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

By state

Alabama

See also: Alabama 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues	Concerning the Capital Improvement Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Marriage	Concerning interracial marriage in the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin. of gov't	Concerning sharing of trust income with county and municipal governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Tax reform	Concerning ad valorem taxes in districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin. of gov't	Concerning the composition of the Board of Trustees of Auburn University	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Chilton County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Clay County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Tax increase	Concerning an additional ad valorem tax for fire protection in Fayette County	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Judicial reform	Concerning court costs in Greene county	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Lowndes County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gambling	Concerning bingo games for charitable purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Marion County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Sumter County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Tax increase	Concerning an ad valorem tax in Winston County	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Direct Democracy	Forbids using the initiative process to make laws regulating the taking of wildlife	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Constitution	Requires proposed amendments to only consider one subject	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Admin of Gov't	Establishes a public corporation to manage the Alaskan Permanent Fund	d
IndISS	Measure 4	Taxes	Limits certain municipalities from setting property tax rates above 10 mills	d
IndISS	Measure 5	Marijuana	Decriminalizes hemp and marijuana	d
VR	Measure 6	Hunting	Allows hunters to use airplanes to shoot wolves on the same day they fly	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Environment and Natural resources	Permit the designation of approximately 270,000 acres of state trust lands for conservation and the exchange of lands for other public lands for conservation		669,630 (49%)	706,518 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Admin of gov't and Con language	Provide for the update of language in the Arizona Constitution relating to people with mental disabilities and changing the voting age to 18 years old	a	886,774 (62%)	546,439 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Direct dem, Hunt and fish, and Supermajority req	Require a two-thirds vote to pass a ballot initiative that permits, limits, or prohibits the taking of wildlife		538,104 (38%)	896,500 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Term limits	Provide for the increase in the number of members of the Corporation Commission	a	743,284 (53%)	659,748 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Taxes	Permit qualified homeowners over the age of 65 to apply for property valuation protection	a	906,395 (64%)	513,825 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 105	Taxes	Provide for the exemption of property taxation cemetery property used for burial or interment of dead human beings	a	975,869 (68%)	450,971 (32%)
CICA	Proposition 106	Admin of gov't and Redistricting	Provide for the creation of a five-member Citizens' Independent Redistricting Commission	a	784,272 (56%)	612,686 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 108	Business reg	Provide for the end of rate making by the Corporation Commission for local telephone rates in areas where service is available from two or more competing providers		281,017 (20%)	1,152,998 (80%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Healthcare and Tobacco	Provide for the use of tobacco settlement money to provide prevention and insurance services for preschool children and families	a	837,557 (58%)	605,094 (42%)
CISS	Proposition 202	Admin of gov't	Require cities, towns, and counties to submit growth management plans to allow for a maximum of 10 years estimated population growth		436,345 (30%)	1,027,674 (70%)
CISS	Proposition 203	Education and English	Require academic instruction to be in English and provide an intensive one-year English immersion program with exemptions	a	925,415 (63%)	542,942 (37%)
CISS	Proposition 204	Healthcare and Tobacco	Provide funding for the 1996 Healthy Arizona Initiative and increase healthcare coverage eligibility for low-income individuals	a	903,134 (63%)	532,317 (37%)
CR	Proposition 300	Govt salaries	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $20,000 per year to $30,000 per year		521,603 (36%)	922,462 (64%)
LRSS	Proposition 301	Education and Taxes	Provide for the increase of the state sales tax and the allocation of six-tenths of one percent for education funding	a	778,807 (54%)	675,941 (46%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Bonds	Allows cities and counties to form redevelopment districts and to issue bonds for redevelopment projects	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Taxes	Limits the increase in the assessed value of a taxpayer’s real property for property tax	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	Judiciary	Revises the judicial article of the constitution	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 5	Gambling	Establishes a statewide lottery, authorizes charitable bingo and casino gaming	d
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Tobacco	Creates a tobacco settlement cash holding fund	a

California

See also: California 2000 ballot propositions

March 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Gambling	Allows the governor to negotiate (subject to legislative approval) gambling compacts with Indians on tribal lands to authorize slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games	a
BI	Proposition 12	Bonds	Issues $2.1 billion in bonds for clean water, recreational projects, and preserve open space and farmland	a
BI	Proposition 13	Bonds	Issues $1.97 billion in bonds for public water, wastewater treatment, groundwater storage, flood control, stream restoration, watershed protection, and other water-related projects	a
BI	Proposition 14	Bonds	Issues $350 million in bonds for the construction and renovation of public library facilities	a
BI	Proposition 15	Bonds	Issues $220 million in bonds to fund the construction and renovation of forensic laboratories	d
BI	Proposition 16	Bonds	Issues $50 million in bonds to fund veterans' homes	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Gambling	Permits private nonprofits to conduct raffles with at least 90% of the raffle's gross receipts dedicated to charitable purposes	a
LRSS	Proposition 18	Law enforcement	Amends the California Penal Code to define "lying in wait" as a special circumstance where the maximum penalty for first-degree murder is a life sentence without the possibility of parole or the death penalty	a
LRSS	Proposition 19	Law enforcement	Requires longer prison sentences for persons convicted of second-degree murder of a police officer working for the California State University system or and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District, which would make the criminal punishment consistent with the statewide policy for the murder of other police officers	a
LRSS	Proposition 20	Gambling	Mandates that of the future growth in lottery funds, one-half of that increase must go to K-14 public schools to be spent on instructional materials	a
CISS	Proposition 21	Law enforcement	Increases criminal penalties for gang-related felonies; requiring individuals 14 years or older to be tried as adults for murder or specified sex offenses; prohibiting the use of informal probation for any juvenile offender who commits a felony; and revising the lists of specific crimes defined as serious or violent offenses	a
CISS	Proposition 22	Marriage	Defines marriage between a man and a woman in the California Family Code	a
CISS	Proposition 23	Elections	Requires election ballots for federal and state offices to provide an option to vote for 'none of the above'	d
CISS	Proposition 25	Elections and campaigns	Revises the state's campaign finance laws to limit contributions, creates limited fundraising periods, provides public financing of certain candidate and ballot measure committee advertisements for committees agreeing to voluntary spending limits, and requires top donors to ballot measure committees to be listed on ballot pamphlets	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 26	Education	Lowers the vote requirement for certain local school bond questions from a two-thirds (66.67%) supermajority vote to a simple majority (50%+1) vote and requires every K-12 school district to provide for charter school facilities "sufficient to accommodate the charter school’s students"	d
CISS	Proposition 27	Term limits	Allows all California candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to sign a non-binding declaration stating their intention to voluntarily limit their years of service to two terms in the Senate (12 years) or three terms in the House of Representatives (6 years)	d
CISS	Proposition 28	Taxes	Eliminates the $0.50 per-pack excise tax on cigarettes and the equivalent tax on other tobacco products imposed by Proposition 10 of 1988 and eliminates the California Children and Families First Trust Fund once all previously collected taxes under Proposition 10 were appropriated and expended	d
VR	Proposition 29	Gambling	Upholds or rejects the Pala Compacts, which authorized video lottery terminals as part of 11 tribal-state compacts	a
VR	Proposition 30	Business regulation	Upholds or rejects legislation that allows third-party lawsuits against insurance companies for unfair claims practices in handling liability claims	d
VR	Proposition 31	Business regulation	Upholds or rejects AB 1309, which was designed to limit certain third-party claimant lawsuits	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 32	Bonds	Issues $500 million in general obligation bonds for the Cal-Vet veterans' housing program	a
LRCA	Proposition 33	State legislature	Allows members of the state legislature to participate in the state Public Employees Retirement System	d
LRSS	Proposition 34	Elections and campaigns	Adopts limits on campaign contributions to candidates for state elective offices	a
CICA	Proposition 35	Admin of gov't	Allows the government to contract with private entities for engineering and architectural services	a
CISS	Proposition 36	Marijuana	Requires that people convicted of the possession, use or transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture, receive probation and drug treatment, rather than incarceration	a
CICA	Proposition 37	Taxes	Defines a fee as a tax and requires a two-thirds legislative vote to adopt a fee	d
CICA	Proposition 38	School choice	Authorizes annual state payments of at least $4000 per pupil for private and religious schools	d
CICA	Proposition 39	Education	Reduces the supermajority requirement from 60% to 55% for voters to pass local school bond measures	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 20	Allow patients with serious or chronic medical conditions to use marijuana and establish a state registry of people permitted to possess it.	a	915,943 (54%)	794,983 (46%)
CICA	Amendment 21	Create an annual tax cut of $25.		569,788 (34%)	1,107,165 (66%)
CISS	Amendment 22	Require background checks for the sale of guns at gun shows and require licensed gun dealers to perform background checks and record sales.	a	1,197,593 (70%)	512,084 (30%)
CICA	Amendment 23	Increase funding for education and special education programs and use a portion of the state's income tax revenue to fund the State Education Fund.	a	882,626 (53%)	791,934 (47%)
CICA	Amendment 24	Establish provisions relating to voter approval of the expansion of cities.		511,886 (30%)	1,188,138 (70%)
CICA	Amendment 25	Require that medical professionals give pregnant women seeking an abortion specific information at least 24 hours prior to the procedure, with the woman giving voluntary, informed consent before the procedure and require the state annually produce materials on abortion.		664,420 (39%)	1,020,029 (61%)
LRCA	Referendum A	Establish a property tax exemption for people over the age of 65 who have owned and lived in their home for more than 10 years.	a	843,620 (55%)	697,398 (45%)
LRCA	Referendum B	Create a new timetable for creating and approving new state Senate and House of Representative districts.	a	852,098 (60%)	556,769 (40%)
LRCA	Referendum C	Allow county surveyors to be appointed or elected officials and allow the state legislature to decide which method is used.		661,704 (45%)	794,310 (55%)
LRCA	Referendum D	Remove obsolete constitutional provisions.	a	1,063,345 (72%)	422,629 (28%)
LRSS	Referendum E	Allow Colorado to create multi-state lotteries.	a	836,390 (52%)	783,275 (48%)
LRSS	Referendum F	Allow excess funds from the state's revenue limit to be spent for grants to schools for science and math programs.		697,673 (44%)	884,071 (56%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Eliminate County Sheriffs Act	Law enforcement	Eliminates county sheriffs as constitutional officers	a

Florida

See also: Florida 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 1	Transportation	Build a high speed monorail	a
ABR	Selection of Circuit Court Judges	Judiciary	Change from electing circuit court judges to gubernatorial appointments	d
ABR	Selection of County Court Judges	Judiciary	Change from electing county court judges to gubernatorial appointments	d

Georgia

See also: Georgia 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Provides for the selection of replacements for members of the general assembly who have been convicted of a felony	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Provides for a homeowner's incentive adjustment for ad valorem property tax relief	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Insurance	Provides a compensation program for law enforcement officers and firemen who become injured in the line of duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Insurance	Provides for indemnification for public school employees who are killed or injured by an act of violence in the line of duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Insurance	Provides for indemnification for state highway employees injured or killed in the line of duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Classifies marine vessels as a separate class of property for ad valorem tax purposes	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Judiciary	Increases the time for which state court judges must have been admitted to the practice of law	a
LRSS	Referendum A	Taxes	Exempts certain farm equipment used by family owned operations from ad valorem taxes	a
LRSS	Referendum B	Taxes	Increases the ad valorem tax exemption for tools and trade implements of manual laborers	a
LRSS	Referendum C	Taxes	Provides that unremarried spouses of soldiers killed in conflict receive a homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes	a
LRSS	Referendum D	Taxes	Provides ad valorem tax exemptions to property of Elks Lodges	d

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	University of Hawaii the authority and power of self-governance.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin. of gov't	Tax review commission every ten years instead of every five years.	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin. of gov't	Assign to the reapportionment commission the duty to maintain the staggering of senate terms.	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 1	Education	Allows money from the sale of school lands to go to the Public School Endowment Fund	a
LRCA	SJR 107	Bonds	Establishes a bond bank authority to purchase municipal bonds	a

Indiana

See also: Indiana 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin. of gov't	Amend the constitution so that criminal appeals from a sentence of life imprisonment.	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Question 1	Con Convention	Calls for a constitutional convention to amend the state constitution	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Chapter 184	Pension	Allow state retirement plans to be stockholders in any bank	a
LRCA	Chapter 190	Taxes	Aircraft and watercraft taxed differently than other property	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin. of gov't	Amends the Constitution to establish annual sessions of the legislature.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin. of gov't	Abolishes the Railroad Commission and transfers its duties to another state agency.	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Concerning the creation of a state economic development agency	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Concerning the removal of the federal income tax paid deduction from state income taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Concerning the elimination state sales tax on food and utilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Development	Concerning donation of state funds to private corporations for economic development	d

Maine

See also: Maine 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Assisted Death	Allows informed adults with terminal illnesses to request and receive medications to end their lives	d
IndISS	Question 2	Business	Requires owners of timberland to obtain a permit for clearcutting practices	d
IndISS	Question 3	Lottery	Allows video lottery at some horse racing tracks	d
LRCA	Question 4	Taxes	Assesses waterfront property used for commercial fishing based upon the value of its current use	d
LRCA	Question 5	Suffrage	Removes the prohibition against voting by persons who are under guardianship for reasons of mental illness	d
LRSS	Question 6	LGBT	Makes it unlawful to discriminate against individuals based on their sexual orientation	d

Maryland

See also: Maryland 2000 ballot measures

November 7

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

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin. of gov't	Require that the periodic redrawing of district boundaries for state legislators new census data.	a
LRCA	Question 2	Civil rights	Limit the voting rights of incarcerated felons.	a
CISS	Question 3	Animal rights	Prohibit dog races where betting or wagering occurs.	d
CISS	Question 4	Tax reform	Lower the state personal income tax to 5%.	a
CISS	Question 5	Healthcare	Require health insurance carries to provide certain rights to patients and health care professionals.	d
CISS	Question 6	Tax reform	Corporate excise tax credit for Massachusetts tolls and motor vehicle excise taxes.	d
CISS	Question 7	Tax reform	State income tax deduction for chariable contributions.	a
CISS	Question 8	Law enforcement	Creation of a state Drug Treatment Trust Fund.	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal 00-1	Allow the use of tuition vouchers for non-public schools and require certain teachers to be tested on academic subjects		1,235,533 (31%)	2,767,320 (69%)
CICA	Proposal 00-2	Require a supermajority for the approval of certain laws relating to local governments		1,242,516 (33%)	2,548,995 (67%)

Missouri

See also: Missouri 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't finances	Creates a budget reserve fund in the state treasury	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling	Reduces the time from two years to six months that is required to be members of religious organization	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't salaries	Requires that salaries recommended by the Citizens' Commission on Compensation for statewide elected officials be appropriated be legislature	d
CISS	Proposition A	Business	Prohibits the construction of most new outdoor advertising.	d
CISS	Proposition B	Elections	Establishes a campaign finance system	d

Montana

See also: Montana 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-34	Gov't Finances	Allows state workers’ compensation insurance fund to be invested in private corporate capital stock.	a
LRCA	C-35	Tobacco	Creates a Montana tobacco settlement trust fund.	a
CISS	I-143	Animals	Prohibits all new alternative livestock ranches, also known as game farms.	a
LRSS	LR-115	Taxes	Revises the taxation of certain vehicles.	a
LRSS	LR-116	Taxes	Repeals state inheritance taxes	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 2000 ballot measures

May 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	English	Eliminates English language requirements for private, denominational and parochial schools	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Changes the method of nominating and electing the Lieutenant Governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Con language	States that language in the constitution shall be construed to be gender neutral	d
LRCA	Amendment 3A	Elections	Requires two separate votes to approve amendments to constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 3B	Direct democracy	Identifies the powers of initiative and referendum and to remove obsolete language	a
LRCA	Amendment 3C	Direct democracy	Changes filing requirements for initiative petitions	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Changes the date of compensation changes made by the legislature for the judiciary	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Legislature	Requires the resignation of members of the Legislature elected to other state or local offices	a
CICA	Measure 415	Term Limits	Limits legislators to no more than two consecutive terms	a
CICA	Measure 416	Marriage & family	Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Nebraska	a

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	d
CICA	Question 2	Marriage	"Only a marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in this state"	a
CICA	Question 9	Marijuana	Allow use of marijuana, upon the advice of a physician, for certain medical conditions	a

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Home Rule Authority	Government	Constitutional amendment to provide that municipalities shall have home rule authority.	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Tax reform	Dedicate petroleum products gross receipts tax and certain amounts from sales tax for transportation	a
LRCA	Question 2	Government	Amend the constitution to permit the Legislature to authorize disclosure of information concerning sex offenders.	a

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Bernallilo County ranked as an "urban county"	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Term Limits	Eliminates term limits for elected county officials	d
LRSS	Bond Issue A	Bonds	Provides money to the State Agency on Aging for capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements	a
LRSS	Bond Issue B	Bonds	Provides money to make capital expenditures for public educational capital improvements	a
LRSS	Bond Issue C	Bonds	Provides money for construction and improvements to existing facilities and equipment around the state	d

New York

See also: New York 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Transportation infrastructure bond	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues bonds to fund improvements to higher education facilities	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 2000 ballot measures

June 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of Gov't	Changes number of persons with bachelor's from the same state institution who can serve on the board of higher education from one to two	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Elections	Provides for one-half of the elected state officials to be chosen by voters in each election year	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Elections	Removes state treasurer as an elected constitutional officer	d
LRCA	Measure 4	Legislature	Fills legislative assembly vacancies by laws created by the assembly instead of gubernatorial writs of election	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Hunt & Fish	Values, preserves and manages hunting, trapping and fishing	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Authorize the issuance of bonds to finance projects for environmental conservation and revitalization purposes	a	2,197,773 (57%)	1,628,716 (43%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 2000 ballot measures

August 22

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	State Question 691	Taxes	Changes the annual registration fee for vehicles	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 684	Education	Establishes the Trust to benefit the State’s common schools and certain State universities	d
LRCA	State Question 685	Taxes	Increases property taxes by up to two and one-half mills to support county health departments	d
LRCA	State Question 686	Education	Lets state colleges and universities make contracts with presidents for more than one year	a
LRCA	State Question 688	Alcohol	Allows Oklahoma winemakers to make direct sales to retail package stores and restaurants in this state	a
LRCA	State Question 690	Taxes	Provides procedure for making certain ad valorem tax levies permanent	a
LRCA	State Question 692	Tobacco	Creates the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2000 ballot measures

May 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 77	Taxes	Gives certain local taxing district’s temporary property tax authority	d
LRCA	Measure 78	Direct Democracy	Lengthens the period of time for verifying signatures on initiative and referendum petitions	a
LRCA	Measure 79	Direct Democracy	Increases the number of signatures required to place an initiative amending the constitution on the ballot	d
LRCA	Measure 80	Taxes	Authorizes using fuel tax revenues and vehicle fees for increasing highway policing	d
LRCA	Measure 81	Admin of Gov't	Allows the legislature to limit the recovery of damages in civil actions	d
VR	Measure 82	Taxes	Repeals the truck weight-mile tax and increases on the fuel tax	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 83	Veterans	Establishes standards and priorities for granting veterans’ loans and eliminates specific active duty dates requirements	a
LRCA	Measure 84	Gov't Finance	Retains the requirement that the state pay local governments for the costs of state-mandated programs	a
LRCA	Measure 85	Local Gov't	Increases the minimum population and area requirements for the formation of new counties	d
LRCA	Measure 86	Gov't Finance	Requires the refunding of tax revenues from the general fund that exceeded state estimates to taxpayers	a
LRCA	Measure 87	Business	Allows for the zoning of sexually oriented businesses without needing to demonstrate actual neighborhood harm	d
LRSS	Measure 88	Taxes	Increases the maximum deductible on state income tax returns for federal income taxes paid	a
LRSS	Measure 89	Gov't Finance	Creates a fund from tobacco settlement proceeds dedicated to health, housing and transportation programs	d
VR	Measure 90	Utilities	Allows public utilities to set rates at levels giving utilities returns on their undepreciated investments in property retired from service	d
CICA	Measure 91	Taxes	Makes federal income taxes deductible on state personal income and corporate income tax returns	d
CICA	Measure 92	Elections	Prohibits payroll deductions for political purposes without written employee authorization	d
CICA	Measure 93	Elections	Requires approval by no less than the percentage of voters approving this measure for new or increased taxes	d
CISS	Measure 94	Trials	Repeals the mandatory minimum sentences for certain violent felonies	d
CICA	Measure 95	Education	Requires student learning, not seniority, as the determinate of teacher pay	d
CICA	Measure 96	Direct Democracy	Prohibits the legislature from making the initiative process more expensive or difficult	d
CISS	Measure 97	Hunt & Fish	Bans body-gripping traps, exchange of mammal furs, and certain animal poisons	d
CICA	Measure 98	Elections	Prohibits using public resources to collect or help collect political funds	d
CICA	Measure 99	Welfare	Creates a commission ensuring quality home services for the elderly and disabled receiving publicly-funded care	a
CICA	Measure 1	Education	Requires the legislature to fund school quality goals adequately, issue reports and establish equalization grants	a
CICA	Measure 2	Legislature	Creates a process for petitioning the legislature to review administrative rules	d
CICA	Measure 3	Property	Requires conviction before property forfeiture, reporting of forfeitures and restricts use of proceeds from forfeitures	a
CISS	Measure 4	Gov't Finance	Creates a tobacco settlement trust fund to be used for public low-income health care	d
CISS	Measure 5	Firearms	Expands statewide background checks before firearms transfers at gun shows or by dealer	a
CISS	Measure 6	Elections	Gives limited public funding to candidates accepting limits on spending and private contributions	d
CICA	Measure 7	Property	Requires state and local governments to pay property owners for the decreased market value of their properties due to any regulation or restriction affecting such	a
CICA	Measure 8	Gov't Finance	Limits state appropriations to fifteen percent of state’s personal income in prior biennium	d
CISS	Measure 9	LGBT	Prohibits public schools from instructing on homosexual or bisexual behaviors	d

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Question 1	Bond issues	Environmental Management Bonds ($34,000,000)	a
LBM	Question 2	Bond issues	Water Quality Management Bonds ($60,000,000)	a
LBM	Question 3	Bond issues	Transportation Bonds ($62,510,000)	a
LBM	Question 4	Bond issues	Higher Education Bonds ($36,950,000)	a
LBM	Question 5	Bond issues	Heritage Harbor Museum Bonds ($25,000,000)	d
AQ	Question 6	Government	Co-Equal Branches of Government (Advisory Referendum Proposed by the Governor)	a

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Amend the constitution to permit a state lottery; direct revenue generated by lottery to Education Lottery Account.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Property tax assessment on cars and pickup trucks from the current 10.5 percent to 6 percent	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Allows a county, by local referendum, to approve an additional sales and use tax	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Taxes	Establishes multiple classes of agricultural property for purposes of taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment B	Local gov't	Authorizes local initiatives to provide for the cooperation and organization of local government.	a
CICA	Amendment C	Taxes	Prohibits a state inheritance tax.	a
CICA	Amendment D	Lottery	Abolishes video lottery.	d
LRCA	Amendment E	Gov't Finances	Permits investment of the permanent school funds in certain stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.	a
CISS	Initiative 1	Gambling	Raises the maximum bet limits in Deadwood.	a

Utah

See also: Utah 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative A	English	Makes English the state's official language	a
CISS	Initiative B	Property	Uniform procedures for drug-offense forfeitures of property, forbids penalties to innocent parties	a
LRCA	Proposition 1	Constitutional language	Modify terms used to identify local government officials	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Tobacco	Tobacco settlement trust fund	a

Virginia

See also: Virginia 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Repeal of a constitutional ban on state-run lotteries	a
LRCA	Question 2	Hunting	Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Game.	a

Washington

See also: Washington 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ITP	Initiative 713	Hunt and fish	Provide a misdemeanor classification for hunting animals with body-gripping traps or poison.	a	1,315,903 (55%)	1,093,587 (45%)
ITP	Initiative 722	Taxes	Limit annual property tax increases to 2%, nullify certain 1999 tax increases, and exempt vehicles from property taxes.	a	1,295,391 (56%)	1,022,349 (44%)
ITP	Initiative 728	Education	Reduce class sizes, extend learning programs, expand teacher training, and construct facilities funded by lottery, taxes, and reserves.	a	1,714,485 (72%)	675,635 (28%)
ITP	Initiative 729	Education	Provide authorization for school districts and public universities to sponsor independently-operated charter schools.		1,125,766 (48%)	1,211,390 (52%)
ITP	Initiative 732	Education and Labor and unions	Provide cost-of-living salary adjustments for teachers and other school district employees.	a	1,501,261 (63%)	893,601 (37%)
ITP	Initiative 745	Taxes and Transportation	Allocate 90% of transportation funds for constructing and maintaining roads and exempt road construction from sales tax.		955,329 (41%)	1,394,387 (59%)
LRCA	SJR 8214	Budgets	Remove limitations on trust fund investments for persons with developmental disabilities.	a	1,450,749 (65%)	786,185 (35%)

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Permit the Legislature to establish a unified system of family courts	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Give the right to vote to adult children of state residents who reside abroad	a

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment B	War and peace	Allow any qualified resident to serve in the state militia if he or she is between 17 and 70	a

External links

• Vote USA 2000, from the BBC
• Oregon 2000 ballot measure cheatsheet
• CNN ballot measure election results 2000
• California 2000 ballot measure results
• Arizona 2000 ballot measure results
• 2000 referendum wars Dane Waters
• New York Times, "Californians Reject Gay Marriage and Back Tough Juvenile-Crime Laws", March 8, 2000
• November 2000 ballot questions in Maine
• Citizen's guide to the November 2000 ballot questions in Maine
• November 2000 election results, Maine ballot questions

Voter Guides

• Alabama 2000 constitutional amendments
• Alaska 2000 ballot measure voter guide (dead link)
• Arizona 2000 ballot measures voter guide
• Arkansas ballot measure history, including 2000