1998 ballot measures

1999 → ← 1997

272 ballot questions were on 44 statewide ballots in 1998.

Alabama

See also: Alabama 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State budget	Tax revenue from cell tax pay state bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	$110 million bond for historical sites and state parks	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Bond issues	$52 million bond for agricultural and veterinary facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bond issues	$5.7 million bond for cotton	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Recognize ratites, authorize tax levy for promotion	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Bond issues	$17.5 million bond for forensic science	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin of gov't	No unfunded mandates on local governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Judicial reform	Impose no burdens on free exercise of religion	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of gov't	Cities of over 150,000 can establish trust funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Admin of gov't	Marengo County can establish TIFs	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Admin of gov't	Bibb County politicians can join state retirement fund	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 2	Marriage	Marriage is only valid between a man and a woman	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Admin of gov't	Changes the name, power and membership of the reapportionment board	a
IndISS	Measure 5	Environment	Prohibit billboards	a
IndISS	Measure 6	Admin of gov't	Makes "English" the official language	a
IndISS	Measure 7	Term limits	Requires lawmakers to make a term limits pledge	a
IndISS	Measure 8	Marijuana	Allows the medical use of marijuana	a
IndISS	Measure 9	Animal Rights	Prohibits trapping wolves with snares	d

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 100	Admin of gov't	Rules regarding Arizona's public retirement system	a
LRCA	Proposition 101	Admin of gov't	Increase the salary commission membership from 5 to 11 members.	d
LRCA	Proposition 102	Admin of gov't	Expand investment options for State Trust funds	a
LRCA	Proposition 103	Elections	Allow open primaries	a
LRCA	Proposition 104	Elections	Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona	d
CICA	Proposition 105	Elections	Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona	a
CISS	Proposition 200	Elections	Establish system for public funding of election campaigns	a
CISS	Proposition 201	Animal rights	Make cockfighting a Class 5 felony	a
CISS	Proposition 202	Taxes	Federal candidates given option to pledge to vote against federal income tax, IRS	d
VR	Proposition 300	Marijuana	No medical marijuana in state unless FDA says okay	d
VR	Proposition 301	Marijuana	Person convicted of marijuana eligible for probation.	d
CR	Proposition 302	State legislature	Increase salary of state legislators to $24,000/year	a
LRSS	Proposition 303	Natural resources	$20 million of state funds every year for 11 years to pay state trust lands	a
LRSS	Proposition 304	Gambling	Extend state lottery to July 1, 2003.	a

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Provides that municipalities and counties may incur short-term financing obligations	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Prohibits the General Assembly from enacting a law to levy a tax except with 3/5 of the House	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judicial reform	Authorizes the assignment of special and retired judges, the exchange of circuits	a
LRSS	Question 1	Environment	General bonds under the Arkansas water, waste disposal, and pollution abatement Facilities Financing Act	a

California

See also: California 1998 ballot propositions

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 219	Elections	Ballot measures apply in same way in all parts of jurisdiction affected by the measure	a
LRCA	Proposition 220	Judiciary	Consolidation of superior and municipal courts	a
LRCA	Proposition 221	Judiciary	Give Commission on Judicial Performance authority to oversee and discipline court commissioners or referees	a
LRSS	Proposition 222	Policing	No person convicted of murder is eligible to receive credits reducing time spent in state prison	a
CISS	Proposition 223	Education	Limit on amount school districts can spend on administrative costs; performance budgeting requirements	d
CICA	Proposition 224	Admin of gov't	Public entities required to use a new process prior to awarding contract for variety of construction services	d
CISS	Proposition 225	Term limits	Term limits on U.S. Senate and U.S. House	a
CISS	Proposition 226	Admin of gov't	Requirements for payroll deductions for political activities	d
CISS	Proposition 227	Education	California public schools required to teach LEP students in special classes that are taught nearly all in English	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Environment	Repair contaminated properties	a
LBM	Proposition 1A	Bond issue	$9.2 billion in bonds for education	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Transportation	Conditions on loans of transportation revenues to General Fund	a
LRSS	Proposition 3	Elections	Change open primary to closed primary for presidential elections	d
CISS	Proposition 4	Animal rights	Prohibit trapping of fur-bearing animals	a
CISS	Proposition 5	Gambling	Set out conditions for compact between Indian tribes and state of California on gambling on tribal lands	a
CISS	Proposition 6	Animal rights	Prohibits human consumption of horses	a
CISS	Proposition 7	Environment	Air-emissions reductions	d
CISS	Proposition 8	Education	Reduction of class sizes	d
CISS	Proposition 9	Natural resources	No taxes, bonds surcharges to pay costs of nuclear power plants	d
CICA	Proposition 10	Tobacco	New tax on cigarettes to pay for childhood programs	a
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Allow local governments to enter into sales tax revenue sharing agreements	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Amendment 11	Abortion	Partial-Birth Abortion Act	d
CISS	Amendment 12	Abortion	Parental Notification for Abortion Act	a
CICA	Amendment 13	Animal rights	Uniform Regulation of Livestock Operations Act	d
CISS	Amendment 14	Animal rights	Regulation of Commercial Hog Facilities	a
CISS	Amendment 15	Natural resources	Water Meters in the San Luis Valley Act	d
CICA	Amendment 16	Natural resources	Payments for Water by the Rio Grande Water Conservation District Act	d
CICA	Amendment 17	Education	Income Tax Credit for Education Act	d
CICA	Amendment 18	Term limits	Voluntary Congressional Term Limits Act	a
LRCA	Referendum A	Health care	Private/Public Ownership of Local Health Care Services Act	d
LRCA	Referendum B	State budgets	State Retention of Excess State Revenues Act	d
LRCA	Referendum C	Admin of gov't	Creation of the City and County of Broomfield	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	End active rehabilitation limit on tax exemptions for historic properties	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Death penalty	Ensures continuation of death sentences in the event that the method of execution is changed.	aot
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Enable $25,000 homestead tax exemption to homeowners at least 65 years old	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of gov't	Documents filed at a county branch office would be considered officially filed.	a
FCRC	Amendment 5	Natural resources	Create Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	a
FCRC	Amendment 6	Education	Makes it "a paramount duty of the state" to provide for education of children	a
FCRC	Amendment 7	Judicial reform	Provide for future local elections to decide whether to continue electing circuit and county judges	a
FCRC	Amendment 8	Admin of gov't	Restructure state cabinet	a
FCRC	Amendment 9	Civil rights	Explicitly recognizes the equality of women and men before the law, other basic rights	a
FCRC	Amendment 10	Taxes	Authorize counties and cities to grant property tax exemptions for lands used for conservation.	d
FCRC	Amendment 11	Elections	Ballot access, public campaign financing, election process	a
FCRC	Amendment 12	Firearms	Criminal background check and waiting period for firearms sales on property open to public access.	a
FCRC	Amendment 13	Admin of gov't	Miscellaneous matters and technical revisions	a

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Natural resources	Land, Water, Wildlife, and Recreation Heritage Fund	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling	Limits the educational purposes for which lottery proceeds may be appropriated	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law enforcement	Additional penalties for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of gov't	Roadside enhancement and beautification fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of gov't	Georgia Citizens Commission on Compensation of Public Officials	d
LRCA	Question A	Taxes	Exempts Georgia livestock, crops and plants from ad valorem taxation	a
LRCA	Question B	Taxes	Homestead tax exemptions for individuals absent from their homes for health reasons	a
LRCA	Question C	Taxes	ad valorem tax exemption for property owned/used exclusively as a church	a
LRCA	Question D	Taxes	ad valorem tax exemption for motor vehicles owned by disabled veterans	a
LRCA	Question E	Taxes	Exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain motor vehicles owned by former prisoners of war	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Convention Question	Hawaii Constitution	Call for a constitutional convention	d
LRCA	Question 1	Admin of gov't	Change the appointment of a tax review commission from every 5 years to 10 years	d
LRCA	Question 2	Marriage	Reserves marriage to opposite-sex couples	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Advisory Vote HB 644	Elections	Since ballot access restrictions don't apply to members of Congress, should they apply to other offices?	a
LRCA	H.J.R. 6	Education	Fhe Public School Permanent Endowment Fund shall include proceeds from the sale of school lands	a
LRCA	H.J.R. 8	Education	Distribute earnings from the Public School Permanent Endowment Fund in the maintenance of schools	a
CISS	Proposition 1	Term Limits	Inform voters on ballot if candidates for U.S. Congress sign or break term limits pledge	a
LRCA	S.J.R. 101	Judicial reform	Salaries of justices and judges shall be as provided by statute	a
LRCA	S.J.R. 102	State budgets	Repeal section of constitution relating to salaries and fees of the officers of the executive department	a
LRCA	S.J.R. 105	Elections	Delete constitutional prohibition that says persons under guardianship can't vote or hold office	a
LRCA	S.J.R. 106	Education	Provides for a fund to guarantee the debt of school districts	a
LRCA	S.J.R. 107	Admin of gov't	Deletes obsolete language from state constitution and clarify limits on state debts and liabilities	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judicial reform	Provided for two non-judicial members to sit on the Courts Commission	a

Indiana

See also: Indiana 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Public Question 1	Elections and campaigns	Proposes to protect a person's right to vote when person moves to a new residence	a
LRCA	Public Question 2	Admin of gov't	Proposes to permit a person serving as a state official to reside anywhere in Indiana	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Iowa Chapter 216	Civil rights	Amends the constitution relating to the equality of rights of men and women under the law	a
LRCA	Iowa Chapter 217	Law enforcement	Eliminates the limitation on fines for offenses which may be summarily tried without indictment	a

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Amendment regarding when the General Assembly meets	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Extends homestead property tax exemption to disabled; exempt vehicles from levy	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Changes the name of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Change the membership guidelines for the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1998 ballot measures

February 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 1	Civil rights	Do voters want to reject the new law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation?	a

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Primary Question 1	Transportation	$36,985,000 in bonds for improvements to transportation developments	a
LRSS	Primary Question 2	Environment	$6 million in bonds for improvements related to water pollution	a
LRSS	Primary Question 3	Bond issues	$5 million in bonds for vocational schools	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Admin of gov't	$20 million in bonds for research and development	a
LRSS	Question 2	Environment	$7 million in bonds for improvements to fight water pollution	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judicial reform	Increased minimum amount that must be claimed to entitle a party in a civil case to a trial by jury	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judicial reform	Regarding retired judges assignment	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LR	Question 1	Admin of gov't	Prohibit the state legislature from changing the base compensatuib of state legislators	a
CISS	Question 2	Elections	Candidates for state office who agree to campaign spending limits and contribution limits may receive public funding	a
CISS	Question 3	Taxes	Cut the state income tax rate on interest and dividend income	a
VR	Question 4	Regulations	Customers may choose to buy power from separate generating companies	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal A	Admin of gov't	Amend state constitution to change the term "handicapped" to "disabled"	a
CISS	Proposal B	Assisted Suicide	Legalize physician-assisted suicide	d
LRSS	Proposal C	Bonds	Bonds for environmental and natural resources protection programs	a

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Extend the dedication of lottery proceeds to the environmental and natural resources trust fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Hunting	Affirm the value of hunting and fishing and the taking of game and fish	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Remove the office of state treasurer from the Minnesota Constitution	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Direct democracy measures	Provides that only a resident of the state may circulate an initiative petition	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Law enforcement	Gives victims of crimes the right to be informed, present, and heard during the criminal process	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1998 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Limits to what Kansas City board of education may set operating levy	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	School district bonding capacity may not exceed 15% taxable tangible property value	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Change in deadline for submitting initiative petitions	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	School boards to set operating levy no higher than $2.75 without a vote	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of gov't	Written investment policy for state funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Bond issues	Financing of municipal or joint sewer improvement project by issuance of revenue bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Bond issues	State bonds to fund distributions by the Missouri Clean Water Commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Gambling	Charitable or religious organizations allowed to sponsor raffles and sweepstakes	a
CICA	Amendment 9	Gambling	Gambling boats in moats on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers	a
CISS	Proposition A	Animal rights	Class D felony to bait or fight animals	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-33	Law enforcement	Criminal laws must be based on principles of public safety and restitution for victims	a
CICA	CI-75	Taxes	Require an election and voter approval of any new or increased tax	a
CISS	I-134	Transportation	Repeal Montana Retail Motor Fuel Marketing Act	a
CISS	I-136	Hunting	Revising outfitter and hunting licensing	d
CISS	I-137	Environment	Prohibit cyanide process open pit gold and silver mining	a
VR	IR-114	Direct democracy	Approve (yes) or reject (no) H.B. 575, corporate contributions to ballot issues	a
LRSS	LR-113	Education	Continue authority for the tax levy for the support of the Montana University system for 10 years	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1998 ballot measures

May 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislature	Allow state executive officers to reside anywhere in the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislature	Require legislative committees to hold open meetings and publish certain votes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law enforcement	Eliminate language permitting imprisonment for debt in cases of fraud	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Law enforcement	Eliminate language allowing the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases	a
LRCA	Amendment 5A	Direct democracy	Require initiative measures to contain only one subject	a
LRCA	Amendment 5B	Direct democracy	Require referendum measures to refer to only one act of the Legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Provide that the lieutenant governor shall no longer be the legislature’s presiding officer	d
LRCA	Amendment 7A	Admin of Gov't	Eliminate a requirement that session laws be published in book form	a
LRCA	Amendment 7B	Constitution	Transfer Constitution Article XVII, Section 6 to to Article III, Section 30	a
LRCA	Amendment 7C	Constitution	Repeal requirement that printed copies of the Constitution be prefixed to books of statutes	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement	No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws	a
LRCA	Amendment 2A	Taxes	Restriction on allocation of proceeds from motor vehicle taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2B	Admin of gov't	Legislation relating to mergers and consolidations by local governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 2C	Taxes	Government-owned property free of taxation to extent that it is used for authorized public purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2D	Admin of gov't	Repeal constitutional provisions dealing with township organization and towns	d
LRCA	Amendment 3A	Judiciary	Residence and office requirements changed for justices of the Nebraska Supreme Court	a
LRCA	Amendment 3B	Judiciary	Retention of judges of the Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals	d
CICA	Measure 413	Taxes	Limit government spending by limiting future tax revenue increases	d
CISS	Measure 414	Regulations	Public Service Commission's rules for setting access charges	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin of gov't	Establish procedures for resolving conflicts between constitutional amendments or new state laws	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Provisions governing the Commission on Judicial Discipline	a
LRCA	Question 3	Judiciary	Locations other than the county seat for holding terms of the district court	a
Advisory	Question 4	Admin of gov't	Last Friday of October is the legal holiday for observing Nevada Day	a
LRCA	Question 5	State legislature	Length of sessions of the Nevada State Legislature	a
LRCA	Question 6	Taxes	Tax abatements authorized for properties that conserve water	d
LRSS	Question 7	Taxes	Amendment to the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955	d
LRCA	Question 8	State legislature	Replace Lieutenant Governor as President of Senate with senator elected by Senate	d
LRCA	Question 9	Marijuana	Medical marijuana	a
CICA	Question 17	Term Limits	Establish Term Limits for U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators from Nevada	a

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	CACR 18	Constitutional language	Change specific references to the governor and other people to gender neutral terms.	d
LRCA	CACR 22	State legislature	Provide that the minimum age requirement for state senator shall be changed from 30 to 25 years of age.	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1998 ballot measures

Horses racing at Monmouth Park, New Jersey

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Up to $98 million of sales tax revenues annually for open space, farmland and historic preservation	a
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling	Restrictions and control of wagering on horse races	a
LBM	Question 3	Bonds	Use of 1980 and 1985 bond moneys for solid waste facility debt	a

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Authorize legislature to limit increase in valuation of residential property for property taxation purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judicial reform	Add an additional citizen and magistrate as members of the judicial standards commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Prohibit second-term county officials from holding additional county offices	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of gov't	Prohibit the expenditure of retirement trust funds created for public employees	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Exemption from property taxation for property that is owned by a veteran who has a permanent disability	a
LRSS	Question A	Bond Issue	$6.32 million in senior citizen facility improvement and equipment bonds	a
LRSS	Question B	Bond issue	$72.94 million in public educational capital improvements and acquisition bonds	a
LRSS	Question C	Bond Issue	$620,000 in land acquisition bonds	d
LRSS	Question D	Bond Issue	$1.03 million in El Camino Real international heritage center bonds	d
LRSS	Question E	Bond Issue	$2.26 million in radio communications bonds	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Clean Water Bonds	Bond issues	Authorized a $800 million bond for clean water projects	a
LRCA	Natural Gas Bonds	Bond issues	Authorized a $200 million bond for natural gas facilities	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1998 ballot measures

Primary

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Judiciary	Persons appointed to fill judicial vacancies serve at least two years and until the next general election	a

General

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Education	Institutions of higher education	d
CICA	Measure 2	Elections	Elected county officials must be residents of the county at the time of their election; sheriffs must be elected	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1998 ballot measures

May 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Bonds	Authorize the state to issue bonds to pay costs of facilities for public schools	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Taxes	A one percent sales tax increase to go toward schools and property tax relief	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Issue 1	Hunting	Remove mourning doves from the definition of game birds	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question 672	Gambling	Legalization of casino gambling	d
LRCA	State Question 678	Healthcare	A county may withdraw from an emergency medical service (EMS) district	a
LRCA	State Question 679	Admin of gov't	Compensation increases for corporation commissioners and tax commissioners.	d
LRCA	State Question 680	Education	An exception to the constitutional prohibition on the use of public resources for private purposes.	a
LRCA	State Question 681	Regulations	Technology transfer	a
LRCA	State Question 682	Law enforcement	State inmate housing contracts	a
LRCA	State Question 683	Environment	Environmental pollution ad valorem tax personal property exemption.	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1998 ballot measures

May 19:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 53	Taxes	Eliminate voter turnout requirement needed to pass some property tax measures	d

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 54	Education	Authorize state to guarantee bonded indebtedness of certain education districts	a
LRCA	Measure 55	Education	Permit state to guarantee earnings on prepaid Tuition Trust Fund	d
LRSS	Measure 56	Property	Expand notice to landowners regarding changes to land use laws	a
VR	Measure 57	Marijuana	Possession of limited amount of marijuana a Class C misdemeanor	d
CISS	Measure 58	Admin of Gov't	Require issuing a copy of original Oregon birth certificate to adoptees	a
CICA	Measure 59	Elections	Prohibit using public resources to collect money for political purposes	d
CISS	Measure 60	Elections	Require vote-by-mail in biennial primary and general elections	a
CICA	Measure 62	Elections	Require campaign finance disclosures, regulate signature gathering, guarantee contribution methods	a
CICA	Measure 63	Admin of Gov't	Ballot measures that propose supermajority voting requirements require the same supermajority for passage	a
CISS	Measure 64	Admin of Gov't	Prohibit many present timber harvest practices, impose more restrictive regulations	d
CICA	Measure 65	Admin of Gov't	Create process for requiring state legislature to review administrative rules	d
CICA	Measure 66	Forests & Parks	Dedicate some lottery funding to parks, beaches, habitat and watershed protection	a
CISS	Measure 67	Marijuana	Allow medical use of marijuana within limits, establish a permit system	a

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Joint Resolution 1	Law enforcement	Crimes where bail is disallowed	a
LRCA	Joint Resolution 2	Law enforcement	Right to trial by jury	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Question 1	Bond Issue	Bond issue ($80.18 million) for transportation projects	a
LBM	Question 2	Bond Issue	Bond issue ($40.6 million) for telecommunications systems at public colleges	a
LBM	Question 3	Bond Issue	Bond issue ($33.8 million) for higher education purposes	a

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Define which felonies and misdemeanors trigger provisions of the Victims' Bill of Rights.	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	A candidate for state legislature must be a legal resident of the relevant district at the time of filing to run	a
LRCA	Amendment 3A	Education	Private funds donated to state supported colleges and universities may be invested in stocks	a
LRCA	Amendment 3B	State budgets	Counties given financing authority to issue special bonds to pay for redevelopment in designated areas	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judicial reform	Remove the part of the Constitution that makes marriage between whites and blacks illegal	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Property Taxes	Education	Taxation of real property for school purposes.	d
LR	Appropriated Funds	Budget	Authority of special interim legislative committee to approve transfer of appropriated funds	d
LR	Conflict of Interest	Legislature	Rules governing legislative conflicts of interest.	d
LR	Local Gov't Cooperation	Admin of gov't	Authorization of local initiatives to provide for cooperation and organization of local government	d
CICA	Corporate Farming	Regulations	Prohibition of corporate farming	a
LR	Agricultural Property Taxes	Tax & Revenue	Classification of property for purposes of taxation	d
LR	Use State Funds to buy Stocks	Education Funds	Permanent school funds may be invested in stocks, bonds	d
LR	Age of Public Officeholders	Elections	Age qualifications for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor and state legislature	a
VR	Unclaimed Property Referral	Admin of gov't	Transfer unclaimed property office to the Secretary of Revenue	d

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement	Ends the constitutional requirement that state prisons be "comfortable"	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Law enforcement	Guarantees several constitutional rights for crime victims	a

Utah

See also: Utah 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Elections	Eligibility requirements for state senators and representatives	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Marriage	Property rights of married women	a
LRSS	Proposition 3	Education	Disposition of school trust lands	a
LRSS	Proposition 4	Elections	Felons can't vote or hold office	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Hunting	Requires a 2/3 vote to pass any initiative measure about hunting	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Judicial reform	Permits legislature to authorize state courts to adjudicate tax commission decisions	a

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Rules governing voting for voters while overseas	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislature	Rules governing confidentiality of Commission proceedings	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Landt	Joint efforts by two or more localities to develop land	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Land	Economic growth-sharing agreements	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Exemptions from two local taxes	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 688	Labor	Increase state minimum wage from $4.90 to $5.70	a
ITP	Initiative 692	Marijuana	Permit the medical use of marijuana	a
ITP	Initiative 694	Abortion	Make it a felony to kill a fetus in the "process of birth"	d
ITL	Initiative 200	Affirmative action	Government prohibited from granting preferential treatment	a
LRSS	Referendum 49	Taxes	Reduces the motor vehicle excise tax	a

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bonds	Local government units ca finance economic development projects by issuing bonds	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judicial reform	Authorize the Legislature to create additional courts	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Extend term of sheriffs from two to four years, other rules about sheriffs	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Firearms	Guarantee the right to bear arms	a

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	State legislature	Legislative reapportionment at the first session after census data is available	a
LRCA	Amendment B	Direct democracy	Change minimum requirement for petition signatures for initiative and referendums	a
LRCA	Amendment C	State budget	Rules governing funds paid into the workers' compensation fund	a

External links

• Arizona 1998 ballot measures
• Maryland's 1998 statewide ballot questions
• 1998 ballot measures in Wyoming