Topic Descriptions
Abortion
Includes ballot measures pertaining to abortion.
Agriculture
Includes ballot measures pertaining to agriculture and farming.
Animal Rights/Hunting & Fishing
Includes ballot measures pertaining to animal rights as well as the right to hunt and fish.
Arts & Culture
Includes ballot measures providing public resources to arts and cultural programs.
Banking & Financial Services
Includes ballot measures pertaining to the financial industry.
Bond Measures
Includes ballot measures authorizing governments to take out bonds to fund various state projects.
Budgets
Includes ballot measures pertaining to state budgets and the budget process.
Business & Commerce
Includes ballot measures pertaining to regulation of business and commerce.
Civil & Constitutional Law
Includes ballot measures pertaining to civil and constitutional law and procedure.
Criminal Justice
Includes ballot measures pertaining to criminal law and the criminal justice system.
Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco Policy
Includes ballot measures pertaining to controlled substance use and taxation.
Economic Development
Includes ballot measures pertaining to state economic development programs.
Education-Higher Ed
Includes ballot measures pertaining to institutions of higher education.
Education-PreK-12
Includes ballot measures pertaining to early childhood, primary and secondary education.
Elections
Includes ballot measures pertaining to election rules and processes.
Elections-Initiative Process
Includes ballot measures pertaining to the process of qualifying a citizen initiative for the ballot.
Energy & Electric Utilities
Includes ballot measures pertaining to utilities.
Environmental Protection
Includes ballot measures pertaining to state environmental and conservation programs.
Ethics/Lobbying/Campaign Finance
Includes ballot measures pertaining to ethics rules, campaign finance and lobbying rules and procedures.
Federal Government
Includes ballot measures pertaining to state programs and policies that overlap with federal authority.
Gambling & Lotteries
Includes ballot measures pertaining to gambling and lotteries.
Health
Includes ballot measures pertaining to health and related insurance.
Human Services
Includes ballot measures pertaining to human services, including housing and welfare.
Insurance
Includes ballot measures pertaining to insurance, including health, vehicle, home and other insurance.
Judiciary
Includes ballot measures pertaining to court systems.
Juvenile Justice
Includes ballot measures pertaining to the juvenile justice system, such as criminal justice matters, educational programs and judicial processes.
Labor & Employment
Includes ballot measures pertaining to labor and employment, such as wages, collective bargaining and retirement.
Land Use/Property Rights
Includes ballot measures pertaining to land use and property rights.
Law Enforcement
Includes ballot measures pertaining to law enforcement rules and processes.
Legislatures
Includes ballot measures pertaining to the structure, operation and authority of state legislatures.
Local Government
Includes ballot measures pertaining to the structure, operation and authority of local governments.
Military & Veterans Affairs
Includes ballot measures pertaining to active-duty military personnel and veterans.
Natural Resources
Includes ballot measures pertaining to natural resources.
Redistricting
Includes ballot measures pertaining to redistricting rules and processes.
State Government
Includes ballot measures pertaining to the structure, operation and authority of state governments.
State-Tribal Relations
Includes ballot measures pertaining to state programs and policies that overlap with tribal authority.
Tax & Revenue
Includes ballot measures pertaining to tax and revenue, such as property taxes, state retention of taxes, and distribution of tax revenue into state funds.
Telecom & Info Technology
Includes ballot measures related to telecommunications and technology.
Term Limits
Includes ballot measures related to term limits for officeholders.
Transportation
Includes ballot measures related to transportation and related infrastructure.