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Since adopting this process, ballot measures have become a common part of the city's electoral system. As of 2022, more than 150 different initiatives had been filed with the district, along with a significantly smaller number of referendums; of those, only 29 have met the required qualifications to
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are measures placed on the ballot and, if passed, directly become law. They must meet specific requirements under the
District Charter, including not authorizing discrimination or appropriating funds. In order to place an initiative or referendum on the ballot, supporters must file a proposal with
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the D.C. government and its authority. They require a majority vote to pass the D.C. Council, a majority of voters to approve the amendment, and then are submitted to
Congress for a 35-business day congressional review period. If Congress does not pass a resolution of disapproval, the amendment is
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in 1973. Residents have the ability to place new legislation, or legislation recently passed by the city council, on the ballot for a popular vote. The district has three types of ballot measures that can be voted on in a general election: District
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The
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Procedures Act gives the D.C. Council the power to reverse voter-approved initiatives, as it did in 2001 regarding term limits and in 2019 regarding the tipped minimum wage.
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1371:. It even prevented the D.C. government from counting the results of the ballot measure vote for over a year. The amendment remained in effect until Congress voluntarily overturned it in 2009.
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Congress has ultimate authority over the district, including its budget. As a result, members of
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An initiative stating that the funding of public education is a high priority and requiring the government adhere to a schedule of public hearings for public education funding
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are measures that seek to overturn or repeal laws recently-enacted by the D.C. government. Referendums are subject to the same requirements as initiatives.
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D.C. will join Denver, Colorado, as well as
Oakland and Santa Cruz, California, where laws are in place to decriminalize psychoactive plants and fungi.
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to the budget in order to manipulate or block the implementation of the city's laws. Two ballot measures were interfered with using this method:
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be placed on the ballot. Ballot measures have been used to legalize politically contentious policies such as local term limits, abolition of the
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Initiative was rendered invalid by
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to block it from taking effect. The amendment did not appear in the final enacted budget bill; it was instead repealed by the D.C. Council.
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The prominence of ballot measures has allowed
Washington, D.C., to lead the nation in social issues. In 2014, residents approved
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1120:. In order to be placed on the ballot, supporters of a measure must gather signatures from registered voters.
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3775:"THE DISTRICT; Voters Back Term Limits By Big Margin; Approval of Initiative 49 Crosses Racial Lines"
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3745:"District of Columbia Special Election - September 14, 1993 - Final and Complete Election Results"
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2734:"D.C. Council overturns wage hike for bartenders, servers — four months after voters approved it"
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3650:"District of Columbia General Election - November 3, 1992 - Final and Complete Election Results"
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1381:. It blocks the D.C. government from regulating the sale of cannabis, creating an unregulated
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passed the
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Procedures Act. This act created a process of
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2679:"Despite Congressional Threats, DC Council Is Definitely Moving Forward on Legal Marijuana"
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prison sentence, without the opportunity for parole, for people convicted for some crimes
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in 2016 showed that nearly 90 percent of residents support statehood, and it directed the
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to begin the process of moving towards statehood due to the stalled and limited-in-scope
3442:"Bottle Bill Is Rejected In District: 5 of 6 Incumbents Win Reelection To School Board"
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4355:"Live Results: Washington, DC Votes to Decriminalize Psychedelic Plants and Mushrooms"
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plants and fungi as a lowest-priority offense, a form of effective decriminalization
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4169:"Poll: D.C. voters poised to legalize pot, elevating national debate over marijuana"
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4459:"Washington, D.C., Initiative 83, Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (November 2024)"
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are questions to gauge public opinion on a potential action of the D.C. Council.
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4303:"DC Council officially overturns Initiative 77, killing minimum-wage increase"
4277:"D.C. voters to decide in June if tipped workers should get same minimum wage"
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3476:"D.C. Ordered To Provide Better Shelter; Families Must Be Moved Out of Hotels"
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2390:"D.C. Voters Overwhelmingly Support Legalizing Marijuana, Joining Colo., Wash"
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An initiative to allow residents to challenge commercial property assessments
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An initiative calling for the United States and former members of the USSR to
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2847:"House Republicans Try to Block DC from Raising Wages for Restaurant Workers"
1103:(a political division coterminous with Washington, D.C.) has had a system of
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3510:"005 Felled By Voters In Ward 3; Homeless Issue Won In Most of District"
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The D.C. government has concluded that approved ballot measures become
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in which residents could enact their own laws or repeal existing laws.
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An initiative to allow some nonviolent drug offenders to go through a
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when use of their weapons results in pain, death, or medical expenses
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ultimately failed. It joined eight states in abolishing the practice.
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for recreational use, making the district the third U.S. jurisdiction
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An initiative to guarantee a right to adequate overnight shelter for
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An initiative to limit individual contributions for local elections
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A referendum to guarantee a right to adequate overnight shelter for
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Initiative 77 was threatened by an amendment written by
Congressmen
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2353:"D.C. Voters Approve Measure Phasing Out the Tipped Minimum Wage"
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A referendum to grant Washington, D.C., budget autonomy from the
3257:"D.C. Voters Overwhelmingly Favor Saving Historic Rhodes Tavern"
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There are two types of referendums in the District of Columbia:
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3189:"D.C. Voters Approve Statehood Constitution and Nuclear Freeze"
2787:"Congress Lifts Ban on Medical Marijuana for Nation's Capitol"
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to the city. Just a few years later in 1979, the newly formed
4220:"DC Voters Elect Gray to Council, Approve Statehood Measure"
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Davis, Aaron C.; Craighill, Peyton M. (September 18, 2014).
4064:"Certification Results General Election - November 5, 2002"
3128:"September's Primary Election Sept 14, 1982 Summary Report"
4489:
D.C. Board of Elections: Initiative Measures and Referenda
4409:"Here's what Initiative 82 could mean for tipping in D.C."
4117:"D.C. elections board approves budget autonomy referendum"
2818:"Congress Keeps D.C. Marijuana, Abortion Riders in Budget"
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An initiative to require the preservation of the historic
3953:"First Medical Marijuana Sale Reported in Washington, DC"
3392:
Boogs, Roderic V. O.; Toyer, Iris (September 20, 1987).
3011:
Harris, Leslie A.; Herbert, Jule R. (October 30, 1981).
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4031:"Drug Treatment, Prosecutor Measures Go Before Voters"
3544:"Voters Pass Law Making Assault-Gun Merchants Liable"
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Sherwood, Tom; Milloy, Courtland (November 3, 1982).
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Pianin, Eric; Feinberg, Lawrence (November 4, 1981).
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4029:Santana, Arthur; Tucker, Neely (October 31, 2002).
4004:"June 27 Special Election on Charter Amendment III"
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1225:Residents have also used ballot measures to expand
3095:"Referendums and Other Measures Decided by Voters"
2499:"Initiative 81 Passes in the District of Columbia"
1924:the possession, cultivation, and distribution of
2932:. Newport News, Virginia. May 7, 1980. p. 6
2906:. Newport News, Virginia. May 5, 1980. p. 4
2422:"D.C. Votes Overwhelmingly To Become 51st State"
1261:to make formal statehood petitions to Congress.
3429:, District of Columbia Board of Elections, 1987
2959:"Master Initiative and Initiative Measure List"
1274:District Charter amendments are changes to the
4353:Hall, Madison; Price, Rob (November 3, 2020).
3580:"THE 1991 ELECTIONS; THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
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3291:"Policy-failing: a repealed right to shelter"
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2299:Master Initiative and Initiative Measure List
1949:A charter amendment reducing the size of the
1247:Attorney General for the District of Columbia
1080:
8:
2845:Campbell, Alexia Fernández (July 12, 2018).
2563:"Referendum Would Allow D.C. to Vote for AG"
1688:An initiative to require beverage retailers
1471:moving the District of Columbia to statehood
4433:"General Election 2022 - Certified Results"
4382:"General Election 2020 - Certified Results"
4328:"Primary Election 2018 - Certified Results"
4246:"General Election 2016 - Certified Results"
4194:"General Election 2014 - Certified Results"
4142:"Special Election 2013 - Certified Results"
4090:"General Election 2010 - Certified Results"
3978:"November 3, 1998 General Election Results"
3334:"Voters Approve Homeless' Right to Shelter"
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2351:Gomez, Amanda Michelle (November 8, 2022).
1144:Since the late 1800s, the residents of the
5180:The former District and its subdivisions:
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2708:"When a City Council Repealed Term Limits"
2188:to the same level as non-tipped employees
2132:to the same level as non-tipped employees
1840:and direct funding towards human services
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2501:. Bruckheim & Patel. December 1, 2020
2415:
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2156:An initiative to require police to treat
1385:. The rider remains in effect as of 2022.
18:List of Washington, D.C., ballot measures
3221:Grano Jr, Joseph N. (November 3, 1983).
2874:H.R.3877 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
2810:
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1491:An initiative to legalize some forms of
1439:An initiative to legalize some forms of
4437:District of Columbia Board of Elections
4386:District of Columbia Board of Elections
4332:District of Columbia Board of Elections
4250:District of Columbia Board of Elections
4198:District of Columbia Board of Elections
4146:District of Columbia Board of Elections
4094:District of Columbia Board of Elections
4068:District of Columbia Board of Elections
4008:District of Columbia Board of Elections
3982:District of Columbia Board of Elections
3871:District of Columbia Board of Elections
3812:District of Columbia Board of Elections
3752:District of Columbia Board of Elections
3657:District of Columbia Board of Elections
3614:"Initiative 41: Bonanza for Incumbents"
3332:Boodman, Sandra G. (November 7, 1984).
3155:"28 Antinuclear Demonstrators Arrested"
2987:"Washington DC Ballot Tallies for 1980"
2963:District of Columbia Board of Elections
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2642:District of Columbia Board of Elections
2478:District of Columbia Board of Elections
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2328:District of Columbia Board of Elections
2303:District of Columbia Board of Elections
2278:District of Columbia Board of Elections
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1570:between the United States and the USSR
1298:District of Columbia Board of Elections
1134:District of Columbia statehood movement
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712:
571:
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378:
215:
153:
60:
31:
1469:An initiative to begin the process of
1276:District of Columbia Home Rule Charter
1183:A canvasser soliciting signatures for
4256:from the original on February 9, 2018
3773:Brown, DeNeen L. (November 9, 1994).
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3427:Washington DC Ballot Tallies for 1987
3394:"D.C.'s Schoolchildren Are Important"
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2638:"Initiative Measures & Referenda"
2420:Hersher, Rebecca (November 9, 2016).
2365:from the original on November 9, 2022
1647:provisions for some kinds of housing
1358:little-noticed clauses and amendments
1237:. An initiative in 1980 directed the
1152:. In a substantial leap forward, the
7:
4525:Ballot measures in the United States
3685:. September 14, 1993. pp. A20.
3508:Wheeler, Linda (November 15, 1990).
3474:Gellman, Barton (October 13, 1990).
3255:Pichirallo, Joe (November 9, 1983).
2387:Davis, Aaron C. (November 4, 2014).
1953:from eleven members to nine members
1426:
4407:Hopkins, Paige (October 25, 2022).
4115:Howell Jr., Tom (January 8, 2013).
3612:Nathanson, Jim (October 18, 1992).
2732:Nirappil, Fenit (October 2, 2018).
2599:Council of the District of Columbia
2453:Council of the District of Columbia
2274:"Initiative Measures and Referenda"
3899:. October 24, 1998. pp. A24.
3840:. November 4, 1996. pp. A18.
3586:. November 7, 1991. pp. D06.
3542:Sanchez, Rene (November 6, 1991).
3101:. January 31, 2002. pp. T04.
2926:"Kennedy's Winner In D.C. Primary"
2677:Lopez, German (January 14, 2015).
2065:for personal use in small amounts
2061:the possession and cultivation of
1692:for all cans and bottles returned
1401:List of ballot measures since 1979
1231:admitting the District of Columbia
1158:District of Columbia Home Rule Act
25:
5184:District of Columbia (until 1871)
4956:Mayor of the District of Columbia
4301:King, Kristi (October 16, 2018).
4275:Nirappil, Fenit (March 7, 2018).
3718:. October 6, 1993. pp. A18.
2186:minimum wage for tipped employees
2130:minimum wage for tipped employees
1743:from operating on public streets
5224:
3373:. November 16, 1985. pp. B5
3153:Hodge, Paul (November 3, 1982).
2706:Chan, Sewell (October 1, 2008).
2662:Code of the District of Columbia
2619:Code of the District of Columbia
2561:Marchese, Darci (June 1, 2010).
2212:An initiative that would permit
2027:Proposed Charter Amendment VIII
1596:and protect it from development
1229:and (by extension) campaign for
41:
3951:Altieri, Erik (July 30, 2013).
3440:Bruske, Ed (November 4, 1987).
3367:"D.C. Absentee Ballots Tallied"
3223:"Rhodes Tavern Should Be Saved"
3047:"D.C. Voters Reject Tax Credit"
2815:Flynn, Meagan (March 9, 2022).
1811:for local inmates convicted of
453:Shadow Representative elections
5259:Washington, D.C.-related lists
3867:"November 15 General Election"
3013:"Election Issues: Tuition Tax"
2900:"District Divided on Gambling"
2766:American Civil Liberties Union
2184:An initiative to increase the
2128:An initiative to increase the
2099:admit the District of Columbia
2001:Proposed Charter Amendment IV
1150:control over their own affairs
1:
5254:Elections in Washington, D.C.
3808:"November 8 General Election"
3307:10.1080/02723638.2019.1598733
2535:. October 14, 1980. p. 3
1764:hold gun manufacturers liable
1107:since 1979, shortly after it
4982:Congressional representation
4890:Capital of the United States
3926:"Initiative 59: Snuffed out"
3893:"Initiative 59: Snuffed Out"
2032:United States federal budget
1930:Passed; temporarily blocked
1926:cannabis for medical reasons
1249:an elected office beginning
5231:Washington, D.C. portal
5145:List of District executives
5140:Inventory of Historic Sites
5130:History of Washington, D.C.
3319:Taylor & Francis Online
2940:– via Newspapers.com.
2914:– via Newspapers.com.
2667:Retrieved January 19, 2023.
2624:Retrieved January 19, 2023.
2008:position an elected office
1862:An initiative limiting the
1809:authorize the death penalty
1543:An initiative to require a
1447:, bingo, raffles, and some
1270:District Charter amendments
1210:. In 2022, voters approved
5280:
3679:"Vote NO on Initiative 37"
2527:"D.C. Statehood on Ballot"
2068:Passed; partially blocked
1690:provide a five-cent refund
1352:Congressional intervention
1132:, and advancements in the
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4885:
2791:Americans for Safe Access
2206:
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2150:
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2089:A referendum approving a
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2004:A referendum to make the
2000:
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1945:
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1874:to two consecutive terms
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1643:A referendum to maintain
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1614:
1588:
1566:An initiative supporting
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1517:An initiative to provide
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4827:Northern Mariana Islands
3289:Wells, Katie J. (2020).
2762:"Democracy Held Hostage"
2097:to petition Congress to
1951:State Board of Education
1495:for charitable purposes
1265:Types of ballot measures
380:Shadow Senator elections
3712:"More on Initiative 37"
1243:voting rights amendment
1218:over five years, after
1214:, which eliminates the
5166:Emancipation Day, 1862
2878:United States Congress
2324:Master Referendum List
1255:An advisory referendum
1233:into the Union as the
1187:
1154:United States Congress
154:Presidential primaries
62:Presidential elections
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2108:
2105:
2087:
2082:
2078:
2077:
2075:
2072:
2069:
2066:
2057:An initiative
2055:
2050:
2046:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2037:
2034:
2028:
2025:
2021:
2020:
2018:
2015:
2012:
2009:
2002:
1999:
1995:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1986:
1983:
1973:
1972:Initiative 62
1970:
1966:
1965:
1963:
1960:
1957:
1954:
1947:
1944:
1940:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1931:
1928:
1920:An initiative
1918:
1913:
1909:
1908:
1906:
1903:
1900:
1897:
1894:
1893:Initiative 51
1891:
1887:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1878:
1875:
1868:councilmembers
1860:
1859:Initiative 49
1857:
1853:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1844:
1841:
1834:
1833:Initiative 37
1831:
1827:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1818:
1815:
1805:
1804:Initiative 43
1801:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1792:
1789:
1786:
1785:Initiative 41
1783:
1779:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1770:
1767:
1760:
1756:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1747:
1744:
1737:
1736:Initiative 31
1734:
1730:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1721:
1718:
1712:
1709:
1705:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1696:
1693:
1686:
1685:Initiative 28
1682:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1673:
1670:
1667:
1666:Initiative 25
1664:
1660:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1651:
1648:
1641:
1638:
1634:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1616:
1615:Initiative 17
1613:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1594:Rhodes' Tavern
1590:
1589:Initiative 11
1587:
1583:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1574:
1571:
1564:
1563:Initiative 10
1560:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1548:
1541:
1538:
1534:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1525:
1522:
1515:
1512:
1508:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1499:
1496:
1489:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1467:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1454:
1451:
1449:sports betting
1437:
1434:
1430:
1429:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1402:
1399:
1387:
1386:
1372:
1353:
1350:
1344:
1341:
1328:
1325:
1324:
1323:
1317:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1301:
1288:
1285:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1141:
1138:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1084:
1077:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1059:
1058:
1052:
1048:
1047:
1046:
1040:
1036:
1035:
1034:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1022:
1016:
1012:
1011:
1010:
1009:
1002:
996:
991:
990:
987:
986:
981:
980:
979:
978:
973:
968:
960:
959:
952:
951:
950:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
796:
795:
788:
787:
786:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
717:
716:
710:
709:
708:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
574:
573:
567:
562:
561:
558:
557:
552:
551:
550:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
456:
455:
449:
448:
447:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
421:
416:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
383:
382:
376:
375:
374:
373:
368:
363:
358:
353:
348:
343:
338:
333:
328:
323:
318:
313:
308:
303:
298:
293:
288:
283:
278:
273:
268:
263:
258:
253:
248:
243:
238:
233:
228:
220:
219:
213:
212:
211:
210:
205:
200:
195:
187:
186:
181:
176:
171:
166:
156:
155:
151:
150:
149:
148:
143:
138:
133:
128:
123:
118:
113:
108:
103:
98:
93:
88:
83:
78:
73:
65:
64:
56:
51:
50:
47:
46:
38:
37:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5276:
5265:
5262:
5260:
5257:
5255:
5252:
5251:
5249:
5234:
5233:
5232:
5220:
5219:
5216:
5208:
5205:
5202:
5200:
5197:
5195:
5192:
5190:
5187:
5185:
5182:
5181:
5179:
5177:
5174:
5172:
5169:
5167:
5164:
5162:
5159:
5157:
5154:
5152:
5149:
5146:
5143:
5141:
5138:
5136:
5133:
5131:
5128:
5127:
5125:
5121:
5115:
5112:
5110:
5107:
5105:
5102:
5100:
5097:
5095:
5092:
5090:
5087:
5085:
5082:
5080:
5077:
5075:
5072:
5070:
5067:
5065:
5062:
5061:
5059:
5055:
5049:
5046:
5044:
5041:
5039:
5036:
5034:
5031:
5029:
5026:
5024:
5021:
5019:
5016:
5014:
5011:
5010:
5008:
5004:
4998:
4995:
4993:
4990:
4988:
4985:
4983:
4980:
4978:
4975:
4973:
4970:
4968:
4967:Voting rights
4965:
4963:
4960:
4957:
4954:
4952:
4949:
4948:
4946:
4944:
4940:
4934:
4931:
4929:
4926:
4924:
4921:
4919:
4916:
4914:
4911:
4909:
4906:
4905:
4903:
4901:
4897:
4891:
4888:
4887:
4884:
4880:
4873:
4868:
4866:
4861:
4859:
4854:
4853:
4850:
4838:
4835:
4833:
4830:
4828:
4825:
4823:
4820:
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4815:
4814:
4812:
4808:
4802:
4799:
4798:
4796:
4792:
4786:
4783:
4781:
4778:
4776:
4775:West Virginia
4773:
4771:
4768:
4766:
4763:
4761:
4758:
4756:
4753:
4751:
4748:
4746:
4743:
4741:
4738:
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4733:
4731:
4728:
4726:
4723:
4721:
4718:
4716:
4713:
4711:
4708:
4706:
4703:
4701:
4698:
4696:
4693:
4691:
4688:
4686:
4683:
4681:
4680:New Hampshire
4678:
4676:
4673:
4671:
4668:
4666:
4663:
4661:
4658:
4656:
4653:
4651:
4648:
4646:
4643:
4641:
4640:Massachusetts
4638:
4636:
4633:
4631:
4628:
4626:
4623:
4621:
4618:
4616:
4613:
4611:
4608:
4606:
4603:
4601:
4598:
4596:
4593:
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4578:
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4568:
4566:
4563:
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4553:
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4546:
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4538:
4537:
4535:
4531:
4526:
4519:
4514:
4512:
4507:
4505:
4500:
4499:
4496:
4490:
4487:
4486:
4482:
4470:September 10,
4466:
4465:
4460:
4454:
4451:
4438:
4434:
4428:
4425:
4413:
4410:
4403:
4400:
4387:
4383:
4377:
4374:
4362:
4361:
4356:
4349:
4346:
4333:
4329:
4323:
4320:
4308:
4304:
4297:
4294:
4282:
4278:
4271:
4268:
4255:
4251:
4247:
4241:
4238:
4225:
4221:
4215:
4212:
4199:
4195:
4189:
4186:
4174:
4170:
4163:
4160:
4147:
4143:
4137:
4134:
4122:
4118:
4111:
4108:
4095:
4091:
4085:
4082:
4069:
4065:
4059:
4056:
4044:
4040:
4036:
4032:
4025:
4022:
4009:
4005:
3999:
3996:
3983:
3979:
3973:
3970:
3958:
3954:
3947:
3944:
3931:
3927:
3921:
3918:
3906:
3902:
3898:
3894:
3888:
3885:
3872:
3868:
3862:
3859:
3847:
3843:
3839:
3835:
3829:
3826:
3813:
3809:
3803:
3800:
3788:
3784:
3780:
3776:
3769:
3766:
3753:
3746:
3740:
3737:
3725:
3721:
3717:
3713:
3707:
3704:
3692:
3688:
3684:
3680:
3674:
3671:
3658:
3651:
3645:
3643:
3639:
3627:
3623:
3619:
3615:
3608:
3605:
3593:
3589:
3585:
3581:
3575:
3573:
3569:
3557:
3553:
3549:
3545:
3538:
3535:
3523:
3519:
3515:
3511:
3504:
3501:
3489:
3485:
3481:
3477:
3470:
3467:
3455:
3451:
3447:
3443:
3436:
3433:
3428:
3422:
3419:
3407:
3403:
3399:
3395:
3388:
3385:
3372:
3368:
3362:
3359:
3347:
3343:
3339:
3335:
3328:
3325:
3320:
3316:
3312:
3308:
3304:
3300:
3296:
3292:
3285:
3282:
3270:
3266:
3262:
3258:
3251:
3248:
3236:
3232:
3228:
3224:
3217:
3214:
3202:
3198:
3194:
3190:
3183:
3180:
3168:
3164:
3160:
3156:
3149:
3146:
3133:
3129:
3123:
3120:
3108:
3104:
3100:
3096:
3090:
3088:
3086:
3084:
3082:
3080:
3078:
3076:
3072:
3060:
3056:
3052:
3048:
3041:
3038:
3026:
3022:
3018:
3014:
3007:
3004:
2992:
2988:
2982:
2980:
2976:
2964:
2960:
2954:
2952:
2950:
2948:
2944:
2931:
2927:
2921:
2918:
2905:
2901:
2895:
2892:
2879:
2875:
2869:
2866:
2854:
2853:
2848:
2841:
2838:
2826:
2825:
2819:
2811:
2809:
2805:
2792:
2788:
2782:
2779:
2767:
2763:
2757:
2755:
2751:
2739:
2735:
2728:
2725:
2713:
2709:
2702:
2700:
2696:
2684:
2680:
2673:
2670:
2666:
2663:
2658:
2655:
2643:
2639:
2633:
2631:
2627:
2623:
2620:
2615:
2612:
2600:
2596:
2590:
2587:
2574:
2570:
2569:
2564:
2557:
2555:
2551:
2546:
2534:
2533:
2528:
2522:
2520:
2516:
2512:
2500:
2494:
2491:
2479:
2475:
2469:
2466:
2454:
2450:
2444:
2441:
2429:
2428:
2423:
2416:
2414:
2410:
2398:
2397:
2391:
2383:
2381:
2377:
2364:
2360:
2359:
2354:
2347:
2345:
2341:
2329:
2325:
2319:
2316:
2304:
2300:
2294:
2291:
2279:
2275:
2269:
2266:
2259:
2249:
2246:
2239:
2233:
2231:
2229:
2226:
2223:
2219:
2216:and open the
2215:
2211:
2209:
2208:Initiative 83
2203:
2202:
2199:
2196:
2193:
2190:
2187:
2183:
2181:
2180:Initiative 82
2175:
2174:
2171:
2168:
2165:
2162:
2159:
2155:
2153:
2152:Initiative 81
2147:
2146:
2143:
2140:
2137:
2134:
2131:
2127:
2125:
2124:Initiative 77
2119:
2118:
2115:
2112:
2109:
2106:
2104:
2100:
2096:
2092:
2088:
2086:
2080:
2079:
2076:
2073:
2070:
2067:
2064:
2060:
2056:
2054:
2053:Initiative 71
2048:
2047:
2044:
2041:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2029:
2023:
2022:
2019:
2016:
2013:
2010:
2007:
2003:
1997:
1996:
1993:
1990:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1978:
1974:
1968:
1967:
1964:
1961:
1958:
1955:
1952:
1948:
1942:
1941:
1938:
1935:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1923:
1919:
1917:
1916:Initiative 59
1911:
1910:
1907:
1904:
1901:
1898:
1895:
1889:
1888:
1885:
1882:
1879:
1876:
1873:
1869:
1865:
1861:
1855:
1854:
1851:
1848:
1845:
1842:
1839:
1835:
1829:
1828:
1825:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1810:
1806:
1802:
1799:
1796:
1793:
1790:
1787:
1780:
1777:
1774:
1771:
1768:
1765:
1761:
1759:Referendum 6
1757:
1754:
1751:
1748:
1745:
1742:
1738:
1731:
1728:
1725:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1713:
1711:Referendum 5
1707:
1706:
1703:
1700:
1697:
1694:
1691:
1687:
1683:
1680:
1677:
1674:
1671:
1668:
1661:
1658:
1655:
1652:
1649:
1646:
1642:
1640:Referendum 1
1636:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1617:
1611:
1610:
1607:
1604:
1601:
1598:
1595:
1591:
1585:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1572:
1569:
1565:
1561:
1558:
1555:
1552:
1549:
1546:
1542:
1540:Initiative 9
1535:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1523:
1520:
1516:
1514:Initiative 7
1510:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1494:
1490:
1488:Initiative 6
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1466:Initiative 3
1464:
1461:
1458:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1446:
1442:
1438:
1436:Initiative 2
1431:
1411:Measure name
1406:
1400:
1398:
1396:
1392:
1384:
1380:
1376:
1375:Initiative 71
1373:
1370:
1366:
1365:Initiative 59
1363:
1362:
1361:
1359:
1351:
1349:
1342:
1340:
1338:
1334:
1333:self-enacting
1326:
1321:
1318:
1315:
1312:
1311:
1310:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1277:
1269:
1264:
1262:
1260:
1256:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1228:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1212:Initiative 82
1209:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1192:Initiative 71
1186:
1185:Initiative 71
1181:
1177:
1175:
1171:
1167:
1163:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1147:
1139:
1137:
1135:
1131:
1127:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1110:
1106:
1105:direct voting
1102:
1090:
1085:
1083:
1078:
1076:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1057:
1056:Initiative 82
1054:
1053:
1050:
1049:
1045:
1044:Initiative 77
1042:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1020:Initiative 71
1018:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1007:Initiative 59
1005:
1004:
1003:
1000:
999:
994:
989:
988:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
963:
962:
961:
957:
953:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
799:
798:
797:
793:
789:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
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