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2009 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Government Budget and Spending

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
May 19, 2009	California	Proposition 1B: Education Funding. Payment Plan.	Failed
May 19, 2009	California	Proposition 1F: Elected Officials' Salaries. Prevents Pay Increases During Budget Deficit Years.	Passed
May 19, 2009	California	Proposition 1C: Lottery Modernization Act.	Failed
May 19, 2009	California	Proposition 1E: Mental Health Services Funding. Temporary Reallocation. Helps Balance State Budget.	Failed
May 19, 2009	California	Proposition 1A: Stabilizes State Budget. Reforms California Budget Process. Limits State Spending. Increases "Rainy Day" Budget Stabilization Fund.	Failed
Nov. 3, 2009	Maine	Question 4: Citizen Initiative: An Act to Provide Tax Relief	Failed
Nov. 3, 2009	New Jersey	Public Question: Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Ohio	Issue 1: Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Authorize the State to Issue Bonds to Provide Compensation to Veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 5: Allowing Consolidated Boards of Equalization for Appraisal Districts	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 8: Authorizing the State to Contribute Resources to Veterans' Hospitals	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 4: Establishing the National Research University Fund	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 6: Renewing Veterans' Land Board Bond Authority for Land and Mortgage Loans	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Washington	Initiative 1033: Initiative Measure No. 1033 concerns state, county and city revenue.	Failed

Taxes

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2009	Maine	Question 2: Citizen Initiative: An Act to Decrease the Automobile Excise Tax and Promote Energy	Failed
Nov. 3, 2009	Maine	Question 4: Citizen Initiative: An Act to Provide Tax Relief	Failed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 3: Allowing State Enforcement of Uniform Property Appraisal Standards and Procedures	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 1: Authorizing City and County Financing to Buy Buffer Areas Near Military Installations	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Texas	Proposition 2: Requiring Appraisal of Residence Homesteads Based Solely on their Homestead Value	Passed
Nov. 3, 2009	Washington	Initiative 1033: Initiative Measure No. 1033 concerns state, county and city revenue.	Failed