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184 ballot questions were certified for spots on 38 statewide ballots in 2010.[1]
Specifically, for the November 2, 2010 general election ballot 160 ballot questions were certified in 37 states.[2] The 184 measures on the 2010 ballot amounted to about 80% of the average of 220 ballot questions that have been on statewide ballots in the even-numbered years from 1990-2008.
5 political topics dominated the 2010 ballot, and 3 of the 5 most popular topics each related to fiscal policy. The "Big 5" topics on the 2010 ballot were taxes, administration of government, elections and campaigns, bond issues and state budgets. The number of 2010 ballot measures relating to fiscal topics were an increase of about 13% over the number of similar measures on the 2008 ballot.
The 2010 ballot included fewer social issues (such as abortion, marriage, immigration, gambling) than had been the case in most recent years, although one of the most widely-remarked measures on the ballot, California's Proposition 19, is a classic in the genre.
Overview pages
Statistical summary
The charts below include all statewide ballot measure results in 2010, including November 2. All election results are official.
2010 election stats | ||||
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Total | Approved (%) | Defeated (%) | ||
184 | 118 (64.1%) | 66 (35.9%) |
Initiated measures
Type of ballot measure | How many on ballot? | How many won? | How many lost? |
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initiated state statute | 29 | 10 | 19 |
initiated constitutional amendment | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Veto referendum | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 50 | 23 (46%) | 27 (54%) |
Legislative and other referrals
Type of ballot measure | How many on ballot? | How many won? | How many lost? |
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legislatively referred state statute | 23 | 17 | 6 |
legislatively referred constitutional amendment | 106 | 76 | 30 |
Advisory | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Convention question | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 134 | 95 (70.9%) | 39 (29.1%) |
By date
January 26
Upheld Oregon Tax Increase Vote, Measures 66 and 67 (January 2010)
May 4
Ohio Third Frontier Bond Renewal, Issue 1 (May 2010)
Ohio Columbus Casino Relocation, Issue 2 (May 2010)
May 11
Nebraska Bond Question, Amendment 1 (May 2010)
May 18
Oregon School Bonds Matching, Measure 68 (May 2010)
Oregon Higher Education Funds, Measure 69 (May 2010)
Arizona Sales Tax Increase, Proposition 100 (May 2010)
June 1
Alabama Propane Gas Promotion Programs Amendment (June 2010)
June 8
California Proposition 13 (Seismic Retrofitting)
California Proposition 14 (Top Two Primaries)
California Proposition 15 (Public Funding of Some Elections)
California Proposition 16 (Supermajority Vote Required to Start a Community Public Utility)
California Proposition 17 (Auto Insurance Persistency Discounts)
Maine Tax Code People's Veto, Question 1 (2010)
Maine Energy Efficiency Bonds Issue, Question 2 (June 2010)
Maine Jobs Bond Issue, Question 3 (June 2010)
Maine Economic Development and Job Bonds Issue, Question 4 (June 2010)
Maine Water Quality Bonds Issue, Question 5 (June 2010)
August 3
Missouri Healthcare Freedom, Proposition C (August 2010)
August 24
Alaska Anti Corruption Act, Ballot Measure 1 (August 2010)
Alaska Parental Notification Initiative, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2010)
October 2
Louisiana Legislature Convening Date, Amendment 1 (October 2010)
Louisiana Homeland Security, Amendment 2 (October 2010)
November 2
By state
Alabama
June 1:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Propane Amendment | Natural resources | Legislature to enact legislation to assess the propane gas industry for financial promotion programs. |
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Relating to ad valorem taxes and specific prohibitions. | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Dealing with special county educational taxes. | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Transportation | Calls for road and bridge construction to be funded by appropriations from the Alabama Trust Fund. | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Would settle a local sales tax dispute in Blount County. |
Alaska
August 24:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Measure 1 | Gov't Acc | Prohibits publicly funded lobbying | |
IndISS | Measure 2 | Abortion | Forbids a minor from getting an abortion without a doctor informing at least one parent |
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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BI | Bonding Proposition A | Bond issues | Issues bonds for veterans residential mortgages | |
BI | Bonding Proposition B | Bond issues | Issues $380 million in bonds for various projects | |
LRCA | Measure 1 | Legislature | Adds seats to the Alaska Legislature |
Arizona
May 18, 2010
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 100 | Taxes | Temporarily increase the state sales tax by one cent per dollar for three years |
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750,850 (64%) |
416,571 (36%) |
November 2, 2010
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 106 | Healthcare | Prohibit laws that require a person or employer from participating in a health care system |
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892,693 (55%) |
722,300 (45%) |
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Proposition 107 | Affirm 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 |
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952,086 (60%) |
647,713 (40%) |
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Proposition 109 | Hunt and fish | Provide the right to lawfully hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife and grant the legislature exclusive authority to regulate such activity |
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714,144 (44%) |
926,991 (56%) |
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Proposition 110 | Property and War and peace | Authorize the sale or lease of state lands without public auction in order to protect military operations |
|
792,394 (50%) |
801,670 (50%) |
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Proposition 111 | Admin of gov't | Provide for the change in the Office of Secretary of State to the Office of Lieutenant Governor |
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655,252 (41%) |
951,820 (59%) |
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Proposition 112 | Elections | Require initiative petitions to be filed six months prior to the general election |
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792,664 (50%) |
792,858 (50%) |
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Proposition 113 | Labor and unions | Provide the right to vote on a secret ballot in regard to employee representation |
|
978,109 (60%) |
639,692 (40%) |
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Proposition 203 | Healthcare and Law enforcement | Authorize marijuana usage for those with debilitating medical conditions |
|
841,348 (50%) |
837,008 (50%) |
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Proposition 301 | Budgets | Provide for the transfer of remaining money from the land conservation fund to the state general fund |
|
416,323 (26%) |
1,185,461 (74%) |
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Proposition 302 | Education | Terminate the Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board and associated programs |
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492,060 (30%) |
1,142,744 (70%) |
Arkansas
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposed Amendment 1 | Hunt & fish | Provides the right to hunt, fish and trap wildlife | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment 2 | Gov't Finances | Eliminates interest rate restrictions on loans, contracts and bonds | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment 3 | Bonds | Removes fixed criteria for issuing economic development bonds |
California
June 8:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposition 13 | Taxes | Exempts construction to seismically retrofit buildings from property tax reassessment | |
LRCA | Proposition 14 | Elections | Adopts a two-two primary system | |
LRSS | Proposition 15 | Elections | Repeals the state ban on public funding of campaigns; creates a program to publicly fund Secretary of State campaigns for the 2014 and 2018 elections; creates a biennial fee of $700 on lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers | |
CICA | Proposition 16 | Elections | Prohibits a local government from incurring any debt or expending public funds to expand electricity delivery services and prohibits local governments from becoming an aggregate electricity provider without a two-thirds supermajority vote of approval from voters in the local government's jurisdiction and voters within the territory that would be served | |
CISS | Proposition 17 | Regulation | Allows car insurance companies to decrease or increase rates based on a driver's history of continuous car insurance coverage |
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | Proposition 19 | Marijuana | Legalizes recreational marijuana for individuals 21 years of age and older; requires marijuana establishments to pay federal, state, and local taxes that are currently assessed on other similar businesses; allows state and local governments to impose additional taxes and fees | |
CICA | Proposition 20 | Elections | Transfers the power of congressional redistricting from the California State Legislature and the governor to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, which was created by Proposition 11 of 2008 | |
CISS | Proposition 21 | Taxes | Creates an $18 surcharge to vehicle registration fees and dedicating revenue from the surcharge to state parks and wildlife programs | |
CICA | Proposition 22 | State spending | Prohibits 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 | |
CISS | Proposition 23 | Environment | Suspends 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 | |
CISS | Proposition 24 | Taxes | Repeals 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 | |
CICA | Proposition 25 | State spending | Changes 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 | |
CICA | Proposition 26 | Taxes | Increases 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 | |
CICA/SS | Proposition 27 | Elections | Repeals a 2008 ballot measure that established a citizens commission for legislative redistricting and returning the power of redistricting to the state legislature |
Colorado
November 2, 2010
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 60 | Limit how property taxes are raised, reverse property tax laws that increase taxes, and cut mill levies in half by 2020. |
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427,912 (25%) |
1,318,507 (75%) |
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Amendment 61 | 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. |
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474,772 (27%) |
1,284,307 (73%) |
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Amendment 62 | Applies the term 'person' to every human being from the beginning of biological development |
|
509,062 (29%) |
1,218,490 (71%) |
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Amendment 63 | Add healthcare choice as a constitutional right and prohibit the state from requiring anyone to partake in a healthcare coverage plan. |
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800,155 (47%) |
905,944 (53%) |
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Amendment P | Transfer the licensing of gambling to the Department of Revenue. |
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611,664 (38%) |
1,012,193 (62%) |
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Amendment Q | Create a process for moving the seat for the state government in the case of a declared disaster. |
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944,446 (58%) |
697,373 (42%) |
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Amendment R | Eliminate property taxes for those who use government-owned property for certain private uses. |
|
616,516 (38%) |
991,347 (62%) |
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Proposition 101 | Reduce the state income and vehicle taxes, remove taxes on telecommunication services, and require voter approval for certain tax raises. |
|
564,588 (32%) |
1,183,000 (68%) |
|
Proposition 102 | 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. |
|
636,444 (38%) |
1,037,103 (62%) |
Florida
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Elections and campaigns | Repeal of the public financing of statewide candidates who agree to spending limits | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | An additional homestead property tax exemption for members of the United States military or military reserves | |
CICA | Amendment 4 | Property rights | Requires voter approval of all changes to local comprehensive land-use plans | |
CICA | Amendment 5 | Redistricting | Amends the current practice of drawing legislative district boundaries | |
CICA | Amendment 6 | Redistricting | Amends the current practice of drawing congressional district boundaries | |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Education | Changes the current "maximum" class sizes to school-wide "average" class sizes | |
Advisory | Federal Budget Question | Budgets | Asks whether Congress should add an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requiring a balanced federal budget |
Georgia
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Labor | Allows the enforcement of contracts that restrict competition during or after the term of employment | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Healthcare | Imposes $10 fee on car registration; funds directed to trauma care centers | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of gov't | Authorizes state multiyear contracts for long-term transportation projects | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Admin of gov't | Authorizes state multiyear contracts for energy efficiency and conservation projects | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Property | Allows owners of industrial-zoned property to remove the industrial designation | |
LRSS | Referendum A | Taxes | Provides for inventory of businesses to be exempt from state property tax |
Hawaii
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Education | Replaces the elected state board of education with a board appointed by the governor | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Taxes | Gives the legislature discretion to issue rebates and redirect funds to a reserve fund |
Idaho
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | HJR 4 | Healthcare | Allows public medical facilities to enter debt to upgrade facilities | |
LRCA | HJR 5 | Transportation | Allows airports to issue revenue and special facility bonds | |
LRCA | HJR 7 | Energy | Allows cities to reserve bonds in order to increase power capacity | |
LRCA | SJR 101 | Education | Impose rates of tuition and fees on students in the University of Idaho |
Illinois
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Governor Recall Amendment | Admin of Gov't | Allows voters to recall the governor |
Indiana
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Taxes | Add a property tax cap amendment to the Indiana Constitution |
Iowa
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Dedicates a portion of sales tax revenue for natural resources | |
ABR | Question 1 | Con convention | Calls for a convention to amend the state constitution |
Kansas
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Firearms | Allow citizens to bear arms in the state | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Elections | Eliminate mental illness as a voting disqualification. |
Louisiana
October 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of gov't | Move Convening Date of Legislature | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin of gov't | Employees of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness under state civil service |
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of gov't | State elected official salary increases | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Decrease the amount of taxes retained by the state on the severance of natural resources | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Exempts property taxes for disabled veterans | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Limitation on property tax increases | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Taxes | Extend time the owner of a homestead must reoccupy it to retain homestead exemption | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Admin of gov't | Require 2/3 vote to enact changes to retirement provisions | |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Taxes | Bidding process for property tax sales | |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Admin. of gov't | Regarding the sale of expropriated property in the state | |
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Labor | Require re-argument before five judge panel before modification of workers' compensation judgments | |
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Judicial reform | Gives Judges and Prosecutors say in criminal's choice of a bench trial |
Maine
June 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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VR | Question 1 | Taxes | Repeals 2009 income tax reform, broadening of the base of sales tax and amending of the Circuit Breaker Program | |
BI | Question 2 | Bonds | Issues $26.5 million in bonds to fund energy efficiency bonds for weatherization and energy efficiency projects | |
BI | Question 3 | Bonds | Issues $57.8 million in bonds to create jobs through highway projects, harbor and energy projects | |
BI | Question 4 | Bonds | Issues $23.75 million in bonds to provide for economic development and job creation | |
BI | Question 5 | Bonds | Issues $10.25 million in bonds to fund water quality improvements |
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Question 1 | Gambling | Authorizes the Gambling Control Board to license a casino at a single site in Oxford County | |
BI | Question 2 | Bonds | Issues $5 million in bonds to increase access to dental care | |
BI | Question 3 | Bonds | Issues $9.75 million in bonds to invest in land conservation, working waterfront preservation and preservation of state parks |
Maryland
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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ABR | Question 1 | ConCon | Allows the state's voters to say whether they want a constitutional convention to be held | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Trials | Increases the amount of money in controversy in civil proceedings. | |
LRCA | Question 3 | Judiciary | Adds requirements for judges in orphan's courts in Baltimore City. |
Massachusetts
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Question 1 | Taxes | Sales tax eliminated for alcohol sales in the state | |
IndISS | Question 2 | Housing | Repeal a housing law | |
IndISS | Question 3 | Taxes | Roll 6.25% sales tax back to 3% |
Michigan
November 2, 2010
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposal 10-01 | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution |
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983,019 (33%) |
1,960,573 (67%) |
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Proposal 10-2 | Prohibit certain felons from holding certain positions for public office and public employment |
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2,270,657 (75%) |
760,586 (25%) |
Missouri
August 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Proposition C | Healthcare | Blocks a government mandate to buy health insurance |
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Elections | Requires the assessors in charter counties (except Jackson County) to be elected | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Exempts disabled former prisoners of war from property tax | |
CICA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Prohibits taxes for the sale/transfer of homes or any other real estate | |
CISS | Proposition A | Taxes | Requires voters to approve earnings tax | |
CISS | Proposition B | Animals | Adopts new rules for dog-breeders in the state |
Montana
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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ABR | CC-2 | Con convention | Asks voters whether or not to have a constitutional convention | |
CICA | CI-105 | Taxes | Prohibits any new tax on the sale or transfer of real property. | |
CISS | I-161 | Hunting | Changes how hunter access programs are funded. | |
CISS | I-164 | Business reg | Caps yearly interest rates of payday and title loans at 36 percent. |
Nebraska
May 11
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bonds | Authorizes the use of revenue bonds by nonprofit enterprises |
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local gov't | Changes the powers of municipalities to fund sources for economic/industrial development | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin of gov't | Abolishes the position of the state treasurer |
Nevada
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Judicial reform | Creation of a selection panel that would recommend candidates to the governor for judicial appointment | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Judicial reform | Allow lawmakers to create an intermediate appellate court between the district courts and Nevada Supreme Court | |
LRSS | Question 3 | Taxes | Allows lawmakers to make certain tax changes without going to a vote of the people | |
LRCA | Question 4 | Eminent domain | Prohibit the taking of private property if it is to be transferred to a private party |
New Jersey
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Public Question 1 | Labor | Dedicate assessments on wages to employee benefits |
New Mexico
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Veterans | Permit the Establishment of a College Scholarship Program for New Mexico Military War Veterans | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Term limits | Extend term limits to New Mexico county officials | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Elections and campaigns | Adopts federal requirements to vote, subject to state residency/registration requirements. | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Exempts veterans' organization chartered by the United States Congress from property taxation. | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | State legislatures | Appointment of former members of the legislature to civil offices in the State. | |
LRSS | Bond Question A | Bond issues | General obligation bonds for senior citizen facility improvements. | |
LRSS | Bond Question B | Bond issues | General obligation bonds for library acquisitions and capital improvements at public libraries. | |
LRSS | Bond Question C | Bond issues | General obligation bonds for public school facility improvements acquisitions. | |
LRSS | Bond Question D | Bond issues | General obligation bonds for capital improvements at institutions of higher education. |
North Carolina
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Law enforcement | Prohibits convicted felons from running for sheriff in the state |
North Dakota
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Constitutional Measure 1 | Gov't Finance | Creates a state legacy fund for the deposit of certain oil and gas tax revenues in the fund | |
CISS | Initiated Statutory Measure 2 | Hunt & Fish | Bans fenced hunting such as game preserves where people pay to shoot big-game animals |
Ohio
May 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bond issues | Authorizes $700 million in bonds over five years for the Ohio Third Frontier program | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gambling | Changes Columbus casino location from the Arena District to the former Delphi Corp. auto-parts plant |
Oklahoma
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | State Question 744 | Education | Mandates money the state must provide to public schools | |
LRSS | State Question 746 | Elections | Requires potential voters to provide proof of identity | |
LRCA | State Question 747 | Term limits | Limits terms of office of elected officials | |
LRCA | State Question 748 | Redistricting | Legislative re-apportionment done by bipartisan commission | |
LRCA | State Question 750 | Direct democracy | Provides that initiative signatures be based on votes for governor in recent election | |
LRCA | State Question 751 | English | Provides that English is the "common and unifying language of Oklahoma" | |
LRCA | State Question 752 | Judiciary | Modifies the composition of the Judicial Nominating Commission | |
LRCA | State Question 754 | Gov't finances | Provides that the Legislature is not required to make expenditures based on pre-determined formulas | |
LRCA | State Question 755 | Judiciary | Forbids courts from considering international or Sharia law when deciding cases | |
LRCA | State Question 756 | Healthcare | Allows residents to opt out of any federal healthcare mandates. | |
LRCA | State Question 757 | Gov't finances | Increases amount of money to be put into constitutional reserve fund. |
Oregon
January 26:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
VR | Measure 66 | Taxes | Referendum on HB 2649, raising state's high income individuals and raising corporate income taxes | |
VR | Measure 67 | Taxes | Referendum on HB 3405, raising state's high income individuals and raising corporate income taxes |
May 18:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 68 | Bond issues | Allow state government to issue bonds to match local school district bonds | |
LRCA | Measure 69 | Education | Authorizes the state to incur indebtedness for the benefit of higher education |
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 70 | Veterans | Expands the availability of home loans for veterans through the Oregon War Veterans' Fund | |
LRCA | Measure 71 | Admin of gov't | Change the legislature's meeting to every year instead of every other year | |
LRCA | Measure 72 | Admin of gov't | Authorizes lowest-cost borrowing for the state's real and personal property projects | |
CISS | Measure 73 | Law enforcement | Requires an increased minimum sentence for some sex crimes and repeat DUIs | |
CISS | Measure 74 | Marijuana | State to license marijuana farmers who can distribute crop to medical marijuana dispensaries | |
CISS | Measure 75 | Gambling | Create a gaming tax of 25% of gross revenues for education, state police, and local governments across the state | |
CICA | Measure 76 | Environment | Renews dedication of 15% of lottery proceeds to parks and natural resources |
Rhode Island
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
LRCA | Question 1 | Constitutional language | Change the state's official name | |
LBM | Question 2 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds for higher education. | |
LBM | Question 3 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds for transportation | |
LBM | Question 4 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds for open space and recreation. |
South Carolina
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
LRCA | Amendment 1 | Hunting | Provide that hunting and fishing are valuable parts of the state's heritage | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Labor | Allow secret union ballots as fundamental rights to workers | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | State budgets | Should state be require to keep more in its rainy day fund? | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | State budgets | Capital Reserve Fund to be used to fully replenish a percentage of General Reserve Fund. |
South Dakota
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment K | Elections | Protects the right to secret ballots in federal, state, and union representation elections | |
LRCA | Amendment L | Gov't Finances | Repeals the automatic annual transfer of $12 million from the trust fund to the state general fund | |
CISS | Initiative 13 | Marijuana | Proposes legalization of medical marijuana | |
VR | Referendum 12 | Tobacco | Extends smoking ban to apply statewide |
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Tennessee
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Hunting Rights Amendment | Hunting | Personal right to hunt and fish within state laws and property rights |
Utah
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment A | Labor and unions | Extend the right to Utah citizens to use a secret ballot | |
LRCA | Amendment B | Elections | Amends and clarifies legislative residency requirements | |
LRCA | Amendment C | Taxes | Creates a property tax exemption for water facilities | |
LRCA | Amendment D | Admin of gov't | Establishes Utah's first independent ethics commission |
Vermont
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposal 5 | Elections | Would allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they turn 18 by Election Day |
Virginia
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
LRCA | Question 1 | Taxes | Exempt elderly from property taxes | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Taxes | Exempt veterans from property taxes | |
LRCA | Question 3 | State budget | Would increase the permissible size of the Revenue Stabilization Fund |
Washington
November 2:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
ITP | Initiative 1053 | Taxes | Requires a supermajority vote of the legislature or a statewide vote for tax increases | |
ITP | Initiative 1082 | Labor | Authorizes employers to purchase private industrial insurance | |
ITP | Initiative 1098 | Taxes | Establishes 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 | |
ITP | Initiative 1100 | Alcohol | Closes state liquor stores and authorizes sale, distribution and importation by private parties | |
ITP | Initiative 1105 | Alcohol | Closes all state liquor stores and licenses private parties to sell or distribute spirits | |
ITP | Initiative 1107 | Taxes | Reduces 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 | |
LRSS | Referendum 52 | Bond issues | Authorizes $500 million bond for construction and repair projects increasing energy efficiency in public schools and higher education buildings | |
LRCA | SJR 8225 | State budget | Requires the state to reduce the interest accounted for in calculating the constitutional debt limit | |
LRCA | HJR 4220 | Law enforcement | Gives judges authority to deny bail whenever they deem the public at risk |
Hundreds of local measures
- See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2010
Local ballot measures are on the November 2, 2010 ballot in at least 23 states. At least 47 elections were held in 2010 in various counties, towns and cities. For details on local elections throughout 2010, click here.
Some states with Nov. 2 local measures include:
See also
- Potential 2010 ballot measures
- Polls, 2010 ballot measures
- 2010 ballot measure calendar
- Ballot measure petition deadlines and requirements, 2010
- 2010 ballot measure endorsements
- How to find campaign finance information about ballot measure campaigns
- 2010 certified measures that were removed from the ballot
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Footnotes
- ↑ Approaching the November 2 general elections, only two post-certification lawsuits remained pending - (SQ 746 and SQ 751). In some states pending court rulings do not necessarily remove measures from the ballot but instead prevent cast votes from being counted.
- ↑ The District of Columbia also had a ballot measure on its November 2 ballot - Washington, D.C. Attorney General Selection (2010). On Ballotpedia, the DC ballot measure is grouped in with local, city-wide ballot measures from cities such as Los Angeles, Houston or Detroit.
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