2014 state ballot measures

[greenforest32]

There's going to be a lot more in 2014 than there were in 2013.

Already at 52 measures as of Nov. 2013: http://ballotpedia.org/2014_ballot_measures

[greenforest32]

There's going to be a lot more in 2014 than there were in 2013.

Already at 52 measures as of Nov. 2013: http://ballotpedia.org/2014_ballot_measures

Up to 85 as of April 2014.

[greenforest32]

There's going to be a lot more in 2014 than there were in 2013.

Already at 52 measures as of Nov. 2013: http://ballotpedia.org/2014_ballot_measures

Up to 85 as of April 2014.

It's reached 126 measures at the end of July 2014. Most states have passed their initiative signature deadlines by now so there's probably not going to be many more in the next three months before the general election, just potential certification of proposals already turned in and maybe some more referrals from state legislatures.

[greenforest32]

bump

Looks like marijuana legalization passed in DC (~69%-31% w/ 100% in) and probably in Oregon too (passing 54%-46% w/ 67% in). The Florida medical marijuana measure hit about 58% yes but that means it fails since it's a constitutional amendment and FL constitutional amendments need 60% to pass. Results aren't in for the Alaska initiative yet.

[greenforest32]

Here's a good link for the results across multiple states on a single page: http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2014/results/ballot-measures

The counting should be finished sometime tomorrow on most of them.

[greenforest32]

Elections:
Connecticut early voting expansion failed 47-53
Missouri adoption of early voting failed 30-70
Oregon top-two primary initiative failed 32-68
Montana repeal of same-day registration failed 43-57

Minimum wage:
Alaska ($9.75/hr by 2016) - Passes ~69-31
Arkansas ($8.50/hr by 2017) - Passes ~66-34
Illinois ($10/hr by unspecified year) - Passes ~67-34 (it's an advisory question though, not a measure with effect)
Nebraska ($9/hr by 2016) - Passes 59-41
South Dakota ($8.50/hr by 2015) - Passes 55-45

Marijuana:
Alaska legalization passes 52-48
Oregon legalization passes 55-45
DC legalization passes 69-31
Florida medical marijuana failed 58-42 (needed 60% since it's constitutional)

Also the California criminal re-sentencing/classification initiative passed about 59-41

[greenforest32]

How did the minimum wage for tipped-workers fare? I hope it got big increases, it hasn't changed since the early 1990s IIRC.

The federal tipped minimum wage ($2.13/hr) is unaffected by these state measures. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States#List_of_minimum_wage_levels_by_jurisdiction