Chart of 2013 ballot measure issues

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NOTE: All measures, including legislative referrals and citizen initiatives, are listed below. However, some measures may be listed more than once because they fell into more than one category. For a detailed number of measures and more information regarding the 2013 ballot, please visit the official 2013 ballot measure article.

Following previous years' trends, taxes was one of the most prevalent issues on 2013 ballots, with five of the 31 measures addressing the topic. However, in 2013, taxes shared the title of most prevalent issue on the ballot with bond issues, as all of the five measures on the Maine ballot addressed this topic. Despite the fact that four of the six states with November 5, 2013 ballot measures didn't feature any that address taxes, the two states whose ballots did contain tax issues - Colorado and Texas - had enough to make up for the other states' shortages. Both Colorado measures addressed taxes, one with regard to marijuana and the other education, while one-third of Texas' measures were devoted to the topic. In 2012, 33 measures addressed taxes in some form, while in 2011, an off-election year like 2013, eight measures dealt with the subject - the most for that year. In 2010, 40 measures dealing with taxes were placed on the ballot, again leading the tally. The 2009 ballots saw six tax measures out of a total of 32.

Hot-button issues such as same-sex marriage, marijuana and health care tend to steal the media spotlight, however, in 2013, Colorado's Amendment 66 received significant coverage in state-wide publications. The measure, which was ultimately defeated, asked voters whether or not the tax rate should be increased in order to raise nearly $1 billion for public education funding.

The second most popular topics on 2013 ballots were those regarding the administration of government, education, and veterans, with each of these issues addressed on three of the 31 measures.

2013 ballot issues

Legend

     Highest total measures

Issues States # measures per issue
Admin. of gov't Maine & Texas 3
Bond issues Maine 5
Budgets New York & Texas 2
Business regulation Washington 1
Civil service New York 1
County governance Texas 1
Direct democracy Washington 1
Education Colorado & Maine 3
Food & agriculture Washington 1
Forests & parks New York 2
Gambling New Jersey and New York 2
Healthcare Texas 1
Housing Texas 1
Marijuana Colorado 1
Minimum wage New Jersey 1
State judiciary New York & Texas 2
Taxes Colorado & Texas 5
Transportation Maine 1
Veterans New Jersey, New York & Texas 3

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