There are 49 statewide initiatives on general election ballots this year. The state with the most initiatives on the ballot is Oregon, with seven initiatives. Colorado and Florida each have five initiatives. Five of the 24 initiative states - Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Wyoming - do not have any initiatives on the ballot this year.
Note that this table contains the ballot numbers and titles of citizen initiatives only. For summaries of initiatives, and for information on legislative referenda, please visit NCSL's ballot measures database.
|
ALASKA |
|
Measure 2 |
Initiative Moving Location of Legislative Sessions |
|
Measure 3 |
Initiative on Gas Pipeline Development Authority |
|
ARIZONA |
|
Proposition 200 |
Tribal-State Gaming Compact, Scholarship and Elderly Care Act of 2002 |
|
Proposition 201 |
Fair Gaming Act |
|
Proposition 202 |
Indian Gaming Preservation and Self-Reliance Act |
|
Proposition 203 |
Drug Medicalization, Prevention and Control Act of 2002 |
|
ARKANSAS |
|
Proposed Amendment 3 |
Amendment Eliminating Taxes on Food and Medicine |
|
Proposed Initiated Act 1 |
The Arkansas Animal Cruelty Act |
|
CALIFORNIA |
|
Proposition 49 |
After School Programs. State Grants. Initiative Statute. |
|
Proposition 50 |
Water Quality, Supply and Safe Drinking Water Projects. Coastal Wetlands Purchase and Protection. Bonds. Initiative Statute. |
|
Proposition 51 |
Transportation. Allocation of Sales and Use Taxes Raised From Sale or Lease of Motor Vehicles. Initiative Statute. |
|
Proposition 52 |
Election Day Voter Registration. Initiative Statute. |
|
COLORADO |
|
Amendment 27 |
Campaign Finance |
|
Amendment 28 |
Mail Ballot Elections |
|
Amendment 29 |
Selecting Candidates for Primary Elections |
|
Amendment 30 |
Election Day Voter Registration |
|
Amendment 31 |
English Language Education |
|
FLORIDA |
|
Amendment 6 |
Protect People from the Health Hazards of Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke by Prohibiting Workplace Smoking |
|
Amendment 8 |
Voluntary Universal Pre-Kindergarten Education |
|
Amendment 9 |
Florida's Amendment to Reduce Class Size |
|
Amendment 10 |
Animal Cruelty Amendment: Limiting Cruel and Inhumane Confinement of Pigs during Pregnancy |
|
Amendment 11 |
Local Trustees and Statewide Governing Board to Manage Florida's University System |
|
IDAHO |
|
Proposition 1 |
An initiative defining tribal video gaming machines and providing for amendment of state-tribal gaming compact providing for their use |
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
|
Question 1 |
Eliminating State Personal Income Tax |
|
Question 2 |
English Language Education in Public Schools |
|
MICHIGAN |
|
Proposal 02-3 |
A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Grant State Classified Employees the Constitutional Right to Collective Bargaining with Binding Arbitration |
|
Proposal 02-4 |
A Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Reallocate the "Tobacco Settlement Revenue" Received by the State from Cigarette Manufacturers |
|
MISSOURI |
|
Amendment 2 |
Collective Bargaining |
|
Proposition A |
Tobacco Tax |
|
MONTANA |
|
Initiative 145 |
Acquire hydroelectric dams that are in the public interest to acquire and operate them for the benefit of Montanans |
|
Initiative 146 |
Establish a statewide tobacco-use prevention program using tobacco settlement funds |
|
NEVADA |
|
Ballot Question 2 |
An initiative relating to the definition of marriage |
|
Ballot Question 9 |
Amend the constitution concerning the use of marijuana. Possession of three ounces or less by a person who has attained the age of 21 years is not cause for arrest |
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
|
Measure 2 |
Directs the legislative assembly to authorize the state to join a multi-state lottery for the benefit of the state |
|
Measure 3 |
Relating to Student Loan Reimbursements and Tax Credits |
|
OHIO |
|
Issue 1 |
Treatment in Lieu of Incarceration for Drug Offenders |
|
OKLAHOMA |
|
State Question 687 |
Ban Cockfighting |
|
OREGON |
|
Measure 21 |
Amends Constitution: Revises Procedure for Filling Judicial Vacancies, Electing Judges; Allows Vote for "None of the Above" |
|
Measure 22 |
Amends Constitution: Requires Oregon Supreme Court Judges and Court of Appeals Judges to be Elected by District |
|
Measure 23 |
Creates Health Care Finance Plan for Medically Necessary Services; Creates Additional Income, Payroll Taxes |
|
Measure 24 |
Allows Licensed Denturists to Install Partial Dentures (Replacement Teeth); Authorizes Cooperative Dentist-Denturist Business Ventures |
|
Measure 25 |
Increases Oregon Minimum Wage to $6.90 in 2003; Increases for Inflation in Future Years |
|
Measure 26 |
Amends Constitution: Prohibits Payment, Receipt of Payment Based on the Number of Initiative, Referendum Signatures Obtained |
|
Measure 27 |
Requires Labeling of Genetically-Engineered Foods (As Defined) Sold Or Distributed In Or From Oregon |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
|
Amendment A |
Relating to a Criminal Defendant's Rights |
|
Initiated Measure 1 |
Allows Certain Activities with Industrial Hemp |
|
UTAH |
|
Initiative 1 |
Radioactive Waste Restrictions Act |
|
WASHINGTON |
|
Measure 776 |
Concerns State and Local Government Charges on Motor Vehicles |
|
Measure 790 |
Concerns Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System |