1982 ballot measures

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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1982 ballot measures

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Constitutional Convention	Convention	Shall there be a constitutional convention?	d
IndISS	Consumption of Fish and Game	Natural resources	Prohibit classification by gender, ethnicity as to who can consume fish and game	d
IndISS	Abortion Funding	Abortion	Limit state funding of abortion	d
IndISS	State Ownership of Federal Land	Natural resources	Assert state ownership of federal lands in Alaska	a
AQ	Relocation of State Capital Advisory Vote	Admin of gov't	Should state spend $2.8 billion to relocate capital to Willow	d
LRCA	Commission on Judicial Qualifications Amendment	Judiciary	Re-name Commission on Judicial Qualifications and change its makeup	a
LRCA	Authorization to Issue Veterans’ Housing Bonds Amendment	Bonds	Expand state's authority to incur indebtedness	a
LRCA	Limitation on State Budget Appropriations Amendment	State spending	Limits appropriations for a fiscal year to $2.5 billion, adjusted annually	a
Alaska BP		Bonds	$400 million for residential mortgages for veterans	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 100	Health care	Legislature may regulate certain matters of ambulance service	a
LRCA	Proposition 101	Law enforcement	Prohibits bail to persons charged with a felony and a danger to society	a
LRCA	Proposition 102	Salaries of elected officials	Remove restrictions preventing pay increases during an elected official's term of office	d
LRCA	Proposition 103	Taxes	Property tax emption for a slum or blighted area	d
LRCA	Proposition 104	Education	Compisition of the State Board of Education	d
CISS	Proposition 200	Business	Deposit and refund for certain beverage containers	d
CISS	Proposition 201	Nuclear issues	Declare last Sunday in May as Peace Sunday	d
CISS	Proposition 202	Suffrage	Allows registration to vote at time of applying for a driver's license	a
CISS	Proposition 203	Property	Repeals state control of certain public lands	d
LRSS	Proposition 300	Salaries of elected officials	Raises legislature salaries from $15,000 to $18,900	d

California

See also: California 1982 ballot propositions

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$495 million for state prisons	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Lt. Gov.	Repeal of constitutional provision that Lt. Gov. is president of state senate	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	"Change in ownership" tax assessments not relevant when eminent domain was a factor	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Law enforcement	No bail allowed under specified circumstances	a
CISS	Proposition 5	Taxes	Repeal of gift and inheritance taxes (Miller)	a
CISS	Proposition 6	Taxes	Repeal of gift and inheritance taxes (Rogers)	a
CISS	Proposition 7	Taxes	Annual inflation adjustment factor for state income tax brackets	a
CICA/SS	Proposition 8	Law enforcement	Proposed Victim's Bill of Rights	a
VR	Proposition 9	Water	The Peripheral Canal	d
VR	Proposition 10	Elections	Redistricting of California's congressional districts	d
VR	Proposition 11	Elections	Redistricting of California's state senate districts	d
VR	Proposition 12	Elections	Redistricting of California's state assembly districts	d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$500 million for public school capital improvements	a
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$280 million for county jails	a
LBM	Proposition 3	Bonds	$450 million for home and farm mortgage assistance for veterans	a
LBM	Proposition 4	Bonds	$85 million for Lake Tahoe Basin land acquisition	a
LBM	Proposition 5	Bonds	$200 million for first-time homebuyer mortgage assistance	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Public finance	Public pension and retirement systems can invest in common stock	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Adding fire sprinklers or alarms should not count as new construction	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Public finance	Rules applying to local municipalities on lending for maintenance purposes	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Education	Public school textbooks can be loaned to private schools	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Judiciary	Municipal and justice courts in a county can be merged if county voters approve	d
CISS	Proposition 11	Bottles	5 cent deposit on beverage containers	d
CISS	Proposition 12	Nuclear weapons	Urge federal government toward a bilateral nuclear weapons freeze	a
CISS	Proposition 13	Water	Interbasin water transfers, instream appropriations, Stanislaus River, New Melones Dam, groundwater	d
CICA	Proposition 14	Redistricting	Redistricting by a commission or judges	d
CISS	Proposition 15	Firearms	Would have required gun owners to register with state	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Gambling	Authorizing sweepstakes races.	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Reforming the taxation of mobile homes.	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Judiciary	Revises the Commission on Judicial Discipline	a
LRCA	Issue 4	Labor	Exemption from the state personnel system for division heads.	a
CISS	Issue 5	Environment	Refund on beverage containers	d
CICA	Issue 6	Nuclear	Ban the production of components of nuclear weapons.	d
CISS	Issue 7	Alcohol	Regulate the sale of wine in grocery stores.	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional language	The right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures shall be construed in conformity with the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law enforcement	A person charged with a crime shall be entitled to release before trial, subject to enumerated exceptions	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Maine No Nuclear for Electricity Act (1982)	Nuclear	Ban electricity that was generated through the use of nuclear power.	d
IndISS	Maine Repeal Milk Price Controls Act (1982)	Business regulation	Regarding the repeal of milk price controls.	d
IndISS	Maine Adjust Income Tax for Inflation Act (1982)	Taxes	Designed to avoid tax increases caused by inflation.	a
LRCA	Maine Bond Authorizations Life Limits (1982)	Bond issues	Limited the life of bond authorizations.	a
LRCA	Maine Higher Education Loan Guarantees Amendment (1982)	Education	Authorized the credit of the state to be loaned to secure funds for loans to parents.	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 1	Education	Offers state aid to non-public school students and certain institutions	d
	Question 2	Death penalty		a
	Question 3	Nuclear issues	Restricts radioactive waste disposal; construction	a
	Question 4	Business regulation	Regulates bottles and cans	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal A	Admin of gov't	Allow the legislature to pass laws to reform members immunity from civil arrest and process	a
CICA	Proposal B	Law enforcement	Create a Michigan department of state police	d
IndISS	Proposal C	Admin of gov't	Prohibit “due on sale” clause in foreclosure proceedings	d
IndISS	Proposal D	Admin of gov't	Prohibit utility increases without full notice or opportunity for hearing	a
IndISS	Proposal E	Admin of gov't	Mutual, verifiable nuclear weapons freeze between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	a
CICA	Proposal G	Admin of gov't	Provide for an elected public service commission	d
LRSS	Proposal H	Admin of gov't	Prohibit certain utility rate adjustment clauses	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Proposition C	Taxes	A 1 cent sales tax increase	a
	Initiative		Utilities Consumers Board	d
	Referendum 1		Longer and heavier trucks on highways	d
	Fee Increases Act		Motor fuel fee	d
	Measure 1		Bonds for building improvements, storm water and water pollution control, and soil conservation	a
	Measure 2	Taxes	Change in school tax rates	d
	Measure 3	Taxes	Property tax exemptions	a
	Measure 4		Administrative regulations	d
	Measure 5		Retirement cost of living increases	d
	Measure 6	Redistricting	Congressional redistricting commission	d
	Measure 7		Medical benefits for public employees	d
	Measure 8		Motor vehicle fees	d
	Measure 9	Constitution	Constitutional convention delegates	d
	Measure 10		Missouri Supreme Court review of life imprisonment cases	a
	Measure 11		Vote to incur bonded indebtedness	d
	Measure 12	Redistricting	State senate reapportionment commission	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Food Tax	Taxes	Creates a food tax exemption	d
	Household Goods Tax	Taxes	Creates a household goods tax exemption	a
	Public Utilties	Utilities	Provides consumer protection when dealing with public utilities	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 1
	Question 2
	Question 3
	Question 4
	Question 5

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Nuclear Weapons Issue	Weapons	A measure limiting development/production of nuclear weapons.	a
CI	Charitable Gambling Issue	Gambling	A measure to place limits on charitable gambling	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Bonds to build lower-cost housing	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Sales tax increase to fund a high speed rail system	d
CICA	Issue 3	Elections	Change to system where members of the Public Utility Commission are elected	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 553	Gambling	Creates the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, and authorizes pari-mutuel wagering	a
LRSS	Question 555	Transportation	Authorizes the creation of local transportation districts	d
CISS	Question 556	Redistricting	Sets U.S. congressional district boundaries	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1982 ballot measures

May 18:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Bonds	Bonds to finance municipal water projects	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Bonds	Bonds for multifamily housing for elderly and disabled persons	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Bonds	Bonds to finance corrections facilities	d
LRSS	Measure 4	Taxes	Increase in the gasoline tax and commercial vehicle tax	d
LRSS	Measure 5	Judiciary	Chief justice of Oregon Supreme Court to be appointed by the Governor of Oregon	d

November 2:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Increase tax base in a district when new property construction increases value	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Executives	Extend time allowed to Governor of Oregon to veto or approve legislative bills	d
CICA	Measure 3	Taxes	Limit on property taxes	d
CISS	Measure 4	Regulations	Allow self-serve motor vehicle gas dispensing	d
CISS	Measure 5	Nuclear Weapons	Mutual freeze on nuclear weapons development	a
CISS	Measure 6	Property	End the state government's land use planning powers	d

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Set Senate Districts	Redistricting	Sets single member districts for the senate	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop 2	Spending	Appropriations for needy dependent children and their caretakers	a
LRCA	Prop 4	Admin of gov't	Terms of governing boards of water, conservation and reclamation districts.	a
LRCA	Prop 5	Admin of gov't	Abolish the office of county treasurer in Tarrant and Bee counties.	a
LRCA	Prop 1	Taxes	Repealing the state property tax.	a
LRCA	Prop 3	Taxes	Exempting implements of husbandry from ad valorem taxation.	a
LRCA	Prop 6	Bond issues	Increasing the maximum interest rate allowed on state general obligation bonds.	a

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Law enforcement	Sets terms for allowing bail	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 435	Taxes	Shall corporate franchise taxes, measured by net income, replace sales taxes on food and state corporate business and occupation taxes	d
ITP	Initiative 414	Business	Shall a system requiring a minimum five cent refund on sales of beer, malt and carbonated beverage containers be established	d
ITP	Initiative 412	Business	Shall the maximum interest rate on retail sales be the higher of 12% or 1% over the federal discount rate	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1982 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Law enforcement	Allows the legislature to permit or require counties to be responsible for the acts of the sheriff	a

September 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	War and peace	Asks if the United States should negotiate an international mutual nuclear weapons moratorium and reduction	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional language	Amends provisions of the Constitution to replace gendered words with words of neutral gender	a
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional language	Changes the treatment of residency of military personnel for redistricting purposes	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional language	Amends provisions of the Constitution to replace obsolete references to an 1881 amendment	a
LRCA	Question 4	Constitutional language	Requires the legislature to make all elections by roll call vote	a
LRCA	Question 5	Constitutional language	Amends provisions of the Constitution to replace an obsolete reference to a 1902 provision	a
LRCA	Question 6	Constitutional language	Removes provisions related to purchasing draft exemptions	a
LRCA	Question 7	Constitutional language	Repeals constitutional sections regarding Wisconsin's transition to statehood	a
LRCA	Question 8	Constitutional language	Removes obsolete provisions relating to a 1977 court reorganization	a
LRCA	Question 9	Constitutional language	Adjusts the terms of office for Supreme Court justices	a