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State Ballot Measure Monthly: July 2016

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2016 Measures
Total certified157
Total proposed1,000+

By Jessica Dravecky

Fifteen statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in July. Therefore, at the end of July, the total count for ballot measures in 2016 stood at 130. An imminent court ruling about a veto referendum in Nevada, however, brought the certified number for July down to 14. As has been the trend so far this year, the number of certified measures for 2016 is still down from the 148 measures that were certified by this time in 2014. However, as of August 1, 2016, citizen initiatives made up 53 out of the 130 ballot measures with guaranteed spots on the ballot this year. This compares to about 27 citizen initiatives certified for the ballot by this time in 2014. By the end of July, Colorado and Oklahoma were the only two states left with signature filing deadlines for initiative petitions.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Three measures relating to marijuana qualified for the ballot in Arkansas, Massachusetts, and Montana. Voters in those states will join voters from California, Florida, Maine, and Nevada in voting on a marijuana-related ballot measure.
  • Education and animals were popular subjects for ballot measure qualifications in July; three measures qualified for each topic.
  • As of July 30, 2016, measures in Massachusetts, Montana, and Nevada were all facing pending legal challenges that may affect the ballot language or even remove the measures from the ballot altogether.
  • July certifications and news

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    Footnotes

    1. Montana Department of State, "BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR INITIATIVE," accessed December 16, 2015
    2. Massachusetts Attorney General, "An Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals," accessed August 10, 2015
    3. The Millbury Sutton Chronicle, "Major signature hurdle cleared by seven ballot question campaigns," accessed December 23, 2015
    4. The Boston Herald, "Ballot initiative supporters face key deadline," November 29, 2015
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    6. Mass.gov, "15-31," accessed December 4, 2015
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    8. Nevada Secretary of State, "Initiative Petition," accessed February 5, 2016
    9. Nevada Secretary of State, "Initiative Petition - Constitutional Amendment," accessed January 7, 2016
    10. Las Vegas Sun, "Ballot measure would restore old rooftop solar rates," January 25, 2016
    11. Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Judge rules rooftop solar measure doesn’t qualify as referendum," March 28, 2016
    12. Montana Secretary of State, "BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR INITIATIVE NO. 182 (I-182)," accessed April 18, 2016
    13. Missoulian, "Governor vetoes repeal of medical marijuana law," April 14, 2011
    14. Montana Secretary of State, "BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR INITIATIVE NO. 181 (I-181)," accessed April 8, 2016
    15. Oregon Secretary of State, "Ballot title," accessed March 23, 2016
    16. Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2016," accessed February 9, 2016
    17. Oregon Secretary of State, "Ballot title," accessed July 26, 2016
    18. BigNewsNetwork.com, "Kaiser, Nike and other outdoor school proponents prepare for funding push," April 19, 2016
    19. Oregon Secretary of State, "Wildlife Tracking Prevention Act," accessed October 13, 2015
    20. Oregon Secretary of State, "Oregon Wildlife Tracking Prevention Act," accessed October 13, 2015
    21. Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2016," accessed May 12, 2016