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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2008 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions | The measure repealed Section 5 of Article II of the Iowa Constitution and replaced it with a section... | Approved | 82.46% (1,014,952) | 17.54% (215,912) | 64.92% |
| Louisiana | 2008 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Approved | 59.75% (952,046) | 40.25% (641,308) | 19.50% | |
| Louisiana | 2008 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State legislative elections | Approved | 61.76% (981,458) | 38.24% (607,741) | 23.52% | |
| Louisiana | 2008 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Taxes | Defeated | 44.58% (704,057) | 55.42% (875,196) | 10.84% | |
| Louisiana | 2008 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Defeated | 49.94% (778,206) | 50.06% (780,047) | 0.12% | |
| Louisiana | 2008 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Defeated | 49.49% (771,051) | 50.51% (786,933) | 1.02% | |
| Louisiana | 2008 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Defeated | 44.34% (670,756) | 55.66% (841,927) | 11.32% | |
| Maine | 2008 | Question 1 | VR | Healthcare facility funding, Sales taxes | Reject parts of a new law that would fund Maine's Dirigo Health Program through fixed fees on health... | Approved | 64.65% (462,818) | 35.35% (253,026) | 29.31% |
| Maine | 2008 | Question 2 | IndISS | Gambling policy | Allow a specific Maine company to operate the only casino in the state, located in Oxford County, wi... | Defeated | 46.16% (333,685) | 53.84% (389,251) | 7.69% |
| Maine | 2008 | Question 3 | BI | Drinking water systems, Bond issues | Allow an issue $3.4 million in bonds for drinking water programs and wastewater treatment facility c... | Approved | 50.27% (353,497) | 49.73% (349,662) | 0.55% |
| Maryland | 2008 | Question 1 | LRCA | Early voting | Approved | 72.36% (1,755,844) | 27.64% (670,759) | 44.72% | |
| Maryland | 2008 | Question 2 | LRCA | Gambling policy | Approved | 58.69% (1,482,295) | 41.31% (1,043,129) | 17.39% | |
| Massachusetts | 2008 | Question 1 | IndISS | Income taxes | Eliminate the state income tax | Defeated | 30.63% (914,420) | 69.37% (2,070,699) | 38.73% |
| Massachusetts | 2008 | Question 2 | IndISS | Marijuana laws, Drug crime policy | Replace the criminal penalties for possessing of one ounce or less of marijuana with a civil penalty... | Approved | 65.25% (1,949,704) | 34.75% (1,038,523) | 30.49% |
| Massachusetts | 2008 | Question 3 | IndISS | Animal treatment laws, Gambling policy | Prohibit forms of dog racing where on the speed or ability of dogs occurs | Approved | 56.05% (1,662,352) | 43.95% (1,303,708) | 12.09% |
| Michigan | 2008 | Proposal 08-1 | IndISS | Marijuana laws | Permit the use and growth of marijuana for medicinal purposes, with certain restrictions | Approved | 62.67% (3,006,820) | 37.33% (1,790,889) | 25.34% |
| Michigan | 2008 | Proposal 08-2 | CICA | Healthcare governance | Expand the use of stem cells in research | Approved | 52.61% (2,521,026) | 47.39% (2,271,083) | 5.22% |
| Minnesota | 2008 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Environment, Taxes | Approved | 58.89% (1,635,046) | 41.11% (1,141,540) | 17.77% | |
| Missouri | 2008 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | English language policy | Require all official proceedings of public governmental bodies to be conducted in English | Approved | 86.31% (2,407,536) | 13.69% (381,874) | 72.62% |
| Missouri | 2008 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Revenue allocation, Sewage and stormwater | Modify stormwater project financing by restricting grants and loans to public water and sewer distri... | Approved | 57.85% (1,494,107) | 42.15% (1,088,728) | 15.70% |
| Missouri | 2008 | Proposition A | CISS | Public education funding, Gambling policy, Restricted-use funds | Enact a law to repeal gambling loss limits, prohibit future limits, require identification to prove ... | Approved | 56.17% (1,578,674) | 43.83% (1,231,892) | 12.34% |
| Missouri | 2008 | Proposition B | CISS | Healthcare governance, Public assistance programs, Administrative organization, Public health insurance | Establish the Missouri Quality Homecare Council to ensure quality home care services for the elderly... | Approved | 75.26% (2,077,831) | 24.74% (683,137) | 50.51% |
| Missouri | 2008 | Proposition C | CISS | Solar energy, Energy market regulations, Carbon emissions regulations | Enact a law to require investor-owned electric utilities in Missouri to generate or purchase their u... | Approved | 66.03% (1,777,500) | 33.97% (914,332) | 32.07% |
| Montana | 2008 | C-44 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Defeated | 25.93% (118,178) | 74.07% (337,656) | 48.15% | |
| Montana | 2008 | Initiative 155 | CISS | Public health insurance, Private health insurance | Establish a children's health insurance coverage plan for all uninsured children in the state | Approved | 69.91% (329,289) | 30.09% (141,701) | 39.83% |
| Montana | 2008 | LR-118 | LRSS | Taxes, Higher education funding | Approved | 56.79% (264,158) | 43.21% (200,957) | 13.59% | |
| Nebraska | 2008 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Local government finance and taxes | Remove requirement that municipalities and villages can only use general tax revenue to fund economi... | Defeated | 45.65% (312,125) | 54.35% (371,664) | 8.71% |
| Nebraska | 2008 | Measure 424 | CICA | Constitutional rights, Affirmative action | Prohibit any political subdivision and institutions of higher learning from discriminating against o... | Approved | 57.56% (404,766) | 42.44% (298,401) | 15.13% |
| Nevada | 2008 | Question 1 | LRCA | Residency voting requirements | Reduce the residency requirement for voting from 6 months to 30 days for both state and local electi... | Defeated | 47.41% (433,847) | 52.59% (481,260) | 5.18% |
| Nevada | 2008 | Question 2 | CICA | Eminent domain policy | Prohibit eminent domain transfers between private parties, require fair market valuation, and allow ... | Approved | 60.81% (534,547) | 39.19% (344,562) | 21.61% |
| Nevada | 2008 | Question 3 | LRCA | Taxes | Require the legislature to justify tax exemptions, apply uniform standards, and set expiration dates... | Approved | 60.13% (518,733) | 39.87% (344,017) | 20.25% |
| Nevada | 2008 | Question 4 | LRSS | Taxes | Allow the legislature to amend the Sales and Use Tax Act for federal compliance, excluding tax hikes... | Defeated | 26.75% (229,739) | 73.25% (629,009) | 46.49% |
| New Mexico | 2008 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Public education governance, Absentee and mail voting | Approved | 53.24% (368,438) | 46.76% (323,553) | 6.49% | |
| New York | 2008 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Veterans policy, Public assistance programs | Eliminate the requirement that disabled veterans receive federal disability payments to qualify for ... | Approved | 78.19% (1,815,847) | 21.81% (506,652) | 56.37% |
| North Dakota | 2008 | Initiated Statutory Measure 2 | CISS | Taxes | Defeated | 30.27% (91,412) | 69.73% (210,598) | 39.46% | |
| North Dakota | 2008 | Measure 1 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Defeated | 36.03% (108,748) | 63.97% (193,111) | 27.95% | |
| North Dakota | 2008 | Measure 3 | CISS | Tobacco laws | Approved | 53.94% (162,793) | 46.06% (139,034) | 7.87% | |
| North Dakota | 2008 | Measure 4 | CISS | Administrative organization | Approved | 67.08% (196,531) | 32.92% (96,457) | 34.16% | |
| Ohio | 2008 | Issue 1 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Change the signature deadline for initiatives from 90 days before the election to 125 days before th... | Approved | 68.67% (3,397,389) | 31.33% (1,550,365) | 37.33% |
| Ohio | 2008 | Issue 2 | LRCA | Bond issues, Environment | Authorize the issuance of bonds for environmental conservation and preservation | Approved | 69.27% (3,574,294) | 30.73% (1,585,410) | 38.55% |
| Ohio | 2008 | Issue 3 | LRCA | Property, Water | Guarantee property owners the right to make reasonable use of ground water beneath their land and on... | Approved | 71.95% (3,631,380) | 28.05% (1,415,933) | 43.89% |
| Ohio | 2008 | Issue 5 | VR | Banking policy, Business regulations | Require voters to decide whether Section 3 of H.B. 545 shall go into effect, which relates to payday... | Approved | 63.61% (3,396,968) | 36.39% (1,943,721) | 27.21% |
| Ohio | 2008 | Issue 6 | CICA | Gambling policy | Authorize construction of a casino near Southwest Ohio and distributing tax revenue from the casino ... | Defeated | 37.64% (2,092,074) | 62.36% (3,466,574) | 24.73% |
| Oklahoma | 2008 | State Question 735 | LRCA | Taxes, Veterans policy | Exempt 100% disabled veterans and their surviving spouses from personal property tax. | Approved | 85.00% (1,153,831) | 15.00% (203,644) | 70.00% |
| Oklahoma | 2008 | State Question 741 | LRCA | Property, Taxes | Require individuals or businesses to file an application to receive property tax exemptions and proh... | Approved | 68.14% (908,609) | 31.86% (424,905) | 36.27% |
| Oklahoma | 2008 | State Question 742 | LRCA | Right to hunt and fish, Constitutional rights | Establish a constitutional right to hunt, trap, fish, and take game, granting authority to the Wildl... | Approved | 80.05% (1,082,341) | 19.95% (269,787) | 60.09% |
| Oklahoma | 2008 | State Question 743 | LRCA | Alcohol laws, Business regulations | Require buyers to be 21 and present for wine purchases, and allow small winemakers direct sales to r... | Approved | 78.94% (1,064,972) | 21.06% (284,141) | 57.88% |
| Oregon | 2008 | Measure 54 | LRCA | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements, Voting age policy | Align voter eligibility for school board elections with other elections, removing age, residency, an... | Approved | 72.59% (1,194,173) | 27.41% (450,979) | 45.17% |
| Oregon | 2008 | Measure 55 | LRCA | Redistricting policy | Allow legislators to complete terms representing their elected districts with new redistricting tak... | Approved | 77.42% (1,251,478) | 22.58% (364,993) | 54.84% |
| Oregon | 2008 | Measure 56 | LRCA | Property taxes, Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Eliminate double majority voter turnout requirements for property tax elections held in May and Nove... | Approved | 56.60% (959,118) | 43.40% (735,500) | 13.20% |