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Ballot Measure Scorecard, 2015
From Ballotpedia
The Ballot Measure Scorecard for 2015 filters ballot measures approved for the 2015 ballot by type. The Polls and News tabs provide information regarding the measures from the months leading up to the elections.
Like previous odd-numbered years, such as 2013, 2011, 2009 and 2007, 2015's ballot featured roughly three dozen statewide ballot measures in a handful of states. Specifically, there were 28 measures certified for statewide ballots in nine states.
The states that nearly always have statewide ballot measures on their odd-year ballots are Texas, New Jersey and the State of Washington. Other states that show up with statewide measures in odd-numbered years with some frequency are Colorado, Maine and New York. Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Ohio and Utah also show up in odd-numbered years from time to time. Unlike previous years, New York, New Jersey and Utah did not have any measures on the ballot in 2015.
| 2015 Ballot measure results as of November 3, 2015 | |
 Approved
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20 |
 Defeated
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8 |
See also
- 2015 ballot measures
- Potential 2015 ballot measures
- Ballot measure annual scorecards
- Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count for 2015
Certified for ballot
April 7
May 5
October 24
- Louisiana Budget and Transportation Stabilization Trust Amendment
- Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Bank Amendment
- Louisiana Content of Fiscal Legislative Sessions Amendment
- Louisiana Taxation on Property Owned by Another State Amendment
November 3
- Colorado Marijuana TABOR Refund Measure
- Maine Question 1
- Maine Question 2
- Maine Question 3
- Mississippi Initiative 42
- Mississippi Alternative 42
- Ohio Bipartisan Redistricting Commission Amendment
- Ohio Initiated Monopolies Amendment
- Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative
- Texas Sports Team Charitable Foundation Raffles Amendment
- Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment
- Texas Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Disabled Veterans Amendment
- Texas Population Requirement for Private Road Work Amendment
- Texas State Capital Residency Repeal Amendment
- Texas Homestead Exemption for School District Property Taxes Amendment
- Texas Sales and Use Tax Revenue for Transportation Amendment
- Washington Sales Tax Decrease or Two-Thirds Vote for Tax Increase, Initiative 1366
- Washington Animal Trafficking, Initiative 1401
- Washington Oil Spill Prevention Taxes Advisory Vote
- Washington Medical Marijuana Patient Database Fee Advisory Vote
- Washington Gas Tax Increase Advisory Vote
- Washington Elimination of Tax Preferences for Manufacturing Advisory Vote
Signatures filed
If a ballot initiative is listed here, that means the initiative's sponsors have turned in their petition signatures to election authorities, but the initiative has not yet been certified for the ballot.
The time it takes election authorities to scrutinize submitted signatures in order to certify a measure for the ballot varies from state to state, averaging about four to six weeks.
Signatures filed, certification pending
All initiatives were either rejected or placed on the ballot for 2015.
Amendments
Initiated amendments
- Mississippi Public School Support Amendments, Initiative 42 and Alternative 42 (2015)
- Ohio Issue 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2015)
Referred amendments
- Michigan Sales Tax Increase for Transportation Amendment, Proposal 1 (May 2015)
- Ohio Issue 1, Redistricting Commission Amendment (2015)
- Wisconsin Question 1, Supreme Court Chief Justice Amendment (April 2015)
- Mississippi Public School Support Amendments, Initiative 42 and Alternative 42 (2015)
- Texas Sports Team Charitable Foundation Raffles Amendment, Proposition 4 (2015)
- Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment, Proposition 6 (2015)
- Texas Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Disabled Veterans Amendment, Proposition 2 (2015)
- Texas Population Requirement for Private Road Work Amendment, Proposition 5 (2015)
- Texas State Capital Residency Repeal Amendment, Proposition 3 (2015)
- Texas Homestead Exemption for School District Property Taxes Amendment, Proposition 1 (2015)
- Texas Sales and Use Tax Revenue for Transportation Amendment, Proposition 7 (2015)
- Louisiana Budget and Transportation Stabilization Trust, Amendment 1 (2015)
- Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Bank, Amendment 2 (2015)
- Louisiana Content of Fiscal Legislative Sessions, Amendment 3 (2015)
- Louisiana Taxation of Property Owned by Another State, Amendment 4 (2015)
- Ohio Issue 2, Ballot Initiatives to Create Monopolies Amendment (2015)
Statutes
Initiated statutes
- Washington Animal Trafficking, Initiative 1401 (2015)
- Maine "Clean Elections" Initiative, Question 1 (2015)
- Washington Initiative 1366, Sales Tax Decrease or Two-Thirds Vote for Tax Increase Measure (2015)
Referred statutes
People's Veto
There were no certified veto referendums certified for the ballot in 2015.
Polls
This page aggregates polls released about potential and certified ballot measures for statewide ballots in 2015. For details about the proposed or certified measure, click on the link in the relevant section.
On the ballot
Michigan
Proposal 1
| Michigan Proposal 1 (May 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Support | Oppose | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| EPIC-MRA 4/25/2015 - 4/28/2015 | 29.0% | 61.0% | 10.0% | +/-4.0 | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| EPIC-MRA 3/28/2015 - 3/30/2015 | 21.0% | 69.0% | 10.0% | +/-4.0 | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| Target-Insyght 2/24/2015 - 2/25/2015 | 36.0% | 55.0% | 9.0% | +/-3.64 | 700 | ||||||||||||||
| Strategic National Consulting 2/23/2015 - 2/24/2015 | 28.0% | 61.0% | 11.0% | +/-5.0 | 382 | ||||||||||||||
| Denno Research 2/02/2015 - 2/05/2015 | 37.0% | 37.0% | 26.0% | +/-4.0 | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| EPIC-MRA 1/24/2015 - 1/27/2015 | 46.0% | 41.0% | 13.0% | +/-4.0 | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 32.83% | 54% | 13.17% | +/-4.11 | 580.33 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Ohio
Initiated Monopolies Amendment, Issue 2
| Ohio Issue 2 Poll (Kent State University) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Support | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||||
| Kent State University Poll | 54% | 26% | +/-4 | 500 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Issue 3
| Ohio Issue 3 Poll (Kent State University) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Support | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||||
| Kent State University Poll | 56% | 10% | +/-4.0 | 500 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Support | Oppose | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University Poll 3/17/2015 - 3/28/2015 | 53.0% | 44.0% | 4.0% | +/-3.0 | 1,077 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Washington
| Washington Initiative 1366 Poll (July 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Support | Oppose | Undecided | Sample size | |||||||||||||||
| Elway Poll | 49% | 36% | 15% | 502 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
News
The list below reveals 2015 news articles related to ballot measures. However, you can read even more headlines here.
- Review of ballot measure law changes in 2015: Four states remove local authority over contentious issues, Dec 30, 2015
- Ballot Law Update: Ohio Supreme Court rejects anti-fracking county charters, but protects initiative process, Sep 22, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Housing proves key issue in San Francisco, Sep 01, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Initiatives certified in Maine and Washington, Aug 04, 2015
- Ballot Law Update: Courts declare larger scope for initiative and recall, Jul 30, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Signatures submitted for marijuana in Ohio; state legislature strikes back, Jul 07, 2015
- Ballot Law Update Mid-Year Report: 19 laws approved in 15 states, Jun 26, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Texas legislators send measures on taxes, hunting to November ballot, Jun 02, 2015
- Ballot Law Update: New restrictions on the initiative process move forward in four states, May 28, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Extensive tax plan for roads and more on today’s ballot in Michigan, May 05, 2015
- Ballot Law Update: Nebraska and Wyoming remove bans on pay-per-signature, Apr 09, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Changes to supreme court on today’s ballot in Wisconsin, Apr 07, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Contentious amendment certified as first ballot measure on Georgia 2016 ballot, Mar 31, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: Amendments related to governing schools emerge in South Dakota and Georgia, Mar 24, 2015
- Ballot Law Update: Notable ballot measure law developments in four states, Mar 18, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: First marijuana measure certified for a 2016 statewide ballot, Mar 17, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: States beginning to solidify 2016 ballots, Mar 10, 2015
- Ballot Law Update: Legislators try more subtle restrictions on initiatives in Arizona and Washington, Feb 25, 2015
- California’s first-in-the-nation plastic bag ban on hold pending 2016 vote, Feb 24, 2015
- The Tuesday Count: “Clean Elections” initiative on path to 2015 ballot in Maine, Feb 24, 2015
