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204 statewide ballot measures were on the 2000 ballot in 42 states. The state with the highest total number of ballot measures, both citizen initiatives and legislative referrals, was Oregon, with 26 measures.

By state

Alabama

See also: Alabama 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues	Concerning the Capital Improvement Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Marriage	Concerning interracial marriage in the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin. of gov't	Concerning sharing of trust income with county and municipal governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Tax reform	Concerning ad valorem taxes in districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin. of gov't	Concerning the composition of the Board of Trustees of Auburn University	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Chilton County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Clay County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Tax increase	Concerning an additional ad valorem tax for fire protection in Fayette County	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Judicial reform	Concerning court costs in Greene county	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Lowndes County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gambling	Concerning bingo games for charitable purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Marion County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Admin. of gov't	Concerning permitting certain Sumter County officials to participate in the state Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Tax increase	Concerning an ad valorem tax in Winston County	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Direct Democracy	Forbids using the initiative process to make laws regulating the taking of wildlife	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Constitution	Requires proposed amendments to only consider one subject	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Admin of Gov't	Establishes a public corporation to manage the Alaskan Permanent Fund	d
IndISS	Measure 4	Taxes	Limits certain municipalities from setting property tax rates above 10 mills	d
IndISS	Measure 5	Marijuana	Decriminalizes hemp and marijuana	d
VR	Measure 6	Hunting	Allows hunters to use airplanes to shoot wolves on the same day they fly	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Environment; Natural resources	Permit the designation of approximately 270,000 acres of state trust lands for conservation and the exchange of lands for other public lands for conservation		669,630 (49%)	706,518 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Constitutional language; Voting policy	Provide for the update of language in the Arizona Constitution relating to people with mental disabilities and changing the voting age to 18 years old	a	886,774 (62%)	546,439 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Hunting and fishing; Direct democracy; Supermajority	Require a two-thirds vote to pass a ballot initiative that permits, limits, or prohibits the taking of wildlife		538,104 (38%)	896,500 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Term limits	Provide for the increase in the number of members of the Corporation Commission	a	743,284 (53%)	659,748 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Taxes	Permit qualified homeowners over the age of 65 to apply for property valuation protection	a	906,395 (64%)	513,825 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 105	Taxes	Provide for the exemption of property taxation cemetery property used for burial or interment of dead human beings	a	975,869 (68%)	450,971 (32%)
CICA	Proposition 106	Administration; Redistricting	Provide for the creation of a five-member Citizens' Independent Redistricting Commission	a	784,272 (56%)	612,686 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 108	Business	Provide for the end of rate making by the Corporation Commission for local telephone rates in areas where service is available from two or more competing providers		281,017 (20%)	1,152,998 (80%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Healthcare; Tobacco	Provide for the use of tobacco settlement money to provide prevention and insurance services for preschool children and families	a	837,557 (58%)	605,094 (42%)
CISS	Proposition 202	Administration	Require cities, towns, and counties to submit growth management plans to allow for a maximum of 10 years estimated population growth		436,345 (30%)	1,027,674 (70%)
CISS	Proposition 203	Education; English	Require academic instruction to be in English and provide an intensive one-year English immersion program with exemptions	a	925,415 (63%)	542,942 (37%)
CISS	Proposition 204	Healthcare; Tobacco	Provide funding for the 1996 Healthy Arizona Initiative and increase healthcare coverage eligibility for low-income individuals	a	903,134 (63%)	532,317 (37%)
CR	Proposition 300	Salaries	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $20,000 per year to $30,000 per year		521,603 (36%)	922,462 (64%)
LRSS	Proposition 301	Education; Taxes	Provide for the increase of the state sales tax and the allocation of six-tenths of one percent for education funding	a	778,807 (54%)	675,941 (46%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Bonds	Allows cities and counties to form redevelopment districts and to issue bonds for redevelopment projects	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Taxes	Limits the increase in the assessed value of a taxpayer’s real property for property tax	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	Judiciary	Revises the judicial article of the constitution	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 5	Gambling	Establishes a statewide lottery, authorizes charitable bingo and casino gaming	d
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Tobacco	Creates a tobacco settlement cash holding fund	a

California

See also: California 2000 ballot propositions

March 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Gambling	Allows the governor to negotiate (subject to legislative approval) gambling compacts with Indians on tribal lands to authorize slot machines, lottery games, and banking and percentage card games	a
BI	Proposition 12	Bonds	Issues $2.1 billion in bonds for clean water, recreational projects, and preserve open space and farmland	a
BI	Proposition 13	Bonds	Issues $1.97 billion in bonds for public water, wastewater treatment, groundwater storage, flood control, stream restoration, watershed protection, and other water-related projects	a
BI	Proposition 14	Bonds	Issues $350 million in bonds for the construction and renovation of public library facilities	a
BI	Proposition 15	Bonds	Issues $220 million in bonds to fund the construction and renovation of forensic laboratories	d
BI	Proposition 16	Bonds	Issues $50 million in bonds to fund veterans' homes	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Gambling	Permits private nonprofits to conduct raffles with at least 90% of the raffle's gross receipts dedicated to charitable purposes	a
LRSS	Proposition 18	Law enforcement	Amends the California Penal Code to define "lying in wait" as a special circumstance where the maximum penalty for first-degree murder is a life sentence without the possibility of parole or the death penalty	a
LRSS	Proposition 19	Law enforcement	Requires longer prison sentences for persons convicted of second-degree murder of a police officer working for the California State University system or and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District, which would make the criminal punishment consistent with the statewide policy for the murder of other police officers	a
LRSS	Proposition 20	Gambling	Mandates that of the future growth in lottery funds, one-half of that increase must go to K-14 public schools to be spent on instructional materials	a
CISS	Proposition 21	Law enforcement	Increases criminal penalties for gang-related felonies; requiring individuals 14 years or older to be tried as adults for murder or specified sex offenses; prohibiting the use of informal probation for any juvenile offender who commits a felony; and revising the lists of specific crimes defined as serious or violent offenses	a
CISS	Proposition 22	Marriage	Defines marriage between a man and a woman in the California Family Code	a
CISS	Proposition 23	Elections	Requires election ballots for federal and state offices to provide an option to vote for 'none of the above'	d
CISS	Proposition 25	Elections and campaigns	Revises the state's campaign finance laws to limit contributions, creates limited fundraising periods, provides public financing of certain candidate and ballot measure committee advertisements for committees agreeing to voluntary spending limits, and requires top donors to ballot measure committees to be listed on ballot pamphlets	d
CICA/SS	Proposition 26	Education	Lowers the vote requirement for certain local school bond questions from a two-thirds (66.67%) supermajority vote to a simple majority (50%+1) vote and requires every K-12 school district to provide for charter school facilities "sufficient to accommodate the charter school’s students"	d
CISS	Proposition 27	Term limits	Allows all California candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to sign a non-binding declaration stating their intention to voluntarily limit their years of service to two terms in the Senate (12 years) or three terms in the House of Representatives (6 years)	d
CISS	Proposition 28	Taxes	Eliminates the $0.50 per-pack excise tax on cigarettes and the equivalent tax on other tobacco products imposed by Proposition 10 of 1988 and eliminates the California Children and Families First Trust Fund once all previously collected taxes under Proposition 10 were appropriated and expended	d
VR	Proposition 29	Gambling	Upholds or rejects the Pala Compacts, which authorized video lottery terminals as part of 11 tribal-state compacts	a
VR	Proposition 30	Business regulation	Upholds or rejects legislation that allows third-party lawsuits against insurance companies for unfair claims practices in handling liability claims	d
VR	Proposition 31	Business regulation	Upholds or rejects AB 1309, which was designed to limit certain third-party claimant lawsuits	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 32	Bonds	Issues $500 million in general obligation bonds for the Cal-Vet veterans' housing program	a
LRCA	Proposition 33	State legislature	Allows members of the state legislature to participate in the state Public Employees Retirement System	d
LRSS	Proposition 34	Elections and campaigns	Adopts limits on campaign contributions to candidates for state elective offices	a
CICA	Proposition 35	Admin of gov't	Allows the government to contract with private entities for engineering and architectural services	a
CISS	Proposition 36	Marijuana	Requires that people convicted of the possession, use or transportation of controlled substances and similar parole violations, except sale or manufacture, receive probation and drug treatment, rather than incarceration	a
CICA	Proposition 37	Taxes	Defines a fee as a tax and requires a two-thirds legislative vote to adopt a fee	d
CICA	Proposition 38	School choice	Authorizes annual state payments of at least $4000 per pupil for private and religious schools	d
CICA	Proposition 39	Education	Reduces the supermajority requirement from 60% to 55% for voters to pass local school bond measures	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 20	Allow patients with serious or chronic medical conditions to use marijuana and establish a state registry of people permitted to possess it.	a	915,943 (54%)	794,983 (46%)
CICA	Amendment 21	Create an annual tax cut of $25.		569,788 (34%)	1,107,165 (66%)
CISS	Amendment 22	Require background checks for the sale of guns at gun shows and require licensed gun dealers to perform background checks and record sales.	a	1,197,593 (70%)	512,084 (30%)
CICA	Amendment 23	Increase funding for education and special education programs and use a portion of the state's income tax revenue to fund the State Education Fund.	a	882,626 (53%)	791,934 (47%)
CICA	Amendment 24	Establish provisions relating to voter approval of the expansion of cities.		511,886 (30%)	1,188,138 (70%)
CICA	Amendment 25	Require that medical professionals give pregnant women seeking an abortion specific information at least 24 hours prior to the procedure, with the woman giving voluntary, informed consent before the procedure and require the state annually produce materials on abortion.		664,420 (39%)	1,020,029 (61%)
LRCA	Referendum A	Establish a property tax exemption for people over the age of 65 who have owned and lived in their home for more than 10 years.	a	843,620 (55%)	697,398 (45%)
LRCA	Referendum B	Create a new timetable for creating and approving new state Senate and House of Representative districts.	a	852,098 (60%)	556,769 (40%)
LRCA	Referendum C	Allow county surveyors to be appointed or elected officials and allow the state legislature to decide which method is used.		661,704 (45%)	794,310 (55%)
LRCA	Referendum D	Remove obsolete constitutional provisions.	a	1,063,345 (72%)	422,629 (28%)
LRSS	Referendum E	Allow Colorado to create multi-state lotteries.	a	836,390 (52%)	783,275 (48%)
LRSS	Referendum F	Allow excess funds from the state's revenue limit to be spent for grants to schools for science and math programs.		697,673 (44%)	884,071 (56%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Eliminate County Sheriffs Act	Law enforcement	Eliminates county sheriffs as constitutional officers	a

Florida

See also: Florida 2000 ballot measures

November 5, 2002

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 1	Provide for the creation of a monorail system to link the five largest urban areas in Florida	a	2,900,253 (53%)	2,607,495 (47%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Provides for the selection of replacements for members of the general assembly who have been convicted of a felony	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Provides for a homeowner's incentive adjustment for ad valorem property tax relief	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Insurance	Provides a compensation program for law enforcement officers and firemen who become injured in the line of duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Insurance	Provides for indemnification for public school employees who are killed or injured by an act of violence in the line of duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Insurance	Provides for indemnification for state highway employees injured or killed in the line of duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Classifies marine vessels as a separate class of property for ad valorem tax purposes	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Judiciary	Increases the time for which state court judges must have been admitted to the practice of law	a
LRSS	Referendum A	Taxes	Exempts certain farm equipment used by family owned operations from ad valorem taxes	a
LRSS	Referendum B	Taxes	Increases the ad valorem tax exemption for tools and trade implements of manual laborers	a
LRSS	Referendum C	Taxes	Provides that unremarried spouses of soldiers killed in conflict receive a homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes	a
LRSS	Referendum D	Taxes	Provides ad valorem tax exemptions to property of Elks Lodges	d

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	University of Hawaii the authority and power of self-governance.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin. of gov't	Tax review commission every ten years instead of every five years.	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin. of gov't	Assign to the reapportionment commission the duty to maintain the staggering of senate terms.	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 1	Education	Allows money from the sale of school lands to go to the Public School Endowment Fund	a
LRCA	SJR 107	Bonds	Establishes a bond bank authority to purchase municipal bonds	a

Indiana

See also: Indiana 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin. of gov't	Amend the constitution so that criminal appeals from a sentence of life imprisonment.	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Question 1	Con Convention	Calls for a constitutional convention to amend the state constitution	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Chapter 184	Pension	Allow state retirement plans to be stockholders in any bank	a
LRCA	Chapter 190	Taxes	Aircraft and watercraft taxed differently than other property	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin. of gov't	Amends the Constitution to establish annual sessions of the legislature.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin. of gov't	Abolishes the Railroad Commission and transfers its duties to another state agency.	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Concerning the creation of a state economic development agency	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Concerning the removal of the federal income tax paid deduction from state income taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Concerning the elimination state sales tax on food and utilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Development	Concerning donation of state funds to private corporations for economic development	d

Maine

See also: Maine 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Assisted Death	Allows informed adults with terminal illnesses to request and receive medications to end their lives	d
IndISS	Question 2	Business	Requires owners of timberland to obtain a permit for clearcutting practices	d
IndISS	Question 3	Lottery	Allows video lottery at some horse racing tracks	d
LRCA	Question 4	Taxes	Assesses waterfront property used for commercial fishing based upon the value of its current use	d
LRCA	Question 5	Suffrage	Removes the prohibition against voting by persons who are under guardianship for reasons of mental illness	d
LRSS	Question 6	LGBT	Makes it unlawful to discriminate against individuals based on their sexual orientation	d

Maryland

See also: Maryland 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Elections	Exempts the Board of Cecil County Commissioners from requirement that elections be held only in every fourth year on a particular date	a
LRCA	Question 2	Eminent domain	Authorizes Prince George's County Council to take property upon a finding of immediate need for redevelopment purposes.	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Establish that the district boundaries for state representatives, state senators, and governor's councillors go in effect two years after the federal census	a	1,776,278 (71%)	742,768 (29%)
LRCA	Question 2	Prohibit those incarcerated for a felony from voting for certain offices while incarcerated	a	1,648,447 (64%)	926,737 (36%)
IndISS	Question 3	Prohibit dog racing where gambling on the performance of the dogs occurs		1,276,708 (49%)	1,328,374 (51%)
IndISS	Question 4	Establish a plan to lower the income tax on wages and salaries to 5% by tax year 2003	a	1,541,771 (59%)	1,055,181 (41%)
IndISS	Question 5	Create a state Healthcare Council to review and recommend legislation for a health care system that meets certain established requirements		1,229,652 (48%)	1,325,915 (52%)
IndISS	Question 6	Establish a state personal income tax and corporate excise tax credit for equal to their amount spent on tolls and motor vehicle excise taxes		1,090,449 (42%)	1,477,731 (58%)
IndISS	Question 7	Establish a state personal income tax deduction for taxpayers who make charitable donations	a	1,834,305 (72%)	714,884 (28%)
IndISS	Question 8	Create a state Drug Treatment Trust Fund to increase funding for the treatment of drug-dependent persons and those at risk of becoming drug-dependent		1,215,806 (48%)	1,329,899 (52%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal 1	Establish a state-funded voucher program to allow students in qualified school districts to use vouchers for nonpublic school tuition		1,235,533 (31%)	2,767,320 (69%)
CICA	Proposal 00-2	Require a supermajority for the approval of certain laws relating to local governments		1,242,516 (33%)	2,548,995 (67%)

Missouri

See also: Missouri 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't finances	Creates a budget reserve fund in the state treasury	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling	Reduces the time from two years to six months that is required to be members of religious organization	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't salaries	Requires that salaries recommended by the Citizens' Commission on Compensation for statewide elected officials be appropriated be legislature	d
CISS	Proposition A	Business	Prohibits the construction of most new outdoor advertising.	d
CISS	Proposition B	Elections	Establishes a campaign finance system	d

Montana

See also: Montana 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-34	Gov't Finances	Allows state workers’ compensation insurance fund to be invested in private corporate capital stock.	a
LRCA	C-35	Tobacco	Creates a Montana tobacco settlement trust fund.	a
CISS	I-143	Animals	Prohibits all new alternative livestock ranches, also known as game farms.	a
LRSS	LR-115	Taxes	Revises the taxation of certain vehicles.	a
LRSS	LR-116	Taxes	Repeals state inheritance taxes	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 2000 ballot measures

May 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	English	Eliminates English language requirements for private, denominational and parochial schools	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Changes the method of nominating and electing the Lieutenant Governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Con language	States that language in the constitution shall be construed to be gender neutral	d
LRCA	Amendment 3A	Elections	Requires two separate votes to approve amendments to constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 3B	Direct democracy	Identifies the powers of initiative and referendum and to remove obsolete language	a
LRCA	Amendment 3C	Direct democracy	Changes filing requirements for initiative petitions	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Changes the date of compensation changes made by the legislature for the judiciary	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Legislature	Requires the resignation of members of the Legislature elected to other state or local offices	a
CICA	Measure 415	Term Limits	Limits legislators to no more than two consecutive terms	a
CICA	Measure 416	Marriage & family	Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman shall be valid or recognized in Nebraska	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin of gov't	Authorize investing state money in companies not classified as educational or charitable, subject to conditions	d
CICA	Question 2	Marriage	"Only a marriage between a male and female person shall be recognized and given effect in this state"	a
CICA	Question 9	Marijuana	Allow use of marijuana, upon the advice of a physician, for certain medical conditions	a

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Home Rule Authority	Government	Constitutional amendment to provide that municipalities shall have home rule authority.	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Tax reform	Dedicate petroleum products gross receipts tax and certain amounts from sales tax for transportation	a
LRCA	Question 2	Government	Amend the constitution to permit the Legislature to authorize disclosure of information concerning sex offenders.	a

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Bernallilo County ranked as an "urban county"	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Term Limits	Eliminates term limits for elected county officials	d
LRSS	Bond Issue A	Bonds	Provides money to the State Agency on Aging for capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements	a
LRSS	Bond Issue B	Bonds	Provides money to make capital expenditures for public educational capital improvements	a
LRSS	Bond Issue C	Bonds	Provides money for construction and improvements to existing facilities and equipment around the state	d

New York

See also: New York 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Transportation infrastructure bond	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues bonds to fund improvements to higher education facilities	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 2000 ballot measures

June 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of Gov't	Changes number of persons with bachelor's from the same state institution who can serve on the board of higher education from one to two	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Elections	Provides for one-half of the elected state officials to be chosen by voters in each election year	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Elections	Removes state treasurer as an elected constitutional officer	d
LRCA	Measure 4	Legislature	Fills legislative assembly vacancies by laws created by the assembly instead of gubernatorial writs of election	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Hunt & Fish	Values, preserves and manages hunting, trapping and fishing	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Authorize the issuance of bonds to finance projects for environmental conservation and revitalization purposes	a	2,197,773 (57%)	1,628,716 (43%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 2000 ballot measures

August 22, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	State Question 691	Taxes; Transportation	Set vehicle registration fees by years registered, base excise tax on sales price, and lower RV tag costs.	a	456,560 (80%)	114,425 (20%)

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 684	Education; Budgets	Allow use of a percentage of the School Land Trust's market value to support schools and universities.		554,256 (49%)	569,557 (51%)
LRCA	State Question 685	Healthcare; Taxes	Allow counties with more than 500,000 residents to increase property taxes by up to 2.5 mills to fund county health departments.		403,874 (36%)	730,859 (64%)
LRCA	State Question 686	Education	Allow state colleges and universities to make contracts with presidents for up to three years.	a	641,591 (57%)	487,547 (43%)
LRCA	State Question 688	Alcohol; Business	Allow Oklahoma wineries to sell and ship wine directly to retail package stores and restaurants licensed to sell liquor by the drink.	a	798,238 (70%)	337,175 (30%)
LRCA	State Question 690	Education; Taxes	Allow school districts to eliminate the need for annual elections on emergency, local support, and building fund millage levies.	a	612,955 (55%)	506,664 (45%)
LRCA	State Question 692	Budgets; Tobacco	Create the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund for health, education, and prevention programs.	a	775,740 (69%)	351,545 (31%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2000 ballot measures

May 16, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 77	Property; Taxes	Change some of certain local districts' property tax authority from temporary to permanent.		336,253 (44%)	432,541 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 78	Direct democracy	Lengthen the period of time for verifying signatures on initiative and referendum petitions by 15 more days.	a	528,129 (62%)	327,440 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 79	Direct democracy	Increase the number of signatures required to place a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot from 8% to 12% of the total votes cast in the last gubernatorial election		356,912 (41%)	505,081 (59%)
LRCA	Measure 80	Taxes; Transportation	Allow fuel taxes and vehicle fees to be used for policing highways, roads, streets, and roadside rest areas.		310,640 (36%)	559,941 (64%)
LRCA	Measure 81	Trials	Allow the legislature to limit recovery of damages in civil actions.		219,009 (25%)	650,348 (75%)
VR	Measure 82	Taxes; Transportation	Repeal the weight-mile tax, replacing it with a 29 cent per gallon diesel fuel tax, and increase registration fees on most heavy vehicles.		109,741 (13%)	767,329 (87%)

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 1	Education	Require the legislature to fund school quality goals adequately, issue reports, and establish equalization grants.	a	940,223 (66%)	477,461 (34%)
CISS	Measure 2	Administration; Legislature	Create a new process to review administrative rules by the legislature upon the petition of at least 10,000 voters.		605,575 (44%)	779,190 (56%)
CICA	Measure 3	Property	Require a conviction before property forfeiture and reporting of forfeitures and restrict the use of proceeds from forfeitures.	a	952,792 (67%)	465,081 (33%)
CISS	Measure 4	Healthcare; Budgets	Create the Oregon Health Plan Trust Fund from tobacco settlement proceeds to be used for public low-income health care.		650,850 (45%)	789,543 (55%)
CISS	Measure 5	Firearms	Expand current background-check requirement beyond handgun transfers by gun dealers.	a	921,926 (62%)	569,996 (38%)
CISS	Measure 6	Elections	Provide campaign funds to qualifying candidates who limit the amount of political contributions they receive and their campaign spending.		586,910 (41%)	838,011 (59%)
LRCA	Measure 83	Veterans	Allow the Director of Veterans’ Affairs to establish standards for granting veterans’ loans and eliminate specific active duty date requirements.	a	1,084,870 (75%)	365,203 (25%)
LRCA	Measure 84	Budgets; Local government	Require the state to pay for services that the state requires local governments to provide.	a	1,211,384 (84%)	222,723 (16%)
LRCA	Measure 85	Local government	Allow counties with over 100,000 inhabitants to be established or reduced to an area smaller than 400 square miles.		634,307 (45%)	767,366 (55%)
LRCA	Measure 86	Taxes; Budgets	Require refunds to taxpayers when general fund revenues exceed state estimates by two percent or more.	a	898,793 (62%)	550,304 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 87	Obscenity; Business	Allow the zoning of sexually oriented businesses without needing to demonstrate actual neighborhood harm.		694,410 (47%)	771,901 (53%)
LRSS	Measure 88	Taxes	Increase the maximum deductible on state income tax returns for federal income taxes paid from $3000 to $5000.	a	739,270 (51%)	724,097 (49%)
LRSS	Measure 89	Budgets; Tobacco	Create the Health Security Fund from tobacco settlement proceeds to be allocated to health, housing, and transportation programs.		622,814 (43%)	828,117 (57%)
CICA	Measure 8	Budgets	Limit state appropriations to 15 percent of Oregonian's total personal income earned in the past two years.		608,090 (44%)	789,699 (56%)
VR	Measure 90	Utilities	Allow regulated utilities to set rates that allow for returns on their undepreciated investments in retired property.		158,810 (12%)	1,208,545 (88%)
CICA	Measure 91	Taxes	Allow corporate income taxpayers to deduct federal taxes from Oregon taxable income and prohibit local governments from taxing federal income tax payments.		661,342 (45%)	814,885 (55%)
CICA	Measure 92	Elections	Prohibit employee payroll deductions if any portion of the money will be used for a political purpose, unless the employee gives written permission.		656,250 (45%)	815,338 (55%)
CICA	Measure 93	Taxes; Elections	Require voter approval matching this measure's approval percentage for new state and local taxes, fees, or charges, unless exempted.		581,186 (40%)	865,091 (60%)
CISS	Measure 94	Prisons; Trials	Repeal mandatory minimum sentences for certain felonies and require resentencing for individuals subjected to previous mandatory minimums.		387,068 (27%)	1,073,275 (73%)
CICA	Measure 95	Education; Labor	Prohibit schools from basing teacher pay on tenure or additional courses taken, instead requiring compensation and increases to be based on job performance		514,926 (35%)	962,250 (65%)
CICA	Measure 96	Legislature; Direct democracy	Prohibit the legislature from imposing restrictions that hinder initiative and referendum accessibility or affordability for amending the Oregon Constitution.		527,613 (38%)	866,588 (62%)
CISS	Measure 97	Hunting and fishing; Business	Prohibit the use of certain animal poisons, body-gripping traps for trapping, and the fur trade involving animals caught in these traps.		606,939 (41%)	867,219 (59%)
CICA	Measure 98	Elections	Prohibit the use of public resources, including money, employee time, buildings, and equipment, for collecting political funds.		678,024 (47%)	776,489 (53%)
CICA	Measure 99	Healthcare; Welfare	Create a public Home Care Commission to oversee quality services for elderly and disabled individuals receiving publicly funded personal care at home.	a	911,217 (63%)	539,414 (37%)
CISS	Measure 9	Education; LGBTQ	Prohibit public school instruction encouraging, promoting, or sanctioning homosexual/bisexual behaviors and provide penalties.		702,572 (47%)	788,691 (53%)

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Question 1	Bond issues	Environmental Management Bonds ($34,000,000)	a
LBM	Question 2	Bond issues	Water Quality Management Bonds ($60,000,000)	a
LBM	Question 3	Bond issues	Transportation Bonds ($62,510,000)	a
LBM	Question 4	Bond issues	Higher Education Bonds ($36,950,000)	a
LBM	Question 5	Bond issues	Heritage Harbor Museum Bonds ($25,000,000)	d
AQ	Question 6	Government	Co-Equal Branches of Government (Advisory Referendum Proposed by the Governor)	a

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Amend the constitution to permit a state lottery; direct revenue generated by lottery to Education Lottery Account.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Property tax assessment on cars and pickup trucks from the current 10.5 percent to 6 percent	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Allows a county, by local referendum, to approve an additional sales and use tax	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Taxes	Establishes multiple classes of agricultural property for purposes of taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment B	Local gov't	Authorizes local initiatives to provide for the cooperation and organization of local government.	a
CICA	Amendment C	Taxes	Prohibits a state inheritance tax.	a
CICA	Amendment D	Lottery	Abolishes video lottery.	d
LRCA	Amendment E	Gov't Finances	Permits investment of the permanent school funds in certain stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.	a
CISS	Initiative 1	Gambling	Raises the maximum bet limits in Deadwood.	a

Utah

See also: Utah 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative A	English	Make English the official language of the state government	a	496,066 (67%)	242,311 (33%)
CISS	Initiative B	Law enforcement; Property	Make a number of changes to the forfeiture process in law enforcement	a	500,439 (69%)	225,264 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Administration; Constitutional language	Amend state and local government provisions	a	471,064 (69%)	215,243 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Budgets; Tobacco	Establish a state trust fund for tobacco settlement money and private donations	a	422,825 (61%)	267,325 (39%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Create a Lottery Proceeds Fund for revenue from state lotteries and require that this money be given to localities to be spent on public education	a	2,067,186 (83%)	408,650 (17%)
LRCA	Question 2	Provide for a right to hunt, fish, and harvest game	a	1,448,154 (60%)	970,266 (40%)

Washington

See also: Washington 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ITP	Initiative 713	Hunting and fishing	Provide a misdemeanor classification for hunting animals with body-gripping traps or poison.	a	1,315,903 (55%)	1,093,587 (45%)
ITP	Initiative 722	Taxes	Limit annual property tax increases to 2%, nullify certain 1999 tax increases, and exempt vehicles from property taxes.		1,295,391 (56%)	1,022,349 (44%)
ITP	Initiative 728	Education	Reduce class sizes, extend learning programs, expand teacher training, and construct facilities funded by lottery, taxes, and reserves.	a	1,714,485 (72%)	675,635 (28%)
ITP	Initiative 729	Education; School choice	Provide authorization for school districts and public universities to sponsor independently-operated charter schools.		1,125,766 (48%)	1,211,390 (52%)
ITP	Initiative 732	Education; Labor	Provide cost-of-living salary adjustments for teachers and other school district employees.	a	1,501,261 (63%)	893,601 (37%)
ITP	Initiative 745	Taxes; Transportation	Allocate 90% of transportation funds for constructing and maintaining roads and exempt road construction from sales tax.		955,329 (41%)	1,394,387 (59%)
LRCA	SJR 8214	Budgets	Remove limitations on trust fund investments for persons with developmental disabilities.	a	1,450,749 (65%)	786,185 (35%)

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 2000 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Permit the Legislature to establish a unified system of family courts	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 2000 ballot measures

November 7, 2000

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Question 1	Extend the right to vote in federal elections to the children of U.S. citizens living abroad who formerly resided in Wisconsin.	a	1,293,458 (62%)	792,975 (38%)

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment B	War and peace	Allow any qualified resident to serve in the state militia if he or she is between 17 and 70	a

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