1962 ballot measures

1963 → ← 1961

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Initiative 1	Admin of Gov't	Relocate state capitol to western Alaska, but not within 30 miles of Anchorage	d
Alaska BP	Proposition 1	Bonds	$5.95 million for University of Alaska	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 2	Bonds	$5 million for school construction	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 3	Bonds	$4.175 million for trunk airport construction	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 4	Bonds	$2.2 million for vocational school construction	a

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Arkansas Referred Act 199, Motor Vehicle Commission (1962)	Admin. of gov't.	Dealt with the motor vehicle commission.	d

California

See also: California 1962 ballot propositions

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$200 million in bonds for construction or improvement of public schools	a
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$250 million in bonds for farm and home aid for California veterans	a
LBM	Proposition 3	Bonds	$270 million in bonds for the "building construction, equipment and site acquisition needs of the state government"	d
LBM	Proposition 4	Bonds	$100 million in bonds for low-rent housing for low-income people	d
LBM	Proposition 5	Bonds	$150 million in bonds to acquire and develop land for recreational purposes	d
LRSS	Proposition 6	DST	Extend period of Daylight Saving Time from last Sunday in September to last Sunday in October	a

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Bonds	$270 million in bonds for construction of higher education facilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 1	Salaries	State legislators can't earn more than one-half of the annual salary of a member of the U.S. Congress	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes	Real estate subject to veterans' tax exemption can include a single-family dwelling owned by a nonprofit co-op	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Details of residency requirement to qualify for veterans' tax exemption	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Rules governing tax assessment of agricultural land	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Labor	In the event of the death of an employee without dependents, worker's compensation payment can go to state	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Bonds	Bond issues are to be submitted to people as a bond act or statute rather than constitutional amendment	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Constitution	Allow the state legislature to propose a wholesale constitutional revision to the electorate	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Legislature	State legislative committees can hear bills 20 (rather than 30) days after introduction	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Bonds	"General Obligation Bond Proceeds Fund" into which proceeds of all general obligation bond issues are placed	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes	Tax exemptions for religious, hospital or charitable purposes to property leased for 99 years	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Tax assessments of real estate in historical landmark areas	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Veterans	State funds can be used to aid widows of veterans who served during time of war to buy farms/homes	d
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Nonprofit college tax exemption extended to all grounds within which buildings are located	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Land	Rules governing the sale of tidelands	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Taxes	Counties with a population exceeding 400,000 can create tax appeals boards by ordinance	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Constitution	Repeal and amend provisions of the California Constitution to eliminate obsolete and superseded provisions	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Salaries	Members of California State Legislature shall receive a salary not to exceed $834/month	d
LRCA	Proposition 18	Admin of gov't	Staggered four-year appointments of members of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board	d
LRCA	Proposition 19	Salaries	County commissioners or city council members can receive salary increase when any member of the group does	a
LRCA	Proposition 20	Regulations	Allow state legislature to amend the Boxing and Wrestling Initiative Act of 1924	a
LRCA	Proposition 21	Judiciary	Rules governing the election of superior court judges in counties with more than 5 million residents	a
CISS	Proposition 22	Healthcare	Board of Osteopathic Examiners	a
CICA	Proposition 23	Legislature	Establish 50 (instead of existing 40) California State Senate districts	d
CICA	Proposition 24	War and peace	Declaration of the "existence, purposes, and objectives of world communist movement"	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Colorado Issue 7 (1962)	State legislatures	Apportionment of the Senate and House of Representatives	a
CICA	Colorado Issue 8 (1962)	State legislatures	Reapportionment of the General Assembly	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary	Relates to the operation of the Duval County Criminal Court of Record	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	Relates to the number of circuit judges provided by legislature	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	County gov't	Relates to the election or appointment of superintendent of public instruction in Alachua, Charlotte, Collier, Manatee, Orange, Lee, Monroe, Leon, Indian River, St. Lucie, Broward, Baker, Brevard, Hendry, and Hillsborough counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't accountability	Relates to the legislature's power to impeach officers	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary	Authorizes Pasco County to hold civil jury trials in any branch court house within the county	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Constitutional language	Revises the constitutional article relating to the state's boundaries	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Constitutional language	Revises the preamble of the constitution of the state of Florida	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Constitutional language	Revises the constitutional article relating to the division of powers withing the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Redistricting	Provides for apportionment of the Florida Legislature	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Pension	Limits uses of funds in State Retirement System to retirement purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Allows voters to issue municipal bonds for construction and industrial purposes	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 2	State legislature	Repeals a law that authorized a pay raise for legislators.	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	I&R Measure	Direct democracy	Makes alterations to the states referendum and initiative laws	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Power Generating Facilities	Government Loans	A measure allowing the state to bond itself to make loans to companies desiring to establish power generating facilities.	a
CI	Primary Election Ballot Issue	Voting	A measure providing for a secret primary election ballot instead of requiring voters to only declare party preference at the polls.	a
CI	County Official Term Limits	Term limits	A measure changing terms of office for County officials from two to four years.	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Sundays	Limit on the power of the state to forbid the sale of certain goods on Sunday	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Question 408	Redistricting	Reapportionment of the Oklahoma State Legislature	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1962 ballot measures

May 18:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Six Percent Limitation Amendment	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Salaries	Salaries of state legislators	a

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	War and peace	Reorganize State Militia	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Forests	Forest Rehabilitation Debt Limit Amendment	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Transportation	Permanent Road Debt Limit Amendment	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Utilities	Power Development Debt Limit Amendment	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Judiciary	Creation and jurisdiction of state courts	a
LRSS	Measure 6	DST	Daylight Saving Time	a
LRCA	Measure 7	Public finance	Constitutional Six Percent Limitation Amendment	a
LRCA	Measure 8	Redistricting	State Legislative Apportionment Constitutional Amendment	d
CISS	Measure 9	Education	Repeal of the School District Reorganization Law	d

Texas

See also: Texas 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop 1	Admin of gov't	Providing Workman's Compensation Insurance for all employees of all political subdivisions.	a
LRCA	Prop 2	Spending	Raising the limit on use of state funds to assist needy aged, needy blind and needy children.	a
LRCA	Prop 3	Health care	Creating hospital districts in Ochiltree, Castro, Hansford and Hopkins Counties.	a
LRCA	Prop 4	Admin of gov't	Providing for a State program of acquiring conservation storage facilities in reservoirs.	a
LRCA	Prop 5	Health care	Creating hospital districts and prescribing limitations upon the powers of such districts.	a
LRCA	Prop 6	Admin of gov't	Authorizing retirement, disability, and death benefits for elected and appointive officers and employees of counties and political subdivisions who have served for twelve years or more.	d
LRCA	Prop 7	Admin of gov't	Insuring continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack.	a
LRCA	Prop 8	Spending	Establish a ceiling per year on the amount that may be paid out of state funds for assistance payments to the totally and permanently disabled.	a
LRCA	Prop 9	Health care	Authorizing the financing of a home for the aged in Titus County, and for permitting the Legislature to authorize the creation of two hospital districts in Brazoria County.	d
LRCA	Prop 11	Veterans	Authorizing the resale of lands of the Veterans Land Fund remaining unsold after having been first offered to sale to veterans.	a
LRCA	Prop 12	Admin of gov't	For the Constitutional Amendment permitting state employees to serve as a consultant or on an advisory committee.	d
LRCA	Prop 12	Admin of gov't	Delegating limited zoning powers to any county bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or the tidewater limits thereof.	a
LRCA	Prop 13	Bonds	Taxes or bonds previously voted in any independent school district shall not be invalidated by any change in boundaries and authorizing the continuance of the levy of taxes after such change.	a
LRCA	Prop 14	Admin of gov't|	Providing for trials de novo on all appeals from actions, rulings, or decisions of administrative or executive agencies of government.	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 36	Admin of gov't	The legislature shall provide methods of publicity of all laws or parts of laws, and amendments to the Constitution referred to the people with arguments for and against the laws and amendments so referred	a
LRCA	Amendment 37	Elections	The legislature shall also cause notice of the amendments that are to be submitted to the people to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 38	Judicial Reform	Supreme Court is empowered to authorize judges or retired judges of courts of record of this state, to perform, temporarily, judicial duties in the Supreme Court	a
LRCA	Amendment 39	Admin of gov't	Provide a method of temporary succession to elected and appointive offices when because of an emergency resulting from enemy attack the incumbents are unavailable to act	a
ITP	Initiative 211	Redistricting	Defining the boundaries of all state legislative districts	d
VR	Referendum 32	Business Regulation	Declared to be for the protection of the health and welfare of the public, and for the purpose of maintaining stability and properity in the milk industry, and authorizing and providing procedures for the Director of Agriculture	d
VR	Referendum 33	Public Finance	Relating to auditing the accounts and financial affairs of cities and towns	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1962 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting	Removes exclusion for "Indians not tax" from redistricting calculations	a
LRCA	Question 2	County Gov't	Allows for County Executives to hold 4-year terms of office in counties with 500,000 people	a
LRCA	Question 2a	County Gov't	Provides County Executives with veto power in counties with 500,000 people	a
LRSS	Question 3	Suffrage	Gives former Wisconsin residents the right to vote by absentee ballot in presidential elections	a