Ballot Initiative Report, 2008

Ballot Report

...your spin-free 2008 ballot initiative, legislative referral,
recall and referenda scorecard

* 2008 ballot measures
* Breaking news
* News in your state
* Important dates and deadlines

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## 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)

* View this information in a state-by-state chart.
* 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

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