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StateYearNameTypeTopicsDescriptionStatusYes Votes TotalNo Votes TotalMov
California2000Proposition 36CISSParole policy, Drug crime policy, Criminal sentencingRequire that people convicted of the possession, use or transportation of controlled substances and ...Approved60.86% (6,233,422)39.14% (4,009,508)21.71%
California2000Proposition 37CICAFees, licenses, and charges, State legislative vote requirementsDefine a fee as a tax and require a two-thirds legislative vote to adopt a feeDefeated47.94% (4,593,406)52.06% (4,988,450)4.12%
California2000Proposition 38CICAState legislative vote requirements, Public education funding, School choice policyAuthorize a school voucher program providing at least $4,000 per pupil each yearDefeated29.47% (3,101,193)70.53% (7,422,037)41.06%
California2000Proposition 39CICA/SSPublic education funding, Ballot measure supermajority requirements, Bond issues, Ballot measure processReduce the supermajority requirement from two-thirds to 55% for voters to pass local school bond mea...Approved53.31% (5,431,152)46.69% (4,756,311)6.62%
Colorado2000Amendment 20CICAMarijuana lawsAllow patients with serious or chronic medical conditions to use marijuana and establish a state reg...Approved53.53% (915,943)46.47% (794,983)7.07%
Colorado2000Amendment 21CICATaxesCreate an annual tax cut of $25.Defeated33.98% (569,788)66.02% (1,107,165)32.04%
Colorado2000Amendment 22CISSFirearms policy, Business regulationsRequire background checks for the sale of guns at gun shows and require licensed gun dealers to perf...Approved70.05% (1,197,593)29.95% (512,084)40.10%
Colorado2000Amendment 23CICAEducation, State and local government budgets, spending, and financeIncrease funding for education and special education programs and use a portion of the state's incom...Approved52.71% (882,626)47.29% (791,934)5.42%
Colorado2000Amendment 24CICALand use and development policy, Local government organizationEstablish provisions relating to voter approval of the expansion of cities.Defeated30.11% (511,886)69.89% (1,188,138)39.78%
Colorado2000Amendment 25CICAAbortion policyRequire that medical professionals give pregnant women seeking an abortion specific information at l...Defeated39.44% (664,420)60.56% (1,020,029)21.11%
Colorado2000Referendum ALRCATaxes, PropertyEstablish a property tax exemption for people over the age of 65 who have owned and lived in their h...Approved54.74% (843,620)45.26% (697,398)9.49%
Colorado2000Referendum BLRCARedistricting policyCreate a new timetable for creating and approving new state Senate and House of Representative distr...Approved60.48% (852,098)39.52% (556,769)20.96%
Colorado2000Referendum CLRCALocal government officials and electionsAllow county surveyors to be appointed or elected officials and allow the state legislature to decid...Defeated45.45% (661,704)54.55% (794,310)9.11%
Colorado2000Referendum DLRCAConstitutional wording changesRemove obsolete constitutional provisions.Approved71.56% (1,063,345)28.44% (422,629)43.12%
Colorado2000Referendum ELRSSGambling policyAllow Colorado to create multi-state lotteries.Approved51.64% (836,390)48.36% (783,275)3.28%
Colorado2000Referendum FLRSSEducation, State and local government budgets, spending, and financeAllow excess funds from the state's revenue limit to be spent for grants to schools for science and ...Defeated44.11% (697,673)55.89% (884,071)11.78%
Connecticut2000Question 1LRCALaw enforcement officers and departments, Local government organizationAbolish the county sheriff system and consolidate roles under a State Marshal CommissionApproved65.57% (585,155)34.43% (307,275)31.14%
Florida2000Amendment 1CICARailwaysProvide for the creation of a monorail system to link the five largest urban areas in FloridaApproved52.66% (2,900,253)47.34% (2,607,495)5.32%
Georgia2000Amendment 1LRCAState legislative electionsProvide for the selection of replacements for members of the general assembly who have been convicte...Approved82.27% (1,893,771)17.73% (407,992)64.55%
Georgia2000Amendment 2LRCAProperty taxesProvide an adjustment to homeowner property taxes for those claiming the state-wide homestead exempt...Approved88.20% (1,995,717)11.80% (266,925)76.41%
Georgia2000Amendment 3LRCALaw enforcement officers and departments, Insurance policyProvide a compensation program for law enforcement officers and firemen who become injured and tempo...Approved81.65% (1,863,348)18.35% (418,760)63.30%
Georgia2000Amendment 4LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Public school teachers and staffProvide for indemnification, or compensation, for public school teachers, administrators and employe...Approved75.08% (1,692,079)24.92% (561,725)50.15%
Georgia2000Amendment 5LRCATransportation, Insurance policyProvide a program of indemnification for state highway employees killed or permanently disabled in t...Approved69.55% (1,548,723)30.45% (678,199)39.09%
Georgia2000Amendment 6LRCAProperty taxesCreate a separate class for marine vessels for ad valorem tax purposes.Defeated48.02% (1,001,325)51.98% (1,083,911)3.96%
Georgia2000Amendment 7LRCAState judicial selectionIncrease the experience requirement for state court judges from five to seven years of being admitte...Approved64.80% (1,432,315)35.20% (778,108)29.60%
Georgia2000Referendum ALRSSProperty tax exemptions, Agriculture policyThe measure exempted certain farm equipment used by family owned operations from ad valorem taxes.Approved71.58% (1,586,374)28.42% (629,714)43.17%
Georgia2000Referendum BLRSSProperty tax exemptionsIncrease the ad valorem tax exemption for manual laborers' tools and implements of trade from $300 t...Approved63.48% (1,386,345)36.52% (797,456)26.97%
Georgia2000Referendum CLRSSHomestead tax exemptions, Veterans policyProvide a homestead tax exemption for unmarried surviving spouses of soldiers killed in war or armed...Approved79.74% (1,764,163)20.26% (448,154)59.49%
Georgia2000Referendum DLRSSProperty tax exemptionsExempt Elks Lodges from ad valorem taxation if the property is used exclusively for charitable, frat...Defeated21.12% (455,607)78.88% (1,701,255)57.75%
Idaho2000HJR 1LRCAPublic education fundingApproved68.87% (312,433)31.13% (141,212)37.74%
Idaho2000SJR 107LRCALocal government finance and taxes, Bond issue requirementsApproved54.32% (232,312)45.68% (195,398)8.63%
Iowa2000Question 1ACCQState constitutional conventionsThe measure would have called for a constitutional convention to amend the constitution.Defeated32.42% (300,468)67.58% (626,251)35.15%
Kansas2000Retirement and Pensions Plans AmendmentLRCAPublic employee retirement fundsApproved61.51% (556,715)38.49% (348,323)23.03%
Kansas2000Tax Classifications AmendmentLRCATaxesDefeated49.30% (433,627)50.70% (445,904)1.40%
Louisiana2000Amendment 1LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeThis measure proposed to create a new primary economic development agency for the state. This agenc...Defeated32.35% (459,566)67.65% (961,164)35.31%
Louisiana2000Amendment 2LRCATaxesThis amendment proposed the elimination of the state income tax deduction for federal income taxes p...Defeated37.92% (542,848)62.08% (888,766)24.16%
Louisiana2000Amendment 3LRCATaxesThis measure proposed to make food and utilities exempt from state sales tax. Along with Amendment ...Approved52.50% (749,279)47.50% (677,949)5.00%
Louisiana2000Amendment 4LRCAPublic economic investment policyThis measure proposed to allow local governments to donate funds to individuals or corporations that...Defeated35.87% (502,936)64.13% (899,240)28.26%
Maine2000Question 1IndISSAssisted death policyAllow a mentally competent adult with a terminal illness to request assistance from a doctor to end ...Defeated48.67% (315,031)51.33% (332,280)2.66%
Maine2000Question 2IndISSBusiness regulations, Forestry and timberRequire landowners to obtain a permit before clear-cutting their land and limit timber harvesting on...Defeated28.34% (181,643)71.66% (459,239)43.31%
Maine2000Question 3IndISSGambling policyPermit horse racing tracks to operate video lottery machines for people 21 and olderDefeated39.56% (253,920)60.44% (387,872)20.87%
Maine2000Question 4LRCAFisheries and fishing regulations, Property taxesAllow a land's value, for property tax purposes, to be assessed based on its use as a commercial fis...Defeated49.70% (301,931)50.30% (305,554)0.60%
Maine2000Question 5LRCAElection administration and governance, Constitutional rightsPermit people who are under guardianship due to mental illness to voteDefeated39.75% (250,729)60.25% (379,964)20.49%
Maine2000Question 6LRSSConstitutional rights, LGBTQ issuesProhibit discrimination against a person or group of persons based on their sexual orientationDefeated49.62% (314,012)50.38% (318,846)0.76%
Maryland2000Question 1LRCALocal government officials and electionsApproved68.51% (875,349)31.49% (402,432)37.01%
Maryland2000Question 2LRCAEminent domain policyDefeated38.46% (499,689)61.54% (799,654)23.09%
Massachusetts2000Question 1LRCARedistricting policyEstablish that the district boundaries for state representatives, state senators, and governor's cou...Approved70.51% (1,776,278)29.49% (742,768)41.03%
Massachusetts2000Question 2LRCAVoting rights for persons with criminal convictionsProhibit those incarcerated for a felony from voting for certain offices while incarceratedApproved64.01% (1,648,447)35.99% (926,737)28.03%
Massachusetts2000Question 3IndISSGambling policy, Animal treatment lawsProhibit dog racing where gambling on the performance of the dogs occursDefeated49.01% (1,276,708)50.99% (1,328,374)1.98%
Massachusetts2000Question 4IndISSIncome taxesEstablish a plan to lower the income tax on wages and salaries to 5% by tax year 2003Approved59.37% (1,541,771)40.63% (1,055,181)18.74%