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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1970 ballot measures

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1970 ballot measures

August 25, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Voting age	Lower the voting age to eighteen for all state and local elections.	a	36,590 (54%)	31,216 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	English; Voting requirements	Eliminate the requirement for voters to read or speak English in state or local elections.	a	34,079 (51%)	32,578 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive structure	Change the title of the secretary of state to lieutenant governor, with no change to the powers or duties of the office.	a	46,102 (71%)	18,781 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Select the chief justice of the supreme court by a majority vote of the justices, with a term of three years, and non-consecutive terms for the chief justice.	a	44,055 (69%)	19,583 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Provide that the administrative director of the judicial system serve the entire supreme court, instead of the chief justice.	a	43,462 (70%)	18,651 (30%)

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCQ	Constitutional Question	Constitutional conventions	Call a Constitutional Convention for the State of Alaska.	a	34,911 (50%)	34,472 (50%)
BI	Proposition 10	Transportation; Bonds	Authorize $21,000,000 in bonds by the state to finance improvements to the state ferry system.	a	42,901 (59%)	30,193 (41%)
BI	Proposition 11	Higher education funding; Public education funding; Bonds	Authorize $29,700,000 in bonds by the state to fund improvements to buildings, facilities, and utilities at the University of Alaska and community colleges.	a	51,864 (70%)	21,710 (30%)
BI	Proposition 1	Public education funding; Bonds	Authorize $20,300,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip certain public schools within the state.	a	61,528 (80%)	15,835 (20%)
BI	Proposition 2	Housing; Bonds	Authorize $3,000,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip the Alaska Remote Housing Program.	a	45,137 (59%)	31,188 (41%)
BI	Proposition 3	Parks; Bonds	Authorize $2,300,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip state recreational facilities.	a	50,272 (67%)	25,256 (33%)
BI	Proposition 4	Bonds; Transportation	Authorize $29,200,000 in bonds by the state to construct and equip highways and roads within the state.	a	61,010 (80%)	15,658 (20%)
BI	Proposition 5	Juvenile justice; Prison funding; Bonds	Authorize $8,600,000 in bonds by the state to construct, equip, and improve correctional facilities for the Department of Health and Welfare.	a	52,977 (70%)	23,016 (30%)
BI	Proposition 6	Healthcare facility; Bonds	Authorize $5,600,000 in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of health and mental health facilities, and provide state matching funds for federal hospital construction programs under Hill-Burton.	a	57,358 (77%)	17,001 (23%)
BI	Proposition 7	Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Bonds	Authorize $11 million in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of water supply and sewerage systems.	a	57,380 (75%)	19,024 (25%)
BI	Proposition 8	Bonds; Transportation	Authorize $5,500,000 in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of highway maintenance facilities.	a	56,540 (75%)	19,287 (25%)
BI	Proposition 9	Transportation; Bonds	Authorize $10,000,000 in bonds by the state for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain airports within the state.	a	50,964 (70%)	21,887 (30%)

Arizona

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November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Trials	Provide for the denial of bail to a person charged with a felony where proof is evidence and presumption is great	a	294,724 (85%)	53,143 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Property; Eminent domain	Provide just compensation to owners of private property taken by eminent domain	a	225,535 (67%)	111,579 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Administration; Salaries	Provide for the establishment of a commission on elective state officer's compensation	a	211,592 (64%)	120,016 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Judiciary; Ethics	Provide for the establishment of a commission on judicial qualifications	a	249,068 (74%)	89,435 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Taxes; Transportation	Provide for the use and distribution of vehicle, user, gasoline, and diesel taxes	a	225,082 (69%)	100,956 (31%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Act 341	Admin of gov't	Creates a State Library Building Commission	d
CCR	Proposed Constitution	Constitutions	Revises the state constitution	d
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Labor	Repeals "Full-Crew" laws	d

California

See also: California 1970 ballot propositions

June 2, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $246,300,000 for University of California health science buildings.		1,940,964 (45%)	2,368,056 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Make changes to the Constitution regarding local government.	a	2,084,722 (51%)	1,983,980 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Revise the Constitution regarding public utilities, corporations, water use, the State lending its credit, and the State owning corporate stock.		688,372 (23%)	2,332,791 (77%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Remove constitutional provisions relating to state institutions, public buildings, land, and homestead exemption.		1,940,211 (48%)	2,063,603 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Allow the state legislature to review constitutional revisions before they are submitted to voters and adjust civil service exemptions.		1,945,593 (49%)	2,063,957 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Require the legislature to establish the election or appointment of the State Board of Education and county boards of education.	a	2,300,713 (55%)	1,864,665 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Allow the legislature to raise the maximum rate of interest on unsold bonds.	a	2,439,131 (56%)	1,901,820 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Establish provisions relating to funding from property taxes and increase the minimum homeowner's property tax exemption to $1,000.		1,321,092 (28%)	3,316,919 (72%)

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Exempt loans of $100,000 or more for corporations or partnerships from the 10% yearly limit on interest.		2,388,985 (45%)	2,925,815 (55%)
LRSS	Proposition 11	Establish procedures for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners for establishing of rules and regulations governing chiropractors.	a	3,684,625 (69%)	1,634,064 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Establish that the county governing body shall set the salaries for county supervisors, subject to referendum.	a	2,626,035 (51%)	2,567,287 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Create provisions relating to veterans' property tax exemptions,	a	4,747,341 (83%)	939,384 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Amend the civil service system, add positions to civil service, and remove positions from civil service.	a	2,487,620 (51%)	2,382,148 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Make changes to constitutional provisions.	a	3,008,478 (59%)	2,084,421 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Amend procedures relating to constitutional amendments and initiatives.	a	2,576,576 (51%)	2,465,520 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Repeal obsolete constitutional provisions relating to social welfare.	a	3,591,461 (70%)	1,563,940 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Allow fuel taxes and license fees to be used to facilitate public transportation and to control pollution caused by cars.		2,697,746 (46%)	3,182,096 (54%)
LRSS	Proposition 19	Change the penalty for charging interest in an amount greater than allowed by law from a misdemeanor to a felony.	a	3,766,737 (72%)	1,493,047 (28%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for water pollution control and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,394,433 (75%)	1,431,703 (25%)
BI	Proposition 20	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $60,000,000 for recreation, fish, and wildlife facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,141,788 (57%)	2,397,249 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Establish that the Supreme Court has the sole authority to answer questions regarding vacancies of certain government officials.		2,616,137 (49%)	2,726,225 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Require the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 10 days of the start of each regular session and require the legislature to pass a budget bill by June 15.	a	3,015,932 (55%)	2,482,194 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Allow the legislature to make appropriations for public schools prior to the passage of the budget bill if the budget bill is delayed.		2,605,508 (47%)	2,951,037 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Require that meetings of the Board of Regents of the University of California be public, with certain exceptions.	a	3,733,148 (67%)	1,806,443 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Allow funds from the Teachers' Retirement Fund to be invested in specific securities.	a	3,670,780 (68%)	1,714,935 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Establish that the speaker of the Assembly shall be an ex officio member of any agency that has charge over the State College System.	a	2,700,857 (50%)	2,660,524 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Exempt an additional Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction from civil service.		2,128,719 (40%)	3,200,815 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Allow boards of education in non-chartered counties to appoint their superintendent of schools and allow two or more non-chartered counties to create a joint board of education.		2,421,978 (46%)	2,825,472 (54%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 5	Reduce the state's voter residency requirement from one year to three months and provide that persons residing on federal land could not be denied the right to vote	a	336,977 (65%)	184,694 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Exempt the heads of principal departments of the executive branch from the state civil service requirements.	a	293,621 (57%)	219,639 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Establish a state personnel system in the Department of Personnel and create a system of probationary periods for people appointed to positions.	a	346,663 (66%)	175,076 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Authorize the state legislature to provide for service authorities for government needs and revise provisions relating to home rule charters.	a	325,512 (66%)	170,986 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Lower the voting age from 21 to 19 and reduce residency requirements from one year to six months.		240,622 (45%)	291,858 (55%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State executive	Make the election of Attorney General a constitutional requirement	a	499,505 (85%)	91,260 (15%)
LRCA	Question 2	Age limits; Legislature	Lower the minimum age to hold a state office, except for governor and lieutenant-governor, to 21	a	471,516 (78%)	130,178 (22%)
LRCA	Question 3	Voting age	Lower the voting age to 18-years-old		307,530 (48%)	336,012 (52%)
LRCA	Question 4	Legislative processes	Provide for a three-month legislative session on even-numbered years that is limited to handling budgetary matters, revenue and financial matters, and emergency matters	a	455,483 (76%)	140,320 (24%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 2			422,450 (35%)	799,885 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Establish that those who are 18 and who meet residency requirements are electors of the county where they have resided for at least six months		501,764 (40%)	754,282 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Establish that 18 is the age of legal adulthood		422,450 (35%)	799,885 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Amend the state constitution relating to the Judicial Department		503,992 (49%)	526,328 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Allow for the issuance of bonds for pollution control facilities and waste disposal facilities	a	819,629 (71%)	331,250 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Restrict sales of state submerged lands to only when in the public interest	a	680,223 (61%)	429,917 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Establish the term of office for members of the House of Representatives as four years		435,052 (39%)	675,473 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Allow school boards to levy ad valorem taxes for capital improvement purposes, if approved by local voters		488,442 (43%)	650,500 (57%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of Gov't	Provides that constitutional amendments become effective on the first day of January following their ratification	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State Exec	Chanages the manner in which bills and resolutions are approved or vetoed by the governor	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Provides that all personal property used withing the home be exempt from all ad valorem taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Expands homestead tax exemptions for disabled veterans to include those with disabilities affecting their locomotion	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Education	Provides scholarships to Georgia citizens attending colleges or universities that are not a part of the University System of Georgia	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Exempts all tangible personal property owned by religious organizations from ad valorem taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Provides that homestead exemptions extend to properties held by one or more owners, administrators, executors or trustees	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Exempts tangible and intangible property of hospitals and nursing homes from ad valorem taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Exempts property held by public water supply and sewage disposal corporations from ad valorem taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Georgia Housing Finance Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Classifies personal property comprising inventory as a separate class of property for ad valorem taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Pension	Provides for the occasional increase of retirement and pension benefits	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Exempts peanuts grown in the state and stored in licensed or bonded warehouses from all ad valorem taxation	d
LRCA	Amendment 14	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Glynn County Public Improvement Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Admin of Gov't	Creates the City of Marietta Parking Authority	d

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Education	Proposes method of selecting the board of education	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Education	Proposes method of selecting superintendent	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Constitutional Rights	Proposes to lower the voting age	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Local Gov't	Proposes periodical reviews of City Charter Review	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 3	Term limits	Makes County Assessor term limits four years	a
LRCA	SJR 121	Term limits	Makes County Treasurer term limits four years	a
LRCA	SJR 122	Constitutions	Adopts a revised Constitution	d
CISS	INIT 1	Legislature	Repeals a bill to increase legislative pay	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1970 ballot measures

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Ad Valorem Tax Prohibition Amendment	Taxes	Prohibits taxation of personal property by valuation	a
BI	Anti-Pollution Amendment	Environment	Allows the Anti-Pollution Bond Act to go into effect	a
LRCA	Banking Act Amendment	Banking	Passes proposed amendments to the Illinois Banking Act	a

December 15:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Constitution Ratification	Constitutional language	Adopts the fourth version of the Illinois Constitution	a
CCR	State Representatives	Legislature	Asks, shall state representatives be elected from multi-member districts?	a
CCR	Appoint Judges	Judiciary	Asks, shall all Illinois judges be appointed?	d
CCR	Death Penalty	Death Penalty	Asks, shall the death penalty be abolished?	d
CCR	Voting Age	Suffrage	Asks, shall the voting age be lowered to 18?	d

Indiana

See also: Indiana 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of Gov't	Proposes that the General Assembly meet annually and set the length and frequency of sessions and recesses	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Proposes that the judicial system undergo constitutional changes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Term Limits	Proposes extended terms for state secretary, auditor and treasurer	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Allows the General Assembly to alter periods of residence to vote for various officers or in various elections	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Redistricting	Establishes single-member legislative districts for the General Assembly	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Repeals the Constitutional requirement for the office of county attorney	a
ABR	Constitutional Convention Question	Con convention	Triggers automatically by the state constitution every 10 years for constitutional convention	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol	Proposes to regulate and control alcohol	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Con Language	Proposes to outline the process of amending the constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State Exec	Proposes to outline the power and guidelines governing the state executive branch	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	Concerning payments for acquired property	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Concerning the issuance of bonds	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Bonds	Concerning the creation of a state bond commission	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Concerning the board of supervisors at Louisiana State University	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bonds	Concerning a $14 million bond issue	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Concerning the family court of East Baton Rouge	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Concerning taxes to support flood protection	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Property	Concerning property owned by the Port of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the commissioners of the Port of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Local Gov't	Concerning the traffic court of the city of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Concerning taxes to support flood protection	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Admin of Gov't	Concerning investing surplus funds	d
LRCA	Amendment 13	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 14	Bonds	Concerning bond issuance by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Bonds	Concerning bond issuance by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 16	Admin of Gov't	Concerning sewage service charges in New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 17	Taxes	Concerning a six mill property tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 18	Bonds	Concerning bond issuance by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 19	Bonds	Concerning bond issuance by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 20	Law Enforcement	Concerning property liens by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 21	Bonds	Concerning the issuance of bonds by the school board of Orleans Parish	d
LRCA	Amendment 22	Local Gov't	Concerning municipal assessment for road paving	d
LRCA	Amendment 23	Civil Service	Concerning city park employee	d
LRCA	Amendment 24	Taxes	Concerning the tax levy authority of the City of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 25	Local Gov't	Concerning traffic court in New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 26	Judiciary	Concerning the creation of the 34th judicial district	d
LRCA	Amendment 27	Local Gov't	Concerning Lafayette Parish charter commission	d
LRCA	Amendment 28	Bonds	Concerning municipal revenue bonds	d
LRCA	Amendment 29	Bonds	Concerning a uniform maximum interest rate for bond issues	d
LRCA	Amendment 30	Bonds	Concerning bonds issued under the royalty road fund	d
LRCA	Amendment 31	Taxes	Concerning an election year ad valorem tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 32	Civil Service	Concerning compensation for police and fire civil service boards	d
LRCA	Amendment 33	Local Gov't	Concerning the appointment of the members of the port commission of Avoyelles Parish	d
LRCA	Amendment 34	Education	Concerning the Rapides Parish school district	d
LRCA	Amendment 35	Education	Concerning the creation of new publicly supported educational instutions	d
LRCA	Amendment 36	Public Works	Concerning the creation of the Amite River Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 37	Public Works	Concerning the Amite River Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 38	Legislature	Concerning legislative vacancies	d
LRCA	Amendment 39	Taxes	Concerning license taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 40	Law Enforcement	Concerning law enforcement officers	d
LRCA	Amendment 41	Admin of Gov't	Concerning state political corporations	d
LRCA	Amendment 42	Local Gov't	Concerning the creation of special districts in parishes	d
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	Concerning the tax exemption of commercial shrimp and oyster boats	d
LRCA	Amendment 44	Local Gov't	Concerning the establishment of city courts	d
LRCA	Amendment 45	Local Gov't	Concerning the jurisdiction of city courts	d
LRCA	Amendment 46	Constitutional Rights	Concerning the voting rights of handicapped individuals	d
LRCA	Amendment 47	Legislature	Concerning the Louisiana Commission on Governmental Ethics	d
LRCA	Amendment 48	Civil Service	Concerning police and fire civil service	d
LRCA	Amendment 49	Elections	Concerning the right to serve at the polls	d
LRCA	Amendment 50	Con Language	Concerning the St. Tammany Board of Commissioners	d
LRCA	Amendment 51	Taxes	Concerning a tax in Bogalusa	d
LRCA	Amendment 52	Local Gov't	Concerning the city court of Baker	d
LRCA	Amendment 53	Local Gov't	Concerning community centers in Calcasieu Parish	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1970 ballot measures

March 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question	Transportation	Issues $19.5 million in bonds for the construction of state highways	a

June 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Education	Removes interest rate limitation of five percent from unissued bonds for a regional vocational center in York County	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $3,825,000 in bonds for construction at the State Vocational-Technical Institutes and Boys Training Center	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Education	Issues $14,985,000 in bonds for classroom expansions and improvements at University of Maine campuses	d
LRSS	Referendum Question No. 4	Education	Allows moneys originally appropriated for addition to Gould Academic Building to be used for classroom construction	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Transportation	Issues $30 million in bonds for the reconstruction of State Route 6	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $50 million in bonds for the construction of elementary and secondary school buildings	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Environment	Issues $4 million in bonds for oil pollution clean up efforts when the Governor declares an Oil Pollution Disaster	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Environment	Repeals interest limit on unissued bonds for water pollution abatement	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Suffrage	Lowers age requirement for voting to 20 years old	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Property	Allows Legislature to provide for the assessment of real estate taxes of three types of real estate	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Legislatures	Empowers the Legislature to call for Special Sessions	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State exec	Creates executive official positions and qualifications	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Creates provisions for judicial appointments, powers and duties	a
LRCA	Question 3	Judiciary	Provides for method of judge appointments	d
LRCA	Question 4	Legislature	Sets a maximum session length for the General Assembly	a
LRCA	Question 5	Legislature	Establishes membership of the General Assembly and legislative districts	a
LRCA	Question 6	Elections	Changes residency requirements for elections	a
LRCA	Question 7	State exec	Allows the governor to reorganize the executive branch	a
LRCA	Question 8	Local gov't	Provides counties with an alternate procedure to submit the question of adopting a charter form of government	a
LRCA	Question 9	Religion	Provides for religious freedom in governmental and public school institutions	a
ABR	Question 10	ConCon	Calls for a Constitutional convention	d
VR	Question 11	Admin of gov't	Creates a Community Development Administration to coordinate development efforts and resources	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Allow the legislature to classify real property by use		556,020 (36%)	1,008,168 (64%)
LRCA	Question 2	Replace the one-year statewide residency requirement to vote with a six-month residency requirement	a	1,116,008 (72%)	438,363 (28%)
LRCA	Question 3	Lower the voting age for stat elections to 19	a	903,895 (58%)	665,573 (42%)
LRCA	Question 4	Redivide state representative and senatorial districts	a	779,885 (59%)	552,878 (41%)
LRAQ	Question 5	Express voter's preference on US military action in Vietnam	a	838,469 (52%)	758,911 (48%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal A	Allow the state to issue bonds for the funding of low income housing		921,482 (40%)	1,388,737 (60%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Lower the voting age to 18 years		924,981 (39%)	1,446,884 (61%)
CICA	Proposal C	Prohibit the use of public funds for non-public schools	a	1,416,838 (57%)	1,078,740 (43%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Reduces voting age and provides age requirements to hold office	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Authorizes legislature to define categories of tax exempt property	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1970 ballot measures

April 7, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposition 1	Income taxes	Refer an existing income tax law and replace it with revised tax rates adopted from the federal income tax law		364,546 (44%)	468,597 (56%)

August 4, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive	Allow the state treasurer to be elected twice unless they served more than two years of another's treasures incomplete term	a	301,345 (52%)	279,319 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation; Transportation	Authorize the State Highway Commission to build and operate toll roads, using state highway revenue to guarantee toll road bonds		174,989 (29%)	423,942 (71%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Age limits; Judiciary; Judiciary structure; Judicial authority	Establish a Court of Appeals with districts, modify the Supreme Court of Missouri’s exclusive jurisdiction, authorize court administration changes, create a judicial retirement and discipline commission, and mandate the retirement of judges at age seventy	a	320,047 (57%)	237,169 (43%)

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public information; Legislative processes	Establish annual legislative sessions, ban secret final votes, allow reconvening to consider vetoed bills, and permit hiring more legislative employees	a	511,296 (50%)	502,589 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Ballot measures; Local government	Allow citizens of charter counties to determine, through charter amendments, what services the county government may provide countywide	a	575,371 (57%)	430,849 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local government; Property taxes	Increase the maximum property tax rate that local governments with valuations under $1.2 billion may levy without voter approval from 50 to 75 cents per $100 valuation.		311,196 (30%)	717,099 (70%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public education funding; Property taxes	Authorize that a school district's tax rate remains the last voter-approved rate unless an increase is rejected, while allowing the school board to levy a lower rate	a	587,657 (58%)	433,025 (42%)
VR	Proposition 1	Public retirement funds	Refer a law that increases State employees' retirement benefits and establishes a separate, State-funded retirement system for legislators and elected State officers		217,133 (22%)	769,378 (78%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State exec	Permits extra amendments to be submitted in the next three elections to reorganize the executive department	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State exec	Provides that all executive offices be allocated among no more than twenty departments	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Suffrage	Changes the voting age to 19 years	a
LRSS	R-67	ConCon	Asks whether or not a constitutional convention should be called	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	Reduces the voting age to 20	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Redistricts supreme court judicial districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Eliminates the reading of an entire bill before legislative vote	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Provides that retired judges may be called upon for temporary duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bonds	Issues bonds for university facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Repeals county limitations on mill levies	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin of gov't	Creates a commission on legislative compensation	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Local gov't	Changes the number of electors needed to amend home rule charters	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Judiciary	Provides for various administrative changes to the court system	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Classifies or exempts personal property for taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Education	Provides for the investment of educational trust funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Education	Provides financial grants to students of non-public schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 13a	State exec	Removes the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the legislature	d
LRCA	Amendment 13b	State exec	Allows the governor and lieutenant governor to run and be elected jointly	a
LRCA	Amendment 13c	State exec	Defines duties of the lieutenant governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Admin of gov't	Creates the board of trustees of higher education	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Legislature	Limits length of legislative sessions	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Residency requirements	Allow U.S. citizens who do not meet Nevada’s residence requirements to vote for President and Vice President in the state.	a	66,493 (56%)	52,037 (44%)
LRCA	Question 2	Recall	Change the signature requirement for recall petitions to 25% of registered voters who voted in the last general election.	a	62,460 (55%)	50,545 (45%)
LRCA	Question 3	Term limits	Limit the governor to two terms and bar those serving over two years of another’s term from being elected twice.	a	65,639 (56%)	50,951 (44%)
LRCA	Question 4	Salaries	Allow the legislature to set its pay and expenses, removing limits on session days and clerical costs.		28,407 (24%)	88,376 (76%)
LRCA	Question 5	Legislature	Require annual legislative sessions instead of biennial sessions in Nevada.		40,151 (34%)	78,707 (66%)
LRCA	Question 6	Legislature; Executive officials	Require the legislature to establish a state merit system for employment in the executive branch of government.	a	59,175 (53%)	51,729 (47%)
LRCA	Question 7	Legislature; Redistricting	Require legislative districts to be reapportioned based on population after each decennial census.	a	73,755 (66%)	38,219 (34%)
LRCA	Question 8	Taxes	Exempt prescription medicines from sales tax and apply sales tax to periodicals.	a	84,596 (72%)	32,863 (28%)
BI	Question 9	Parks; Bonds	Authorize $5 million in state bonds to acquire land or property for the state park system.	a	48,327 (62%)	29,133 (38%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Legislature	Shall a legislative compensation commission be established?	d
LRCA	Question 2	Civil Service	Shall civil officers be required to swear allegiance to the constitution?	a
LRCA	Question 3	Legislature	Shall legislative mileage compensation be limited?	d
LRCA	Question 4	State Exec	Shall the governor be elected every 4 years and limited to two terms?	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Elections	Reduces the voting age from 21 years to 19.	d
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Increased the property tax deduction for senior citizens from $80 to $160, with the state reimbursing half of the deduction to municipalities.	a
BI	Question 3	Bond issues	Allows for $80 million in bonds for acquiring land for recreational and conservational purposes.	d

New York

See also: New York 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Housing	Authorizes an increase of $20 million in the maximum aggregate of state subsidies for housing	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Con language	Revises and amends the constitution of North Carolina	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Reduces the number of state administrative departments	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Allows three-fifths of the members of the legislature to convene extra sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't Finances	Revises sections of the constitution related to state and local finances	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Authorizes the legislature to fix personal exemptions from income taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Education	Provides for aid for students enrolled in a public institution of higher education	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Elections	Abolishes the literacy requirement for voting	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1970 ballot measures

September 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bonds	Authorizes sale of bonds to pay for the adjusted compensation to veterans of the Vietnam conflict	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	ConCon	Calls for a constitutional convention	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't Finance	Places property and money that come to the state for the support of the common schools to be placed in a perpetual trust fund	a
VR	Measure 1	Gov't Finance	Authorizes and appropriates money for construction of a multipurpose building in the capitol for the use of the Bank of North Dakota	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Salaries	Creates Legislative Compensation Commission to set salaries and expense allowances for legislative assembly	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Term Limits	Removes term limits for the office of North Dakota Treasurer	d
CISS	Measure 1	Law Enforcement	Repeals law relating to the Combined Law Enforcement Council	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Homestead Tax Reduction for Seniors Amendment	Reduce homestead taxes for those 65 years of age and older.	a	2,115,557 (75%)	711,761 (25%)
LRCA	Newspaper Notice of Municipal Charter Amendments Amendment	Allow notices for municipal charters to be published in newspapers instead of requiring them to be mailed.	a	1,326,818 (52%)	1,212,814 (48%)
LRCA	Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment	Reduce the voter residency requirement from one year to six months.	a	1,702,600 (61%)	1,073,058 (39%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1970 ballot measures

March 17, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 472	Constitutional conventions	Authorize the legislature to call a Constitutional Convention to propose changes to the Oklahoma Constitution or create a new one.		58,223 (24%)	187,934 (76%)
LRCA	State Question 473	Constitutional wording	Allow constitutional amendments to propose a new or entire article as a single question, including related revisions or transfers.		67,358 (28%)	176,237 (72%)
LRCA	State Question 474	Bonds	Authorize additional State Industrial Finance Bonds, increasing the total limit to $60 million, and permit loans for tourism and rural water districts.		82,761 (34%)	162,333 (66%)

August 25, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 477	Legislature; Redistricting	Repeal sections directing state officials to reapportion the legislature and allow Supreme Court review of reapportionment orders.		155,553 (42%)	218,952 (58%)

September 15, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 475	Education; Race and ethnicity	Prohibit the segregation of children in Oklahoma public schools based on race, creed, color, or national origin.		138,887 (46%)	160,694 (54%)
LRCA	State Question 476	Healthcare	Authorize hospital districts to issue bonds for hospitals, levy up to 10 mills for bond repayment, and 5 mills for operations with voter approval.		73,653 (25%)	219,952 (75%)

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	State Question 464	Election administration	Require voting machines to disable party-voting levers in elections with nonpartisan or noncompetitive judicial retention candidates.		252,908 (46%)	299,654 (54%)
VR	State Question 469	Budgets	Grant the State Treasurer authority to determine public fund deposits and require 4.10% annual interest on time deposits.		215,869 (39%)	334,217 (61%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1970 ballot measures

May 26, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Bonds	Authorize bonds not exceeding 0.25% of true cash value of all taxable property for state capital construction projects.		190,257 (39%)	300,126 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Race and ethnicity; Constitutional wording	Remove the provision regarding white foreigners from the state constitution	a	326,374 (66%)	168,464 (34%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Constitutional wording	Remove outdated sections from Oregon Constitution; add 5 members to each legislative house; extend legal counsel to indigents; and prohibit the state from selling or donating state-owned ocean shore.		182,074 (36%)	322,682 (64%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Environment; Bonds	Authorize bonds up to one percent of true cash value of all taxable property in the state for pollution control projects.	a	292,234 (58%)	213,835 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Voting age	Lower the legal voting age from 21 to 19 years of age.		202,018 (38%)	336,527 (62%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Education; Taxes; Property	Provide an exception to the 6% property tax limitation, authorize legislature to increase tax bases for taxing units, and use revenues to reduce school district tax levies.		180,602 (36%)	323,189 (64%)

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 10	Education; Taxes; Property	Establish new tax bases for schools based on current expenditures plus 6% annual increase and restrict levies outside of tax base.		223,735 (36%)	405,437 (64%)
CICA	Measure 11	Ballot measures; Property	Limit the state and county governments from altering the zoning, subdivision, or building code outside city limits without voter approval and grant residents initiative and referendum powers over such matters.		272,765 (44%)	342,503 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 1	Legislature	Allow the legislature to convene for a special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate.		261,428 (43%)	340,104 (57%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Adopt changes the U.S. Congress makes in computing the federal income tax and require the legislature to review such changes.	a	342,138 (56%)	269,467 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Budgets	Exempt contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from county indebtedness limitations.		283,659 (49%)	294,186 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Budgets	Permit the state to invest donations for public higher education in the stock of any firm.	a	332,188 (55%)	268,588 (45%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Budgets; Veterans	Increase bonding limits for the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund from 3% to 4% of the true cash value of all property within the state.	a	481,031 (78%)	133,564 (22%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Election administration	Provide that a defeated incumbent cannot hold office beyond the elected term and appoint a temporary successor if an election is being contested.	a	436,897 (73%)	158,409 (27%)
LRCA	Measure 7	Education; Bonds	Authorize bonds up to 1% of the true cash value of taxable property for common or union high school districts or area education districts and implement a statewide property tax to pay bonds.		269,372 (46%)	318,651 (54%)
LRSS	Measure 8	Corrections	Allow the establishment and operation of state prisons or other correctional institutions outside of Marion County without voter approval.	a	352,771 (58%)	260,100 (42%)
CISS	Measure 9	Water; Environment	Designate a number of rivers or portions of rivers as “scenic waterways,” prohibiting dams and reservoirs, regulate resource extraction within a one-mile radius, and allow the governor to designate additional “scenic waterways."	a	406,315 (65%)	214,243 (35%)

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1970 ballot measures

Type	Name	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Injured Veteran Compensation Bond Measure	Bond issues and Veterans	Issues $27 million in bonds to compensate veterans for injuries	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1970 ballot measures

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 3	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 5	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 6	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 7	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 8	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LRCA	Proposal 9	Environment	Protects fishery rights and mandates the preservation of natural resources.	a
LRCA	Proposal 10	Bond issues	Sets legislative compensation.	d

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Local Amendment 1	Development	Provides for slum clearance and redevelopment in Charleston County	a
LRCA	Local Amendment 2	Development	Provides for slum clearance and redevelopment in Richland County	a
LRCA	Local Amendment 3	Taxes	Permits the County of Spartanburg to levy taxes or issue bonds for all public purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional language	Transposes sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional language	Transposes sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures	Gives the General Assembly the power to provide for corporations including appropriate regulations for common carriers and public utilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Prisons	Provides a provision for separate confinement of juveniles under the age of seventeen in prison	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Administration of government	Expands on the officials subject to impeachment	a
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional rights	Deletes the word male as a requirement to be an elector	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional rights	Deletes the reference to the word male in the qualifications to register as a voter	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance	Permits the establishment and financial support of regional councils of governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Allows the General Assembly to provide homestead tax exemptions	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property	Exempts funds collected by the State under laws concerning unclaimed or abandoned property	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Prisons	Allows for certain inmates in the state to be placed in prisons in other states or with the federal government	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Residency requirements	Reduce the residency requirements for elected officials in the state to 180 days	a	110,266 (54%)	92,354 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Initiative process	Revise the requirements and process for initiatives and referendums		58,605 (31%)	132,992 (69%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Judiciary; Judiciary; Judiciary structure	Allow retired judges to act in a judicial capacity after retirement	a	111,040 (57%)	82,980 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Gambling	Allow the Legislature to authorize games of chance when conducted by charitable organizations or donated to charitable causes	a	117,269 (59%)	81,746 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment E	Term limits; State executive; State executive structure	Change the term lengths and limitations for state officers		94,108 (48%)	101,497 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment F	Voting age	Allow 19-year-olds to qualify as an elector		78,320 (40%)	117,367 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment G	Residency requirements	Allow new residents of South Dakota registered in another state to vote only for President and Vice President of the United States	a	115,292 (61%)	74,528 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment H	Public education funding; Public land	Revise procedures for managing school trust lands		65,189 (36%)	118,306 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment I	Initiative process; Ballot measures; Constitutional wording; Legislature	Allow a single proposal to amend multiple Articles or Sections of the Constitution		69,459 (38%)	111,427 (62%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 2	Income taxes; Tax exemptions	Enact an income tax and exemptions from personal property taxes		85,812 (39%)	134,410 (61%)
IndISS	Initiative 1	Drinking water	Repeal a 1969 state law that required publicly or privately owned municipal water supplies to add fluoride		104,430 (48%)	111,568 (52%)

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term Limits	Proposes to change the term limits for sheriffs	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 2	Alcohol; Business	Repeal ban on open saloons and allow the legislature to enact mixed beverage laws based on local option elections for regulating the sale of mixed alcoholic beverages	a	979,868 (52%)	914,481 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Property	Provide for the establishment of a uniform method of assessment of ranch, farm and forest lands		791,290 (44%)	987,303 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Administration	Reconstitute the State Building Commission as a three-member appointed commission		789,337 (50%)	795,674 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Local government; Bonds	Authorize counties by a simple majority vote to issue road bonds not to exceed one-fourth of the assessed property value in the county	a	858,775 (52%)	785,905 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Property	Increase the value of the homestead which is exempt from forced sale	a	1,057,765 (62%)	655,890 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Administration	Allow legislature to consolidate government functions and enable performance of such functions by contracts between political subdivisions within any county	a	832,366 (51%)	801,532 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Judiciary	Authorize the State Judicial Qualifications Commission to censure or remove Justices, Judges, and Justices of the Peace under certain circumstances	a	1,214,537 (72%)	482,491 (28%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Residency requirements	Decrease the length of residency requirements to vote in an election	a	177,602 (54%)	152,704 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Ballot measures	Create a single-subject rule for constitutional amendments	a	256,561 (76%)	80,590 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Income taxes; Legislature	Grant the legislature the power to determine on what income taxes are calculated	a	181,039 (56%)	144,218 (44%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Revise the Virginia State Constitution as proposed by the 1969–1970 General Assembly	a	576,776 (72%)	226,219 (28%)
LRCA	Question 2	Repeal Section 60 of the state constitution, thus allowing the General Assembly to make decisions on whether to permit lotteries	a	491,124 (63%)	290,168 (37%)
LRCA	Question 3	Allow the General Assembly, subject to a referendum, to authorize general obligation bonds for capital projects	a	504,315 (66%)	261,220 (34%)
LRCA	Question 4	Allow the Legislature, by 2/3 vote, to pledge the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth for bonds for revenue-producing capital projects if certain conditions are met	a	484,274 (65%)	265,784 (35%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 42	Taxes	Reduce maximum property tax to 1 percent and allow the legislature to impose income tax without property tax restrictions.		309,882 (32%)	672,446 (68%)
LRCA	HJR 6	Voting age	Provide for the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 19.		473,029 (45%)	570,438 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 251	Taxes	Prohibit the state of Washington from enacting new taxes or increasing existing taxes.		504,779 (49%)	527,263 (51%)
CISS	Initiative 256	Business; Environment	Prohibit the sale of soft drinks and alcohol in containers without a recycling deposit value of at least five cents.		511,248 (49%)	538,118 (51%)
LRSS	Referendum 20	Abortion	Legalize abortion during the first four months of pregnancy.	a	599,959 (56%)	462,174 (44%)
BI	Referendum 21	Parks; Bonds	Amend the $40 million outdoor recreation bond law to remove the pre-1975 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	a	520,162 (52%)	474,548 (48%)
LRSS	Referendum 22	Bonds	Amend the $63 million public building construction bond law, remove the pre-1972 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.		399,608 (41%)	574,887 (59%)
LRSS	Referendum 23	Water; Bonds	Amend the $25 million water pollution control bond law to remove the pre-1971 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	a	581,819 (58%)	414,976 (42%)

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government spending	Relates to the certification of vouchers for the payment of bills, claims or accounts from public funds.
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections and campaigns	Relates to the qualifications of electors and allowing persons nineteen years of age and upwards to vote.
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government spending	Relates to the investment of funds belonging to the state for public school purposes
LRCA	Amendment 4	Salaries of government officials	Relates to the salaries of public officers
LRCA	Amendment 5	State and local government spending	Relates to the investment of county school funds.

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