Results of some notable measures on state ballots:

ARKANSAS:

Create state lottery. APPROVED

Ban unmarried couples from adopting or being foster parents. APPROVED

ARIZONA:

Ban same-sex marriage. APPROVED

Require that any initiative entailing spending or tax hikes be approved by majority of all

registered voters, not just those casting ballots. DEFEATED

CALIFORNIA:

Ease punishment for drug offenders. DEFEATED

Require utilities to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable energy by 2010. DEFEATED

Ban cramped metal cages for egg-laying hens. APPROVED

Writes 17 specific crime victims' rights into the state Constitution. APPROVED

COLORADO:

Define human life as beginning at fertilization. DEFEATED

FLORIDA:

Ban same-sex marriage. APPROVED

MAINE:

Repeal new taxes on beer, wine and soda. APPROVED

MARYLAND:

Authorize slot-machine gambling. APPROVED

MASSACHUSETTS:

Ban dog racing. APPROVED

Repeal state income tax. DEFEATED

Decriminalize possession of an ounce or less of marijuana. APPROVED

MICHIGAN:

Allow medical use of marijuana. APPROVED

Loosen restrictions on stem cell research. APPROVED

MINNESOTA:

Constitutional amendment to raise the sales tax by three-eighths of 1 percent to fund outdoors,

environmental, arts and cultural programs. APPROVED

MISSOURI:

Make English the official language of government proceedings. APPROVED

Require state to produce 15 percent of its electricity from clean energy by 2021. APPROVED

Repeal limits on gamblers' losses and raise casino taxes. APPROVED

MONTANA:

Provide government-funded health coverage for as many as 30,000 uninsured children. APPROVED

NEBRASKA:

Ban race and gender based affirmative action. APPROVED

NORTH DAKOTA:

Cut income tax rates by 50 percent for individuals, 15 percent for corporations. DEFEATED

OHIO:

Allow the state's first casino. DEFEATED

OREGON:

Create open primaries that independents can vote in. DEFEATED

Limit teaching of students in language other than English to no more than two years. DEFEATED

SOUTH DAKOTA:

Ban abortions, except in cases of rape, incest and serious health threat to the mother. DEFEATED

Eliminate legislative term limits. DEFEATED

WASHINGTON:

Allow physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people. APPROVED

By The Associated Press