2001 ballot measures
This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 2001.
In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.
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List of ballot measures by state
Colorado
See also: Colorado 2001 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 26 | Transportation | Allow state surplus revenue to be spent to create a fixed guideway transportation system connecting the Denver International Airport and Eagle County Airport. |  | 284,079 (34%) | 546,224 (66%) | |
| Referendum A | Environment; Bond issues | Allow the Great Outdoors Colorado program to borrow money through the issuance of bonds for the preservation of land in Colorado. |
| 477,572 (57%) | 353,479 (43%) |
Maine
See also: Maine 2001 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Bond issues; Housing assistance programs | Issue $12 million in bonds to raise funds to provide housing to homeless persons, people with mental health conditions, and victims of domestic violence |
| 128,026 (59%) | 90,753 (41%) | |
| Question 2 | Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues | Issue $5 million in bonds for biomedical and marine research |
| 113,538 (52%) | 102,820 (48%) | |
| Question 3 | Railways; Bond issues; Airport infrastructure; Highways and bridges | Issue $61 million in bonds to permit the Department of Transportation to fund projects |
| 162,071 (74%) | 56,407 (26%) | |
| Question 4 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Issue $15 million in bonds, the revenue of which would be placed in the State's School Revolving Renovation Fund |
| 149,580 (69%) | 68,471 (31%) | |
| Question 5 | Agriculture policy; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Drinking water systems; Bond issues | Issue $17 million in bonds to fund projects, including the construction and upgrade of drinking water and water pollution facilities |
| 140,584 (65%) | 76,514 (35%) | |
| Question 6 | Higher education funding; Bond issues | Issue $36.7 million in bonds to fund construction and renovation projects for the state's higher education systems |
| 124,395 (58%) | 91,238 (42%) |
Mississippi
See also: Mississippi 2001 ballot measures
April 17
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Flag Referendum | State flags, symbols, and holidays | | 494,323 (64%) | 273,359 (36%) |
New York
See also: New York 2001 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Revise the constitutional language to be gender‑neutral by updating masculine terms to include feminine or neutral forms. |
| 983,858 (56%) | 779,437 (44%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 2001 ballot measures
September 25
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 695 | Right-to-work laws | Prohibit employment contracts requiring union membership, dues, or approval for jobs, and require employee consent for wage deductions to unions. |
| 447,072 (54%) | 378,465 (46%) |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 2001 ballot measures
May 15
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Residency voting requirements; State legislative elections | Require that an election be held at the next general election for a state Senate district, regardless of whether the district is scheduled for an election based on the four-year term, if the incumbent is no longer a resident of the district following legislative redistricting |
| 528,989 (61%) | 341,800 (39%) | |
| Question 2 | State judiciary oversight; Judicial term limits; Age limits for officials | change the mandatory judicial retirement age date from the day that a judge turns 70 to the last day of the year in which a judge turned 70 |
| 618,441 (68%) | 297,434 (32%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 2001 ballot measures
April 10
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment A | Restricted-use funds; Revenue allocation; Public education funding | Establish a trust fund for the net proceeds of the sale of State Cement Plan |
| 69,309 (79%) | 18,657 (21%) | |
| Amendment B | Public education funding; State legislative vote requirements; Restricted-use funds | Establish health care and education trust funds, limit use of their principal, and require a three-fourths legislative vote to repurpose the funds |
| 63,484 (72%) | 24,086 (28%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 2001 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Property | Clear land titles by releasing the state's claim of interest to certain landowners in Bastrop County. |
| 596,765 (74%) | 205,499 (26%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Property; Taxes | Exempt certain temporary commercial tangible property from taxation for equitable treatment. |
| 499,514 (63%) | 293,764 (37%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Administration of government | Allow current and retired school staff to receive compensation for serving on local district boards. |
| 547,588 (67%) | 275,575 (33%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Constitutional wording changes | Eliminate outdated, archaic, redundant, and unnecessary provisions from the Texas Constitution. |
| 619,945 (77%) | 189,541 (23%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Education; Property | Authorize school district boards of trustees to donate a defunct campus property for preservation purposes. |
| 658,463 (80%) | 160,048 (20%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Taxes | Authorize non-school district taxing units to exempt travel trailers not used for income production from ad valorem taxation. |
| 408,481 (52%) | 378,557 (48%) | |
| Proposition 15 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation | Create the Texas Mobility Fund to finance state highway, turnpike, toll road, toll bridge, and mobility projects. |
| 543,759 (68%) | 259,188 (32%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Property | Prescribe criteria for work and material used in construction, repair, or renovation of homestead property. |
| 453,021 (59%) | 318,517 (41%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Property | Authorize the legislature to settle land title disputes between the state and a private party. |
| 512,163 (64%) | 284,918 (36%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Law enforcement; State judiciary | Provide for uniformity in the collection, deposit, reporting, and remitting of civil and criminal fees. |
| 647,439 (81%) | 151,213 (19%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Water; Bond issues | Issue up to an additional $2 billion in bonds by the Texas Water Development Board. |
| 506,077 (64%) | 287,339 (36%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Transportation | Authorize $175 million in state bonds for financial assistance to counties for roadway projects serving border colonias. |
| 507,357 (61%) | 318,447 (39%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Agriculture policy; Taxes | Exempt raw cocoa and green coffee in Harris County from ad valorem taxation. |
| 411,339 (52%) | 386,931 (48%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local official term limits | Establish a four-year term for the firefighters' pension commissioner. |
| 583,552 (72%) | 226,350 (28%) | |
| Proposition 5 | County and municipal governance | Authorize municipalities to donate outdated or surplus firefighting equipment or supplies to underdeveloped countries. |
| 595,707 (71%) | 239,139 (29%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Presidential electoral vote; State legislative processes and sessions | Require the governor to call a special session to appoint presidential electors under certain circumstances. |
| 507,716 (62%) | 308,643 (38%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Bond issues; Veterans policy | Authorize the Veterans' Land Board to issue $500 million in bonds for veterans' housing and use funds for veterans cemeteries. |
| 611,943 (75%) | 207,484 (25%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Bond issues | Authorize the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue $850 million in bonds for construction and repair projects |
| 509,148 (63%) | 305,265 (37%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State legislative elections | Authorize filling a legislative vacancy without an election if a candidate is running unopposed. |
| 557,707 (68%) | 267,724 (32%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 2001 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 4202 | State legislative authority; Revenue allocation | Permit the state legislature to determine how to invest state funds | | 573,878 (43%) | 761,768 (57%) | |
| Initiative 747 | Property taxes | Provide limitations on property tax increases to 1% annually unless otherwise approved by voters |
| 826,258 (58%) | 609,266 (42%) | |
| Initiative 773 | Revenue allocation; Tobacco laws; Tobacco and cigarette taxes | Impose two new cigarette and tobacco sales taxes, with proceeds going towards low-income health programs and other programs. |
| 948,529 (66%) | 486,912 (34%) | |
| Initiative 775 | State executive branch structure; Healthcare governance | Establish a new Home Care Quality Authority, governed by a board appointed by the governor |
| 880,523 (63%) | 522,848 (37%) | |
| SJR 8208 | State judicial authority | Provide authorization for superior courts to bring in judges from other court levels to hear certain cases on a temporary basis. |
| 976,417 (71%) | 395,324 (29%) |
Other years
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