Election Notes Ballot Issues

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-- Washington State. Voters shied away from legalizing physician-assisted suicide.

YES

-- District of Columbia. Residents voted 77% to 23% to hold makers of assault weapons responsible for the injuries those arms inflict.

YES

-- Texas. The state instituted a lottery, which officials estimate will bring in some $600 million annually.

YES

-- New Jersey. Voters directed the legislature to pass a law codifying the rights of crime victims.

NO

-- Missouri. A $385 million boost in education spending, financed by new . corporate, tobacco and sales taxes, was rejected 65% to 34%. Voters were unmoved by warnings that the school system could go bankrupt.