2013 United States ballot measures

none March 2025 2013 United States ballot measures United States parliamentary no 2012 United States ballot measures 2012 November 5, 2013 2014 United States ballot measures 2014 Part of the2013 United States elections The following is a list of ballot measures, whether initiated by legislators or citizens, which were certified to appear on various states' ballots during the 2013 United States elections. By state Colorado Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Legislature Approved Colorado Proposition AA, Taxes on the Sale of Marijuana Impose a 15% excise tax on all recreational marijuana sales in the state earmarked to fund the construction of schools, and implement a 10% sales tax in addition to Colorado's standard 2.9% state sales tax and any local sales taxes that may apply, with revenue from the sales tax part of Proposition AA earmarked for the regulation and monitoring of marijuana retail businesses.Colorado Proposition AA, Taxes on the Sale of Marijuana (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Proposition_AA,_Taxes_on_the_Sale_of_Marijuana_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5902,18165.27% 479,992 34.73% Legislature Failed Colorado Tax Increase for Education, Amendment 66 Allow for the implementation of the new Public School Finance Act Senate Bill 213 and increase the state's income tax to raise the amount of state tax revenue spent on public school districts by about 16.6%, from $5.5 billion under the current law, to a little over $6.4 billion.Colorado Tax Increase for Education, Amendment 66 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Tax_Increase_for_Education,_Amendment_66_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5 496,15135.54% 899,927 64.46% Maine Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Bond Issue Approved Maine Army National Guard Readiness Center Bond, Question 1 Authorize the issuance of a $14,000,000 bond for the stated purposes of maintaining, repairing, improving and modernizing energy efficiency for Maine Army National Guard readiness centers and support facilities and for purchasing land for military training.Maine Army National Guard Readiness Center Bond, Question 1 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Army_National_Guard_Readiness_Center_Bond,_Question_1_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5126,39358.37% 90,130 41.63% Bond Issue Approved Maine University System Bond, Question 2 Authorize the issuance of a $15,500,000 bond for the stated purposes of updating existing laboratory and classroom facilities of the University of Maine System in order to enhance educational and employment opportunities for state citizens and students.Maine University System Bond, Question 2 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Army_National_Guard_Readiness_Center_Bond,_Question_1_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5132,75961.07% 84,647 38.93% Bond Issue Approved Maine Transportation Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Bond, Question 3 Authorize the issuance of a $100,000,000 bond for the stated purposes of reconstructing and rehabilitating highways, bridges and facilities related to ports, harbors, marine transportation, freight and passenger railroads, aviation and transit and would match an estimated $154,000,000 in federal and other funds.Maine Transportation Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Bond, Question 3 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Transportation_Reconstruction_and_Rehabilitation_Bond,_Question_3_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5157,19072.74% 59,895 27.26% Bond Issue Approved Maine Maritime Academy Science Center Bond, Question 4 Authorize the issuance of a $4,500,000 bond for the stated purposes of providing for a public-private partnership building project for a new science facility at the Maine Maritime Academy.Maine Maritime Academy Science Center Bond, Question 4 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Maritime_Academy_Science_Center_Bond,_Question_4_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5114,34852.80% 102,233 47.20% Bond Issue Approved Maine Community College System Building Upgrade Bond, Question 5 Authorize the issuance of a $15,500,000 bond for the stated purposes of upgrading buildings, classrooms and laboratories on the 7 campuses of the Maine Community College System in order to increase capacity to serve more students through expanded academic programs in health care, precision machining, information technology, criminal justice and others.Maine Community College System Building Upgrade Bond, Question 5 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Community_College_System_Building_Upgrade_Bond,_Question_5_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5143,02665.58% 75,073 34.42% New Jersey Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Legislature Approved New Jersey Support for Veterans' Organizations from Gambling Proceeds Amendment, Public Question 1 Allow veterans’ organizations to use money collected from existing games of chance, such as bingo, raffles and lotteries, to support their organizations.New Jersey Support for Veterans' Organizations from Gambling Proceeds Amendment, Public Question 1 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/New_Jersey_Support_for_Veterans%27_Organizations_from_Gambling_Proceeds_Amendment,_Public_Question_1_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 51,372,17881.29% 315,867 18.71% Legislature Approved New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase Amendment, Public Question 2 Set the minimum wage at $8.25 per hour with annual adjustments for inflation beginning January 1, 2014.New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase Amendment, Public Question 2 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/New_Jersey_Minimum_Wage_Increase_Amendment,_Public_Question_2_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 51,052,28761.26% 665,380 38.74% New York Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Legislature Approved New York Casino Gambling Amendment, Proposal 1 Allow the legislature to authorize up to seven casinos in the state, specifically for stated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing funding to schools and permitting local governments to lower property taxes.New York Casino Gambling Amendment, Proposal 1 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Casino_Gambling_Amendment,_Proposal_1_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 51,579,75557.11% 1,186,275 42.89% Legislature Approved New York Civil Service Credits for Disabled Veterans Amendment, Proposal 2 Entitle veterans with certified combat-related disabilities extra credits towards eligibility when competing for civil service appointments or promotions.New York Civil Service Credits for Disabled Veterans Amendment, Proposal 2 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Civil_Service_Credits_for_Disabled_Veterans_Amendment,_Proposal_2_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 52,173,48483.65% 424,858 16.35% Legislature Approved New York Municipal Debt Limit Exemption for Sewage Improvements Amendment, Proposal 3 Allow municipalities to exclude from their constitutional debt limits the debt resulting from the construction or maintenance of sewer facilities, for an additional ten years.New York Municipal Debt Limit Exemption for Sewage Improvements Amendment, Proposal 3 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Municipal_Debt_Limit_Exemption_for_Sewage_Improvements_Amendment,_Proposal_3_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 51,497,86562.27% 907,731 37.73% Legislature Approved New York Township 40 Land Dispute Settlement Amendment, Proposal 4 Authorize the state legislature to settle longstanding disputes between the state and private landowners over ownership of parcels of land in the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County, located in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. In exchange for giving up claims to the disputed parcels, the state shall acquire land for the forest preserve from landowner payments over time.New York Township 40 Land Dispute Settlement Amendment, Proposal 4 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Township_40_Land_Dispute_Settlement_Amendment,_Proposal_4_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 51,744,37172.66% 656,371 27.34% Legislature Approved New York Land Swap With NYCO Minerals Amendment, Proposal 5 Authorize the state legislature to conduct a land exchange with NYCO Minerals Inc. in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. The firm shall give the forest preserve the equivalent value amount of land as the two hundred acres acquired in the exchange, with the land estimated to be worth, at minimum, $1 million, thereby mandating an exchange of 1,500 acres for the 200 acres received. Furthermore, require NYCO to reclaim and return the 200 acres to the state after mining production ceases.New York Land Swap With NYCO Minerals Amendment, Proposal 5 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Land_Swap_With_NYCO_Minerals_Amendment,_Proposal_5_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 51,276,59553.22% 1,122,055 46.78% Legislature Failed New York Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment, Proposal 6 Increase the maximum age of judicial service to 80 for Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals.New York Mandatory Judicial Retirement Age Amendment, Proposal 6 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Tax_Increase_for_Education,_Amendment_66_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5 1,061,66241.83% 1,476,646 58.17% Texas Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Legislature Approved Texas Tax Exemption on Residences of Service Members Killed in Action Amendment, Proposition 1 Grant the legislature authorization to provide property tax exemptions on all or part of the market value of the home of a member of the armed services who was killed in action to the surviving spouse, provided that the surviving spouse has not since remarried. Additionally, entitle the surviving spouse to a property tax exemption on the new home equal to the amount of the original exemption for the first home if the surviving spouse qualifies for and receives such an exemption and later qualifies a different property as his or her residence.Texas Tax Exemption on Residences of Service Members Killed in Action Amendment, Proposition 1 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Tax_Exemption_on_Residences_of_Service_Members_Killed_in_Action_Amendment,_Proposition_1_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5999,72486.98% 149,613 13.01% Legislature Approved Texas State Medical Education Board and State Medical Education Fund Elimination Amendment, Proposition 2 Implement a constitutional amendment eliminating an obsolete requirement for a State Medical Education Board and a State Medical Education Fund.Texas State Medical Education Board and State Medical Education Fund Elimination Amendment, Proposition 2 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_State_Medical_Education_Board_and_State_Medical_Education_Fund_Elimination_Amendment,_Proposition_2_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5950,04684.69% 171,666 15.30% Legislature Approved Texas Political Subdivision for Aircraft Tax Exemption Amendment, Proposition 3 Grant authority to politically subdivide the state to increase the number of days that property tax-exempt aircraft parts may be located in the state for the purpose of qualifying these parts for the exemption.Texas Political Subdivision for Aircraft Tax Exemption Amendment, Proposition 3 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Political_Subdivision_for_Aircraft_Tax_Exemption_Amendment,_Proposition_3_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5626,60257.73% 458,767 42.26% Legislature Approved Texas Disabled Veteran Residence Tax Exemption Amendment, Proposition 4 Grant the legislature authorization to provide property tax exemptions to partially disabled veterans or their surviving spouses on part of the market value of their residence homesteads if the homesteads were donated to the veteran by a charity.Texas Disabled Veteran Residence Tax Exemption Amendment, Proposition 4 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Disabled_Veteran_Residence_Tax_Exemption_Amendment,_Proposition_4_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5965,37785.14% 168,435 14.85% Legislature Approved Texas Reverse Mortgage Loan Amendment, Proposition 5 Authorize the making of a reverse mortgage loan for the purchase of a home and amended certain requirements regarding a reverse mortgage loan.Texas Reverse Mortgage Loan Amendment, Proposition 5 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Reverse_Mortgage_Loan_Amendment,_Proposition_5_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5683,40262.61% 408,197 37.39% Legislature Approved Texas State Water Fund Amendment, Proposition 6 Withdraw approximately $2 billion will be withdrawn from the Texas Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF) to finance two new funds: the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT) to assist in the financing of priority projects in the state water plan.Texas State Water Fund Amendment, Proposition 6 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_State_Water_Fund_Amendment,_Proposition_6_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5839,36973.35% 304,981 26.65% Legislature Approved Texas Home Rule Charter Provision Amendment, Proposition 7 Authorize a home-rule municipality to provide in its charter the procedure to fill a vacancy on its governing body for which the unexpired term is 12 months or less.Texas Home Rule Charter Provision Amendment, Proposition 7 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Home_Rule_Charter_Provision_Amendment,_Proposition_7_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5809,84474.38% 278,878 25.62% Legislature Approved Texas Repeal of Hidalgo County Hospital District Amendment, Proposition 8 Repeal the constitutional provision that authorized the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County.Texas Repeal of Hidalgo County Hospital District Amendment, Proposition 8 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Repeal_of_Hidalgo_County_Hospital_District_Amendment,_Proposition_8_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5743,51072.37% 283,933 27.63% Legislature Approved Texas Expanded Judicial Sanctions Amendment, Proposition 9 Expand the types of sanctions that could be assessed against a judge or justice following a formal proceeding instituted by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.Texas Expanded Judicial Sanctions Amendment, Proposition 9 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Expanded_Judicial_Sanctions_Amendment,_Proposition_9_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5925,50984.65% 167,825 15.34% Washington Origin Status Measure Description (Result of a "yes" vote) Date Yes No Citizens Failed Washington "Protect the Initiative Act", Initiative 517 Implement penalties for intimidating, harassing, interfering with or retaliating against petition drive efforts for a ballot initiative.Washington "Protect the Initiative Act", Initiative 517 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Tax_Increase_for_Education,_Amendment_66_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5 629,58437.29% 1,058,572 62.71% Citizens Failed Washington Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Measure, Initiative 522 Require certain foods and seeds for sale to consumers that come from plants or animals which contain genetically modified organisms to be labeled as such., with incorrectly labeled foods facing a penalty of up to $1,000 per day per mislabeled item able to be assessed onto the violator.Washington Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Measure, Initiative 522 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Mandatory_Labeling_of_Genetically_Engineered_Food_Measure,_Initiative_522_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5 857,51148.91% 895,557 51.09% Advisory Question Approved Washington Leasehold Excise Tax Credit Elimination Question, Advisory Vote 3 Advise the legislature to maintain the elimination of a leasehold excise tax credit for taxpayers who lease publicly-owned property by Senate Bill 5444 to generate an estimated $2,000,000 in government revenue.Washington Leasehold Excise Tax Credit Elimination Question, Advisory Vote 3 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Leasehold_Excise_Tax_Credit_Elimination_Question,_Advisory_Vote_3_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5813,99052.47% 737,365 47.53% Advisory Question Approved Washington Aircraft Excise Tax Question, Advisory Vote 4 Advise the legislature to maintain the imposition of an aircraft excise tax on commuter air carriers by Senate Bill 5627, to generate an estimated $500,000 in revenue for the state.Washington Aircraft Excise Tax Question, Advisory Vote 4 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Aircraft_Excise_Tax_Question,_Advisory_Vote_4_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5835,41553.54% 724,935 46.46% Advisory Question Failed Washington Insurance Premium Tax Question, Advisory Vote 5 Advise the legislature to maintain the extension of the insurance premium tax to some insurance for pediatric oral services.Washington Insurance Premium Tax Question, Advisory Vote 5 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Insurance_Premium_Tax_Question,_Advisory_Vote_5_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5 612,61139.52% 937,473 60.48% Advisory Question Failed Washington Retail Sales Tax Exemption Elimination Question, Advisory Vote 6 Advise the legislature to maintain the elimination of a retail sales tax exemption for certain telephone and telecommunications services.Washington Retail Sales Tax Exemption Elimination Question, Advisory Vote 6 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Retail_Sales_Tax_Exemption_Elimination_Question,_Advisory_Vote_6_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5 744,39247.74% 814,968 52.26% Advisory Question Approved Washington Estate Tax Extension Question, Advisory Vote 7 Advise the legislature to maintain the extension of an estate tax on certain property transfers and increased rates for estates over $4,000,000.Washington Estate Tax Extension Question, Advisory Vote 7 (2013) https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Estate_Tax_Extension_Question,_Advisory_Vote_7_(2013) Ballotpedia 8 June 2026 Nov 5803,69551.23% 765,187 48.77% Notes References collapsed collapsed Category:2013 ballot measures in the United States Category:2013 elections in the United States