1983 ballot measures

1984 → ← 1982

Alabama

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Alaska

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Bond Question A	Veterans	$500 million in bonds for residential mortgages for veterans	a

Maine

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Trust Fund	Taxes	Expanding principal amount of the Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund to require two-thirds vote of legislature	a
LRCA	Mineral-Bearing Land	Taxes	Change municipal property tax loss reimbursement provisions	a
IndISS	Moose Hunting	Animal rights	Repeal a law in the state that provided for a hunting season on moose	d
LRCA	Watercraft Taxes	Taxes	Allowed the state to create a property tax exemption for watercraft	d

New Jersey

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 1
	Question 2
	Question 3
	Question 4
	Question 5
	Question 6
	Question 7
	Question 8

Ohio

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Alcohol	Set the minimum age for drinking beer at 21	d
CICA	Issue 2	Taxes	Require a 3/5ths majority of the General Assembly to raise taxes	d
CICA	Issue 3	Taxes	Repeal all taxes passed since 1982	d

Texas

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Referrals - regular session:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop 1	Admin of gov't	Fewer justice of the peace and constable precincts in counties with a population less than 30,000.	a
LRCA	Prop 2	Housing	Replacing the limitation on the value of an urban homestead.	a
LRCA	Prop 4	Admin of gov't	Statutory provisions for succesion of office and suspension of constitutional rulles during enemy attack.	a
LRCA	Prop 5	Education	Use of the permanent school fund to guarantee bonds issued by school districts.	a
LRCA	Prop 6	Law enforcement	Remedies to enforce child support payment.	a
LRCA	Prop 7	Veterans	Issuance of bonds to finance the Veterans' Land Program and the Veterans' Housing Assistance Program.	a
LRCA	Prop 8	Taxes	Property tax exemption for certain veterans and fraternal organizations.	d
LRCA	Prop 9	Judiciary	Assigning judges of statutory probate courts to other statutory county courts.	a
LRCA	Prop 10	Spending	Relocating or replacing sanitation sewer laterals on private property.	a
LRCA	Prop 11	Judiciary	Changing Board of Pardons and Paroles to a statutory agency.	a

Referrals - 2nd session

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop 3	Business Regulation	Advancement of food and fiber production and marketing.	a

Washington

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 74	Redistricting	Legislative leaders to appoint redistricting commission	a
LRCA	SJR 105	Admin of gov't	Increase from thirty to fifty-five years the maximum term for state harbor leases	d
LRCA	SJR 112	Admin of gov't	Legislators allowed to assume other civil offices without receiving any increases in compensation	d

Wisconsin

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Nuclear issues	Asks if voters support the construction of a high-level radioactive waste disposal site in Wisconsin	d