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Key ballot measures
As of early August, 144 measures in 35 states had qualified for the November ballot. If past years are any indication for 2010, that number will grow as Election Day approaches.
Click the category names or the highlighted states for details on the ballot measures to watch.
An initiative that would legalize medical marijuana.
A measure that would prohibit preferential treatment in public employment, education, and contracting.
A measure that would prohibit mandatory participation in any healthcare system.
A measure that would determine whether to add the right to hunt and fish to the state constitution.
A measure that would determine whether to add the right to hunt and fish to the state constitution.
An initiative that would legalize possession of marijuana and allow for its sale to be taxed.
A measure that would give the responsibility of political redistricting to an independent commission.
A constitutional amendment that would define "person" as beginning at conception.
An initiative that would require voter approval for government debt.
Two measures that would make it harder for lawmakers to draw political districts favoring a political party.
A measure that would establish a process whereby voters could recall the governor.
An amendment that would grant individuals the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense, hunting, recreation, and other lawful purposes.
An initiative that would allow the building of a casino in Oxford County.
An amendment that would prohibit anyone convicted of a felony involving deceit and fraud from holding public office for 20 years.
A measure that would prohibit mandatory participation in any healthcare system.
An initiative that would allow the building of a casino in Multnomah County.
An initiative that would allow for the sale of medical marijuana at dispensaries.
A measure that would determine whether to add the right to hunt and fish to the state constitution.
An initiative that would legalize medical marijuana.
A measure that would determine whether to add the right to hunt and fish to the state constitution.
An initiative that would eliminate a recently enacted tax on the sale of soda, candy, and bottled water.
An initiative that would levy a new income tax on wealthier wage-earners, beginning with a 5 percent tax on individuals earning more than $200,000 and couples earning more than $400,000.
Interactive map by Blue Ridge Solutions
Election data compiled by Kristin Chapman
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