Chart of 2010 ballot measure changes
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Citizen initiative changes
Below is a chart depicting the changes in the number of citizen initiatives on statewide ballots when comparing 2008 and 2010. All 26 initiative and referendum states are listed in the chart.
- It must be noted that 11 of the 26 I&R states do not have any citizen initiatives on their 2010 ballot.[1]
Chart statistics
- 11 states have fewer citizen initiatives on their 2010 ballot than in 2008
- 5 states have more citizen initiatives on their 2010 ballot than in 2008
- 10 states had no changes in their 2010 citizen initiative count when compared to 2008.
|
Legend No change (0) Significant change (+/-3 or more) |
| I&R State | Number of initiatives in 2008 | Number of initiatives in 2010 | Change between the two years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 4 | 2 | -2 |
| Arizona | 6 | 1 | -5 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| California | 19 | 11 | -8 |
| Colorado | 10 | 6 | -4 |
| Florida | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Maryland (veto referendum only) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Michigan | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Montana | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| New Mexico (veto referendum only) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0[2] | -2 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Oregon | 8 | 6 | -2 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 74 | 50 | -24 |
Legislative referral changes
Below is a chart depicting the changes in the number of legislative referrals on statewide ballots when comparing 2008 and 2010.
- Six states in the chart had ballot measures, legislative referrals or citizen initiatives, on the 2008 ballot, but did not have any measures on the 2010 ballot.[3]
- Seven states in the chart that had any kind of ballot measures on the 2010 ballot, did not have any measures on the 2008 ballot.[4]
Chart statistics
- 15 states have fewer legislative referrals on their 2010 ballot than in 2008
- 21 states have more legislative referrals on their 2010 ballot than in 2008
- 8 states had no changes in their 2010 legislative referral count when compared to 2008.
|
Legend No change (0) Significant change (+/-3 or more) |
| State | Number of referrals in 2008 | Number of referrals in 2010 | Total change between the two years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6 | 5 | -1 |
| Alaska | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Arizona | 2 | 10 | +8 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| California | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Colorado | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Florida | 6 | 4[5] | -2 |
| Georgia | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 | 4 | +4 |
| Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Indiana | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 0 | 2 | +2 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 12 | +5 |
| Maine | 1 | 6 | +5 |
| Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Missouri | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Montana | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Nevada | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ohio | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 10 | +6 |
| Oregon | 7 | 5 | -2 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 4 | +2 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 2 | -2 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Utah | 5 | 4 | -1 |
| Vermont | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Virginia | 0 | 3 | +3 |
| Washington | 0 | 3 | +3 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Totals: | 99 | 130 | +31 |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Wyoming and Mississippi have zero measures, of any kind, on the 2010 ballot. This leaves 24 out of the 26 I&R states with measures on the ballot, which includes both legislative referrals and citizen initiatives. By contrast, in 2008, of all of the 26 I&R states, Mississippi was the only state without citizen initiatives and legislative referrals.
- ↑ On June 28, 2010 LetOhioVote submitted a letter to Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner announcing the withdrawal of previously submitted petitions.
- ↑ Those states were Connecticut, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
- ↑ Those states were Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia.
- ↑ This count includes advisory measure - Florida Federal Budget Advisory Question (2010)
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