List of 2012 United States ballot measures

List by state

Arkansas

Arizona

  • 2012 Arizona Proposition 121, a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would create a top-two primary system. This measure failed.[2]

California

Colorado

Illinois

Maine

  • 2012 Maine Question 1, A indirect initiated state statute that would legalize same-sex marriage in Maine. It would allow the state government to be able to issue marriage-licenses to same-sex couples. This passed[3]

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

  • 2012 Minnesota Amendment 1, a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment that would prohibit same-sex marriage in Minnesota by defining a marriage as being "Solely Between One Man and One Woman". The amendment failed.[4]

Montana

Nebraska

  • 2012 Nebraska Amendment 4, Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment that would raise salaries of state legislators to $22,500 per year. This amendment failed.[5]

Oregon

Utah

  • 2012 Utah Amendment B, a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment that would exempt those serving in the military from having to pay property taxes. This amendment passed.[6]

Washington

Wyoming

Notable local ballot measures

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Sales Tax Increase Amendment, Issue 1 (2012)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  2. ^ "Arizona Proposition 121, Top-Two Primary Elections Initiative (2012)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  3. ^ "Maine Same-Sex Marriage Question, Question 1 (2012)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Amendment 1, Definition of Marriage Amendment (2012)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  5. ^ "Nebraska Legislative Salary Amendment, Amendment 4 (2012)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  6. ^ "Utah Amendment B, Create a Property Tax Exemption for Military Personnel Measure (2012)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-10-22.