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2002 General Election -- Initiatives on Statewide Ballots

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

For more information on Initiative and Referendum - contact Jennie Drage Bowser elections-info@ncsl.org.

 

 

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