2016 Ballot Measures
Business and Consumers
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 8, 2016 | California | Proposition 59: Overturn Citizens United Act | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | California | Proposition 67: Referendum to Overturn Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Maine | Question 3: An Act To Require Background Checks for Gun Sales | Failed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Nevada | Question 3: The Energy Choice Initiative | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Oklahoma | Legislative Referendum Number 370: State Question 792 | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Oregon | Measure Number 97: Oregon Business Tax Increase Initiative Petition | Failed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | South Dakota | Initiated Measure 23: An Initiated Measure to Give Certain Organizations the Right to Charge Fees | Failed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Washington | Initiative Measure 735: An Act Relating to the Influence of Corporations and Money in Our Political System | Passed |
Employment and Affirmative Action
| Election Date | State | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Alabama | HB37: Statewide Amendment 8 | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Arizona | Proposition 206: The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Maine | Question 4: An Act To Raise the Minimum Wage | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Pennsylvania | Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1: The Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | South Dakota | Referred Law 20: An Act Lowering the State Minimum Wage for Non- tipped employees under age 18 | Failed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Virginia | HJR 490: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Virginia by Adding in Article I a Section Numbered 11-A, Relating to the Right to Work | Failed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Washington | Initiative Measure 1433: An Act Relating to Fair Labor Standards | Passed |
| Nov. 8, 2016 | Wyoming | Joint Resolution Number SJ0002: Constitutional Amendment A | Passed |