Ballot Initiatives
Marriage / Gay Rights
ISSUE	WHAT IT DOES	ADVOCATES	OPPONENTS	RESULTS
Arizona - Proposition 107	Bans same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships of any kind.	Protect Marriage Arizona	Arizona Together	Rejected
Colorado - Amendment 43	Bans same-sex marriage.	Colorado Family Action Issue Committee	Coloradans for Fairness Issue Committee	Approved
Colorado - Referendum 1	Allows same-sex civil unions. A caveat to Amendment 43; it is possible to vote no on Amendment 43 and yes on Referendum 1.	Coloradans for Fairness Issue Committee	Colorado Family Action Issue Committee	Too close to call
Idaho - H.J.R. 2	Defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman. Bans same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships of any kind. Full text here.	Marriage Protection Alliance	Your Family, Friends and Neighbors	Approved
South Carolina - Section 15	Bans same-sex marriage and civil unions. Full text.			Approved
South Dakota - Amendment C	Defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman. Bans same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships of any kind. Full text here.		South Dakotans Against Discrimination	Approved
Tennessee - Amendment 1	Defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman. Refuses to legally recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Full text (PDF).			Approved
Virginia - Ballot Question 1	Defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman. Bans gay marriage, civil unions, or domestic partnerships of any kind. Full text (PDF).			Approved
Wisconsin - Ballot Question 1	Bans same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships of any kind.	Vote Yes For Marriage	Fair Wisconsin	Approved
Abortion
ISSUE	WHAT IT DOES	ADVOCATES	OPPONENTS	RESULTS
California - Proposition 85	Requires pregnant women under 18 to obtain parental notification for an abortion. (Note: California voters rejected the same proposition last year.)	Yes On 85	No On 85	Rejected
Oregon - Measure 43	Requires an unemancipated minor to give notice of her intention to get an abortion.	Protect Our Teen Daughters	No on 51	Rejected
South Dakota - Referred Law #6	Reinstates the previous abortion ban.	Vote Yes For Life	South Dakotans Against Discrimination	Rejected
Drugs & Cigarettes
ISSUE	WHAT IT DOES	ADVOCATES	OPPONENTS	RESULTS
California - Proposition 86	Charges a 13-cent tax on each cigarette, which goes to hospitals, health insurance, and cancer research.	Yes On Prop 86	No On 86	TBD
Nevada - Question 4	Makes it illegal to smoke on school grounds, at day-care centers, and at video arcades.			TBD
Nevada - Question 5	Clean Indoor Air Act. Bans smoking in most indoor public areas.	Nevadans for Tobacco-Free Kids	Smoke-Free Coalition	TBD
Nevada - Question 7	Leaves marijuana regulation up to the state.	Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana	Nevada Says No	Rejected
Ohio - Issue 5	Bans smoking in all indoor workplaces.	Smoke Free Ohio	Smoke Less Ohio	TBD
Ohio - Issue 4	Bans smoking only in some indoor workplaces.	Smoke Less Ohio	Smoke Free Ohio	TBD
Colorado - Amendment 44	Makes it legal to possess less than one ounce of marijuana.			Rejected
Gambling
ISSUE	WHAT IT DOES	ADVOCATES	OPPONENTS	RESULTS
Arkansas - Amendment 1	Allows bingo and raffles, but only if sponsored by a nonprofit organization.			TBD
Nerbraska - Measure 421	Permits video keno machines.			TBD
Nebraska - Amendment 3	Allocates $1 million for compulsive gamblers.			TBD
Ohio - Issue 3	Allows slot machines, dedicating the revenue for college scholarships.			Rejected
Rhode Island - Question 1	Authorizes a privately run resort casino.			Rejected
South Dakota - Measure 7	Repeals video lottery.			TBD
Economic Justice / Poverty
ISSUE	WHAT IT DOES	ADVOCATES	OPPONENTS	RESULTS
Arizona - Proposition 202	Raise minimum wage to $6.50/hour.	Arizona Minimum Wage Coalition	No On 202	Approved
Colorado - Amendment 42	Raise minimum wage to $6.50/hour.	Coloradans for a Fair Minimum Wage	Respect Colorado's Constitution	Approved
The Environment
ISSUE	WHAT IT DOES	ADVOCATES	OPPONENTS	RESULTS
Washington I-937	Requires utility companies to meet energy conservation targets and to use renewable energy sources.	Washingtonians for Energy Security	No On I-937	TBD
Stem Cells
ISSUE	WHAT IT DOES	ADVOCATES	OPPONENTS	RESULTS
Missouri - Constitutional Amendment 2	Repeals current state ban on stem-cell research and allows for federally funded stem-cell research.	Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures	Missourians Against Human Cloning	Approved
Death Penalty
ISSUE	WHAT IT DOES	ADVOCATES	OPPONENTS	RESULTS
Wisconsin - Ballot Question 2	Legalizes the use of the death penalty.			TBD