Book of the States 2010

Chapter 6: Selected State Policies and Programs

Articles:

1. Elections Changes Mean Many Questions for States, but Few Sufficient Answers
2. A Case Study on Direct Democracy: Have Voter Initiatives Paralyzed the California Budget
3. 2009 Ballot Propositions

Tables:

Elections:

  Table 6.1  State Executive Branch Officials To Be Elected:  2010-2014:  Download in Excel (Updated July 7, 2010) or PDF

  Table 6.2  State Legislature Members To Be Elected:  2010-2014:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.3  Methods of Nominating Candidates For State Offices:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.4  Election Dates For National And State Elections:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.5  Polling Hours:  General Elections:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.6  Voter Registration Information:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.7  Voting Statistics For Gubernatorial Elections by Region:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.8  Voter Turnout For Presidential Elections By Region:  2000, 2004 and 2008 (In thousands):  Download in Excel or PDF

Initiatives and Referendum:

  Table 6.9  Statewide Initiative and Referendum:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.10  State Initiatives:  Requesting Permission to Circulate a Petition:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.11  State Initiatives:  Circulating the Petition:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.12  State Initiatives:  Preparing The Initiative to be Placed on the Ballot:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.13  State Initiatives:  Voting on the Initiative:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.14  State Referendums:  Requesting Permission To Circulate a Citizen Petition:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.15  State Referendums:  Circulating the Citizen Petition:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.16  State Referendums:  Preparing the Citizen Petition Referendum To Be Placed On Ballot:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.17  State Referendums:  Voting on the Citizen Petition Referendum:  Download in Excel or PDF

Recall:

  Table 6.18  State Recall Provisions:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.19  State Recall Provisions:  Applicability To State Officials and Petition Circulation:  Download in Excel or PDF

  Table 6.20  State Recall Provision:  Petition Review, Appeal and Election:  Download in Excel or PDF