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November 2000 Ballot Initiative Results
The Green box below represents the favored outcome.Sportsmen ffaced a number of ballot initiatives this fall that would affect the future of hunting and trapping. The Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) along with Bowsite.com has compiled this Voter Guide for Sportsmen and their associated results.
Alaska Ballot Measure 1
Sportsmen Defeated
Measure 1 would protect wildlife by constitutionally prohibiting ballot initiatives regarding wildlife. It would allow wildlife to be managed by professional biologists, not through initiatives funded by animal rights groups.
Results
Alaska Ballot Measure 6
Sportsmen Defeated
This Alaskan proposal would ban wolf management through aerial tracking. This would severely limit the scientific wildlife management of wolves and would allow the predator’s population to grow unchecked, possibly impacting caribou and other wildlife populations.
Results
Arizona Proposition 102
Sportsmen Defeated
Arizona's Prop. 102 would require a two-thirds majority vote to approve any wildlife ballot initiative. It effectively ensures that wildlife decision-making remains in the hands of professionals. For more information on this proposition please visit the Arizonans for Wildlife website.
Results
North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1
Sportsmen Victory
A constitutional amendment includes a section stating,“Hunting, trapping, and fishing and the taking of game and fish are a valued part of our heritage and will be preserved for the people and managed by law and regulation for the public good.”
Results
Oregon Measure 97
Sportsmen Victory
Measure 97, initiated by the Washington-based Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), would ban trapping in Oregon.
Results
Virginia Ballot Question 2
Sportsmen Victory
Virginia proposes a ballot question that would add a section to the Virginia Constitution that reads, “The people have a right to hunt, fish, and harvest game, subject to such regulations and restrictions as the General Assembly may prescribe by general law.”
Results
Washington Initiative 713
Sportsmen DefeatedThis measure, initiated by the HSUS, is similar to Oregon’s and would ban trapping in the state. The state stands to lose close to $40,000 per year in license fees while spending an additional $1.1 million on predator management.
Results
This information was provided courtesy of the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America (WLFA) for more information on this or other sportsmens issues, to register to vote, or to join the WLFA please visit their website at www.wlfa.org or contact the WLFA office at (614) 888-4868
