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Results for State Ballot Measures on Science

Category: Facts, Stats and Data
Posted on: November 6, 2008 11:14 AM, by Michael Stebbins

SEA has put together a list of state ballot measures that involved science including info on what the end result was. The list can be found here and below. It was particularly interesting that Colorado rejected an amendment to the state constitution that defined "the moment in which an egg becomes an established "person."" Also heartening was the passing of the Minnesota constitutional amendment to "allocate funding for protecting Minnesota's water sources, environment, cultural heritage through an increased sales and use tax rate."

California, Proposition 7
By 2010, government-owned utilities must generate 20% of their electricity from renewable energy. By 2020, all utilities must be to levels of 40% and 50% by 2025.
Californians for Solar and Clean Energy
Californians Against Another Clostly Energy Scheme
Did not pass.

California, Proposition 10
To assist people in purchasing certain vehicles and to fund research in alternative fuel and renewable energy, $5 billion in bonds from California's General Fund would be allocated
Coalition for Energy Independence: Yes on Prop 10
Consumer Federation of California
Did not pass.

Colorado - Amendment 48
An amendment to define the moment in which an egg becomes an established "person."
Colorado for Equal Rights
Protect Families, Protect Choice
Did not pass.

Georgia - Amendment 1
An amendment to advance preservation programs for the forests of Georgia through a reduction of property taxes on certain pieces of land.
The Georgia Conservancy
Georgia School Boards Association
Passed.

Michigan - Proposal 08-2
A proposal to expand embryonic stem cell research, with certain limitations on which embryos are appropriate for use.
Stem Cell Research Ballot Question Committee
Michigan Citizens Against Unrestricted Science and Experimentation
Passed.

Minnesota - Constitutional Amendment 1
An amendment to allocate funding for protecting Minnesota's water sources, environment, cultural heritage through an increased sales and use tax rate.
Yes for Minnesota
Taxpayers League of Minnesota
Passed.

Missouri - Propostion C
A proposition which would require investor-owned electric utilities to use renewable sources of electricity to a level of at least 2% of retail sales by 2011 and 15% by 2021.
Missourians for Cleaner Cheaper Energy

Passed.

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FIXED. Thanks for the tip.

Posted by: Michael Stebbins | November 6, 2008 1:32 PM

Reversing the Stem Cell Ban - It’s quite simple: Barack Obama’s reversal of Bush’s stem cell ban is a victory for science. Instead of stem cells being thrown out with the trash, they now can be used to research cures for Alzeihers, Parkinsons and other horrible diseases. That’s a good thing, despite reactionary comments from the Right about stem cell farms and other tactics used to scare good people into immoral positions on the stem cell debate

Posted by: Pumpkin Carving | October 12, 2009 11:40 PM