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Arizona

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October 19, 1965

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Budgets	Provide for the increase of the state borrowing limit to 100 million dollars		38,924 (18%)	178,124 (82%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Bonds	Require that questions on bond issues or special assessments of political subdivisions be voted on by property taxpayers		44,098 (20%)	171,432 (80%)

Florida

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November 2, 1965

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Prescribe the number of appellate districts within the state and the number of judges to serve each district	a	394,039 (70%)	172,633 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Authorize the legislature to provide an additional county judge in Lake County	a	357,866 (68%)	171,458 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Establish that the Palm Beach County clerk of the circuit court shall also be the clerk of the criminal court of record	a	364,754 (71%)	149,144 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Allow for the issuance of up to $300,000,000 of bonds for construction and reconstruction of roads		275,016 (39%)	424,434 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Expand the definition of “motor vehicles” for taxation purposes	a	339,427 (52%)	319,436 (48%)

Maine

See also: Maine 1965 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Housing	Issues $3.96 million for construction of student housing and dining facilities	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Transportation	Issues $9.6 million in bonds for the construction of state highways	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Housing	Issues $6 million in bonds for the construction of student housing at University of Maine	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Education	Issues $6.97 million in bonds for capital improvements at University of Maine	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 5	Prisons	Issues $500,000 in bonds for construction/renovation of Boys' Training Center, Maine State Prison and Stevens School	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 6	Education	Issues $500,000 in bonds to establish York County Regional Vocational Education Center	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Suffrage	Eliminates pauper restriction on voting; clarifies restriction for those under guardianship	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Gov't Finance	Extends state guaranteed loans for industrial purposes to personal property	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Gov't Finance	Allows state guaranteed loans up to $10 million on real estate and personal property for recreational projects	a

Missouri

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August 17, 1965

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term limits	Limit a person to being elected Governor twice or only once if they have served more than two years of another person’s elected term	a	204,987 (73%)	75,968 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government	Authorize cities to sell, in addition to leasing, manufacturing and industrial development plants built with revenue bond proceeds	a	176,942 (65%)	94,882 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislative structure; Redistricting; Legislative processes	Set the size of the state House and Senate		112,211 (41%)	160,568 (59%)

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Utilities	Authorizes the creation of a state debt of $1 trillion for sewage treatment facilities	a
BI	Proposition 2	Housing	Issues a bond of $200 billion for slum clearance and low-rent housing	d
BI	Proposition 3	Housing	Increases by $13.5 million the maximum aggregate amount of State subsidies for low-rent housing and urban renewal	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Con Convention	A convention to revise the Constitution	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State Exec	Requires the governor to submit to the legislature the executive budget by February 1	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Judiciary	Provides the terms of justices of town courts	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Term Limits	Increases term of legislators from two years to four years	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Legislature	Permits the legislature to make provisions for nursing home accommodations	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Housing	Extends power of state and municipalities to make loans and grant power of eminent domain to corporations providing housing facilities	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Con Language	Provides that proposed amendments shall be published for three months prior to the next general election	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Judiciary	Permits former judges to perform duties of supreme court justices until they reach age 76	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	Forests	Permits the state to give land to the town of Arrieta to improve Piseco airport	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 10	Pension	Increases pension benefits for retired members of the department of street cleaning	a

North Carolina

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues bonds for highways	a
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Authorizes an intermediate court of appeals	a

North Dakota

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September 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum 1	Bonds	Provides for self-liquidating bonds when authorized by law	d
CISS	Initiative 2	Taxes	Exempts personal property from taxation	d
CISS	Initiative 3	Taxes	Increases sales tax temporarily from two and a quarter to three percent	d
VR	Referendum 4	Taxes	Modifies state income and sales taxes	d

Ohio

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May 4, 1965

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Funds for Industrial Development Amendment	Guarantee funds for industrial development.	a	711,031 (57%)	542,802 (43%)
LRCA	Guarantees of High Education Loans Amendment	Provide guarantees of loans for higher education.	a	847,927 (66%)	438,945 (34%)
LRCA	House of Representatives Redistricting Amendment	Provide for the apportionment of the House of Representatives		595,288 (47%)	681,823 (53%)
LRCA	Issuance of Development Bonds Amendment	Authorize the state to borrow up to $290,000,000 and issue state bonds for development purposes until December 31, 1970	a	715,642 (57%)	548,557 (43%)

November 2, 1965

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Creation of a Local Urban Service Authority Amendment	Allow electors to vote on the creation of a local Urban Service Authority.		892,657 (40%)	1,346,597 (60%)
LRCA	Judges Serving on Multiple Courts Amendment	Authorize judges in counties with a population of less than 40,000 to serve on more than one court	a	1,194,966 (53%)	1,073,671 (47%)
IndISS	Tax Increase for School Foundation Program Amendment	Recalculate the School Foundation Program and guarantee loans to residents attending institutions of higher education		805,762 (32%)	1,717,724 (68%)

Oklahoma

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April 27, 1965

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	State Question 425	Taxes	Enact a one cent sales tax to increase the sales tax to three cents with funds dedicated to the state's General Revenue Fund.		171,123 (37%)	293,278 (63%)
LRCA	State Question 426	Bonds	Authorize $56,750,000 in debt for government construction, using cigarette tax revenue, General Revenue Fund allocations, and specific tax proceeds.		199,512 (43%)	261,229 (57%)
LRSS	State Question 427	Budgets; Transportation	Authorize a Joint Resolution to issue $60,000,000 in Highway Revenue Notes to fund road maintenance with an interest rate of 3.5%.		213,953 (46%)	247,256 (54%)

September 14, 1965

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 430	Education; Taxes	Amend the State Constitution to authorize school districts to enact a property tax levy approved by voters.	a	125,779 (68%)	59,535 (32%)

December 14, 1965

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 433	Budgets	Authorize $54,750,000 for state construction projects, funded by cigarette taxes, General Revenue Fund, specific tax proceeds, and bond issuance.	a	101,340 (77%)	31,116 (23%)

Pennsylvania

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Type	Name	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	Allows for a law empowering the state supreme court chief justice to assign former judges temporarily to courts for the disposal of business	a
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Exempts persons earning less than $1,000 per year from paying occupation privilege taxes	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1965 ballot measures

September 7, 1965

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Legislature; Redistricting	Increase the Texas Senate to 39 members, set the House at 150, base senate apportionment on population, and remove requirement limiting counties to one senator		85,951 (39%)	136,461 (61%)

November 2, 1965

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Legislature	Provide for four-year terms for state representatives		141,184 (29%)	343,236 (71%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Education	Establish a payment method for building and improving state higher education facilities	a	288,429 (60%)	195,931 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Veterans	Increase the amount of bonds that may be issued by the veterans' land board by $200 million to a total of $400 million		237,957 (49%)	246,567 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Administration; Public assistance	Allow legislative action for state cooperation with the federal government in offering aid and medical care to the needy	a	347,218 (70%)	148,097 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Executive officials	Extend the length of elected executive office to four years		225,987 (45%)	277,892 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Administration; Public retirement funds	Establish the Teacher Retirement System as a state agency and authorize a board of trustees to invest assets into certain investments	a	332,431 (68%)	153,667 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Education	Authorize student loans at institutions of higher education and create the Texas Opportunity Plan Fund	a	320,396 (66%)	167,011 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Providing for the exemption of certain charitable organizations from local ad valorem property tax		224,838 (47%)	256,713 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Judiciary	Impose a mandatory retirement age on district and appellate judges and create the State Judicial Qualifications Commission	a	352,879 (73%)	133,238 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Legislature; Salaries	Allow the legislature to set lieutenant governor and speaker salaries, and adjust legislator per diem		210,953 (44%)	272,514 (56%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1965 ballot measures

April 6, 1965

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Allow Wisconsin citizens to participate in free promotional lotteries	a	454,390 (70%)	194,327 (30%)
LRCA	Question 2	Local government	Abolish the positions of county coroner and county surveyor in counties with a population of 500,000 or more	a	380,059 (64%)	215,169 (36%)

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