Chart of 2010 ballot measure issues
NOTE: All measures, including legislative referrals and citizen initiatives are listed below. However, some measures may be listed more than once because they fall into more than one category. For a detailed number of measures for the 2010 ballot, please visit the official 2010 ballot measure article.
2010 ballot issues
|
Legend 10 or more measures 0 to 1 measure |
2008 vs. 2010
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Legend Highlights the year with the most measures in that issue category No change |
| Topics | Number of measures in 2008 | Number of measures in 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Abortion | 3 | 2 |
| Administration of government | 34 | 25 |
| Affirmative action | 3 | 1 |
| Alcohol | 2 | 3 |
| Bond issues | 20 | 21 |
| Business regulation | 6 | 1 |
| Campaign finance | 2 | 1 |
| Civil rights | - | 1 |
| Constitutional conventions | 3 | 4 |
| Constitutional language | 2 | 2 |
| Earthquakes | - | 1 |
| Education | 8 | 7 |
| Elections and campaigns | 9 | 15 |
| Eminent domain | 6 | 1 |
| Energy | 2 | 4 |
| English | 2 | 1 |
| Firearms | - | 1 |
| Gambling | 12 | 4 |
| Government accountability | 1 | 2 |
| Healthcare | 6 | 7 |
| Hunting | 3 | 6 |
| Immigration | 3 | 1 |
| Direct democracy measures | 4 | 2 |
| Insurance | - | 1 |
| Judicial reform | 6 | 9 |
| Labor | 1 | 8 |
| Law enforcement | 9 | 6 |
| Marijuana | 3 | 4 |
| Marriage | 4 | - |
| Natural resources | 3 | 5 |
| Property rights | 4 | 2 |
| Redistricting | 1 | 5 |
| State budgets | 2 | 15 |
| State legislatures | - | 2 |
| State spending | 3 | 4 |
| Taxes | 26 | 40[1] |
| Term limits | 3 | 2 |
| Tobacco | 1 | 1 |
| Transportation | 5 | 5 |
| Veterans | 1 | 7 |
| Water | - | 1 |
Final post-election numbers
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Legend Highest average margin Lowest average margin |
| Issue | # measures | % failed | Average margin of defeat | % passed | Average margin of victory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes | 40[1] | 35% | 19% | 65% | 30% |
| Administration of government | 25 | 16% | 19% | 84% | 27% |
| Bond issues | 21 | 10% | 4% | 90% | 18% |
| Elections and campaigns | 15 | 27% | 13%[2] | 73% | 38% |
| State budgets | 15 | 40% | 40% | 60% | 22% |
| Judicial reform | 9 | 22% | 11% | 78% | 37% |
| Labor | 9 | 11% | 18% | 89% | 39% |
| Education | 7 | 43% | 33%[3] | 57% | 26% |
| Healthcare | 7 | 29% | 6% | 71% | 22% |
| Veterans | 7 | 0% | n/a | 100% | 41% |
| Hunting | 6 | 33% | 13% | 66% | 56% |
| Law enforcement | 6 | 17% | 24% | 83% | 47% |
| Natural resources | 5 | 60% | 10% | 40% | 23% |
| Redistricting | 5 | 20% | 19% | 80% | 23% |
| Transportation | 5 | 60% | 6% | 40% | 26% |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Two Oregon tax measures are listed in one article.
- ↑ Florida Amendment 1 had final results of 52.49% voting 'yes', and 47.51% voting 'no'. However, for the passage of the measure, at least a 60% vote was required. Since the 'yes' votes outweighed the 'no' votes, this measure was not taken into account.
- ↑ Florida Amendment 8 had final results of 54.49% voting 'yes', and 45.51% voting 'no'. However, for the passage of the measure, at least a 60% vote was required. Since the 'yes' votes outweighed the 'no' votes, this measure was not taken into account.
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