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Agriculture and Food

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	California	Proposition 2: Treatment of Farm Animals	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Rhode Island	Question 2: Open Space and Recreational Development Bonds	Passed

Arts, Entertainment, and History

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Minnesota	HF 2285: Dedicated Funding for Natural Resources and Arts	Passed
May 13, 2008	Nebraska	Proposed Amendment 1: Allow Investment of Public Endowment Funds by Cities	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Oklahoma	State Question 742: Right to Hunt, Trap, Fish and Take Game and Fish	Passed

Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Alabama	Statewide Amendment 1: Alabama Rainy Day Amendment 1	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 59: Education Funding and TABOR Rebates	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	New Mexico	Bond Question 2: Library Acquisition Bonds	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	New Mexico	Constitutional Amendment 1: School Board Membership and Elections	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	New Mexico	Constitutional Amendment 4: School Elections Held with Non-partisan Elections	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Oregon	Measure 60: Teacher "Classroom Performance," Not Seniority, Determines Pay Raises; "Most Qualified" Teachers Retained, Regardless of Seniority	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Utah	Constitutional Amendment E: Stock and Bond Subscriptions	Passed

Energy

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	California	Proposition 10: Bonds. Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Statute.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	California	Proposition 7: Renewable Energy. Statute.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 58: Severance Taxes on the Oil and Natural Gas Industry	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Florida	Constitutional Amendment 3: Changes and Improvements Not Affecting the Assessed Value of Residential Real Property	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Missouri	Proposition C: Renewable Energy	Passed

Finance and Banking

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arizona	Proposition 200: Payday Loan Reform Act	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Ohio	Issue 5: Referendum on Legislation Making Changes to Check Cashing, Lending, Sometimes Known as "Pay Lending," Fees, Interest rates, and Practices	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 9: South Dakota Small Investors Protection Act.	Failed

Gambling and Gaming

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Aug. 26, 2008	Alaska	Ballot Measure 1: An Act relating to establishing the Alaska Gaming Commission	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Arkansas	Amendment 3: A Constitutional Amendment Authorizing the General Assembly to Establish, Operate and Regulate State Lotteries to Fund Scholarships and Grants for Arkansas Citizens Enrolled in Certified Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Arkansas	Passed
Feb. 5, 2008	California	Proposition 97: Referendum Petition to Overturn Amendment to Indian Gaming Compact.	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 50: Limited Gaming in Central City, Black Hawk and Cripple Creek	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Massachusetts	Question 3: Act to Protect Greyhounds	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Maryland	HB 4: Video Lottery	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Maine	Question 1: An Act to Allow a Casino in Oxford County	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Missouri	Proposition A: Casinos and Gambling	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Ohio	Issue 6: To Amend the Constitution by Initiative Petition for a Casino Near Wilmington in Southwest Ohio and Distribute to all Ohio a Tax on the Casino	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Oregon	Measure 62: Amends Constitution: Allocates 15% of Lottery Proceeds to Public Safety Fund for Crime Prevention, Investigation, Prosecution	Failed

Health and Health Care

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Arizona	Proposition 101: Freedom of Choice in Health Care	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	California	Proposition 3: Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Statute.	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 51: State Sales Tax Increase for Services for People with Developmental Disabilities	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 56: Employer Responsibility for Health Insurance	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Louisiana	Amendment 6: Remove Restrictions on Disposition of Blighted Property	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Michigan	Question 2: A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Permit Human Embryo and Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Michigan	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	North Dakota	Statutory Measure 3: Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	New Mexico	Bond Question 3: Health Facility Improvement Bonds	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	South Dakota	Initiated Measure 11: Reinstate Prohibition Against Abortion	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Washington	Initiative 1000: Initiative Measure No. 1000 concerns allowing certain terminally ill competent adults to obtain lethal prescriptions.	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Washington	Initiative 1029: Initiative Measure No. 1029 concerns long-term care services for the elderly and persons with disabilities.	Passed

Housing and Property

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Alabama	Statewide Amendment 4: Alabama Blount County Annexation Amendment 4	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Alabama	Statewide Amendment 3: Alabama Madison School Taxes Amendment 3	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Arizona	Proposition 201: Homeowners' Bill of Rights	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Arizona	Proposition 100: Prohibition of Any New Property Sale or Transfer Tax	Passed
June 3, 2008	California	Proposition 99: Eminent Domain. Acquisition of Owner-Occupied Residence. Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
June 3, 2008	California	Proposition 98: Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property. Constitutional Amendment.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	California	Proposition 12: Veterans' Bond Act of 2008	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Referendum M: Elimination of Obsolete Constitutional Provisions Regarding Land Value Increase	Passed
Jan. 29, 2008	Florida	Amendment 1: Property Tax Exemptions; Limitations on Property Tax Assessments	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Florida	Constitutional Amendment 6: Assessment of Working Waterfront Property Based Upon Current Use	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Florida	Constitutional Amendment 3: Changes and Improvements Not Affecting the Assessed Value of Residential Real Property	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Florida	Constitutional Amendment 4: Property Tax Exemption of Perpetually Conserved Land; Classification and Assessment of Land Used for Conservation	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Florida	Constitutional Amendment 1: Relating to Property Rights/Ineligible Aliens	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Georgia	Amendment 1: To encourage the preservation of Georgia's forests through a conservation use property tax reduction program.	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Louisiana	Amendment 6: Remove Restrictions on Disposition of Blighted Property	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Louisiana	Amendment 5: Transfer of the Special Assessment Level to New Property Purchased to Replace Expropriated Property	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	New Mexico	Bond Question 3: Health Facility Improvement Bonds	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	New Mexico	Bond Question 1: Senior Citizen Facility Bonds	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Nevada	Question 2: Eminent Domain	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Nevada	Question 3: Requirements for Property and Sales Tax Exemptions	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Ohio	Issue 3: To Amend the Constitution to Protect Private Property Rights in Ground Water, Lakes and Other Watercourses	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Oklahoma	State Question 741: Property Tax Exemption Application	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Oklahoma	State Question 735: Property Tax Exemption for Injured Veterans	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Oregon	Measure 56: Amends Constitution: Provides that May and November Property Tax Elections are Decided by Majority of Voters Voting	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Oregon	Measure 63: Exempts Specified Property Owners from Building Permit	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Rhode Island	Question 2: Open Space and Recreational Development Bonds	Passed

Transportation

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2008	Alaska	Bond Question: Bonds for Transportation Projects	Passed
Feb. 5, 2008	California	Proposition 91: Transportation Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	California	Proposition 10: Bonds. Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Statute.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	California	Proposition 1A: Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 58: Severance Taxes on the Oil and Natural Gas Industry	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Colorado	Amendment 52: Use of Severance Tax Revenue for Highways	Failed
Nov. 4, 2008	Rhode Island	Question 1: Transportation Bonds	Passed
Nov. 4, 2008	Washington	Initiative 985: Initiative Measure No. 985 concerns transportation.	Failed

2008 Ballot Measures

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