Would extend payments made to the Forever Wild Land Trust.
Would allow the state to issue general obligation bonds.
Would define a landmark district within the county.
Would remove outdated Jim Crow segregationist language from state Constitution.
Would transfer water and sewer assets and liabilities from the City of Richard to the City of Mobile. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would prohibit mandatory participation in any health care system.
Would guarantee the right to a secret ballot in votes of employee representation and public votes on referenda and public office. Libertarians may value ballot secrecy, but may also want to refrain from making this preference mandatory in the private sector.
Would provide that the compensation paid to legislators would not increase during term of office.
Would allow the state legislature to implement a business privilege tax on corporations among other provisions.
Changes several constitutional provisions regarding banking. Libertarians might like its mandate that the legislature may not open or bail out a bank, but might also dislike the removal of language that specifies payment in gold and silver.
Would prohibit a municipality that is outside of Lawrence County from imposing any municipal ordinance or regulation.
Would create a convention to revise, alter or amend the state constitution. Libertarians could view such a convention as an opportunity to maximize liberty, or as a dangerous tool to increase government power.
Would allow for a general obligation bond to be issued for the purpose of transportation projects in the state.
Would prohibit crime victims from being subject to a claim for damages for causing harm to a person if that person is killed or injured when engaging in, or fleeing after, a felony crime.
Would modify of the Appellate and Trial Court Commissions in several ways. Libertarians may have many different views about how existing government structures should be organized.
Would give businesses in the state a break on property taxes on newly acquired business equipment.
Would limit the annual growth in the limited property value of locally assessed properties.
Would mandate a fixed percentage annual distribution from the Permanent Fund to increase public education funding.
Would authorize the legislature to enact a process to exchange trust land if the exchange is related to protecting military installations and managing lands.
Would declare state sovereignty, rather than federal control, over the state?s public lands and natural resources.
Would implement a top-two style open primary system, likely excluding third-party candidates from general elections.
Would renew a 2010 voter-approved one-cent sales tax to provide education funding.
Would implement a half-percent sales tax to fund a statewide four-lane highway system.
Would authorize cities and counties to create districts within that county for redevelopment projects.
Would allow 24-hour casinos in seven state counties.
Would allow casinos in the state.
Would allow the use of marijuana by people who choose to use it for medical purposes.
Would progressively increase income taxes in several brackets, retroactively to the beginning of 2012.
Would create a 2-year budget cycle that is vulnerable to manipulations that would result in an imbalanced budget despite provisions that force spending reductions; creates expensive new spending and regulatory programs.
Bans corporate and union contributions to state and local candidates, bans contributions by government contractors to the politicians who control contracts awarded to them, and bans automatic payroll deductions to be used for politics.
Would allow insurers to set prices based on whether the driver previously carried insurance coverage with any insurance company.
Would retroactvely repeal the death penalty as maximum punishment for persons found guilty of murder and replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Would potentially abridge the rights of consensual sex workers.
Would revise the state?s ?Three Strikes? law so that some types of non-serious, non-violent offenders may not face a mandatory life sentence.
While Libertarians may value the labeling of genetically engineered food, government regulation is not the answer.
Would increase state income tax rates for most Californians, with revenues primarily targeted to public education.
Would increase taxes on out-of-state businesses, with revenues primarily targeted to construction and green energy jobs.
Would maintain intact the work of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Would legalize the use and possession of, at most, an ounce of marijuana for residents who are 21 and older, and allow the state to regulate retail sales of the drug.
Would urge the state to curtail contributions and expenditures in state and national elections.
Would alter eligibility and testing requirements for state personnel.
Would prevent laws or rules from compelling any person or employer to purchase, obtain, or otherwise provide for health care coverage.
Would allow for property tax discounts for disabled veterans.
This amendment waters down the existing state revenue increase limitations, and gives the state legislature more authority to bend and break their own rules.
Would prohibit increases in the assessed value of homestead property if the fair market value of the property decreases.
Would modify the existing State Supreme Court in several ways.
Regardless of your position on abortion, we should all agree that our tax dollars should not be used toward that end.
Would prevent individuals from being barred from participating in public programs if they choose to use public funds at a religious provider.
Would allow property tax exemptions for surviving spouses of military veterans or first responders who died in the line of duty.
Would provide an exemption from ad valorem taxes levied by local governments on tangible personal property that?s value is greater than $25,000 but less than $50,000.
Would allow additional tax exemptions on the homes of low-income seniors.
Would require the creation of a council of state university student body presidents.
Would allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities. Libertarians may favor giving parents more options but may disapprove of encouraging them to move their kids out of home and private schools and into government-funded, government-controlled schools.
Would give the State Properties Commission the authority to enter into multiyear lease agreements.
Would authorize the state to issue special purpose revenue bonds to fund safety standards compliance for dam and reservoir owners.
Would authorize the the chief justice of the Supreme Court to appoint retired judges to temporary stations. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would retain legislation that limits collective barganing for public school teachers.
Would retain legislation authorizing pay based on performance for public school teachers.
Would retain legislation that requires provision of computing devices and online courses in public high schools. Libertarians may decide that technological options in public schools may significantly reduce other education costs, but may still disapprove of the requirement for a specific type of education expenditure.
Would add to the Idaho Constitution the right to hunt, fish and trap in the state as a preferred private means of wildlife management.
Would allow the State Board of Correction control, direction, and management of adult felony probation and parole. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would require a three-fifths approval by the General Assembly, city councils, and school districts that wish to increase the pension benefits of their employees.
Would allow state legislators to classify and tax watercraft on a basis different from other property. Libertarians may favor the possibility of a decrease in tax liability, but may also dislike policy that plays favorites regarding who pays taxes.
Would protect the right of residents to hunt and fish in the state as a preferred private means of wildlife management.
Would protect the state medicaid trust fund from budget cuts.
Would add the rights to acquire, transport, carry, transfer, and use firearms in addition to the existing right to keep and bear them.
Would require more advance filing for bills involving public employee retirement.
Would provide property tax exemptions to certain veterans? spouses. Libertarians may favor a decrease in tax liability, but may also dislike policy that plays favorites regarding who pays taxes.
Would allow the legislature to deny retirement benefits to any public employee or official who commits a felony related to their office.
Would authorize the city of New Iberia to grant contracts for the exemption of property annexed by the city. Libertarians may favor a decrease in tax liability, but may also dislike policy that plays favorites regarding who pays taxes.
Would restructure the composition of various constitutional boards and commissions. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would allow local governments to opt-in to property tax exemptions for non-manufacturing businesses that meet certain criteria. Libertarians may favor a decrease in tax liability, but may also dislike policy that plays favorites regarding who pays taxes.
Would make it more difficult for the legislature to create special districts related to local or special laws.
Would overturn a voter-approved 2009 ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in the state.
Would allow for an $11 million bond for higher education in order to expand the state?s community college system.
Would allow for a bond for water and sewer projects in the state.
Would allow for a $51 million transportation bond.
Would allow for a bond for water and sewer projects in the state.
Would require judges of the Orphans? Court for Prince George?s County to have been admitted to practice law in Maryland and be in good standing with the Maryland Bar.
Would require judges of the Orphans? Court for Baltimore County to have been admitted to practice law in Maryland and be in good standing with the Maryland Bar.
Would allow for elected officials to be suspended when found guilty of certain crimes.
Would allow undocumented immigrants whose parents pay taxes to pay in-state or in-county tuition at Maryland colleges. Libertarians may view this as expanding an entitlement, but may also dislike policy that plays favorites among state residents.
Would approve severely gerrymandered redistricting.
Would allow same-sex couples to obtain a civil marriage license in the state beginning January 1, 2013, and protect clergy from having to perform any particular marriage ceremony in violation of their religious beliefs.
Would allow one additional casino to be constructed in Prince George?s County and would expand the type of games allowed at existing casinos. Libertarians may approve of removing gaming restrictions but disapprove of the state?s managerial role.
Would require automobile manufacturers to provide information directly to consumers and repair shops needed to repair cars. While this may be desirable, it sets a dangerous precedent that could potentially encroach the property rights of many businesses. A compromise bill was already negotiated and passed by the legislature after this measure was committed to be on the ballot.
Would allow for a terminally ill patient to be given lethal drugs.
Would legalize the use of medical marijuana in the state.
Would authorize the governor to appoint an emergency financial manager with broad planning powers.
Would add the right to collective bargaining for public and private sector employees to the state constitution.
Would mandate that by 2025, 25% of the state?s electricity must come form renewable resources.
Would place features of the Michigan Quality Community Care Council in the state constitution, and provide home health care providers with limited collective bargaining.
Would require that increases in state taxes must be approved by either a 2/3 majority in the Legislature or by a statewide vote.
Would require voters to approve any new bridge or tunnel from Michigan to Canada.
Would define marriage in the Minnesota Constitution as between one man and one woman in the state.
Would require that all voters in the state show photo identification before voting.
Would grant the governor the power to appoint 4 persons to the Appellate Judicial Commission, the body responsible for choosing nominees for the Court of Appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would require that all municipal police forces or departments be controlled by the local governing body rather than the state. Libertarians may prefer more local control to state control as a rule, and favor estimated spending reductions, but may also object to the governing procedures and requirements the measure would implement, and to the decreased transparency that local control would allow.
Would create the Health and Education Trust Fund with the revenue generated from taxes on tobacco products.
Would prohibit the establishment, creation, or operation of a health insurance exchange unless it is created by a legislative act.
Would require parental notification before a minor has an abortion. Libertarians may differ on rights of minors versus rights of parents in this case.
Would require proof of citizenship in order for a person to receive certain services provided by the state. Libertarians may approve of limiting entitlements, but may disapprove of policy that mandates personal identification.
Would allow residents in the state the choice to decide if they want health insurance or not, and which health insurance to buy if they choose to do so.
Would place a more strict revision of an approved 2004 medical marijuana measure to a vote, instead of implementing the more permissive law.
Would seek to prohibit corporate contributions and expenditures in state and national elections. Libertarians may approve of corporate contributions to elections and may disapprove of targeting corporations while allowing unions and cartels to influence elections. But they may disapprove of corporate contributions on grounds that only individuals have election rights or that some corporations may be government contractors and should not be permitted to influence elections.
Would make any misdemeanor while in pursuit of office grounds for impeachment of a civil officer.
Would protect the right of residents to hunt and fish in the state as a preferred private means of wildlife management.
Would raise state legislative term limits from two to three consecutive terms.
Would raise state legislative salaries to $22,500 a year, effective January 9, 2013 if approved.
Would provide that the Nevada Legislature may convene a special legislative session on ?extraordinary occasions.?
Would ban new taxes on personal income.
Would limit the chief justice of the state supreme court?s ability to be the administrative head of all rulings in the state. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would create a convention to revise, alter or amend the state constitution. Libertarians could view such a convention as an opportunity to maximize liberty, or as a dangerous tool to increase government power.
Would authorize bonds to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvements.
Would authorize bonds to make capital expenditures for public library resource acquisitions.
Would authorize bonds to make capital expenditures for certain higher education improvements.
Would add two members to the Judicial Standards Commission. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would raise the qualifications required to be public regulation commissioner.
Would remove the job of chartering corporations from the Public Regulations Commission to the New Mexico Secretary of State. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would remove insurance division from the Public Regulations Commission, and make it an independent entity. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would make the office of state public defender separate from the state government. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would allow the state to borrow $750 million for buildings and upgrades at the state?s colleges.
Would mandate that more contributions from judges? and justices? salaries be given for judicial pensions and health care.
Would revoke the authority for the poll tax.
Would require the governor and other executive officials to take an oath of office.
Would block any law ?which abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ agricultural technology, modern livestock production and ranching practices.? Libertarians may support self-determination in agricultural methods, but may also be wary of a blanket law that discounts the possibility that some methods could potentially produce severe externalities that harm the property of others.
Would ban smoking in all indoor workplaces.
Would make it a class C felony for an individual to maliciously harm a living dog, cat or horse. Libertarians may have conflicting views on broad animal welfare laws and penalties.
Would create a convention to revise, alter or amend the state constitution. The current General Assembly controlled by the Ohio Republican Party, which has shown itself over and over again to be opposed to basic voter rights and election fairness, would have far too much power over the process to ensure a fair outcome.
Would create a 12-person citizen commission to draw legislative and congressional district maps.
Would prevent annual increases in property taxes in the state.
Would ban affirmative action programs in the state, and would prohibit special treatment based on race or sex in public employment, education and contracts.
Would decrease the power that the the Oklahoma Governor has in the parole process in the state for nonviolent crimes. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would allow the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to issue bonds to provide a reserve fund for that board.
Would abolish the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, the Oklahoma Commission of Human Services and the position of Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
Would abolish property taxes on intangible personal property.
Would grant constitutional authority to declare a ?catastrophic disaster? and suspend constitutional spending restrictions.
Would change the terminology in the state Constitution for the three state government branches. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would prohibit real estate transfer taxes.
Would create a seven-person statewide cannabis commission to regulate the cultivation and sale of cannabis.
Would ban Columbia River commercial salmon fishing with gillnets by non-tribal persons and allow the use of seine nets instead.
Would authorize privately-owned casinos.
Would authorize a single privately-owned casino in Multnomah County.? Libertarians may approve of removing gaming restrictions but disapprove of the state?s managerial role.
Would phase out estate/inheritance tax, tax on death-related property transfers, and tax on property transfers between family members.
Would allocate the corporate income and excise tax ?kicker? refund to public education.
Would authorize a Lincoln casino to offer state-operated casino gaming, such as table games. Libertarians may approve of the expansion of allowed gaming options, but disapprove of the state?s managerial role.
Would authorize a Newport casino to offer state-operated casino gaming, such as table games. Libertarians may approve of the expansion of allowed gaming options, but disapprove of the state?s managerial role.
Would authorize bonds for renovations and modernization of academic buildings at Rhode Island College.
Would authorize the state government to issue bonds for the construction of a new veterans? home and renovations to existing facilities.
Would authorize bonds for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects.
Would authorize bonds for environmental and recreational purposes.
Would authorize bonds for affordable housing.
Would require that candidates for governor to select their running mates for lieutenant governor. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would modernize language dealing with corporations. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would repeal certain reimbursement restrictions for travel by legislators to and from a legislative session.
Would increase how much money is taken from the state?s cement-plant trust fund each year to fund public education.
Would make clear in the South Dakota Constitution that the state budget must be balanced.
Would repeal a law that would dedicate part of tax revenues for grants to some business projects in the state.
Would retain legislation authorizing pay based on performance for public school teachers.
Would implement a 1 percent sales tax increase, from 4 to 5 percent, that would begin in 2013.
Would require that a portion of the revenue from all of the state?s severance taxes be deposited into the permanent state trust fund beginning July 1, 2016.
Would exempt military personnel from paying state property taxes. Libertarians may favor a decrease in tax liability, but may also dislike policy that plays favorites regarding who pays taxes.
Would prohibit eminent domain from being used for private enterprise, job creation, tax revenue generation or economic development.
Would allow the legislature to delay the start of their veto session by up to one week. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Would allow 40 public charter schools in the state over the next five years. Libertarians may favor giving parents more options but may disapprove of encouraging them to move their kids out of home and private schools and into government-funded, government-controlled schools.
Would approve legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in the state of Washington.
Would legalize the production, possession, delivery and distribution of marijuana.
Would phase-down the debt limit percentage in three steps from nine to eight percent.
Would allow state research universities to invest funds.
Would approve the elimination of tax deductions for residential loans. Libertarians may favor a decrease in tax liability, but may also dislike policy that plays favorites regarding who pays taxes.
Would delay the expiration of the pollution liability insurance agency?s funding to July 1, 2020.
Would end term limits for county sheriffs.
Would prohibit any federal or state law, rule, or administrative decision to compel participation in any health care system.
Would recognize and preserve the heritage of Wyoming citizens? opportunity to harvest wild birds, fish and game.
Would allow a district court commissioner to perform additional duties assigned by a district court judge. There does not appear to be a clear libertarian position.
Source: http://www.bontheball.com/2012/11/libertarian-opinions-on-state-ballot-referendum-options/
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