Ballot Quiz, January 9 (2012)

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1 In which state did four initiatives get sent to the legislature for consideration?

	Ohio
	Florida
	Massachusetts
	Washington

2 The United States Justice Department will review the recently approved Mississippi Initiative 27 to deem whether or not the amendment is constitutional. Under the federal ____ Voting Rights Act, the state must obtain pre-clearance from federal officials before making changes to the state election process.

	1975
	1965
	1985
	1945

3 On Tuesday, January 3, a federal three-judge panel ruled West Virginia's congressional redistricting plan unconstitutional due its unequal distribution of population among the state’s three districts.

	True
	False

4 The next petition drive deadline for 2012 is in what state and what date?

	Alaska, January 17
	Alaska, January 30
	Maine, January 17
	Maine, January 30

5 In 2010, about how many lawsuits were filed against measures certified for the ballot?

	2
	16
	33
	7

6 BONUS!

The Ballotpedia Voice podcast this week previewed elections in 2012.

See also

• 2012 ballot measures
• Local ballot measure elections in 2012
• Quizzes by Ballotpedia