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Chart of 2014 ballot measure changes
Citizen initiative changes
Below is a chart depicting the changes in the number of citizen initiatives on statewide ballots when comparing the past three even-numbered year elections: 2010, 2012 and 2014. Not all 26 states with initiative and referendum are listed in the chart; only those with initiatives on the 2010, 2012 and/or 2014 ballots are included. 2014 was an unusually low year in terms of number of initiatives on the ballot - the lowest number in even years since 2000. Only 14 of the 26 states that allow the initiative and referendum process had initiatives and/or veto referendums on the ballot this year.
Chart statistics
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| I&R State | Number of initiatives in 2010 | Number of initiatives in 2012 | Number of initiatives in 2014 | Change from 2012 |
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| Alaska | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 |
| Arizona | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| California | 11 | 13 | 4 | -9 |
| Colorado | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 |
| Florida | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 |
| Idaho | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maryland (veto referendum only) | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| Michigan | 0 | 6 | 2 | -4 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| Montana | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| New Mexico (veto referendum only) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 |
| Ohio | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 6 | 7 | 5 | -2 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 6 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 50 | 63 | 40 | -23 |
Legislative referral changes
Below is a chart depicting the changes in the number of legislative referrals on statewide ballots when comparing the past two even-numbered elections - 2010 and 2012 - against 2014.
Chart statistics
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Notes
* Texas does not usually feature ballot measures on even-numbered year election ballots. 2014 is an anomaly, as a measure was referred to the 2014 ballot during the 2013 legislative session.
See also
- Ballotpedia:Analysis of the 2014 ballot measures
- States with initiative or referendum
- 2014 ballot measures
Footnotes
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