1973 ballot measures

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Alabama

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Alaska

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March 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
Alaska BP	Proposition 1	Bonds	$11.5 million for civic convention and community recreation centers	d

California

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Constitutional limitations on tax rates and spending increases	d

Kentucky

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Education	Abolish the elective office of Superintendent of Public Instruction	d
	Proposal 2

Maine

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Legislative Adjournment	State legislatures	Related to the status of bills presented to Governor	a
CISS	Power Authority	Business regulation	Create the Power Authority of Maine	d
LRCA	Municipal Borrowing	Admin. of gov't.	Legislature regulating the borrowing practices of municipalities	a
LRSS	State Lottery	Gambling	Creating a state lottery	a

North Dakota

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Redistricting	State legislative redistricting to be performed by an appointed 9-member commission	d

Ohio

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May 8:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Gambling	Authorizes the state to conduct lotteries	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Eminent domain	To permit the obtaining of possession before payment in the taking of property for water and sewage purposes	d
LRCA	Issue 3	Elections	Qualifications for holding public office	d
LRCA	Issue 4	Judiciary	Repeal a section of the Ohio Constitution relating to a Supreme Court commission	d
LRCA	Issue 5	Judiciary	Relates to amendments to court rules	d
LRCA	Issue 6	Judiciary	Compensation of judges	d
LRCA	Issue 7	State legislature	Administration, organization, and procedures of the General Assembly	a

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes	Agricultural land, when assessed for tax purposes, should be evaluated based on its agricultural use	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Ohio State Legislature authorized to establish a level of income to be exempt from taxation	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Judiciary	Administration and organization of Ohio courts	a
LRCA	Issue 4	Veterans	Authorizes the issuance of bonds to provide a veterans bonus for military service	a

Oregon

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Taxes	Limits property tax and revises school tax	d

Texas

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop 1	Admin of gov't	Providing for annual regular sessions of the legislature and an annual salary and per diem for members of the legislature.	d
LRCA	Prop 2	Property rights	Including within the scope of homestead protection the real property of a single adult person which meets the other requirements of homestead property, and to provide that a family homestead may not be abandoned except with the consent of both spouses.	a
LRCA	Prop 3	Taxes	Extending the $3,000 ad valorem tax exemption to the homesteads of unmarried adults.	a
LRCA	Prop 4	Admin of gov't	Establishing requirements relative to the enactment of laws creating certain conservation and reclamation districts.	a
LRCA	Prop 5	Business regulation	Authorizing counties and cities bordering on the Gulf of Mexico to issue bonds for the construction of sea walls and breakwaters upon a vote by residents.	a
LRCA	Prop 6	Admin of gov't	Relating to jurisdiction of district courts.	a
LRCA	Prop 7	Bonds// Veterans	Providing for an additional $100 million in bonds or obligations of the State of Texas for the Veterans' Land Fund	a
LRCA	Prop 8	Taxes	Authorizing cities, towns and villages to levy such ad valorem taxes as are sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on their general obligations.	d
LRCA	Prop 9	Taxes	Exempting from property taxes certain property used by a nonprofit water supply corporation or a nonprofit water supply cooperative.	d

Washington

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 282	Admin of gov't	Limit increases in salaries of state elected officials and judges	a
VR	Referendum 36	Alcohol	Lower drinking age from 21 to 19	d
LRSS	Referred Bill 32	Elections	County auditors required to appoint precinct committeemen of major political parties as deputy voting registrars	d
LRSS	Referred Bill 33	Transportation	Personalized motor vehicle license plates	a
LRCA	HJR 22	Taxes	Conditions on voter approval of public school excess property tax levies	d
LRCA	HJR 37	Taxes	Impose a graduated net income tax	d
LRCA	HJR 40	Taxes	Validation formula for excess levy elections applied to bonds payable from such levies	d

Wisconsin

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April 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Allows legislature to legalize bingo games operated by certain charitable organizations	a
LRCA	Question 2	Affirmative action	Prohibits the denial or abridgement of rights and protections under the law on the basis of sex	d