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Alaska

See also: Alaska 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Public assistance; Healthcare facility; Bonds	Issue $2 million in bonds to construct a Pioneers' Home in Fairbanks	a	46,970 (73%)	17,616 (27%)
BI	Proposition 2	Public assistance; Healthcare facility; Bonds	Issue $5 million in bonds for the construction of health and welfare facilities	a	47,099 (73%)	17,274 (27%)

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Taxes	Provide for a license tax on aircraft in lieu of all ad valorem taxes	a	245,204 (74%)	85,948 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Education	Provide for the changing of the composition of the State Board of Education and also including eight members appointed by the governor	a	209,364 (63%)	124,203 (37%)
CICA	Proposition 102	Taxes	Provide for the exemption of inventories of raw or finished materials, unassembled parts, and work in process products from taxation	a	227,463 (65%)	120,563 (35%)
CICA	Proposition 103	Education	Provide for the establishment of a permanent school fund derived from sale of certain public lands and other specified sources	a	240,439 (70%)	102,608 (30%)
CICA	Proposition 104	Term limits	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for county officers	a	219,329 (62%)	131,604 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Business; Transportation	Provide measures to eliminate featherbedding on railroad trains	a	199,650 (53%)	178,762 (47%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 51	Admin of gov't	Establishes an executive department	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 52	Admin of gov't	Establishes industrial and hospital districts	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 53	Transportation	Relates to road construction and maintenance	d
CICA	Proposed Amendment 54	Elections	Allows voter registration without a poll tax	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 55	Gambling	Allows wagering in Garland County	d
CICA	Proposed Amendment 56	Gov't salaries	Establishes salaries for county officials	d
CICA	Proposed Amendment 57	Admin of gov't	Establishes community college and technical school districts	a

California

See also: California 1964 ballot propositions

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Repeal the provision requiring a fund be maintained with the money collected from selling land granted to California by the United States and estates of people who died without a will or heir, plus the interest on such money.	a	3,050,107 (51%)	2,927,376 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Eliminate the requirement that voters must approve a transfer of municipal functions to county officials and validate any such agreements.	a	3,960,752 (72%)	1,502,492 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Allow the legislature to authorize local agencies to property tax relief for property declared by the governor to be in a disaster area.	a	4,050,958 (66%)	2,100,773 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Prohibit any constitutional amendment that names a specific company to perform a specific duty.	a	3,964,185 (69%)	1,773,180 (31%)
CICA	Proposition 14	Create a state constitutional right to decline selling or renting residential properties to persons		4,526,460 (65%)	2,395,747 (35%)
CISS	Proposition 15	Make it illegal to charge for television programming, with certain exceptions, and declare all contracts that require such payment void.		4,515,013 (66%)	2,286,775 (34%)
CISS	Proposition 16	Create the State Lottery Commission and establish regulations relating to the commission.		2,063,617 (31%)	4,606,070 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Establish provisions relating to the labor regulations.	a	4,074,648 (61%)	2,602,731 (39%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $150,000,000 for land for recreational purposes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,007,203 (62%)	2,415,903 (38%)
BI	Proposition 2	Allow for bonds up to $380,000,000 for state college, junior college, university, mental illness, narcotics control, and forest fire fighting facilities.	a	4,108,348 (65%)	2,220,719 (35%)
BI	Proposition 3	Allow for bonds up to $260,000,000 for capital outlay for construction on public school buildings and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,351,874 (69%)	1,922,197 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Establish provisions relating to military veterans' tax exemptions.	a	4,338,317 (68%)	1,996,903 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Increase the amount of property a widow of a veteran can own and receive the veteran tax exemption to $10,000.	a	3,599,964 (57%)	2,704,177 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Establish provisions relating to the out-of-state taxation of insurance companies.	a	4,547,842 (79%)	1,217,770 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Allow the legislature to authorize the investment of public pensions and retirement funds in stocks, shares, or other obligations in corporations.		2,493,667 (42%)	3,447,832 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Establish that in counties with more than 700,000 people, an incumbent superior court judge's name does not need to appear on the ballot if they are unopposed.	a	3,308,286 (59%)	2,317,276 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Establish that all counties, except those exempted by the legislature, are subject to laws regarding supervisorial district boundary adjustments.	a	4,188,938 (76%)	1,296,922 (24%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Establish the state auditor as a position appointed by the legislature instead of an elected position and establish provisions relating to the position of state auditor.	a	304,066 (64%)	173,221 (36%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Allow the electors of a county to vote to abolish the office of county superintendent.	a	308,049 (63%)	177,967 (37%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Legislative processes	Change the amendment process for the General Assembly by moving amendments to the next session if a majority in the House of Representatives votes for it, or if two-thirds of both chambers approve it, then it would be presented to the voters	a	281,383 (75%)	92,832 (25%)
LRCA	Question 2	Residency requirements	Change the residence requirements for becoming an elector to six months in the town rather than one year in the state and six months in the town	a	306,451 (82%)	66,416 (18%)
LRCA	Question 3	Absentee voting	Allow voters who cannot go to the polls when Election Day falls on a religious holiday to cast absentee ballots	a	293,244 (77%)	85,582 (23%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 10	Increase the number of judicial circuits	a	499,658 (62%)	301,562 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Provide an additional legislative method of revising or amending the constitution	a	420,006 (51%)	403,565 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Extend the second gas tax until January 1, 2018		246,443 (27%)	667,114 (73%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	Establish that in Sarasota County, the first $2,000 of the assessed valuation on home and contiguous property be taxable for school purposes only	a	458,981 (55%)	379,772 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Provide for apportionment of the Florida legislature		345,637 (35%)	643,832 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Limit the length of the term of boards for colleges and universities to nine years	a	507,225 (58%)	374,380 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Amend provisions relating to the use of revenue from motor vehicles licensing for capital outlay, debt service and other school purposes	a	509,207 (58%)	372,916 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Authorize the principal of state school funds to be used for capital outlay for higher learning and public schools		363,008 (40%)	547,231 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Allow for the appointment of the superintendent of public instruction in several counties	a	507,445 (61%)	323,203 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Establish that the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Taylor County be appointed by the County Board of Public Instruction	a	494,480 (62%)	303,659 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Provide for the continuity of governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack	a	602,980 (72%)	236,423 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Eliminate the Commissioner of Agriculture's supervision of matters relating to public lands and the Bureau of Immigration	a	526,075 (66%)	272,580 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Authorize civil trials in branch courthouses in Dade County	a	528,235 (68%)	252,462 (32%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of Gov't	Creates a new state highway board	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of Gov't	Creates a state scholarship commission to grant scholarships to students studying paramedical, professional or educational fields	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local Gov't	Provides more democratic provisions for the merger, consolidation and division of counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Provides for a program of guaranteed student loans and the payment of interest on student loans for higher education	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of Gov't	Provides for loans and scholarships for dental students	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	War & Peace	Ensures the continuity of state and local governmental operations during periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Local Gov't	Authorizes county boards of education to expend educational funds to provide workmen's compensation	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Enacts legislation to treat any and all motor vehicles as a separate class of tangible property for tax purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Increases homestead tax exemptions for certain persons older than 65 years of age	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Education	Provides that credit for service at Milledgeville State Hospital for the repayment of medical school loans be retroactive	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Local Gov't	Authorizes counties to assess and collect license fees and taxes upon businesses in the county	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Taxes	Extends homestead tax exemptions to certain disabled veterans	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Local Gov't	Authorizes the Vidalia Development Authority to extend its activities into Montgomery County	d
LRCA	Amendment 14	Taxes	Exempts personal property in Muscogee County from all state and county ad valorem taxation	d

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 5	Gov't Finances	Increases the maximum payment time allowed for counties and municipalities	a
LRCA	SJR 1	Water	Creates a state water resources agency	a
LRCA	SJR 6	Term limits	Extends the term limit for county sheriffs	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Con Convention	Provides for constitutional convention elections every ten years	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	State Exec	Repeals requirement Governor communicate pardons to the Maine State Legislature	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Legislature	Provides for state legislators to take oaths of office in absence of the Governor	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Legislature	Provides method for filling of State Senate vacancies	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Gov't Finances	Eliminates requirement that money drawn from state treasury require warrants from the Governor and Council	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Judiciary	Repeals and replaces judicial article in Maine Constitution	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 6	State Exec	Allows Governor to march citizens out of the state without consent of citizens or Legislature	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 7	Elections	Provides for determining gubernatorial election results and how to break a tie	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 8	State Exec	Provides a line of succession given a vacancy in office of Governor	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 9	Gov't Finances	Increases state-guaranteed loans for industrial purposes by $20 million	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 10	Elections	Changes deadline for submission of municipal election results to Secretary of State	a
BI	Referendum Question	Environment	Issues $25 million in bonds for pollution abatement facilities	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local gov't	Extends the amount of time a charter board has to prepare a charter	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Provides that Circuit Court judges will sit rotate as judges in Orphans' Court	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Declares that the office of Notary Public shall not be considered an office of profit	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of gov't	Makes changes to the operation of the executive and legislative branches of government	a
VR	Amendment 5	Civil rights	Amends laws concerning discrimination in forms of public accommodations	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Change the terms of the Governor and other statewide constitutional officers from two years to four years	a	1,391,922 (76%)	450,367 (24%)
LRCA	Question 2	Provide that the General Court provide for temporary replacements for holders of public office if their seat becomes vacant because of enemy attack	a	1,600,324 (90%)	180,244 (10%)
LRCA	Question 3	Prohibit the state from giving or loaning its credit to any individual or privately owned corporation	a	1,351,290 (79%)	356,271 (21%)
LRCA	Question 4	Allow the Governor and the Executive Council to independently request legal opinions from the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court	a	1,474,803 (86%)	232,701 (14%)
IndISS	Question 5	Revise the role of the Governor's Council with regard to certain appointments and compensation	a	1,133,624 (66%)	589,219 (34%)
VR	Question 6	Provide for the compensation of legislators		625,194 (37%)	1,059,352 (63%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Repeal Straight-Ticket Voting Referendum	Eliminate the straight party ticket voting system		795,546 (34%)	1,515,875 (66%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Provides regulation for the taxation on taconite, copper and nickel	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutions	Removes obsolete language from the Constitution	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't salaries	Removes obsolete provisions related to salaries of justices	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 1	Elections	Relates to the election of the commissioner of education	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Term limits	Relates to term limits for state officials	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Exempts some veterans from taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Classifies intangible property for taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Provides a different method of taxing certain motor vehicles	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	State exec	Realigns the duties of some state executive officers	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Legislature	Authorizes the legislature to define, classify and regulate certain loans	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Legislature	Allow the legislature to maintain government continuity in emergencies through succession, quorum changes, and relocation.	a	82,068 (82%)	17,545 (18%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Question 1	Judiciary	Shall the legislature propose and submit constiutional amendments?	a
CCR	Question 2	Legislature	Shall apportionment in the legislature be modified?	a
CCR	Question 3	Legislature	Shall the General Court redistrict small towns?	a
CCR	Question 4	Legislature	Shall Senate districts be created as fairly as possible on the basis of population?	a
CCR	Question 5	Legislature	Shall the Senate membership be increased to 30 members?	d
CCR	Question 6	Legislature	Shall legislators be compensated in this manner?	d
CCR	Question 7	Taxes	Shall the legislature be able to impose certain new taxes?	d
CCR	Question 8	War & Peace	Shall the provision to allow buying oneself out of military service be removed from the constitution.	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1964 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Allows for $50 million in bonds for the construction of state institutions.	a
BI	Question 2	Bond issues	Allows for $40.1 million in bonds for public higher education facilities.	a

New York

See also: New York 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Housing	Relates to aid for housing urban renewal programs	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Gov't Salaries	Relates to salaries of Legislature members	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1964 ballot measures

January 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Changes the membership of the state senate and house of representatives	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property	Makes the rights of spouses the same in each other's separate property	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues bonds for public school facilities	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1964 ballot measures

June 30

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum 1	Gov't Finances	Allows separate budgets and appropriation measures for some agricultural projects	a
LRCA	Referendum 2	Gov't Salaries	Allows members of the legislature to be appointed or elected to civil offices created during their terms	d
LRCA	Referendum 3	Law Enforcement	Renames the office of Police Magistrate to Municipal Judge	a
CICA	Initiative 4	Gambling	Authorizes betting on horse and dog races	d
CICA	Initiative 5	Term Limits	Lengthens terms from two years to four for some state and county offices	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum 1	Elections	Abolishes voter pamphlet publication requirement	a
CICA	Initiative 2	Taxes	Revises the definition of personal property and exempts it from taxation	d
CISS	Initiative 3	Transportation	Repeals state statutes requiring certain number of crew members on freight trains and self-propelled equipment	a
CISS	Initiative 4	Transportation	Requires five man crew on trains over one half mile long and to conduct switching operations in municipalities	d
CISS	Initiative 5	Transportation	Requires railroad corporations to have daily passenger-local freight train runs	d
CISS	Initiative 6	Alcohol	Allows alcohol sales in some food serving establishment and restricts age of entrance for in such places	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1964 ballot measures

May 5, 1964

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Debt Limit Increase for Highways Amendment	Raise the public debt limit to $500,000 to permit the state to issue bonds for highways	a	1,011,817 (65%)	538,684 (35%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1964 ballot measures

May 5, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	State Question 409	Right-to-work	Prohibit labor organization membership or dues as a condition of employment in Oklahoma.		352,267 (48%)	376,555 (52%)
LRCA	State Question 412	Elections	Require qualified electors to reside in the state for at least six months, in the county for two months, and in the election precinct for 20 days.	a	401,998 (63%)	240,299 (37%)
LRCA	State Question 413	Legislature; Salaries	Allow the compensation of members of the legislature to be set by law.		183,382 (29%)	443,971 (71%)

May 26, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 416	Legislature; Redistricting	Revise legislative apportionment to create 19 one-county and 29 two-county senatorial districts, allocate representatives by population, and set terms for legislators.	a	277,097 (56%)	221,325 (44%)

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 414	Salaries	Set legislator compensation at $25 per day for up to 75 legislative days, $25 per day for up to 40 Legislative Council meeting days, and 10 cents per mile for travel.		188,753 (24%)	583,480 (76%)
LRCA	State Question 415	Judiciary	Add Article VII-A to create a Court on the Judiciary with trial and appellate divisions to handle judicial removals or retirements for specific causes.		397,823 (52%)	370,694 (48%)
VR	State Question 420	Executive officials	Repeal the Governor's authority to appoint District Judges, Superior Judges, and U.S. Senators, requiring special elections for vacancies.		310,358 (40%)	458,037 (60%)
CICA	State Question 421	Education; Taxes	Abolish the emergency levy for school districts and authorize a local support levy of up to 15 mills for school funding.		417,638 (51%)	405,612 (49%)
CISS	State Question 422	Education; Budgets	Increase school district allowances, adjust teacher salaries, and provide state aid for approved teaching units.		362,468 (44%)	461,717 (56%)
CISS	State Question 423	Education; Budgets	Allow disorganization of school districts not maintaining 12 years of accredited instruction and annexation to high school districts.		403,865 (49%)	418,070 (51%)
CISS	State Question 424	Education	Require county superintendents of schools to conduct joint programs for school districts upon request and set their total compensation.		307,173 (38%)	497,198 (62%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1964 ballot measures

May 15, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Education; Bonds	Authorize up to $25 million in bonds for higher education and $5 million for community colleges and education centers in an education building program.	a	327,220 (56%)	252,372 (44%)

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Death penalty	Abolish the death penalty for first degree murder, replacing the penalty with life imprisonment.	a	455,654 (60%)	302,105 (40%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Administration; Property	Permit the state to lease public property for up to twenty years.	a	477,031 (67%)	238,241 (33%)
CISS	Measure 3	Labor	Change the Workmen’s Compensation Law from elective to compulsory state system, requiring employers to insure under state system and increasing benefits.		205,182 (27%)	549,414 (73%)
CISS	Measure 4	Business; Fishing	Prohibit commercial fishing for salmon and steelhead from all state inland waters.		221,797 (29%)	534,731 (71%)

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1964 ballot measures

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ConCon	Proposal 1	Constitutional conventions
LBM	Proposal 2	State legislatures measures	Sets legislative compensation.	a
LBM	Proposal 3	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 5	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment B	Ballot measures	Repeal the mandatory 12 weeks publication requirements for the election of Amendments		117,317 (49%)	123,504 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Local government	Combine county offices into one elected position	a	120,998 (50%)	118,973 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Public education funding; Property taxes	Allow the Legislature to make all agricultural property a separate class for taxation to fund public schools		98,454 (43%)	132,235 (57%)
VR	Referred Law 1	Civil trials; Criminal trials; American Indian issues	Allow the state to have jurisdiction to enforce criminal and civil laws on Native American reservations		58,289 (22%)	201,389 (78%)
VR	Referred Law 2	Public assistance	Limit unemployment benefits based on earnings in a calendar quarter		107,515 (45%)	132,296 (55%)
VR	Referred Law 3	Voter registration	Establish a voting registration deadline of 20 days before an election		98,544 (41%)	140,199 (59%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Education; Budgets	Remove the authorization to annually transfer one percent of the permanent school fund to the available school fund	a	941,435 (66%)	495,710 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Administration; Environment	Require posting notices of legislation creating or amending conservation and reclamation districts in local newspapers	a	914,449 (67%)	456,248 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Public assistance; Healthcare	Authorize legislature to provide medical payments for needy individuals aged 65 and older, accept federal matching funds, cap state funding to match federal, and include vision care	a	1,049,995 (71%)	426,866 (29%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Tax exemptions	Allow the legislature to create a property tax exemption for property that will be shipped outside of Utah	a	287,685 (87%)	44,231 (13%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Government continuity; Legislature	Permit the legislature to provide for the continuity of government in the event of an enemy attack	a	260,851 (81%)	60,301 (19%)

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1964 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment	Education	Provides for general assembly to permit maintenance of schools in each town or to make other arrangements	a

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow for Write-In Voting Amendment	Allow for write-in voting		302,849 (44%)	383,586 (56%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1964 ballot measures

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 215	Energy; Taxes; Parks	Tax boat fuel to fund the acquisition and improvement of marine recreation lands and create an outdoor recreation committee.	a	665,737 (64%)	381,743 (36%)
BI	Referendum 11	Parks; Bonds	Provide $10 million in bonds for the acquisition of land for public outdoor recreational use.	a	614,903 (59%)	434,978 (41%)
BI	Referendum 12	Education; Bonds	Provide for up to $59 million in bonds for the construction of schools.	a	782,682 (72%)	300,674 (28%)
BI	Referendum 13	Law enforcement; Bonds	Provide for $4,600,000 in bonds for the construction of a juvenile correctional institution.	a	761,862 (72%)	299,783 (28%)
VR	Referendum 34	Gambling	Require licenses for mechanical gambling games and devices, salesboards and trades, gambling cardrooms, and bingo.		505,633 (45%)	622,987 (55%)
LRCA	SJR 1	Local government	Provide cities with 10,000 or more inhabitants the authorization and guidelines to create their own government charter.	a	687,016 (72%)	263,101 (28%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1964 ballot measures

April 7, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes; Parks	Allow for an increase in property tax to fund forestry projects		440,978 (45%)	536,724 (55%)
LRCA	Question 2	Budgets	Adjust the basis for valuation of property in local debt limit calculations		336,994 (37%)	572,276 (63%)
LRCA	Question 3	Elections	Allow multiple related items to be included in a single proposition when submitting proposed constitutional amendments to voters		317,676 (35%)	582,045 (65%)
LRAQ	Question 4	Taxes; Transportation	Increase the tax on gasoline by 1¢ per gallon to fund highway construction		150,769 (14%)	889,364 (86%)

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