Indiana 2018 ballot measures
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 10 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 am to 6:00 pm local time
One statewide ballot measure was certified to appear on the Indiana ballot in 2018. It was approved.
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On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Public Question 1 | Gov't Budgets | Requires the legislature to enact a balanced budget each fiscal year |  |
Getting measures on the ballot
State law does not allow for initiatives or referendums; therefore, all measures are referred to the ballot by the Indiana State Legislature. The legislature can only refer measures in the form of legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
The state's 2018 legislative session ran from January 2, 2018, to March 16, 2018, during which time legislatively referred constitutional amendments could be placed on the ballot if approved in the previous successive session.
According to Article 16 of the Indiana Constitution, a bill must be approved by a simple majority of voters in both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly during two successive legislative sessions in order to send it to the statewide election ballot. The proposed amendment can become part of the constitution if a majority of voters approve the measure.
Historical facts
- See also: List of Indiana ballot measures
- A total of 11 measures appeared on statewide ballots from 1995 through 2016.
- From 1995 through 2016, an average of one measure appeared on the ballot for even-year elections in Indiana.
- The number of measures appearing on statewide ballots from 1995 through 2016 ranged from zero to three.
- From 1995 through 2016, 100 percent (11 of 11) of statewide measures were approved by voters, and 0 percent (0 of 11) were defeated.
Summary of campaign contributions
- See also: Ballot measure campaign finance, 2018
The following chart illustrates how much support and opposition committees had amassed in campaign contributions for each measure on the ballot:
- Note: In some cases committees were registered to support or oppose multiple propositions. Ballotpedia lists the total sum that all committees registered to support or oppose each proposition have received in contributions. This means that the sum of all contributions in the chart below is higher than the total amount contributed.
| Ballot Measure: | Support contributions: | Opposition contributions: | Outcome: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Public Question 1 | $0 | $0 | |
State profile
This excerpt is reprinted here with the permission of the 2016 edition of the Almanac of American Politics and is up to date as of the publication date of that edition. All text is reproduced verbatim, though links have been added by Ballotpedia staff. To read the full chapter on Indiana, click here.
Indiana, a key manufacturing hub the industrial Midwest, experienced pain during the Great Recession, before recovering along with the rest of the country. But despite economic gains, Indiana – a red state that narrowly voted for Barack Obama in 2008 -- responded eagerly to the angry message of Donald Trump and his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence, eight years later.
In the 1940s, Indiana-raised journalist John Bartlow Martin wrote that Indiana was "the central place, the crossroads, the mean that is sometimes golden, sometimes only mean." Look no further than the map, with Indianapolis in the center and highways radiating at regular angles to all corners of the state. Indiana's name recalls its frontier past, when William Henry Harrison defeated Tecumseh's Indians at Tippecanoe in 1811. Its most famous venue opened a century later, in 1909-the Indianapolis Speedway, where the Indy 500 is still held every Memorial Day weekend. (The original bricks have been replaced by asphalt, except ...(read more)
| Demographic data for Indiana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,612,768 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 35,826 | 3,531,905 |
| Gender | ||
| Female: | 50.7% | 50.8% |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 9.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 6.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 87.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 24.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,255 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Indiana
Indiana voted Republican in four out of the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Indiana, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]
More Indiana coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Indiana
- United States congressional delegations from Indiana
- Public policy in Indiana
- Influencers in Indiana
- Indiana fact checks
- More...
See also
External links
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
