1964 ballot measures

1965 → ← 1963

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
Alaska BP	Proposition 1	Bonds	$2 million for Pioneer's Home construction	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 2	Bonds	$5 million for health and welfare facilities	a

California

See also: California 1964 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$150 million in bonds to acquire and develop land for recreational purposes	a
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$380 million in bonds for state colleges	a
LBM	Proposition 3	Bonds	$260 million for construction or improvement of public schools	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Veterans	Establish a residency requirement for entitlement of veterans to veterans' tax exemption	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Veterans	Increase property tax exemption for widows of veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Provisions governing retaliatory taxation on out-of-state insurers	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Public finance	Moneys of public pension or retirement funds may be invested in stocks or shares	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Judiciary	Procedures for electing superior court judges when only the incumbent is running	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	County governance	All counties are subject to laws governing supervisorial district boundary adjustments	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Public finance	Use of proceeds from sale of land grant lands	a
LRCA	Proposition 11	County governance	Rules governing situations where municipal functions are transferred to counties	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes	Local agencies may give relief from property taxes in cases where property was destroyed by a disaster	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Regulation	Prohibition on state constitutional amendments that place mandates on private corporations	a
CICA	Proposition 14	Property	No abridgements on right to decline to sell, lease, or rent residential real property to any person	aot
CISS	Proposition 15	Regulation	"No charge shall be made to public for television programs transmitted to home television sets"	aot
CICA	Proposition 16	Gambling	Start a statewide lottery governed by a State Lottery Commission	d
CISS	Proposition 17	Labor	"The Railroad Anti-Featherbedding Law of 1964"	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Executive officials		a

Florida

See also: Florida 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Redistricting	Provides for apportionment of the Florida legislature	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	Relates to the use of part of the revenue derived from the licensing of motor vehicles for capital outlay and debt service and other school purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Term limits	Limits the length of the term of any office created by the legislature to four years	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Provides for means to insure continuity of state and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary	Authorizes civil trials in branch courthouses in Dade county	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judiciary	Increases the number of judicial circuits	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Budget	Authorizes principal of state school funds to be expended for capital outlay on behalf of state institutions of higher learning, including junior colleges, and capital outlay for public schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Constitutional language	Provides an additional method of revising or amending the constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	State executive officials	Relates to the duties of the commissioner of agriculture; eliminates his supervision over matters pertaining to public lands	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Extends funding for the "State Road Distribution Trust Fund" through 2018	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Relates to homestead exemption	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	State executive officials	Relates to the election or appointment of superintendent of public instruction in Escambia, Lake, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, Putnam and Seminole Counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	State executive officials	Relates to the election or appointment of superintendent of public instruction in Taylor County	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 5	Admin of Gov't		a
	Question 5	State legislature		d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Proposal C	Elections and campaigns	Institute use of Massachusetts ballot in Michigan to prevent straight party ticket voting	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Issue 1	Property Tax	A measure exempting personal property from taxation.	d
CI	Issue 2	Railroads, Labor	Number of required crew members on freight trains and self-propelled equipment	a
CI	Issue 3	Railroads	Daily mixed passenger-freight train requirements	d
CI	Issue 4	Alcohol	Sale of alcoholic beverages permitted in eating establishments under certain circumstances.	a
CI	Issue 5	Elections	Change two year terms to four year terms for most state officials	a
CI	Issue 6	Railroads	Five man crew required on trains over one half mile long	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Allows the state to issue bonds for highways	a

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 420	State executive officials		d
	Question 424

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1964 ballot measures

May 15:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Bonds	Bonds for Education Building Program	a

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Law enforcement	Capital Punishment	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Admin of gov't	Lease of property for state use	a
CISS	Measure 3	Labor	Changes to Oregon's workmen's compensation law	d
CISS	Measure 4	Fishing	Prohibition of commercial fishing for salmon and steelhead	d

Texas

See also: Texas 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop 1	Education	Removing the authorization to transfer not exceeding one per cent annually of the total value of the permanent school fund to the available school fund.	a
LRCA	Prop 2	Admin of gov't	Establishing certain requirements relative to the enactment of laws affecting particular conservation and reclamation districts.	a
LRCA	Prop 3	Admin of gov't	Authorizing vendor payments for medical care on behalf of needy individuals sixty-five years of age and over who are not recipients of Old Age Assistance, and who are unable to pay for needed medical services.	a

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment	Education	Provides for general assembly to permit maintenance of schools in each town or to make other arrangements	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 215	Natural Resources	An Act Providing for the use of monies, derived from existing motor vehicle fuel taxes paid by purchasers of fuel used in watercraft and not reclaimed by them as presently allowed by law, for the acquisition or improvement of land on fresh or salt water for marine recreational purposes	a
LRSS	Referred Bill 11	Natural Resources	An Act Providing for the issuance and sale of state general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $10,000,000 to acquire land and appurtenances for outdoor public recreational use	a
LRSS	Referred Bill 12	Education	An Act Authorizing the issuance and sale of state limited obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $59,000,000	a
LRSS	Referred Bill 13	Bonds	An Act Providing for the issuance and sale of state general obligation bonds up to $4,600,000 to finance construction of a state correctional institution in King County	a
VR	Referendum 34	Gambling	Regulation of Cardrooms and Bingo	d
LRCA	Amendment 40	Admin of gov't	Adoption of City Charters	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1964 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Allows for an increase on property tax to fund forestry projects	d
LRCA	Question 2	Local budgets	Adjusts the basis for valuation of property in local debt limit calculations	d
LRCA	Question 3	Elections	Allows for multiple amendments on a single ballot measure when reasonably related	d
AQ	Question 4	Taxes	Advisory question to increase tax on gas to help pay for highway construction projects	d