2001 ballot measures
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39 ballot measures altogether were on nine statewide ballots in 2001.
- Four of the 39 measures were initiatives, while 35 were legislative referrals.
- Only two of 2001's statewide ballot measures were defeated.
Number of measures
2001 was a year with a slightly lower-than-average number of measures on the ballot for an odd-numbered election year. Going back to 1989, the average number of measures on the ballot in an odd-numbered year is 45.
| Year | States | Measures |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | 39 |
| 2019 | 8 | 36 |
| 2017 | 9 | 27 |
| 2015 | 9 | 28 |
| 2013 | 6 | 31 |
| 2011 | 9 | 34 |
| 2009 | 7 | 32 |
| 2007 | 10 | 45 |
| 2005 | 13 | 47 |
| 2003 | 15 | 68 |
| 2001 | 9 | 39 |
| 1999 | 16 | 72 |
| 1997 | 8 | 44 |
| 1995 | 11 | 61 |
| 1993 | 15 | 62 |
| 1991 | 9 | 48 |
| 1989 | 13 | 77 |
| 1987 | 13 | 78 |
| Averages: | 11 | 48 |
By state
Colorado
See also: Colorado 2001 ballot measures
November 6, 2001
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 26 | Allow state surplus revenue to be spent to create a fixed guideway transportation system connecting the Denver International Airport and Eagle County Airport. |
|
284,079 (34%) |
546,224 (66%) |
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| Referendum A | Allow the Great Outdoors Colorado program to borrow money through the issuance of bonds for the preservation of land in Colorado. |
|
477,572 (57%) |
353,479 (43%) |
Maine
See also: Maine 2001 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Question 1 | Housing | Issues $12 million in bonds to address the affordable housing crisis |  |
| BI | Question 2 | Bonds | Issues $5 million in bonds for biomedical and marine research | |
| BI | Question 3 | Transportation | Issues $61 million in bonds for transportation improvements | |
| BI | Question 4 | Education | Issues $15 million in bonds to fund the School Revolving Renovation Fund | |
| BI | Question 5 | Environment | Issues $17 million in bonds for public health, water and environmental improvements | |
| BI | Question 6 | Education | Issues $36.7 million in bonds to make improvements to the states higher learning centers | |
Mississippi
See also: Mississippi 2001 ballot measures
April 17
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Flag Referendum | State Government | Asks voters to decide between old or new state flag | Old |
New York
See also: New York 2001 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Proposal 1 | Civil rights | Made the state constitution gender-neutral | |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 2001 ballot measures
September 25
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | State Question 695 | Labor | Bans new employment contracts that impose certain requirements to get or keep a job | |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 2001 ballot measures
| Type | Name | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Question 1 | Elections and campaigns and Redistricting | Requires an election for a state Senate district at the next general election, regardless of following redistricting if the incumbent is not a resident of the new district |
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| LRCA | Question 2 | State judiciary | Changes the mandatory judicial retirement age date from the day that a judge turns 70 to the last day of the year in which a judge turned 70 |
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South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 2001 ballot measures
April 10
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment A | Gov't Finances | Establishes a trust fund for proceeds of the sale of the State Cement Plant. | |
| LRCA | Amendment B | Gov't Finances | Establishes trust funds for healthcare and education. | |
Texas
See also: Texas 2001 ballot measures
November 6, 2001
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Property; Taxes | Exempt certain temporary commercial tangible property from taxation for equitable treatment. |
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499,514 (63%) |
293,764 (37%) |
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| Proposition 11 | Administration | Allow current and retired school staff to receive compensation for serving on local district boards. |
|
547,588 (67%) |
275,575 (33%) |
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| Proposition 12 | Constitutional language | Eliminate outdated, archaic, redundant, and unnecessary provisions from the Texas Constitution. |
|
619,945 (77%) |
189,541 (23%) |
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| Proposition 13 | Education; Property | Authorize school district boards of trustees to donate a defunct campus property for preservation purposes. |
|
658,463 (80%) |
160,048 (20%) |
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| Proposition 14 | Taxes | Authorize non-school district taxing units to exempt travel trailers not used for income production from ad valorem taxation. |
|
408,481 (52%) |
378,557 (48%) |
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| Proposition 15 | Budgets; Transportation | Create the Texas Mobility Fund to finance state highway, turnpike, toll road, toll bridge, and mobility projects. |
|
543,759 (68%) |
259,188 (32%) |
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| Proposition 16 | Property | Prescribe criteria for work and material used in construction, repair, or renovation of homestead property. |
|
453,021 (59%) |
318,517 (41%) |
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| Proposition 17 | Property | Authorize the legislature to settle land title disputes between the state and a private party. |
|
512,163 (64%) |
284,918 (36%) |
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| Proposition 18 | Law enforcement; State judiciary | Provide for uniformity in the collection, deposit, reporting, and remitting of civil and criminal fees. |
|
647,439 (81%) |
151,213 (19%) |
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| Proposition 19 | Water; Bonds | Issue up to an additional $2 billion in bonds by the Texas Water Development Board. |
|
506,077 (64%) |
287,339 (36%) |
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| Proposition 1 | Property | Clear land titles by releasing the state's claim of interest to certain landowners in Bastrop County. |
|
596,765 (74%) |
205,499 (26%) |
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| Proposition 2 | Transportation; Bonds | Authorize $175 million in state bonds for financial assistance to counties for roadway projects serving border colonias. |
|
507,357 (61%) |
318,447 (39%) |
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| Proposition 3 | Food and agriculture; Taxes | Exempt raw cocoa and green coffee in Harris County from ad valorem taxation. |
|
411,339 (52%) |
386,931 (48%) |
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| Proposition 4 | Term limits | Establish a four-year term for the firefighters' pension commissioner. |
|
583,552 (72%) |
226,350 (28%) |
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| Proposition 5 | Local government | Authorize municipalities to donate outdated or surplus firefighting equipment or supplies to underdeveloped countries. |
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595,707 (71%) |
239,139 (29%) |
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| Proposition 6 | Elections | Require the governor to call a special session to appoint presidential electors under certain circumstances. |
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507,716 (62%) |
308,643 (38%) |
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| Proposition 7 | Veterans; Bonds | Authorize the Veterans' Land Board to issue $500 million in bonds for veterans' housing and use funds for veterans cemeteries. |
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611,943 (75%) |
207,484 (25%) |
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| Proposition 8 | Public works; Bonds | Authorize the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue $850 million in bonds for construction and repair projects. |
|
509,148 (63%) |
305,265 (37%) |
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| Proposition 9 | State legislatures; Elections | Authorize filling a legislative vacancy without an election if a candidate is running unopposed. |
|
557,707 (68%) |
267,724 (32%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 2001 ballot measures
November 6, 2001
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJR 8208 | State judiciary | Provide authorization for superior courts to bring in judges from other court levels to hear certain cases on a temporary basis. |
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976,417 (71%) |
395,324 (29%) |
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| HJR 4202 | Budgets | Permit the state legislature to determine how to invest state funds. |
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573,878 (43%) |
761,768 (57%) |
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| Initiative 747 | Property; Taxes | Provide limitations on property tax increases to 1% annually unless otherwise approved by voters. |
|
826,258 (58%) |
609,266 (42%) |
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| Initiative 773 | Taxes; Tobacco | Impose two new cigarette and tobacco sales taxes, with proceeds going towards low-income health programs and other programs. |
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948,529 (66%) |
486,912 (34%) |
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| Initiative 775 | Administration; Healthcare | Establish a new Home Care Quality Authority, governed by a board appointed by the governor. |
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880,523 (63%) |
522,848 (37%) |
External links
- Colorado Secretary of State's 2001 ballot measure information
- Guide to the 2001 Maine ballot measures
- Election results for New York Proposal 1
- Proposed 2001 amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution
- 2001 Pennsylvania election results
- South Dakota 2001 special constitutional amendment election
- South Dakota 2001 constitutional amendment election results
- Texas 2001 constitutional amendments
- State of Washington 2001 ballot measure election results
