2009 ballot measure calendar

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November • December

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## January[edit]

| 7  |  The Colorado State Senate convened for the 2009 legislative session.

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| 12  |  The Oregon State Legislature convened for its 2009 legislative session.
| 13  |  San Fernando City Council recall City Council members Jose Hernandez and Julie Ruelas were both recalled.
|  |  Kent City Council recall. All members of the city council retained their seats.
|  |  Colorado:

* aBlack Hawk Gambling Expansion

| 20  |  Wisconsin:

* aCentral/Westosha Referendum

|  |  Colorado:

* aCentral City Gambling Expansion

| 22  |  Charges against Oklahoma 3 are dropped on grounds that underlying law is unconstitutional and unenforceable.
|  |  Tennessee:

* dNashville "Hear the People" Charter Amendment
* dNashville English First Charter Amendment

| 29  |  Federal judge denies request of California Prop 8 supporters to keep contributor occupations private.
|  |  Two lawsuits filed against Colorado Amendment 54
|  |  Ballot title approved for Missouri No Public Funds for Stem Cell Research Initiative
| 31  |  Deadline for filing signatures in the Steve Hunter recall in Louisiana. Effort abandoned.

## February[edit]

| 2  |  Filing deadline for donors to 2008 California Proposition 8

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|  |  Hearing on signature sufficiency for the Dekalb Home Rule Repeal Referendum City Electoral Board threw measure out due to lack of signatures
|  |  Mail-in voting began on the March 3, 2009 ballot measures in California
| 3  |  Indiana:

* dClinton Central School new construction referendum

|  |  Iowa:

* aUnion School District school tax

|  |  Missouri:

* aWebster Groves Library tax levy

|  |  Ohio:

* aEdgewood City Schools bond issue
* dField Local School District tax levy
* dLake Local School District bond issue
* dMount Healthy City School District tax levy
* aNewbury School District tax levy
* dOlmsted Falls City School District tax levy
* aSaint Bernard/Elmwood Place City School District tax levy
* aVantage Career Center mill bond levy
* dWellington Village School District bond issue and tax levy

|  |  Pennsylvania:

* dCrestwood School District borrowing referendum

|  |  Washington:

* aEnumclaw School District Capital levy
* aFall City Metropolitan Park District, Proposition 1

| 4  |  HB 47, to authorize use of ballot initiatives in North Carolina, is introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives by Blust, Blackwood, Current, Moore and Starnes.
|  |  The Minnesota State Senate convened for the 2010 legislative session.
| 5  |  Citizens in Charge Foundation hosts event: Government Reform at the Hands of the People[1]
|  |  Ralph Nader files brief in Nader v. Brewer with SCOTUS
|  |  Lawsuit filed to keep Turf Valley Grocery Store Veto Referendum off the ballot.
|  |  Deadline to put local school tax measures on the ballot in Illinois for April elections.
| 6  |  Hearing on Martha Andrus recall in Louisiana.
| 9  |  Review and comment session for Colorado Gay Marriage Amendment
| 10  |  California judge rules that the City of Oakland violated the terms of Measure Y from 2004 when it spent $7.7 million on police staffing levels in 2008.
| 12  |  Maine LD 28, a bill to require petition circulators to be registered voters, was killed in a senate committee.
| 15  |  aVenezuala Presidential Term Limits referendum
| 17  |  Oklahoma Senate Joint Resolution 13 and Oklahoma Senate Bill 852 pass the Senate Rules Committee in Oklahoma.
| 17  |  Wisconsin:

* dAppleton Area Referendum
* dAppleton Area Bond
* dClinton Maintenance Referendum
* dHighland School District Referendum
* dSalem School District Referendum
* diren School District Referendum
* dWaupun Area Materials Referendum
* dWaupun Area Maintenance Referendum
* dWaupun Area Operations Referendum

| 18  |  March in St. Helens, Oregon to protest Columbia County Measure 5-190.
| 18  |  Deadline for filing signatures for the Eddie Price recall in Louisiana. Recall effort abandoned
|  |  David Cogdill removed by California Republican Senators from his position as Senate Minority leader for his vote on the California budget compromise.
| 20  |  Deadline for filing signatures for the Golden City Council recalls in Colorado
| 21  |  SCOTUS is expected to say whether it will take Nader v. Brewer.
| 23  |  Signature verification process should be complete for the Maine Excise Tax Repeal
|  |  Deadline for submitting ballot arguments for the May 19 statewide ballot in California.
| 24  |  Group gathers in Sacramento to consider a California constitutional convention.
|  |  aLyle Turner recall election
|  |  dDon Williamson recall
|  |  Bernard Russell recall (Ongoing)
| 24  |  Michigan:

* aWestwood Heights School District recall

|  |  New York:

* dIrondequoit Senior Center Move Referendum

| 26  |  Hearing date set for Maryland Senate Bill 445

## March[edit]

| 3  |  California:

* aBellflower Utility User Tax, Measure A
* dBeverly Hills business license tax, Measure P
* aBolinas-Stinson School District parcel tax, Measure A
* aCarson Utility User Tax, Measure C
* dClovis Sales Tax Increase, Measure A
* aGardena Utility User Tax, Measure A
* aGlendora Retail Areas Use Plan, Measure C
* dGravenstein Union School District parcel tax, Measure A
* dIncorporation of the Town of Alamo
* aLa Habra Heights Appropriations Limit, Measure G
* aLa Mirada hotel tax, Measure A
* dLodi Redevelopment Zone, Measure W
* aLos Angeles Fire Department Independent Assessor, Proposition A
* dLos Angeles Green Energy, Proposition B
* aLos Angeles Disabled Children Survivor Benefit, Proposition C
* aLos Angeles Survivor Benefit Purchase Program, Proposition D
* dLos Angeles Economic Incentives for Business, Proposition E
* aOrinda Union parcel tax, Measure B
* aRedondo Beach Utility User Tax, Measure A
* dSan Gabriel Appointed City Clerk and Treasurer, Measure A
* aSan Marino Term Limits Advisory Vote, Measure C
* dMadison Nguyen recall, San Jose, California (Nguyen retains seat)

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|  |  Iowa:

* Cedar Rapids local option sales tax

| 4  |  Ballot title lawsuit filed against California Proposition 1E.
|  |  Las Vegas City Council decides on ballot placement for the Las Vegas City Hall Referendum Measure will not appear on ballot
| 5  |  Oral arguments heard by the California Supreme Court regarding the 2008 Proposition 8
|  |  Judge agrees with plaintiffs, re-writes ballot title for California Proposition 1A
| 6  |  SCOTUS conferences about Nader v. Brewer.
| 9  |  SCOTUS announced that it is declining to take the Nader v. Brewer case.
| 10  |  Arizona:

* aCarefree Length of Town Council Terms
* aMesa Proposition 300
* aPrescott Valley Proposition 401

|  |  California:

* aWild Wings Service Area Special Tax, Measure O

|  |  Florida:

* dSarasota Expansion of City Commission Vote

|  |  Massachusetts:

* dPelham Fire Station Vote

|  |  Oregon:

* dDeschutes County groundwater ordinance referendum (Regulation was overturned)
* aSisters School District tax levy
* dBandon Parks maintenance fee

| 11  |  A committee of the Florida House of Representatives moves the Florida Secret Ballot Amendment closer to the 2010 ballot.
| 12  |  Maine State Legislature unlikely to put a counter to Maine Repeal the School District Consolidation Laws on the November ballot in Maine.
| 16  |  Maine:

* dFriendship Fire Truck and Snow Plow Vote

| 17  |  Georgia:

* aSocial Circle Liquor by the Drink Referendum

|  |  Oakland City Council in Alameda County decides what to do about  2008 Oakland Kids First!, Measure OO Voters will decide whether or not to reduce youth program funding on July 21
| 24  |  Florida:

* dGainesville Transgender Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Referendum

|  |  Legislation introduced in Colorado House of Representatives to add new regulations to laws governing the initiative process in Colorado.
| 26  |  Arizona Court of Appeals rules in favor of Randy Jones in Randy Jones v. Paniagua
| 27  |  The influential 1892 book, Direct Legislation by the Citizenship Through the Initiative and Referendum by James W. Sullivan is reprinted in a 92-page paperback by Dodo Press.

## April[edit]

| 1  |  The sales tax in California will increase statewide by 1%

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| 6  |  Signature filing deadline in the Gladstone, Michigan School Board recall Recall effort was abandoned by sponsors
|  |  Arkansas State Legislature votes Arkansas Hunting Rights Constitutional Amendment (2010) onto the November 2010 ballot.
|  |  Massachusetts:

* aSeekonk Community Preservation Act Vote

| 7  |  Colorado:

* aColorado Springs TABOR repeal vote

|  |  Illinois:

* aAlWood School District tax increase referendum
* aAvoca School District tax increase referendum
* dCary School District 26 bond issue election
* aElgin Community College bond issue referendum
* dManhattan Public Library District building referendum
* dMarengo-Union Elementary School District 165 tax rate increase vote
* dNunda Township open space land purchase referendum
* dPark Ridge Police Station Vote
* dSt. Charles School District bond issue referendum
* dSt. Charles Countryside Fire Protection District funding referendum
* aSpring Grove Fire Protection District tax rate increase vote

|  |  Wisconsin:

* aAlbany School District Referendum
* aAlbany School District Bond
* aBenton School District Referendum
* dBirchwood School District Referendum
* aBowler School District Referendum
* aCudahy School District Referendum
* aElcho School District Referendum
* aElk Mound Area Bond
* aHerman School District Referendum
* dHoricon School District Referendum
* dKiel Area School District Referendum
* dLoyal School District Referendum
* dManawa School District Referendum
* aMaple Dale-Indian Hill Referendum
* aMaple Dale-Indian Hill Bond
* dMedford Area Exceed Revenue Limits
* dMedford Area School District Referendum
* dMerrill Area School District Referendum
* dMiddleton-Cross Plains Exceed Revenue Limits
* dMiddleton-Cross Plains Referendum
* dMiddleton-Cross Plains Bond
* aMineral Point School District Referendum
* aNorth Lakeland School District Referendum
* aNorthland Pines School District Referendum
* dOakfield School District Referendum
* dOshkosh Construction Referendum
* aOshkosh Maintenance Referendum
* dOshkosh Elementary School Bond
* dParis J1 School District Referendum
* Peshtigo Advisory Referendum (Advised toward the present location)
* aPhelps Fitness Referendum
* aPhelps School District Referendum
* dReedsburg Kindergarten Referendum
* dReedsburg Referendum
* aReedsville Referendum
* aReedsville Bond
* aRipon Referendum
* aRipon Exceed Revenue Limits Referendum, Question 2
* dRipon Exceed Revenue Limits Referendum, Question 3
* dRiverdale School District Referendum
* dSiren School District Referendum
* aWashington School District Referendum
* aWest Bend Badger Middle School Bond
* dWest Bend Elementary School Bond
* dWheatland J1 School District Referendum
* aWisconsin Heights Referendum

| 8  |  Official notice of recall served on Anthony Adams
| 10  |  Deadline for filing signatures in Don Plusquellic recall, Akron, Ohio, 2009
| 18  |  Deadline for filing signatures in Carty Finkbeiner recall Board of Elections verifies signature requirement has been met, Finkbeiner's legal team challenging the number of valid signatures
| 21  |  New Jersey:

* Keyport School District solar panel referendum

|  |  Wisconsin:

* aCuba City Referendum, Wisconsin

| 24  |  Ballotpedia: The Wikiteer Award and other Sammy winners recognized at 2nd Annual Sammies Award Show
| 28  |  Wisconsin:

* dSalem School District Referendum, Wisconsin

| 29  |  Steve Moss elected to South Carolina House of Representatives
| TBA  |  Colorado:

* dColorado Springs Issue 1A

| TBA  |  Missouri:

* aChristian County property tax levy
* dHannibal, Missouri recycling measure

## May[edit]

| 1  |  Signature deadline for Kenai Spur Highway Rezoning Referendum (2009)

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| 5  |  California:

* d Arbuckle-College City Fire Protection District parcel tax
* d Chula Vista Sales Tax, Proposition A
* a Cupertino Union School District parcel tax, Measure B
* d Jefferson Elementary School District parcel tax, Measure A
* a Moreland School District parcel tax, Measure A
* a New Hope Elementary School, Size of Governing Board, Measure X
* a San Carlos School District parcel tax, Measure B
* a San Ramon Valley school district parcel tax
* a Santa Rita Hills Community Services District, Measure A
* a Woodside Elementary School District parcel tax, Measure C

|  |  Colorado:

* Aspen Lift One Master Plan was removed from the ballot.

|  |  North Carolina:

* a Kings Mountain Mixed Drinks Vote

|  |  Oregon:

* d Kevin Stufflebean recall

|  |  Ohio:

* d Carey School District tax levy
* a Lorain City Income tax vote
* a Ravenna City Income tax vote
* d Weathersfield schools bond levy
* d Bedford Township Whitman Re-Zoning Referendum
* a Stark County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities tax levy

| 9  |  Texas

* d Bulverde Home Rule Charter
* d El Paso Stormwater Petition
* a Hondo City Council recalls
* a Wet Up Petitions - Cleburne
* a Wet Up Petitions - Lubbock County
* Wet Up Petitions - Justice of the Peace District 4 Smith County Prop 1 d Prop 2 a
* d Dallas No Taxpayer Subsidies for Hotels Without Popular vote, Proposition 2
* d Dallas City-Owned Convention Center Hotel Referendum
* Nacogdoches Petition to Allow Initiative was removed from the ballot.

| 19  |  Arizona:

* d Carefree Proposition 403
* a Carefree Proposition 404
* a Yuma Proposition 100

|  |  California:

* d Proposition 1A
* d Proposition 1B
* d Proposition 1C
* d Proposition 1D
* d Proposition 1E
* a Proposition 1F
* a Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District recall of all board members
* d Madera County hotel tax
* a Binding Arbitration for Police in Sacramento County
* a Desert Hot Springs Utility Users Tax
* a Hayward Utility Users Tax
* d Mt. Diablo parcel tax
* a Mountains Community Hospital parcel tax
* d Pacifica Sales Tax

|  |  Connecticut:

* a Madison Senior Center and Ambulance Headquarters funding referendum

|  |  Indiana:

* d Michigan City Area Schools career center referendum

|  |  Oregon:

* a Pendleton gas tax
* d North Wasco County School Board tax levy

|  |  Pennsylvania:

* a Luzerne County Home Rule Charter
* a West Lampeter alcohol sales referendum
* a Borough of Lemoyne alcohol sales referendum
* Upper Allen Township alcohol referendum (Failed signature requirements)
* a Millersville/Lancaster Township property annexation vote

|  |  Washington:

* a Port Angeles Proposition 1, Formation of a Metropolitan Park District (2009)

|  |  Wisconsin:

* a Stratford School District Referendum

| 19  |  Deadline for filing recall signatures in the Ernie Troiano and Bill Davenport recall in Wildwood, New Jersey.
| 20  |  Oklahoma House Bill 2246 passes both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature.
| 22  |  Federal lawsuit filed against Prop 8
| 26  |  California Supreme Court announced its decision upholding Prop 8.
| 26  |  Washington Values Alliance files ballot title lawsuit regarding Washington Referendum 71 (2009)
| 26  |  Governor signed Oklahoma Senate Bill 800 into law.
| 29  |  Gov. Bill Ritter signed Colorado House Bill 1326 into law.
| 31  |  First signature deadline for the Maryland Speed Camera Referendum (2010)

## June[edit]

| 2  |  Alabama:

* Election contest between Greg Albritton and Marc Keahey to fill Alabama State Senate District 22. (Marc Keahey won by 58%.)[2]

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|  |  California:

* a Novato Unified School District parcel tax
* d Redwood City Elementary Schools parcel tax
* a Piedmont Unified School District parcel tax, Measure B (June 2009)
* a Piedmont Unified School District parcel tax, Measure E (June 2009)
* d Pleasanton Unified School District parcel tax, Measure G (June 2009)

|  |  South Dakota:

* dHot Springs Horse Manure Initiative (2009)
* aRapid City South Valley Drive Annexation veto referendum

|  |  Mississippi:

* aFlowood liquor sales referendum

| 3  |  New York:

* aEvans town board referendum (2009)
* aWest Seneca town board referendum (2009)

| 4  |  North Carolina:

* aHarrah’s Cherokee Casino Alcohol Sales Vote (2009)

| 5  |  California:

* Language is filed for an initiative to compete with the Walnut Creek Referendum on Neiman Marcus

| 6  |  Massachusetts:

* Walpole Proposition 2 1/2 (2009) (recount requested)

| 8  |  Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoes Oklahoma House Bill 2246, 2009
| 9  |  Alabama:

* Special election to fill Alabama State Senate District 7. (Republican Paul Sanford won with a 57.46%.)[3]

|  |  Rhode Island:

* aSouth Kingston School Budget Referendum

|  |  Wisconsin:

* aParis J1 School District Referendum
* dBlack River Falls School District Referendum

| 16  |  California:

* aSouth Pasadena Unified School District parcel tax, Measure S (June 2009)

| 17  |  The Florida Supreme Court rules that a state law allowing signatures on petitions to be revoked is unconstitutional.
| 18  |  Earliest date to start circulating petitions for November 2010 Montana ballot.
| 23  |  California:

* aPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District parcel tax, Measure V (June 2009)

Ohio:

* dDon Plusquellic recall election

Wisconsin:

* dPrairie Du Chien School District Referendum

| 29  |  Vote Recount Walpole Proposition 2 1/2, measure approved a
| 30  |  California:

* aLa Canada Unified School District parcel tax, Measure LC (June 2009)
* dRowland Unified School District parcel tax, Measure E (June 2009)

North Dakota:

* aFargo Sales Tax Increase, 2009

|  |  Special election to fill the vacancy of Alabama State Senate District 19. (Priscilla Dunn defeated Merika Coleman with 56% of the votes.)[4]
|  |  Possible special ballot election in San Francisco.

## July[edit]

| 2  |  Deadline for filing signatures in the Deborah Trout recall (petitioners ended recall effort)

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| 3  |  Deadline for filing signatures to qualify for the State of Washington statewide ballot
| 7  |  Inaugural Edition of The BP Review.
| 10  |  Governor signs New York Consolidation Bill into law.
| 15  |  Hearing in California to determine if Bisphenol A should go on the Proposition 65 list
|  |  Deadline for filing signatures for the Cave Creek Walmart referendum in Arizona.
|  |  Connecticut:

* aSterling zoning referendum (2009)

| 21  |  California:

* aCity of Oakland Hotel Tax, Measure C (July 2009)
* aCity of Oakland Kids First! Funding, Measure D (July 2009)
* aCity of Oakland Marijuana Tax, Measure F (July 2009)
* aCity of Oakland Transfer Tax Clarification, Measure H (July 2009)

|  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/July 21, 2009
| 25  |  Deadline for filing signatures for the Washington Senate Bill 5808 veto referendum.(Effort abandoned by sponsors and failed signature requirements.)
| 27  |  Signature deadline for California Statewide Sales Tax Increase (2010)
| 27  |  Ohio Supreme Court rules that the Carty Finkbeiner recall petition is invalid, removing it from the November 3 ballot.
| 28  |  Hearing on legality of Carpinteria Oil Drilling Initiative

## August[edit]

| 4  |  Michigan:

* d Mason Consolidated Schools board recall, Michigan, 2009

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|  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/August 4, 2009
| 5  |  Filing deadline in Massachusetts for text of ballot initiatives intended for the November 2010 ballot.
| 7  |  Deadline in California for local ballot measures to be qualified for the November 3, 2009 ballot.
| 11  |  South Dakota:

* dBrookings County Parking Referendum (2009)

| 12  |  Court hearing on City of Vallejo Repeal of Binding Arbitration, 2009
| 17  |  Deadline in California for local ballot measure arguments to be submitted to election officials.
| 18  |  Colorado:

* Deadline in Colorado to put local ballot measures on ballot.

North Carolina:

* aClay County alcohol sales measure

|  |  Washington:

* 2 measures in King County, including the Seattle Bag Tax, 1 measure in Chelan County and 1 measure in Douglas County will be voted on today.

|  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/August 18, 2009
| 25  |  California:

* aHerlong Public Utility District Expansion of Board, Measure T (August 2009)
* aJesus Velazquez recall, Alisal Union School District (August 2009)
* Signature deadline for Lance MacLean recall, Mission Viejo \- Signatures submitted, waiting validation

| 27  |  Deadline in California for local ballot measure rebuttals and analyses to be submitted to election officials.

## September[edit]

| 1  |  Arizona:

* aPrescott Sales Tax Extension (2009)

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| 1  |  Signature deadline for Senoia Package Liquor Referendum (2009)
|  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/September 1, 2009
| 3  |  Hearing on whether signatures on the Washington Referendum 71 (2009) shall or shall not be made public.
| 4  |  Deadline to collect signatures for the Cincinnati Streetcar Referendum (2009)
| 9  |  Signature verification deadline for Kathy Salazar and Robert Urteaga recall, Montebello, California (2009)
| 10  |  Judge to announce decision on whether Washington Ref. 71 signatures should be made public.
| 12  |  California State Legislature adjourns.
| 15  |  Ohio:

* d2 ballot measures in Lucas County were voted on today

|  |  Oregon:

* dCity of Lowell Urban Renewal Vote

|  |  Oregon:

* aGrants Pass City Council recall, Oregon, 2009

|  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/September 15, 2009
| 22  |  Wisconsin:

* aMike Cone recall, Baraboo, Wisconsin, 2009

| 29  |  Kentucky:

* aTrigg County prohibition repeal vote (2009)

|  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/September 29, 2009
|  |  Wisconsin:

* aMercer School Board recall, Wisconsin, 2009

## October[edit]

| 5  |  dSignature deadline for Sam Adams recall, Portland, Oregon, 2009

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| 6  |  Alaska:

* October 6, 2009 ballot measures in Alaska (Twenty local ballot measures)
* aLee Corrao recall, Petersburg, Alaska, 2009

New Mexico:

* October 6, 2009 ballot measures in New Mexico

| 9  |  Nevada:

* aMonte Martin recall, Fernley, Nevada 2009

| 13  |  aSignature deadline for the Anthony Adams recall
|  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/October 13, 2009
| 16  |  Earliest date to submit signed petitions in Montana for the November 2010 ballot.
| 17  |  Louisiana:

* aSteve Hunter recall, Richwood, Louisiana 2009
* aRedistribution of Tax Monies (October 2009)

| 22  |  Deadline for collecting signatures to recall Robin Hastings
|  |  Oregon:

* adClatsop County Commissioners recall, Oregon, 2009

## November[edit]

| 2  |  Deadline for filing 2010 signatures in South Dakota for initiated constitutional amendments

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| 3  |  Alabama:

* Henry County school tax (2009) (pending)

|  |  Arizona:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Arizona (11 of 24 approved, 1 pending)

|  |  California:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in California (67 of 112 approved)

|  |  Colorado:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Colorado (17 of 35 approved)

|  |  Florida:

* dLongwood Poker Referendum (2009)
* dProspect Bend Annexation Proposition (November 2009)

|  |  Georgia:

* dLaFayette Alcohol Measure
* aBibb County School District Education Sales Tax

|  |  Idaho:

* aCanyon County Jail Bond
* dJerome County Lease-Purchase Jail Agreement
* aKimberly City Water Bond Issue

|  |  Indiana:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Indiana (4 of 10 approved)

|  |  Iowa:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Iowa (10 of 13 approved)

|  |  Kansas:

* aBaldwin City Sales Tax Adoptions

|  |  Maine:

* aMaine Same-Sex Marriage People's Veto
* dMaine Auto Excise Tax Repeal
* dMaine School District Consolidation Repeal
* dMaine Tax Relief Initiative
* aMaine Medical Marijuana Initiative
* aMaine Transportation and Energy Bonds
* dMaine Signature Certification Amendment
* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Maine (3 of 4 approved)

|  |  Massachusetts:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Massachusetts (2 of 4 approved)

|  |  Michigan:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Michigan (6 of 8 approved)

|  |  Michigan:

* aLeslie School Board recall, Michigan, 2009
* dFlushing Township recall, Michigan, 2009
* dRobert Vlietstra recall, Alamo Township, Michigan (2009)

|  |  Minnesota:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Minnesota (2 of 4 approved)

|  |  Missouri:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Missouri (20 of 22 approved)

|  |  New Hampshire:

* aManchester spending cap referendum

|  |  New Jersey:

* aNew Jersey open space bond issue
* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in New Jersey (4 of 8 approved)

|  |  New York:

* aNew York Forest Preserve Power Line Proposal, Proposal 1 (2009)‎
* aNew York Prisoner Volunteer Proposal, Proposal 2 (2009)
* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in New York (3 of 3 approved)

|  |  North Carolina:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in North Carolina (3 of 5 approved)

|  |  Ohio:

* aOhio Issue 1, Bonds for Veterans (2009)
* aOhio Casino Initiative (2009)
* aOhio Livestock Care Standards Amendment (2009)
* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Ohio (198 of 255 approved)

|  |  Oregon:

* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Oregon (20 of 28 approved)

|  |  Pennsylvania:

* dNorthampton Community College Loan Question
* dCheltenham Home Rule Charter Amendment
* dPike library tax referendum

|  |  Tennessee:

* dThomasville Term Referendum, 2009

|  |  Texas Statewide:

* aProposition 1
* aProposition 2
* aProposition 3
* aProposition 4
* aProposition 5
* aProposition 6
* aProposition 7
* aProposition 8
* aProposition 9
* aProposition 10
* aProposition 11

Local:

* aWet Up Petitions - Hewitt, Texas (2009)
* aWet Up Petitions - Temple, Texas (2009)
* aFriendswood Wet Up Petitions (2009)

November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Texas (50 of 71 approved)

|  |  Utah:

* aGenola Building Lot Size Referendum

|  |  Virginia:

* aChristianburg Council Election Referendum
* aFairfax County school construction bond issue

|  |  Washington:

* aWashington Referendum 71 (2009)
* dWashington Initiative 1033 (2009)
* November 3, 2009 ballot measures in Washington (42 of 54 approved)

|  |  Wisconsin:

* aChetek-Weyerhaeuser School Consolidation Referendum
* dFox Lake District Referendum

| 6  |  Nevada:

* dCurt Chaffin recall, Fernley, Nevada 2009

| 11  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/November 11, 2009
| 12  |  Tennessee:

* aPam Murray recall, Nashville, Tennessee, 2009

| 17  |  Oregon:

* dLakeside City Council recall, Oregon, 2009

| 24  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/November 24, 2009

## December[edit]

| 2  |  Signature filing deadline in Massachusetts for ballot initiatives intended for the November 2010 ballot.

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| 8  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/December 8, 2009
|  |  California:

* dJerry Kern recall, City of Oceanside (December 2009)

|  |  New Jersey:

* aErnie Troiano and Bill Davenport recall, Wildwood, New Jersey, 2009
* aPaul Sutphen recall, Frankford, New Jersey, 2009

|  |  Oregon:

* dPatricia Roberts recall, Clatsop County, Oregon, 2009

| 15  |  Colorado:

* adNunn City Council recall, Colorado, 2009

| 22  |  BP Review:

Ballotpedia:The BP Review/December 22, 2009
|  |  Ohio:

* dWilliam Grace recall, Elyria, Ohio, 2009

|  |  Wisconsin:

* aLake Geneva City Council recall, Wisconsin, 2009

| 22  |  Signature filing deadline in Ohio for any indirect initiated state statutes intended for the November 2010 ballot.
| 31  |  Signature filing deadline in Washington for any Initiative to the Legislature intended for the November 2010 ballot.

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Government reform at the Hands of the People
2. ↑ Baldwin County NOW, "Keahey apparent Dist. 22 winner," June 3,2009 (dead link)
3. ↑ The Hunstville Times, "Sanford wins Senate District 7 race," June 9, 2009
4. ↑ Associated Press, "Dunn wins Ala. state Senate seat," June 30, 2009