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Alabama

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Florida

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November 4, 1969

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Revenue Bonds and Tax Anticipation Certificates Amendment	Allow for the issuance of revenue bonds or tax anticipation certificates until June 30, 1975, for higher education	a	291,376 (72%)	112,795 (28%)

Kentucky

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Agricultural Land Assessment Referendum	Taxes	Assesses agricultural land in urban areas for taxation at its value for agricultural purposes	a
LRCA	Legislative Session Referendum	Legislature	Lengthens legislative session to 60 days	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1969 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Education	Issues $7.54 million in bonds for expansion of classroom facilities at several campuses of the University of Maine	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Transportation	Authorizes Aeronautics Commission to use $13,000 appropriated to Norridgewock Airport	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Forests & Parks	Issues $210,000 in bonds for constructing facilities at Camp Waban	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Education	Issues $22 million in bonds for the Foundation Program School Subsidies	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 5	Utilities	Issues $310,000 in bonds to construct water and sewage facilities at three Indian Housing Authorities	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 6	Transportation	Issues $100,000 in bonds for the construction of docking facilities at Matinicus Island	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 7	Education	Issues $9.8 million in bonds for elementary and secondary school buildings, $800,000 for technical and vocational schools	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 8	Environment	Issues $50 million in bonds for pollution abatement facilities	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 9	Education	Issues $770,000 in bonds for the improvement of facilities and acquisition of land for several educational institutes	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 10	Forests & Parks	Issues $1.9 million in bonds for parks, forestry and the Marine Research Laboratory	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 11	Transportation	Issues $21.5 million in bonds for state highway construction	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 12	Prisons	Issues $2,515,000 in bonds for the enlargement and improvement of mental and correctional institutions	a
LRSS	Referendum Question No. 13	Bonds	increase in the interest rate for state bonds from five to six percent	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Education	Provides $25 million in bonds for state guaranteed loans to private colleges	d
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Legislatures	Establishes odd number of members in state senate	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Local Gov't	Gives municipalities home rule	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Bonds	Insures the payment of revenue bonds of the Maine School Building Authority	a

New Jersey

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Allows for $271 million in bonds for water conservation.	a
LRCA	Question 2	Elections	Decreases the voting age from 21 years to 19.	d
LRCA	Question 3	Gambling	Allows the legislature to establish a state lottery.	a

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Healthcare	Relates to loans for hospitals and related facilities	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Bonds	Increases the bond that the state may be liable for by public corporations	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Forests & Parks	Establishes a state nature and historical preserve	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Legislature	Provides that term "inhabitants" shall mean the whole number of person for the purpose of apportioning legislative districts.	a

North Carolina

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Provides for an increase of the local option sales tax	d

Ohio

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November 4, 1969

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Elimination of Special Elections for State Office Vacancies with Less Than One Year Remaining Amendment	Eliminate short-term elections of state officers to fill vacancies when the remainder of the term is less than one year.	a	1,432,960 (64%)	795,813 (36%)
LRCA	Lower the Voting Age to 19 Amendment	Lower the voting age from 21 to 19		1,226,592 (49%)	1,274,334 (51%)

Oklahoma

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September 9, 1969

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 466	Administration	Establish a specific form of oath of office for all public officers in Oklahoma.	a	80,376 (59%)	56,876 (41%)
LRCA	State Question 468	Bonds	Authorize the issuance and sale of additional State Industrial Finance Bonds, with legislative authority to increase the cap to $50 million.		65,975 (49%)	69,904 (51%)

Oregon

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June 3, 1969

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Implement three percent tax exempting food and prescription medicine, prohibit tax increases without people’s vote, and increase corporate taxes.		65,077 (11%)	504,274 (89%)

Pennsylvania

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Type	Name	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Appointed Judges and Retention Elections Amendment	State judiciary	Changes the system for selecting judges	d

Texas

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August 5, 1969

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Assistance for Spouses and Children Amendment	Budgets	Authorize the legislature to pay surviving spouses and children of government officers, employees, and volunteers killed on hazardous duty.	a	398,122 (64%)	221,968 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Constitutional wording	Repeal obsolete, superfluous, and unnecessary sections of the Constitution	a	337,327 (55%)	271,427 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Water; Bonds	Expand Texas Water Development Board authority, increase bond amount, detail bond sale proceeds deposit, and set new interest rate limits for all Texas Water Development Bonds.		309,516 (49%)	315,793 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Salaries	Restructure the pay scale of the lieutenant governor, speaker, and other members of the legislature		295,813 (42%)	403,832 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Water; Taxes	Exempt nonprofit water supply corporations from taxation		283,915 (47%)	322,720 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Public assistance	Increase annual assistance expenditure limit from $60 million to $80 million, eliminate age-related eligibility for all categories, and restrict citizenship requirement to only the needy elderly.	a	428,207 (65%)	233,571 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Bonds	Remove the constitutional limitation on interest rates of bonds issued pursuant to constitutional authority		282,096 (47%)	311,832 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Legislature	Provide for annual legislative sessions		268,991 (44%)	335,854 (56%)
LRCA	Student Loans Funding Amendment	Education; Budgets	Authorize an additional $200 million in bonds to fund students loans for higher education under the Texas Opportunity Plan.	a	376,914 (60%)	247,135 (40%)

Vermont

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Constitutional Convention	ConCon	Convene a constitutional convention to discuss a list of seven topics	d

Wisconsin

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April 1, 1969

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Administration	Create an exemption to the requirement for uniformity of county government and give county executives veto power	a	326,445 (50%)	321,851 (50%)
LRCA	Question 2	Budgets	Allow the state to contract public debt under certain conditions	a	411,062 (61%)	258,366 (39%)
LRAQ	Question 3	Education; Budgets	Make the state responsible for the control and funding of vocational education programs		292,560 (42%)	409,789 (58%)
LRAQ	Question 4	Water; Bonds	Issue bonds to help with municipal water pollution control	a	446,763 (64%)	246,968 (36%)
LRAQ	Question 5	Parks; Bonds	Issue bonds to help buy and develop land for recreational purposes	a	361,630 (53%)	322,882 (47%)

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