1965 ballot measures

1966 → ← 1964

Florida

See also: Florida 1965 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Prescribes the number of appellate districts within the state and the number of judges to serve each district	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Authorizes the legislature to provide an additional county judge in Lake County	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Provides that in Palm Beach County the clerk of the circuit court shall also be the clerk of the criminal court of record	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bonds	Authorizes $300,000,000 in bonds for the purpose of constructing and reconstructing major roads	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Defines mobile homes, trailer coaches, house trailers, etc., to be "motor vehicle" and therefore subject to only a license tax	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1965 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Property Tax Issue	Taxes	A measure exempting personal property from taxation.	d
CI	Sales Tax Issue	Taxes	Increase in sales tax from 2 1/4% to 3%	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1965 ballot measures

May 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Education	Loans for Ohio residents attending institutions of higher education	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Bonds	Bonds for development	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Redistricting	Re-apportion the Ohio House of Representatives	d
LRCA	Issue 4	Public finance	Guaranteed loans for industrial development	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Judiciary	Authorize the same person to serve as judge of more than one court	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Admin of gov't	Authorize the creation of the urban service authority	d
CISS	Initiated Issue 1	Education	Amend the school foundation program	d

Texas

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop	Admin of gov't	Revising senate membership numbers and requirements.	d
LRCA	Prop 1	Education	Providing a method of payment for the acquiring, constructing, and equipping buildings and other permanent improvements at certain state institutions of higher education.	a
LRCA	Prop 2	Veterans	Increasing the Veterans' Land Fund by $200,000,000.00 to be used for the purpose of purchasing land in Texas to be sold to Texas veterans	d
LRCA	Prop 3	Admin of gov't	Providing for assistance to and/or medical care for the: needy aged, needy individuals who are permanently and totally disabled, needy blind; and needy children and their caretakers.	a
LRCA	Prop 4	Admin of gov't	Providing a four-year term of office for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Treasurer, Commissioner of the General Land Office, Secretary of State, and any statutory state officer who is elected by the electorate of Texas at large	d
LRCA	Prop 5	Admin of gov't	Relating to the Teacher Retirement Fund and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, revising provisions for investment of moneys and other assets of the Fund.	a
LRCA	Prop 6	Education	Authorizing the Legislature to provide for loans to students at institutions of higher education to be known as the Texas Opportunity Plan.	a
LRCA	Prop 7	Taxes	Exempting the property of certain charitable organizations from local ad valorem taxes provided any such organization meets certain conditions.	d
LRCA	Prop 8	Admin of gov't	Providing for the automatic retirement of District and Appellate Judges for old age, creating the State Judicial Qualifications Commission, defining its functions; and empowering the Supreme Court to remove District and Appellate Judges for misconduct and to retire such judges in cases of disability.	a
LRCA	Prop 9	Admin of gov't	Fixing an annual for the Lieutenant Governor and for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and allowing a fixed per diem for Members of the Legislature	d
LRCA	Prop 10	Admin of gov't	Provide for a four-year term of office for State Representatives.	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1965 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Allows Wisconsin citizens to participate in free promotional lotteries	a
LRCA	Question 2	Elections and campaigns	Abolishes the positions of County Coroner and County Surveyor in counties with a population of 500,000 or more.	a