1992 ballot measures

1993 → ← 1991

187 ballot questions were on statewide ballots in 1992.

Alabama

See also: Alabama 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Forests and parks	Provide for the acquisition, maintenance and protection "of unique lands and water areas"	a
LRCA	Proposal 2	Education	Permit state legislature to provide for the election of Pell City board of education	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Convention Question	Alaska Constitution	Whether a state constitutional convention should be held	d

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 100	Elections	Repeal the runoff election provision	a
LRCA	Proposition 101	Term limits	Extend the mine inspector's term of office	a
LRCA	Proposition 102	Resources	Allow the state to exchange State Trust Land for public or private lands	d
LRCA	Proposition 103	Death penalty	Require that the death penalty be administered by lethal injections	a
LRCA	Proposition 104	Gov't finances	Regarding adjustments to the base spending limit of a city, town or county	a
LRCA	Proposition 105	Local Gov't	Allowing Pima and Maricopa Counties to choose a charter form of government	a
LRCA	Proposition 106	Education	Increasing the maximum debt limit for school districts	d
CICA	Proposition 107	Term limits	Limiting terms of congressmen and state officeholders	a
CICA	Proposition 108	Taxes	Requiring a two-thirds vote for legislation increasing state revenues	a
LRCA	Proposition 109	Judiciary	Regarding the selection of appointed judges	a
CICA	Proposition 110	Abortion	Prohibiting abortion except to save the mother's life or in cases of reported rape or incest	d
CISS	Proposition 200	Animals	Relating to wildlife management and the taking of wildlife on public lands	d
LRSS	Proposition 300	Admin of Gov't	Establish a Martin Luther King, Jr. paid state legal holiday	a
CR	Proposition 301	Official salaries	Increase salary for state legislature	d

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Admin of gov't	State agencies not allowed to spend tax dollars on public relations	a
LRCA	Proposal 2	Taxes	Exempts various household belongings from property taxation	a
LRCA	Proposal 3	Admin of gov't		a
CICA	Proposal 4	Term limits	Limits terms of Arkansas politicians	a

California

See also: California 1992 ballot propositions

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 152	Bonds	$1.9 billion for public schools	a
LBM	Proposition 153	Bonds	$900 million for higher education	a
LRCA	Proposition 154	Taxes	Allow low-income renters who purchase their residence to postpone payment of increased property taxes	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 155	Bonds	$900 million in construction bonds for schools	a
LBM	Proposition 156	Bonds	$1 billion for rail programs	d
LRCA	Proposition 157	Transportation	Toll roads free of tolls after 35 years	d
LRCA	Proposition 158	Admin of gov't	Office of California Analyst to replace current California Legislative Analyst	d
LRCA	Proposition 159	Admin of gov't	Establish Auditor General as statewide constitutional officer	d
LRCA	Proposition 160	Taxes	Property tax exemption for surviving spouse of those killed in combat	a
CISS	Proposition 161	Assisted suicide	Mentally competent adult may request aid-in-dying	d
CICA	Proposition 162	Labor	PERS board sole authority for investment decisions	a
CICA	Proposition 163	Taxes	Candy, bottled water, snack foods exempt from state and local sale tax	a
CISS	Proposition 164	Term limits	Term limits on California members of U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives	a
CICA	Proposition 165	Budget	Governor can declare fiscal emergency under certain conditions	d
CISS	Proposition 166	Health care	Employers mandated to provide health insurance	d
CISS	Proposition 167	Taxes	Increase a variety of taxes	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Taxes	Requiring voter approval of tax revenue increases	a
CICA	Issue 2	LGBT	Prohibits local laws that banned discrimination of sexual orientation	aot
CICA	Issue 3	Gambling	Regarding limited gaming	d
CICA	Issue 4	Gambling	Regarding limited gaming	d
CICA	Issue 5	Gambling	Regarding limited gaming	d
CISS	Issue 6	Education	An act for a system of educational standards	d
CICA	Issue 7	Education	Regarding vouchers for school funding	d
CICA	Issue 8	Environment	The Great Outdoors Colorado program	a
CICA	Issue 9	Gambling	Regarding limited gaming	d
CISS	Issue 10	Hunting	Prohibiting the taking of black bears	a
LRCA	Referendum A	Law Enforcement	Rights of crime victims	a
LRCA	Referendum B	Judiciary	Obsolete provisions	a
LRCA	Referendum C	Gambling	Local vote on gaming after statewide vote	a

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Elections and Campaigns	Procedures for Absentee Admission	a
LRCA	Question 2	State Spending	A Limit on State Expenditures	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Allows for a delay or suspension of the general election due to a state of emergency.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of gov't	Grants public access to records and meetings of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the government with exemptions.	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Permits any county or municipality to authorize ad valorem tax exemptions for owners of historic property.	a
CR	Amendment 4	State budget	Implements various changes to the state budget process.	a
CR	Amendment 5	Taxes	Requires legislature to adopt a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.	a
CR	Amendment 6	Taxes	Authorizes counties and municipalities to levy up to a one-cent sales tax, if approved by the voters of the county or municipality.	d
CR	Amendment 7	Taxes	Subjects leaseholds in government owned property entered into since 1968 to ad valorem taxation.	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Bond issues	Limits terms for most statewide elected offices	a
CICA	Amendment 9	Term limits	Continue indefinitely the current dedication of gross receipts taxes to fund construction of educational facilities for the state’s public education system.	a
CICA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Limits homestead property valuations to a maximum of 3% annually	d

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting	Redistricting commission must be constituted on or before May 1	a
LRCA	Question 2	Admin of gov't	Oath of office	a
LRCA	Question 3	Admin of gov't	Elimination of holdover senators	a
LRCA	Question 4	Redistricting	Establishing a base for reapportionment	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	HJR 4	Gambling	Clarification of Idaho's policy on casino gambling	a
CISS	Proposition 1	Taxes	Limit property tax rate to 1% of assessed value of the taxable property	d

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement	Grants various rights to crime victims in cases involving them	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Mandates "equality of educational opportunity"	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Allow charities to run lotteries	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Governor	Allow the Governor of Kentucky and other state officers to serve two consecutive terms	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Have the Commissioner of Agriculture, State Treasurer, and Secretary of State be appointed rather than elected	d

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1992 ballot measures

October 3, 1992 Primary Election

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1		Act 1138	d
LRCA	Amendment 2		Act 1141	d
LRCA	Amendment 3		Act 1140	d
LRCA	Amendment 4		Act 1139	a
LRCA	Amendment 5		Act 1142	a

November 3, 1992 General Election

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1		Act 1146	d
LRCA	Amendment 2		Act 1145	d
LRCA	Amendment 3		Act 1148	d
LRCA	Amendment 4		Act 1147	d
LRCA	Amendment 5		Act 1143	d
LRCA	Amendment 6		Act 1144	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1992 ballot measures

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Bond issues	$37 million bond for municipal job projects	a
LRSS	Question 2	Bond issues	$42 million bond for capital improvement of transportation facilities	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin of gov't	Deputy treasurer of state can fill position of Treasurer of State in case of vacancy	a
LRCA	Question 2	Admin of gov't	Hunting, fishing licensing fees appropriated to Dept of Inland Fisheries	a
LRCA	Question 3	Budget	Any state mandates imposed on municipalities must be funded by state treasury	a
LRSS	Question 4	Bond issues	$10 million in bonds for municipal solid waste landfills	a
LRSS	Question 5	Bond issues	$6 million in bonds to help municipalities repair port facilities	d
LRSS	Question 6	Bond issues	$8 million in bonds for capital repairs to state facilities	d
LRSS	Question 7	Bond issues	$12 million in bonds for water pollution control facilities	a
LRSS	Question 8	Bond issues	$9.985 million in bonds for tuition assistance to attend Maine's technical colleges	d
LRSS	Question 9	Bond issues	$3 million in bonds for rail service in Piscataquis, Penobscot and Waldo counties	d

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 1	Abortion

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 1	Taxing tobacco	Placing a tax on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco	a
CISS	Question 2	Business Regulation	Requiring public reporting of corporate tax information	a
CISS	Question 3	Recycling	Requiring all packaging to be recycled or recyclable	d
CISS	Question 4	Sales Tax	Tax on oils and hazardous materials	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal A	Taxes	Limit annual increases in homestead property tax assessments	d
CICA	Proposal B	Term limits	Restrict the number of times a person can be elected to state office	a
CICA	Proposal C	Taxes	Exempt property from a portion of school operating property taxes	d
IndISS	Proposal D	Insurance	Amendment to reform auto insurance statutes	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1992 ballot measures

August 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bond issues	Allow certain political subdivisions to increase bonded indebtedness to retrofit buildings against earthquakes	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Schools, city and county governments may adopt property tax increase by simple majority	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Increases motor fuel tax and increase local share	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Limit commercial property surcharge levies	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gambling	All net proceeds from state lottery to be used solely for eduction	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Amends the percentage of popular vote necessary for tax increases	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	Allows construction of toll roads and bridges	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling	Allows simulcasting of horse racing, permits off track wagering	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Law enforcement	Enacts "crime victims' bill of rights"	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	State budgets	Creates budget stabilization fund	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Bond issues	Reduces the majority needed to pass bond issues to 4/7ths in the city of St. Louis	d
CICA	Amendment 12	Term limits	Enacts term limits on state legislature	a
CICA	Amendment 13	Term limits	Enacts term limits on Congress	a
LRSS	Proposition A	Gambling	Authorizes riverboat gambling excursions on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers	a
LRSS	Proposition C	Admin of Gov't	Additional duties assigned to Lieutenant Governor	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1992 ballot measures

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	LR-109	Taxes	Impose a levy on two mills to fund vocational and technical education.	d
LRSS	LR-110	Public finance	Create a 20-year fund from within the Coal Severance Tax Trust Fund to help finance local infrastructure projects.	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-22	Judiciary	Changes how Montana's state judges and justices are selected or elected	a
LRCA	C-23	Admin of gov't	Rules about transfer of public lands at less than full market value	d
LRCA	C-24	Admin of gov't	At last one member of Board of Regents must be Native American	d
CICA	CI-63	Public finance	Coal Severance Tax Trust Fund Principal to be used for local gov't facilities	d
CICA	CI-64	Term limits	Term limits	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1992 ballot measures

May 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Separate tangible from the uniform and proportionate provision applicable to real property for tax purposes	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1A	Gambling	Establish a state lottery	a
LRCA	Amendment 1B	Gambling	Lottery proceeds to compensate depositors of industrial loan and investment companies for losses	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Alcohol	Authorize governing bodies of municipalities and counties to control club liquor licenses	a
CICA	Measure 407	Term limits	Set limits on terms of certain elected state and U.S. congressional officials	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Require that the Supreme Court Chief Justice be selected by the other members of the Court	d
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Technical amendments concerning District Courts authority to issue writs of prohibition and habeas corpus	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitution	Repeal an obsolete constitutional provision regarding right to vote and hold office	a
LRCA	Question 4	Admin of gov't	Remove limits on the expenses of legislators, and provide additional allowances to legislative leaders	d
LRCA	Question 5	Budget	Allow the state to engage in specified fiscal operations regarding money lending and stock holding	d
LRCA	Question 6	Judiciary	Authorize the establishment of a Court of Appeals	d

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Question 1	New Hampshire Constitution	Shall New Hampshire hold a constitutional convention?	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Bonds	$345 million in bonds for farmland and historic preservation	a
LRCA	Question 2	Court admin	State required to fund the New Jersey state judicial system	a
LRCA	Question 3	Criminal justice	Says that the death penalty is not cruel and unusual	a
LRCA	Question 4	State legislature	State legislature enabled to review administrative rules and regulations	a

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Restrictions on county indebtedness	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Law Enforcement	Rights of crime victims	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Term Limits	Length of terms of elected county officials	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Official Salaries	Salaries of state legislators	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1992 ballot measures

March 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Measure 1	Veterans	Compensation to North Dakota veterans of Persian Gulf and other foreign theatres	a
LRSS	Referred Measure 3	Sunday	Allows businesses to be open after noon on Sunday	a
LRSS	Referred Measure 4	Education	Allows school boards and teachers' representatives to request final offer resolution	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Measure 1	Legislatures	When bills passed by the North Dakota State Legislature become effective	a
LRCA	Referred Measure 2	Resources	Exchanges of land and mineral rights between Board of University and School Lands and private owners	d
LRCA	Referred Measure 3	Gov't Finances	Bicentennial trust fund	d
CICA	Initiated Measure 4	Taxes	Imposition of a one-half of one percent sales and use tax for water development	d
CISS	Initiated Measure 5	Term limits	Implementation of term limits by preventing termed-out names from going on ballot	a
CISS	Initiated Measure 6	Law Enforcement	Prohibit the stopping and/or searching of vehicles and occupants at random	d
CISS	Initiated Measure 7	Environment	Establish an environmental protection and recycling fund	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Issue 1	ConCon	Establishes a state constitutional convention?	d
CICA	Issue 2	Term Limits	Places term limits on Ohio's U.S. Congressional delegation	a
CICA	Issue 3	Term Limits	Places term limits on the Lt. Governor, the Secretary of State, and other constitutional officers	a
CICA	Issue 4	Term Limits	Places term limits on the Ohio State Legislature	a
CISS	Issue 5	Business	Requires businesses to place warning labels on toxic substances	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1992 ballot measures

March 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Question 640	Taxes	No tax increases without voter approval	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 643	Oklahoma Constitution	Remove obsolete provisions from the state constitution about railroads	a
LRCA	Question 645	Admin of gov't	Rules governing the stewardship of the state's retirement funds	a
LRCA	Question 646	Taxes	Authorize counties to conduct local elections to levy tax to support extension offices	d
LRSS	Question 647	Taxes	Tax levy on health care providers	d
LRCA	Question 648	Taxes	Counties authorized to hold local elections to exempt some property from taxation	a
LRCA	Question 649	Bonds	$350 million bond for various state government construction projects	a
LRSS	Question 650	Taxes	Tax on sale of bingo cards by non-profit charities	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1992 ballot measures

May 19:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Future Fuel Taxes May Go to Police	d

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Bonds	Bonds May be Issued for State Parks	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Future Fuel Taxes May Go to Parks	d
CICA	Measure 3	Term Limits	Limits Terms for Legislature, Statewide Offices, Congressional Offices	a
CISS	Measure 4	Transportation	Bans Operation of Triple Truck-Trailer Combinations on Oregon Highways	d
CISS	Measure 5	Nuclear Waste	Closes Trojan Until Nuclear Waste, Cost, Earthquake, Health Conditions Met	d
CISS	Measure 6	Nuclear Waste	Bans Trojan Power Operation Unless Earthquake, Waste Storage Conditions Met	d
CICA	Measure 7	Taxes	Raises Tax Limit on Certain Property; Residential Renters' Tax Relief	d
CISS	Measure 8	Business Regulation	Restricts Lower Columbia Fish Harvests to Most Selective Means Available	d
CICA	Measure 9	Administration of government	Government Cannot Facilitate, Must Discourage Homosexuality, Other "Behaviors"	d

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Recall	Provisions to recall statewide elected officials	a
LRCA	Question 2	Gov't spending	Limit state revenue appropriations, establish a budget reserve account	a
LRCA	Question 3	Governor	Governor of Rhode Island still serves while physically absent from state	a
LRSS	Questions 4-9	Bond issues	Six bond issue questions ranging from $2.5 to $10 million	2 approved, 4 defeated

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Term Limits	Term limits	Limit # of terms a politician could serve in the U.S. Congress	a
CISS	Mining	Environment	Acreage regulation, reclamation incentive for large-scale gold or silver surface mining.	a
CISS	Tax Reduction	Taxes	Reduce property taxes, repeal sales tax on groceries, clothing and utilities. Substitute with income tax	d
CISS	Repeal Video Lottery	Gambling	Repeal all statutory provisions authorizing video lottery games.	d
LRSS	Lonetree Waste Facility	Environment	Approve siting, construction and operation of Lonetree solid waste disposal facility	d

Utah

See also: Utah 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative A	Gambling	Allow counties to decide whether to allow horse racing; pari-mutual wagering	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITL	Campaign finance, I-134	Elections	Limits on campaign contributions	a
ITP	Term limits, I-573	Term limits	Term limits on members of the Washington State Legislature	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1992 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Transportation	Permits state moneys to be spent on railroads and railway facilities	a
LRCA	Question 2	State legislatures measures	Legislative pay increases do not take effect until after the next general election	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	State can reduce property taxes by giving credits against income taxes or payments from state revenues	d

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Ban Triple Trailers	Transportation	Ban triple trailers on the state's roads	a
CISS	Term Limits	Term limits	Term limits on state and federal politicians	a
CISS	Railroad Regulation	Business regulation	New railway safety procedures	a