2017 Ballot Measures
Agriculture and Food
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Washington | Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1597: Advisory Vote No. 16 | Passed |
Arts, Entertainment, and History
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New Jersey | Public Question No.1: New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | HJR 100: Proposition 5 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | HJR 37: Proposition 7 | Passed |
Budget, Spending and Taxes
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2017 | Maine | HP722: An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Stimulate Investment in Innovation by Maine Businesses To Produce Nationally and Globally Competitive Products and Services | Passed |
Business and Consumers
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Washington | Engrossed House Bill 2163: Advisory Vote No. 17 | Passed |
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Ohio | Issue 1: Rights for Crime Victims | Passed |
Constitution
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New York | Proposal 1: Constitutional Convention | Failed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New York | Proposal 2: Allowing the complete or partial forfeiture of a public officer's pension if he or she is convicted of a certain type of felony | Passed |
Criminal Justice
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Ohio | Issue 1: Rights for Crime Victims | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 1: Proposition 6 | Passed |
Drugs
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Ohio | Issue 2: To require state agencies to not pay more for prescription drugs than the federal Department of Veterans Affairs and require state payment of attorney fees and expenses to specific individuals for defense of the law | Failed |
Education
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Washington | Engrossed House Bill 2242: Advisory Vote No. 18 | Failed |
Entitlements and the Safety Net
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Maine | Question 2: An Act To Enhance Access to Affordable Health Care | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Maine | Question 4: Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Reduce Volatility in State Pension Funding Requirements Caused by the Financial Markets | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New York | Proposal 2: Allowing the complete or partial forfeiture of a public officer's pension if he or she is convicted of a certain type of felony | Passed |
Environment
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New Jersey | Public Question No.2: Constitutional Amendment Dedicating Moneys from State Environmental Contamination Cases | Passed |
Executive Branch
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 34: Proposition 3 | Passed |
Finance and Banking
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 60: Proposition 2 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | HJR 37: Proposition 7 | Passed |
Gambling and Gaming
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Maine | Question 1: An Act To Allow Slot Machines or a Casino in York County | Failed |
Government Budget and Spending
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Maine | Question 3: An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities and Upgrade Municipal Culverts | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New Jersey | Public Question No.1: New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New Jersey | Public Question No.2: Constitutional Amendment Dedicating Moneys from State Environmental Contamination Cases | Passed |
| Oct. 7, 2017 | West Virginia | Amendment No.1: Roads to Prosperity Amendment of 2017 | Passed |
Health and Health Care
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Maine | Question 2: An Act To Enhance Access to Affordable Health Care | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Ohio | Issue 2: To require state agencies to not pay more for prescription drugs than the federal Department of Veterans Affairs and require state payment of attorney fees and expenses to specific individuals for defense of the law | Failed |
Housing and Property
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 14, 2017 | Louisiana | Act 428: Proposed Amendment No.1 | Passed |
| Oct. 14, 2017 | Louisiana | Act 427: Proposed Amendment No.2 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Pennsylvania | measure: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amending The Homestead Property Tax Assessment Exclusion | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | HJR 21: Proposition 1 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 60: Proposition 2 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 1: Proposition 6 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Washington | Engrossed House Bill 2242: Advisory Vote No. 18 | Failed |
Infrastructure
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 14, 2017 | Louisiana | Act 429: Proposed Amendment No.3 | Passed |
| June 13, 2017 | Maine | HP722: An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Stimulate Investment in Innovation by Maine Businesses To Produce Nationally and Globally Competitive Products and Services | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Maine | Question 3: An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities and Upgrade Municipal Culverts | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New York | Proposal 3: Authorizing the Use of Forest Preserve Land for Specified Purposes | Passed |
| Oct. 7, 2017 | West Virginia | Amendment No.1: Roads to Prosperity Amendment of 2017 | Passed |
Judicial Branch
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 6: Proposition 4 | Passed |
Legislative Branch
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 34: Proposition 3 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 6: Proposition 4 | Passed |
Natural Resources
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | New York | Proposal 3: Authorizing the Use of Forest Preserve Land for Specified Purposes | Passed |
Oil and Gas
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 14, 2017 | Louisiana | Act 429: Proposed Amendment No.3 | Passed |
Taxes
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 14, 2017 | Louisiana | Act 428: Proposed Amendment No.1 | Passed |
| Oct. 14, 2017 | Louisiana | Act 427: Proposed Amendment No.2 | Passed |
| Oct. 14, 2017 | Louisiana | Act 429: Proposed Amendment No.3 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Pennsylvania | measure: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Amending The Homestead Property Tax Assessment Exclusion | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | HJR 21: Proposition 1 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | SJR 1: Proposition 6 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Washington | Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1597: Advisory Vote No. 16 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Washington | Engrossed House Bill 2163: Advisory Vote No. 17 | Passed |
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Washington | Engrossed House Bill 2242: Advisory Vote No. 18 | Failed |
Veterans
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7, 2017 | Texas | HJR 21: Proposition 1 | Passed |