The Most Important Ballot Initiative of 2020

International Liberty

On election day, most people focus on the big-ticket partisan battles, such as this year’s contest between Trump and Biden.

Let’s not forget, though, that there are sometimes very important referendum battles at the state (or even local) level.

• In 2019, I was very pleased when Colorado voters upheld their state’s TABOR spending cap.
• In 2018, I was quite disappointed when Arizona voters sided with teacher unions against school choice.
• In 2016, I was delighted by the landslide vote against single-payer health care in Colorado.
• In 2014, I was definitely happy that Tennessee voters barred any consideration of a state income tax.
• In 2012, I was dismayed – but not surprised – that California voters embraced class-warfare taxation.
• In 2010, I was ecstatic that voters in the state of Washington rejected an income tax.

This year, the most important referendum will be in Illinois…

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