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2012 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Alabama	Statewide Amendment 4: Proposed Statewide Amendment Number 4	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	California	Proposition 38: Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs. Initiative Statute.	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	Florida	Ballot (3): State Revenue Limitation	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	Maryland	Question 7: Gaming Expansion Referendum	Passed

Higher Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	Florida	Ballot (12): Appointment of Student Body President to Board of Governors of the State University System	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	Maryland	Question 4: Public Institutions of Higher Education Tuition Rates - Exemption	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Maine	Question 2: Bond Issue - Higher Education	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Missouri	Proposition B: Relating to Cigarette Taxes	Failed
June 12, 2012	North Dakota	Referendum Measure No. 4: Relates to the University of North Dakota Athletic Nickname and Logo	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	New Jersey	Public Question 1: Building Our Future Bond Act	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	New Mexico	Bond Question C: General Obligation Bond C	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Rhode Island	Question 3: Higher Education Facilities Bonds	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Washington	Senate Joint Resolution 8223: Concerning Investments by the University of Washington and Washington State University	Failed

K-12 Education

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2012	California	Proposition 38: Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs. Initiative Statute.	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	California	Proposition 30: Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Georgia	Amendment 1: Georgia Charter Schools Amendment	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Idaho	Proposition 1: Referendum to Approve or Reject Legislation Limiting Negotiated Agreements Between Teachers and Local School Boards and Ending the Practice of Issuing Renewable Contracts	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	Idaho	Proposition 3: Referendum to Approve or Reject Legislation Amending School District Funding, Requiring Provision of Computing Devices and Online Courses for High School Graduation	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	Idaho	Proposition 2: Referendum to Approve or Reject Legislation Providing Teacher Performance Pay Based on State-Mandated Test Scores, Student Performance, Hard-to-Fill Positions and Leadership	Failed
Aug. 7, 2012	Missouri	Constitutional Amendment 2: Religious Freedom in Public Places	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Missouri	Proposition B: Relating to Cigarette Taxes	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	New Mexico	Bond Question B: General Obligation Bond B	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	Oregon	Measure 85: Amends Constitution: Allocates Corporate Income/Excise Tax "Kicker" Refund to Additionally Fund K Through 12 Public Education	Passed
Nov. 6, 2012	South Dakota	Referred Law 16: An Education Reform Act to Establish a Teacher Scholarship Program; Create a Program for Math and Science Teacher Bonuses; Create a Program for Teacher Merit Bonuses; Mandate a Uniform Teacher and Principal Evaluation System; and Eliminate State Requirements for Teacher Tenure	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	South Dakota	Initiative Measure 15: An Initiated Measure to Increase State General Sales and Use Taxes for Additional K-12 Public Education and Medicaid Funding	Failed
Nov. 6, 2012	Washington	Initiative 1240: Concerning the Creation of a Public Charter School System	Passed