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2018 Ballot Measures

State

Year

Issue Category

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Colorado	Amendment A: Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude in All Circumstances	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Georgia	Amendment 4: Provides and allows assertion of certain rights for victims of crime in the judicial process	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	New Hampshire	Constitutional Amendment Question 1: Relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	New Hampshire	Constitutional Amendment Question 2: Relating to Privacy	Passed

Criminal Justice

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Colorado	Amendment A: Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude in All Circumstances	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 4: Voting Restoration Amendment	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 6: Rights of Crime Victims; Judges	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 10: State and Local Government Structure and Operation	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 11: Property Rights; Removal of Obsolete Provision; Criminal Statutes	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Florida	Ballot Number 12: Lobbying and Abuse of Office by Public Officers	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Georgia	Amendment 4: Provides and allows assertion of certain rights for victims of crime in the judicial process	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Kentucky	SB3: An act proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to crime victims' rights	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Louisiana	Act 719: Proposed Amendment No. 1	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Louisiana	Act 722: Proposed Amendment No. 2	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Missouri	measure: Proposition D	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	North Carolina	HB 551: An Act to Amend The Constitution of North Carolina to Provide Protections and Safeguards to Victims of Crime.	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	North Dakota	Initiated Statutory Measure No. 3: Pertaining to the Legalization of Marijuana	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Nevada	Question 1: Marsy's Law	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Ohio	Issue 1: To Reduce Penalties for Crimes of Obtaining, Possessing, and Using Illegal Drugs	Failed
Nov. 6, 2018	Oklahoma	State Question No. 794: Crime victim's rights	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Oregon	Measure 105: Repeals law limiting use of state/local law enforcement resources to enforce federal immigration laws	Failed
June 5, 2018	South Dakota	Constitutional Amendment Y: An amendment to the South Dakota Constitution revising certain provisions relating to the rights of crime victims	Passed
Nov. 6, 2018	Washington	measure: Initiative Measure No. 940	Passed

Drugs

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Ohio	Issue 1: To Reduce Penalties for Crimes of Obtaining, Possessing, and Using Illegal Drugs	Failed

Guns

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	Washington	measure: Initiative Measure No. 1639	Passed

Legal

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 6, 2018	New Hampshire	Constitutional Amendment Question 1: Relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government	Passed