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2014 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Agriculture and Food

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
July 15, 2014	Alabama	: Proposed Statewide Amendment One	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Hawaii	HB 748: Relating to Agricultural Enterprises	Passed
Aug. 5, 2014	Missouri	HJR Nos. 11 & 7: Constitutional Amendment 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

Defense

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Alabama	: Statewide Amendment 2	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	South Carolina	: Amendment 2	Passed

Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Alabama	: Statewide Amendment 4	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Hawaii	SB 1084: Relating to Early Childhood Education	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	North Dakota	: Initiated Statutory Measure 8	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	New Mexico	Constitutional Amendment 1: A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Article 7, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico to Provide that School Elections Shall be Held at Different Times from Partisan Elections	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	New Mexico	Constitutional Amendment 5: A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Article 12, Section 7 of the Constitution of New Mexico to Preserve the Land Grant Permanent Funds by Increasing the Duty of Care, Removing the Restrictions on the Type of Investment that May be Made and Increasing the Threshhold Amount for Additional Distributi	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	New Mexico	: Bond Question B	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	New York	Proposal Three: Smart Schools Bond Act of 2014	Passed

Finance and Banking

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Montana	C-45: An Act Submitting to the Qualified Electors of Montana an Amendment to Article IV, Section 8, Article VI, Sections 1,2,3,4,6,7, and Article X, Section 4, of the Montana Constitution to Change the Name of the State Auditor to the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance	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

Health and Health Care

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	Georgia	HR 1183: Constitutional Amendment 2	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 438: Proposed Amendment No. 2	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 439: Proposed Amendment No. 1	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Massachusetts	Question 4: Earned Sick Time for Employees	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	North Dakota	: Initiated Statutory Measure 7	Failed

Housing and Property

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
June 3, 2014	California	Proposition 41: Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Georgia	HB 788: State-wide Referendum Question A	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 436: Proposed Amendment No. 10	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 432: Proposed Amendment No. 9	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 433: Proposed Amendment No. 7	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 872: Proposed Amendment No. 13	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	North Dakota	HCR 3006: Constitutional Measure No. 2	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Oklahoma	SQ 770: Amending Homestead Exemption Disabled Veterans	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Oklahoma	SQ 771: Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouse of Veteran	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Virginia	: Proposed Constitutional Amendment	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	West Virginia	: Nonprofit Youth Organization Tax Exemption Support Amendment	Passed

Transportation

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 873: Proposed Amendment No. 4	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Maryland	Question 1: Transportation Trust Fund - Use of Funds	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Oregon	Ballot Measure Number 88: Provides Oregon Resident "Driver Card" Without Requiring Proof of Legal Presence in the United States	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Rhode Island	Question 6: Mass Transit Hub Infrastructure Bonds	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Texas	HJR1: Proposition 1	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Wisconsin	Question 1: Referendum on Creation of a Transportation Fund	Passed