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Alabama

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property; Taxes	d	502,726 (45%)	610,643 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Public education funding; Ballot measure process; Property taxes	d	552,525 (48%)	606,357 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local government finance and taxes	d	468,164 (50%)	474,867 (50%)

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Ballot Measure 1	State legislative structure	Add four more representatives and two more senators to the Alaska Legislature	d	99,490 (40%)	147,744 (60%)
BI	Bonding Proposition A	Bond issues; Veterans policy; Housing assistance programs	Allow the state to guarantee up to $600 million in revenue bonds issued by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to purchase residential mortgages for qualifying veterans	a	152,629 (62%)	93,624 (38%)
BI	Bonding Proposition B	Bond issues; Higher education funding; Public education funding	Issue $397.2 million in general obligation bonds to fund library, education, and educational research facilities	a	147,980 (59%)	101,246 (41%)

August 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Ballot 1	Campaign finance; Ethics rules and commissions	Prihibit the use of public funds for political campaigns and lobbying and prohibit political contributions from government contractors and their families	d	62,909 (39%)	97,478 (61%)
IndISS	Ballot Measure 2	Abortion policy	Forbids a minor from getting an abortion without a doctor informing at least one parent	a	90,259 (56%)	70,746 (44%)

Arizona

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 106	Private health insurance; Public health insurance; Constitutional rights	Provide that no law or rule can require any person, employer, or healthcare provider to participate in a specific healthcare system	a	892,693 (55%)	722,300 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 107	Affirmative action	Prohibit the state from giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against any person or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin	a	952,086 (60%)	647,713 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 109	Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights	Provide for state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife	d	714,144 (44%)	926,991 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 110	Property; Defense-related funding	Authorize the sale or lease of state lands without public auction in order to protect military operations	d	792,394 (50%)	801,670 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 111	State legislative elections	Provide for the change in the Office of Secretary of State to the Office of Lieutenant Governor	d	655,252 (41%)	951,820 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 112	Initiative and referendum process	Change the initiative filing deadline from four months to six months before the general election in which the measure will be voted on	d	792,664 (50%)	792,858 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 113	Collective bargaining	Provide the right to vote on a secret ballot in regard to employee representation	a	978,109 (60%)	639,692 (40%)
CISS	Proposition 203	Marijuana laws	Authorize marijuana usage for those with debilitating medical conditions	a	841,348 (50%)	837,008 (50%)
LRSS	Proposition 301	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Provide for the transfer of remaining money from the land conservation fund to the state general fund	d	416,323 (26%)	1,185,461 (74%)
LRSS	Proposition 302	Education	Terminate the Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board and associated programs	d	492,060 (30%)	1,142,744 (70%)

May 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Taxes	Temporarily increase the state sales tax by one cent per dollar for three years	a	750,850 (64%)	416,571 (36%)

Arkansas

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights	Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife	a	612,495 (83%)	127,444 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public economic investment policy; Bond issues	Lower the threshold for issuing state bonds to attract major new industries to Arkansas	a	431,724 (62%)	260,735 (38%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Banking policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	448,711 (64%)	250,167 (36%)

California

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 19	Marijuana laws	Legalize marijuana in California	d	4,643,592 (47%)	5,333,230 (53%)
CICA	Proposition 20	Redistricting policy	Transfer the power of congressional redistricting from the California State Legislature and the governor to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission	a	5,743,069 (61%)	3,636,892 (39%)
CISS	Proposition 21	Transportation taxes and fees; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Create an $18 surcharge to vehicle registration fees and dedicating revenue from the surcharge to state parks and wildlife programs	d	4,190,643 (43%)	5,615,595 (57%)
CICA	Proposition 22	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Prohibit the state from redirecting property tax revenues from local jurisdictions and using fuel tax revenue to pay for transportation bonds, even in the case of a fiscal emergency	a	5,733,755 (61%)	3,725,014 (39%)
CISS	Proposition 23	Carbon emissions regulations	Suspend Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), which required greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020, until California's unemployment rate decreases to 5.5% or less for four consecutive quarters	d	3,733,883 (38%)	5,974,564 (62%)
CISS	Proposition 24	Taxes	Repeal 2008 and 2009 tax laws that allowed corporations to lower their tax liability through transferring operating losses to prior years, sharing tax credits among affiliated corporations, and changing the tax calculation for multi-state businesses	d	3,947,502 (42%)	5,470,477 (58%)
CICA	Proposition 25	Salaries of government officials; State legislative vote requirements	Change the requirement to pass the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority vote of the legislature and requiring legislators to forfeit pay when they do not pass a state budget on time	a	5,262,052 (55%)	4,292,648 (45%)
CICA	Proposition 26	Taxes	Increase the vote requirement needed to impose certain new taxes and fees by the state legislature and local governments from a simple majority to a two-thirds supermajority vote	a	4,923,834 (52%)	4,470,234 (48%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 27	Redistricting policy	Repeal a 2008 ballot measure that established a citizens commission for legislative redistricting and returning the power of redistricting to the state legislature	d	3,736,443 (41%)	5,468,703 (59%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes; Earthquake infrastructure	Exempt construction to seismically retrofit buildings from property tax reassessment	a	4,471,249 (85%)	790,899 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Primary election systems	Establish a top-two system for primary elections	a	2,868,945 (54%)	2,470,658 (46%)
LRSS	Proposition 15	Fees, licenses, and charges; Campaign finance	Repeal the state ban on public funding of campaigns	d	2,218,273 (43%)	2,975,731 (57%)
CICA	Proposition 16	Local government finance and taxes; Ballot measure process; Utility policy; Debt limits	Prohibit a local government from incurring any debt or expending public funds to expand electricity delivery services and prohibit local governments from becoming an aggregate electricity provider without a two-thirds supermajority vote of approval from voters	d	2,526,544 (47%)	2,820,135 (53%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Insurance policy	Allow car insurance companies to decrease or increase rates based on a driver's history of continuous car insurance coverage	d	2,575,659 (48%)	2,778,599 (52%)

Colorado

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 60	Taxes; Property	Limit how property taxes are raised, reverse property tax laws that increase taxes, and cut mill levies in half by 2020.	d	427,912 (25%)	1,318,507 (75%)
CICA	Amendment 61	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Prohibit the state government from borrowing money, require voter approval for local governments to borrow money, and place restrictions on the money borrowed by local governments.	d	474,772 (27%)	1,284,307 (73%)
CICA	Amendment 62	Abortion policy	Applies the term 'person' to every human being from the beginning of biological development	d	509,062 (29%)	1,218,490 (71%)
CICA	Amendment 63	Private health insurance; Constitutional rights; Public health insurance	Add healthcare choice as a constitutional right and prohibit the state from requiring anyone to partake in a healthcare coverage plan.	d	800,155 (47%)	905,944 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment P	Administrative organization	Transfer the licensing of gambling to the Department of Revenue.	d	611,664 (38%)	1,012,193 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment Q	Government continuity policy	Create a process for moving the seat for the state government in the case of a declared disaster.	a	944,446 (58%)	697,373 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment R	Taxes; Property	Eliminate property taxes for those who use government-owned property for certain private uses.	d	616,516 (38%)	991,347 (62%)
CISS	Proposition 101	Taxes; Transportation	Reduce the state income and vehicle taxes, remove taxes on telecommunication services, and require voter approval for certain tax raises.	d	564,588 (32%)	1,183,000 (68%)
CISS	Proposition 102	Civil and criminal trials	Prohibit the pre-trial unsecured bond release of a criminal defendant if they are not a first time offender or if they are charged with something other than a non-violent misdemeanor.	d	636,444 (38%)	1,037,103 (62%)

Florida

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Campaign finance	Repeal the state constitutional provision that provides for public financing of campaigns for those running for elective statewide office who agree to campaign spending limits	d	2,587,543 (52%)	2,342,137 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Homestead tax exemptions; Veterans policy	Provide for an additional homestead property tax exemption for military members who were deployed in the previous year	a	3,936,526 (78%)	1,122,053 (22%)
CICA	Amendment 4	Ballot measure process; Local government organization; Land use and development policy	Require that local governments hold a referendum to change or adopt a comprehensive land use plan	d	1,682,177 (33%)	3,424,204 (67%)
CICA	Amendment 5	Redistricting policy	Establish requirements for the drawing of legislative districts	a	3,155,149 (63%)	1,885,860 (37%)
CICA	Amendment 6	Redistricting policy	Establish requirements for congressional redistricting	a	3,153,199 (63%)	1,857,748 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	School class size policy	Establish limits on average number of students assigned per class to each teacher in public schools, as opposed to on actual class size	d	2,751,878 (54%)	2,298,001 (46%)
LRAQ	Federal Budget Advisory Question	Federal government issues	Amend the federal Constitution to require that the federal budget be balanced without raising taxes	a	3,524,629 (72%)	1,377,352 (28%)

Georgia

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public works labor and contracting	Authorize legislation to enforce reasonable competitive agreements to make the state more economically competitive	a	1,633,066 (68%)	783,390 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Fees, licenses, and charges; Healthcare facility funding	Enact an annual $10.00 charge on motor vehicles to fund trauma care	d	1,207,836 (47%)	1,342,555 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Transportation; Administration of government	Allow the Georgia Department of Transportation to enter into multiyear construction agreements without requiring full appropriations in the current fiscal year to reduce long-term construction costs	d	1,212,863 (50%)	1,216,780 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Energy	Allow a state entity to enter into multiyear contracts for energy efficiency or conservation projects	a	1,480,273 (61%)	954,448 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Land use and development policy	Allow owners of industrial-zoned property to remove the industrial designation from their property	a	1,520,636 (64%)	873,890 (36%)
LRSS	Referendum A	Business taxes; Property taxes; Property	Allow business inventory to be exempt from ad valorem taxes	a	1,310,116 (54%)	1,115,586 (46%)

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Public education governance	a	221,390 (60%)	145,818 (40%)
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	a	227,457 (65%)	122,672 (35%)

Idaho

See also: Idaho 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4	Healthcare facility funding	a	276,255 (63%)	158,921 (37%)
LRCA	HJR 5	Bond issues; Transportation	a	227,492 (53%)	198,868 (47%)
LRCA	HJR 7	Bond issues; Energy	a	241,266 (57%)	182,014 (43%)
LRCA	SJR 101	Higher education funding	a	279,317 (64%)	156,681 (36%)

Illinois

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Governor Recall Amendment	Recall process	a	1,639,158 (66%)	846,966 (34%)

Indiana

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Public Question 1	Taxes	a	1,124,413 (72%)	438,687 (28%)

Iowa

See also: Iowa 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	a
ACCQ	Question 1	State constitutional conventions	d	317,577 (33%)	649,316 (67%)

Kansas

See also: Kansas 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Firearms policy; Constitutional rights	a	720,102 (88%)	95,957 (12%)
LRCA	Question 2	Election administration and governance; Constitutional wording changes	a	503,143 (62%)	302,966 (38%)

Louisiana

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	a	845,944 (73%)	320,331 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State judiciary	a	621,345 (55%)	507,293 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Forestry and timber; Taxes; Mineral resources	a	663,032 (58%)	477,384 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes; Veterans policy	a	737,588 (65%)	400,931 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes; Property	a	580,790 (52%)	532,639 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Housing; Taxes	a	700,116 (62%)	432,786 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State legislative vote requirements; Public employee retirement funds	a	728,533 (65%)	392,212 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	d	493,618 (45%)	603,878 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Administrative powers and rulemaking	a	569,082 (51%)	538,801 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	State judiciary structure; Workers' compensation laws	a	634,781 (57%)	472,125 (43%)

October 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative processes and sessions	a	370,471 (63%)	221,218 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Civil service	a	306,106 (52%)	283,185 (48%)

Maine

See also: Maine 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Gambling policy	Allow a casino in Oxford County with table games and slot machines	a	284,934 (50%)	280,211 (50%)
BI	Question 2	Bond issues; Healthcare	Authorize a $5 million bond issue to expand access to dental care in Maine	a	286,645 (51%)	270,705 (49%)
BI	Question 3	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Authorize a $9.75 million bond issue for land conservation, working waterfront preservation, and state park improvements	a	331,919 (59%)	227,182 (41%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Question 1	Sales taxes; Income taxes	Repeal the law that reduces Maine's income tax and supplements that revenue by broadening sales taxes	a	193,960 (61%)	124,928 (39%)
BI	Question 2	Solar and wind energy; Higher education funding; Bond issues; Energy conservation and efficiency	Authorize a $26.5 million bond issue to fund an offshore wind energy project and improve state universities' campus energy infrastructure	a	187,947 (59%)	129,435 (41%)
BI	Question 3	Bond issues; Highways and bridges; Railways	Authorize a $47.8 million bond issue to create jobs through improvements to Maine’s highways, railroads, and marine facilities	a	183,978 (58%)	132,439 (42%)
BI	Question 4	Bond issues; Public economic investment policy	Authorize a $23.75 million bond issue to boost economic development and job creation	a	159,084 (51%)	155,224 (49%)
BI	Question 5	Water; Bond issues	Authorize $10.25 million bond measure to improve water quality, support drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and help farmers develop sustainable water sources	a	175,165 (56%)	140,442 (44%)

Maryland

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 2	Jury rules; Civil trials		a	1,079,585 (66%)	566,395 (34%)
LRCA	Question 3	State judiciary oversight; State judicial selection		a	1,350,057 (83%)	267,600 (17%)

April 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Question 1	State constitutional conventions	Decide whether or not to hold a constitutional convention	d	897,239 (54%)	751,228 (46%)

Massachusetts

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Sales taxes; Alcohol laws	Remove the state sales tax on alcoholic beverages and alcohol	a	1,147,374 (52%)	1,061,406 (48%)
IndISS	Question 2	Eminent domain policy	Repeal the law that allows organizations to receive a single comprehensive permit for low- or moderate-income units	d	900,405 (42%)	1,254,759 (58%)
IndISS	Question 3	Sales taxes	Reduce the state sales tax from 6.25% to 3%	d	966,973 (43%)	1,271,532 (57%)

Michigan

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Proposal 10-01	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	983,019 (33%)	1,960,573 (67%)
LRCA	Proposal 10-2	State executive elections; Ethics rules and commissions; State legislative elections; Local government officials and elections	Prohibit certain felons from holding certain positions for public office and public employment	a	2,270,657 (75%)	760,586 (25%)

Missouri

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government officials and elections	Require county assessor positions in charter counties to be elected	a	1,360,556 (74%)	475,000 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy; Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions	Exempt former prisoners of war with a total service-connected disability from paying property taxes on their homestead	a	1,227,297 (66%)	639,065 (34%)
CICA	Amendment 3	Property taxes	Prohibit the state and local governments in Missouri from imposing new taxes on the sale or transfer of real estate	a	1,592,177 (84%)	309,398 (16%)
CISS	Proposition A	Local government finance and taxes; Income taxes	Repeal certain cities' authority to use earnings taxes to fund their budgets, require voter approval every five years for existing earnings taxes, phase out unapproved taxes over ten years, and prohibit new earnings taxes	a	1,297,197 (68%)	599,672 (32%)
CISS	Proposition B	Animal treatment laws	Require large-scale dog breeders to meet specific care standards, limit breeders to 50 dogs, and establish a misdemeanor crime for "puppy mill cruelty" violations	a	997,870 (52%)	936,190 (48%)

August 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition C	Insurance policy; Private health insurance	Prohibit government penalties for refusing to buy private health insurance, protect direct payment for healthcare services, and modify laws on liquidating certain domestic insurance companies	a	669,847 (71%)	272,723 (29%)

Montana

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	CC-2	State constitutional conventions	d	140,869 (41%)	198,664 (59%)
CICA	CI-105	Taxes	a	259,621 (73%)	97,891 (27%)
CISS	I-161	Fees, licenses, and charges; Hunting regulations	a	187,870 (54%)	161,201 (46%)
CISS	I-161	Hunting regulations; Fees, licenses, and charges; Revenue allocation	a	187,870 (54%)	161,201 (46%)
CISS	I-164	Business regulations	a	253,475 (72%)	99,749 (28%)

Nebraska

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government finance and taxes	Authorize municipalities to fund economic and industrial development through property taxes, local option sales taxes, or other general taxes	a	221,295 (51%)	216,419 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive branch structure	Abolish the office of state treasurer	d	146,935 (33%)	299,882 (67%)

May 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues	Authorize nonprofit organizations to use bonds for certain construction projects and equipment needs	a	129,018 (53%)	116,708 (47%)

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	Allow the Governor to appoint justices and judges from nominees, with voter-approved retention following performance evaluations.	d	285,746 (42%)	390,370 (58%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial authority; State judiciary structure; State legislative authority	Authorize the legislature to create an intermediate appellate court to hear certain civil and criminal appeals from district courts.	d	313,769 (47%)	356,357 (53%)
LRSS	Question 3	Sales taxes	Allow the legislature to amend the Sales and Use Tax Act for federal compliance, excluding tax hikes or exemption cuts.	d	213,759 (32%)	451,186 (68%)
LRCA	Question 4	Eminent domain policy	Repeal a provision on eminent domain and revise rules on property transfers, compensation, and attorney fees in eminent domain cases.	d	214,086 (33%)	440,245 (67%)

New Jersey

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Public Question 1	Labor and unions	a	1,197,956 (80%)	293,886 (20%)

New Mexico

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Veterans policy	a	408,467 (77%)	119,043 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local official term limits	d	90,932 (17%)	431,989 (83%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes; Veterans policy	a	298,830 (58%)	216,706 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Civil service	d	115,592 (23%)	394,039 (77%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Constitutional wording changes; Residency voting requirements; Voter registration	a	290,091 (57%)	219,593 (43%)
BI	Question A	Bond issues	a	274,229 (54%)	235,360 (46%)
BI	Question B	Bond issues	a	271,476 (52%)	245,971 (48%)
BI	Question C	Education; Bond issues	a	317,517 (61%)	204,422 (39%)
BI	Question D	Education; Bond issues	d	259,418 (50%)	260,581 (50%)

North Carolina

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government officials and elections	Prohibit convicted felons from serving as sheriffs	a	2,090,837 (85%)	370,023 (15%)

North Dakota

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Statutory Measure 2	Hunting regulations; Animal treatment laws	d	99,852 (43%)	130,272 (57%)
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	141,783 (64%)	81,245 (36%)

Ohio

See also: Ohio 2010 ballot measures

May 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Bond issues; Public economic investment policy	Issue up to $700 million in bonds over five years for the Third Frontier economic development program	a	1,050,278 (62%)	651,001 (38%)
LRCA	Issue 2	Gambling policy		a	1,154,518 (68%)	534,025 (32%)

Oklahoma

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	State Question 744	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Repeal the $42 per student requirement and require funding to match surrounding states' operational cost averages.	d	189,164 (19%)	828,589 (81%)
LRSS	State Question 746	Voter ID policy	Require photo ID to vote, allow provisional ballots without ID, and make false statements a felony.	a	746,053 (74%)	257,523 (26%)
LRCA	State Question 747	Executive official term limits	Limit statewide officials to eight years and Corporation Commissioners to twelve, excluding partial terms.	a	695,592 (70%)	299,789 (30%)
LRCA	State Question 748	Redistricting policy	Restructure the Legislative Apportionment Commission, increasing members from three to seven, replacing current members, and making the Lieutenant Governor a nonvoting chair	a	567,288 (58%)	403,733 (42%)
LRCA	State Question 750	Initiative and referendum process	Change signature requirements for petitions to use gubernatorial election votes.	a	485,703 (50%)	478,042 (50%)
LRCA	State Question 751	English language policy	Declare English the "common and unifying language of the State of Oklahoma"	a	740,918 (76%)	239,904 (24%)
LRCA	State Question 752	State judiciary	Add two at-large members, bar non-lawyer members with lawyer relatives, and keep district representation.	a	606,805 (63%)	358,925 (37%)
LRCA	State Question 754	State legislative authority	Prohibit requiring legislative funding based on formulas, comparisons, or future amendments.	d	361,907 (37%)	614,219 (63%)
LRCA	State Question 755	Federal government issues; State judiciary	Require courts to base decisions only on federal and state law, barring use of international or Sharia law.		695,650 (70%)	296,944 (30%)
LRCA	State Question 756	Private health insurance; Public health insurance; Constitutional rights	Prohibit mandatory participation in health care systems	a	638,530 (65%)	347,956 (35%)
LRCA	State Question 757	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase surplus revenue to the Constitutional Reserve Fund from 10% to 15% of the prior year's General Revenue.	a	499,287 (51%)	479,353 (49%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2010 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 70	Veterans policy	Expand eligibility for low-interest home loans from the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund to more veterans and spouses.	a	1,180,933 (84%)	217,679 (16%)
LRCA	Measure 71	State legislative processes and sessions	Require annual legislative sessions, limiting regular sessions to 160 days in odd-numbered years and 35 days in even-numbered years, with five-day extensions by a two-thirds vote.	a	919,040 (68%)	435,776 (32%)
LRCA	Measure 72	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Property	Add an exception to the $50,000 borrowing limit to allow the state to issue bonds to finance state real and personal property projects.	a	774,582 (59%)	536,204 (41%)
CISS	Measure 73	Criminal sentencing	Increase minimum sentences for certain repeated sex crimes and mandate a 90-day minimum sentence for certain repeated driving under influence convictions.	a	802,388 (57%)	608,317 (43%)
CISS	Measure 74	Business regulations; Marijuana laws	Establish a medical marijuana supply system with licensing, low-income assistance for cardholders, and a marijuana use research program.	d	627,016 (44%)	791,186 (56%)
CISS	Measure 75	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Gambling policy	Authorize a privately-owned casino in Multnomah County and require the casino to allocate a percentage of their monthly gross revenue to the State Lottery and the Job Growth, Education and Communities Fund.	d	448,162 (32%)	959,342 (68%)
CICA	Measure 76	Gambling policy; Revenue allocation; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Continue to allocate 15% of net state lottery proceeds to the Parks and Natural Resources Fund beyond 2014	a	972,825 (69%)	432,552 (31%)

May 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 68	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the state to issue bonds to match school district bonds for school capital costs.	a	498,073 (65%)	267,052 (35%)
LRCA	Measure 69	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Continue to allow the state to use bonds to finance higher education, allowing the purchase of existing buildings and nontax revenues for self-supporting bonds.	a	546,649 (72%)	216,157 (28%)

January 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure 66	Taxes	Increase taxes on incomes at and above $250,000 for households and $125,000 for individual filers.	a	692,687 (54%)	583,707 (46%)
VR	Measure 67	Taxes	Increase $10 corporate minimum tax and profit tax and establish $150 minimum business tax.	a	682,720 (54%)	591,188 (46%)

Rhode Island

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional wording changes; State flags, symbols, and holidays	Change the state's official name	d	71,162 (22%)	250,466 (78%)
BI	Question 2	Education; Bond issues		a	175,978 (55%)	142,632 (45%)
BI	Question 3	Bond issues; Transportation		a	233,182 (73%)	85,660 (27%)
BI	Question 4	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues		a	205,218 (65%)	112,310 (35%)

South Carolina

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights	Provide for a state constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife	a	1,126,228 (89%)	139,668 (11%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Labor and unions		a	1,090,107 (86%)	174,473 (14%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Budget stabilization funds		a	890,015 (71%)	365,105 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	906,328 (73%)	341,893 (27%)

South Dakota

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment K	Election administration and governance; Collective bargaining; Constitutional rights	Authorize a vote by secret ballot in elections	a	241,896 (79%)	63,783 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment L	Restricted-use funds	Authorize a reduction of mandatory annual transfers from the cement plant trust fund to the state’s general fund	d	114,321 (41%)	167,594 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 13	Marijuana laws	Authorize the possession, use, and cultivation of marijuana for people registered with the South Dakota Department of Health	d	115,667 (37%)	199,552 (63%)
VR	Referendum 12	Tobacco laws; Smoking bans	Prohibit smoking tobacco products in certain public places and require violators to be informed of this ban	a	204,160 (64%)	113,011 (36%)

Tennessee

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment	Right to hunt and fish; Constitutional rights	Provide for state constitutional right to hunt and fish	a	1,255,840 (87%)	181,465 (13%)

Utah

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Collective bargaining; Election administration and governance	Specify the requirements for a secret election	a	361,527 (60%)	241,323 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment B	State legislative elections	Update residency requirements for state legislators	a	521,168 (85%)	94,360 (15%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Property tax exemptions; Water storage	Create a property tax exemption for water and water facilities owned by nonprofit organizations	a	361,605 (60%)	246,032 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Ethics rules and commissions	Create a legislative ethics commission	a	408,471 (67%)	200,876 (33%)

Vermont

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 5	Voting age policy	a	134,803 (81%)	32,018 (19%)

Virginia

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Local government organization; Property tax exemptions; Local government finance and taxes; Property taxes	Allow for legislation that permits localities to establish their own financial limitations for granting property tax relief to certain homeowners	a	1,585,492 (76%)	502,828 (24%)
LRCA	Question 2	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes; Veterans policy	Create a real property tax exemption for veterans, or their surviving spouse, if the veteran has a service-related, permanent, and total disability	a	1,734,109 (82%)	370,244 (18%)
LRCA	Question 3	Income taxes; Budget stabilization funds; Sales taxes	Increase the state's revenue stabilization fund to 15% of the average annual tax revenues from income and sales taxes for the preceding three fiscal years	a	1,059,696 (51%)	1,011,963 (49%)

Washington

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4220	State judicial authority; Bail policy	Give judges authority to deny bail whenever they deem the public at risk	a	2,082,465 (85%)	378,634 (15%)
CISS	Initiative 1053	State legislative vote requirements	Require a supermajority vote of the legislature or a statewide vote for tax increases		1,571,655 (64%)	895,833 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 1082	Workers' compensation laws	Authorize employers to purchase private industrial insurance	d	991,153 (41%)	1,431,516 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 1098	Property taxes; Income taxes; Business taxes	Establish a tax on adjusted gross income above $200,000 for individuals and $400,000 for filing jointly and reduces the limit on statewide property taxes by 20% and increased the business and occupation tax credit to $4,800	d	903,319 (36%)	1,616,273 (64%)
CISS	Initiative 1100	Alcohol laws	Close state liquor stores and authorizes sale, distribution and importation by private parties	d	1,175,302 (47%)	1,348,213 (53%)
CISS	Initiative 1105	Alcohol laws	Close all state liquor stores and licenses private parties to sell or distribute spirits	d	878,687 (35%)	1,634,516 (65%)
CISS	Initiative 1107	Constitutional wording changes; Sales taxes	Reduce tax rates for certain food processors, ends the sales tax on candy and ends the temporary sales tax on some bottled water and temporary excise taxes on carbonated beverages	a	1,522,658 (60%)	996,761 (40%)
LRSS	Referendum 52	Bond issues; Energy conservation and efficiency	Authorize $500 million bond for construction and repair projects increasing energy efficiency in public schools and higher education buildings	d	1,139,527 (46%)	1,325,253 (54%)
LRCA	SJR 8225	Debt limits	Require the state to reduce the interest accounted for in calculating the constitutional debt limit	a	1,180,552 (52%)	1,089,100 (48%)

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