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223 statewide ballot measures were on statewide ballots in 2002.

By state

Alabama

See also: Alabama 2002 ballot measures

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Concerning the Education Trust Fund	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Con Language	Concerning rules for the adoption of a new constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Concerning the General Fund Rainy Day Account	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Development	Concerning the sheep and goat industry	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2002 ballot measures

August 27:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Measure 1	Elections	Enacts preferential voting for state and federal elections	d

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
Alaska BP	Bonding Proposition A	Bonds	Issues $500 million in bonds for veterans' mortgages	a
Alaska BP	Bonding Proposition B	Bonds	Issues $226,719,500 in bonds for transportation projects	a
Alaska BP	Bonding Proposition C	Bonds	Issues $236,805,441 in bonds for educational and museum facilities	a
ConCon	Measure 1	Con Con	Calls for a constitutional convention	d
IndISS	Measure 2	Legislatures	Moves all sessions of the state legislature to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough	d
IndISS	Measure 3	Natural Resources	Creates the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 2002 ballot measures

November 5, 2002

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Admin of gov't	Permit cities and towns to become indebted up to 20% of the value of taxable property for the purpose of investing in critical infrastructure		479,702 (42%)	659,378 (58%)
LRSS	Proposition 101	Environment	Permit the exchange of state lands for other public lands if it conserves open space or if the appraisal value is at least equal to that of state lands		558,658 (49%)	577,462 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Taxes	Clarify senior citizen eligibility for property valuation protection if multiple owners' income does not exceed 500% of the social security supplemental income rate	a	907,410 (80%)	221,281 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Law enforcement	Provide for the inclusion of sexual assault, and sexual conduct with and molestation of minors under the age of 15 to the list of non-bailable offenses	a	924,161 (80%)	224,709 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Education	Exempt from school districts' total expenditure limitation the funds received from sales tax revenue and the Permanent School Trust Fund	a	758,695 (70%)	323,626 (30%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Gambling and American Indians	Direct the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts and authorize 3% of tribes' net income to fund programs for education and healthcare		173,126 (15%)	995,686 (85%)
CISS	Proposition 201	Gambling	Permit horse and dog racetracks to operate slot machines and permit the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts		234,935 (20%)	947,341 (80%)
CISS	Proposition 202	Gambling and American Indians	Direct the governor to approve tribal gaming compacts and authorize 1% to 8% of tribes' gross income to fund public services statewide	a	610,900 (51%)	590,064 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 203	Marijuana	Provide for the decriminalization of marijuana and changes to drug-related sentencing, and require the state to provide free marijuana upon recommendation by a physician		504,607 (43%)	678,446 (57%)
LRSS	Proposition 301	Gambling and Lottery	Provide for the extension of the State Lottery Commission until July 1, 2012 and the extension of the Arizona State Lottery until January 1, 2013	a	845,072 (73%)	317,246 (27%)
LRSS	Proposition 302	Law enforcement and Marijuana	Authorize a court to impose a term of incarceration for persons convicted of possession of a controlled substance that refuse treatment or violate probation	a	803,354 (70%)	348,369 (30%)
LRSS	Proposition 303	Taxes and Tobacco	Provide for the increase of taxation on tobacco products and the provision of tobacco related healthcare and education funding	a	791,295 (67%)	389,619 (33%)
CR	Proposition 304	Govt salaries	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $20,000 per year to $36,000 per year		391,902 (34%)	771,274 (66%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Elections	Repeals provision for the recording of ballots next to name of voter	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	State exec	Amends the state executive department amendment	d
CICA	Proposed Amendment 3	Taxes	Eliminates taxes on food and medicine	d
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Animals	Makes an act of aggravated animal cruelty a felony	d

California

See also: California 2002 ballot propositions

March 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 40	Bonds	Issues $2.6 billion for environmental and park projects	a
BI	Proposition 41	Bonds	Issues $200 million in bonds to provide counties with money to purchase new voting equipment	a
LRCA	Proposition 42	Transportation	Requires the state gas sales tax to be allocated for transportation purposes	a
LRCA	Proposition 43	Elections	Amends the constitution to state that "a voter who casts a vote in an election in accordance with the laws of this state shall have that vote counted."	a
LRSS	Proposition 44	Healthcare	Revokes chiropractic licenses for 10 years if a chiropractor is convicted a second time or on multiple counts of insurance fraud and other offenses	a
CICA	Proposition 45	Term limits	Provides for a local legislative option process in which voters of a state House or Senate district could petition the Secretary of State to allow their term-limited Representative or Senator to serve an extra four years. The local legislative option could be used one time per lawmaker	d

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 46	Bonds	Issues $2.1 billion in bonds for housing projects, including multifamily, individual and farmworker housing	a
BI	Proposition 47	Bonds	Authorizes the issuance of $13.05 billion in bonds for construction and renovation of public school facilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 48	Judiciary	Amends the California Constitution to remove any reference to "municipal courts," which had been eliminated in 1998	a
CISS	Proposition 49	Education	Increases grants for before and after school programs and making every public school, including charter schools, eligible for grants	a
CISS	Proposition 50	Bonds	Issues $3.4 billion in general obligation bonds for water projects including the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, regional water management, and safe drinking water	a
CISS	Proposition 51	Transportation	Authorizes the state to reallocate 30% of tax revenue from the sale of motor vehicles from the general fund to the Traffic congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Trust Fund authorizing the state to reallocate 30% of tax revenue from the sale of motor vehicles from the general fund to the Traffic congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Trust Fund	d
CISS	Proposition 52	Elections	Allows eligible voters to register to vote on election day with valid identification, increasing the criminal penalty for committing voter fraud, and creating a fund to implement the measure	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2002 ballot measures

November 5, 2002

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 27	Limit the money that can be given to candidates and political organizations and create provisions relating to spending limits by candidates.	a	890,390 (66%)	448,599 (34%)
CISS	Amendment 28	Require most elections to be conducted by mail-in ballot.		557,573 (42%)	757,299 (58%)
CISS	Amendment 29	Revise the procedures for selecting primary candidates.		509,109 (40%)	768,683 (60%)
CICA	Amendment 30	Allow voters to register to vote on the same day as the election.		530,442 (39%)	821,050 (61%)
CICA	Amendment 31	Require all public school students be taught in English, require students who do not speak English to be taught in an English immersion program, and require all students who are learning English be tested yearly on a variety of subjects.		608,264 (44%)	781,016 (56%)
LRCA	Referendum A	Eliminate the term limits for elected district attorneys.		461,848 (35%)	847,602 (65%)
LRCA	Referendum B	Establish provisions relating to local governments entering into agreements with private companies to operate health care facilities.		510,209 (41%)	741,568 (59%)
LRCA	Referendum C	Allow the legislature to establish qualifications for county coroners.	a	900,611 (71%)	369,351 (29%)
LRCA	Referendum D	Remove obsolete constitutional provisions.	a	899,914 (72%)	351,886 (28%)
LRSS	Referendum E	Establish March 31 as "Cesar Chavez Day" and make such day a legal holiday for state employees.		275,947 (21%)	1,062,780 (79%)

Florida

See also: Florida 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Death penalty	Provides for the continuation of the death penalty	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Economic impact statement of initiated constitutional amendments must be provided	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Authorizes amendments or revisions to the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter, as approved by voters	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't accountability	Exemptions from public access requirements, if 2/3rds of legislature approves	a
CICA	Amendment 6	Tobacco	Prohibit smoking in enclosed workplaces	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Tax exemptions for elderly home additions	a
CICA	Amendment 8	Education	All four year-olds in Florida be offered pre-kindergarten instruction	a
CICA	Amendment 9	Education	Require legislature to pay costs to ensure reduction of class size	a
CICA	Amendment 10	Animal rights	Limit confinement of pigs during pregnancy	a
CICA	Amendment 11	Admin of gov't	Establish a local board of trustees to administer each state university	a

Georgia

See also: Georgia 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Makes an individual who has defaulted on his or her taxes ineligible to hold public office	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Allows qualified low-income housing projects to be classified as a separate class of property	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Allows tax incentives for redeveloped blighted property	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Allows for the separate classification and taxation of property that have had releases of hazardous waste	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Allows commercial dockside facilities to be classified as a separate class of property	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Animals	Establishes a program of dog and cat sterilization	a
LRSS	Referendum A	Taxes	Changes the income limit for school tax homestead exemptions for persons aged 62 years or older	a
LRSS	Referendum B	Taxes	Extends certain ad valorem tax exemptions to surviving spouses of military personnel killed in armed conflict	a
LRSS	Referendum C	Taxes	Exempts medical societies and museums housed in historic properties from ad valorem property taxes	d
LRSS	Referendum D	Taxes	Exempts commercial fishing vessels from property taxes	d
LRSS	Referendum E	Taxes	Increases the tax exemption for tangible personal property	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 2002 ballot measures

November 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin of Gov't	Candidate for legislature must be a qualified voter of district before filing nomination papers	a
LRCA	Question 2	Bonds	Allow the State to issue SPRBs and use proceeds assist not-for-profit private schools	a
LRCA	Question 3	Law Enforcement	Allow a third method of initiating a felony prosecution	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	INIT 1	Gambling	Provides for amendment of the State-Tribal Gaming Compact	a
VR	INIT 2	Term limits	Enacts ballot access restrictions that impose term limits	a

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judicial reform	Allow the Supreme Court to designate a division of circuit court as a family court	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Business regulation	Permitting the General Assembly to provide by general law for regulation of corporations.	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Concerning legislative sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Concerning a modification of state tax law	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't Finances	Concerning budget deficits	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Law Enforcement	Concerning the removal of public employees who are convicted of a felony	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Concerning a tax exemption for developers of retirement communities	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Gov't Finances	Concerning the funding of supplemental pay for law enforcement officers and firefighters.	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Concerning the homestead exemption for older citizens	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Gov't Finances	Concerning investment in stocks by public colleges and universities	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Gov't Finances	Concerning investment of money from the Medicaid Trust Fund for the Elderly in stocks	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Water	Concerning the Drought Protection Trust Fund	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Concerning property taxes on drilling rigs	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the qualifications of the coroner of Livingston Parish	d

Maine

See also: Maine 2002 ballot measures

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Education	Issues $28.5 million in bonds to capitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund; install sprinkler systems; provide a center for homeless teenagers	a
BI	Question 2	Bond Issues	Issues $34.97 million in bonds to stimulate job growth, renovate buildings, defend against terrorism and promote tourism	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Prisons	Issues $25 million in bonds to fund a new correctional facility and to make improvements existing facility	d
BI	Question 2	Environment	Issues $24.1 million in bonds for multiple environmental, water and public health projects	a
LRCA	Question 3	Gov't Finances	Allows the state to issue short-term debt in limited amounts to be repaid by federal funds	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Expands the powers of District Court commissioners	a
LRCA	Question 2	Legislature	Adopts emergency laws for creating or abolishing any office	a
LRCA	Question 3	Eminent Domain	Authorizes the use of Licensed and Certified Real Estate Appraisers	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Tax reform	No income or other gain realized would be subject to the state personal income tax	d
IndISS	Question 2	English	All public school children must be taught English	a
Advisory	Question 3	Elections and campaigns	Taxpayer money being used to fund political campaigns for public office	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2002 ballot measures

August 6, 2002

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 02-1	Amend provisions relating to the operation of the State Officers Compensation Commission	a	1,057,503 (72%)	404,682 (28%)
LRCA	Proposal 02-2	Allow for the investment of certain funds and increase the allowed amount of spending for outdoor recreation	a	925,475 (62%)	565,971 (38%)

November 5, 2002

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal 02-1	Eliminate the straight party ticket voting option		1,199,236 (40%)	1,775,043 (60%)
BI	Proposal 02-2	Authorize up to $1 billion in bonds for water quality projects	a	1,774,053 (60%)	1,172,612 (40%)
CICA	Proposal 02-3	Give state employees the right to collectively bargain with binding arbitration		1,336,249 (46%)	1,591,756 (54%)
CICA	Proposal 02-4	Establish the allocation of funds from tobacco settlement revenue		1,018,644 (34%)	2,011,105 (66%)

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term limits	Increases the terms of office of circuit and chancery court judges	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 2002 ballot measures

August 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition A	Taxes	Establishes a fee of up to fifty cents per month on wireless phones for enhanced 911 service	d
LRSS	Proposition B	Taxes	Imposes additional sales and use taxes of one-half cent on the dollar	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Allows citizens of the City of St. Louis to amend or revise their present charter	a
CICA	Amendment 2	Labor	Permits specified firefighters and ambulance personnel to organize and bargain collectively in good faith	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Term limits	Excludes service of less than one-half of a legislative term	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bonds	Authorizes joint projects, bonded indebtedness by joint boards or commissions	a
ABR	Constitutional Convention	ConCon	Calls for a Constitutional convention	d
CISS	Proposition A	Tobacco	Imposes an additional tax of 2.75 cents per cigarette	d

Montana

See also: Montana 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-36	Gov't Finances	Allows for the investment of assets of a local government group self-insurance plan in private corporate capital stock.	d
LRCA	C-37	Direct democracy	Changes the signature gathering requirements for placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot.	a
LRCA	C-38	Direct democracy	Changes the signature gathering requirements for placing a statutory initiative on the ballot.	a
LRCA	C-39	Gov't Finances	Allows pension fund and state compensation insurance fund investments in private corporate capital stock.	d
CISS	I-145	Utilities	Creates an elected public power commission to determine whether purchasing hydroelectric dams is in the public interest	d
CISS	I-146	Tobacco	Dedicates funds from the tobacco settlement funds for statewide tobacco-use prevention programs	a
VR	IR-117	Utilities	Approves (yes) or Rejects (no) HB 474, relating to electrical energy	d

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	English	Eliminates language requirements in private schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Authorizes municipalities to issue revenue bonds for non profit enterprises	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond Issues	Authorizes the state to issue general obligation bonds in order to preserve water quality	a
CICA	Question 2	Marriage	Amends the Constitution to recognize marriage as a union only between a man and a woman	a
LRSS	Question 3	Taxes	Exempts from taxes gross receipts from the sale and storage, use or other consumption of farm equipment	d
LRSS	Question 4	Taxes	Exempts from taxes the sale of furnishing as well as sale or storage of engine parts for professional racing vehicles	d
LRCA	Question 5	Property rights	Amends the Constitution to repeal the Constitutional rule against perpetuities	d
LRCA	Question 6	Judicial Reform	Revises the term of office of a Supreme Court justice or district court judge who is appointed to fill a vacancy	d
LRCA	Question 7	State Budgets	Allows an exemption from the state debt limit for state contracts necessary for the improvement of public schools	d
LRCA	Question 8	Taxes	Authorizes the Legislature to provide by law for the reduction in property taxes on a single-family residence	a
CICA	Question 9	Marijuana	Allows the use and possession of three ounces or less of marijuana by persons 21 years or older	d

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Administrative authority of chief justice of state supreme court	a
ABR	Question 2	ConCon	Shall a constitutional convention be called?	d

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property Taxes	Increase $2,000 property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Establish 18 years, rather than 21 years, as the age of eligibility to vote.	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judicial reform	Decrease the number of judicial districts in the state from 13 to 8.	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property Rights	Aliens who are not eligible to become citizens allowed to acquire real property	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property Tax	Property tax exemption for certain veterans.	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of gov't	State and local governments allowed to provide land, buildings or infrastructure to create affordable housing.	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin of gov't	Last Friday in March designated as a legal holiday in honor of Cesar Chavez	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Admin of gov't	Eligibility requirements for the Vietnam veterans' scholarship program.	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of gov't	Name of state highway commission changed to state transportation commission.	a
BI	Bond A	Bond issue	Capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions projects.	a
BI	Bond B	Bond issue	Bonds for state public educational capital improvements and acquisitions	a
BI	Bond C	Bond issue	$16,080,000 bond issue for public school, higher education and public library acquisitions.	a
BI	Bond D	Bond issue	$6,592,000 bond issue for state facilities and equipment.	d
BI	Bond E	Bond issue	$13,103,000 bond issue for water projects	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin. of gov't	Updates procedures for accepting lands into the State Nature and Historic Preserve	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 2002 ballot measures

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Elections	Provides for the election of a county elective officer, other than the sheriff	a
VR	Referred Measure 2	Banking	Changes the definitions of “customer” of a financial institution and “customer information” to be similar to that provided in federal law	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Taxes	Eliminates constitutional status of property tax exemption of land held for conservation or wildlife purposes	a
CICA	Initiated Constitutional Measure 2	Lottery	Authorizes the state to join a multi-state lottery for the benefit of the state	a
CISS	Initiated Statutory Measure 3	Education	Creates a college loan reimbursement program for young working residents	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 2002 ballot measures

November 5, 2002

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Issue No. 1	Authorize persons charged with or convicted of illegal possession or use of a drug to choose treatment in lieu of incarceration in certain circumstances		1,012,682 (33%)	2,048,770 (67%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	State Question 687	Animals	Makes cockfighting illegal	a
LRCA	State Question 693	Bonds	Allows local governments to issue bonds for economic or community development	a
LRCA	State Question 696	Taxes	Exempts up to 100 square feet of a storm shelter from property tax	a
LRCA	State Question 697	Taxes	Allows some county property taxes to be used for economic development	a
LRCA	State Question 698	Direct democracy	Changes the number of legal voters needed to propose a constitutional amendment	d
LRCA	State Question 701	Tobacco	Changes the expenditures of the tobacco trust fund	d
LRCA	State Question 702	Taxes	Allows the state legislature to pass laws permitting abatement of taxes	a
LRCA	State Question 703	Business reg	Limits liability on information technology contracts	d
LRCA	State Question 704	Education	Allows the building funds to be used for payment of certain costs	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2002 ballot measures

May 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 10	Education	Allows private companies to invest in the public and academic development of technology	a
LRCA	Measure 11	Bond issues	Authorizes bonds to help finance the Oregon Health & Science University and other capital expenses	a
LRCA	Measure 13	Gov't Finance	Authorizes the state to utilize principle from the education fund and transfers $220 million from such fund to the school fund	d

September 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 19	Gov't Finance	Converts the education endowment fund into a stability fund, specifies conditions for utilizing the fund and transfers $150 million from stability fund to State School Fund	a
LRSS	Measure 20	Taxes	Increases the cigarette tax and allocates revenues from such tax to the Oregon Health Plan	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 14	Constitutions	Removes historical racial references from the constitution	a
LRCA	Measure 15	Bond issues	Authorizes bonds for seismic rehabilitation of public education buildings	a
LRCA	Measure 16	Bond issues	Authorizes bonds for seismic rehabilitation of emergency services buildings	a
LRCA	Measure 17	Legislature	Reduces the minimum age requirement to serve as a state legislator from 21 years to 18 years of age	d
LRCA	Measure 18	Taxes	Allows taxing districts to establish permanent property tax rate limits and to divide into tax zones	d
CICA	Measure 21	Judiciary	Requires judicial vacancies to be filled by elections at the closest May or November election	d
CICA	Measure 22	Judiciary	Creates judicial districts based on population and required the Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon Court of Appeals judges to be elected from those districts	d
CISS	Measure 23	Health Care	Creates a health care finance plan for medical necessary services and funds the plan through an additional income tax and payroll tax	d
CISS	Measure 24	Health Care	Permits dentist-denturist joint cooperative business ventures and allows licensed denturists to install partial dentures to replace missing teeth	a
CISS	Measure 25	Min Wage	Raises minimum wage from $6.50 to $6.90 in 2003	a
CICA	Measure 26	Labor	Deems unlawful the payment of canvassers by the number of signatures collected for initiative and referendum petitions	a
CISS	Measure 27	Food & Agri	Requires the labeling of foods derived or processed using genetically-engineered materials with label prepared by the Oregon Department of Agriculture	d

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 2002 ballot measures

Type	Name	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Bond Measure	Bond issues	Issues up to $100 million in bonds to establish a capital program to improve the delivery of volunteer fire and volunteer emergency services	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Question 1	Bond issues	Provide funds for the State support of the construction of the new State Municipal Fire Academy.	a
LBM	Question 2	Bond issues	Authorize the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes.	a
LBM	Question 3	Bond issues	Provide funds to the Department of Transportation to match available federal funds.	a
LBM	Question 4	Bond issues	Provide funds to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation for road and utility infrastructure.	d
AQ	Question 5	Admin. of gov't	Provide for separate and co-equal legislative, executive and judicial branches of State government.	a

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment Question 1	Admin. of gov't	Relating to benefits and funding of public employee pension plans.	d
LRCA	Amendment Question 2	Administration of government	Relating to restrictions on pledging the credit.	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 2002 ballot measures

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Business reg	Prohibits certain corporations and other limited liability business entities from farming	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Law enforcement	Guarantees certain rights to a person accused of a crime	d
LRCA	Amendment B	Legislature	Adopts a new plan for establishing legislative districts	d
LRCA	Amendment C	State exec	Extends the time allowed for the governor's review of legislation passed by the legislature.	a
CISS	Initiative 1	Marijuana	Allows certain activities with industrial hemp.	d

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Net proceeds of the lottery's revenues are allocated to provide financial assistance.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	Prescribe the maximum fine that, absent waiver, may be assessed without a jury	a

Texas

See also: Texas 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Local gov't	Allows counties to declare the office of constable dormant if office vacant for seven years	a

Utah

See also: Utah 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending and finance	Set rules for use of state school fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government	Sets rules for changing boundaries of counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government	Minor changes to state constitution's taxation articles	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Government accountability	Requires public notice prior to special legislative sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State and local government budgets, spending and finance	Sets rules for municipal debt loads	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Property tax exemption	a
CISS	Initiative 1	Environment	Stricter regulations for radioactive waste disposal	d

Vermont

See also: Vermont 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment	Judicial reform	General Assembly to prescribe by law the retirement age for justices of the Supreme Court.	a

Virginia

See also: Virginia 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerns persons convicted of a felony but later prove "actual innocence" because of new scientific evidence	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	All property shall be taxed and provides how property may be exempted from taxes.	a
BI	Bond Question 1	Bonds	Sell bonds to raise funds to pay for capital projects at state-supported colleges	a
BI	Bond Question 2	Bonds	Allow the Commonwealth to sell bonds to raise funds to pay for capital projects at state-supported parks	a

Washington

See also: Washington 2002 ballot measures

November 5, 2002

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4220	Taxes	Submit property tax for fire protection districts for up to four years or six years for fire facility construction.	a	1,173,499 (70%)	498,145 (30%)
ITP	Initiative 776	Taxes and Transportation	Require an annual $30 license tab fees for motor vehicles.	a	901,478 (51%)	849,986 (49%)
ITP	Initiative 790	Labor and unions and Pension	Establish a board of trustees to oversee the police and firemen's retirement system.	a	903,113 (53%)	800,105 (47%)
LRSS	Referendum 51	Taxes and Transportation	Increase fuel taxes, vehicle sales tax, and large vehicle weight fees to fund transportation improvements.		674,724 (38%)	1,080,580 (62%)
VR	Referendum 53	Business reg, Labor and unions, Taxes, and Welfare	Establish new employer rate classes, raise taxable wage bases, and implement surcharges in specific situations.		665,760 (41%)	966,901 (59%)

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 2002 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Authorize municipalities to use economic development tools to help created jobs.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Authorizes municipal governments to pass excess levies for up to five years	a

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Legislature	A majority of members of each house of the Wyoming State Legislature can call a special session	a
LRCA	Amendment B	Elections	The legislative leaders of each house can call a special session to resolve disputes about presidential electors.	a
LRCA	Amendment C	Budget	Limits the governor's partial veto authority (line item veto authority) to apply only to general appropriations bills.	d
LRCA	Amendment D	Constitution	Amendments to Wyoming Constitution proposed by Wyoming Legislature require no gubernatorial consideration	d

2002 voter guides

• California March 5 voter guide
• California November 5 voter guide
• Idaho 2002 facsimile ballot

External links

• 2002 ballot measure coverage from CNN
• Voters stay cautious on ballot measures, 2002 ballot measure coverage from the Christian Science Monitor