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Alabama

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require that the legislature must sign and present to the governor a bill making appropriations for the basic needs of the state and of education prior to enacting any other legislation unless at least 60% of the legislature specifically approved an exemption	a	514,975 (78%)	148,511 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This measure proposed to amend the constitution in relation to the manner in which a budget is proposed and approved. It stipulated that the governor must present a proposed budget to the legislature by the second day of the legislative session. It also required that the legislature must sign and present to the governor a bill making appropriations for the basic needs of the state and of education prior to enacting any other legislation unless at least 60% of the legislature specifically approved an exemption.	a	514,975 (78%)	141,515 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Agriculture policy	It proposed to amend the constitution to authorize the creation of a nonprofit organization to lead the effort to eradicate the boll weevil in the cotton crop. It also authorized the voluntary levying of an assessment on cotton growers to fund the nonprofit.	a	411,324 (69%)	187,092 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Hunting regulations	It proposed that individuals applying for hunting licenses in Sumter, Choctaw, Green, Hale, Pickens, Wilcox, Perry, Dallas and Marengo counties would not be subject to the provisions of Act 82-407 which increased fees and required a drivers license or proof of residence as part of the application.	d	197,261 (32%)	425,490 (68%)

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Ballot Measure 1	Administrative powers and rulemaking; State legislative authority	Permit the legislature to annul executive branch regulations by passing a resolution	d	91,171 (48%)	98,551 (52%)
IndISS	Ballot Measure 3	Administrative organization; Federal government issues; Administrative powers and rulemaking	Repeal statutes that established the Alaska Transportation Commission and its regulatory authority over air carriers and motor freight operators	a	116,891 (60%)	78,663 (40%)
LRCA	Ballot Measure No. 2	State legislative processes and sessions	Require the Alaska Legislature to adjourn a regular legislative session no later than 120 consecutive calendar days after the date it convenes	a	150,999 (77%)	46,099 (23%)
BI	Proposition A	Bond issues; Veterans policy; Housing assistance programs	Issue $700 million in bonds for the purpose of purchasing home mortgages for qualifying veterans	a	145,258 (73%)	53,548 (27%)

Arizona

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Provide for the classification of initiatives and referendums as Initiative Petitions and require them to be filed six months prior to the election	d	353,835 (40%)	528,151 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Administration of government	Allow the state legislature to provide by law for expenditures and appropriations of federal fund money	d	350,744 (40%)	532,309 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Labor disputes and strikes	Prohibit strikes by public employees and prohibit binding arbitration over employment issues	d	397,439 (44%)	501,745 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	State judiciary	Provide for jurors of superior court civil cases to be selected from the body of the county	d	337,187 (38%)	545,197 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Business regulations; Administration of government	Provide for the increase in membership of the Corporation Commission and the prescription of methods for the integration and termination of members	d	291,622 (34%)	575,301 (66%)
LRCA	Proposition 105	Business regulations; Administration of government	Permit the legislature to transfer duties of approving the formation of corporations and the sale of securities to other state agencies	d	326,630 (38%)	526,439 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 106	Business regulations; Administration of government	Provide for the expansion of the Corporation Commission and the provision of staggering terms for the two new commissioners	d	375,809 (50%)	378,857 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 107	Administration of government; Business regulations	Provide for the repeal of the requirement that the Corporation Commission use the fair value method to determine a utility rate base	d	356,570 (45%)	430,363 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 108	Taxes; Administration of government	Provide for the establishment of a State Revenue Commission	d	356,570 (45%)	430,363 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 109	Business regulations; Healthcare governance; State legislative authority	Provide the legislature with the authority to impose limits on hospital revenues from rates	d	385,724 (43%)	511,013 (57%)
CICA	Proposition 110	Healthcare governance; Business regulations; State legislative authority	Provide for the authorization of the legislature to regulate healthcare institutions affected by a vital public interest	d	372,879 (41%)	547,279 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Administration of government; Healthcare governance	Provide for the establishment of the Arizona Health Care Authority with the power to regulate hospital pricing	d	375,982 (40%)	553,676 (60%)
LRSS	Proposition 300	Public works labor and contracting	Prohibit regulation that requires public works contracts exceeding $1,000 to pay all laborers the prevailing wage for similar work	a	398,051 (51%)	386,479 (49%)
LRSS	Proposition 301	Administrative organization; Business regulations; Healthcare governance	Provide for the containment of healthcare costs until 1986 by promoting competition and limiting increases in healthcare rates	d	397,463 (49%)	420,162 (51%)
LRSS	Proposition 302	Healthcare governance; Administrative organization; Business regulations	Provide a variety of rules and regulations to limit the inflation of hospital prices and expansion from 1986 through 1990	d	432,913 (49%)	444,651 (51%)

Arkansas

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 62	Bond issue requirements	The measure allowed local governments to issue bonds for capital improvements.	a	395,336 (54%)	342,404 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 63	Administration of government; Taxes	The measure would have created a state tax commission and exempted certain personal property from ad valorem taxes.	d	309,811 (41%)	452,612 (59%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 64	Executive official term limits	The measure established a four-year term limit for state constitutional officers.	a	499,083 (64%)	277,735 (36%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 66	Gambling policy	The measure would have legalized and regulated gambling in Garland County.	d	236,625 (30%)	561,825 (70%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 67	Taxes; Game and fish commissions	The measure would have authorized a sales tax of 1/8 of one percent, and provided for the revenues from this tax to be used by the State Game and Fish Commission.	d	350,276 (45%)	434,114 (55%)
LRSS	Referred Question Act 535	Bond issues; Drinking water systems	Authorized the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue up to $100 million in bonds for waste disposal system development	d	362,562 (49%)	374,231 (51%)

California

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 25	Water; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $325,000,000 for water pollution conservation projects and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	6,509,295 (73%)	2,416,849 (27%)
BI	Proposition 26	Bond issues; Education	Allow for bonds up to $450,000,000 for the construction or improvement of public schools.	a	5,337,372 (61%)	3,451,296 (39%)
BI	Proposition 27	Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $100,000,000 for hazardous substance cleanup and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	6,302,811 (72%)	2,449,626 (28%)
BI	Proposition 28	Bond issues; Water	Allow for bonds up to $75,000,000 for improving water systems to meet minimum drinking water standards.	a	6,509,505 (74%)	2,344,558 (26%)
BI	Proposition 29	Bond issues; Veterans policy	Allow for bonds up to $650,000,000 for helping veterans purchase farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	5,845,487 (66%)	2,969,261 (34%)
BI	Proposition 30	Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $50,000,000 for funds for senior centers and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	5,903,868 (67%)	2,940,911 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 31	Taxes	Establish that the term "newly constructed" does not apply to fire-related improvements, for taxation purposes.	a	4,287,308 (51%)	4,158,673 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 32	State judiciary	Establish procedures for determining what cases the Supreme Court of California hears from the courts of appeals.	a	4,775,255 (59%)	3,280,276 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 33	Taxes	Allow the legislature to defer property tax payments for disabled people.	a	7,135,666 (82%)	1,542,818 (18%)
LRCA	Proposition 34	Taxes	Establish that the term "newly constructed" does not include any changes to certified historical structures.	d	3,993,004 (47%)	4,428,036 (53%)
CICA	Proposition 36	Taxes	Add restrictions to the taxation of real property and create restrictions on creating new taxes on real property.	d	4,052,993 (45%)	4,904,372 (55%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 37	Gambling policy	Authorize the establishment of s statewide lottery, prohibit gambling casinos, and establish a California State Lottery Commission.	a	5,398,096 (58%)	3,924,346 (42%)
CISS	Proposition 38	English language policy; Federal government issues	Require the governor of California write a letter to federal governmental officials requesting that all election materials be provided in English only.	a	6,390,676 (71%)	2,645,599 (29%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 39	Redistricting policy	Create a commission of retired or resigned appellate or lower court judges to adopt redistricting plans for state legislative, congressional, and Board of Equalization districts	d	3,995,762 (45%)	4,919,860 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 40	Campaign finance	Limit contributions to political campaigns and establish a fund to give eligible candidates matching amounts to the personal contributions of their opponents.	d	3,109,746 (36%)	5,640,473 (64%)
CISS	Proposition 41	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public assistance programs	Limit the amount of spending on certain public assistance programs.	d	3,427,127 (38%)	5,517,127 (62%)

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 16	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Allow for bonds up to $250,000,000 for the construction and improvement of county jails and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,906,093 (59%)	2,036,736 (41%)
BI	Proposition 17	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $300,000,000 for the construction and improvement of state correctional facilities.	a	2,835,869 (58%)	2,067,033 (42%)
BI	Proposition 18	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $370,000,000 for parks, beaches, recreation, or historical preservation.	a	3,088,486 (63%)	1,798,772 (37%)
BI	Proposition 19	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $85,000,000 for the Wildlife Conservation Board and the State Coastal Conservancy for the development of habitat areas.	a	3,132,792 (64%)	1,762,407 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	State legislative elections; State executive elections	Prevent those who have engaged in libelous or slanderous behavior towards an opponent from holding office.	a	2,472,075 (52%)	2,290,901 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Public employee retirement funds	Allow the legislature to authorize the investment of public retirement systems' funds in any investment.	a	2,440,568 (53%)	2,148,729 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Civil service	Exempt the chief investment officer, assistant chief investment officer, and principal fund managers of the PERS and STRS from state civil service.	d	2,181,491 (48%)	2,365,466 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Taxes; Earthquake infrastructure	Establish that "new construction" for property taxation purposes does not apply to changes made to buildings to comply with earthquake safety law.	a	2,476,934 (53%)	2,174,218 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 24	State legislatures measures	Change procedures relating to the legislature.	a	2,444,751 (53%)	2,162,024 (47%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 3	Abortion policy	Prohibit the use of public funds for abortions	a	627,343 (50%)	617,637 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	State executive official measures; Administration of government	Establish provisions relating to the appointment of the commissioner of insurance and exempting them from the state personnel system.	a	641,587 (59%)	449,362 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Voter registration	Establish the requirement of voter registration in order to vote in a number of elections and to be able to sign several types of petitions.	a	811,130 (73%)	304,208 (27%)
CISS	Amendment No. 4	Voter registration	Establish procedures for removing electors from the registration books, allow qualified elections to register to vote at state driver licensing stations, and allow voters to register up to 25 days before an election.	a	705,725 (61%)	447,803 (39%)
CICA	Amendment No. 5	Gambling policy	Establish provisions relating to the establishment of a casino control commission and allow casino gambling in Pueblo County.	d	406,989 (33%)	819,533 (67%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional rights	Add physical and mental disabilities to the list of traits under the equal protection clause of the state constitution	a	637,754 (78%)	180,955 (22%)
LRCA	Question 2	State executive branch structure; State executive powers and duties	Establish a procedure for a nine-member council that would determine when a governor is incapable of carrying out the duties of the office to enable the lieutenant-governor to take over	a	713,791 (88%)	95,116 (12%)
LRCA	Question 3	State executive branch structure	Create a Criminal Justice Commission to appoint prosecutors instead of the judicial branch	a	554,953 (73%)	208,631 (27%)

Delaware

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Charitable Gambling Advisory Question	Gambling policy	Advise the Delaware General Assembly to pass legislation allowing the state to license certain organizations to conduct lotteries	a	92,465 (74%)	33,318 (26%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions	Extend the exemption of homesteads and personal property from forced sale to any natural person	a	2,766,516 (79%)	734,785 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Corrections governance; Tax and revenue administration	Allow for the disbursement of state funds via electronic means, magnetic tape, or any other transfer medium and remove obsolete language about countersigning of warrants by the Governor	a	2,467,025 (73%)	919,675 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judicial selection	Establish that uniform rules of procedure be established by the judicial nominating commissions at each level of the court system and that proceedings of the commissions shall be open to the public	a	2,720,297 (82%)	590,960 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislative processes and sessions	Establish that legislators' speech and debate relating to their legislative duties is privileged and that they can not be questioned on it in any place other than the legislature	d	1,110,743 (33%)	2,216,910 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local government officials and elections	Allow county commissioners to be elected in the manner prescribed by law and allow boards of county commissioners to be made up of five or seven members	a	2,150,510 (64%)	1,195,654 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judicial selection	Require that a person be a member of the Florida state bar for the preceding five years to be eligible to be a county court judge and allow a person to be eligible to be appointed or elected as a county court judge in a county with a population of 40,000 or less if they are a member in good standing with the state bar	a	2,529,436 (75%)	823,219 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Bond issue requirements	Alter rules regarding general obligation bonds issued by the state	a	2,095,916 (65%)	1,109,900 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Public education funding; Business taxes; Bond issues	Provide for a levy on gross receipts to allow the continuation of funding of bonds for public education construction	a	2,553,332 (77%)	778,114 (23%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary oversight	Provide that a judge could be suspended from office upon a felony indictment and removed from office upon conviction	a	1,314,559 (94%)	83,497 (6%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	Administration of government	Authorize the creation of community improvement districts to provide governmental services	a	638,367 (54%)	541,027 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Ballot measure process; Land use and development policy	Require a local law that authorized the exercise of additional municipal redevelopment powers be approved by a majority of vote referendum in the municipalities affected	a	828,352 (72%)	324,986 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government	Provide that public officials could be suspended from office upon a felony indictment and removed from office upon conviction	a	1,286,591 (94%)	85,455 (6%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public education governance; Administrative organization	Authorize the State Board of Education to appoint the State School Superintendent	d	648,995 (49%)	679,469 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public employee retirement funds	Authorize the General Assembly to revise public retirement and pension laws, redefine involuntary separation and part-time service, and impose restrictions on benefits for future systems	a	887,528 (72%)	338,250 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State executive official measures; Public employee retirement funds	Prohibit retirement benefits for any past, present, or future Georgia Governor upon leaving office, based on involuntary separation except in cases of medical disability	a	1,005,677 (78%)	283,368 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State executive elections; State judicial selection; State legislative elections; Local government officials and elections	Declare the office of any elected official vacant if they qualify for another office with a term beginning more than 30 days before the expiration of their current term	a	965,952 (80%)	248,185 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes; Veterans policy	Change the eligibility and the amount for homestead exemptions for disabled veterans	a	848,849 (69%)	383,721 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Bond issue requirements	Authorize a general obligation debt to provide public library facilities	a	720,622 (59%)	491,494 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Agriculture policy; Property	Allow property qualifying for preferential assessment for agricultural purposes to be owned by an estate or trust with natural or naturalized citizens as heirs or beneficiaries	a	646,826 (57%)	483,563 (43%)
LRSS	Referendum 1	Taxes; Public education governance; Public education funding; Property	Recognize property used as the state headquarters of a nonprofit corporation promoting parent-teacher cooperation as an extension of public schools, and grant them ad valorem tax exemption	a	718,467 (61%)	464,620 (39%)
LRSS	Referendum 2	Taxes; Property; Transportation	Exempt motor vehicles used primarily for transporting handicapped or disabled students to and from any educational institution from ad valorem taxation	a	900,688 (72%)	345,204 (28%)
LRSS	Referendum 3	Property; Taxes	Exempt property of nonprofit homes for people with intellectual disabilities from ad valorem taxation	a	933,343 (76%)	295,707 (24%)

Hawaii

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	The amendment proposed, per House Bill No. 1213 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1983, that Article VII, Section 6 of the Hawaiian constitution be amended to eliminate the requirement that excess revenue be refunded to taxpayers if the general fund balance at the close of each two successive fiscal years exceeds five percent of the general fund revenues for each of the two fiscal years.	d	138,069 (46%)	162,042 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislatures measures	The amendment proposed, per House Bill No. 1947 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984, that Article III, Section 12 of the Hawaiian constitution be amended to allow the legislature to establish the deadline for introducing bills to be considered at any time during the session, by eliminating the current requirement that the deadline be no sooner than the twentieth day of the session and before the mandatory legislative recess.	a	177,060 (60%)	115,704 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Salaries of government officials	The amendment proposed, per Senate Bill No. 2072 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984, that Article III, Section 9 of the Hawaiian constitution be amended to allow the legislature to set the method, not the amount, by which its members will be paid. The legislature had passed a bill that provided for payment in equal monthly installments, with no increase in pay	a	185,231 (65%)	101,719 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislatures measures	The amendment proposed, per House Bill No. 1948 of the Twelfth Legislature, Regular Session of 1984, that Article III, Section 10 of the Hawaiian constitution, which required the legislature to recess each regular session for not less than five days at one time during the period between the twentieth and fortieth day of the session, be amended to remove the requirement that the recess of at least five days be taken consecutively, and allow the recess to be taken any time during the session after the deadline for introducing bills.	a	173,623 (62%)	105,591 (38%)

Idaho

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 5	Redistricting policy	d	148,383 (41%)	216,201 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 1	Taxes	d	186,505 (47%)	210,054 (53%)
LRCA	SJR 117	Water; State legislative authority	a	192,229 (53%)	169,087 (47%)

Illinois

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes; Veterans policy	It proposed that property used exclusively by veterans' organizations be exempt from property taxes.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because Illinois required that an amendment must receive a vote of at least three-fifths of those voting on the question or a majority of those voting in the election. This vote did not meet that standard.	d	1,147,864 (52%)	1,042,481 (48%)

Indiana

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	The amendment proposed that the state constitution be amended by removing or restating certain antiquated language or provisions to reflect contemporary conditions, practices or requirements.	a	851,106 (70%)	366,358 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government	The amendment proposed that the state constitution be amended to clarify and update provisions concerning legislative districts and their electors.	a	822,172 (70%)	359,696 (30%)

Iowa

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislatures measures; Administration of government	The measure allowed the legislature to void an adopted administrative rule of a state agency by the process of a joint resolution rather than only by statute.	a	419,036 (59%)	290,404 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure repealed the constitutional provision relating to the distribution of money subject to the support and maintenance of common schools.	a	391,433 (56%)	309,112 (44%)

Kentucky

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local official term limits; Law enforcement officers and departments	a	512,741 (63%)	303,987 (37%)

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	It proposed to limit state spending so that it did not exceed anticipated revenue. In addition, it proposed the investment of any surplus revenue to improve the financial climate in the state.	d	487,631 (39%)	750,295 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	This measure proposed that motor vehicles be exempt from ad valorem taxation at the state and parish level.	d	487,964 (40%)	729,818 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	This measure proposed that corporations could not deduct federal income taxes paid when calculating their state income tax. It proposed that this deduction be replaced by a legislatively determined deduction with a minimum amount of $1,000.	d	302,142 (24%)	942,009 (76%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislatures measures	This measure proposed that the legislature be required to hold an organizational meeting of not more than three days at the beginning of the session.	d	542,150 (46%)	649,325 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Civil service	It proposed to modify the makeup of the group of institutions that nominate individuals to serve on the New Orleans city civil service commission. It stated that Our Lady of Holy Cross College should replace St. Mary's Dominican College as one of the private colleges in the nominating group.	d	538,851 (46%)	639,831 (54%)

Maine

See also: Maine 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question 1	Bond issues; Higher education funding	Issue $13.425 million in bonds to fund the procurement of a tug boat for the Maine Maritime Academy and buildings at Maine Vocational-Technical Institutes	a	280,529 (54%)	238,172 (46%)
BI	Question 2	Bond issues; State judiciary structure	Issue $6 million in bonds to fund the construction of courthouses in Portland and Bath-Brunswick	d	224,348 (43%)	293,290 (57%)
BI	Question 3	Bond issues; Higher education funding	Issue $16.5 million in bonds to fund the construction and renovation of University of Maine facilities	a	299,385 (57%)	223,489 (43%)
BI	Question 4	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Issue $10.035 million in bonds to fund the Department of Corrections	a	276,886 (53%)	242,341 (47%)
LRCA	Question 5	Bond issue requirements	Require that bonds that are authorized by voters be deauthorized after five years if they are not issued by the state	a	309,717 (64%)	175,127 (36%)
LRCA	Question 6	Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues	Prohibit the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex	d	195,653 (37%)	333,998 (63%)
LRCA	Question 7	Public economic investment policy; Veterans policy	Allow the Maine legislature to ensure business loans owned completely or in part by a Maine veteran	a	296,299 (59%)	206,760 (41%)
LRCA	Question 8	Property tax exemptions	Exempt all watercraft from personal property tax as long as some watercraft are subject to a municipal excise tax	a	336,848 (67%)	169,286 (33%)

June 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Bond Issue to Fund Pollution Abatement and Hazardous Waste Clean Up Measure	Bond issues; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Issue $15.735 million in bonds to fund the cleanup of polluted waters and hazardous waste	a	66,430 (73%)	24,271 (27%)

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	a	902,015 (85%)	163,547 (15%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Administrative powers and rulemaking; State legislative authority	Allow the state legislature to make decisions on the implementation of administrative agencies' rules	d	1,280,948 (41%)	1,827,677 (59%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Severance taxes; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Restricted-use funds	Create the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and establish a board to manage the fund	a	2,066,554 (65%)	1,120,794 (35%)
CICA	Proposal C	Revenue and spending limits; Income taxes; Fees, licenses, and charges; Tax and revenue administration; State legislative vote requirements	Require voter approval for the adoption of new taxes or tax increases and amend certain taxes	d	1,376,141 (40%)	2,035,867 (60%)

Minnesota

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public land policy	Allow the exchange of state-owned lands for other lands owned by state or local governments	a	1,176,809 (66%)	611,200 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public education funding; Higher education funding	Remove restrictions on the investment of the permanent school fund and to allow the limits on the investment of the fund and the apportionment of the returns on the investment to school districts to be set by law	a	1,139,390 (64%)	631,378 (36%)

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Administration of government	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 109. The amendment proposed to prohibit a public employee from using their official position within the government for gain in government contracts. The amendment also proposes to repeal Section 107, in which it is stated that all stationary, printing paper and fuel used by the legislature and other branches of government be furnished under contract and that no government employee, elected, hired or appointed, shall have interest in the contracted entity. The amendment also repeals Section 210, which states that no public employee shall be interested in the sale or profit of any books, apparatus or furniture to be used in public schools.	d	251,742 (42%)	348,999 (58%)

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public employee retirement funds	Permit local government retirement systems to grant cost-of-living adjustments to retirees, provided the system remains financially stable, with local governments deciding the costs based on benefits and funding methods	a	1,144,445 (62%)	715,076 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Civil service; Private health insurance	Authorize health insurance benefits for the dependents of public employees	a	918,596 (50%)	917,812 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gambling policy	Authorize a state lottery and require the legislature to set regulations and allocate funds, with all costs covered by lottery revenue	a	1,369,910 (70%)	590,648 (30%)
CICA	Amendment 7	Administrative organization; Gambling policy	Authorize pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing, establish the Missouri Horse Racing Commission, allocate funds to the Commission and various programs, allow counties to ban wagering, and require the state to cover initial costs until wagering revenues are generated	a	1,157,664 (60%)	771,437 (40%)
CISS	Proposition B	Business regulations; Utility policy; Nuclear energy	Limit what costs electric companies can pass on to consumers, including unapproved nuclear waste disposal	d	650,895 (33%)	1,317,444 (67%)

August 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 2	Sales taxes; Parks, land, and natural area conservation		a	425,148 (50%)	423,449 (50%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 4	Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements; Property taxes		d	330,325 (41%)	466,271 (59%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 6	Administrative organization		a	491,769 (61%)	316,479 (39%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	C-13	State judiciary oversight	a	287,926 (81%)	68,251 (19%)
LRCA	C-14	Redistricting policy	a	214,956 (66%)	109,813 (34%)
CISS	I-96	Administrative organization; Business regulations; Agriculture policy; Food policy	d	145,342 (40%)	222,200 (60%)
CISS	I-97	Healthcare; Business regulations	a	194,285 (53%)	171,448 (47%)

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement funding; Public education funding	Allow proceeds from forfeited or confiscated property to be divided among school funds and counties for the purpose of drug enforcement	a	392,824 (69%)	180,137 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary oversight	Change provisions and procedures relating to disciplinary actions against judges	a	411,193 (78%)	119,207 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local government finance and taxes	Allow municipalities to incur indebtedness to rehabilitate, acquire, and redevelop blighted property	a	352,346 (66%)	177,515 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Agriculture policy; Land use and development policy	Authorize the legislature to classify agricultural and horticultural land separately	a	411,868 (70%)	175,546 (30%)

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes	Exempt food for human consumption, excluding alcoholic beverages and prepared food, from any tax on sale or use.	a	225,611 (83%)	45,316 (17%)
LRSS	Question 10	Sales taxes	Tax 60% of materials for new manufactured homes and exempt used homes previously taxed in the state.	d	103,399 (40%)	156,676 (60%)
BI	Question 11	Bond issues	Issue $20 million in bonds to purchase private land in the Tahoe Basin for conservation and pollution reduction.	d	119,385 (45%)	143,499 (55%)
CICA	Question 12	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Revenue and spending limits; State legislative vote requirements; Property taxes	Require a two-thirds legislative vote and majority voter approval to raise most taxes and fees, with a 5% cap on property tax increases.	d	132,688 (48%)	143,874 (52%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative authority; Property taxes; Mineral resources	Allow the taxation of mining proceeds at a different rate from other property, up to a maximum of 5 percent.	d	126,899 (49%)	133,748 (51%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative authority; State judiciary structure	Allow the legislature to increase, but not decrease, the number of district judges during a term.	d	128,007 (49%)	134,816 (51%)
LRCA	Question 4	Banking policy	Allow public money deposits in mutually owned financial institutions.	d	113,858 (43%)	148,151 (57%)
LRCA	Question 5	State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the legislature to delegate technical reconciliation of statute changes to the legislative counsel.	d	78,169 (31%)	175,878 (69%)
LRCA	Question 6	Debt limits; Public economic investment policy; State legislative authority	Exempt state-issued debt for purchasing local government bonds from the state debt limit.	d	73,757 (29%)	179,793 (71%)
LRCA	Question 7	State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions	Require the legislature to set permanent committee rules, changeable only by both houses and the governor’s approval.	d	121,010 (48%)	131,272 (52%)
LRSS	Question 8	Sales taxes	Exclude trade-in vehicle values from sales tax and end exemptions for occasional sales, except within families.	d	99,197 (38%)	162,719 (62%)
BI	Question 9	Bond issues	Issue up to $10 million in state bonds to fund the construction and expansion of public libraries.	a	152,245 (57%)	114,572 (43%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Budget Bill May not Establish Law	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment proposed to prohibit budget bills from establishing or modifying law not related to expenditures.	a	262,572 (81%)	62,047 (19%)
CCRCA	Civil Case Jury Trial Amount	Jury rules; Civil trials	This amendment proposed to raise the threshold needed to have a jury trial in a civil case from $500 to $5,000.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receives greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.	d	217,717 (64%)	121,222 (36%)
CCRCA	Criminal Insanity Standards	Constitutional rights	This amendment proposed to change the standard for committing an individual in a criminal insantiy proceeding. It proposed that the state must establish mental illness by "clear and convincing evidence" rather than "proof beyond reasonable doubt".	a	258,452 (76%)	82,736 (24%)
CCRCA	Eliminate Power to Extend Legislative Recess	State legislatures measures; State executive official measures	This amendment proposed to eliminate the power of the governor and the executive council to extend the recess of the legislature without its consent.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.	d	204,745 (62%)	122,909 (38%)
CCRCA	Full Funding	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	This amendment proposed to require full funding for any "new, expanded or modified" programs requiring local expenditure.	a	237,210 (70%)	99,609 (30%)
LRCA	Incapacitated Governor	State executive official measures	This amendment proposed the line of succession of state officials in case of the incapacitation of the governor. It also detailed when to declare the office vacant and when to hold a special election to fill the vacancy.	a	247,393 (85%)	44,763 (15%)
CCRCA	Legislative Mileage	State legislatures measures	This amendment proposed to restrict mileage payments to legislators to 45 days per session. It also proposed annual legislative sessions.	a	247,257 (74%)	85,314 (26%)
CCRCA	Legislature Size	State legislatures measures	This amendment proposed to decrease the size of the House of Representatives by 12 while increasing the size of the Senate by 12.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.	d	204,123 (62%)	127,682 (38%)
LRCA	Present Council Votes	State legislatures measures	This amendment proposed that votes for councilors be presented to the legislature in early January.	a	215,083 (77%)	65,480 (23%)
CCRCA	Reduce Age Requirements	State legislatures measures	This amendment proposed to reduce the age requirements for the state Senate and Executive Council to age 25.	d	169,158 (48%)	180,017 (52%)
CCRCA	Retirement System Assets and Funding	Public employee retirement funds	This amendment proposed that all assets of retirement systems operated by the state be used only for the retirement system. It also proposed that the New Hampshire retirement system be fully funded each fiscal year.	a	288,994 (86%)	48,690 (14%)
LRCA	Term Limits for Governor	State executive official measures	This amendment proposed limiting the governor's tenure to two consecutive terms.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.	d	193,506 (64%)	110,700 (36%)
CCRCA	Voting Accessibility	Constitutional rights	This amendment proposed to make registration and polling places accessible to disabled and elderly voters.	a	306,771 (85%)	52,826 (15%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Public Question No. 1	Bond issues	The Jobs, Science and Technology Bond Act of 1984 authorized $90 million in bonds to establish a network of advanced technology centers at institutions of higher education with the intent of creating jobs.	a	1,450,924 (62%)	888,757 (38%)
BI	Public Question No. 2	Bond issues	The New Jersey Human Services Facilities Construction Bond Act of 1984 authorized $60 million in bonds for human services facilities.	a	1,442,331 (62%)	891,172 (38%)
LRCA	Public Question No. 3	Bond issues	The amendment to Article VIII, Section 2 of the New Jersey Constitution allocated the revenues from 2.5 cents per gallon of the motor fuels tax to a special account in the state general fund for 17 years in order to fund work on the transportation system.	a	1,495,707 (64%)	828,295 (36%)
LRCA	Public Question No. 4	Gambling policy	The amendment allowed senior citizen organizations to conduct raffles for their benefit.	a	2,074,417 (86%)	342,344 (14%)
LRCA	Public Question No. 5	Taxes	The amendment allowed those qualifying for the veterans' tax deduction and the senior tax deduction to receive both.	a	2,091,176 (85%)	356,088 (15%)
LRCA	Public Question No. 6	Taxes	The amendment to Article VIII, Section 1, paragraph 7 of the New Jersey Constitution prohibited future state taxation on Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits.	a	1,858,918 (78%)	519,913 (22%)

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Local government organization	The referendum required new services on the county and municipal level be funded before they can have the force of law.	a	220,101 (77%)	64,684 (23%)

New York

See also: New York 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local official term limits	Authorize the legislature to set three- or four-year terms for sheriffs and county clerks.	a	2,118,846 (67%)	1,020,593 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling policy	Authorize the legislature to adjust prize-limit restrictions for certain charitable games of chance.	a	1,803,103 (57%)	1,387,489 (43%)

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Attorney General and District Attorneys Requirements Amendment	State executive elections; Local government officials and elections	Require the attorney general and district attorneys to be licensed to practice law before election or appointment.	a	1,159,460 (76%)	357,796 (24%)

May 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Agricultural Bonds Agency Amendment	Agriculture policy; Administrative organization; Bond issue requirements	Authorize the creation of an agency to issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of agricultural facilities.	a	420,405 (54%)	360,009 (46%)

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State executive official measures	d	123,365 (43%)	162,309 (57%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislative processes and sessions	a	177,733 (67%)	86,792 (33%)
CICA	Measure 3	Firearms policy	a	236,596 (80%)	58,582 (20%)
CISS	Measure 4	Higher education governance; Higher education funding	d	107,357 (37%)	182,989 (63%)

June 12

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Public education governance	a	55,519 (67%)	26,758 (33%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislative structure; State legislative processes and sessions	a	46,500 (58%)	34,039 (42%)
VR	Measure 3	Higher education governance	d	41,234 (45%)	51,080 (55%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 570	Property taxes; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow counties with populations over 250,000 and a park system to levy up to 3 mills for park construction and maintenance.	d	406,998 (36%)	734,365 (64%)
LRCA	State Question 571	Tort law; Civil trials	Allow the legislature to set damage limits for claims against the state or its subdivisions for personal injuries resulting in death.	d	555,822 (49%)	580,326 (51%)
LRCA	State Question 572	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase the school district debt limit from 10% to 15% of taxable property value, requiring voter approval for any increase.	d	543,020 (48%)	591,950 (52%)
LRCA	State Question 573	Highways and bridges; Prison and jail funding; Property taxes	Allow counties to impose an additional ad valorem tax of up to 5 mills for constructing and maintaining county roads and jails.	d	457,192 (40%)	673,398 (60%)
LRCA	State Question 574	Utility policy	Allow cities, towns, and counties to incur debt for public utilities with approval from at least three-fourths of their governing body.	d	371,986 (33%)	747,654 (67%)
LRCA	State Question 575	Property taxes; Healthcare facility funding	Allow counties to levy an additional ad valorem tax of up to 3.5 mills to fund health care for poor residents.	d	459,923 (41%)	663,156 (59%)
LRCA	State Question 576	Civil trials; Jury rules; Criminal trials	Increase grand jury petition requirements to 400-800 signatures and 2% of the county population.	d	437,878 (39%)	672,716 (61%)
LRCA	State Question 579	Local government organization	Allow cities, towns, or counties to create transportation service districts for providing transportation.	d	467,028 (42%)	648,112 (58%)
LRCA	State Question 580	Taxes	Authorize local school districts to propose an annual incentive tax levy of up to 20 mills on taxable property.	d	486,607 (44%)	630,263 (56%)
LRCA	State Question 582	Taxes; Property	Tax for-profit schools, maintain nonprofit school exemptions, and remove Civil War soldier and widow exemptions.	a	577,316 (51%)	545,316 (49%)

September 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	State Question 563	Alcohol laws	Rename the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, remove Senate confirmation, and let the Legislature regulate and tax alcohol.	a	425,803 (52%)	396,923 (48%)

August 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 561	Property taxes; Healthcare facility funding	Increase the maximum ad valorem tax levy from 2.5 to 5 mills for county health departments.	d	291,704 (48%)	314,049 (52%)
LRCA	State Question 578	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Remove outdated language, eliminate payment limits, and grant the legislature authority over payment formulas.	a	308,263 (52%)	288,590 (48%)
LRCA	State Question 581	Water; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow state funds for public water and sewage projects using the Water Development and Resources Funds.	a	397,272 (66%)	206,488 (34%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Recall process	Change minimum signatures for a recall referendum from 25% of voters in the last Supreme Court justice elections to 15% of voters in the last gubernatorial election.	a	664,464 (59%)	470,139 (41%)
CICA	Measure 2	Taxes; Property	Limit real property tax to less than 1.5% of 1981 assessed property value and require a majority popular vote for new or increased taxes.	d	599,424 (49%)	616,252 (51%)
CISS	Measure 3	Utility policy	Establish the Citizens’ Utility Board, a nonprofit public corporation funded by voluntary contributions to represent the interests of utility consumers.	a	637,968 (53%)	556,826 (47%)
CICA	Measure 4	Gambling policy; Public economic investment policy	Establish a lottery commission to organize and operate games other than bingo, parimutuel racing, or social gaming, with profits to be used for economic development.	a	794,441 (66%)	412,341 (34%)
CISS	Measure 5	Gambling policy	Regulate the state lottery by establishing qualifications for commission, director, retailers, vendors, and contractors.	a	786,933 (66%)	399,231 (34%)
CICA	Measure 6	Death penalty	Permit the death penalty for aggravated murder with a unanimous jury decision, exempting it from the Oregon Bill of Rights protections.	a	653,009 (56%)	521,687 (44%)
CISS	Measure 7	Death penalty	Require the death penalty by lethal injection for aggravated murder when an unanimous jury finds a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.	a	893,818 (75%)	295,988 (25%)
CISS	Measure 8	Civil and criminal trials; Law enforcement	Revise criminal trial statutes, give prosecutors more control, allow joint trials for multiple defendants, and prohibit dismissals after civil compromises.	d	552,410 (48%)	597,964 (52%)
CISS	Measure 9	Nuclear energy	Add requirements for the Energy Facility Siting Council to assess and secure radioactive isotopes disposal sites, preventing environmental risks.	a	655,973 (56%)	524,214 (44%)

May 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the state to borrow and lend money up to one percent of the true cash value of all taxable property for public works projects.	d	332,175 (48%)	365,571 (52%)
LRSS	Measure 2	Transportation; Taxes	Increase the minimum registration fee by $10, "farm truck license” fee by 20¢ per 100 pounds, and fees for specified vehicles by up to $20.	d	234,060 (32%)	487,457 (68%)

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Property; Taxes	make uniform special real property tax provisions applicable to taxpayers	a	1,499,771 (57%)	1,132,296 (43%)
LRCA	Question 2	Criminal trials	amend the state constitution to allow the use of a suppressed voluntary admission or voluntary confession in criminal trials	a	1,542,142 (59%)	1,076,343 (41%)

April 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	authorize $190 million in bonds for economic redevelopment programs	a	726,742 (64%)	417,351 (36%)

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
	Proposal 1	State constitutional conventions		a	159,801 (54%)	137,096 (46%)
BI	Proposal 10	Bond issues	The measure authorized $8 million in bonds to construct, acquire, renovate and furnish group facilities for the physically and mentally disabled.	a	213,196 (67%)	104,693 (33%)
BI	Proposal 11	Bond issues	The measure authorized $9.975 million in bonds for work on highways, bridge replacement and highway safety projects.	a	178,054 (59%)	125,847 (41%)
BI	Proposal 12	Bond issues	The measure authorized $10.6 million for a medium-security prison.	d	136,640 (46%)	162,443 (54%)
BI	Proposal 13	Bond issues	The amendment would have authorized $14 million in total for capital development.	d	133,734 (47%)	153,301 (53%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions	The amendment would have allowed those convicted of a felony to regain the right to vote upon completion of their sentences.	d	138,061 (47%)	154,748 (53%)
LRCA	Proposal 3	Bail policy; Criminal trials	The amendment allowed bail to be denied to those charged with a crime involving the use or threat thereof of a dangerous weapon if the proof or presumption of their guilt is substantial. The accused must have first been previously convicted of a similar crime or an offense punishable by life imprisonment.	a	200,556 (66%)	101,857 (34%)
BI	Proposal 4	Bond issues	The measure authorized $2.2 million to establish a facility for high technology and management science at Rhode Island College.	a	172,783 (55%)	143,630 (45%)
BI	Proposal 5	Bond issues	The measure authorized $2.6 million in bonds for equipment at vocational schools and improvements at the Rhode Island School for the Deaf.	a	160,287 (63%)	94,054 (37%)
BI	Proposal 6	Bond issues	The measure authorized $3 million in bonds for state port facilities.	a	183,644 (61%)	119,299 (39%)
BI	Proposal 7	Bond issues; Telecommunications infrastructure	The measure authorized $5 million to implement a statewide emergency telephone system, or E911.	a	235,120 (71%)	94,370 (29%)
BI	Proposal 8	Bond issues	The measure authorized up to $5 million in bonds for the Environmental Response Fund with the purpose of studying hazardous waste sites.	a	164,486 (55%)	132,112 (45%)
BI	Proposal 9	Bond issues	The measure authorized up to $5 million in bonds to provide financial aid to homeowners needing to fix failed septic or water systems and grants to municipalities to extend their sewer and water supply lines.	a	170,138 (57%)	130,570 (43%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	State executive powers and duties; Administrative organization; Public education governance	Combine the duties of the state treasurer and the commissioner of school and public lands	d	142,985 (50%)	143,276 (50%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 1	Nuclear energy; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require a statewide vote to allow nuclear waste disposal or join interstate disposal compacts	a	182,952 (62%)	112,161 (38%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 3	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	Require South Dakota’s Governor to urge federal officials to seek a nuclear freeze	d	135,307 (48%)	148,705 (52%)
IndISS	Initiative 2	Public education governance	Prohibit the school board from setting the first day of the school year earlier than the first Tuesday of September	a	145,472 (50%)	144,908 (50%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Business regulations; Banking policy	Grant state banks the same rights and privileges as national banks	a	2,967,984 (75%)	994,084 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Education	Create a special higher education assistance fund for construction, restructure the Texas permanent university fund, and increase eligibility for fund recipients	a	2,926,392 (72%)	1,145,819 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Public employee retirement funds	Provide assistance to the surviving dependent parents, brothers, and sisters of certain public employees who are killed while on duty	a	2,559,892 (64%)	1,469,551 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Local government officials and elections	Abolish the office of county treasurer in Bexar and Collin counties	a	2,291,452 (68%)	1,091,186 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Administration of government; State executive official measures	Authorize the state senate to fill vacancies in the lieutenant governor position should they arise	a	2,377,602 (63%)	1,426,217 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Insurance policy	Allow public funds for payment of mutual insurance policies and annuity premiums, enabling government entities to buy insurance from mutual insurance companies	d	1,301,880 (35%)	2,406,003 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State judiciary	Expand grounds for disciplining judicial officials, broaden the jurisdiction of the state commission on judicial conduct, and alter its composition	a	2,858,130 (77%)	854,655 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Set per diem for members of the legislature to the maximum allowable amount that still qualifies for deduction from federal income taxation	d	1,233,314 (33%)	2,504,733 (67%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative A	Sexual content regulations; Business regulations	Make the distribution of obscene material over cable TV a crime	d	238,734 (39%)	373,361 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Vehicle and driver regulations; Property tax exemptions	Allow the legislature to exempt motor vehicles from property tax and instead create a registration fee	a	313,196 (52%)	283,450 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State legislative processes and sessions	Adjust the length of legislative sessions to 45 days each year	a	381,874 (66%)	197,085 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State judiciary oversight; State judicial authority; Local government officials and elections; State judicial selection; State judiciary structure	Amend the Judicial Article of the constitution	a	316,272 (56%)	249,942 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Public education funding; Restricted-use funds	Change the revenue sources of the State School Fund and the Uniform School Fund	a	366,702 (64%)	205,077 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	State legislative authority; Firearms policy	Permit the legislature to define the lawful use of firearms	a	370,566 (62%)	231,413 (38%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Local government organization; Local government officials and elections	Allow members of local government bodies to be elected or appointed to fill vacancies in the office of mayor or board chairman	a	1,131,019 (71%)	468,843 (29%)
LRCA	Question 2	Balanced budget requirements	Require a balanced state budget	a	1,194,262 (74%)	411,689 (26%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 456	American Indian issues; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Provide that natural resources should be managed by the state alone and petition the United States Congress to decommercialize steelheads.	a	916,855 (53%)	807,825 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 464	Tax and revenue administration; Sales taxes	Exclude the value of a trade-in from the selling price for sales and use tax purposes when trading in property of like kind	a	1,175,781 (69%)	529,560 (31%)
CISS	Initiative 471	Abortion policy	Prohibit the public funding of abortion except to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or her unborn child.	d	838,083 (47%)	949,921 (53%)

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 1984 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling policy	This amendment created the West Virginia Lottery.	a	437,357 (67%)	219,453 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans policy; Bond issues		a	340,462 (57%)	252,491 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Religion in public schools		a	511,057 (78%)	145,835 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Sales taxes; Public education funding	This amendment would have "provided for a statewide excess school levy and would have established a dedicated 1-cent sales tax for school construction and repair."	d	285,771 (46%)	341,426 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes		a	451,488 (70%)	195,172 (30%)

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