Thursday 8 November 2012

Ballot Initiatives for the US 2012 election and their results

So the US General Election is over and there are those who are happy, and there are those who are not. More than just electing a Presient, this election also listed a number of initiatives on the ballot, depending on which state and county you were in. Here is a list of how some of these initiatives did:


MARIJUANA - Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Montana, Oregon and Washington had ballot initiatives referencing marijuana.
  • Montana voted to ban the use of medical marijuana - the ballot measure repealled I-148, a medical marijuana program approved in 2004.
  • Arkansas' ballot measure to legalize the use of medical marijuana was voted down.
  • Colorado's ballot measure to legalize the use of marijuana passed.
  • Massachusetts' ballot measure to legalize the use of medical marijuana was approved.
  • Oregon's ballot measure to legalize marijuana failed.
  • Washington's ballot measure to legalize the growth and distribution of marijuana passed.
SAME SEX MARRAIGE - Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington had ballot initiatives referencing same-sex marriage.
  • Washington's ballot measure asks voters if they are for the legalization of same-sex marriage. They answered yes.
  • Maine's ballot measure to overturn the state's 2009 ban on same-sex marriage passed.
  • Maryland's ballot measure to legalize same-sex marriage passed.
  • Minnesota's ballot measure to define marriage as being between a man and a woman failed
DEATH PENALTY - California's Proposition 34, which would have repealed the death penalty, was voted down.
 
PORN STARS AND CONDOMS - LA COUNTY (California) Measure B Initiative passed. This measure makes it mandatory that men in the sex-movie industry wear condoms.
 
LIMITING OBAMACARE -Alabama, Florida, Montana and Wyoming had Initiatives to Limit ObamaCare. 
  • Alabama voters agreed to limit Obamacare - 59%
  • Florida voters agreed to limit it - 51%.  
  • However Florida amendment 6, to prevent state money from being spent on abortion or on health benefit coverage that included coverage of abortion was voted down.
  • Montana voters agreed to limit Obamacare - 67%
  • Wyoming voters agreed to limit it - 77%
 

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