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2010 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Arizona	Proposition 107: Proposed Amendment to the Constitution by the Legislature Relating to Preferential Treatment or Discrimination Prohibition	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Kansas	Constitutional Amendment Question No. 2: A Proposition to Amend Section 2 of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, Relating to Qualification of Voters	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Louisiana	Proposed Amendment No. 10: Act No. 1053 - Criminal Defendants Trial by Jury Waiver	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Maryland	Question 2: Trial by Jury	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	New Mexico	Constitutional Amendment No. 3: Modernize Language Regarding Qualified Electors	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Oklahoma	State Question No. 746: Voter Identification, Proof of Identity	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	South Carolina	Amendment 2: Secret Union Voting	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Vermont	State Constitutional Amendment: Voter's Qualifications and Oath	Passed

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Colorado	Proposition 102: Criteria for Release to Pretrial Services Programs	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	Kansas	Constitutional Amendment Question No. 2: A Proposition to Amend Section 2 of Article 5 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, Relating to Qualification of Voters	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Louisiana	Proposed Amendment No. 10: Act No. 1053 - Criminal Defendants Trial by Jury Waiver	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Maryland	Question 2: Trial by Jury	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Michigan	Proposal 10-2: A Proposal to Amend the State Constitution to Prohibit Certain Felons from Holding Elective Office and Specified Types of Public Employment Positions	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Missouri	Proposition B: Dog Breeding Regulations	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	North Carolina	Constitutional Amendment: Constitutional Amendment Providing that No Person Convicted of a Felony May Serve as Sheriff	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Oregon	Measure 73: Requires Increased Minimum Sentences for Certain Repeated Sex Crimes, Incarceration for Repeated Driving Under Influence	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Washington	Engrossed Substitute House Joint Resolution 4220: Concerning Denying Bail for Persons Charged with Certain Criminal Offenses	Passed

Guns

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Kansas	Constitutional Amendment Question No. 1: A Proposition to Amend Section 4 of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, Relating to the Right to Bear Arms	Passed

Legal

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 2, 2010	Colorado	Proposition 102: Criteria for Release to Pretrial Services Programs	Failed
Nov. 2, 2010	Louisiana	Proposed Amendment No. 9: Act No. 1051 - Workers' Compensation Judgments	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Louisiana	Proposed Amendment No. 10: Act No. 1053 - Criminal Defendants Trial by Jury Waiver	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Maryland	Question 3: Qualifications for Baltimore City Orphans' Court Judges	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Maryland	Question 2: Trial by Jury	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Oklahoma	State Question No. 755: Courts to Rely on Federal and State Laws When Deciding Cases Forbidding Courts from Looking at International Law or Sharia Law	Passed
Nov. 2, 2010	Oregon	Measure 73: Requires Increased Minimum Sentences for Certain Repeated Sex Crimes, Incarceration for Repeated Driving Under Influence	Passed