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2009 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Agriculture and Food

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2009	New Jersey	Public Question: Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Ohio	Issue 2: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Create the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board	Passed

Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 9: Establishing a Right to Use and Access Public Beaches	Passed

Energy

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2009	New York	Proposal 1 - Constitutional Amendment: Using Certain Forest Preserve Lands to Construct a Power Line	Passed

Gambling and Gaming

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
May 19, 2009	California	Proposition 1C: Lottery Modernization Act.	Failed
Nov. 3, 2009	Ohio	Issue 3: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Allow for One Casino Each in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo and Distribute to All Ohio Counties a Tax on the Casinos	Passed

Health and Health Care

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
May 19, 2009	California	Proposition 1E: Mental Health Services Funding. Temporary Reallocation. Helps Balance State Budget.	Failed
May 19, 2009	California	Proposition 1D: Protects Children's Services Funding. Helps Balance State Budget.	Failed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 8: Authorizing the State to Contribute Resources to Veterans' Hospitals	Passed

Housing and Property

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2009	New Jersey	Public Question: Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	New York	Proposal 1 - Constitutional Amendment: Using Certain Forest Preserve Lands to Construct a Power Line	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 5: Allowing Consolidated Boards of Equalization for Appraisal Districts	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 3: Allowing State Enforcement of Uniform Property Appraisal Standards and Procedures	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 9: Establishing a Right to Use and Access Public Beaches	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 2: Requiring Appraisal of Residence Homesteads Based Solely on their Homestead Value	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 11: Restricting Use of Eminent Domain to Taking Property for Public Purposes	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 6: Renewing Veterans' Land Board Bond Authority for Land and Mortgage Loans	Passed

Transportation

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2009	Maine	Question 2: Citizen Initiative: An Act to Decrease the Automobile Excise Tax and Promote Energy	Failed
Nov. 3, 2009	Maine	Question 6: Bond Issue: Transportation Bonds	Passed