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In 2015, 27 statewide ballot measures were on the ballot in nine states: Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Voters approved 21 (78%) and rejected six (22%) ballot measures.

Ballotpedia compiled three resources to help voters this election:

• The Official voter guides to 2015 statewide ballot measures page provides links to voter guides and other resources for each of the measures on each state's ballot.
• The Features of official voter guides, compared by state page shows which states had the best voter guides and what each state's voter guides has, such as the official ballot text, arguments for and against the measure, guides in other languages and more.
• The 2015 ballot measure petition signature costs page shows the cost per required signature for each initiative on the 2015 ballot.

By date

April 7

a Question 1: Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Amendment

May 5

d Michigan Sales Tax Increase for Transportation Amendment, Proposal 1

October 24

d Louisiana Budget and Transportation Stabilization Trust, Amendment 1
a Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Bank, Amendment 2
d Louisiana Content of Fiscal Legislative Sessions, Amendment 3
a Louisiana Taxation of Property Owned by Another State, Amendment 4

November 3

• See 2015 Ballot Measure Scorecard for information about the other 22 measures

By state

Colorado

Colorado 2015 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition BB	Taxes	Allow state to keep revenue from marijuana taxes	a

Louisiana

Louisiana 2015 ballot measures

October 24:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Budget and transportation stabilization subfunds	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Banking	State transportation infrastructure bank	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Allowable content of fiscal legislative sessions	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Property owned by other states is not tax exempt	a

Maine

Maine 2015 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Elections	Revision of the Maine Clean Election Act	a
BI	Question 2	Bonds	$15 million in bonds for affordable housing	a
BI	Question 3	Bonds	$85 million in bonds for transportation	a

Michigan

Michigan 2015 ballot measures

May 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Taxes	Increase sales tax, establish fuel tax formula	d

Mississippi

Mississippi 2015 ballot measures

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Initiative 42 and Alternative 42	Adopt Initiative 42 or Alternative 42, related to public education		332,738 (48%)	355,566 (52%)

Ohio

Ohio 2015 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Redistricting	Creation of a bipartisan redistricting commission	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Direct Democracy	Prohibit initiatives that create market monopolies	a
CICA	Issue 3	Marijuana	Legalize recreational marijuana	d

Texas

Texas 2015 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Homestead exemption for school district property taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes	Property tax exemption for spouses of disabled veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	State Exec	Residency requirement for statewide executive officials	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Gambling	Sports team foundations allowed to hold raffles	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Transportation	Some counties allowed to perform private road construction	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Hunt & Fish	Right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Gov't Finances	Sales taxes allocated to state highway fund through 2032	a

Washington

Washington 2015 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 1366	Taxes	Sales tax decrease/Supermajority vote for tax increases	a ot
ITP	Initiative 1401	Animals	Penalties for trafficking in rare animal species	a
AQ	Advisory Vote 10	Taxes	Oil spill prevention taxes	a
AQ	Advisory Vote 11	Marijuana	Medical marijuana patient database fees	a
AQ	Advisory Vote 12	Taxes	Status of tax increase of 11.9 cents	d
AQ	Advisory Vote 13	Taxes	Tax preferences for certain manufacturers	d

Wisconsin

Wisconsin 2015 ballot measures

April 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Selection methods of chief justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court	a

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2015

There were also a number of notable local ballot measures on 2015 ballots; these included:

• Fracking
• Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
• Marijuana
• Minimum wage
• Public pensions
• Secession
• Labor laws
• Development, subsidies and property
• LGBT issues

Measures that did not make ballots

Main article: Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot

146 measures were proposed for the 2015 ballot which did not ultimately make the ballot. Texas had the highest number of such proposals at 56.

State	# of measure not on ballot
Colorado	1
Louisiana	15
Maine	5
Mississippi	3
New Jersey	11
Ohio	13
Texas	56
Washington	42

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