2007 ballot measures

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In 2007, 45 statewide ballot measures were certified for the ballot in 10 states.

• Four of the statewide ballot measures were citizen-initiated ballot measures.
• 41 were legislatively referred ballot measures.

By state

Alabama

See also: Alabama 2007 ballot measures

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues	Capital Improvement Trust Fund, competitive bidding for bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Healthcare	Funds dedicated to pay health care costs of retired government employees can only be used for that purpose	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 2007 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Same-Sex Public Employment Benefits Question	Marriage & Family	Asks whether the legislature should propose an amendment prohibiting the state from providing employment benefits to same-sex partners of public workers	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 2007 ballot measures

October 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Budget	Protect state's supplemental pay program for law enforcement and fire fighters from budget cuts	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Budget	Expand supplemental pay program to include additional police officers and firefighters	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Budget	Revise funding requirements for future benefits to members of state retirement systems	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Tax exemption for jewelry held on consignment	d

Maine

See also: Maine 2007 ballot measures

June 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Transportation	Issues $112,975,000 in bonds for transportation projects	a
BI	Question 2	Water	Issues $18.3 million for water projects	a

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Gambling	Authorizes slot and beano machines at a tribal horsetrack in Washington County	d
BI	Question 2	Development	Issues $55 million in bonds for economic development and job creation in technology sector	a
BI	Question 3	Education	Issues $43.5 million in bonds for educational and cultural development	a
BI	Question 4	Environment	Issues $35.5 million in bonds for land conservation, water access, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation opportunities and more	a
LRSS	Question 5	Term Limits	Increases term limits from four to six consecutive terms for Maine State Legislature	d

New Jersey

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Public Question 1	Property taxes	Dedicate 1% of sales tax annually for property tax reform	d
BI	Public Question 2	Bond issue	$450 million in state bonds to fund stem cell research at state universities.	d
BI	Public Question 3	Bond issue	$200 million in bonds to fund open space and parks preservation	a
LRCA	Public Question 4	Health / Medical	Delete "idiot or insane person" from statute about voting eligibility	a

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Water	Relates to the use of forest preserve lands for wells for a municipal water supply in Hamilton County	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 2007 ballot measures

November 6, 2007

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 49	Property	Clarify the right to build homes in Measure 37, allowing claimants to build three homes if initially allowed and four to 10 homes with documented property value reductions	a	718,023 (62%)	437,351 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 50	Taxes	Increase cigarette and tobacco taxes, allocating revenues towards the Healthy Kid's Program, tobacco prevention, and healthcare for low-income adults and children.		472,063 (41%)	686,470 (59%)

Texas

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May 12, 2007

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Reduce the school property tax freeze amounts on homesteads of the elderly or disabled, similar to tax reductions in 2006.	a	815,596 (88%)	113,983 (12%)

November 6, 2007

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Administration	Eliminate the constitutional authority for the office of inspector of hides and animals.	a	806,652 (77%)	246,914 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Public information; Legislature	Require recorded votes on all bills, with certain exceptions, and online publication of vote records for public access.	a	893,686 (85%)	163,553 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Transportation; Bonds	Issue up to $5 billion in general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects.	a	670,186 (63%)	400,383 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Law enforcement	Authorize the denial of bail for individuals violating court orders or release conditions in felony or family violence cases.	a	916,173 (84%)	176,189 (16%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Age limits; Judiciary	Allow justices or judges to serve their full term despite reaching the mandatory retirement age.	a	814,148 (75%)	271,245 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Healthcare; Bonds	Create the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and issue $3 billion in state general revenue-backed bonds for cancer research.	a	673,763 (61%)	422,647 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Water; Bonds	Authorize the Texas Water Development Board to issue $250 million additional bonds to assist economically distressed areas.	a	650,533 (61%)	419,914 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Education; Budgets	Provide constitutional funds for facilities and capital items at Angelo State University upon a change in university governance.	a	696,426 (66%)	353,922 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Education; Bonds	Issue $500 million in bonds for student educational loans.	a	718,282 (66%)	372,659 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Property	Limit the homestead's maximum taxable value to the lower of the current market value or 110% of the prior year's appraised value.	a	769,908 (72%)	306,830 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Bonds	Issue up to $1 billion in bonds for maintenance, improvement, repair, necessary equipment, and construction projects.	a	627,609 (58%)	451,440 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes; Local government	Allow municipalities with a population less than 10,000 to grant property owners tax freezes for up to 5 years.	a	690,650 (66%)	355,583 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes; Transportation	Provide ad valorem tax exemption for one motor vehicle owned and used for work and personal purposes by an individual.	a	800,005 (74%)	285,537 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Property; Eminent domain	Allow government entities to resell property acquired through eminent domain to the original owners at the initial purchase price.	a	867,973 (80%)	212,555 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Business	Clarify home equity loan-making provisions and the use of loan proceeds.	a	823,189 (78%)	238,136 (22%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes; Veterans	Revise tax exemption calculations for residence homesteads to grant ad valorem tax exemptions for certain totally disabled veterans.	a	932,418 (86%)	149,275 (14%)

Utah

See also: Utah 2007 ballot measures

November 6, 2007

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Referendum 1	School choice	Provide scholarships to students in private schools		198,205 (38%)	325,279 (62%)

Washington

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November 6, 2007

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Engrossed Substitute SJR 8206	Budget stabilization	Require the transfer of 1% of the annual general state revenues to a budget stabilization account.	a	1,048,562 (68%)	499,292 (32%)
LRCA	HJR 4204	Supermajority; Education; Ballot measures; Taxes	Allow school district excess property tax levies to be approved by a simple majority.	a	811,507 (51%)	792,010 (49%)
CISS	Initiative 960	Ballot measures; Taxes; Legislature	Require a two-thirds vote in the legislature and a public ten-year cost projection for tax and fee increases.	a	816,792 (51%)	777,125 (49%)
VR	Referendum 67	Healthcare; Business	Allow consumers to collect treble damages from insurance companies for unreasonably denying coverage claims.	a	910,598 (57%)	695,326 (43%)
LRCA	SJR 8212	Prison work	Permit the legislature to establish state-operated and privately contracted inmate labor programs.	a	937,557 (61%)	606,863 (39%)
LRCA	Substitute HJR 4215	Budgets	Permit the legislature to decide the types of investment allowed for higher education permanent funds.	a	831,669 (54%)	695,663 (46%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 2007 ballot measures

==Local ballot measures==

November 4, 2007

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LR	Hartford New Elementary School Bond (2007)	Bond issue	Allow the district to borrow $24.9 million over 20 years to build a new elementary school	d
LR	Hartford Classroom Staffing School Bond (2007)	Bond issue	Enable the school district to exceed state spending limits by $593,000 a year for classroom staffing for classrooms built if the Hartford New Elementary School Bond was also approved	d

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• States with initiative or referendum