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COUNTERMAND AMENDMENT
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PRESIDENTIAL VOTES BY
STATE
VOTING STRATEGY
The percentage of votes
that are needed to win a ballot
Initiative
can range from 9% to 49.2% of the total
vote cast. The reason for this is the fact
that not all voters vote for Initiative or Referenda issues. Voter turnout in Presidential
years is substantially higher than in Congressional years. The following
data shows approximate voting results in Initiative and Referenda States in
recent Presidential years. The number of voters who would vote for a ballot
Initiative in a Congressional year is considerably lower than the results
shown in the following table. This fact should fare well for CITIZEN
INITIATIVES and proposed Legislative Calls for a “SINGLE ISSUE” Federal
Conventions. Our strategy will be to qualify for State ballots, where
necessary, in non-Presidential years.
APPROXIMATE VOTER TURNOUT
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
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|
Total VAP |
Total REG |
Turnout |
% to VAP |
% to REG |
% of Vote to Win Initiative
States* |
|
AL |
3,323,678 |
2,528,963 |
1,666,272 |
50.13% |
65.89% |
|
|
AK |
476,215? |
473,648 |
285,560 |
65.46% |
60.29% |
11.9% |
|
AZ |
3,763,685 |
2,173,122 |
1,532,016 |
40.71% |
70.50% |
40.1% |
|
AR |
1,993,031 |
1,555,809 |
921,781 |
46.25% |
59.25% |
|
|
CA |
24,621,819 |
15,707,307 |
10,965,856 |
44.54% |
69.81% |
41.8% |
|
CO |
3,200,466 |
2,898,138 |
1,741,368 |
54.41% |
60.09% |
49.2% |
|
CT |
2,563,877 |
1,901,203 |
1,459,525 |
56.93% |
76.77% |
30.9% |
|
DE |
589,013 |
506,397 |
327,529 |
55.61% |
64.68% |
|
|
DC |
457,067 |
354,410 |
201,894 |
44.17% |
56.97% |
|
|
FL |
12,336,038 |
8,752,717 |
5,963,110 |
48.34% |
68.13% |
46.9% |
|
GA |
6,017,219 |
3,859,960 |
2,596,645 |
43.15% |
67.27% |
|
|
HI |
915,770 |
637,349 |
367,951 |
40.18% |
57.73% |
|
|
ID |
924,923 |
728,085 |
501,615 |
54.23% |
68.90% |
45.9% |
|
IL |
9,173,842 |
7,129,026 |
4,742,108 |
51.69% |
66.52% |
31.1% |
|
IN |
4,506,089 |
4,000,809 |
2,199,305 |
48.81% |
54.97% |
|
|
IA |
2,192,686 |
1,841,346 |
1,315,563 |
60.00% |
71.45% |
|
|
KS |
1,975,425 |
1,623,623 |
1,072,216 |
54.28% |
66.04% |
|
|
KY |
3,046,951 |
2,569,168 |
1,544,187 |
50.68% |
60.10% |
35.9% |
|
LA |
3,249,177 |
2,796,551 |
1,765,656 |
54.34% |
63.14% |
|
|
ME |
973,685 |
882,337 |
651,817 |
66.94% |
73.87% |
50.1% |
|
MD |
3,940,314 |
2,715,366 |
2,023,735 |
51.36% |
74.53% |
30.2% |
|
MA |
4,849,033 |
4,008,796 |
2,702,984 |
55.74% |
67.43% |
46.1% |
|
MI |
7,342,677 |
6,859,332 |
4,232,711 |
57.65% |
61.71% |
47.6% |
|
MN |
3,632,585 |
3,265,324 |
2,438,685 |
67.13% |
74.68% |
|
|
MS |
2,069,471 |
|
994,184 |
48.04% |
|
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|
MO |
4,167,519 |
3,860,672 |
2,359,906 |
56.63% |
61.13% |
44.7% |
|
MT |
672,133? |
698,260 |
410,997 |
61.15% |
58.86% |
46.7% |
|
NE |
1,261,021 |
1,085,217 |
697,019 |
55.27% |
64.23% |
45.8% |
|
NV |
1,486,458 |
898,347 |
608,970 |
40.97% |
67.79% |
48.7% |
|
NH |
926,224 |
856,519 |
569,071 |
61.44% |
66.44% |
|
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NJ |
6,326,792 |
4,699,026 |
3,187,226 |
50.38% |
67.83% |
|
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NM |
1,310,472 |
972,895 |
598,605 |
45.68% |
61.53% |
|
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NY |
14,286,350 |
11,262,816 |
6,821,999 |
47.75% |
60.57% |
|
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NC |
6,085,266 |
5,128,662 |
2,914,990 |
47.90% |
56.84% |
|
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ND |
481,351 |
N/A |
288,256 |
59.88% |
N/A |
46.2% |
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OH |
8,464,801 |
7,535,188 |
4,701,998 |
55.55% |
62.40% |
39.5% |
|
OK |
2,558,294 |
2,233,602 |
1,234,229 |
48.24% |
55.26% |
45.6% |
|
OR |
2,574,873 |
1,943,699 |
1,533,968 |
59.57% |
78.92% |
44.7% |
|
PA |
9,358,833 |
7,781,997 |
4,913,119 |
52.50% |
63.13% |
|
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RI |
800,497 |
655,107 |
408,783 |
51.07% |
62.40% |
40.5% |
|
SC |
3,002,371 |
2,157,006 |
1,384,253 |
46.11% |
64.17% |
|
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SD |
552,195 |
471,152 |
316,269 |
57.27% |
67.13% |
47.3% |
|
TN |
4,290,762 |
3,400,487 |
2,076,181 |
48.39% |
61.06% |
|
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TX |
14,965,061 |
12,365,235 |
6,407,637 |
42.82% |
51.82% |
|
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UT |
1,514,471 |
1,123,238 |
770,754 |
50.89% |
68.62% |
44.2% |
|
VT |
461,304 |
427,354 |
294,308 |
63.80% |
68.87% |
|
|
VA |
5,340,253 |
4,070,581 |
2,739,447 |
51.30% |
67.30% |
|
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WA |
4,380,278 |
3,335,714 |
2,487,433 |
56.79% |
74.57% |
38.3% |
|
WV |
1,405,951 |
1,067,822 |
648,124 |
46.10% |
60.70% |
|
|
WI |
3,994,919 |
N/A |
2,598,607 |
65.05% |
N/A |
|
|
WY |
364,909 |
220,062 |
218,351 |
59.84% |
99.22% |
44.2% |
|
Total |
209,128,094 |
158,019,444 |
105,404,773 |
50.40% |
66.70% |
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*Based on voter
turnout for initiatives in listed Initiatives States (initiative turnout
varies depending on many factors, including the type of Initiative being
decided).
VAP - Voting Age
Population - all persons age 18 or over.
REG = Total
number of registered voters.
VAP = data from
U.S. Census Bureau. Registered voters from State election offices.
Compilation
source David Leip © All Rights Reserved.
Legislative
States (Non-Initiative States) need approximately the same percentage of
votes to win an Initiative at the ballot.
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