Ballot Initiative Report, 2008

I & R certified for November ballot (61)

• View this information in a state-by-state chart.
• This list includes both initiatives and referenda.

Initiated amendments (25)

• Arizona Proposition 100 (prohibit transfer taxes)
• Arizona Proposition 101 (medical choice)
• Arizona Proposition 105
• Arkansas State Lottery Initiative
• California Proposition 4 (abortion)
• California Proposition 8 (same-sex marriage)
• California Proposition 9 (families of crime victims)
• California Proposition 11 (re-districting)
• Colorado Civil Rights Initiative, Amendment 46
• Colorado Right to Work, Amendment 47
• Colorado Definition of Person, Amendment 48
• Colorado Amendment 49
• Colorado Gambling Initiative, Amendment 50
• Colorado Sales Tax, Amendment 51
• Colorado Severance Tax, Amendment 52
• Colorado Clean Government, Amendment 54
• Colorado Education/Income Tax, Amendment 59
• Florida Marriage Initiative
• Michigan Stem Cell Initiative
• Nevada Question 2 (PISTOL)
• Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative
• Ohio Casino Act
• Oregon Ballot Measure 62 (2008)
• South Dakota Investor Protection
• South Dakota Abortion Ban

Initiated statutes (34)

• Arizona Proposition 200 (payday loans)
• Arizona Proposition 201 (new home warranties)
• Arizona Proposition 202 ("stop illegal hiring")
• Arkansas Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban
• California Proposition 2 (animal rights)
• California Proposition 3 (hospital bonds)
• California Proposition 5 (marijuana)
• California Proposition 6 (tough on crime)
• California Proposition 7 (alternative fuel mandates)
• California Proposition 10 (alternative fuel bonds)
• Colorado I-113 (severance tax)
• Maine Casino in Oxford County
• Massachusetts Income Tax Repeal
• Massachusetts Marijuana
• Massachusetts Greyhound Protection
• Michigan Marijuana
• Missouri Gambling Loss Limits Repeal
• Missouri Home Care Initiative
• Missouri Clean Energy
• Healthy Montana Kids
• North Dakota Income Tax Cut
• North Dakota Tobacco Control
• North Dakota Workforce Agency Revamp
• Oregon Measure 58 (English immersion)
• Oregon Measure 59 (federal taxes deductible)
• Oregon Measure 60 (teacher compensation)
• Oregon Measure 61 (mandatory sentences)
• Oregon Measure 63 (building permits)
• Oregon Measure 64 (taxpayers, politics)
• Oregon Measure 65 (open primaries)
• South Dakota Anti-Corruption
• Washington I-985 (traffic)
• Washington I-1000 (aid-in-dying/assisted suicide)
• Washington Initiative 1029.

Referenda (2)

• Maine Repeal Dirigo Tax Referendum
• Ohio Payday Loan Referendum

Signatures filed, pulled by sponsors (5)

• Colorado Amendment 53
• Colorado Amendment 55
• Colorado Amendment 56
• Colorado Amendment 57
• Ohio Healthy Families Act

Filed signatures, did not make ballot

• Arizona Proposition 103
• Prop. 104, Arizona Civil Rights Initiative
• Arizona Proposition 203
• Florida Hometown Democracy
• Nevada Proposition 13
• North Dakota Captive Hunting
• Colorado I-82 (affirmative action)
• Oregon Measure 51 (attorney's fees)
• Oregon Measure 53 (lawsuit abuse)
• Oregon Measure 303 (Lemons v. Bradbury)
• Missouri Civil Rights Initiative
• Missouri Eminent Domain, Article I
• Missouri Eminent Domain, Article VI
• Montana Right-to-Life
• Oklahoma Civil Rights Initiative

Completed 2008 elections (21)

Initiatives (9)

• Alaska Gambling Commission. Failed.
• Alaska Wolf Protection. Failed.
• Alaska Clean Elections. Failed.
• Ballot Measure 4, Clean Water Act. Failed.
• California Proposition 91. Failed.
• California Proposition 92. Failed.
• California Proposition 93. Failed.
• California Proposition 98. Failed.
• California Proposition 99. Passed.

Referenda (4)

• California Tribal Gaming Referenda (4). All passed.

Legislative referrals (8)

• Florida Amendment 1. Passed.
• Maine Natural Resource Bond Issue. Passed.
• Nebraska Investment of Funds. Passed.
• North Dakota Measure 1. Failed.
• Oregon Measure 51. Passed.
• Oregon Measure 52. Passed.
• Oregon Measure 53. Passed.
• Wisconsin Executive Veto. Passed.

Signature recovery efforts

• See signature recovery lawsuit for resolved lawsuits.

Miscellaneous litigation

• Articles are removed from this list when litigation ends.
• See 2008 ballot measure lawsuits for complete history
• California Prop 5, said to be unconstitutional
• California Prop 7, ballot language

Post-certification challenges

• See also 2008 ballot measure lawsuits.

Automatic referrals on Nov. ballot (3)

• Connecticut Constitutional Convention
• Hawaii Constitutional Convention
• Illinois Constitutional Convention

Legislative referrals on Nov. ballot (84)

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• Alabama Rainy Day Amendment
• Alabama Shelby County Judicial Commission
• Alabama Madison School Taxes
• Alabama Blount County Annexation
• Alabama Court Costs in Russell County
• Alabama Utilities in Tuskegee
• Alaska Bonds for Transportation
• Arizona Proposition 102 (marriage)
• Arkansas Referred Question No. 1
• Arkansas Constitutional Amendment No. 1
• Arkansas Constitutional Amendment No. 2
• California Proposition 1A (transportation)
• California Proposition 12 (bond, veterans)
• Colorado Referendum L
• Colorado Referendum M
• Colorado Referendum N
• Colorado Referendum O
• Connecticut Voting Age Amendment
• Florida Amendment 1
• Georgia Education Taxes for Redevelopment
• Georgia Forest Preservation
• Georgia Infrastructure Development
• Hawaii Age Qualification for Governor
• Iowa Voting Exemptions
• Louisiana Temporary Legislators
• Louisiana Term Limits for Public Boards
• Louisiana Severance Tax
• Louisiana Expropriated Property
• Louisiana Retirement Fund
• Louisiana Blighted Property
• Louisiana Extraordinary Legislative Sessions
• Maine Bonds for Water
• Maryland Casino Amendment
• Maryland Early Voting
• Minnesota Sales Tax Increase
• Missouri English-Is-Official Language
• Missouri Storm Water Control Finance, Constitutional Amendment 4 (2008)
• Montana C-44, Investment of Public Funds
• Montana LR-118, University Funding
• Nebraska Municipal Development
• Nevada Question 1
• Nevada Question 3
• Nevada Question 4
• New Jersey Municipal Judge Appointments
• New Jersey Voter Approval of State Bonds (2008)
• New Mexico Bond Question 1
• New Mexico Bond Question 2
• New Mexico Bond Question 3
• New Mexico Bond Question 4
• New Mexico Mid-term Salary Increases
• New Mexico School Board Amendment
• New Mexico Cabinet Secretary Confirmation Act
• New Mexico School Elections Act
• New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Vacancy Act
• New York Proposal 1 (2008)
• North Dakota Measure 1
• Ohio Initiatives Deadline Act
• Ohio Clean Ohio Fund Act
• Ohio Water Compact
• Oklahoma Question 735
• Oklahoma Question 741
• Oklahoma Question 742
• Oklahoma Question 743
• Oregon Measure 405
• Oregon Measure 55
• Oregon Measure 56
• Oregon Measure 57
• Pennsylvania Sewer Bonds
• Rhode Island Transportation Bonds
• Rhode Island Open Space Bonds
• South Carolina Amendment 1
• South Carolina Amendment 2
• South Carolina Amendment 3
• South Dakota Amendment G
• South Dakota Amendment H
• South Dakota Amendment I
• South Dakota J, End Term Limits
• Utah Executive Officers Succession Amendment
• Utah State Trust Fund Amendment
• Utah Start of Legislative Session Amendment
• Utah Amendment 4
• Utah Amendment 5
• Wyoming Oath of Office
• Wyoming Initiative Distribution Requirement

Commission referrals on Nov. ballot (5)

• Arizona Proposition 300 (legislative salaries)
• Florida Amendment 3
• Florida Amendment 4
• Florida Amendment 6
• Florida Amendment 8

Commission referrals removed from ballot (3)

• Florida Amendment 5
• Florida Amendment 7
• Florida Amendment 9

Initiative process DOA?

No statewide initiatives will be on the 2008 ballot in Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming.

Lagniappe

• Important dates and deadlines, 2008
• State ballot measure websites
• State campaign finance websites
• Petition drive management companies
• Petition drive deadlines in 2008, arranged by date