Chart of 2013 ballot measure changes
Citizen initiative changes
Below is a chart depicting the changes in the number of citizen initiatives on statewide ballots when comparing 2011 and 2013. Not all 26 states with initiative and referendum are listed in the chart; only those with initiatives on the 2011 and/or 2013 ballots are included. 2013 was an unusually low year in terms of number of initiatives on the ballot - the lowest number in both odd- and even-numbered years since 2000. There was a total of only three initiatives in two states, compared to 2011's 12 initiatives in five. In fact, 2011 had the second highest number of citizen initiatives (12) on the ballot in the last decade; 2005 still leads with 19 citizen initiatives.
Chart statistics
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Legend No change (0) Significant change (+/-3 or more) |
| I&R State | Number of initiatives in 2011 | Number of initiatives in 2013 | Change between the two years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maine | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Washington | 3 | 2* | -1 |
| Totals: | 12 | 3 | -9 |
Legislative referral changes
Below is a chart depicting the changes in the number of legislative referrals on statewide ballots when comparing 2011 and 2013.
Chart statistics
- Three states did not have legislative referrals on the ballot in 2013, but did in 2011. Those states are Arkansas, Louisiana and Ohio.
- Louisiana (-6) and New York (+6) had the most significant changes in the number legislative referrals on the ballot.
- 2013 has one more referral on the ballot than 2011.
- In both 2011 and 2013, Texas had the highest number of referrals.
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Legend Significant change (3 or more) No change |
| State | Number of referrals in 2011 | Number of referrals in 2013 | Change between the two years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| California | 0 | 0** | 0 |
| Colorado | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 0 | -6 |
| Maine | 1 | 5 | +4 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| New York | 0 | 6 | +6 |
| Ohio | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Texas | 10 | 9 | -1 |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| Totals: | 22 | 23 | +1 |
Notes
* There are five advisory questions on the 2013 ballot in Washington. These advisory questions were placed on the ballot as the result of a provision in a 2007 initiative. However, part of this initiative was ruled unconstitutional, therefore the advisory questions are non-binding.
** California no longer holds statewide ballot measure elections during odd-numbered years.
See also
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