Time: Tue Oct 29 06:54:41 1996
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Subject: piml] C-NEWS: Ballot issues in 1996
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>From: "Cravens, Roger D." <rbg3@CCDOSA1.EM.CDC.GOV>
>To: "'piml'" <piml@mars.galstar.com>
>Subject: piml] C-NEWS: Ballot issues in 1996
>Date: Tue, 29 Oct 96 09:36:00 EST
>
>
>From: Steve Ertelt
>Subject: C-NEWS: Ballot issues in 1996
>Date: Thursday, October 24, 1996 12:09PM
>
>A study by the Free Congress Foundation shows that voters in 20 states and
>DC will face a total of 93 citizen-initiated, statewide ballot questions
>on 11/5. Leading the way will be term limits (17 initiatives in 13
>states), followed by 16 initiatives (in 11 states) dealing with
>environmental and wildlife issues. Taxes will be the focus of 11 measures
>in seven states. Ten states have ballot questions dealing with gambling.
>Increasing the minimum wage is on the ballot in four states. In addition,
>the state legislatures in 39 states have placed 149 measures on the
>ballot.  Below is a brief summary:
>
>                    CAMPAIGN FINANCE
>STATE  MEASURE TITLE          DESCRIPTION
>AR     Initiated Act 1   Limit campaign contributions
>CA     Prop. 208         Limit camp. contributions & spending
>CA     Prop. 212         Limit camp. contributions, prohibit
>                         lobbyist contributions
>CO     Amendment 15      Enact campaign finance reform
>ME     Question 3        Campaign finance reform; public
>                         financing of political campaigns
>MT     Initiative 125    No corporate spending on ballot
>                         initiatives
>NV     Question #10      Limit campaign contributions
>
>                    CRIMINAL JUSTICE
>AL     Amendment #3      Regarding guilty pleas
>AZ     Prop. 102         Try juveniles as adults
>CT     Question 1        Victims' rights amendment
>IN     Question #1       Victims' rights amendment
>MT     Initiative 123    Allow lawsuits for threats, etc.
>NV     Question #02      Victims' rights amendment
>NC     none              Victims' rights amendment
>NC     none              Certain "restraints on liberty" as
>                         punishment for crime
>OK     Question 670      Re signatures needed for grand jury
>OK     Question 674      Victims' rights amendment
>OR     Measure 26        Amend principles for dealing w/criminals
>OR     Measure 40        Victims' rights amendment
>SC     Number 1 (A)      Victims' rights amendment
>SC     Number 1 (B)      Deny bail to those charged w/viol. crime
>SC     Number 2 (B)      No convicted felons may serve in office
>UT     Prop. 3           Jury size
>VA     Const. Amend 2    Victims' rights amendment
>WI     Joint Res. 28     Eligibility of convicts for office
>
>                    GAMBLING
>AL     Amendment #4      Profit bingo in Morgan Co.
>AL     Amendment #5      Bingo prizes established by local law
>AZ     Prop. 201         Agreements between state & Indian tribes
>AR     Amendment 4       Re state lottery
>AR     Amendment 5       Authorize lotteries
>AR     Amendment 7       Re state lottery
>AR     Amendment 8       Re state lottery
>CO     Amendment 18      Permit certain gambling in Trinidad, CO
>MI     Proposal A        Restrict gambling to pol. fundraising
>MI     Proposal E        Allow gambling in Detroit
>NE     Amendment #1      Authorize off-track betting
>OH     Issue 1           Allow gambling to support education
>WA     Initiative #671   Gambling on Indian land
>
>                    GOVERNMENT REFORM
>MN     Amendment 2       Recall of elected state officials
>NV     Question #03      Re signatures needed for recall election
>NM     Const. amend III  Recall of elected county officials
>NC     none              Grant veto power to governor
>ND     Measure #3        Term of state reps. from 2 to 4 yrs.
>OR     Measure 30        Unfunded mandates
>SC     Number 2 (A)      No convicted felons in state legis.
>
>                    LEGAL REFORM
>CA     Prop. 213         Limit lawsuits by felons, drunk
>                         drivers, uninsured drivers
>
>                    SOCIAL ISSUES
>CA     Prop. 209         No affirmative action by gov't
>CA     Prop. 210         Increase minimum wage
>CA     Prop. 215         Doctors may prescribe pot to patients
>CO     Amendment 17      Parental rights amendment
>KY     none              End separate schools for "white" and
>                         "colored" children
>MO     Prop. A           Increase minimum wage
>MT     Initiative 121    Increase minimum wage
>OR     Measure 36        Increase minimum wage
>
>                    TAXES
>CA     Prop. 218         Voter approval needed for new taxes
>CO     Amendment 11      End property tax exemption for churches
>FL     Question #1       2/3 maj. needed of voters for new taxes
>ID     Prop. 1           Limit property taxes
>NE     Initiative 412    Limit property taxes
>NV     Question #11      2/3 vote of legis. to raise taxes
>NV     Question #16      New taxes must pass legislature twice
>OR     Measure 44        Increase cigarette tax
>OR     Measure 46        Majority of registered voters needed to
>                         OK new taxes
>SD     Const. amend. B   2/3 vote of legis. for new taxes
>
>                    TERM LIMITS
>Term limit measures are on the ballot in 15 states: AK, AR, CO,
>ID, ME, MO, MT, NE, NV, ND, OK, OR, SD, WA and WY (W.S. JOURNAL,
>10/16).
>                    MISCELLANEOUS
>SC     Number 2 (C)      Allow almost-18 yr. olds to vote in
>                         certain circumstances
>
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