1990 ballot measures

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Alabama

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Alaska

See also: Alaska 1990 ballot measures

August 28:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Railroad Initiative	Business regulation	Amendments to Alaska Railroad Act	d
IndISS	Gambling Board Initiative	Gaming	Create an Alaska Gambling Board	d

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Marijuana Criminalization	Marijuana	Criminalize possession of marijuana	a
LRCA	Budget Reserve	State budgets	Create a budget reserve fund	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LR	Proposition 100	State and Private Property	Authorizes the state to exchange state trust land for public or private land	d
LR	Proposition 101	Public Debt	Prescribes purposes for which a city or town may incur additional voter-approved debt	d
LR	Proposition 102	Jurisdiction	Increases the jurisdiction of justice of the peace courts and other courts inferior to the superior court	a
CICA	Proposition 103	Education	Establishing a classroom improvement program to improve the quality of public schools	d
CICA	Proposition 104	Criminal Justice	Recognizing victims' rights to justice and due process	a
CICA	Proposition 105	Accident Damages	Relating to compensation for motor vehicle accidents	d
CICA	Proposition 200	Gaming Revenue	Lottery revenues for the two state funds.	a
CICA	Proposition 201	Business Regulation	Establishing an Insurance Consumer Office	d
CICA	Proposition 202	Recycling	Establishing waste reduction, recycling and management plan	d
CICA	Proposition 203	Business Regulation	"No Fault" Auto Insurance	d
CR	Proposition 300	Legislature Salary	Increase the salaries of legislators	d
VR	Proposition 301	Public Holidays	Providing that the third Monday in January is a legal holiday known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	d
VR	Proposition 302	Public Holidays	Providing that the third Monday in January is a legal holiday known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	d

California

See also: California 1990 ballot propositions

June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 107	Bonds	$150 million to provide funds for housing programs	a
LBM	Proposition 108	Bonds	$1 billion for light-rail expenditures	a
LRCA	Proposition 109	Admin of gov't	Governor has 29 days (up from 12) to review bills after adjournment in first year of legislative session	a
LRCA	Proposition 110	Taxes	Property tax exemption for severely disabled persons.	a
LRCA	Proposition 111	Taxes	55% increase in truck weight fees, 5-cent increase in fuel tax starting in 1990, more later	a
LRCA	Proposition 112	State legislature	Elected officials can't accept compensation for representing another before a state agency.	a
LRSS	Proposition 113	Regulation	Renewal of chiropractor licenses during month of birth rather than on January 1 of each year	a
LRSS	Proposition 114	Judiciary	Increase the numbers & types of peace officers covered by the Briggs Death Penalty Act	a
CICA	Proposition 115	Judiciary	Those accused of crimes to have no greater constitutional rights than afforded under federal constitution	a
CISS	Proposition 116	Bonds	$1.99 billion for passenger and commuter rail	a
CISS	Proposition 117	Animals	Habitat and wildlife protection	a
CICA	Proposition 118	Legislature	Redistricting plan requires 2/3 vote of each house, approval by voters	d
CICA	Proposition 119	Legislature	12-person commission to re-draw legislative district boundaries after each census	d
LBM	Proposition 120	Bonds	$450 million for prisons	a
LBM	Proposition 121	Bonds	$450 million for higher education	a
LBM	Proposition 122	Bonds	$300 million for earthquake safety	a
LBM	Proposition 123	Bonds	$800 million for public schools	a

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 124	Regulation	Local hospital districts allowed to own stock of corporations engaging in any health-related business	d
LRCA	Proposition 125	Budget	Revenues raised from taxes on motor vehicle fuels can be used for various rail transit expenditures	d
LRCA	Proposition 126	Taxes	Increase tax on alcohol	d
LRCA	Proposition 127	Taxes	Property value increases due to installing earthquake safety improvements not subject to property tax	a
CISS	Proposition 128	Bonds	$340 million for acquiring ancient redwoods and pesticide research	d
CICA	Proposition 129	Bonds	$1.9 billion for drug enforcement programs	d
CISS	Proposition 130	Bonds	$742 million for forest acquisition	d
CICA	Proposition 131	Elections	Term limits, campaign finance changes. Repeal of Prop 68 and Prop 78 passed in 1988.	d
CICA	Proposition 132	Taxes	Additional fees and licensing for sport-fishing and for using gill and trammel nets	a
CISS	Proposition 133	Law enforcement	Tax increase for drug crime enforcement and education	d
CICA	Proposition 134	Taxes	Surtax on alcohol	d
CISS	Proposition 135	Environment	Pesticide regulations	d
CICA	Proposition 136	Elections	Establishes right to vote on certain tax increases	d
CICA	Proposition 137	Direct democracy	Voter approval of statutes that establish procedures for statewide or local initiatives or referendums	d
CISS	Proposition 138	Bonds	$300 million in bonds for forests and timberland	d
CICA	Proposition 139	Law enforcement	Prison and jail officials allowed to contract with outside agencies for inmate labor	a
CICA	Proposition 140	Term limits	California senators limited to 2 terms (8 years), assemblymen to 3 terms (6 years)	a
LRSS	Proposition 141	Regulation	Businesses prohibited from releasing carcinogenic chemicals into water	d
LBM	Proposition 142	Bonds	$400 million for bonds for veteran housing	a
LBM	Proposition 143	Bonds	$450 million in bonds for higher education	d
LBM	Proposition 144	Bonds	$450 million for construction of jails and prisons	d
LBM	Proposition 145	Bonds	$200 million for bonds/first-time homebuyers	d
LBM	Proposition 146	Bonds	$800 million for public schools	a
LBM	Proposition 147	Bonds	$225 million for county jails	d
LBM	Proposition 148	Bonds	$380 million for water projects	d
LBM	Proposition 149	Bonds	$437 million for parks, recreation	d
LBM	Proposition 150	Bonds	$200 million for county courthouses	d
LBM	Proposition 151	Bonds	$30 million for child care facilities	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Gaming	Requiring voter approval for certain state and local revenue increases	d
CICA	Issue 4	Gaming	Legalizing limited gaming	a
CICA	Issue 5	Term limits	Regarding term limits for elected officials	a
LRSS	Referendum 2	Elections	Authorizing the conduct of presidential primary elections	a
LRCA	Referendum 3	Legal	Repeal of certain obsolete provisions from the Colorado Constitution	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Administration of gov't	Set timing of when state legislature meets	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Firearms	Mandatory period of three days between urchase and delivery at retail of any handgun.	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State budgets	Excuse municipalities from general laws requiring them to spend funds under certain circumstances	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Administration of gov't	Provide that certain votes of state legislators be recorded	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1990 ballot measures

=November 1990 General Election=

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	HJR 14	Natural Resources	Fees on Fish and Game Land	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Changes redemption periods for property sold for non-payment of taxes	a

Iowa

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Constitutional Convention Question	Admin of gov't	Constitutional Convention	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Allowing the General Assembly to call itself into special legislative session upon petition by two-thirds of the membership of the General Assembly	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	General Assembly having the authority to establish a process which allows it, or an agency or a committee it designates, to review, approve, or reject any administrative regulation of an officer or agency of the executive department during or between regular sessions of the General Assembly	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Removing from the Kentucky Constitution various detailed limitations related to the General Assembly authority to classify and regulate cities; grant cities "home rule" powers; set limits on local government tax rates and debt capacity; regulate city elections and the terms in office of city council and commission members; and regulate local government taxing powers; including the power to grant limited tax exemptions to businesses and industries	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Providing a tax exemption for the real property owned and occupied by, and personal property, both tangible and intangible, owned by, institutions of religion	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1990 ballot measures

October 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Changes Date of Legislative Session to 3rd Monday in March Act 1095	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Natural Resources	Provides Revenue Est. Conference, Mineral Rev Trust	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State Spending	Tightens 8G Admin. Cost & Elem/Sec Spending	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gambling	Creates a state lottery	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of gov't	Permits COA to review admin. decisions in WC	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of gov't	Creates Civil Ser comm for state police	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin of gov't	Remove Leg Auth Supp Pay Civil Service Emp	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Education	colleges to acquire stock in exchange for intelligence payments	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Prohibits local inheritance tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Allows locally granted inven. tax exemptions	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Allow added 5 yr tax break for improve downtown history	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Taxes	Provide tax exemption leased non profit homeless	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	New Orleans Council to levy up to 10 Mills P/FD w/o exam	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Taxes	local governments to donate, loan or pledge taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Taxes	Allocates Portion of Lignite Tax to Parish of Property	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Maine Stores Opening on Sundays Act, Question 1 (1990)	Business regulation	Regarding stores open on Sundays/holidays.	a
LRCA	Maine Housing Loan Repayment Guarantee, Question 2 (1990)	State budgets	Guarantee repayment by the state government of housing loans.	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Constitutional Convention	Admin of gov't	Constitutional Convention	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Census Question	Administration of Government	Repeal the state census	a
CISS	Consultant Use	Administration of government	Limit state use of consultants	d
CISS	Income Tax	Income Tax	Change the income tax law; regulate state agency fees	d
CISS	Party Nominations	Campaigns	Regarding the establishment of political parties/nominations	a
CISS	Local Aid Fund	Administration of Government	Regulate the local aid fund	a
Advisory	Candidate Air Time	Business Regulation	Regarding free and equal radio and television time for candidates	a

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Dedicate 40% of the state lottery proceeds to the environment and natural resources trust fund until the year 2001.	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1990 ballot measures

August 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Remove various regulations on bingo operations	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	Create neighborhood improvement districts and the ability to take on debt by vote for funding the improvements	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Would have required a 4/7ths majority of those voting to approve certain operating levies	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Create Department of Insurance and Office of Consumer Affairs	a

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition A	Environment	Would enact statute to create Natural Streams Commission to adopt management plans and regulations	d

Montana

See also: Montana 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Constitutional Convention CC-1	Admin of gov't	Question whether there should be a Constitutional Convention	d
LRCA	C-21	Elections	Requires a valid election to be held on qualified ballot issues	a
CICA	CI-55	Taxes	Repeal existing taxes and require state funding through trade charge	d
CISS	I-115	Tobacco	Increase sales tax on cigarettes and tobacco	d

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Measure 404	Gambling	Establish a state lottery system operated by nonprofit organizations	d
CICA	Measure 405	Gambling	Limit the annual increase of state and local taxes and spending to 2%	d
VR	Measure 406	Taxes	A referendum on where to retain an increase sales and income taxes to support schools	a
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Define agricultural and horticultural land as distinct property class for tax purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judicial reform	Provide right to appeal and appellate court	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of Gov't	Allow municipalities to use local revenue sources for economic and industrial development with voter approval	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Create Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judicial reform	Establish a family court as a division of the district court	a
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling	Allow for the operation of charitable lotteries	a
LRSS	Question 3	Taxes	Create an exemption to the 1955 Sales and Use Tax Act for textbooks sold throughout the University of Nevada System	a
LRSS	Question 4	Taxes	Create an exemption to the 1955 Sales and Use Tax Act for gold, silver, and platinum bars and medallions bearing the state seal	d
Bond	Question 5	Bonds	Issues bonds of up to $47.2 million for projects and improvements relating to state parks, wetlands, and wildlife resources	a
CISS	Question 6	Taxes	Adopt a corporate tax to help fund education	d
VR	Question 7	Abortion	Approval of statue NRS 442.250, "Conditions under which abortion permitted"	a
CICA	Question 9	Taxes	Prohibit a state personal income tax	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Public Question 1
	Public Question 2

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LR	Constitutional Measure 1 (Primary)	Legislatures	Removes the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the state senate and requires the presiding officer of the senate to be elected from the membership of the senate.	d
LR	Constitutional Measure 1 (General)	Legislatures	Provides that bills passed by the Legislative Assembly become effective on August 1 after passage, or 90 days after filing with the Secretary of State if filed between August 1 and January 1 of the following year.	d
LR	Constitutional Measure 2 (Primary)	State Budgets	Provide that resources trust fund is a constitutional trust fund and provide for transfer of funds to resources trust fund.	a
LR	Constitutional Measure 2 (General)	State Budgets	Provides that if the Governor appoints a Supreme Court justice or district court judge less than one year before a general election, the appointment continues until the following general election	d
LR	Constitutional Measure 3 (Primary)	State Budgets	Relates to use of coal severance taxes deposited in permanent coal development trust fund	a
LR	Constitutional Measure 3 (General)	Education	Defines "graduate" to include only a recipient of a baccalaureate degree and not a recipient of an associated or advanced degree relating for membership on the State Board of Higher Education.	d
LR	Constitutional Measure 4	State & Local Government	Moves the State Auditor from the executive to the legislative branch after 1992.	d
CICA	Initiated Measure 4	Education	Provides for a one percent increase in state sales and use tax, motor vehicle excise tax, and aircraft excise tax to support elementary, secondary, adult, and vocational education.	d
CICA	Initiated Measure 5	Gambling & Lotteries	Provides that the Legislative Assembly shall by law allow private citizens and for-profit organizations to conduct games of chance in Roland Township in Bottineau County and to retain resulting net proceeds.	d
CICA	Initiated Measure 6	Gambling & Lotteries	Authorizes electronic video gaming by private citizens, for-profit entities, and non-profit organizations with resulting net proceeds retained by the person or organization operating such games of chance.	d
CICA	Initiated Measure 7	Insurance	Allows an insurance agent to offer a rebate of all or any portion of the insurance agents commission to the insured party.	d
CICA	Initiated Measure 8	Education	Regulates private games of chance conducted by use of video gaming devices.	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Housing	Allows the state to provide housing and housing assistance	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	Allow surviving spouses to receive a homestead tax reduction	a
CICA	Issue 3	Gaming	Authorize the licensing of a casino in Lorain	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Question 627	Admin of Gov't	Create an Ethics Commission	a
CICA	Question 632	Term limits	Sets term limits for state legislature	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1990 ballot measures

May 15:

9 measures were on the May ballot.

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Permits Using Local Vehicle Taxes for Transit if Voters	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Bonds	Amends Constitution; Allows Pollution Control Bond Use for Related Activities	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Admin of gov't	Requires Annual Legislative Sessions of Limited Duration	d
LRSS	Measure 4	Admin of gov't	Amends Laws on Organization of International Port of Coos Bay	d
AQ	Measure 5A	Education	Advisory Vote: Changing the School Finance System	a
AQ	Measure 5B	Taxes	Income Tax Increase Reducing Homeowner School Property Taxes	d
AQ	Measure 5C	Taxes	Income Tax Increase Eliminating Homeowner School Property Taxes	d
AQ	Measure 5D	Taxes	Sales Tax Reducing School Property Taxes	d
AQ	Measure 5E	Taxes	Sales Tax Eliminating School Property Taxes	d

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Administration of government	Grants Metropolitan Service District Electors Right to Home Rule	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Education	Allows Merged School Districts to Combine Tax Bases	a
VR	Measure 3	Taxes	Repeals Tax Exemption, Grants Additional Benefit Payments for PERS Retirees	d
CISS	Measure 4	Nuclear Waste	Prohibits Trojan Operation Until Nuclear Waste, Cost, Earthquake Standards Met	d
CICA	Measure 5	Taxes	State Constitutional Limit on Property Taxes for Schools, Government Operations	a
CISS	Measure 6	Business Regulation	Product Packaging Must Meet Recycling Standards or Receive Hardship Waive	d
CISS	Measure 7	Welfare	Six-County Work in Lieu of Welfare Benefits Pilot Program	a
CICA	Measure 8	Abortion	Amends Oregon Constitution to Prohibit Abortion With Three Exceptions	d
CISS	Measure 9	Transportation	Requires the Use of Safety Belts	a
CISS	Measure 10	Abortion	Doctor Must Give Parent Notice Before Minor's Abortion	d
CICA	Measure 11	Education	School Choice System, Tax Credit for Education Outside Public Schools	d

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Waste Facilities Measure	Utility Regulation	Legislative approval of large scale waste facilities	a
CICA	Permit Large Scale Mining Measure	Environmental Reform	Permitting large scale gold/silver mining	d
LR	Keep Seized Property w/State	Property	Private property for public use	d
LR	Allow Legislators Contract Interest	Legislature	Legislative eligibility	d
LR	Prohibit Income Tax Amendment	Taxes	Income tax	d
LR	Convene Special Session Amendment	Legislature	Legislative sessions	a
LR	Limit Property Tax Amendment	Taxes	Property tax	d

Texas

See also: Texas 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Prop 1	Admin of gov't	Relating to the procedures for filling vacancies in certain state and district offices.	a

Utah

See also: Utah 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative A	Taxes	Removal of state and local taxes from food	d
LRCA	Proposition 1	Health care	Allow special districts for the provision of health care	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Administration of government	Allow legislature to ensure continuity of government operations in the event of a disaster	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 547	Environment	"Shall state growth and environmental protection goals be implemented by measures including local comprehensive land use planning and development fees?"	d
ITL	HJR 4203	Administration of government	Shall constitutional provisions governing the creation of new counties be amended to alter requirements for county formation, annexation, and consolidation	d
ITL	HJR 4231	Taxes	Shall a constitutional amendment permit voters at an election to approve excess property taxes for up to six-year periods	d
ITL	SJR 8212	Taxes	Shall a constitutional amendment permit basing the tax value of low-income housing of five or more units upon current use	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State executive official measures	Prevents the governor from using the partial veto power to create new words in a bill	a

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Amendment 1	Judicial Reform	Provides that sheriffs cannot keep fees collected for services in civil cases; such fees are credited to county general fund
VR	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Deletes constitutional requirement -- governor appoints state examiner, state geologist and state inspector of mines, but still permits legislature to otherwise provide for performance of duties currently performed by these officers
VR	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Deletes constitutional requirement for board of charities and reform, but still requires legislature to provide for performance and duties currently performed by board.
VR	Amendment 4	Admin of gov't	Restricts use of public employee retirement funds to purposes benefitting members, retirees and beneficiaries of retirement systems

External links

• The 1990 Elections: Ballot Proposals; Voters Spurn Array of Plans For Protecting Environment New York Times, November 8, 1990
• California November 1990 election results (pages 9-10)
• Los Angeles Law Library, California 1990 ballot propositions