Gambling $1,236,034
34 Maine Question 1 (Primary) Maine VR Taxes $1,228,475
35 Massachusetts Question 2 Massachusetts IndISS Housing $1,208,873
36 Alaska Ballot Measure 1 (Primary) Alaska IndISS Gov't accountability $1,155,523
37 Washington Referred Bill 52 Washington LRSS Bond issues $834,348
38 Arizona Proposition 113 Arizona LRCA Labor and unions $802,650
39 Arizona Proposition 302 Arizona LRSS State budgets $789,498
40 California Proposition 15 California LRSS Elections $763,526
41 Alaska Ballot Measure 2 (Primary) Alaska IndISS Abortion $668,787
42 Arizona Proposition 106 Arizona LRCA Healthcare $609,065
43 Colorado Amendment 62 Colorado CICA Abortion $594,236
44 Arizona Proposition 109 Arizona LRCA Hunting and fishing $573,762
45 Montana I-164 Montana CISS Business regulation $542,455
46 Maine Question 3 (General) Maine BI Bond issues $465,259
47 Alaska Proposition B Alaska BI Bond issues $463,460
48 Idaho HJR 4 Idaho LRCA Healthcare $399,003
49 Maine Question 2 (Primary) Maine BI Bond issues $347,574
50 Oregon Measure 73 Oregon CISS Law enforcement $302,684
51 Oregon Measures 70,71,72 and 76 Oregon LRCA[5]CICA[6] Veterans, Admin of gov't[7], Environment $298,653
52 Arizona Proposition 203 Arizona CISS Marijuana $268,685
53 Colorado Amendment 63 Colorado CICA Healthcare $267,080
54 South Dakota Referred Law 12 South Dakota VR Tobacco $226,115
55 Maine Question 4 (Primary) Maine BI Bond issues $173,705
56 Maine Questions 3 & 5 (Primary) Maine BI Bond issues $171,162
57 Oregon Measure 74 Oregon CISS Marijuana $147,543
58 Maine Question 2 (General) Maine BI Bond issues $146,309
59 Montana I-161 Montana CISS Hunting and fishing $144,595
60 Missouri Proposition C Missouri LRSS Healthcare $124,770
61 Rhode Island Question 1 Rhode Island LRCA Administration of gov't $105,076
62 Utah Amendment D Utah LRCA Administration of gov't $97,757
63 Arizona Proposition 107 Arizona LRCA Affirmative action $91,000
64 Rhode Island Question 3 Rhode Island LBM Bond issues $82,459
65 South Dakota Amendment K South Dakota LRCA Elections $68,000
66 Nebraska Amendment 1 (Primary) Nebraska LRCA Bond issues $53,616
67 Rhode Island Question 2 Rhode Island LBM Bond issues $47,300
68 Idaho HJR 7 Idaho LRCA Energy $42,851
69 Iowa Measure 1 Iowa LRCA Taxes $41,250
70 Rhode Island Question 4 Rhode Island LBM Bond issues $37,476
71 South Dakota Measure 13 South Dakota CISS Marijuana $35,486
72 Utah Amendment A Utah LRCA Labor and unions $35,291
73 North Dakota Measure 1 North Dakota LRCA Government finances $26,500
74 Oregon Measures 68 & 69 Oregon LRCA Bond issuesEducation $25,508
75 North Dakota Measure 2 North Dakota CISS Hunting and fishing $23,353
76 Arizona Proposition 111 Arizona LRCA Administration of gov't $11,100
77 Arizona Proposition 112 Arizona LRCA Direct democracy measures $10,100
78 Arizona Proposition 110 Arizona LRCA Natural resources $10,000
79 Colorado Proposition 102 Colorado CISS Law enforcement $7,181
80 Idaho SJR 101 Idaho LRCA Education $1,718

Footnotes

  1. Amendment 60 & 61
  2. Amendment 101
  3. Amendment 60 & 101
  4. Amendment 61
  5. Measures 70,71,72
  6. Measure 76
  7. Measures 71 and 72