This fall, many states had constitutional amendments and other ballot issues concerning moral issues such as life, faith, marriage, family and social justice. The table below features the state issues we're following, along with CMC's recommended vote and the final results of each issue.

State	Type of Issue	Appears on the Ballot As. . .	CMC Recommended	Result
Arkansas	Gambling	State Lottery Initiative	No - this issue, if approved, would establish a lottery in the state of Arkansas	Defeat - lottery advocates won with 63 percent of the vote.
Arkansas	Marriage/Family	Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act	Yes - this issue, if passed, would limit adoptions only to legally married couples	Victory! Pro-family advocates won with 57.6 percent of the vote.
Arizona	Marriage/Family	Proposition 102	Yes - this constitutional amendment would define marriage exclusively as the union of one man and one woman in Arizona	Victory! Supporters of marriage received 56.5 percent of the vote.
Arizona	Social Justice	Proposition 200	No - defeat of this measure would cap the interest rates payday lending stores could charge at 36 percent. Current interest rates on these short-term loans can be as much as 400 percent.	Victory! The proposal was defeated with a 59.5 percent "No" vote.
California	Life	Proposition 4	Yes - if passed, this constitutional amendment would require teenage girls to notify their parents before having an abortion	Defeat - anti-life forces persuaded 52.4 percent of voters to oppose this measure.
California	Marriage/Family	Proposition 8	Yes - this constitutional amendment would define marriage exclusively as the union of one man and one woman in California	Victory! Pro-family advocates approved this issue with 52.4 percent of the vote.
Colorado	Life	Amendment 48	Yes - passage of this constitutional amendment would legally establish that a 'person' gains human rights at the moment of fertilization.	Defeat - 74 percent of Colorado voters voted against the amendment.
Colorado	Gambling	Amendment 50	No - if passed, this constitutional amendment would allow casinos to raise the state's gambling limit from $5 to $100 and to begin 24-hour operation.	Defeat - Gambling advocates convinced 58 percent of Colorado voters to approve the amendment.
Florida	Marriage/Family	Amendment 2	Yes - this constitutional amendment would define marriage exclusively as the union of one man and one woman in Florida	Victory! Florida voters chose to protect marriage with 62 percent of the vote.
Maine	Gambling	Oxford County Casino	No - this issue, if passed, would permit the construction of a casino in the western part of the state	Victory! 55 percent of Maine voters rejected this proposal.
Maryland	Gambling	Casino Measure	No - if passed, this issue would authorize the placement of 15,000 slot machines in locations throughout the state, including horse-racing tracks	Defeat - Gambling advocates convinced 59 percent of Maryland voters to approve this measure.
Michigan	Life	Proposal 2	No - this proposal, if adopted, would authorize the destruction of embryos for human embryonic stem-cell research in Michigan	Defeat - 52 percent of Michigan voters approved this anti-life initiative.
Missouri	Gambling	Proposition A	No - this issue, deceptively called the "Yes for Schools First Initiative," would remove the state's $500 limit on individual gambling losses	Defeat - 56 percent of the electorate chose to expand gambling loss limits.
Nevada	Social Justice	Question 2	Yes - this constitutional amendment would prevent private developers from using eminent domain to acquire property from another private owner. The measure passed in 2006 but, by state law, must pass a second time to take effect	Victory! 62 percent of voters in Nevada approved this proposal. It will become part of the Nevada Constitution.
Ohio	Social Justice	Issue 5	Yes - passing this issue will allow a new law regulating the payday-lending industry to take effect. Among other provisions, the new law caps the interest rate these institutions can charge to 28 percent	Victory! Ohio voters approved this common-sense law with 64 percent of the vote.
Ohio	Gambling	Issue 6	No - defeating this proposed constitutional amendment will block construction of a casino in southwestern Ohio	Victory! Ohioans again rejected the entry of legalized gambling into the state. 63 percent voted "No."
South Dakota	Life	Initiated Measure 11	Yes - passage of this issue would ban abortions in South Dakota, except in cases of rape or incest or when there is a "substantial risk of serious permanent injury or death to the mother"	Defeat - 55 percent of the electorate rejected this proposal.
Washington	Life	Measure 1000	No - passage of this initiative would permit persons who are medically diagnosed with six months or fewer to live to self-administer a lethal injection of medication prescribed by a physician	Defeat - 59 percent of Washington voters gave approval to assisted suicide guidelines.