1979 ballot measures

1980 → ← 1978

California

See also: California 1979 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Education	Procedures for assigning students to school, and transporting them to school	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Business regulation	Cap on allowable interest rates charged on loans	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Veterans	For veterans, the same proportionate value is maintained when property tax assessment ratios are changed	a
CICA	Proposition 4	Public finance	Cap on the extent to which state and local government spending can increase every year	a

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1979 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Rules for voting on proposed state constitutional amendments	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Rules governing when and how elections of state legislators are held	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1979 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Maine Bottle Bill Act (1979)	Environment	Repeal a law that placed a mandatory deposit on bottles	d
LRCA	Maine Literacy Test Amendment (1979)	Elections	To "remove the literacy requirement for eligibility to vote" from the state's constitution	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1979 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Commerce	Mandatory deposits on bottles	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1979 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	State Question 539	Taxes	Cap on state income tax	d

Texas

See also: Texas 1979 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Admin of gov't	Appoint notaries public for the state and limit their terms	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Housing	Review of the process of rulemaking by agencies in the executive department	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Bonds	Guarantee of loans for purchase of farm and ranch real estate by the sale of bonds	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1979 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Referred Bill 37	Budgets	$25 million in bonds for facilities to train, rehabilitate and care for handicapped persons	a
ITL	Initiative 61	Taxes	Minimum five cent refund on sales of beer, malt and carbonated beverage containers	d
ITL	Initiative 62	Taxes	Limitation on state tax revenues	d
LRCA	Amendment 68	Admin of gov't	Rules for setting special legislative sessions in the state legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 69	Legislature	Allow legislators to assume other civil offices	a
LRCA	Amendment 70	Energy	Allow municipal utilities to assist homeowners with energy conservation measures	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1979 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Executive offices	Provides that the Lt. Governor will succeed the governor in the event of a permanent vacancy, followed by the Secretary of State	a
LRCA	Question 2	Executive offices	Provides that the state legislature must approve Governor-appointed successors to vacancies in the Lt. Governor.	a
LRCA	Question 3	Executive offices	Eliminates Lt. Governor's role as presiding officer of Wisconsin State Senate	a
LRCA	Question 4	Executive offices	Improves the constitutional wording regarding 4-year terms of office for constitutional officers	a