1978 ballot measures

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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1978 ballot measures

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Bottle Deposits	Environment	Beverage container deposits	d
IndISS	Homesteading State Land	Environment	Disposal of state lands	a
IndISS	Cost of Moving Capitol	Administration	Disclose full cost of relocating capital	a
AQ	Length of Legislative Sessions	State legislature	Should legislature put a proposed amendment on ballot to limit legislature to 120-day terms?	a
LRCA	Power of Interim Committees	Budget	Legislative committee to share authority with governor to approve or disapprove budget	d
Alaska BP		Bonds	$33,290,000 for flood control and port facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$5,850,000 for recreational facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$25,000,000 for senior citizen housing, Pioneer's Home, health facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$33,656,000 for educational facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$88,450,000 for transportation projects	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$30,504,000 for public safety	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$29,965,000 for fish facilities	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$3,645,000 for National Guard facilities	d
Alaska BP		Bonds	$27,640,000 for water supply and sewage systems	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$966 million for new state capitol	d

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 100	Education		d
LRCA	Proposition 101	State budget		a
LRSS	Proposition 300	Salaries		d

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 58	Judiciary	Provides for the creation of a state Court of Appeals	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 59	Taxes	Exempts certains foods and medicines from the state sales tax	d
LRSS	Referred Question Act 3	Elections	Offers two calendar options on which to vote on the new proposed state constitution	1980

California

See also: California 1978 ballot propositions

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$350 million in bonds for state-run schools	d
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$375 million in bonds for water pollution control and water conservation	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Tax exemptions for alternative energy projects	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Elections	Any charter provision changing how local officials are elected must be voted on by the public	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Admin of gov't	Administrative agencies prohibited from declaring statutes unconstitutional and refusing to enforce	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Elections	State legislature and counties must allow for elected sheriffs	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Insurance	Local government agencies allowed to seek pooled insurance	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Rules for setting property tax rates on owner-occupied dwellings	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Judiciary	Interest rates charged on unpaid state court judgments	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes	Tax rates on rehabilitated residential dwellings	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Taxation of county-owned real estate	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Admin of gov't	Creation of a salary commission to set salaries for state executive officials, legislators and judges	d
CICA	Proposition 13	Taxes	The famous Howard Jarvis-led cap on property tax rates	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Veterans	$500 million in bonds for veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Admin of gov't	Public Utilities Commission not allowed to appoint commissioners to conduct hearings and investigations	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Land	State legislature authorized to sell public lands in the coastal zone	a
LRSS	Proposition 4	Health	Accreditation of chiropractic schools and colleges	a
CISS	Proposition 5	Smoking	Smoking prohibited in enclosed public spaces	d
CISS	Proposition 6	LGBT	Prohibit gays and supporters of gay rights from teaching in public schools	d
CISS	Proposition 7	Judiciary	Expand types of murder for which death penalty can be imposed	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Rules for tax assessments of property rebuilt after a disaster	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elected Official Vacancies	Regarding county commission vacancies	a
CICA	Amendment 2	State Budget	Limiting annual increases in per capita expenditures by the state and its political subdivisions	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CR	Amendment 1	Constitutions	Revises the Florida Constitution in general	d
CR	Amendment 2	Civil Rights	Provides that no person would be deprived of any right because of sex	d
CR	Amendment 3	Redistricting	Requires single-member legislative districts and establishes a commission to prepare a reapportionment plan of districts	d
CR	Amendment 4	State Exec	Eliminates the executive cabinet in Florida	d
CR	Amendment 5	Admin of Gov't	Establishes a five-member public service commission	d
CR	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Requires circuit and county judges to submit themselves for retention or rejection by the electors every six years	d
CR	Amendment 7	Taxes	Revises tax and government finance laws	d
CR	Amendment 8	Education	Provides that the Governor appoint the State Board of Education, and the board appoint the Commissioner of Education	d
CICA	Amendment 9	Gambling	Authorizes privately owned casinos within a restricted geographic area	d

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Prevent abolition of remaining taxation of personal property	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans	Exempt veterans' organizations from property taxation	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Cost-Sharing Tax Formula Amendment	Taxes	To provide that taxes may be assessed in cost-sharing formula.	a
LRCA	Insurance Guarantee Requirements Amendment	Business regulation	To "reduce & combine the guarantee limits for insurance of enterprises."	a
LRCA	Justice of the Peace Amendment	Admin. of gov't.	To "eliminate the office of Justice of the Peace as a Constitutional office."	a
LRCA	Poll Tax Repeal Amendment	Civil rights	To repeal provisions relating to the poll tax.	a
LRCA	Property Tax Exemption Reimbursement Amendment	Taxes	To reimburse municipalities for losses caused by property tax exemptions.	a
LRCA	Start of Session Amendment	State legislatures	Dealt with the start of state legislative session.	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Proposal A	Constitutional convention	Call for a constitutional convention	d
IndISS	Proposal B	Law enforcement	Revise standards for grant of parole and to prohibit grant of parole for certain defined crimes	a
LRCA	Proposal C	Admin of gov't	Authorize deposit of state funds in savings and load associations and credit unions as well as banks	a
CICA	Proposal D	Alcohol	Prohibit alcoholic beverages from being sold to, or possessed by a person under the age of 21	a
CICA	Proposal E	Taxes	Establishes limits on taxes imposed by legislature and units of local government	a
CICA	Proposal G	Unions	Grant Michigan troopers the right to collect bargaining and binding arbitration	a
CICA	Proposal H	Education	Prohibit use of property taxes for school operating expenses and establish a voucher system for financing education of students at public and nonpublic schools	d
CICA	Proposal J	Taxes	Reduce property tax assessments to establish a maximum 5.6% on the rate of the state income tax	d
LRCA	Proposal K	Judicial reform	Allow courts to deny bail under certain circumstances involving violent crimes	a
LRCA	Proposal M	Taxes	Allocate 90 percent of gas tax revenues for general road purposes; replace state highway commission with transportation commission	a
LRCA	Proposal R	Admin of gov't	Create a railroad redevelopment authority to make loans to railroads	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Gas Tax Hike	Taxes	Increase in the gas tax from 7 to 10 cents	d
	Right To Work Initiative	Labor	The "right to work" act	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Property Tax	Taxes	Sets property tax limits	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Health Care Issue	Health Care	A measure regarding state control of health care costs, insurance.	d
CI	Fish & Game Dept.	Wildlife Conservation	A measure to provide funding to the Fish and Game Department.	a
CI	Income Tax Rates Issue	Taxes	A measure regarding income tax rates: individual and corporate.	a
CI	General Fund Revenues	State & Local Government	A measure regarding state sharing of General Fund revenues.	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1978 ballot measures

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1, Ballot Board	Elections	Require the Ohio Ballot Board to write ballot language for statewide ballot measures	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1, County Governments	Local governance	Procedures for adopting a charter form of county government	a
LRCA	Issue 2, Prison Labor	Law enforcement	Allow General Assembly to regulate prison labor by law	a

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 524	Transportation	Staggers motor vehicle registration by the month, rather than requiring every vehicle to renew its registration at the same time each year	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1978 ballot measures

May 23:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Direct democracy	Referendum requirements for home rule county votes	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Legislature	Open Meetings requirement for Oregon State Legislature	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Housing	Housing for low-income elderly	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Water	Creation of a domestic water fund	d
LRSS	Measure 5	Taxes	Gasoline tax increase	d
LRSS	Measure 6	Admin of gov't	Reorganization of the Metropolitan Service District	a

November 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Judiciary	Appellate Judge Selection, Running on Record	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Executives	Oregon State Senate confirmation of Governor of Oregon's appointments	a
VR	Measure 3	Taxes	Referendum on state legislature's vehicle and fee increase	d
CISS	Measure 4	Admin of gov't	Shorten formation procedures for People's Utility Districts	a
CISS	Measure 5	Health care	Authorize and regulate practice of denture technology	d
CICA	Measure 6	Taxes	Limitations on property taxes	a
CICA	Measure 7	Abortion	Prohibition on state government expenditures, programs or services for abortion	d
CISS	Measure 8	Law enforcement	Require death penalty for murder under specified conditions	a
CISS	Measure 9	Admin of gov't	Limit on Public Utility rate base	a
CICA	Measure 10	Property	Provisions regarding land use planning and zoning	d
LRCA	Measure 11	Taxes	Reduce property tax payable by homeowners and renters	d
AQ	Measure 12	Federal Constitution	Support for federal constitutional amendment requiring a federal balanced budget	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Utility Rate Reform	Utilities	Lifeline utility rate reform	d
CI	Repeal Dairy Marketing Act	Business Regulation	Repeal Dairy Marketing Act	a
CI	Obscenity Statute Measure	Legal	New regulation added to the Obscenity Statute	d

Texas

See also: Texas 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop 1	Judiciary	Deleting the reference to the "Deaf and Dumb Asylum," and allowing certain products manufactured by handicapped individuals in nonprofit rehabilitation facilities to be purchased by the State of Texas and to eliminate the formality of involvement in such transactions.	a
LRCA	Prop 2	Bond issues	Permitting political subdivisions to issue revenue bonds to develop employment opportunities for its citizens.	d
LRCA	Prop 3	Bond issues	Authorizing bonds to finance the redevelopment of blighted areas and prohibiting any city or town from granting its money or lending its credit for such purposes.	d
LRCA	Prop 4	Taxes	Authorizing the legislature to exempt from taxation solar and wind-powered energy devices.	a
LRCA	Prop 5	Admin of gov't	Extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in civil cases.	a
LRCA	Prop 6	Judiciary	Permitting the legislature to increase the number of justices on a court of civil appeals, permitting a court of civil appeals to sit in sections, and requiring a concurrence of a majority of justices to decide a case.	a
LRCA	Prop 7	Admin of gov't	Repealing the constitutional authority for the State Building Commission and the State Building Fund.	a
LRCA	Prop 8	Bond issues	Allowing water districts to use funds for fire fighting purposes.	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 350	Education	Prohibition on unnecessary busing of school students	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1978 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	Allows that there may be more than one system of town government.	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Permits all bona fide residents of Wisconsin, regardless of length of residency, to vote for president and vice president.	a
LRSS	Question 2	Suffrage	Permits all U.S. citizens who live overseas to vote in federal elections in Wisconsin if it was their last state of residency.	a

External links

• Anti-tax ballot measures on the 1978 ballot