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On November 2, 2004, voters in 34 states took action on a total of 162 ballot measures.

The most common measure offered to voters were same-sex marriage bans which appeared on eleven statewide ballots--in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah. (All eleven passed).

By state

Alabama

See also: Alabama 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Development	Concerning economic development in Baldwin County	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Con Language	Concerning constitutional language related to racial segregation and the poll tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Development	Concerning economic development activities	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Development	Concerning the promotion of the shrimp and seafood industries	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local Gov't	Concerning the annexation of land by the City of Trussville	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Concerning judges' salaries in Crenshaw County	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Concerning certain taxes in Macon County	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Concerning taxes on motor vehicles	d

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Direct Democracy	Imposes a distribution requirement on initiative petition drives	a
IndISS	Measure 2	Marijuana	Legalizes marijuana for those 21 and above	d
IndISS	Measure 3	Hunting	Prohibits the intentional feeding of bears	d
IndISS	Measure 4	Elections	Provides for filling a vacancy in the US Senate through a special election	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 2004 ballot measures

November 2, 2004

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	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		818,497 (48%)	892,654 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Direct dem	Require that initiative or referendum measures that mandate an expenditure of state funds include specifics on covering the cost	a	894,807 (55%)	726,167 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Admin of gov't and Law enforcement	Require justices of the peace pro tempore to have the same qualifications as elected justices of the peace and permit them to reside outside of the precinct	a	896,706 (54%)	767,253 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Direct dem	Authorize initiative petitions to be circulated for signatures up to 27 months before the general election and require petitions to be filed at least 7 months prior to the election that it will be voted on		536,410 (32%)	1,147,169 (68%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Immigration, Voting policy, and Welfare	Require proof of citizenship to register to vote, a photo ID or two other forms of identification to vote, and the verification of immigration status to receive public benefits	a	1,041,741 (56%)	830,467 (44%)
CR	Proposition 300	Govt salaries	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $24,000 per year to $36,000 per year		699,575 (39%)	1,076,494 (61%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Term limits	Establishes term limits applicable to members of legislature	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Bonds	Allows the General Assembly to approve general obligation bonds for economic development	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 3	Marriage	Provides that marriage consists only of a union between a man and a woman	a
LRSS	Referred Question 1	Taxes	Increases the statewide uniform rate of ad valorem property tax for maintenance of schools	d

California

See also: California 2004 ballot propositions

March 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 55	Bonds	Issues $12.3 billion in bonds for school and college facilities	a
CICA/SS	Proposition 56	State spending	Decreases legislative vote needed to pass state budget from 2/3 to 55%	d
BI	Proposition 57	Bonds	Issues $15 billion in bonds for the state government's deficit	a
LRCA	Proposition 58	State spending	Requires the passage of balanced budgets	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1A	State budget	Adds language to constitution stating that local property and sales tax revenue is to remain with local governments	a
LRCA	Proposition 59	Admin of gov't	Creates a state constitutional right to public information and access to public meetings	a
LRCA	Proposition 60	Elections	Creates a state constitutional right for political parties that participated in primaries to participate in general elections	a
LRCA	Proposition 60A	Admin of gov't	Dedicates revenue from government property surplus sales to paying for Proposition 57	a
CISS	Proposition 61	Bonds	Issues $750 million bonds for children's hospitals	a
CICA/SS	Proposition 62	Elections	Adopts a top-two primary systems	d
CISS	Proposition 63	Tax increase	Adopts a 1% tax on income above $1 million for mental healthcare services	a
CISS	Proposition 64	Business regulation	Changes the rules governing California's Unfair Competition Law	a
CICA	Proposition 65	State budget	Requires voter approval of legislation that decreases local governments' revenues from the state from specific taxes	d
CISS	Proposition 66	Law enforcement	Amends the state's three-strikes criminal sentencing law to reduce the number of crimes for which someone can be sentenced for lifes	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 67	Taxes	Creates a 3% surcharge on telephone calls to provide emergency medical services funding	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 68	Gambling	Creates scenarios for tribal gaming compacts and non-tribal gaming	d
CISS	Proposition 69	Law enforcement	Requires that DNA be collected from persons convicted of felonies and submitted to a state database	a
CICA/SS	Proposition 70	Gambling	Requires governor to execute American Indian tribe gaming compacts	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 71	Stem cells	Establishes a constitutional right to conduct stem cell research, creates the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), and issues a $3.00 billion bond to fund CIRM	a
VR	Proposition 72	Healthcare	Requires employer contributions to healthcare insurance	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2004 ballot measures

November 2, 2004

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 34	Prohibit limits on the amount of recovery for damages when improvements to property are not done as intended.		469,566 (23%)	1,533,002 (77%)
CICA	Amendment 35	Increase the tax on tobacco products and use such revenue for the funding of health and tobacco education and cessation programs.	a	1,258,086 (61%)	791,627 (39%)
CICA	Amendment 36	Split Colorado's electoral votes based on the proportion of votes each presidential candidate receives.		696,770 (35%)	1,306,834 (65%)
CISS	Amendment 37	Require a portion of Colorado utilities be from renewable energy sources.	a	1,066,023 (54%)	922,577 (46%)
LRCA	Referendum A	Exempt certain state employees from the state civil service system and modify policies for the state civil service system.		696,007 (39%)	1,080,136 (61%)
LRCA	Referendum B	Remove obsolete provisions from the state constitution.	a	1,247,998 (69%)	560,811 (31%)

Florida

See also: Florida 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Abortion	Requires a minor's parent or guardian shall to be notified before the termination of pregnancy	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Direct Democracy	Requires initiative petitions to file by Feb. 1 of general election year and Supreme Court advisory opinions by Apr. 1	a
CICA	Amendment 3	Tort law	Limits contingency fees paid to attorneys in malpractice suits	a
CICA	Amendment 4	Gambling	Allows voters in two counties to approve slot machines at existing racing facilities	a
CICA	Amendment 5	Minimum wage	Raise minimum wage to $6.15 and then indexes it to inflation	a
CICA	Amendment 6	Transportation	Repeals constitutional requirement to build a high speed rail system	a
CICA	Amendment 7	Healthcare	Provides right to request and review records of health care facilities regarding adverse medical episodes	a
CICA	Amendment 8	Healthcare	Prohibits medical doctors who have three or more incidents of medical malpractice from being licensed	a

Georgia

See also: Georgia 2004 ballot measures

March 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description
AQ	Referendum 1	Symbols	Asks voters, in a non-binding election, about their preference between the 2001 and 2003 flags

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Marriage	Defines marriage as union of man and woman	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Provides that the Supreme Court have authority to answer questions from any state or federal appellate court	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Criminal Justice	Define what constitutes a continuing course of conduct in sexual assault crimes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Criminal Justice	Public has right to registration information of convicted persons in sexual offenses	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Criminal Justice	Legislature to provide confidential communications between victim and victim's health professional	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Criminal Justice	Permit criminal charges for felonies to be initiated by a legal prosecuting office	a

Indiana

See also: Indiana 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Proposes that the General Assembly make certain property exempt from property taxes	a
LRCA	Question 2	Local Gov't	Proposes uniform terms for county officials	a
LRCA	Question 3	Admin of gov't	Proposes to set up a process for filling gubernatorial vacancies	a

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Marriage Amendment	Marriage	Require that marriage in the state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman	aot

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 2004 ballot measures

September 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Marriage	Require that marriage in the state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Hunting	Preserve the freedom to hunt, fish, and trap, subject to regulation.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Homestead Exemption from Property Taxes Act	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Veterans	Preference Points for Veterans for Civil and State Police Service Act	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Food & Agri	Establish the Agricultural and Seafood Products Support Fund as a special fund in the state treasury	a

Maine

See also: Maine 2004 ballot measures

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Question 1	Education	Requires the state to pay 55% of public education costs for K-12 and 100% of cost of special education	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Taxes	Limits property taxes to one percent of the assessed value of the property	d
IndISS	Question 2	Hunt & Fish	Criminalizes hunting bears with bait, traps, or dogs with some exceptions	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2004 ballot measures

November 2, 2004

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal 04-1	Require voter approval for gambling, with certain exceptions	a	2,689,448 (58%)	1,926,721 (42%)
CICA	Proposal 04-2	Establish the definition of "marriage or any similar union" as "the union of one man and one woman"	a	2,698,077 (59%)	1,904,319 (41%)

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Marriage	Provides that marriage may take place and be valid only between a man and a woman	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 2004 ballot measures

August 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Authorizes floating gambling facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Marriage & family	Amends constitution to recognize a marriage as valid only between a man and a woman	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Requires that all revenues from the existing motor vehicle fuel tax be used only for specific purposes	a

Montana

See also: Montana 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-40	Environment	Establishes a trust fund for management of noxious weeds.	a
LRCA	C-41	Hunt & fish	Preserves the heritage of Montanans' opportunity to harvest wild fish and game.	a
LRCA	C-42	Term limits	Extends term limits for legislators to twelve years.	d
CICA	CI-96	Marriage & family	Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman may be valid	a
CISS	I-147	Natural resources	Allows cyanide leach processing	d
CISS	I-148	Marijuana	Allows the limited use of marijuana, under medical supervision	a
CISS	I-149	Tobacco	Increases tobacco taxes and changes the use of tobacco tax revenues	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Authorizes property tax exemptions for historical significant real property	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State exec	Removes the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the legislature	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling	Defines and allows casino gaming in up to two casinos with authorization by the legislature	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Lottery	Guarantees 10% of lottery funds to be used for Nebraska State Fair Board	a
CICA	Measure 417	Direct democracy	Allows laws regarding gambling to be created through initiatives	d
CICA	Measure 418	Legislature	Requires a two-thirds majority of state legislatures to modify initiatives approved by voters	a
CISS	Measure 419	Gambling	Establishes an annual tax on gross gaming revenue	a
CISS	Measure 420	Gambling	Creates gaming regulations and a gaming commission	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Question 1	Education	Fund the operation of public schools before funding any other part of the state budget.	a
CICA	Question 2	Education	Requires that the annual per-pupil expenditure for Nevada's schools equals or exceeds the national average	d
CISS	Question 3	Tort Reform	Limits attorney's fees in actions against providers of healthcare based upon professional negligence	a
CICA	Question 4	Tort Reform	Adds provisions to the Nevada Constitution governing insurance rates and practices	d
CICA	Question 5	Tort Reform	Provides that a lawyer willfully involved in vexatious and frivolous litigation is liable	d
CICA	Question 6	Minimum wage	Amends the Nevada Constitution to raise the minimum wage	a
LRCA	Question 7	Civil rights	Amends Nevada Constitution concerning mentally incompetent's eligibility to vote.	a
LRSS	Question 8	Taxes	Revises the sales tax exemptions in the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955	d

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Court Procedures	Judiciary	Authority to regulate court practices and procedures	d

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Allow run-off elections for municipalities with a population of over 20,000.	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Expand eligibility for property tax exemption to all honorably discharged veterans	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Education	Change name of New Mexico school for visually handicapped	a
BI	Question A	Bonds	$94.9 million library acquisition bonds.	a
BI	Question B	Bonds	$6.06 million for senior citizen facility improvement and construction.	a
BI	Question C	Bonds	$16.3 million library acquisition bonds.	a
BI	Question D	Bonds	$5.1 million kindergarten classroom construction and renovation bonds	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Permits cities and counties to incur debt to help finance economic development projects	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Allows civil fines to be used for maintaining public schools	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Redefines terms of office for magistrates	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 2004 ballot measures

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Business	Allows corporations to limit voting for the election of directors	d
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 2	Gov't Finances	Provides by law a procedure for determining the fiscal impact of initiated measures	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Constitutional Measure 1	Marriage	Defines marriage as only between one man and one woman	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 2004 ballot measures

November 2, 2004

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Issue 1	Establish marriage as a union between one man and one woman	a	3,329,335 (62%)	2,065,462 (38%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	State Question 705	Lottery	Creates the Oklahoma Lottery Commission	a
LRCA	State Question 706	Lottery	Creates the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund	a
LRCA	State Question 707	Development	Allows the use of certain city, town and county taxes for economic development	a
LRCA	State Question 708	Gov't Finances	Creates spending rules for the Rainy Day Fund	a
LRCA	State Question 711	Marriage & Family	Defines marriage as one man and one woman	a
LRSS	State Question 712	Gambling	Enacts the Model Tribal Gaming Compact	a
LRSS	State Question 713	Tobacco	Ends the sales tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products	a
LRCA	State Question 714	Property	Determines the fair cash value of the homestead of certain heads of household	a
LRCA	State Question 715	Taxes	Allows property tax exemptions for veterans	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2004 ballot measures

February 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Measure 30(Primary)	Taxes	Enacts Temporary Personal Income Tax Surcharge	d

November 2:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 31	Elections	Authorizes law permitting postponement of election for particular public office	a
LRCA	Measure 32	Taxes	Deletes reference to mobile homes from provision dealing with taxes and fees on motor vehicles.	a
CISS	Measure 33	Marijuana	Requires marijuana dispensaries for supplying patients/caregivers.	d
CISS	Measure 34	Resources	Requires balancing timber production	d
CICA	Measure 35	Tort	Limits noneconomic damages for patient injuries caused by healthcare provider negligence	d
CICA	Measure 36	Marriage & Family	Only marriage between man and woman is valid	aot
CISS	Measure 37	Property	Governments must pay owners, or forgo enforcement	a
CISS	Measure 38	Gov't Finances	Dedicates proceeds, potential surplus to public purposes	d

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 2004 ballot measures

April 27, 2004

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Bond Measure	Bonds	Issues $250 million in bonds for water and wastewater infrastructure	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of Government	Separation of powers in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government	a
ABR	Question 2	State Legislature	Whether or not to hold a Constitutional Convention	d
LBM	Question 3	Bond Issue, Transportation	Transportation Bonds	a
LBM	Question 4	Education	Regional Career and Technical Schools Bonds	a
LBM	Question 5	Education	Higher Education Residence Halls Bonds	a
LBM	Question 6	Bond Issue	Cranston Street Armory Bonds	d
LBM	Question 7	Natural Resources	Emergency Water Interconnect Bonds	a
LBM	Question 8	Environment	Open Space, Recreation, Bay and Watershed Protection Bonds	a
LBM	Question 9	Education	Pell Library-Undersea Exploration Center Bonds	a
LBM	Question 10	Education	Athletic Performance Center/Meade Stadium Bonds	d
LBM	Question 11	Bonds	Historic Preservation and Heritage Bonds	a
LBM	Question 12	Bonds	Rehabilitation of State Owned Facilities Bonds	d
LBM	Quesiton 13	Education	University of Rhode Island Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Bonds	a
LBM	Question 14	Bond Issue	Quonset Point/Davisville Bonds	a

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol	Establish the size of containers which alcohol may be sold.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Property tax assessment for agricultural land	d

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Judiciary	Provides for the merit selection of circuit court judges.	d
LRCA	Amendment B	Education	Authorizes the provision of certain services to all children of school age.	d
CISS	Initiative 1	Taxes	Exempts food from sales and use taxes	d

Utah

See also: Utah 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Government	Sets forth rules for state legislature to convene impeachment sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Allow state and public universities to own stock in private corporations	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Marriage	Defines marriage as one man/one woman	a
CISS	Initiative 1	Environment	1/20th of a cent sales tax; $150 million bond for water, land projects	d

Virginia

See also: Virginia 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Redistricting	Implements effective date of redistricting laws	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Governor	Provides successor to governor in case of death	a

Washington

See also: Washington 2004 ballot measures

November 2, 2004

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ITL	Initiative 297	Environment and Nuclear issues	Require cleanup before additional waste is added and regulate mixed radioactive and nonradioactive hazardous waste.	a	1,812,581 (69%)	810,795 (31%)
ITP	Initiative 872	Elections and	Establish a top-two system for primary elections	a	1,632,225 (60%)	1,095,190 (40%)
ITP	Initiative 884	Education and Taxes	Increase sales tax by 1% to create an education trust fund.		1,102,996 (40%)	1,654,112 (60%)
ITP	Initiative 892	Gambling and Taxes	Authorize additional electronic scratch ticket machines in non-tribal gaming establishments.		1,069,414 (38%)	1,711,785 (62%)
VR	Referendum 55	Education	Authorize the operation of public charter schools.		1,122,964 (42%)	1,572,203 (58%)

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 2004 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bonds	Permits the state legislature to issue bonds funded through raised taxes to pay for veterans benefits	a

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Education	Eliminates amount of revenues rebated from school districts	d
LRCA	Amendment B	Development	Authorizes the legislature to enact laws for local governments to use local sources of revenue.	a
LRCA	Amendment C	Healthcare	Wyoming legislature to enact laws requiring alternative dispute resolution or medical review.	a
LRCA	Amendment D	Healthcare	Limiting amount of loss that could be awarded for injury caused by a health care provider.	d

External links

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• North Dakota ballot measure spending, 2004