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In 2000, there were 204 statewide ballot measures in 42 states. The state with the highest total number of ballot measures, both citizen initiatives and legislative referrals, was Oregon, with 26 measures.

Alabama

Alabama 2000 ballot measures

Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Amendment 4 | Amendment 5 | Amendment 6 | Amendment 7 | Amendment 8 | Amendment 9 | Amendment 10 | Amendment 11 | Amendment 12 | Amendment 13 | Amendment 14

Defeated
None

Alaska

Alaska 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Measure 1 Hunting Prohibit using the initiative process to make laws regarding wildlife Defeated
LRCA Measure 2 Single-subject rule Proposed amendments to the Alaska Constitution can only consider one subject Defeated
LRCA Measure 3 Administration Establish a public corporation to manage the Alaskan permanent fund Defeated
IDS Property Tax Relief Taxes Set value of property at is assessment on January 1st of the first year the bill is in effect Defeated
IDS Marijuana Drug Policy Reform Re-legalize hemp and marijuana Defeated
VR Measure 6 Hunting Hunters allowed to use airplanes to land, shoot wolves on day they fly. Law approved

Arizona

Arizona 2000 ballot measures

Approved
Proposition 101 | Proposition 103 | Proposition 104 | Proposition 105 | Proposition 106 | Proposition 200 | Proposition 203 | Proposition 204 | Proposition 301

Defeated
Proposition 100 | Proposition 102 | Proposition 108 | Proposition 202 | Proposition 300

Arkansas

Arkansas 2000 ballot measures

Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Initiated Act 1

Defeated
Amendment 5

California

California 2000 ballot propositions
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Prop 1A Gambling Gambling on tribal lands Approved
LBM Prop 12 Bonds Bond issue for water projects Approved
LBM Prop 13 Bonds Water pollution protection Approved
LBM Prop 14 Bonds Literacy improvement Approved
LBM Prop 16 Bonds Homes for veterans Approved
LRCA Prop 17 Gambling Lotteries and charitable raffles Approved
LRSS Prop 18 Law enforcement Murder, special circumstances Approved
LRSS Prop 19 Law enforcement Murder of police officers Approved
LRSS Prop 20 Gambling California state lottery Approved
CISS Prop 21 Law enforcement Juvenile crime Approved
CISS Prop 22 Marriage Limit on marriages Approved
VR Prop 29 Gambling 1998 Indian gaming compacts Approved
LBM Prop 15 Bond issue Hertzberg-Polanco crime labs construction Defeated
CISS Prop 23 Elections None of the above ballot option Defeated
CISS Prop 25 Campaign finance Campaign contribution and spending limits Defeated
CIC&S Prop 26 Education Authorizes additional education districts to issue bonds if approved by voters Defeated
CISS Prop 27 Term limits Term limit declarations Defeated
CISS Prop 28 Taxing tobacco Repeal tobacco surtax Defeated
VR Prop 30 Business regulation Insurance claims practices, civil remedies Defeated
VR Prop 31 Business regulation Insurance claims Defeated
LBM Prop 32 Bonds Veterans' bond act Approved
LRSS Prop 34 Campaign finance Campaign spending limits, disclosure Approved
CIC&S Prop 35 Administration of government Governing engineering/architectural contracts on public works Approved
CISS Prop 36 Marijuana Probation and treatment Approved
CIC&S Prop 39 Education Authorizes local school bond issues for certain uses if approved by 55% Approved
LRCA Prop 33 State legislature Legislative participation in retirement system Defeated
CICA Prop 37 Tax reform Redefines some fees as taxes Defeated
CICA Prop 38 School choice Allow school choice Defeated

Colorado

Colorado 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
CICA Amendment 20 Marijuana Allows legal possession of marijuana for medical purposes Approved
CICA Amendment 21 Taxes Cuts taxes by $25 per year including property, income, utility, and vehicle taxes Defeated
CISS Amendment 22 Civil rights Require background checks for gun purchases at a gun show Approved
CICA Amendment 23 Education Sets a minimum increase in funding Approved
CICA Amendment 24 Taxes Require voter approval of "growth area maps" Defeated
CISS Amendment 25 Abortion Requires medical professionals to offer information before an abortion Defeated
LRCA Referendum A Taxes Reduces property taxes for qualified senior citizens Approved
LRCA Referendum B Admin of gov't Permanently changes reapportionment timetable Approved
LRCA Referendum C Admin of gov't Adds the option of appointing a county surveyor Defeated
LRCA Referendum D Admin of gov't Removes references to past one-time events and to public offices that no longer exist Approved
LRSS Referendum E Gambling Makes multi-state lotteries legal in Colorado Approved
LRSS Referendum F Education Allows the state to keep and spend the first $50 million in excess of the state's constitutional revenue limit for the next five years Defeated

Connecticut

Approved
Eliminate County Sheriffs Act

Defeated

Florida

Florida 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
CICA Monorail Initiative Transportation Build a high speed monorail Approved
Voter referral Selection of Circuit Court Judges Judicial reform End the tradition of electing circuit court judges Defeated
Voter referral Selection of County Court Judges Judicial reform End the tradition of electing county court judges Defeated

Georgia

Georgia 2000 ballot measures

Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Amendment 4 | Amendment 5 | Amendment 7 | Question A | Question B | Question C

Defeated
Amendment 6 | Question D

Hawaii

Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3

Defeated

Idaho

Approved
H.J.R. 1 | S.J.R. 107

Defeated
None

Indiana

Approved
Question 1

Defeated
None

Iowa

Approved
Defeated
Constitutional Convention Question

Full list of Iowa 2000 ballot measures

Kansas

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Chapter 184 Administration of government Allow state retirement plans to be stockholders in any bank Approved
LRCA Chapter 190 Taxes Aircraft and watercraft taxed differently than other property Defeated

Kentucky

Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2

Defeated

List of Kentucky ballot measures

Louisiana

Approved
Amendment 3

Defeated
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 4

Full list of Louisiana 2000 ballot measures

Maine

See Maine 2000 ballot measures

Approved

None.

Defeated
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5 | Question 6

Maryland

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Question 1 Elections Board of Cecil County Commissioners exempt from requirement that elections be held only in every fourth year on a particular date. Approved
LRCA Question 2 Eminent domain Prince George's County Council authorized to take property upon a finding of immediate need for redevelopment purposes. Defeated

Massachusetts

Defeated
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 4 | Question 7

Defeated
Question 3 | Question 5 | Question 6 | Question 8

Full list of Massachusetts 2000 ballot measures

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
CICA Proposal 1 Education Allow students to use tuition vouchers to attend nonpublic schools and require teacher testing to redeem vouchers Defeated
CICA Proposal 2 Admin of gov't Require a 2/3 vote of the legislature to enact certain laws affecting local governments Defeated

Missouri

Approved
Amendment 1

Defeated
Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Proposition A | Proposition B

Full list of Missouri 2000 ballot measures

Montana

Approved
C-34 | C-35 | I-143 | LR-115 | LR-116

Defeated
None

Full list of Montana 2000 ballot measures

Nebraska

Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 3B | Amendment 4 | Amendment 5 | Initiative 415 | Initiative 416

Defeated
Amendment 2 | Amendment 3A | Amendment 3C

Full list of Nebraska 2000 ballot measures

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Question 1 Admin of gov't Authorize investing state money in companies not classified as educational or charitable, subject to conditions Defeated
CICA Question 2 Marriage "Only a marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in this state" Approved
CICA Question 9 Marijuana Allow use of marijuana, upon the advice of a physician, for certain medical conditions Approved

New Hampshire

See also: List of New Hampshire ballot measures

Defeated New Hampshire Home Rule Authority for Municipalities, Question 1 (2000)

New Jersey

Approved
Question 1 | Question 2

Defeated
None

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment 1 State Government Bernallilo County ranked as an "urban county" Approved
LRCA Amendment 2 Term Limits Eliminates term limits for elected county officials Defeated
LRSS Bond Issue A Bond issues Provides money to the State Agency on Aging for capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements Approved
LRSS Bond Issue B Bond issues Provides money to make capital expenditures for public educational capital improvements Approved
LRSS Bond Issue C Bond issues Provides money for construction and improvements to existing facilities and equipment around the state Defeated

New York

Approved
None

Defeated
Proposal 1

North Carolina

Approved
Measure

Defeated
None

North Dakota

Approved
Constitutional Measure 1 (Primary) | Constitutional Measure 1 (General) | Constitutional Measure 2 | Constitutional Measure 4

Defeated
Constitutional Measure 3

Full list of North Dakota 2000 ballot measures

Ohio

Approved
Issue 1

Defeated
None

Oklahoma

Approved
State Question No. 686 | State Question No. 688 | State Question No. 690 | State Question No. 691 | State Question No. 692

Defeated
State Question No. 684 | State Question No. 685

Full list of Oklahoma 2000 ballot measures

Oregon

Approved
Measure 1 • Measure 3 • Measure 4 • Measure 5 • Measure 7 • Measure 78 • Measure 83 • Measure 84 • Measure 86 • Measure 88 • Measure 99

Defeated
Measure 2 • Measure 6 • Measure 8 • Measure 9 • Measure 77 • Measure 79 • Measure 80 • Measure 81 • Measure 82 • Measure 85 • Measure 87 • Measure 89 • Measure 90 • Measure 91 • Measure 92 • Measure 93 • Measure 94 • Measure 95 • Measure 96 • Measure 97 • Measure 98

Full list of Oregon 2000 ballot measures

Rhode Island

Approved
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5 | Question 6

Defeated
None

South Carolina

Approved
Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3

Defeated
None

South Dakota

Approved
Amendment A | Amendment B | Amendment C | Amendment E | Initiated Measure 1

Defeated
Amendment D

Utah

See also: Utah 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
CISS Measure A, English English English the official language Approved
CISS Initiative B Marijuana Uniform procedures for drug-offense forfeitures of property, forbids penalties to innocent parties Approved
LRCA Proposition 1 Admin of gov't Modify terms used to identify local government officials Approved
LRCA Proposition 2 Admin of gov't Tobacco settlement trust fund Approved

Virginia

Approved
Question 1 | Question 2

Defeated
None

Washington

See also: Washington 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
ITP I-713 Hunting Misdemeanor to use or authorize the use of any steel-jawed leghold trap Approved
ITP I-722 Taxes Null and void any tax increases adopted without voter approval Approved
ITP I-728 Education Student achievement fund to provide building improvements relating to class-size reductions Approved
ITP I-729 Education Authorize the establishment of charter public schools Defeated
ITP I-732 Education Automatic cost-of-living increases each year to all school district employees Approved
ITP I-745 Transportation New road and lane construction top priority for transportation improvements Defeated
LRCA SJR 8214 State budget Remove the constitutional limitations on investment of funds held in trust for people with developmental disabilities Approved

West Virginia

See also: List of West Virginia ballot measures

Approved West Virginia Unified Family Court, Amendment 1 (2000)

Wisconsin

See also: List of Wisconsin ballot measures, 2000

Approved Wisconsin Right to Vote for Children of Wisconsin Residents Who Live Elsewhere, Question 1 (2000)

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2000 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Amendment B State Militia Allow any qualified resident to serve in the state militia if he or she is between 17 and 70 Approved

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