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Alabama

December 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment stated the following: "In addition to any taxes now authorized or that may be hereafter authorized by the Constitution and laws of Alabama, the governing body of Franklin County shall levy and cause to be collected annually a special district tax, not exceeding 50 cents on each 100 dollars assessed valuation of taxable property in Districts One, Two, and Three of Franklin County, Alabama, to be used exclusively for public hospital purposes (as the term 'public hospital purposes' is defined in Amendment LXXVI to the Constitution proposed by Acts of 1949, Page 897, submitted December 13, 1949, and proclaimed ratified December 21, 1949) within said Districts One, Two, and Three; provided that the time during which such tax is to continue and the purpose thereof shall have been first submitted to a vote of the qualified electors in Districts One, Two, and Three of Franklin County and voted for by a majority of such electors voting at such election. The governing body of Franklin County may call an election at any time, and it shall be the duty of such governing body to call an election to be held within ninety days after receipt by it of a petition signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of said Districts One, Two, and Three, requesting that such election be called. The governing body may call such election to be held at the same time that this Amendment is submitted to the electors of the State for ratification and such election shall be effective to require the levy and collection of such tax in the event that this Amendment shall be ratified. The notice of such election, ballots to be used at such election and procedures for holding and determining the results of such election shall be prescribed by the governing body of Franklin County. No election shall be held hereunder within one year from the date of the last election so held."	a	23,369 (71%)	9,647 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public economic investment policy	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that each city in Geneva County would be authorized to purchase and manipulate all kinds of property for the purpose of promoting the economic development. Each city would be authorized to invest, lend credit or grant public money for such endeavors. Furthermore, they would be authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax for the payment of securities. The above economic development must be first approved by a majority of electors.	a	21,386 (64%)	12,064 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Bond issues	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Marengo County would be allowed to become indebted up to $400,000 in aggregate principal through the issuance of bonds. The revenue would be used to fund a new courthouse. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors.	a	25,199 (72%)	10,023 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would be authorized to fix, regulate and alter the fees, commissions, percentages, allowances and salaries received or distributed by the tax assessor and tax collector in Marengo County. The tax assessor and tax collector may also go on salary.	a	18,975 (56%)	14,911 (44%)

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Water; Bond issues	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment stated the following: "The Legislature may provide for the formation of water management districts for the establishment of works of improvement for the drainage of wet, swamp, and overflowed lands of the State, and for flood prevention or the Conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water within the State; confer the right of eminent domain for such purposes, provide for the taxing of the whole or part of the cost of such improvements against the lands and property in such district to the extent of the increased value thereof by reason of special benefits derived from such improvements; and provide for the issuance of bonds for such districts with or without an election; provided, however, that nothing herein shall authorize any such water management districts to engage in or finance directly or indirectly, the production, transmission or sale of electric power. The provisions of this amendment are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal Amendment XV or Amendment XXII."	a	132,729 (54%)	113,369 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would be authorized to fix, regulate or change the jurisdiction of any inferior court, established in lieu of justices of the peace in Jefferson County, involving civil cases not exceeding $500, except in cases regarding libel, slander, assault and battery, and ejectment.	a	129,451 (62%)	80,641 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public economic investment policy	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Cherokee County would be authorized to purchase and manipulate all kinds of property for the purpose of promoting the economic development. The county would be authorized to invest, lend credit or grant public money for such endeavors. Furthermore, they would be authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax for the payment of securities. The above economic development must be first approved by a majority of electors.	d	83,871 (42%)	117,102 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public economic investment policy	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Evergreen in Conecuh County would be authorized to purchase and manipulate all kinds of property for the purpose of promoting the economic development. The city would be authorized to invest, lend credit or grant public money for such endeavors. Furthermore, they would be authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax for the payment of securities. The above economic development must be first approved by a majority of electors.	a	121,939 (60%)	80,729 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Public education governance	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment stated the following: "That Sub-Section (a) of Section 1 of Amendment CLXXIV to the Constitution of Alabama shall be amended so that said Sub-Section (a) as amended shall read as follows: That part of Jefferson County outside of the municipalities of Birmingham, Bessemer, Fairfield, Tarrant City and Mountain Brook as one district, except that the Jefferson County Board of Education is authorized and empowered to designate any part or portion of said district as a separate school district."	a	119,506 (60%)	81,034 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public economic investment policy	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Bayou La Batre in Mobile County would be authorized to purchase and manipulate all kinds of property for the purpose of promoting the economic development. The city would be authorized to invest, lend credit or grant public money for such endeavors. Furthermore, they would be authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax for the payment of securities. The above economic development must be first approved by a majority of electors.	a	125,933 (62%)	78,493 (38%)

Alaska

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November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Issue $900,000 in bonds for outdoor recreation construction	a	41,242 (67%)	20,655 (33%)
BI	Proposition 2	Bond issues; Public education funding	Issue $2.285 million in bonds for school construction	a	50,532 (80%)	12,367 (20%)
BI	Proposition 3	Bond issues; Ports and harbors	Issue $15.5 million in bonds for ferry construction	a	36,518 (60%)	24,225 (40%)
BI	Proposition 4	Bond issues; Higher education funding	Issue $16.9 million in bonds for university construction	a	43,674 (71%)	17,758 (29%)
BI	Proposition 5	Highways and bridges; Bond issues	Issue $10.5 million in bonds for the construction of highways	a	49,336 (78%)	13,852 (22%)
BI	Proposition 6	Airport infrastructure; Bond issues	Issue $2.285 million in bonds for constructing regional high schools	a	41,146 (67%)	20,665 (33%)
BI	Proposition 7	Public education funding; Bond issues	Issue $11.5 million in bonds for airport construction	a	49,007 (78%)	14,084 (22%)

August 23

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	SJR 1	Residency voting requirements	Specify that an individual must be a resident of the state for one year in order to be eligible to vote, and permit the legislature to shorten the residence requirement for Alaska voters wishing to only vote for President and Vice President	a	36,667 (75%)	12,383 (25%)

Arizona

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Taxes	Provide for an exemption of non-commercial watercraft from ad valorem property taxes and the implementation of a license tax	a	118,044 (61%)	75,978 (39%)

Arkansas

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Public education governance	The measure would have related to the reorganization of school districts.	d	115,452 (26%)	321,733 (74%)

California

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public employee retirement funds	Allow the legislature to authorize the investment of up to 25% of state pension and retirement funds and establish regulations for the investments.	a	3,279,258 (60%)	2,219,383 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the legislature to issue loans with interest limitations for the repair, restoration, or replacement of private property damaged in disaster.	d	2,119,354 (40%)	3,180,672 (60%)
LRSS	Proposition 11	Athletics and sports; Business regulations; State legislatures measures	Allow the legislature to amend, revise, or supplement the boxing and wrestling initiative act of November 4, 1924.	a	3,831,330 (74%)	1,371,411 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	County and municipal governance; Administration of government; Taxes	Allow counties to create assessment appeals boards to act as the board of equalization in a county.	a	3,728,490 (73%)	1,354,450 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Remove the requirement from the Constitution that requires taxpayers to file an annual property statement.	a	3,733,524 (71%)	1,513,176 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Allow the state legislature to collect personal income taxes by using the amount calculated for federal income taxes.	d	2,536,770 (48%)	2,709,071 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	English language policy; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Establish that those who have lived in the United State for 20 years and were at least 50 years are exempt from the education requirement to vote.	d	2,334,084 (44%)	2,986,829 (56%)
CISS	Proposition 16	Sexual content regulations	Establish a prohibition on obscene materials, redefine 'obscene' and 'knowingly', and establish procedures for violating such prohibition.	d	2,533,921 (44%)	3,271,308 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 1A	Initiative and referendum process; State legislative processes and sessions; Constitutional wording changes	Amend the California Constitution regarding separation of powers, the legislature, and the initiative and referendum process	a	4,156,416 (73%)	1,499,675 (27%)
BI	Proposition 2	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $230,000,000 for state college and university facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,072,488 (56%)	2,402,964 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Public land policy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Property; Property taxes	Allow the legislature to define "open space lands" and establish usage restrictions for such lands.	a	2,974,135 (56%)	2,381,937 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Public education funding; Bond issues	Set the requirement for approval of bond measures about public schools and libraries at 60% of the voters.	d	2,462,715 (47%)	2,789,653 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Property; Taxes	Allow the legislature to authorize the assessment of property damaged by a disaster in an area declared a disaster area by the governor.	a	2,808,524 (51%)	2,708,461 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State legislatures measures	Establish that measures approved during regular sessions of the legislature shall go into effect 60 days after the legislature adjourns and 90 days after for other sessions.	a	3,078,871 (61%)	1,950,098 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials	Allow boards of supervisors to set their salary, subject to referendum, as well as the salaries of district attorneys and auditors.	d	1,492,669 (28%)	3,783,954 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Insurance policy; Taxes; Business regulations	Limit the amount of property taxes on the principal office of insurance companies that can be deducted from the insurance tax.	a	2,881,388 (57%)	2,195,027 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Veterans policy; Taxes	Establish a property tax exemption of up to $5,000 for veterans who were blinded during service.	a	5,034,365 (89%)	605,007 (11%)

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Education; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $275,000,000 for capital outlay for public school buildings and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,531,222 (61%)	1,642,422 (39%)

Colorado

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	State executive official measures	Reorganize executive and administrative offices so that there are no more than 20 departments.	a	369,366 (70%)	162,038 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Transportation; Taxes	Make all mobile homes and mobile and self-propelled construction equipment subject to an ownership tax as opposed to a property tax.	a	318,102 (60%)	211,177 (40%)
CICA	Amendment No. 3	State judiciary	Amend the method for appointing judges and provide a new system for the removal and retirement of judges.	a	293,771 (53%)	261,558 (47%)
CICA	Amendment No. 4	State legislatures measures; Redistricting policy	Establish the size of membership to the Senate and House of Representatives and establish provisions for creating House districts.	a	374,884 (70%)	158,067 (30%)
CICA	Amendment No. 5	Property; Taxes	Limit local property taxes, phase out property taxation on certain property, and allow the General Assembly to exempt all property from taxation.	d	178,245 (32%)	386,650 (68%)
LRSS	Referred Law No. 1	Time standards	Advance the time in Colorado one hour at 1:00 am on the last Sunday in April and go back one hour at 2:00 am on the last Sunday in October.	a	346,274 (57%)	258,490 (43%)
LRSS	Referred Law No. 2	Death penalty; State judicial authority	Abolish the death penalty and allow courts to sentence those convicted of first-degree murder to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.	d	193,245 (33%)	389,707 (67%)

Florida

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State constitutional conventions	Establish that constitutional revisions adopted by convention be submitted to the electors at the next general election	a	626,806 (83%)	129,545 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State judiciary structure	Allow the board of county commissioners for Orange County to revise justice of the peace district boundaries in Orange County	a	435,162 (72%)	167,149 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Eminent domain policy; Jury rules	Establish that each condemnation of property jury shall be composed of twelve jurors	a	527,821 (80%)	128,345 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	State legislative processes and sessions	Provide for a special legislative session solely for the purpose of organization after November general elections	a	496,919 (77%)	148,939 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	Property tax exemptions	Exempt stock in trade, inventory, and livestock from ad valorem taxation	a	481,420 (67%)	239,508 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government officials and elections; Public education governance	Provide for the terms of employment of appointive county superintendents of public instruction	a	499,991 (68%)	237,069 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Residency voting requirements	Provide presidential voting rights for residents not yet meeting state qualifications	a	515,212 (69%)	231,088 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State flags, symbols, and holidays	Establish regulations on the appearance of the state flag	a	549,678 (80%)	139,792 (20%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local government organization	Give the electorate power to provide for consolidation of municipal and county governments of Hillsborough County	a	451,458 (72%)	175,464 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judicial selection	Authorize the Legislature to require county judges to be members of the Florida bar	a	506,088 (73%)	184,646 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	State judiciary structure	Establish that the legislature shall determine the number of county judges in each county and their monetary jurisdiction	a	452,974 (69%)	203,708 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	State judiciary oversight; State judicial selection	Establish requirements for state judges, provide a procedure for the selection, discipline, retirement and removal of judges, and establish the Judicial Qualifications Commission	a	533,513 (79%)	142,863 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	State judiciary structure	Create separate offices for the 13th Judicial Circuit State Attorney and Hillsborough County Prosecuting Attorney Criminal Court of Record	a	431,291 (71%)	179,952 (29%)

Georgia

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education funding	Authorize the establishment of area schools and districts, including special schools, by local referendum and funding through public education taxes.	a	351,547 (74%)	124,061 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Public economic investment policy	Authorize the Department of Industry and Trade to participate in tourism promotion.	a	309,756 (70%)	129,789 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Law enforcement; Insurance policy	Authorize indemnification for individuals assisting in crime prevention or apprehension.	a	329,792 (76%)	106,880 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Higher education funding; Higher education governance	Authorize the State Board of Vocational Education to manage federal funds for vocational rehabilitation work.	a	303,885 (69%)	136,820 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	Transportation; Taxes	Declare public transportation an essential government function, allowing state taxation and expenditure for it.	a	241,654 (55%)	196,501 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	Higher education funding; Healthcare	Provide that service at Gracewood State School and Hospital or similar facilities applicable for repaying medical loans and scholarships, with retroactive eligibility.	a	306,419 (71%)	124,237 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 16	County and municipal governance	Change the provisions related to the powers of county governments.	a	227,814 (54%)	190,749 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 17	County and municipal governance	Change the provisions related to the powers of county governments.	a	233,034 (57%)	176,894 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 18	State judicial selection	Provide that superior court judges be elected only by the electors residing in the judge's circuit of service.	a	351,820 (76%)	112,482 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 19	Local government officials and elections	Provide that solicitors general be elected only by the electors residing in the solicitor general's circuit of service.	a	342,163 (75%)	111,339 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	County and municipal governance; Public economic investment policy	Authorize the creation of public corporations and the issuance of revenue obligations for developing industrial facilities.	d	194,117 (43%)	262,333 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 20	Administrative organization; Agriculture policy	Allow the General Assembly to regulate agricultural products and delegate related powers to an Agricultural Commodity Commission or other state agency.	d	168,793 (40%)	256,668 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Eminent domain policy; Property	Authorize the payment for property taken for roads and require the removal of outdoor advertising and junk yards to preserve federal funds.	a	305,819 (66%)	158,332 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Higher education funding; Public education funding	Authorize the General Assembly to appropriate funds for obtaining funds from the federal government for education scholarships and loans.	a	294,201 (69%)	134,321 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Election administration and governance	Require notice of candidacy for write-in candidates.	a	276,135 (63%)	162,637 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	County and municipal governance; Public education governance	Allow changes to the election and appointment process for county school boards and superintendents, including term lengths, qualifications, and compensation.	a	309,983 (69%)	138,368 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes; Environment	Provide tax exemption to facilities installed to reduce air or water pollution.	a	312,791 (70%)	135,497 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Residency voting requirements	Allow the General Assembly to set different residence requirements for voting in national and state elections.	a	262,009 (59%)	184,113 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	County and municipal governance	Provide home rule for counties.	a	311,953 (69%)	137,761 (31%)

Idaho

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November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 10	Business regulations	a	109,500 (55%)	89,126 (45%)
LRCA	HJR 9	Business regulations	d	78,004 (40%)	115,762 (60%)
VR	Referendum 1	Taxes	a	156,109 (61%)	99,048 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 11	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	121,800 (61%)	77,349 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 6	Jury rules; Criminal trials; Civil trials	a	128,131 (62%)	77,161 (38%)
LRCA	SJR 7	Constitutional wording changes	d	92,350 (48%)	99,383 (52%)
LRCA	SJR 7	State legislative authority; State judicial authority; State executive powers and duties	a	114,376 (57%)	86,168 (43%)

Illinois

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Banking Law Amendment	Banking policy	It proposed modifications to the banking law.	a	1,564,746 (66%)	811,981 (34%)

Iowa

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November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislatures measures; Administration of government	The measure replaced the word "fourth" with the word "first" in Section 26 of Article III of the constitution, in relation to the effective date of laws passed by the legislature.	a	340,539 (78%)	96,555 (22%)

Maine

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November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Issue $4.8 million in bonds for the construction of a state cultural building	a	147,876 (55%)	121,542 (45%)
BI	Question 2	Bond issues; Water storage	Issue $1.5 million in bonds to develop the maximum wilderness character of the Allagash Waterway	a	184,937 (68%)	85,354 (32%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative elections; Redistricting policy	Repealed and replaced the language outlining the election, powers and apportionment of the Maine State Senate	a	157,773 (63%)	91,618 (37%)

June 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Issue $2.5 million for the construction of an office building for State Highway Commission	d	53,641 (41%)	78,627 (59%)
BI	Question 2	Airport infrastructure; Bond issues	Issue $2.95 million in bonds for the construction and improvement of airports	d	62,644 (47%)	69,842 (53%)

February 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Sunday Liquor Sales Referendum	Alcohol laws; Sunday regulations	Prohibit liquor sales on election day until polls close and from 11:45 p.m. on Saturdays to 6 a.m. on Sundays, except for midnight to 2 a.m. if the Sunday is January 1st	d	101,086 (50%)	102,392 (50%)

Maryland

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	292,994 (64%)	163,908 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State judicial authority	d	143,069 (44%)	183,164 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Eminent domain policy	a	160,484 (51%)	155,147 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	State judiciary structure	a	211,347 (66%)	107,482 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	State legislative processes and sessions	a	257,535 (68%)	119,722 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	a	260,586 (65%)	138,420 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	State legislative processes and sessions; Salaries of government officials	d	137,201 (33%)	277,917 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 16	Administration of government	a	272,984 (71%)	110,037 (29%)
VR	Amendment 17	Transportation	d	248,942 (46%)	289,418 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	County and municipal governance	a	274,353 (62%)	170,472 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	a	249,119 (52%)	229,400 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	177,135 (47%)	198,115 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary oversight	a	267,801 (62%)	167,273 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Eminent domain policy; Water	a	191,676 (51%)	184,279 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	State judicial authority; State judicial selection; State judiciary structure	a	296,940 (71%)	123,227 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	State legislatures measures	a	290,712 (74%)	103,176 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Administrative organization; Workers' compensation laws	d	176,905 (45%)	217,691 (55%)

Massachusetts

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State executive elections	Provide that gubernatorial candidates are to run alongside their choice for lieutenant governor	a	1,133,796 (73%)	415,378 (27%)
LRCA	Question 2	State executive branch structure; State legislative authority	Allow the Governor to propose executive branch reorganization plans that take effect unless the Legislature disapproves them	a	1,160,773 (77%)	353,274 (23%)
LRCA	Question 3	Public economic investment policy	Allow the state and cities to engage in municipal industrial development	a	1,104,862 (74%)	380,222 (26%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government organization	Expand the authority of municipalities to conduct municipal governance	a	1,186,608 (81%)	270,087 (19%)
VR	Question 5	Restricted-use funds; Local government finance and taxes; Business taxes; Sales taxes; Tobacco and cigarette taxes	Enact a temporary 3% sales and use tax, new taxes on various goods and industries, and creation of the Local Aid Fund.	a	1,391,100 (79%)	358,879 (21%)
LRAQ	Question 6	Restricted-use funds; Local government finance and taxes; Business taxes; Sales taxes; Tobacco and cigarette taxes	Advise the legislature of support for a law that revised taxes and established a Local Aid Fund	a	1,070,599 (71%)	446,460 (29%)

Michigan

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Voting age policy	Lower the minimum voting age to 18 years	d	703,076 (36%)	1,267,872 (64%)

Minnesota

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative elections	Allow legislators to seek election to other offices and to provide resignation procedures for them	d	575,967 (55%)	471,427 (45%)

Missouri

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government organization	Allow St. Louis County and St. Louis City to adopt a plan for partial or complete government unification and establish a process for selecting a board of freeholders	a	360,877 (50%)	357,128 (50%)

January 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public employee retirement funds	Authorize first class counties to provide death benefits, pensions, and retirement plans for salaried employees and their families, and allow the legislature to permit any local government or entity to establish similar retirement programs	a	217,116 (63%)	127,461 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public education funding; Property taxes	Authorize school districts to levy a property tax at a rate limited to $1.25 per $100 valuation	a	195,798 (57%)	148,519 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative structure; Redistricting policy	Establish the number of state representatives at 163 and authorize bipartisan commissions to create legislative districts, with the Missouri Supreme Court stepping in if the commissions fail	a	178,924 (52%)	165,395 (48%)

Montana

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Government continuity policy	a	127,976 (69%)	57,585 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Redistricting policy; State legislative elections	a	96,246 (53%)	85,248 (47%)
LRSS	LR-64	Tobacco and cigarette taxes; Tobacco laws	a	107,208 (54%)	92,619 (46%)

Nebraska

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Election administration and governance; State executive elections	Eliminate the ineligibility of executive state officers to hold any other state office during their elected term.	a	238,417 (59%)	167,874 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State legislative authority; Tax and revenue administration	Allow the legislature to manage the payment or cancellation of taxes on real estate owned or acquired by the state or its subdivisions.	a	219,424 (58%)	161,547 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Public education governance; Tax and revenue administration	Deduct the costs of administering unsold school lands before distributing income from these lands.	a	230,970 (61%)	144,856 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 12a	Public education funding; State legislative authority; Higher education funding	Allow the legislature to determine how educational funds should be invested	a	223,845 (61%)	142,903 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 12b	State legislative authority; Local government finance and taxes; Revenue allocation	Allow the legislature to determine how funds from the state and local political subdivisions should be invested	a	193,215 (56%)	153,163 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 13a	Proportional representation; Redistricting policy	Change how the members of the legislature are apportioned for election.	a	201,130 (57%)	150,149 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 13b	Proportional representation; State legislative elections; Redistricting policy	Authorize the legislature to specify representation in districts that have been changed by reapportionment.	a	181,403 (56%)	144,644 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	Public education funding; Property taxes	Prohibit the state from levying a property tax for state purposes once a general sales or income tax is adopted and require at least 20% of the revenue to be allocated to public schools.	d	182,364 (46%)	218,061 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	Property tax exemptions	Exempt life insurance, annuity contracts, and rights to pension or retirement payments from the intangible property tax.	a	270,377 (71%)	112,067 (29%)
CICA	Amendment 16	Property taxes	Prohibit the state from levying a property tax for state purposes.	a	223,969 (51%)	216,093 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative processes and sessions	Authorize the payment of travel expenses and a per diem to legislators while they are in session.	d	162,020 (39%)	255,624 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	School choice policy; Administrative organization	Allow the state or governmental subdivisions to enter into contracts for services or training with private, commercial, and vocational schools.	d	174,704 (43%)	231,587 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public education governance; Administrative organization; Executive official term limits	Increase the number of members on the State Board of Education from six to eight and reduce the terms from six to four years.	a	268,029 (65%)	141,722 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property taxes; Agriculture policy	Authorize the legislature to fix the value of land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use.	d	153,127 (39%)	240,083 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public education funding	Provide transportation services for children attending any elementary or secondary school.	d	191,986 (43%)	253,945 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	State judiciary oversight	Provide a procedure for the removal or retirement of any Justice or judge of any court in the state.	a	323,244 (81%)	77,877 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Income taxes	Allow the legislature to base the state's income tax on federal laws.	a	215,696 (55%)	176,326 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Executive official term limits	Limit the Governor to two consecutive terms.	a	258,332 (63%)	150,405 (37%)
VR	Referendum 1	Income taxes	Establish a state income tax.	d	133,594 (30%)	310,681 (70%)

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Repeal poll taxes.	a	90,241 (87%)	13,614 (13%)

New Hampshire

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	It proposed to establish the state supreme and superior courts as constitutional courts. This proposal was meant to protect those courts from being politicized.	a	144,828 (85%)	26,162 (15%)
CCRCA	Question 2	State legislatures measures	It proposed to limit roll call in the legislature to motions that have been seconded.	a	112,425 (71%)	45,903 (29%)
CCRCA	Question 3	Administration of government	It proposed that towns and cities should have authority over their own charters and forms of government.	a	118,596 (72%)	45,369 (28%)
CCRCA	Question 4	State legislatures measures	This measure proposed to reduce the residency requirement for a state senator from seven to four years.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.	d	98,610 (59%)	69,663 (41%)
CCRCA	Question 5	State executive official measures	It proposed to strengthen the governor's executive power to carry out the law.	a	107,626 (70%)	47,013 (30%)
CCRCA	Question 6	Constitutional rights	This measure proposed that the state must provide free legal representation to those in need who are facing criminal charges that could result in the "deprivation of liberty".	a	122,543 (75%)	39,835 (25%)
CCRCA	Question 7	State executive official measures	It proposed that the governor and council can remove a commissioned officer after the officer's defense has been heard in both houses.	a	119,640 (77%)	35,304 (23%)
CCRCA	Question 8	State legislatures measures	It proposed that the legislature meet in two annual 90 day sessions.	a	109,487 (67%)	53,792 (33%)

New Jersey

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Public Question No. 1	State legislatures measures	The amendment implemented changes recommended by a constitutional convention regarding reapportionment of the state legislature.	a	890,710 (64%)	506,884 (36%)
LRSS	Public Question No. 2	Gambling policy	The measure allowed night horse racing.	a	945,495 (62%)	577,002 (38%)

New York

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposed Amendment No. 1	State legislative authority; Land use and development policy; Bond issues	Increase the maximum principal amount of bonds issued to public corporations for the development of industrial and manufacturing plants from $50 million to $75 million	d	1,854,074 (49%)	1,904,285 (51%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 10	Judicial term limits; State judiciary structure; State judicial selection	Allow the court of appeals to appoint retired judges from the same court to continue serving	d	1,777,447 (50%)	1,783,697 (50%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 11	State judiciary structure; Judicial term limits; State judicial selection; State executive powers and duties	Allow retired justices of the state supreme court that had served as a justice of any appellate court before the age of 70 to be eligible for a temporary appointment to the appellate division by the governor	a	1,801,288 (51%)	1,727,722 (49%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	State legislative authority	Authorize the state legislature to loan state funds for projects in any area of the state, instead of just areas where unemployment is a problem	a	2,007,131 (54%)	1,724,243 (46%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Housing development funding; Debt limits	Permit the state legislature to authorize local governments to take on debt for low-income housing projects, up to a limit of two percent of the average full valuation of taxable real estate of the locality	d	1,666,381 (45%)	2,065,195 (55%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	State legislative authority; Public assistance programs	Empower the state legislature to provide for the education and support of programs for people with mental disabilities	a	2,960,248 (77%)	907,989 (23%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Public employee retirement funds	Increase the pensions of widows of retired members of a teachers' retirement system of the state or of a subdivision of the state	a	2,228,190 (60%)	1,516,233 (40%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Residency voting requirements	Allow citizens who are 21 years of age or older to vote if they have been a resident of the state and county, city, or village for at least three months prior to an election	a	2,370,919 (64%)	1,354,807 (36%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Public education funding; Gambling policy	Allow the state legislature to authorize, as prescribed by law, the sale of lottery tickets if the proceeds go towards education funding within the state	a	2,464,898 (61%)	1,604,694 (39%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Voter registration	Allow the absentee registration of voters who are unable to appear for personal registration due to work requiring them to be outside of the counties of their residence	a	2,451,854 (67%)	1,202,983 (33%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	Property taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public education funding	Empower the Buffalo city school district to have separate taxing and borrowing powers from the City of Buffalo for a minimum of five years	d	1,505,396 (43%)	1,995,523 (57%)
BI	Proposition 1	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Land use and development policy; Bond issues	Authorize issuing $200 million in bonds to develop and acquire land for outdoor recreation, such as for parks and historic sites	a	2,402,363 (59%)	1,660,392 (41%)

North Dakota

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance	a	84,255 (52%)	77,187 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judicial selection	d	73,231 (47%)	82,644 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judicial authority; State legislative processes and sessions; Constitutional wording changes; State legislative authority; State executive official measures	d	69,116 (45%)	84,131 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 5	Open meetings and public information; Public education governance	a	99,358 (62%)	60,833 (38%)
VR	Referendum 2	Residency voting requirements	a	88,314 (58%)	64,898 (42%)

September 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	a	46,052 (55%)	37,743 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public education governance; County and municipal governance	a	56,175 (63%)	32,297 (37%)

Oklahoma

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	State Question 437	Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures	Establish new boundaries for Oklahoma's congressional district.	d	162,446 (30%)	386,269 (70%)

May 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 434	Education; Taxes	Authorize the State Board to create vocational education districts, levy additional taxes with voter approval, and incur debt for improvements.	a	214,698 (51%)	206,458 (49%)
LRCA	State Question 435	State legislatures measures	Provide for annual regular legislative sessions with a limit of ninety legislative days for each session.	a	208,894 (51%)	199,240 (49%)

May 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 428	Education; Race and ethnicity issues	Repeal Section 3 of Article XIII that required the Legislature to establish separate schools for white and people of color students.	a	327,927 (66%)	166,941 (34%)
LRCA	State Question 429	Impeachment rules	Establish impeachment procedures for officials convicted of a felony, with automatic suspension without pay and reinstatement if reversed.	a	395,295 (81%)	90,253 (19%)
LRCA	State Question 431	State judiciary	Establish a Court on the Judiciary with authority to remove or retire judges, selected by the Supreme Court, Governor, Attorney General, or House.	a	328,012 (72%)	128,207 (28%)
LRCA	State Question 432	Residency voting requirements	Allow U.S. citizens who recently moved to Oklahoma to vote for President and Vice President, but not other offices, if they’ve been residents for less than six months.	a	347,440 (74%)	120,455 (26%)
LRCA	State Question 436	State executive official measures	Prohibit the Governor from serving more than two consecutive terms, but allow the Secretary of State, State Auditor, and State Treasurer to succeed themselves.	a	300,954 (62%)	183,850 (38%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Public employee retirement funds; Public transportation	Require public transportation agencies to “make fair and equitable arrangements to protect the interests” of employees and retired employees.	a	468,103 (79%)	123,964 (21%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Education; Bond issues	Authorize bonds to construct self-supporting community college facilities and permit the use of state education facilities’ revenues to finance projects.	d	237,282 (42%)	332,983 (58%)

May 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure 1	Taxes; Tobacco laws	Levy a 4 cents per package tax on cigarettes, allocating half of the revenue for property tax relief and the other half divided equally among cities and counties.	a	310,743 (63%)	181,957 (37%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Education	Permit the legislature to determine the selection method for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, repealing the constitutional requirement for their election.	d	197,096 (42%)	267,319 (58%)

Pennsylvania

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional wording changes	move Article XVI of the state constitution to another article of the state constitution concerning private corporations	a	1,212,790 (66%)	636,925 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	allow the state legislature to require completion of a training and education course for justices of the peace and aldermen who are not licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania	a	1,153,759 (57%)	853,200 (43%)

May 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	increase the local government debt limit	a	610,465 (50%)	600,434 (50%)
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional wording changes	consolidate constitutional provisions regarding public officials	a	788,662 (65%)	430,679 (35%)

Rhode Island

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	a	100,896 (53%)	90,207 (47%)
BI	Proposal 2	Bond issues	a	145,024 (71%)	59,916 (29%)
BI	Proposal 3	Bond issues	a	163,195 (78%)	45,320 (22%)
BI	Proposal 4	Bond issues	a	108,907 (55%)	87,584 (45%)
BI	Proposal 5	Bond issues	a	117,689 (61%)	76,154 (39%)

South Dakota

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Property taxes; Agriculture policy	Allow the Legislature to constitute all agricultural property as a separate class for taxation	a	92,235 (51%)	87,833 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Local government organization; Local government officials and elections	Remove the surveyor as a constitutional county officer, and allow counties the option to elect the county superintendent of schools	a	101,090 (56%)	78,499 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment C	State judicial selection; State judiciary structure	Establish county court districts in the state	a	105,554 (60%)	69,391 (40%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Agriculture policy; Taxes	Require assessment of land designated for agricultural use owned by individuals based on relevant agricultural factors for tax purposes	a	587,504 (53%)	510,769 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes; Bond issues	Provide that school taxes remain valid after boundary changes in independent school districts, allowing tax levy continuation without new elections	a	668,714 (65%)	355,875 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Bond issues; Water	Authorize the issuance of $200,000,000 in water development bonds and the further investment in water facilities	a	673,688 (64%)	375,801 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Administration of government	Provide a method and manner for hospital districts to be dissolved	a	651,821 (64%)	361,094 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	County and municipal governance	Provide for the consolidation of functions of government by contract between political subdivisions	a	565,174 (56%)	447,578 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Military service policy; Residency voting requirements	Omit the requirement that members of the armed services vote only in the county that they resided in at the time of entering the service	a	893,798 (82%)	197,901 (18%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Public assistance programs	Authorize assistance from private and federal funds for nonsectarian organizations to support employment and care for the disabled.	a	779,957 (74%)	277,092 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	State legislatures measures	Set the date on which newly elected legislators take office	a	787,823 (77%)	232,212 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Administration of government; Taxes	Allow the creation, establishment, maintenance, and operation of airport authorities composed of one or more counties	a	593,986 (55%)	476,345 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Education	Withdraw Arlington State College from participation in the Permanant University Fund	a	574,960 (56%)	455,580 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Local official term limits	Change the maximum terms of directors of conservation and reclamation districts from 2 to 6 years	d	503,885 (49%)	534,248 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Public employee retirement funds; Administration of government	Authorize the legislature to create statewide retirement, disability, and death compensation benefits for county and other political subdivision employees	a	562,168 (53%)	502,867 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Law enforcement officers and departments	Provide assistance to the surviving spouse and children of law enforcement officers or firemen killed in the line of duty	a	780,570 (72%)	303,073 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Repeal the Texas poll tax	a	659,604 (59%)	466,119 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Residency voting requirements	Permit qualified voters, regardless of residency, to vote in presidential, state-wide, and ballot question elections, including recent US citizens in presidential polls	a	701,349 (67%)	347,337 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	State judiciary	Provide for a court of criminal appeals	a	674,985 (66%)	348,858 (34%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1966 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Local government organization	Allow metropolitan government in counties	d	94,210 (34%)	183,787 (66%)
LRCCQ	Proposition 2	State constitutional conventions	Call a convention to revise or amend the constitution of the state	d	42,828 (15%)	237,461 (85%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Executive official term limits	Permit the state treasurer and auditor to serve two consecutive terms	d	129,789 (47%)	146,455 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	State legislative processes and sessions	Permit the creation of committees that will serve between legislative sessions	d	96,219 (35%)	177,033 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	State legislative processes and sessions	Change the legislative session schedule	d	115,030 (42%)	158,837 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions	Permit the legislature to call themselves into a special session with written request	d	126,827 (45%)	153,256 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Salaries of government officials	Change the compensation of state legislators	d	88,575 (32%)	185,259 (68%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State executive branch structure	Abolish the board of examiners	d	81,447 (30%)	192,751 (70%)

Virginia

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Renaming the Department, Commissioner, and Board of Agriculture and Immigration Amendment	State executive branch structure	Change the name of the Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration, and Board of Agriculture and Immigration to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Commerce and Board of Agriculture and Commerce; and require that at least five practical farmers serve on the Board	a	388,009 (77%)	118,484 (23%)

Washington

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 39	Open meetings and public information	Require state debt measures to be published at least four times within the four weeks prior to the election in all legal newspapers.	a	569,889 (75%)	193,299 (25%)
LRCA	HJR 4	Residency voting requirements	Allow national citizens to vote in a presidential election if they intend to permanently reside in the state and have resided in the state at least sixty days prior.	a	645,966 (81%)	155,808 (19%)
LRCA	HJR 7	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; State legislative authority	Authorize the legislature to exempt occupied residential property from property taxes for retired individuals	a	661,497 (76%)	210,553 (24%)
CISS	Initiative 226	Sales taxes	Require one-tenth of revenues from state sales and use taxes to be distributed to cities on a per capita basis.	d	403,700 (44%)	514,281 (56%)
CISS	Initiative 229	Sunday regulations	Repeal existing restrictions on Sundays prohibiting noisy activities, trade operations, personal property sales, and drinking saloons.	a	604,096 (64%)	333,972 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 233	Railways; Business regulations	Repeal statute limiting the size of freight train crews.	a	591,051 (63%)	339,978 (37%)
LRSS	Referendum 14	Public education funding; Bond issues	Authorize $16,500,000 in state general obligation bonds for constructing public schools	a	583,705 (67%)	288,357 (33%)
LRSS	Referendum 15	Bond issues	Authorize $40,575,000 in state general obligation bonds for improving public institutions and agencies.	a	597,715 (69%)	263,902 (31%)
LRSS	Referendum 16	Redistricting policy	Redistrict the boundaries of the Washington's first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh congressional districts.	a	416,630 (52%)	384,466 (48%)
LRCA	SJR 20	Immigration policy; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal constitutional language that prohibited noncitizen residents from purchasing and owning land	a	430,984 (51%)	415,082 (49%)
LRCA	SJR 22 Part 1	Public education funding	Establish a common school construction fund derived from crop proceeds, land, and interests	a	602,360 (73%)	220,395 (27%)
LRCA	SJR 22 Part 2	Public education funding; Bond issues; State legislative authority	Permit the permanent school fund to be invested in bonds as determined by the legislature	a	581,245 (72%)	222,401 (28%)
LRCA	SJR 25	Ports and harbors	Consider public funds for port districts as public funds for a public interest	a	415,064 (54%)	359,714 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 6	State judicial selection	Remove elections for Superior Court judges if only one candidate qualifies for the ballot.	a	635,318 (80%)	158,291 (20%)

West Virginia

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes		d	152,489 (39%)	242,822 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive official measures	The measure permitted the state governor to serve two consecutive terms.	d	142,265 (35%)	260,352 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary		d	163,121 (42%)	227,127 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislatures measures		d	105,011 (27%)	279,366 (73%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Public education governance; Public education funding		d	206,542 (49%)	212,883 (51%)

Wisconsin

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Question 1	Residency voting requirements	Allow new state residents to vote six months after being in the state	a	582,389 (69%)	256,246 (31%)

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State legislatures measures; Military service policy	Allow legislators to retain office while on short-term active duty in the reserves or during an emergency declared by the Governor	a	362,935 (66%)	189,641 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	Abolish the position of Justice of Peace and authorize the establishment of inferior courts	a	321,434 (60%)	216,341 (40%)
LRCA	Question 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Create an exemption for special district public utilities from local government debt limits	a	307,502 (61%)	199,919 (39%)

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