Initiative and Referendum 2002
With more than 200 measures on the ballot in November 2002, voters across America took action on several key policy issues, including taxes, education, health care and the initiative process itself. Tax cuts were rejected in Arkansas and Massachusetts while education measures mostly found success. In Idaho, voters narrowly rejected term limits.
Bond measures received favorable attention nationwide, with 21 of the 24 statewide bond issues passing. They will provide more than $22 billion in funding everything from mortgage assistance for veterans, to transportation, education and environmental projects.
Twenty-three (47%) of the 49 initiatives on the ballot passed on November 5. Three of the four popular referenda on the ballot were successful in repealing a measure passed by the legislature. |
