1.) Georgia
Dedicating Percentage of Outdoor Recretation Equipment Sales Tax to Land Conservation Fund Amendment
Election: General – 2018
Type: Legislative Referendum
Status: Pass (Yes votes: 83.0%)
Topic Areas: Business & Commerce | Environmental Protection | Natural Resources | Tax & Revenue
Summary:
Dedicates up to 80 percent of the revenue from the existing sales and use tax on outdoor recreation equipment to the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund to go to land conservation.
2.) North Carolina
Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment
Election: General – 2018
Type: Legislative Referendum
Status: Pass (Yes votes: 57.1%)
Topic Areas: Animal Rights/Hunting & Fishing
Summary:
The measure establishes the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife in the state constitution.
3.) Utah
Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative
Election: General – 2018
Type: Initiative
Status: Undecided
Topic Areas: Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco Policy | Health
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The measure requires individuals to obtain a medical card from the Utah Department of Health. Physicians can then prescribe marijuana for qualifying illness. Allows for licensing of marijuana cultivation facilities, testing facilities, and dispensaries. The number of dispensaries allowed would be based on an area’s population. After January 1, 2021, individuals with medical cards can grow up to six marijuana plants.
4.) Arizona
50 Percent Renewable Energy Standard by 2030 Amendment
Election: General – 2018
Type: Initiative
Status: Fail (Yes votes: 31.1%)
Topic Areas: Energy & Electric Utilities | Environmental Protection
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The measure requires that electric utilities acquire 50 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the year 2030 with the percent required steadily increasing each year.
5.) Louisana
Special Assessment for Homes in Trusts if Resident is a Disabled Vet, the Surviving Spouse of a First Responder, Active-Duty Military, Law Enforcement Officer, or Firefighter Amendment
Election: General – 2018
Type: Legislative Referendum
Status: Pass (Yes votes: 71.5%)
Topic Areas: Criminal Justice | Military & Veterans Affairs | Tax & Revenue
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Allows special property tax assessment for a home in a trust for a resident who is the settlor of the trust and is a disabled veteran, a surviving spouse of a first responder who died in the course of their duties, active-duty member of the military, law enforcement officer, or firefighter.
6.) Maine
Community Colleges Bond
Election: General – 2018
Type: Legislative Referendum
Status: Pass (Yes votes: 64.9%)
Topic Areas: Bond Measures | Education: Higher Ed
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Authorizes $15 million in general obligation bonds for labs, IT infrastructure, and HVAC systems for Maine’s community colleges. Specific amounts are given for each of the seven colleges.
7.) Massachusetts
Setting Patient Limit for Hospital Nurses Initiative
Election: General – 2018
Type: Initiative
Status: Fail (Yes votes: 29.7%)
Topic Areas: Health
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The measure sets a limit of the number of patients that a nurse working in hospital can care for, with varying numbers between one to six patients depending on the type of care.