Natural resources on the ballot

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Natural resources on the ballot: This subtopic of "environment" refers to ballot measures regarding gathering and use of natural resources, including subjects such as logging, mining and drilling.

Examples:

Ballot measures lists

By state

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

Alabama

  1. Alabama Historical Sites and State Parks Bonds, Amendment 2 (1998)
  2. Alabama Propane Gas Promotion Programs Amendment (June 2010)
  3. Alabama Assets and Liabilities Transfer Amendment, Amendment 5 (2012)
  4. Alabama Reforestation, Amendment 2 (1932)
  5. Alabama County Natural Resources, Amendment 23 (1965)
  6. Alabama Managing Natural Resources, Amendment 27 (1965)
  7. Alabama Offshore Oil Trust Fund Amendment (March 1982)
  8. Alabama Soil, Water and Forestry Improvement Amendment (May 1985)

Alaska

  1. Alaska State Ownership of Federal Land Initiative, Measure 5 (1982)
  2. Alaska Homesteading of Vacant State Land, Proposition 4 (1978)
  3. Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority Initiative, Measure 3 (2002)
  4. Alaska Natural Gas Tax Initiative, Measure 2 (2006)
  5. Alaska Limited Entry Fisheries, Amendment 5 (August 1972)
  6. Alaska State Land Disposal, Proposition 3 (1976)
  7. Alaska Oil Tax Cuts Veto Referendum, Ballot Measure 1 (August 2014)
  8. Alaska Clean Water, Measure 4 (August 2008)
  9. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Proposition 303, State Funds for Open Space Land Amendment (1998)
  2. Arizona Proposition 102, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (2000)
  3. Arizona Proposition 106, State Land Conservation Amendment (2006)
  4. Arizona State School Trust Land Revenues, Proposition 300 (2002)
  5. Arizona Proposition 102, State Trust Land Amendment (1992)
  6. Arizona Proposition 100, State Trust Land Exchange Amendment (1990)
  7. Arizona Measure Nos. 108-109, State Land Leasing for Oil and Gas Exploration and Exploitation Amendment (September 1950)
  8. Arizona Proposition 100, State Trust Lands Amendment (2000)

California

  1. California Proposition 1E, Flood Control and Water Supply System Bond Measure (2006)
  2. California Proposition 128, Environmental Regulation and Bond Issue Initiative (1990)
  3. California Proposition 130, Restrictions on Logging and Bonds for Forests Initiative (1990)
  4. California Proposition 138, Logging Rules and Bond Issue for Forest Improvements Initiative (1990)
  5. California Proposition 141, Prohibit Carcinogens Released Into Water Systems Initiative (1990)
  6. California Proposition 149, Parks and Recreation Bond Measure (1990)
  7. California Proposition 117, Creation of the Habitat Conservation Fund Initiative (June 1990)
  8. California Proposition 24, Drilling on State Tide and Overflowed Lands Referendum (1938)
  9. California Proposition 4, State Harbor and Small Craft Harbor Development Bond Measure (1958)
  10. California Proposition 3, Open Space Lands Amendment (1966)
  11. California Proposition 4, Tide, Submerged, and Overflowed Lands Initiative (1936)
  12. California Proposition 4, California Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Initiative (1956)
  13. California Proposition 17, California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Initiative (1974)
  14. California Proposition 20, State Coastal Zone Conservation Commission Creation Initiative (1972)
  15. California Proposition 1, Recreational Lands Bond Measure (June 1974)
  16. California Proposition 13, Water Regulations Initiative (1982)
  17. California Proposition 4, Lake Tahoe Basin Protection Bond Measure (1982)
  18. California Proposition 11, Beverage Container Return Program Initiative (1982)
  19. California Proposition 70, Natural Lands Development and Maintenance Bond Measure (June 1988)
  20. California Proposition 10, Huntington Beach Oil Drilling Referendum (1938)
  21. California Proposition 11, Huntington Beach Tide and Submerged Lands Initiative (1932)
  22. California Proposition 13, State Park Land Leases for Oil and Gas Amendment (1940)
  23. California Prohibit Oil and Gas Wells within Health Protection Zones Initiative (2024)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Amendment 15, Installation of Water Meters Initiative (1998)
  2. Colorado Severance Tax on Oil and Gas, Measure 4 (1952)
  3. Colorado Amendment 52, Severance Taxes for Highway Projects Initiative (2008)
  4. Colorado Amendment 58, Severance Tax Increase Initiative (2008)
  5. Colorado Discontinue New Oil and Gas Operation Permits Initiative (2024)

Florida

  1. Florida Natural Resources Conservation and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Amendment 5 (1998)

Georgia

  1. Georgia Heritage Fund, Amendment 1 (1998)
  2. Georgia Taxes for Conservation, Amendment 10 (1938)
  3. Georgia Commercial Oil Well, Amendment 3 (1950)
  4. Georgia Payment for Commercial Oil Well, Amendment 8 (1956)
  5. Georgia Payment for State Oil Well, Amendment 11 (1962)
  6. Georgia Board of Natural Resources, Amendment 2 (1972)
  7. Georgia Aluminum Ore Plant, Amendment 11 (1974)
  8. Georgia Amendment 3, Forest Land Conservation and Timberland Properties Amendment (2018)

Hawaii

  1. Hawaii Preserving Natural Resources, Amendment 4 (1988)
  2. Hawaii Protection of Water Resources, Amendment 22 (1978)
  3. Hawaii Environment and Resource Protection, Amendment 23 (1978)
  4. Hawaii Land Management and Agricultural Land, Amendment 24 (1978)
  5. Hawaii Control of Marine Resources, Amendment 25 (1978)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Dredge Mining Initiative, Initiative 1 (1954)

Illinois

  1. Illinois Michigan Canal Amendment (1954)
  2. Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)
  3. Illinois Sell Canal Lands Proposition (1906)
  4. Illinois Lease of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Question (1924)
  5. Illinois Lease of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Question (1926)
  6. Illinois Hunting and Fishing Ground Proposition (1928)
  7. Illinois Conservation and Forest Preserves Question (1930)
  8. Illinois Cede Canal to United States Question (1882)

Iowa

  1. Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (2010)
  2. Iowa Revenue for Fish and Wildlife Programs, Amendment 1 (1996)

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes, Amendment 2 (2010)
  2. Louisiana Mineral Rights Amendment (October 1995)
  3. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Amendment (1968)
  4. Louisiana Wetlands Fund Amendment (October 1989)

Maine

  1. Maine Mineral Value and Municipal Property Tax Reimbursement, Constitutional Amendment 8 (1983)
  2. Maine Incorporation of Dexter P. Cooper, Referendum Question (1925)
  3. Maine Export of Surplus Hydroelectric Power, Referendum Question No. 1 (1929)
  4. Maine Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund Expenditure, Constitutional Amendment 7 (1983)
  5. Maine Solid Waste Landfill Capping to Protect Drinking Water, Question 3 (1994)
  6. Maine Science and Technology Research and Development, Question 1 (1998)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Proposal B, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Amendment (1984)
  2. Michigan Proposal P, Funding for State Parks and Natural Resources Amendment (1994)
  3. Michigan Proposal C, Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Bond Measure (1998)
  4. Michigan Proposal 02-2, Investment of Funds and Spending on Outdoor Recreation Amendment (August 2002)
  5. Michigan Proposal 06-1, Conservation and Recreation Legacy Fund Amendment (2006)
  6. Michigan Funding for Waterway Improvements Amendment (1930)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Gross Earnings Taxes, Amendment 2 (1892)
  2. Minnesota Mining Ore, Amendment 3 (1916)
  3. Minnesota Tax on Ore Mining, Amendment 2 (1922)
  4. Minnesota Taxation on Taconite, Copper and Nickel, Amendment 1 (1964)
  5. Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1988)
  6. Minnesota Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment (2024)

Mississippi

  1. Mississippi Natural Resources, Amendment 5 (1992)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Conservation Tax, Amendment 8 (1996)

Montana

  1. Montana Open-pit Mining, I-147 (2004)
  2. Montana Resource Indemnity Trust, C-1 (1974)
  3. Montana Coal Tax Trust Fund, C-3 (1976)
  4. Montana Remove Prohibition on Disposal of Radioactive Waste, LR-89 (1982)
  5. Montana Cyanide Process Open Pit Mining Prohibition, I-137 (1998)
  6. Montana I-186, Requirements for Permits and Reclamation Plans of New Hard Rock Mines Initiative (2018)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Mineral Rights, Amendment 11 (September 1920)
  2. Nebraska Mineral Taxation, Amendment 1 (1948)

Nevada

  1. Nevada General Obligation Bonds for State Parks, Question 9 (1970)

New Mexico

  1. New Mexico Amendment 7 (1996)

New Jersey

  1. New Jersey Question 1, Increase in Garden State Preservation Trust Bond Limits (2003)
  2. New Jersey Public Question 4, Bonds for Green and Blue Acres (1995)

New York

  1. New York Proposed Amendment, Creation and Maintenance of Ski Slopes (1967)
  2. New York Municipal Water Supply in Hamilton County, Proposal 1 (2007)
  3. New York Condemnation of Land by Counties, Amendment 8 (1927)
  4. New York Annexation of Land by Cities, Amendment 9 (1927)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Conservation Bonds, Referendum 9 (1961)
  2. North Carolina Conservation of Natural Resources, Amendment 4 (1972)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Land and Mineral Rights Sales, Measure 2 (1992)
  2. North Dakota Use of Coal Tax Revenue, Measure 3 (1990)
  3. North Dakota Exchange of Land and Mineral Interests, Measure 2 (1996)
  4. North Dakota State Mineral Rights Referendum, Amendment 2 (1960)
  5. North Dakota Dickinson Experiment Station Referendum, Measure 1 (1978)
  6. North Dakota Oil Extraction Tax Initiative, Measure 6 (1980)
  7. North Dakota Coal Development Impact Trust Fund Referendum, Amendment 5 (1980)
  8. North Dakota Coal Mineral Interest Exchanges Referendum, Measure 1 (1986)
  9. North Dakota Oil Extraction Tax Revenues, Measure 1 (1994)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Promotion of Natural Resources Conservation Amendment (September 1912)
  2. Ohio Bonds for Coal Research Amendment (1985)

Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma State Oil Inspectors, State Question 238 (1938)
  2. Oklahoma Oil and Gas Tax, State Question 75 (1914)
  3. Oklahoma Ad Valorem Tax, State Question 138 (1926)
  4. Oklahoma Mine Inspector and Mining Districts, State Question 594 (August 1986)
  5. Oklahoma Child Labor in Mines, State Question 589 (1986)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Measure 2, Public Land Timber Processed in State Amendment (June 1989)
  2. Oregon Measure 14, Chemical Process Mining Standards Initiative (1994)
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Natural Resource Transportation as Public Use Amendment (1924)
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 364-365, Graduated Franchise and Land Taxes Initiative (1912)
  5. Oregon Measure 64, Timber Harvest Regulations and Restrictions Initiative (1998)

Pennsylvania

  1. Pennsylvania Question 9, Bond Issue for Conservation of Natural Resources Amendment (May 1967)

Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island Open Space Bonds, Question 2 (2008)
  2. Rhode Island Capital Bonds for Open Space Question, Question 4 (2010)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota School Land Use (1910)
  2. South Dakota State Coal (1918)
  3. South Dakota Public Land Mineral Rights, Amendment C (1978)
  4. South Dakota Uranium Mining and Nuclear Waste, Initiative 1 (1980)
  5. South Dakota Surface Mining Reclamation, Initiative 1 (1988)
  6. South Dakota Mining Tax, Initiative 2 (1988)
  7. South Dakota Permits for Large Scale Mining, Initiative 2 (1990)
  8. South Dakota Regulate Gold and Silver Mining, Initiative 2 (1992)

Texas

  1. Texas Redemption of Mineral Interests, Proposition 2 (September 2003)

Utah

  1. Utah Constitutional Tax Provisions, Proposition 2 (1996)
  2. Utah Trust Lands, Proposition 3 (1998)

Washington

  1. Washington Referendum 27, State Timber Resources Board Measure (1946)
  2. Washington Initiative 32, Local Processing of State Timber Measure (1968)
  3. Washington Initiative 696, Restrictions on Commercial Fishing Measure (1999)
  4. Washington SJR 132, State Control Over Federal Lands Amendment (1980)
  5. Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII, Taxation of Reforested Lands Amendment (1926)
  6. Washington Oil Spill Prevention Taxes Advisory Vote No. 10 (2015)

Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin Forest and Minerals Tax Amendment, Question 2 (April 1927)
  2. Wisconsin Water Power and Forest Funding Amendment, Question 3 (1910)

By year

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

2024

  1. Minnesota Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment (2024)
  2. Colorado Discontinue New Oil and Gas Operation Permits Initiative (2024)
  3. California Prohibit Oil and Gas Wells within Health Protection Zones Initiative (2024)

2018

  1. Georgia Amendment 3, Forest Land Conservation and Timberland Properties Amendment (2018)
  2. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)
  3. Montana I-186, Requirements for Permits and Reclamation Plans of New Hard Rock Mines Initiative (2018)

2015

  1. Washington Oil Spill Prevention Taxes Advisory Vote No. 10 (2015)

2014

  1. Alaska Oil Tax Cuts Veto Referendum, Ballot Measure 1 (August 2014)

2012

  1. Alabama Assets and Liabilities Transfer Amendment, Amendment 5 (2012)

2010

  1. Alabama Propane Gas Promotion Programs Amendment (June 2010)
  2. Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (2010)
  3. Rhode Island Capital Bonds for Open Space Question, Question 4 (2010)
  4. Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Taxes, Amendment 2 (2010)

2008

  1. Rhode Island Open Space Bonds, Question 2 (2008)
  2. Union County Oil Refinery Initiative, Ordinance 2008-001 (2008)
  3. Alaska Clean Water, Measure 4 (August 2008)
  4. Colorado Amendment 52, Severance Taxes for Highway Projects Initiative (2008)
  5. Colorado Amendment 58, Severance Tax Increase Initiative (2008)

2007

  1. New York Municipal Water Supply in Hamilton County, Proposal 1 (2007)

2006

  1. Alaska Natural Gas Tax Initiative, Measure 2 (2006)
  2. Arizona Proposition 106, State Land Conservation Amendment (2006)
  3. California Proposition 1E, Flood Control and Water Supply System Bond Measure (2006)
  4. Michigan Proposal 06-1, Conservation and Recreation Legacy Fund Amendment (2006)

2004

  1. Montana Open-pit Mining, I-147 (2004)

2003

  1. New Jersey Question 1, Increase in Garden State Preservation Trust Bond Limits (2003)
  2. Texas Redemption of Mineral Interests, Proposition 2 (September 2003)

2002

  1. Arizona State School Trust Land Revenues, Proposition 300 (2002)
  2. Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority Initiative, Measure 3 (2002)
  3. Michigan Proposal 02-2, Investment of Funds and Spending on Outdoor Recreation Amendment (August 2002)

2000

  1. Arizona Proposition 102, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (2000)
  2. Arizona Proposition 100, State Trust Lands Amendment (2000)

1999

  1. Washington Initiative 696, Restrictions on Commercial Fishing Measure (1999)

1998

  1. Alabama Historical Sites and State Parks Bonds, Amendment 2 (1998)
  2. Arizona Proposition 303, State Funds for Open Space Land Amendment (1998)
  3. Colorado Amendment 15, Installation of Water Meters Initiative (1998)
  4. Georgia Heritage Fund, Amendment 1 (1998)
  5. Utah Trust Lands, Proposition 3 (1998)
  6. Florida Natural Resources Conservation and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Amendment 5 (1998)
  7. Oregon Measure 64, Timber Harvest Regulations and Restrictions Initiative (1998)
  8. Maine Science and Technology Research and Development, Question 1 (1998)
  9. Montana Cyanide Process Open Pit Mining Prohibition, I-137 (1998)
  10. Michigan Proposal C, Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Bond Measure (1998)

1996

  1. New Mexico Amendment 7 (1996)
  2. North Dakota Exchange of Land and Mineral Interests, Measure 2 (1996)
  3. Iowa Revenue for Fish and Wildlife Programs, Amendment 1 (1996)
  4. Utah Constitutional Tax Provisions, Proposition 2 (1996)
  5. Missouri Conservation Tax, Amendment 8 (1996)

1995

  1. Louisiana Mineral Rights Amendment (October 1995)
  2. New Jersey Public Question 4, Bonds for Green and Blue Acres (1995)

1994

  1. Oregon Measure 14, Chemical Process Mining Standards Initiative (1994)
  2. North Dakota Oil Extraction Tax Revenues, Measure 1 (1994)
  3. Maine Solid Waste Landfill Capping to Protect Drinking Water, Question 3 (1994)
  4. Michigan Proposal P, Funding for State Parks and Natural Resources Amendment (1994)

1992

  1. North Dakota Land and Mineral Rights Sales, Measure 2 (1992)
  2. Arizona Proposition 102, State Trust Land Amendment (1992)
  3. South Dakota Regulate Gold and Silver Mining, Initiative 2 (1992)
  4. Mississippi Natural Resources, Amendment 5 (1992)

1990

  1. California Proposition 117, Creation of the Habitat Conservation Fund Initiative (June 1990)
  2. California Proposition 149, Parks and Recreation Bond Measure (1990)
  3. California Proposition 128, Environmental Regulation and Bond Issue Initiative (1990)
  4. California Proposition 130, Restrictions on Logging and Bonds for Forests Initiative (1990)
  5. California Proposition 141, Prohibit Carcinogens Released Into Water Systems Initiative (1990)
  6. California Proposition 138, Logging Rules and Bond Issue for Forest Improvements Initiative (1990)
  7. North Dakota Use of Coal Tax Revenue, Measure 3 (1990)
  8. Arizona Proposition 100, State Trust Land Exchange Amendment (1990)
  9. South Dakota Permits for Large Scale Mining, Initiative 2 (1990)

1989

  1. Oregon Measure 2, Public Land Timber Processed in State Amendment (June 1989)
  2. Louisiana Wetlands Fund Amendment (October 1989)

1988

  1. Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1988)
  2. South Dakota Surface Mining Reclamation, Initiative 1 (1988)
  3. South Dakota Mining Tax, Initiative 2 (1988)
  4. Hawaii Preserving Natural Resources, Amendment 4 (1988)
  5. California Proposition 70, Natural Lands Development and Maintenance Bond Measure (June 1988)

1986

  1. North Dakota Coal Mineral Interest Exchanges Referendum, Measure 1 (1986)
  2. Oklahoma Mine Inspector and Mining Districts, State Question 594 (August 1986)
  3. Oklahoma Child Labor in Mines, State Question 589 (1986)

1985

  1. Ohio Bonds for Coal Research Amendment (1985)
  2. Alabama Soil, Water and Forestry Improvement Amendment (May 1985)

1984

  1. Michigan Proposal B, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Amendment (1984)

1983

  1. Maine Mineral Value and Municipal Property Tax Reimbursement, Constitutional Amendment 8 (1983)
  2. Maine Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund Expenditure, Constitutional Amendment 7 (1983)

1982

  1. Montana Remove Prohibition on Disposal of Radioactive Waste, LR-89 (1982)
  2. Alaska State Ownership of Federal Land Initiative, Measure 5 (1982)
  3. Alabama Offshore Oil Trust Fund Amendment (March 1982)
  4. California Proposition 13, Water Regulations Initiative (1982)
  5. California Proposition 4, Lake Tahoe Basin Protection Bond Measure (1982)
  6. California Proposition 11, Beverage Container Return Program Initiative (1982)

1980

  1. Washington SJR 132, State Control Over Federal Lands Amendment (1980)
  2. North Dakota Oil Extraction Tax Initiative, Measure 6 (1980)
  3. North Dakota Coal Development Impact Trust Fund Referendum, Amendment 5 (1980)
  4. South Dakota Uranium Mining and Nuclear Waste, Initiative 1 (1980)

1978

  1. Alaska Homesteading of Vacant State Land, Proposition 4 (1978)
  2. North Dakota Dickinson Experiment Station Referendum, Measure 1 (1978)
  3. South Dakota Public Land Mineral Rights, Amendment C (1978)
  4. Hawaii Protection of Water Resources, Amendment 22 (1978)
  5. Hawaii Environment and Resource Protection, Amendment 23 (1978)
  6. Hawaii Land Management and Agricultural Land, Amendment 24 (1978)
  7. Hawaii Control of Marine Resources, Amendment 25 (1978)

1976

  1. Alaska State Land Disposal, Proposition 3 (1976)
  2. Montana Coal Tax Trust Fund, C-3 (1976)

1974

  1. Montana Resource Indemnity Trust, C-1 (1974)
  2. Georgia Aluminum Ore Plant, Amendment 11 (1974)
  3. California Proposition 17, California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Initiative (1974)
  4. California Proposition 1, Recreational Lands Bond Measure (June 1974)

1972

  1. Alaska Limited Entry Fisheries, Amendment 5 (August 1972)
  2. North Carolina Conservation of Natural Resources, Amendment 4 (1972)
  3. Georgia Board of Natural Resources, Amendment 2 (1972)
  4. California Proposition 20, State Coastal Zone Conservation Commission Creation Initiative (1972)

1970

  1. Nevada General Obligation Bonds for State Parks, Question 9 (1970)

1968

  1. Washington Initiative 32, Local Processing of State Timber Measure (1968)
  2. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Amendment (1968)

1967

  1. New York Proposed Amendment, Creation and Maintenance of Ski Slopes (1967)
  2. Pennsylvania Question 9, Bond Issue for Conservation of Natural Resources Amendment (May 1967)

1966

  1. California Proposition 3, Open Space Lands Amendment (1966)

1965

  1. Alabama County Natural Resources, Amendment 23 (1965)
  2. Alabama Managing Natural Resources, Amendment 27 (1965)

1964

  1. Minnesota Taxation on Taconite, Copper and Nickel, Amendment 1 (1964)

1962

  1. Georgia Payment for State Oil Well, Amendment 11 (1962)

1961

  1. North Carolina Conservation Bonds, Referendum 9 (1961)

1960

  1. North Dakota State Mineral Rights Referendum, Amendment 2 (1960)

1958

  1. California Proposition 4, State Harbor and Small Craft Harbor Development Bond Measure (1958)

1956

  1. Georgia Payment for Commercial Oil Well, Amendment 8 (1956)
  2. California Proposition 4, California Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Initiative (1956)

1954

  1. Idaho Dredge Mining Initiative, Initiative 1 (1954)
  2. Illinois Michigan Canal Amendment (1954)

1952

  1. Colorado Severance Tax on Oil and Gas, Measure 4 (1952)

1950

  1. Georgia Commercial Oil Well, Amendment 3 (1950)
  2. Arizona Measure Nos. 108-109, State Land Leasing for Oil and Gas Exploration and Exploitation Amendment (September 1950)

1948

  1. Nebraska Mineral Taxation, Amendment 1 (1948)

1946

  1. Washington Referendum 27, State Timber Resources Board Measure (1946)

1940

  1. California Proposition 13, State Park Land Leases for Oil and Gas Amendment (1940)

1938

  1. Oklahoma State Oil Inspectors, State Question 238 (1938)
  2. California Proposition 24, Drilling on State Tide and Overflowed Lands Referendum (1938)
  3. Georgia Taxes for Conservation, Amendment 10 (1938)
  4. California Proposition 10, Huntington Beach Oil Drilling Referendum (1938)

1936

  1. California Proposition 4, Tide, Submerged, and Overflowed Lands Initiative (1936)

1932

  1. Alabama Reforestation, Amendment 2 (1932)
  2. California Proposition 11, Huntington Beach Tide and Submerged Lands Initiative (1932)

1930

  1. Illinois Conservation and Forest Preserves Question (1930)
  2. Michigan Funding for Waterway Improvements Amendment (1930)

1929

  1. Maine Export of Surplus Hydroelectric Power, Referendum Question No. 1 (1929)

1928

  1. Illinois Hunting and Fishing Ground Proposition (1928)

1927

  1. Wisconsin Forest and Minerals Tax Amendment, Question 2 (April 1927)
  2. New York Condemnation of Land by Counties, Amendment 8 (1927)
  3. New York Annexation of Land by Cities, Amendment 9 (1927)

1926

  1. Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII, Taxation of Reforested Lands Amendment (1926)
  2. Oklahoma Ad Valorem Tax, State Question 138 (1926)
  3. Illinois Lease of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Question (1926)

1925

  1. Maine Incorporation of Dexter P. Cooper, Referendum Question (1925)

1924

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Natural Resource Transportation as Public Use Amendment (1924)
  2. Illinois Lease of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Question (1924)

1922

  1. Minnesota Tax on Ore Mining, Amendment 2 (1922)

1920

  1. Nebraska Mineral Rights, Amendment 11 (September 1920)

1918

  1. South Dakota State Coal (1918)

1916

  1. Minnesota Mining Ore, Amendment 3 (1916)

1914

  1. Oklahoma Oil and Gas Tax, State Question 75 (1914)

1912

  1. Ohio Promotion of Natural Resources Conservation Amendment (September 1912)
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 364-365, Graduated Franchise and Land Taxes Initiative (1912)

1910

  1. Wisconsin Water Power and Forest Funding Amendment, Question 3 (1910)
  2. South Dakota School Land Use (1910)

1906

  1. Illinois Sell Canal Lands Proposition (1906)

Before 1900

  1. Illinois Drainage and Ditches Amendment (1878)
  2. Illinois Cede Canal to United States Question (1882)
  3. Minnesota Gross Earnings Taxes, Amendment 2 (1892)

Did not make ballot

Did not make ballot

  1. Maine Prohibit Fluoride in Public Water Initiative (2010)
  2. Nevada Mining Tax Measure (2010)
  3. South Dakota Energy Turbine Restrictions Initiative (2010)
  4. Colorado Renewable Energy Exemption Initiative (2010)
  5. Michigan Drilling Ban Amendment (2010)
  6. Montana Economic Amendment (2012)
  7. Florida Oil Drilling Initiative (2012)
  8. Michigan Mining Restriction Measure (2012)
  9. Alaska Gas Pipeline Fund Questions (2012)
  10. Florida Offshore Drilling Amendment (2012)
  11. Tax on California Oil Initiative (2012)
  12. North Dakota Oil Taxes for Wildlife Projects Amendment (2012)
  13. California Tax on Oil and Natural Gas (2014)
  14. Maine Renewable Energy Question (2013)
  15. Wyoming Preserve Minimum Instream Flows Initiative (1986)
  16. California "Taxes to Fund California Public Universities and Community Colleges" Initiative (2014)
  17. California Severance Tax on Oil and Gas (2014)
  18. Colorado Local Regulation of Oil and Gas Development Initiative (2014)
  19. Colorado Distribution of Oil and Gas Revenue Initiative (2014)
  20. Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Allocation Amendment (2014)
  21. Alaska House Bill 134
  22. Alaska Fisheries Conservation Act (2008)
  23. Texas Appraisal of Open-Space Land with Oil and Gas Production Amendment, SJR 51 (2017)
  24. Michigan Terminate Straits of Mackinac Pipeline Easement Initiative (2018)
  25. Colorado Severance Taxes on Oil and Natural Gas Initiative (2017)
  26. Colorado Independent Oil and Gas Regulatory Commission Initiative (2019)
  27. Wyoming Mineral Royalties for Education Funding Amendment (2020)
  28. Colorado Prohibit Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission from Making Certain Rules Less Stringent Initiative (2020)
  29. Colorado Publish and Allow Public Comment on Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Rules Initiative (2020)
  30. Colorado Local Regulation of Oil and Gas Amendment (2014)
  31. Wyoming Temporarily Increase Percentage of State Mineral Royalties Appropriated for Public Schools Amendment (2022)
  32. Georgia Timber Property Tax Rate Reduction Amendment (2022)
  33. Georgia Timber Tax Reduction Amendment (2024)
  34. Arizona Prevent Mining at Oak Flat Initiative (2018)
  35. Arizona Prevent Mining at Oak Flat Initiative (2020)
  36. Texas Land and Water Conservation Fund Amendment (2023)
  37. Texas Severance Tax Revenue and Oil and Natural Gas Defense Fund Amendment (2023)
  38. Louisiana Natural Resource Severance Tax Remittance to Parishes Amendment (2023)
  39. Louisiana Severance Taxes on Natural Resources for Parishes Amendment (2023)
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