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2014 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Agriculture and Food

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
July 15, 2014	Alabama	: Proposed Statewide Amendment One	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Hawaii	HB 748: Relating to Agricultural Enterprises	Passed
Aug. 5, 2014	Missouri	HJR Nos. 11 & 7: Constitutional Amendment 1	Passed

Animals and Wildlife

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Alaska	Ballot Measure No. 4 - 12BBAY: An Act Providing for Protection of Bristol Bay Wild Salmon and Waters Within or Flowing into the Existing 1972 Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Alabama	: Statewide Amendment 5	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 437: Proposed Amendment No. 12	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Massachusetts	Question 3: Expanding Prohibitions on Gaming	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	IB 1/LD 1745: Question 1: Citizen Initiative	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	Public Law 572 and Public Law 608: Question 2: Bond Issue	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	Public Law 592: Question 7: Bond Issue	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Michigan	Referendum of Public Act 520 of 2012: State Proposal 14-1	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Michigan	Referendum of Public Act 21 of 2013: Proposal 14-2	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Mississippi	HCR 30: Statewide Initiative Measure No. 1	Passed

Environment

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	California	Proposition 48: Indian Gaming Compacts. Referendum.	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	California	Proposition 1: Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Florida	Amendment 1: Water and Land Conservation - Dedicates Funds to Acquire and Restore Florida Conservation and Recreation Lands	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Louisiana	Act No. 434: Proposed Amendment No. 8	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Massachusetts	Question 2: Expanding the Beverage Container Deposit Law	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	Maine	Public Law 589: Question 6: Bond Issue	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	North Dakota	: Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 5	Failed
Nov. 4, 2014	New Jersey	Public Question No. 2: Constitutional Amendment Dedicating State Funds for Open Space, Farmland, and Historic Preservation, and Changing Existing Dedication for Water Programs, Underground Storage Tanks, and Hazardous Site Cleanups	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Rhode Island	Question 7: Clean Water, Open Space, and Healthy Communities Bonds	Passed

Natural Resources

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 4, 2014	Alaska	Ballot Measure No. 4 - 12BBAY: An Act Providing for Protection of Bristol Bay Wild Salmon and Waters Within or Flowing into the Existing 1972 Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve	Passed
Nov. 4, 2014	Nevada	SJR 15: Ballot Question No. 2	Failed