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Civil rights on the ballot

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Civil rights on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding the protection of individual freedom and participation in civil and political life. The most notable examples include the freedom of speech, press, and assembly, and the right to vote. Debates over other rights, such as right of privacy, are also included in this definition. Subcategories include - suffrage.

Ballot measures lists

Alabama

  1. Alabama Segregation Reference Ban Amendment (2012)
  2. Alabama Separation of Schools, Amendment 2 (2004)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Prohibition of Sexual Discrimination, Amendment 2 (August 1972)
  2. Alaska Residence Preference Amendment (1988)
  3. Alaska Right of Privacy, Amendment 3 (August 1972)
  4. Alaska Right to Bear Arms, Measure 1 (1994)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Suffrage and Right to Hold Office for Women, Proposition 200 (1912)
  2. Arizona Taxpayer and Citizen Protection, Proposition 200 (2004)

California

  1. California Proposition 11, Privacy Is an Inalienable Right (1972)
  2. California Proposition 5, Protections for News Sources (June 1980)
  3. Proposition 7, Revisions to California's Constitutional Declaration of Rights (1974)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Background Checks at Gun Shows Act, Amendment 22 (2000)
  2. Colorado Issue 6 (1976)
  3. Colorado Obscenity Act (1994)
  4. Colorado Sexual Orientation Repeal (1992)

Florida

  1. Florida Basic Rights, Amendment 9 (1998)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Voting for Persons under Guardianship, S.J.R. 105 (1998)

Iowa

  1. Iowa Equal Rights Act, Chapter 216 (1998)

Maine

  1. Maine Anti-Pornography Measure (1986)
  2. Maine Discrimination Law Initiative, Question 1 (1995)
  3. Maine Equal Rights Amendment (1984)
  4. Maine Human Rights Referendum (2009)
  5. Maine Poll Tax Repeal Amendment (1978)
  6. Maine Prohibit Sexual Orientation Discrimination Act, Question 6 (2000)
  7. Maine Removal of Gender Biased Language from Constitution Amendment (1988)
  8. Maine Repeal Mental Illness Provision, Question 5 (1997)
  9. Maine Repeal of Mental Illness Voting Restrictions Amendment, Question 5 (2000)
  10. Maine Seat Belt Referendum, Question 8 (1995)
  11. Maine Sexual Orientation Discrimination People's Veto, Question 1 (February 1998)
  12. Maine Sexual Orientation Veto Referendum, Question 1 (2005)
  13. Maine Women's Suffrage Veto Referendum (1920)

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Incarcerated Felons Voting Amendment, Question 2 (2000)
  2. Massachusetts Question 1 (1980)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Equal Protection, Amendment 1 (1998)
  2. Nebraska Gender Neutral State Constitution, Amendment 2 (2000)

Nevada

  1. Nevada Constitution Language on Voting, Question 7 (2004)
  2. Nevada Right to Vote and Hold Office Constitutional Language, Question 3 (1992)

New York

  1. New York Gender-Neutral Language Amendment, Proposal 1 (2001)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Prohibition of Specific Flags Issue (1920)
  2. North Dakota Vehicle Search Issue (1992)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Eligibility of Women for Appointment to Commissions, Issue 4 (1913)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Ballot Measure 13, Obscenity and Sexual Conduct (1974)
  2. Oregon Ballot Measure 49, Work Programs for State Prison Inmates (May 1997)
  3. Oregon No Free Speech Protection for Obscenity or Child Pornography, Ballot Measure 19 (1994)
  4. Oregon Prohibited Grounds of Discrimination, Ballot Measure 7 (1994)
  5. Oregon Removes Obsolete Sections of Racial References in Oregon Constiutution, Ballot Measure 14 (2002)

Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island Name Change Amendment, Question 1 (2010)

Vermont

  1. Vermont Equal Rights Amendment (1986)
  2. Vermont Jury Service for Women Act (1942)

Washington

  1. Canadians Can Own Land in Washington, Amendment 24 (1950)
  2. Foreign Corporations Prohibited from Owning Land in Washington, Amendment 29 (1954)
  3. Land Ownership in Washington, Amendment 42 (1966)
  4. Washington Anti-Discrimination Act, Initiative 677 (1997)
  5. Washington Equality of Rights Shall Not Be Abridged Because of Sex, Amendment 61 (1972)
  6. Washington Non-Discrimination by Real Estate Brokers Act, Referendum 35 (1968)

Wisconsin

  1. Wisconsin Bail Reform Amendment, Question 3 (April 1981)
  2. Wisconsin Grand Jury System Amendment, Question 1 (1870)

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