2007 ballot measures
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Voters in nine states considered a total of forty-three ballot measures in 2007.
- Thirty-six (36) of the forty-three measures on the ballot were approved.
- Seven were defeated.
- Only four of the 43 measures were initiatives or referenda; the other 39 were legislative referrals.
Alabama
See also: Alabama 2007 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bond issues | Capital Improvement Trust Fund, competitive bidding for bonds |  a
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Health care | Funds dedicated to pay health care costs of retired gov't employees can only be used for that purpose | a
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Alaska
See also: Alaska 2007 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| AQ | Advisory Vote Question | Marriage | Adopt Amendment to prohibit providing employment benefits to same-sex partners of public employees | a
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Louisiana
See also: Louisiana 2007 ballot measures
October 20
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Law Enforcement Salaries | Budget | Protect state's supplemental pay program for law enforcement and fire fighters from budget cuts | a
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| LRCA | State Retirement | Budget | Revise funding requirements for future benefits to members of state retirement systems | a
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| LRCA | Police officer pay | Budget | Expand supplemental pay program to include additional police officers and firefighters | a
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| LRCA | Exempt jewelry from property tax | Taxes | Tax exemption for jewelry held on consignment |  d
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Maine
See also: Maine 2007 ballot measures
June 12:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LBM | Question 1 | Bonds | $112,975,000 for transportation projects | a
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| LBM | Question 2 | Bonds | $18,300,000 for water projects | a
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November 6:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CISS | Question 1 | Gambling | Authorize slot and beano machines at a horsetrack in Washington County | d
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| LBM | Question 2 | Bonds | $55,000,000 for technology spending | a
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| LBM | Question 3 | Bonds | $43,500,000 for colleges and cultural development | a
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| LBM | Question 4 | Bonds | $35,500,000 for parks and land improvement | a
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| LRSS | Question 5 | Term limits | Increase term limits from current four terms to six terms | d
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New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 2007 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Public Question 1 | Property taxes | Dedicate 1% of sales tax annually for property tax reform | d
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| LBM | Public Question 2 | Bond issue | $450 million in state bonds to fund stem cell research at state universities. | d
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| LBM | Public Question 3 | Bond issue | $200 million in bonds to fund open space and parks preservation | a
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| LRCA | Public Question 4 | Health / Medical | Delete "idiot or insane person" from statute about voting eligibility | a
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Oregon
See also: Oregon 2007 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRSS | Measure 49 | Property Rights | Repeals Measure 37, passed by the voters in 2004. | a
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| LRCA | Measure 50 | Tobacco tax | Increase the state's tax on cigarettes by 84.5 centers per pack | d
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Texas
See also: Texas 2007 ballot measures
May 12:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposition 1 (May) | Taxes | Reduction of homestead taxes for elderly and disabled | a
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November 6:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposition 1 | Education | Change in the governance at Angelo State University | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Bonds | $500 million in bonds to finance student loans | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 3 | Taxes | Cap on an ad valorem property tax based on a private appraisal | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 4 | Bonds | $1 billion in bonds for construction projects | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Taxes | Municipalities with population lower than 10,000 can prevent ad valorem tax increases for five years | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Taxes | Allow exemption from ad valorem taxation of one motor vehicle owned by an individual | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 7 | Property | Governments can sell property acquired by eminent domain back to the original owners at price they paid | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Property | Clarify provisions relating to home equity loans and use of home equity loan proceeds | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 9 | Taxes | Exempt totally disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation of homesteads | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 10 | Admin of gov't | Abolish much of the constitutional authority for the office of inspector of hides and animals | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 11 | Admin of gov't | Any vote taken by the house or senate must be recorded and posted on the Internet | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 12 | Bonds | $5 billion in bonds to the Texas Transportation Commission | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 13 | Judiciary | Denial of bail to those who violate certain court orders or conditions of release | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 14 | Judiciary | Allow a judge to serve remainder of term if the judge reaches the mandatory retirement age while in office | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 15 | Bonds | Create the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and fund with $3 billion in bonds | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 16 | Bonds | $250 million in bonds for the Water Development Board | a
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Utah
See also: Utah 2007 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| VR | School Voucher referendum | Education | Would allow first state-mandated school voucher program | d
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Washington
See also: Washington 2007 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITP | I-960 | Taxes | Approval of 2/3rds of legislature, or voter approval, for tax increases, public information about tax increases | a
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| VR | Referendum 67 | Health | Insurers prohibited from unreasonably denying certain coverage claims. | a
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| LRCA | SJR 8206 | State budget | Legislature required to transfer 1% of general state revenues to a budget stabilization account each year | a
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| LRCA | SJR 8212 | Business regulation | State-operated inmate labor programs run by private contractors | a
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| LRCA | HJR 4204 | Education | Approval of school district excess property tax levies by simple majority vote of participating voters | a
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| LRCA | HJR 4215 | Education | Authorize investment of money in higher education permanent funds as permitted by law | a
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External links
- Guide to November 2007 Maine ballot questions
- Maine election results
- Texans OK recorded votes, $3B in bonds for cancer research
- Texas election proposition tally
- NJ.com, New Jersey Election Results
- Washington Secretary of State, 2007 Election Results page
- Utah 2007 Ballot Election Results
- Off year politics is local, National Review Online
- 2007 Maine Taxpayer-Related Ballot Questions
- Fall 2007 ballot measures
- 2007 November Ballot Measures
- Overview of financial contributions to 2007 ballot measures
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