1974 ballot measures

1975 → ← 1973

Alabama

See also: Alabama 1974 ballot measures

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1974 ballot measures

August 22:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Sets timing of elections for voting on state constitutional amendments	a
IndISS	Initiative 1	Admin of gov't	Relocating and constructing a new Capital	a
IndISS	Initiative 2	elections and campaigns	Disclosure of personal finances of candidates and holders of state office	a

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
Alaska BP	Proposition 1	Bonds	$2,700,000 for Fire protection facilities	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 2	Bonds	$22,500,000 for Port facilities	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 3	Bonds	$7,900,000 for Library construction	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 4	Bonds	$10,400,000 for Trunk and Secondary Airport Construction	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 5	Bonds	$37,300,000 for Highway, Ferry and Local Service Road and Trail Construction	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 6	Bonds	$10,900,000 for Health care facilities	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 7	Bonds	$10,500,000 for Fish and Game Management, Development and Enforcement Facilities	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 8	Bonds	$7,515,000 for Pioneers' Home	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 9	Bonds	$40,477,000 for Rural schools	a
Alaska BP	Proposition 10	Bonds	$39,523,000 for University of Alaska	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LR	Prop 100	Elections	Residency requirement	d
LR	Prop 101	Recall	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona relating to recall	a
LR	Prop 102	Elections	Minimum number of electors who must vote at election on bond issues or special assessments	d
LR	Prop 103	Education	Debt limit of 20% for unified school districts	a
LR	Prop 104	Business	Public service corporations can include certain private sewage disposal corporations	a
LR	Prop 105	Taxes	Use and distribution of vehicle, user and gasoline and diesel tax receipts	d
LR	Prop 106	Taxes	Proposed amendment relating to public debt, revenue and taxation	d
CR	Prop 107	Legislative salaries	Recommended increase in salaries of Arizona state legislators	d
CICA	Prop 108	Judicial	An amendment to the Constitution of Arizona relating to the Judicial Department	a
LR	Prop 300	Taxes	Transaction privilege tax, food exemption, reimbursement tax	d

California

See also: California 1974 ballot propositions

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$250 million to acquire land for recreational purposes	a
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$250 million for water pollution control	a
LBM	Proposition 3	Bonds	$350 million in bonds for veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Property value re-assessments after sustaining damage from a disaster	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes	Allowable uses of revenue from gas taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Property tax exemption for homeowners	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Admin of gov't	Civil service exemption for members of the Postsecondary Education Commission	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Admin of gov't	Consolidation of the City and County of Sacramento	a
CISS	Proposition 9	Elections	Creation of the Fair Political Practices Commission	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$150 million for construction or improvement of public schools and earthquake reconstruction	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Admin of gov't	County and city charters	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Admin of gov't	Civil service exemption for members of the Postsecondary Education Commission	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Admin of gov't	University of California Regents	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Admin of gov't	Residence of local government employees	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Property tax exemptions	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Constitution	Substantial revisions to Article I of the California Constitution	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Revisions in property tax exemptions and other tax codes	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Recall	Recall of elected officials	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Elections	Rules governing who has the right to vote	a
LRCA	Proposition 11	Constitution	Transition to gender-neutral language in the California Constitution	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Energy	Regulation of public utilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Judiciary	Judicial districts in San Diego County	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Education	Board of State College System of California	d
LRCA	Proposition 15	Housing	Prohibit government-owned low-rent housing projects unless residents in impacted area vote to approve	d
LRCA	Proposition 16	Education	Tuition at state colleges to be determined by state legislature, not Board of Regents	d
CISS	Proposition 17	Natural resources	The "Wild and Scenic Rivers" Initiative	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Property Rights	Rules for property annexation	a
LRSS	Amendment 2	Death Penalty	Use of the death penalty	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State Budget	Abolish requirements for warrant paid by the State Treasurer to be published	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin. of gov't.	Concerning the supplying of energy	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of Gov't	Modernization of annexation and consolidation proceedings in the Denver metropolitan area	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Revision of functions and procedures of the Executive and Legislative Departments	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Tax Reform	Motor fuel tax on aviation fuel from the highway users tax fund	a
CICA	Issue 8	Education	Rules governing transportation of students to public schools	a
CICA	Issue 9	Reapportionment	State legislative redistricting	a
CICA	Issue 10	Use of Nuclear Weapons	Rules for detonation of nuclear explosive devices	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Funds bonds for school construction projects with gross receipts taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	Extends the life of the "second gas tax" and permits bonding for all transportation facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of Gov't	Change the name of the office of "Tax Assessor" to "Property Appraiser"	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Hunting	Requires Senate approval of commission members and provides for general laws regulating commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary	Changes authority of the Judicial Qualifications Commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Utilities	Allows for public-private partnerships relating to electric utilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Civil Rights	Prohibits discrimination based upon physical handicaps	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional language	Restricts the Governor's amendatory veto power	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Maine Appointment of Justices of Peace Amendment (1974)	Admin. of gov't.	Relative to the appointment of Justices of Peace and Notaries Public.	a
LRCA	Maine Elimination of Residency Requirement Amendment (1974)	Elections	Eliminate the three-month residence requirement.	a
LRCA	Maine Municipal Industrial Parks Legitimacy Amendment (1974)	Admin. of gov't.	Clarify the validity of municipal industrial parks.	a
LRCA	Maine Weight of Commercial Vehicles Veto Vote (1974)	Business	Changed weights and related provisions for commercial vehicles in the state.	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 4	Transportation	Authorizes the use of state highway revenues for mass transportation	a
	Question 5	Gov't accountability	Establishes an independent Corrupt Practices Commission	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal A	Taxes	Limit use of motor fuel tax fund	d
LRSS	Proposal B	Veterans	Bonds for bonus payments and educational benefits to veterans	a
CICA	Proposal C	Taxes	Eliminate sales tax on food and prescription drugs	a
LRSS	Proposal D	Bonds	Bonds to provide funding for transportation systems	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Campaign Finance Disclosure Act	Campaigns	a new campaign financing and election law	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Corporate Farming	Business	Authorizing small family owned corporations to engage in farming.	d
CISS	New Programs Issue	Economic development	Authorizing new programs to increase employment opportunities.	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1974 ballot measures

May 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Salaries	Equalize the compensation of public officers and members of the General Assembly	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Salaries	Permit increases in the compensation of public officers	d
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Elections	Ballot language on constitutional amendments proposed by the General Assembly	a

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Taxes	Permit law reducing real estate taxes on homesteads of disabled residents	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 2	Executives	Repeal section of Ohio Constitution about Superintendent of Public Works	a
LRCA	Referred Issue 3	Bonds	Alter the purposes for which public industrial development bonds may be issued	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1974 ballot measures

May 28:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Measure 1	Taxes	Income, Corporate Tax, School Support Increase	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Transportation	Use of the state's highway fund for mass transit projects	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes	New School District Tax Base Limitation	d
LRCA	Measure 4	Bonds	Bonds for water projects	d
LRCA	Measure 5	Veterans	Increase in the Veterans' Loan Bonding Authority	a
LRCA	Measure 6	Legislature	Oregon State Legislature authorized to call special sessions	d

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Alcohol	Liquor Licenses for Public Passenger Carriers	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Accountability	Open all deliberations of the Oregon State Legislature to the public	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Judiciary	Revision in the Oregon Constitution's requirements for grand juries	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Executives	Elimination of the age requirement for a gubernatorial successor	a
	Measure 5		What would have been Measure 5 on the November 5 ballot was moved to the May 28, 1974 ballot
LRCA	Measure 6	Local governance	Qualifications for county assessors	a
LRCA	Measure 7	Taxes	Tax Base Includes Revenue Sharing Money	d
LRCA	Measure 8	Elections	Revision in school district election voting requirements	d
LRCA	Measure 9	Legislature	State employees allowed to be members of the Oregon State Legislature	d
LRCA	Measure 10	Elections	Revision in Oregon's voter qualification requirements	a
LRCA	Measure 11	State judiciary	Right to a jury in civil cases	a
LRCA	Measure 12	Bonds	Bonds for the Community Development Fund	d
VR	Measure 13	Obscenity	Ban on obscene books and movies and live sex shows in public places or clubs	a
LRSS	Measure 14	Elections	Financial ethics and reporting by public officials	a
CISS	Measure 15	Hunting	Prohibition on the purchase or sale of steelhead trout	a

Utah

See also: Utah 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Referendum 1	Property	Relating to the Land Use Act	d

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Four Year Terms	State executives	Provides for a number of changes to basic rules regarding Vermont Constitutional Officers	d
LRCA	Constitutional Time-Lock	Constitutional language	Changes the so-called "time-lock" for amending the Vermont Constitution from ten years to four years	a
LRCA	Unified Judicial System	State judiciary	Changes state court system	a
LRCA	Voter Requirements	Suffrage	Changes constitutional language regarding residency requirement for voting in Vermont	a
LRCA	Redistricting	Redistricting	Changes constitutional language regarding state districting	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Referred Bill 34	Gambling	State lottery conducted under gambling commission regulations	a
LRCA	Amendment 62	Admin of gov't	Restrictions on the governor's item veto power	a
LRCA	Amendment 63	Admin of gov't	Thirty-day durational residency requirement for voting by otherwise eligible citizens	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1974 ballot measures

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Pension	Allows legislature to increase benefits to people already retired under the public retirement system	d
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	Allows legislature to remove judges with a 2/3s vote for cause	d
LRCA	Question 3	Taxes	Allows legislature to define an agricultural and undeveloped land class with separate taxation levels from regular property	a

External links

• May 7, 1974 Ohio election results
• November 5, 1974 Ohio election results