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2014 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Animals and Wildlife

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Alaska	Ballot Measure No. 4 - 12BBAY: An Act Providing for Protection of Bristol Bay Wild Salmon and Waters Within or Flowing into the Existing 1972 Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Alabama	: Statewide Amendment 5	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 437: Proposed Amendment No. 12	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Massachusetts	Question 3: Expanding Prohibitions on Gaming	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	IB 1/LD 1745: Question 1: Citizen Initiative	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	Public Law 572 and Public Law 608: Question 2: Bond Issue	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	Public Law 592: Question 7: Bond Issue	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Michigan	Referendum of Public Act 520 of 2012: State Proposal 14-1	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Michigan	Referendum of Public Act 21 of 2013: Proposal 14-2	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Mississippi	HCR 30: Statewide Initiative Measure No. 1	Passed

Arts, Entertainment, and History

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	IB 1/LD 1745: Question 1: Citizen Initiative	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Michigan	Referendum of Public Act 520 of 2012: State Proposal 14-1	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Michigan	Referendum of Public Act 21 of 2013: Proposal 14-2	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Mississippi	HCR 30: Statewide Initiative Measure No. 1	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Rhode Island	Question 5: Creative and Cultural Economy Bonds	Passed

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Illinois	HJRCA 52: Proposed Addition of Section 8 to Article III of the Illinois Constitution	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Illinois	HJRCA 1: Proposed Amendment of Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution	Passed
Aug. 5, 2014	Missouri	SJR 27: Constitutional Amendment 9	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Oregon	Ballot Measure Number 89: Amends Constitution: State/Political Subdivision Shall Not Deny or Abridge Equality of Rights on Account of Sex	Passed

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	California	Proposition 47: Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Status.	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Colorado	Amendment 67: An Amendment to the Colorado Constitution Protecting Pregnant Women and Unborn Children by Defining "Person" and "Child" in the Colorado Criminal Code and the Colorado Wrongful Death Act to Include Unborn Human Beings	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Illinois	HJRCA 1: Proposed Amendment of Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 870: Proposed Amendment No. 6	Passed
Aug. 5, 2014	Missouri	SJR 27: Constitutional Amendment 9	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Missouri	HJR 16: Constitutional Amendment 2	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	North Carolina	SB 399: An Act to Amend the Constitution to Provide that a Person Accused of Any Criminal Offense in Superior Court for Which the State is Not Seeking a Sentence of Death May Waive the Right to Trial by Jury and Instead be Tried by a Judge	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	New Jersey	Public Question No. 1: Constitutional Amendment to Allow a Court to Order Pretrial Detention of a Person in a Criminal Case	Passed

Drugs

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Arizona	Proposition 303: A Concurrent Resolution Enacting and Ordering the Submission to the People of A Measure Relating to the Use of Investigational Drugs, Biological Products and Devices	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	California	Proposition 46: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits. Initiative Statute.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	California	Proposition 47: Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. Initiative Status.	Passed

Family

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	North Dakota	: Initiated Statutory Measure 6	Failed

Gambling and Gaming

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	California	Proposition 48: Indian Gaming Compacts. Referendum.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Colorado	Amendment 68: Shall State Taxes be Increased $114,500,000 Annually in the First Full Fiscal Year, and by Such Amounts that are Raised Thereafter, by Imposing a New Tax on Authorized Horse Racetracks' Adjusted Gross Proceeds from Limited Gaming to Increase Statewide Funding for K-12 Education, and, in Connection T	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Kansas	SCR 1618: Kansas Charitable Gaming Measure	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Massachusetts	Question 3: Expanding Prohibitions on Gaming	Failed
Aug. 5, 2014	Missouri	HJR 48: Constitutional Amendment 8	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Rhode Island	Question 1: State Constitutional Approval	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Rhode Island	Question 2: Amendment to the Constitution of the State	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	South Carolina	: Amendment 1	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment Q: Authorization of Roulette, Keno, and Craps in the City of Deadwood	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Tennessee	Constitutional Amendment No. 4: Charitable Gaming	Passed

Guns

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Alabama	: Statewide Amendment 3	Passed
Aug. 5, 2014	Missouri	SJR 36: Constitutional Amendment 5	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Washington	Initiative Measure No. 591: Concerns Firearms	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Washington	Initiative Measure No. 594: Concerns Background Checks for Firearm Sales and Transfers	Passed

Immigration

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Oregon	Ballot Measure Number 88: Provides Oregon Resident "Driver Card" Without Requiring Proof of Legal Presence in the United States	Failed

Reproduction

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Colorado	Amendment 67: An Amendment to the Colorado Constitution Protecting Pregnant Women and Unborn Children by Defining "Person" and "Child" in the Colorado Criminal Code and the Colorado Wrongful Death Act to Include Unborn Human Beings	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Illinois	Public Act 098-0696: Woman's Health Referendum Act	Passed

Stem Cell Research

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	Public Law 574: Question 4: Bond Issue	Passed