Category: Ballot measures
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Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot
On Wednesday, South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett (R) announced that a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana was certified for the ballot. The measure will be titled Initiated Measure 27, and will appear on the general election ballot in November. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws led the campaign to place the measure on…
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Montana voters in Lewis and Clark County will decide on two local-option marijuana taxes on June 7
On June 7, voters in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, will decide on two local-option excise taxes on medical and recreational marijuana sales. The first ballot measure would impose a 3% tax on recreational marijuana sales and related products. The second ballot measure would also impose a 3% tax on medical marijuana sales and related…
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Iowa State Legislature adjourns 2022 session; three constitutional amendments could appear on 2024 ballot
The Iowa State Legislature adjourned its 2022 legislative session at 12:16am on May 25, 2022. During the 2021-2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed three constitutional amendments, which may appear on the 2024 ballot if they are passed a second time by the General Assembly during its 2023-2024 legislative session. One amendment would provide that…
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Louisiana legislature refers two constitutional amendments to 2022 ballot concerning property taxes
On May 24, the Louisiana State Legislature referred two constitutional amendments to the Nov. 8 general election ballot, bringing the total number of measures currently certified for the ballot to seven. One amendment would remove the requirement to annually re-certify income for homeowners that are permanently and totally disabled in order to keep their special…
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Initiative to increase medical malpractice lawsuit caps in California withdrawn after legislative compromise reached
On May 19, the sponsors of an initiative to increase California’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits withdrew the ballot measure from the 2022 ballot after reaching a legislative compromise with legislators. In 1975, the cap was set at $250,000. The ballot initiative would have required an annual adjustment of the cap based…
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Amendment to remove register of probate office on New Hampshire ballot
Last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted in agreement with the New Hampshire State Senate to approve a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the register of probate office. This measure will appear on the ballot in November for New Hampshire voters. The ballot measure was introduced to the New Hampshire General Court in…
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Alabama bond question, Atlanta and Little Rock local measures on Tuesday ballot
On May 24, Alabama voters will decide Amendment 1. The measure would amend the state constitution to issue up to $85 million in bonds for improvement, renovation, acquisition, construction, and maintenance of state parks. Of the bonds, $80 million would be used for state parks managed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR)…
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Missouri Legislature passes constitutional amendment allowing increase in funding to Kansas City police
A constitutional amendment that would allow the state Legislature to increase the minimum required funding for Kansas City’s police department passed Missouri’s state Legislature on Friday. The measure passed in Missouri’s House of Representatives before they ended the legislative session, with 103 votes supporting the measure and 44 votes opposing the measure. Because the amendment…
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Colorado legislature refers school meal program funded by tax deduction cap and ballot law measures to voters before adjourning
The Colorado Legislature put two statutory measures on the Nov. 8 ballot before adjourning on May 11. One measure—House Bill 1414—would create a new Healthy School Meals for All Program and fund the program through (a) reducing income tax deduction caps from $30,000 for single filers and $60,000 for joint filers to $12,000 for single…
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Georgia voters to decide timber equipment tax exemption on Nov. 8
Georgia voters will decide whether to exempt timber equipment from property taxes on Nov. 8 The measure would exempt any equipment owned by a timber business and used in the production or harvest of timber from ad valorem property taxes. The House approved House Bill 997, which proposed the measure, on March 15 by a…