1978 ballot measures

1978 state ballot measures

« 1977

1979 »

State ballot measures

By state | By year

Local ballot measures

By state | By year

Analyses

State | Local

This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1978.

In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.

HBM Factbooks
Read more
List of ballot measures by state
Read more
Other years
Read more

Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks

See also: Historical Ballot Measures (HBM) Factbooks

The inventory of statewide ballot measures is part of Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks, which document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will provide an unparalleled resource for researchers, reporters, and voters on how ballot measures have evolved, the issues they've covered, and the role they have played in our civic life. Click here to access the state historical ballot measure factbooks.

List of ballot measures by state

Alabama

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	This measure proposed to divide all taxable property into four classes and detailed property tax rates and regulations.	a	313,577 (60%)	205,782 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	This measure proposed to authorize a $15 million bond issue to support the building and improvement of prisons in Alabama.	a	244,877 (67%)	119,007 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures measures	It proposed that after January 1, 1979, no general law may be enacted by the legislature if it applies to only one municipality unless proper notice is given.	a	183,951 (62%)	114,491 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	County and municipal governance	This measure proposed that the City of Anniston should be authorized to buy land for the development of an industrial park and to sell land that it holds as an industrial park.	a	128,083 (52%)	119,156 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	County and municipal governance	It proposed that, in Coffee County, the offices of tax collector and tax assessor be abolished and be replaced by an elected revenue commissioner.	a	134,224 (58%)	97,879 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	County and municipal governance	It proposed that firefighting districts could be created in Madison County and that taxes could be levied to support these districts.	a	125,176 (54%)	106,323 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	County and municipal governance	It proposed that firefighting districts could be created in Montgomery County and that fees could be collected to support these districts. It also stipulated that the county could contract with volunteer fire departments to provide fire protection services.	a	128,827 (56%)	102,639 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	County and municipal governance	This measure proposed that costs and charges of the probate court as well as fees and commissions charged by county officers in Russell County could be regulated by the legislature. In addition, it stated that the legislature could set salaries and compensation for county officers in Russell county.	a	128,547 (55%)	104,127 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	County and municipal governance	It proposed that firefighting districts could be created in Russell County and that public funds could be expended to support these districts. It also stipulated that the county could contract with volunteer fire departments to provide this service.	a	128,053 (56%)	101,713 (44%)

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Ballot Proposition 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Provide a 120-day maximum length for regular legislative sessions, extendable in 10-day increments.	a	87,100 (75%)	29,093 (25%)
LRCA	Ballot Proposition 2	State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to provide one of its interim committees with authority to share budget revision approval with the Governor and delegate appropriation powers for non-state funds.	d	48,078 (41%)	68,403 (59%)
IndISS	Ballot Proposition 3	Ballot measure process; State capitals	Require all costs of capital relocation, including personnel and infrastructure, to be determined and approved by voters prior to spending state funds.	a	69,414 (56%)	55,253 (44%)
IndISS	Ballot Proposition 4	Public land policy	Provide vacant state land for homesteading, with eligibility based on residency and grant up to four grants for ten-year residents.	a	70,409 (56%)	55,511 (44%)
IndISS	Ballot Proposition 5	Fees, licenses, and charges; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require a 10-cent refund for beer and carbonated beverage containers sold in certain areas of Alaska, excluding remote locations, with marked containers and bans on unsanitary ones.	d	49,882 (40%)	75,337 (60%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 1	Ports and harbors; Flood infrastructure and management; Bond issues	Authorize $33,290,000 in bonds for erosion and flood control, port facilities development, and small boat landing and harbor projects.	a	70,207 (58%)	50,156 (42%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 10	Bond issues; State capitals	Issue up to $966 million in bonds to fund the construction of a new state capital	d	31,491 (26%)	88,783 (74%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 2	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Authorize $5,850,000 in bonds for capital improvements to parks, waysides, trails, footpaths, and other recreational facilities.	a	63,455 (53%)	57,034 (47%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 3	Public assistance programs; Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	Authorize $25 million in bonds for capital improvements for health facilities, senior citizen centers, and pioneers' homes.	a	86,099 (71%)	35,054 (29%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 4	Bond issues; Higher education funding	Authorize $33,656,000 in bonds for capital improvements for vocational education and the University of Alaska.	a	65,211 (53%)	57,896 (47%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 5	Bond issues; Ports and harbors; Airport infrastructure; Highways and bridges	Authorize $88,450,000 in bonds for transportation and infrastructure projects, including roads, ferry services, and airport construction.	a	75,454 (61%)	47,600 (39%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 6	Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Authorize $30,504,000 in bonds for improvements to correctional and public safety facilities.	a	61,071 (50%)	60,561 (50%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 7	Bond issues; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Authorize $26,965,000 in bonds for fisheries management and development facilities.	a	68,128 (56%)	54,229 (44%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 8	State National Guard and militia; Defense-related funding; Bond issues	Authorize $3,645,000 in bonds for constructing armories and National Guard facilities.	d	41,001 (35%)	77,789 (65%)
BI	Bonding Proposition 9	Bond issues; Sewage and stormwater; Drinking water systems	Authorize $27,640,000 in bonds for water supply and sewerage system improvements.	a	68,746 (58%)	50,525 (42%)

Arizona

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit an increase in existing school district debt limits subject to voter approval	a	382,174 (78%)	106,746 (22%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Provide for the limitation of state revenues available for appropriation and the establishment of the Economic Estimates Commission	d	229,535 (46%)	264,833 (54%)
CRSS	Proposition 300	Salaries of government officials	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries to $9,600 per year	d	229,535 (46%)	264,833 (54%)

Arkansas

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 58	State judiciary	The measure authorized the general assembly to create a state court of appeals.	a	291,950 (67%)	141,792 (33%)
CICA	Proposed Amendment 59	Taxes	The measure would have exempted food sold for off-premise human consumption and medicines prescribed for human medical treatment from any kind of sales tax.	d	220,128 (45%)	272,526 (55%)
LRSS	Referred Question Act 3	State constitution ratification		a	190,727 (56%)	150,504 (44%)

California

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Issue $500 million in bonds for veterans home and farm loan program.	a	3,878,181 (62%)	2,347,861 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Administration of government; Utility policy	Remove power of the PUC to appoint a commissioner to hold hearings or investigations.	d	2,157,725 (38%)	3,478,996 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Allow lands purchased with transportation funds to be sold to conservation, parks, and fish and game agencies.	a	3,230,184 (55%)	2,628,527 (45%)
LRSS	Proposition 4	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Expand the number of agencies that can accredit chiropractic schools.	a	4,429,405 (75%)	1,475,263 (25%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Smoking bans; Tobacco laws	Prohibit smoking in enclosed public places.	d	3,125,148 (46%)	3,721,682 (54%)
CISS	Proposition 6	LGBTQ issues	Require schools to fire lesbian and gay teachers if a if school board determines them unfit for service.	d	2,823,293 (42%)	3,969,120 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Death penalty; Criminal sentencing	Expand the use of death penalty and life imprisonment for murders.	a	4,480,275 (71%)	1,818,357 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Establish that property reconstructed after a disaster shall not be considered "newly constructed" for taxation purposes.	a	4,698,244 (78%)	1,287,241 (22%)

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Education; Bond issues	Issue $350 million in bonds for the construction or improvement of public school buildings	d	2,047,496 (35%)	3,809,609 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	Property; Housing; Taxes	Allow the Legislature to exempt from property taxes the value of improvements made to qualified rehabilitated residential buildings	d	2,306,938 (43%)	3,080,947 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Prohibit a new county or other political subdivision from taxing property owned by the county that the land used to be a part of	d	2,299,581 (44%)	2,962,838 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Salaries of government officials	Establish a commission to set the salary, retirement, insurance, and other benefits of constitutional officers, legislators, and judges	d	2,009,835 (38%)	3,270,577 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Require that properties be taxed at no more than 1% of their full cash value and limit annual increases of assessed value to the inflation rate or 2%.	a	4,280,689 (65%)	2,326,167 (35%)
BI	Proposition 2	Water; Bond issues	Issue $375 million in bonds for water pollution control and water conservation projects	a	3,111,505 (53%)	2,706,544 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Energy	Allow the Legislature to exempt property that is used for alternative energy systems from taxation	d	2,510,658 (45%)	3,046,041 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Public education governance; Residency voting requirements	Require that all voters living in a school district governed by the city board of education be allowed to vote on charter changes regarding board of education members	a	2,778,474 (52%)	2,565,319 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Constitutional rights	Prohibit any agency from declaring a state law unconstitutional and refusing to enforce a state law	a	2,784,847 (54%)	2,329,365 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Local government officials and elections	Require county sheriffs to be elected offices in all counties	a	3,276,230 (61%)	2,109,533 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Insurance policy	Allow two or more local government bodies to join in insurance pools to provide payment for losses	a	2,780,013 (54%)	2,414,946 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes; Housing	Allow local governments to tax owner-occupied dwellings at a lower tax rate than all other types of property	d	2,972,424 (47%)	3,345,622 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	State judiciary	Allow the Legislature to set interest rates on court judgments at up to 10%	a	2,696,517 (51%)	2,568,989 (49%)

Colorado

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	County and municipal governance	Establish a vacancy committee to fill vacancies in the office of county commissioner.	a	442,071 (66%)	226,432 (34%)
CICA	Amendment No. 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Limit increases on annual per capita expenditures by the state and local governments.	d	295,616 (41%)	420,759 (59%)

Florida

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	Modify Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, X, XI and XII of the state constitution	d	623,703 (29%)	1,512,106 (71%)
CRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues	Establish that no person shall be deprived of any right on account of their sex	d	1,002,479 (43%)	1,326,497 (57%)
CRCA	Amendment 3	Redistricting policy	Require single-member legislative districts and establish provisions for reapportionment of legislative and congressional districts	d	982,847 (47%)	1,113,394 (53%)
CRCA	Amendment 4	State executive branch structure	Eliminate the executive cabinet and reassign the duties of the executive cabinet	d	540,979 (25%)	1,614,630 (75%)
CRCA	Amendment 5	Administrative organization	Establish a five-member public service commission and establish a public counsel to represent the people before the commission	d	772,066 (36%)	1,375,548 (64%)
CRCA	Amendment 6	State judicial selection	Amend the process for selecting circuit and county court judges and increase the terms of county court judges from four to six years	d	1,058,574 (49%)	1,095,736 (51%)
CRCA	Amendment 7	Property tax exemptions	Amend various provisions relating to taxes, tax exemptions, and government finances	d	779,389 (36%)	1,368,346 (64%)
CRCA	Amendment 8	Public education governance	Amend the appointment procedures, responsibilities, and roles of the state board of education, commissioner of education, and board of regents	d	771,282 (36%)	1,353,626 (64%)
CICA	Amendment 9	Gambling policy	Allow for gambling casinos in certain areas, with taxes on such casinos being used for free public schools and local law enforcement	d	687,460 (29%)	1,720,275 (71%)

Georgia

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections and campaigns	Revise Article II of the Georgia Constitution in relation to the elective franchise	d	210,846 (46%)	252,194 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	Eminent domain policy; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow just and adequate compensation for private property taken or damaged for public transportation purposes to be paid once legally determined	a	293,891 (61%)	189,565 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Property; Taxes	Allow the General Assembly to exempt intangible personal property from ad valorem tax if administrative costs exceed the taxpayer's liability	a	277,333 (59%)	191,599 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Agriculture policy; Taxes	Exempt swine, cattle and horses from ad valorem taxation	d	199,005 (41%)	291,436 (59%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	County and municipal governance	Authorize the General Assembly to grant additional powers to counties and municipalities to enhance redevelopment programs	d	217,028 (46%)	251,111 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	Gambling policy	Authorize the General Assembly to legalize, define, and regulate nonprofit bingo games	a	275,330 (56%)	214,692 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	Recall process	Provide for the recall of elected public officials	a	328,765 (68%)	152,332 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 16	Administration of government	Establish an effective date for constitutional amendments	a	293,146 (64%)	165,407 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 17	Public education funding; Property tax exemptions	Exempt from all state, county, municipal, and school taxes certain property owned by nonprofit corporations promoting cooperation between parents and teachers for children's education and welfare in counties with populations of 600,000 or more	d	153,802 (34%)	300,733 (66%)
LRCA	Amendment 18	Veterans policy; Taxes	Increase the homestead exemption to $25,000 for disabled veterans with severe disabilities and extend the exemption to their unremarried widow or minor children	a	312,755 (64%)	177,450 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 19	Criminal trials	Allow the General Assembly to compensate innocent victims of crime and use additional penalty assessments in criminal cases for this purpose	a	304,113 (63%)	175,271 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Higher education funding; Public employee retirement funds	Revise Article X of the Constitution regarding retirement systems and educational scholarships	d	231,146 (49%)	236,779 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 20	Administration of government	Provide for the publication of summaries of proposed constitutional amendments	a	245,202 (53%)	216,317 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 21	Administration of government; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the General Assembly to allow the Claims Advisory Board to process and settle claims against the State up to $500	a	270,173 (59%)	183,973 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 22	Insurance policy; Healthcare; Public school teachers and staff; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the General Assembly to establish a health insurance plan for retired public school teachers and allocate funds for its administration and employer contributions	a	304,984 (60%)	206,658 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 23	Law enforcement; Insurance policy	Establish funds or insurance for indemnification of law enforcement officers, firemen, or prison guards killed in the line of duty	a	331,877 (69%)	152,437 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 24	Election administration and governance	Require a notice of candidacy by write-in candidates in special elections	a	237,594 (51%)	228,856 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 25	State executive official measures	Change the General Assembly's methods and procedures for overriding gubernatorial vetoes of bills	d	144,109 (31%)	315,347 (69%)
LRCA	Amendment 26	Utility policy; County and municipal governance	Transfer the operation of municipally owned sanitary landfills or garbage disposal systems in certain counties with populations of 600,000 or more to the county, and prohibit municipalities within such counties from operating these systems	d	179,204 (43%)	240,516 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 27	County and municipal governance; Water	Authorize the General Assembly to establish a unified municipal/county water and sewer system between counties with populations of 600,000 or more and the largest municipality within them	d	181,225 (43%)	239,910 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 28	County and municipal governance	Authorize the General Assembly to allow counties with populations of 600,000 or more to create a comprehensive, countywide framework plan that includes both unincorporated areas and municipal plans within the county	d	153,862 (38%)	255,250 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 29	County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Authorize the General Assembly to establish financing requirements for services in counties with populations of 600,000 or more	d	164,961 (40%)	242,767 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government	Authorize a special commission to incorporate amendments into the Constitution	d	165,722 (35%)	306,827 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 30	County and municipal governance	Transfer all library facilities and services in counties with populations of 600,000 or more to a countywide library service, and designate the county as the funding government and create a library board of trustees to oversee it	d	176,178 (42%)	244,147 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 31	Property; County and municipal governance	The measure would have provided for the assessment of property by a board of assessors and established county boards of equalization in counties with populations of 600,000 or more.	d	165,701 (40%)	243,982 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 32	Taxes; County and municipal governance	Authorize the General Assembly to allow county tax officials in counties with populations of 600,000 or more to collect taxes for municipalities within the county at no charge to the municipalities	d	162,030 (39%)	248,200 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 33	Public education governance	Limit the requirement for 51% voter approval in school district mergers to counties with a population of more than 600,000 based on the 1970 U.S. Census	d	149,551 (36%)	264,272 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment 34	Public employee retirement funds; Taxes	Change the definition of "income" for determining eligibility for the $10,000 homestead exemption in Fulton County, and exclude federal old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefits and benefits under the Federal Railroad Retirement Act	a	233,960 (56%)	186,295 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 35	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	Establish the City of Conyers Public Facilities Authority, define its powers, bond issuance process, and ability to contract with the City of Conveyors and other government entities	d	156,911 (42%)	218,043 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 36	County and municipal governance; Bond issues	Establish the Downtown Americus Authority, define its powers, bond issuance process, and ability to contract with the City of Americus and other government entities	d	155,196 (42%)	215,652 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State legislatures measures	Establish four year terms for members of the General Assembly	d	136,223 (25%)	411,957 (75%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Public education funding	Allow the state to issue general obligation debt to fund the construction and improvement of public and independent school facilities	d	220,679 (46%)	258,268 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public education funding; Public education governance	Authorize the State Board of Education to create a curriculum laboratory, charge fees, and retain the generated revenue for its operation	d	221,766 (46%)	257,718 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	County and municipal governance; Taxes	Establish the conditions under which counties containing a city of 200,000 people or more could levy a tax of up to 1.5 mills on all property within the county to fund education	d	161,290 (36%)	289,851 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Veterans policy; Taxes	Provide tax exemptions on vehicles owned by disabled veterans	a	334,045 (66%)	172,187 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Law enforcement funding; Criminal sentencing	Authorize the General Assembly to impose additional penalties in criminal cases to fund training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors	a	269,765 (55%)	218,476 (45%)

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Amendment 1	Criminal trials; Civil trials; Jury rules	The amendment proposed that Article I, Section 13 (formerly 10) of the Hawaiian constitution be amended to increase the value of controversy from $100 to $1000. Also that Article I, Section 14 (formerly 11) of the Hawaiian constitution be amended to increase the number of jurors in a criminal prosecution case to 12.	a	168,910 (67%)	83,316 (33%)
CCRCA	Amendment 10	State judiciary	The amendment proposed six new additions to the constitution: Article VI, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and Article XVIII, Section 5. The amendments stated that an intermediate court of appeals would be created and make district courts constitutional rather than legislative creations; made courts limit the time they have to finish their cases; removed minimum salaries for judges from the constitution and created a salary commission; required judges to be Hawaiian residents for at least five years, U.S. citizens and licensed attorneys; created a judicial selection commission to recommend judges of the supreme court, court of appeals or circuit court who are then picked by the governor and approved by the Senate; and gave the supreme court more power to discipline judges and started a judicial discipline commission.	a	168,639 (67%)	83,587 (33%)
CCRCA	Amendment 11	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The amendment proposed six new additions to the constitution: Article VII, Sections 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9, and Article VIII, Section 5. The amendments stated that a limit would be put on state general fund spending to the estimated rate of growth of the state’s economy and would apply the limit to the governor’s budget and legislative appropriations; taxpayers would receive a refund or credit whenever the general fund balance was more than five percent of the general fund revenues for two years in a row; deficit spending would be prohibited unless the governor said that the public health, safety or welfare was threatened; and the state would share the cost of any new programs or increased services which the legislature required that counties provide.	a	168,508 (67%)	83,718 (33%)
CCRCA	Amendment 12	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The amendment proposed two new additions to the constitution: Article VII, Sections 11 and 13. The amendments stated that they would limit the principal and interest on state debt to a percentage of general fund revenues; prohibit the legislature from approving more bonds than are allowed under the debt limit; required that each general obligation bond be repaid within twenty-five years; excluded certain bonds from the state and county debt limits; and automatically canceled appropriations financed by general obligation bonds or general funds if not under contract or spent within three years.	a	178,358 (71%)	73,868 (29%)
CCRCA	Amendment 13	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The amendment proposed two new additions to the constitution: Article VII, Sections 12 and 13. The amendments stated that they would allow the legislature, by a two-thirds vote of each house, to authorize the issuing of special purpose revenue bonds is such a bond is in public interest; it would allow for the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for manufacturing, processing or industrial enterprises, utilities serving the general public, health care facilities provided to the public by a nonprofit corporations, and low and moderate income government housing programs; it would require a second two-thirds vote of each house of the legislature before bonds can be issued for any project or program; it would require that state credit cannot be used directly or indirectly and state shall not be liable for repayment of bonds; it would allow legislature to authorize counties to issue such bonds but would require a two-thirds vote of the county council; and would exclude such bonds from the state or county debt limits.	a	163,709 (65%)	88,517 (35%)
CCRCA	Amendment 14	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution: Article VII, Sections 7, 8 and 10. The amendments stated that they would establish a council on revenues to prepare state revenue estimates and requires the governor and legislature to consider such estimates in developing the state budget and making appropriations; it would provide for direct submission by the judiciary of its budget to the legislature; and it would clarify the state auditor’s duty to include post-audits of programs and performance of state agencies.	a	175,110 (69%)	77,116 (31%)
CCRCA	Amendment 15	Taxes	The amendment proposed two new additions to the constitution: Article VII, Sections 2 and 3. The amendments stated that they would allow the legislature to conform all or any portion of the state income tax laws to the federal income tax law and establish a tax review commission to evaluate the state’s tax structure and recommend revenue and tax policy.	a	170,815 (68%)	81,411 (32%)
CCRCA	Amendment 16	Taxes	The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution: Article VIII, Sections 3 and 5, and Article XVIII, Section 6. The amendments stated that they would grant counties exclusive power to oversee all issues pertaining to the taxation of real property; it would include a transitional period, whereby 1) such taxes will not be levied until July 1, 1981, 2) all counties would agree on a uniform method of assessment, failing this, general law would prevail, and 3) property dedicated for specific use would be valued in the context of that use and include any tax exemptions, which would not be altered for 11 years unless the majority of counties agree to do so.	a	130,963 (52%)	121,263 (48%)
CCRCA	Amendment 17	Public assistance programs	The amendment proposed seven new additions to the constitution: Article IX, Sections 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10. The amendments stated that they would allow flexibility in programs for care of the handicapped; it would give the legislature power to establish eligibility standards for public assistance; it would delete the power to conserve and develop natural beauty, which would be moved to an Article on Conservation and Development of Resources; and would authorize the state to provide for public safety, security of the elderly, preservation of cultural resources and promotion of a healthful environment.	a	173,839 (69%)	78,387 (31%)
CCRCA	Amendment 18	Census policy	The amendment proposed one new addition to the constitution: Article IX, Section 6. The amendment stated that the state and counties would be required to plan and manage population growth, except the county may be more restrictive in their plan and management of population growth than the state.	a	167,450 (66%)	84,776 (34%)
CCRCA	Amendment 19	Public education governance	The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution: Article X, Sections 2 and 3, and Article XVIII, Section 7. The amendments stated that, beginning with the 1980 election, members of the board of education would be elected in a nonpartisan manner from two at-large school board districts, one district for Oahu and the second district for the neighboring islands. Each school board district would consist of several departmental school districts; it would provide at least one member of the board of education live in each departmental school district; and it would give jurisdiction to the board of education, subject to general laws, over internal organization and management of the public school system.	a	177,549 (70%)	74,677 (30%)
CCRCA	Amendment 2	Criminal trials; Jury rules	The amendment proposed that Article I, Section 11 of the Hawaiian constitution be created and state that when a grand jury is convened, there would be an independent counsel appointed, as provided by law, to advise the members of the grand jury regarding matters brought before it. Independent counsel would be selected from among those persons licensed to practice law by the supreme court of the state and shall not be a public employee. The term and compensation for independent counsel would be as provided by law.	a	162,124 (64%)	90,102 (36%)
CCRCA	Amendment 20	American Indian issues; Public education governance; Sex and gender issues	The amendment proposed two new additions to the constitution: Article X, Sections 1 and 4. The amendments stated that it would be unlawful to discriminate in public educational institutes on the basis of gender and would provide for the promotion of Hawaiian history, culture and language and a Hawaiian education program.	a	160,937 (64%)	91,289 (36%)
CCRCA	Amendment 21	Higher education governance; Public education governance	The amendment proposed one new addition to the constitution: Article X, Section 6. The amendment stated it would clarify the board of regents’ exclusive jurisdiction, subject to state laws, over internal organization and management of the University of Hawaii.	a	175,201 (69%)	77,025 (31%)
CCRCA	Amendment 22	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Water	The amendment proposed one new addition to the constitution: Article XI, Section 7. The amendment stated that the state has the obligation to protect, control and regulate the use of Hawaii’s water resources for the benefit of the people; the legislature would create a water resources agency, who would monitor conservation and quality, and develop policies. The agency would define beneficial and reasonable uses, protect ground and surface water, watersheds, natural stream environments, establish criteria of water use priorities while assuring appurtenant rights and existing correlative and riparian uses, and establish procedures for regulating all uses of Hawaii’s water resources.	a	171,054 (68%)	81,172 (32%)
CCRCA	Amendment 23	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Fisheries and fishing regulations	The amendment proposed two new additions to the constitution: Article XI, Sections 1 and 9. The amendment would require that the state and counties to conserve and protect the natural beauty and natural resources of Hawaii; it would require the state to promote the development and use of these resources, if it is consistent with conserving these resources and promoting the self-sufficiency of the state; it would require the state to hold public natural resources in trust for the benefit of the people of Hawaii; it would give each person the right to clean and healthful environment, which will be defined by law; and it would give the right to each person to sue to enforce this right but the legislature may limit and regulate this right in a reasonable manner.	a	156,153 (62%)	96,073 (38%)
CCRCA	Amendment 24	Agriculture policy	The amendment proposed two new additions to the constitution: Article XI, Sections 3 and 4. The amendment would require that the state to conserve and protect agricultural lands, promote diversified agriculture, increase agriculture, increase agricultural self-sufficiency, and assure that agriculturally suitable lands are available; it would require the state to identify which agricultural lands are needed to promote the future of agriculture; it would require that lands identified as important for agriculture would not be used for any other purpose unless certain standards and criteria set by the legislature are met and approved by a two-thirds vote of the governmental body which is to approve changes in the use of land; and it would permit the state to acquire interests in real property in order to control development and land use.	a	172,236 (68%)	79,990 (32%)
CCRCA	Amendment 25	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Fisheries and fishing regulations	The amendment proposed an alteration to the constitution: Article XI, Section 6, formerly Section 3. The amendment stated that the state would have the power to manage and control marine, seabed and other resources located within the state, including archipelagic waters of the state, and reserves to itself all such rights outside state boundaries not specifically limited by federal law. Furthermore, all fisheries in the sea waters of the state not included in any fish pond, artificial enclosure, or state-licensed mariculture operation would be free to the public, subject to the vested rights and right of the state to regulate the same, provided that mariculture operations shall be established under guidelines enacted by legislature, which would protect the public’s use and enjoyment of the reefs. The state may condemn such vested rights for public use.	a	178,296 (71%)	73,930 (29%)
CCRCA	Amendment 26	Nuclear energy	The amendment proposed one new addition to the constitution: Article XI, Section 8. The amendment stated that no nuclear fusion power plant would be constructed or radioactive material disposed of in the state without the prior approval by two-thirds vote in each house of the legislature.	a	164,366 (65%)	87,860 (35%)
CCRCA	Amendment 27	Administrative organization; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The amendment proposed codifying the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, Sections 204, 212, 213, and 221 in the constitution as Article XII, Section 1. The amendment stated that the legislature would be required to fund the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; it would guarantee traditional funding to continue; and would allow the department more flexibility.	a	130,232 (52%)	121,994 (48%)
CCRCA	Amendment 28	Administration of government	The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution: Article XII, Sections 4, 5 and 6. The amendment would set up a trust corpus and beneficiaries of the Admission Act and establish an Office of Hawaiian Affairs with an elected board of trustees and provide for an effective date.	a	129,089 (51%)	123,137 (49%)
CCRCA	Amendment 29	Constitutional rights; American Indian issues	The amendment proposed one new addition to the constitution: Article XII, Section 8. The amendment stated that the state would reaffirm and protect all rights, customarily and traditionally exercised for subsistence, cultural and religious purposes by Ahupua’s tenants who are descendants of the native Hawaiians who inhabited the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778, subject to the right of the state to regulate such rights.	a	140,061 (92%)	12,165 (8%)
CCRCA	Amendment 3	Constitutional rights	The amendment proposed that Article I, Section 6 of the Hawaiian constitution be created and state that the state of Hawaii would recognize the privacy of the people and not infringe on that right without the showing of a compelling state interest.	a	131,244 (52%)	120,982 (48%)
CCRCA	Amendment 30	Administration of government	The amendment proposed one new addition to the constitution: Article XIV. The amendment stated that the codes of ethics would be extended to the constitutional convention delegates and employees; it would provide that the ethics codes require provisions for financial disclosure; it would require an independent commission to supervise ethics codes; it would mandate lobbyist registration; and would require candidates for political office to file financial disclosures.	a	179,961 (71%)	72,265 (29%)
CCRCA	Amendment 31	State flags, symbols, and holidays; Constitutional wording changes; English language policy		a	175,844 (70%)	76,382 (30%)
CCRCA	Amendment 32	Property	The amendment proposed one new addition to the constitution: Article XVI, Section 12. The amendment stated that no person would be deprived of the title to an estate or interest in real property by another person claiming actual, continuous, hostile, exclusive, open and notorious possession of such lands, except real property of five acres or less. Such a claim would be asserted in good faith by any person not more than once in 20 years.	a	148,107 (59%)	104,119 (41%)
CCRCA	Amendment 33	Constitutional rights; Administration of government	The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution: Article XVI, Sections 3 and 13 and Article XVII, Section 2. The amendment would keep persons convicted, not just accused, of subversive activities from holding public office; it would mandate that governmental writing must be in plain language; it would clarify the time when voters must be asked if they want to have another constitutional convention; and it would allow the constitutional convention to be held five months before the general election instead of four months.	a	178,632 (71%)	73,594 (29%)
CCRCA	Amendment 34	Constitutional wording changes; State constitutional conventions	The amendment proposed to revise some conventions and language within the state constitution. It would allow changes to the constitution where the subject may now be unconstitutional or unnecessary under the U.S. Constitution; it would change the style and language of the state constitution; it would allow the replacement of words which sound like they apply to men or women only with words which apply to everyone; and it would make small changes which were related to main purposes of the other amendments.	a	175,032 (69%)	77,194 (31%)
CCRCA	Amendment 4	Constitutional rights	The amendment proposed that Article II, Section 4 of the Hawaiian constitution be created and state that the legislature would provide for the registration of voters, for absentee voting and would prescribe the method of voting at all elections. Secrecy of voting would be preserved, provided that no person would be required to declare a party preference or nonpartisanship as a condition of voting in any primary or special primary election. Secrecy of voting and choice of political party affiliation or nonpartisanship would be preserved.	a	161,119 (64%)	91,107 (36%)
CCRCA	Amendment 5	State executive elections; State legislative elections	The amendment proposed that Article II, Section 7 of the Hawaiian constitution be created and state that any elected public officer would resign from that office before being eligible as a candidate for another public office, if the term of the office sought begins before the end of the term of the office held.	a	148,542 (59%)	103,684 (41%)
CCRCA	Amendment 6	Campaign finance	The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution. The first, Article II, Section 5 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that a campaign must create a campaign fund to pay for part of the cost of state and local campaigns and that the legislature would provide a limit on the campaign spending of candidates. The second, Article II, Section 6 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that limitations on campaign contributions to any political candidate, or authorized political campaign organization for such candidate, for any elective office within the State would be provided by law. The third, Article II, Section 8 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that there should be no less than 45 days between the primary and general election	a	145,910 (58%)	106,316 (42%)
CCRCA	Amendment 7	State legislatures measures	The amendment proposed five new additions to the constitution. The first, Article III, Section 9 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that a legislative salary commission would be established, beginning November 30, 1978, and convene every eight years to set legislative salaries. The second, Article II, Section 12 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that the legislature would set a deadline for all bills to be introduced and required that a recess take place between the twentieth and fortieth days of a session for no less than 5 days. The third, Article II, Section 15 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that all decision making legislative meetings be open to the public. The third, Article XVIII, Section II of the Hawaiian constitution, stated the waiting period ought to be extended from 24 to 48 hours from the distribution of a bill to its final reading. The third, Article IV, Section 6 and 7 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that terms of office ought to be staggered for Senators starting in the 1978 general election, so that about half of the Senators would be elected at each general election.	a	159,907 (63%)	92,319 (37%)
CCRCA	Amendment 8	State legislatures measures	The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution. The first, Article IV, Section 1 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that, beginning in 1981, the time between the changing of boundaries for voting areas would increase from eight to 10 years. The second, Article IV, Section 2 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that the reapportionment commission would be given 150 days to file its reapportionment plan, instead of the previous 120 days. The third, Article IV, Section 8 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that the reapportionment commission would also reapportion U.S. Congressional districts.	a	169,136 (67%)	83,090 (33%)
CCRCA	Amendment 9	Executive official term limits	The amendment proposed three new additions to the constitution. Proposed Article V, Sections 1, 2, and Article XVIII, Section 4 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that the governor and lieutenant governor are limited to serving two terms in a row beginning in 1978. Proposed Article V, Section 6 of the Hawaiian constitution, stated that similar offices within the executive administration with similar purpose and function would be placed together in the same department.	a	171,518 (68%)	80,708 (32%)

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 6	Criminal sentencing; State legislative authority	a	181,443 (70%)	78,026 (30%)
LRCA	INIT 1	Taxes; Property	a	164,817 (58%)	118,102 (42%)
LRCA	SJR 102	Bond issues	a	140,534 (59%)	98,307 (41%)
LRCA	SJR 110	Healthcare facility funding	d	121,101 (47%)	134,615 (53%)
LRCA	SJR 115	Bond issues	d	119,986 (48%)	132,082 (52%)
LRCA	SJR 116	Firearms policy	a	222,423 (83%)	47,084 (17%)

Illinois

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	It proposed to eliminate the provision that required the legislature to abolish the personal property tax by January 1, 1979. Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because Illinois required that an amendment receive a vote of at least three-fifths of those voting on the question or a majority of those voting in the election. This vote did not meet that standard.	d	952,416 (56%)	733,845 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	It proposed to exempt veterans' associations from paying property taxes on their meeting halls.	d	747,907 (48%)	806,579 (52%)

Indiana

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Administration of government	The amendment proposed that the state constitution be amended to clarify that the lieutenant governor becomes governor in the event of the death, resignation or removal of the governor and to add certain new provisions concerning vacancies and disabilities in the office of the governor and the lieutenant governor.	a	704,820 (83%)	143,050 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local official term limits; Law enforcement officers and departments	The amendment proposed that the state constitution be amended to permit a person to serve as county sheriff for more than two consecutive terms.	d	328,607 (38%)	535,081 (62%)

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	County and municipal governance	The measure granted limited home rule authority to counties and joint-municipal corporation governments, with no taxing power unless authorized by the General Assembly.	a	302,520 (60%)	204,061 (40%)

Louisiana

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	This measure proposed that the constitution detail the uses for the revenue resulting from the first-use tax. These uses would include redemption of debt and capital improvements for barrier islands and coastal shores.	a	330,968 (61%)	212,763 (39%)

Maine

See also: Maine 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Northern Vocational-Technical Institute Dormitory Bond Measure	Higher education funding; Bond issues	Issue $2.1 million in bonds for the construction of a dormitory at Northern Maine Vocational-Technical Institute at Presque Isle	a	191,888 (58%)	139,486 (42%)
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary structure; Bond issues	Eliminate the office of justice of the peace as a constitutional office	a	179,146 (56%)	141,527 (44%)
LRCA	Question 2	Military service policy; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal poll taxes and the ability to pay for an exemption from military service	a	185,997 (60%)	124,650 (40%)
LRCA	Question 3	Insurance policy; Bond issues	Reduce and combine the guarantee limits for enterprise insurance within the State and make registered vessels eligible for the same limit	a	204,747 (68%)	95,546 (32%)
LRCA	Question 4	State legislative processes and sessions	Move the convening of the Legislature from January to December following a general election	a	165,262 (52%)	153,409 (48%)
LRCA	Question 5	Local government organization; Property taxes	Require the State to reimburse municipalities from state tax sources for 50% of losses caused by property tax exemptions and credits enacted after April 1, 1978	a	213,417 (68%)	100,488 (32%)
LRCA	Question 6	Public education funding	A school administrative district or a community school district can assess any taxes they levy according to any cost-sharing formula authorized by the legislature	a	212,063 (68%)	97,764 (32%)

Maryland

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	a	367,378 (71%)	151,728 (29%)
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance	d	210,480 (50%)	210,645 (50%)
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	a	431,356 (77%)	126,074 (23%)
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of government officials	a	339,758 (61%)	216,013 (39%)
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional wording changes	a	394,063 (76%)	124,186 (24%)
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional wording changes	a	482,089 (85%)	85,446 (15%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government officials and elections	a	349,794 (76%)	108,351 (24%)
LRCA	Question 5	Eminent domain policy	a	344,165 (67%)	172,337 (33%)
LRCA	Question 6	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	296,737 (55%)	238,617 (45%)
LRCA	Question 7	Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance	d	200,220 (45%)	242,156 (55%)
LRCA	Question 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	246,098 (47%)	278,063 (53%)
LRCA	Question 9	State legislatures measures	a	326,760 (62%)	200,103 (38%)

Massachusetts

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Property taxes	Allow the legislature to create up to four classes of real property for taxation	a	1,285,865 (66%)	649,400 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	State executive powers and duties	Allow a new governor up to eight weeks after the legislative session begins to submit their budget to the legislature	a	1,223,502 (73%)	460,452 (27%)
LRCA	Question 3	Ballot measure process	Require the Secretary of the Commonwealth to send information regarding ballot questions to each person eligible to vote or to every residence where one or more eligible voters live	a	1,213,413 (72%)	480,065 (28%)
LRCA	Question 4	Census policy	Establish that the standards for taking the state census are the same as the standards used for the federal census	a	1,142,050 (70%)	501,077 (30%)
LRCA	Question 5	Ballot measure process; Local government organization	Provide local charter commissions 18 months, instead of 10, to prepare a proposed charter or charter revision for voter approval	a	812,263 (52%)	764,800 (48%)
LRCA	Question 6	Public education governance; Race and ethnicity issues	Prohibit public schools from assigning or denying admission to students based on race, color, national origin, or creed	a	1,199,856 (70%)	512,667 (30%)
LRCA	Question 7	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Property taxes; Land use and development policy	Allow land used for recreational purposes and land preserved in its natural state to be taxed at a separate rate	a	1,031,194 (62%)	636,471 (38%)

Michigan

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Proposal A	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution	d	640,286 (23%)	2,112,549 (77%)
IndISS	Proposal B	Parole policy	Prohibit prisoners convicted of certain crimes from being granted parole prior to serving the minimum sentence imposed for the crime	a	2,075,599 (74%)	711,262 (26%)
LRCA	Proposal C	Banking policy	Allow the state to deposit state funds into savings and loan associations, credit unions, and banks	a	1,819,847 (66%)	933,101 (34%)
CICA	Proposal D	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the sale or giving of an alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 21 and prohibit the possession for personal consumption of an alcoholic beverage by anyone under the age of 21	a	1,609,589 (57%)	1,208,497 (43%)
CICA	Proposal E	Local government finance and taxes; Revenue and spending limits; Ballot measure process; Bond issue requirements	Establish limits on taxation and establish funding requirements for local programs	a	1,450,150 (52%)	1,313,984 (48%)
CICA	Proposal G	Law enforcement officers and departments; Collective bargaining	Allow state troopers and sergeants to collectively bargain with binding arbitration and establish procedures for determining promotions	a	1,535,023 (56%)	1,203,930 (44%)
CICA	Proposal H	Property taxes; School choice policy; Public education funding	Prohibit property taxes for funding school operating expenses, require the legislature to establish a general state tax to provide school funding, and require the legislature to create an education voucher program	d	718,440 (26%)	2,075,583 (74%)
CICA	Proposal J	Income taxes; Ballot measure process; Local government finance and taxes; Public education funding; Property taxes	Establish tax limitations and require the state to fully fund any new or expanded local programs that the state deems required	d	1,032,343 (37%)	1,737,133 (63%)
LRCA	Proposal K	State judicial authority; Bail policy	Allow courts, under certain conditions, to deny bail	a	2,307,038 (83%)	458,357 (17%)
LRCA	Proposal M	Transportation taxes and fees; Administrative organization; Highways and bridges; Revenue allocation	Require at least 90% of the gas and license tax revenue be used for road purposes, amend other provisions relating to transportation funding, and replace the State Highway Commission with the State Transportation Commission	a	1,478,316 (55%)	1,233,196 (45%)
LRCA	Proposal R	Administrative organization; Bond issue requirements; Railways	Require the establishment of the Railroad Redevelopment Authority and authorize such Authority to issues bonds and make loans	d	1,257,606 (47%)	1,415,441 (53%)

Mississippi

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Dueling bans	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 19. The amendment proposed to repeal the prohibition on dueling.	a	219,196 (75%)	71,194 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 187. The amendment proposed to repeal the requirement that a train, if passing within three miles of the county seat, it must pass through the county seat.	a	218,295 (76%)	70,102 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Census policy	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 105. The amendment proposed to repeal the requirement that the state perform a census every 10 years.	a	211,699 (75%)	69,625 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Race and ethnicity issues; Public education governance	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 207. The amendment proposed to repeal the requirement that schools be racially separate.	a	201,004 (70%)	85,738 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Administration of government	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 106. The amendment proposed to that any person could be state librarian.	a	212,001 (74%)	73,814 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Civil trials; Criminal trials; Constitutional rights	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 27. The amendment proposed to that a defendant represented by counsel may waive indictment.	a	206,938 (74%)	72,038 (26%)

Missouri

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 10	Local government finance and taxes; Ballot measure process; Property taxes; Tax and revenue administration; Highways and bridges	Authorize counties to levy additional taxes to fund road and bridge maintenance	a	660,089 (51%)	645,948 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 21	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Revenue allocation; Public land policy	Designate revenue from the conservation commission’s one-eighth cent sales tax to pay for commission lands acquired after July 1, 1977, and forest cropland, instead of taxes	d	588,622 (46%)	700,301 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 22	Local government finance and taxes; Property taxes; State legislative authority	Authorize the General Assembly to require local governments to reduce rates of levy for taxes	a	870,606 (67%)	437,017 (33%)
CICA	Amendment 23	Right-to-work laws	Prohibit the denial of the right to work for any employer based on membership status or payment of charges to any labor organization	d	631,829 (40%)	948,387 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Bond issue requirements; Airport infrastructure; Local government finance and taxes; Utility policy; Public economic investment policy	Authorize counties to issue with approval of a majority vote utility or airport revenue bonds, and authorize county and local governments to issue industrial development revenue bonds	a	695,380 (53%)	612,717 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Public economic investment policy; Utility policy; Bond issue requirements; Airport infrastructure	Authorize officers established by contract with municipalities or political subdivisions to issue revenue bonds for utility, industrial, and airport purposes with the approval of the voters	a	705,238 (54%)	612,765 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Gambling policy	Permit lottery as a game of chance where nothing of value is exchanged for an opportunity to receive a prize	a	1,012,061 (73%)	379,677 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Election administration and governance	Authorize the board of state canvassers to have an earlier time for canvass of votes for each general election	a	775,781 (61%)	503,536 (39%)

August 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government organization	Authorize a county with a population of 80,000 inhabitants or more to adopt a charter form of government	a	473,755 (57%)	364,355 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive powers and duties	Revise the state treasurer's duties with investment of state funds and authorizes the legislature to assign other duties to the treasurer	d	295,849 (34%)	585,052 (66%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Redistricting policy	Authorize an appointed commission of appellate judges to draw state legislative districts	d	333,911 (40%)	490,684 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Public employee retirement funds	Require a cost analysis by a qualified actuary before approving substantial changes to public officials' and employees' retirement benefits, with cost estimates pending legislative action	a	451,327 (54%)	378,231 (46%)
CICA	Amendment 5	Fuel taxes; Local government finance and taxes	Increase the gas tax from $0.07 to $0.10 a gallon and increase the the counties' share of net proceeds from 5% to 7%	d	112,425 (12%)	803,936 (88%)

Montana

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	C-4	Alcohol laws	a	208,227 (76%)	64,663 (24%)
LRCA	C-5	State legislatures measures; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	106,209 (42%)	145,549 (58%)
LRCA	C-6	County and municipal governance	a	165,668 (67%)	82,489 (33%)
LRCA	C-7	State legislative authority	d	122,017 (50%)	123,438 (50%)
LRCA	C-8	State legislatures measures	d	88,397 (34%)	170,666 (66%)
CICA	CI-8	Taxes	d	117,760 (47%)	134,462 (53%)
CISS	I-79	Sexual content regulations; County and municipal governance	a	139,763 (53%)	125,475 (47%)
CISS	I-80	Nuclear energy	a	177,778 (65%)	95,179 (35%)
CISS	I-81	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	a	169,069 (60%)	112,195 (40%)
LRSS	LR-74	Alcohol laws	a	207,476 (76%)	65,196 (24%)
LRSS	LR-75	Higher education funding; Taxes	a	181,920 (67%)	88,641 (33%)

Nebraska

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property taxes; Local government finance and taxes	Allow cities and villages to issue bonds for the redevelopment of properties, with repayment funded by increased property tax revenue from the redeveloped properties.	a	233,872 (56%)	186,879 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues; Public economic investment policy	Allow cities and counties to issue revenue bonds for non-manufacturing commercial or business enterprises.	d	200,314 (50%)	200,711 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Property tax exemptions; Solar and wind energy	Provide property tax exemptions for the increased value of property due to the installation of direct alternate energy systems.	d	198,980 (49%)	204,544 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Salaries of government officials	Maintain the monthly salary of legislators at $400 and allow legislators to receive per diem compensation	d	195,015 (46%)	229,053 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Public employee retirement funds	Allow surviving spouses of retired public employees to receive retroactive additional retirement benefits that might be provided to future retirees' spouses.	a	216,161 (52%)	196,761 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Criminal trials; Bail policy	Add certain sexual assaults to the list of non-bailable crimes	a	355,949 (82%)	79,179 (18%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Administrative powers and rulemaking; Property taxes	Require the Board of Equalization to provide state-set separate tax levies and annual equalization for multi-county subdivisions	a	210,109 (56%)	163,718 (44%)
CISS	Initiative Measure 301	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require that all beverage containers offered for sale have a refund value of at least five cents	d	211,732 (43%)	280,522 (57%)
CISS	Initiative Measure 302	Local government finance and taxes	Limit the percentage to 5% by which a political subdivision's budget could increase each year	d	211,106 (45%)	262,949 (55%)
VR	Referendum 300	Public education funding	Repeal law that increased financial support from the state for public schools	d	190,963 (42%)	266,578 (58%)

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Sex and gender issues; Dueling bans	Remove public office bans for duel participants and eliminate gender-based voter eligibility requirements.	a	117,630 (68%)	55,135 (32%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial authority; State legislative authority	Remove the $300 jurisdiction limit for justice courts and let the Legislature set their powers and terms by law.	a	106,255 (62%)	64,305 (38%)
LRCA	Question 3	Family-related policy; State legislative authority; Civil trials	Allow both husbands and wives to hold separate property and authorize the legislature to clarify married persons' property rights.	a	132,949 (77%)	40,528 (23%)
LRCA	Question 4	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes	Eliminate the business inventory tax and allow legislative exemptions for other personal property, including livestock.	a	128,901 (71%)	51,890 (29%)
LRAQ	Question 5	Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues; Federal government issues	Recommend Nevada Legislature ratify the Equal Rights Amendment guaranteeing legal equality regardless of sex.	d	61,768 (33%)	123,952 (67%)
IndISS	Question 6	Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits	Limit property taxes to 1% of full cash value, cap annual increases at 2%, and require a two-thirds majority for tax increases.	a	140,509 (78%)	40,154 (22%)

New Hampshire

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Change of Venue	Criminal trials; State judicial authority	This amendment proposed allowing the court to change the venue of a trial at the defendant's request if the court believes that a fair trial cannot be had in the judicial district where the crime took place.	a	196,290 (84%)	38,319 (16%)
CCRCA	Judges' Salaries	State judiciary	This amendment proposed that the salaries of judges in the superior and supreme courts may not be lowered during their time in office.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	133,806 (60%)	91,014 (40%)
LRCA	Legislative Districts	Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures	This amendment proposed the ability to split a town, ward or other place into multiple legislative districts if this action is requested.	a	167,511 (73%)	62,679 (27%)
LRCA	Legislative Mileage Payment	State legislatures measures	This amendment proposed to restrict mileage payments to legislators to 90 days every two years. It also proposed annual legislative sessions.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	157,272 (66%)	81,622 (34%)
CCRCA	Residency Requirements	State executive official measures	This amendment proposed the reduction of the residency requirement for the state Senate and executive council. The requirement would be reduced from 7 years to 4 years.	d	112,578 (48%)	120,927 (52%)
LRCA	Right to Bear Amrs	Firearms policy	This amendment proposed modifying the constitution to provide the right to bear arms for personal and property protection.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	160,628 (65%)	87,807 (35%)
CCRCA	Role of Chief Justice	State judiciary	This amendment proposed that the chief justice of the Supreme Court be the administrative head of all state courts. In that capacity, the chief justice will be responsible, with agreement from a majority of supreme court justices, for governing procedure in the courts.	a	155,920 (69%)	69,244 (31%)

New Jersey

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	The amendment merged county courts into the New Jersey Superior Court, along with their jurisdiction, pending cases and judges.	a	846,192 (55%)	699,956 (45%)
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling policy	The amendment would have allowed and regulated gambling on jai alai, with revenue going towards property tax relief.	d	671,793 (41%)	966,254 (59%)
BI	Question 3	Bond issues	The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Refunding Bond Guaranty Act authorized a guarantee of up to $317 million in bonds to refinance the Sports Authority in control of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford.	a	846,377 (54%)	731,352 (46%)
BI	Question 4	Bond issues	An act authorized $200 million in bonds for the state to purchase land for recreational and conservational use.	a	880,306 (56%)	694,167 (44%)
BI	Question 5	Bond issues	The Institutional Construction Bond Act of 1978 authorized $100 million in bonds to construct mental health facilities, prisons, facilities for the blind and handicapped, and a forensic laboratory.	a	918,070 (59%)	642,647 (41%)
BI	Question 6	Bond issues	The Emergency Flood Control Bond Act of 1978 authorized $25 million in bonds for flood control planning and facilities.	a	868,715 (56%)	687,739 (44%)

New Mexico

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Constitutional wording changes; State judiciary	The referendum allowed the Judicial Standards Committee to recommend the discipline or removal of judicial officials.	a	142,468 (73%)	52,165 (27%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	State judiciary; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum allowed for the appointment of retired judges and justices to pro tempore positions.	a	103,611 (54%)	87,669 (46%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Taxes; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have allowed for the accrual of property tax of certain elderly taxpayers to be held until the transfer of property.	d	78,796 (41%)	113,034 (59%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Salaries of government officials; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have provided limitations of reimbursements for expenses of state legislators.	d	90,068 (47%)	103,213 (53%)

North Dakota

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Open meetings and public information	a	172,125 (84%)	33,965 (16%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Suffrage; Race and ethnicity issues	a	124,519 (67%)	61,224 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Initiative and referendum process; Recall process	a	102,182 (58%)	75,413 (42%)
CISS	Measure 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	146,187 (72%)	56,761 (28%)
CISS	Measure 2	Taxes	a	127,280 (65%)	68,215 (35%)
CISS	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	138,500 (68%)	65,638 (32%)
CISS	Measure 4	Insurance policy; Healthcare	d	54,060 (24%)	169,823 (76%)

September 5

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Tax and revenue administration; State legislative authority	d	35,313 (48%)	38,512 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Redistricting policy	a	37,307 (52%)	34,598 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	d	18,110 (24%)	56,755 (76%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	County and municipal governance; Bond issues	d	24,459 (33%)	48,974 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State legislative processes and sessions	a	46,442 (61%)	29,960 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Bond issues; Veterans policy; State constitutional conventions	a	41,379 (56%)	32,613 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Business regulations	d	27,933 (39%)	43,985 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Salaries of government officials	d	34,185 (45%)	41,539 (55%)
VR	Measure 1	Public land policy	a	41,368 (56%)	32,498 (44%)

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Changes to Chartered County Government Amendment	County and municipal governance	Change the procedures for adopting, amending, and repealing charter forms of county government.	a	1,297,846 (56%)	1,039,259 (44%)
LRCA	Regulations on Prison Labor Amendment	Prison work regulations	Revise regulations on prison labor and the sale of prison-made products.	a	1,281,941 (54%)	1,083,814 (46%)

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Election administration and governance; Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Require the Ohio Ballot Board to write the language for legislative and citizen-initiated ballot measures	a	720,661 (66%)	379,067 (34%)

Oklahoma

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	State Question 524	Administration of government; Transportation	Allow the Oklahoma Tax Commission to manage vehicle registration by mail, with five-year tags and county treasurers as agents.	a	449,516 (64%)	252,820 (36%)
LRCA	State Question 525	Criminal trials	Authorize mandatory minimum sentences for repeat felons and bar Pardon and Parole Board attorneys from representing defendants.	a	492,109 (71%)	200,774 (29%)
LRCA	State Question 526	Education	Remove language that allows for separate schools for white and people of color students.	a	445,037 (66%)	227,421 (34%)
LRCA	State Question 527	Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal section with definitions for "colored", "colored race", "negro", "negro race", and "white race".	a	408,038 (61%)	261,547 (39%)
LRCA	State Question 530	Alcohol laws	Allow brewers of beer and cereal malt beverages, and licensed wholesale distributors, to enter territorial or marketing agreements.	d	314,891 (43%)	411,455 (57%)
LRCA	State Question 531	Voting age policy; Residency voting requirements; Military service policy; Election administration and governance	Repeal and replace Article III of the Oklahoma Constitution, addressing election policy	a	351,843 (54%)	297,715 (46%)

August 22

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 528	Healthcare facility funding; Administration of government	Allow elections to create or dissolve hospital districts funded by annual tax levy, provisions for trustee appointments, and elections for issuing bonds for specific purposes.	d	238,444 (43%)	321,479 (57%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State judicial selection	Authorize the governor to appoint judges from nonpartisan nominations, serving until the next general election, followed by a six-year elected term.	d	358,504 (44%)	449,132 (56%)
CICA	Measure 10	Property; Administration of government; State legislatures measures	Require the legislature to assume the Land Conservation and Development Commission's policy-making responsibilities.	d	334,523 (39%)	515,138 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 11	Property; Taxes	Halve homeowners' taxes by up to $1,500 and offer similar relief to renters; freeze assessed property values for one tax year.	d	334,523 (39%)	515,138 (61%)
LRAQ	Measure 12	Federal government issues; Balanced budget requirements	Advise officials of support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would "require a federal balanced budget, except in the event of a national emergency"	a	641,862 (83%)	134,758 (17%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State executive official measures; State legislatures measures	Require State Senate confirmation for Governor-appointed state public offices, excluding judges, U.S. Senators and Representatives, and local positions.	a	468,458 (57%)	349,604 (43%)
VR	Measure 3	Transportation; Taxes	Require annual vehicle registration, adjust carrier rates, reduce recreational vehicle fees, and require emissions tests for Portland Metropolitan Area vehicles.	d	208,722 (24%)	673,802 (76%)
CISS	Measure 4	Utility policy	Allow the creation of People’s Utility Districts to authorize bonds for initial utility facilities and supply public utility services and shorten formation procedures.	d	375,587 (44%)	471,027 (56%)
CISS	Measure 5	Healthcare; Business regulations	Require the licensing of denturists and their assistants, establish licensing requirements, and create the Advisory Council on Denture Technology.	a	704,480 (78%)	201,463 (22%)
CICA	Measure 6	Property; Taxes	Limit ad valorem real property taxes to 1.5% “full cash value," with a maximum 2% annual inflation increase.	d	424,029 (48%)	453,741 (52%)
CICA	Measure 7	Abortion policy	Prohibit state agencies from spending public money for abortions and from providing any programs or services promoting abortion	d	431,577 (48%)	461,542 (52%)
CISS	Measure 8	Death penalty	Require a separate sentencing procedure after a murder conviction with the death penalty based on the judge’s findings of deliberate actions and ongoing threat to society.	a	573,707 (64%)	318,610 (36%)
CISS	Measure 9	Utility policy	Prohibit public utilities from collecting rates based on non-utility-related costs.	a	589,361 (69%)	267,132 (31%)

May 23

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Initiative and referendum process; County and municipal governance	Require a 90-day minimum for filing petitions and set signature requirements for petitions based on the county's Governor election percentage.	a	306,506 (66%)	156,623 (34%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislatures measures	Require open joint committees meetings and establish rules for transparency in each house and joint activities involving both houses.	a	435,338 (84%)	80,176 (16%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Public assistance programs; Housing	Authorizes bonds up to one-half of one percent of true cash value of taxable property to fund multifamily housing for low income elderly.	a	291,778 (54%)	250,810 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Bond issues; Water	Authorize bond debt up to 0.5% of the value of property in the state to acquire local government obligations for public water systems.	d	148,822 (30%)	351,843 (70%)
LRSS	Measure 5	Taxes; Transportation	Prioritize highway maintenance under the Six Year Highway Improvement Plan before new highway construction and increase the state motor vehicle fuel tax from 7¢ to 9¢ per gallon.	d	190,301 (34%)	365,170 (66%)

Pennsylvania

May 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State executive elections	Provide that the state attorney general be elected by voters	a	1,017,830 (83%)	206,528 (17%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial selection	Provide for terms for filling vacancies in the offices of justice, judge, or justice of the peace	a	1,000,662 (84%)	192,059 (16%)

Rhode Island

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized $25 million in bonds for the purchase and development of sites to sell or lease.	d	108,831 (45%)	130,655 (55%)
BI	Proposal 10	Bond issues	The measure authorized $2.4 million in bonds for recreation areas and port facilities.	d	98,800 (45%)	119,836 (55%)
BI	Proposal 11	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized $650,000 in bonds for state airport facilities.	d	94,763 (43%)	124,564 (57%)
BI	Proposal 2	Bond issues; Sewage and stormwater	The measure would have authorized $2 million in bonds in anticipation of a wastewater receptor's construction in Cumberland.	d	77,353 (34%)	149,604 (66%)
BI	Proposal 3	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized $3.25 million in bonds for the expansion and upkeep of facilities at the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery.	d	97,416 (40%)	148,450 (60%)
BI	Proposal 4	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized $750,000 for structural improvements to the Adult Correctional Institution.	d	88,388 (38%)	141,994 (62%)
BI	Proposal 5	Bond issues	The measure authorized $11.7 million in bonds for mental health facilities and programs.	d	145,160 (59%)	102,036 (41%)
BI	Proposal 6	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized $3 million in bonds for improvements to public buildings such as the State House.	d	54,014 (24%)	169,919 (76%)
BI	Proposal 7	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized $10 million in bonds for financial aid to construct sewage treatment facilities.	d	109,757 (47%)	123,668 (53%)
BI	Proposal 8	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized $4.3 million in bonds to complete the pre-construction stage of establishing a reservoir and water treatment plant at the Big River site.	a	151,741 (56%)	118,537 (44%)
BI	Proposal 9	Bond issues	The measure authorized $16.18 million in bonds for higher education and vocational/technical facilities.	d	96,314 (42%)	133,493 (58%)

South Carolina

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance		a	235,628 (52%)	217,110 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Utility policy		a	240,490 (55%)	196,743 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public employee retirement funds		a	305,520 (71%)	127,353 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Ballot measure process		a	262,822 (62%)	163,024 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Family-related policy	Reduce the required period of continuous separation for a divorce to be allowed from three years to one year	a	325,423 (74%)	115,980 (26%)

South Dakota

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Salaries of government officials; State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions	Set a forty legislative day session for the legislature and remove the allowance limitation for legislator travel reimbursement	d	104,367 (46%)	122,429 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Public education funding; Restricted-use funds	Remove constitutional limits on how school and endowment funds are invested, and allow the Legislature to authorize more flexible and potentially higher-risk investments	d	106,461 (48%)	113,742 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Public land policy; Mineral resources	Preserve mineral rights in public lands	a	115,871 (53%)	104,264 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Tax and revenue administration; State legislative vote requirements; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Require legislative approval or voter initiative with legislative approval to increase existing tax rates or levies	a	116,647 (53%)	103,621 (47%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 1	Utility policy	Restructure gas and electric rates to lower costs for basic usage and promote conservation by charging higher rates for excessive consumption	d	91,707 (39%)	140,899 (61%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 2	Administrative organization; Agriculture policy; Business regulations; Food policy	Repeal the Dairy Industry Marketing Act	a	120,813 (53%)	109,109 (47%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 3	Sexual content regulations	Revise obscenity laws and penalties	d	60,051 (25%)	176,152 (75%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1978 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Administration of government	Exempt purchases from handicapped individuals at nonprofit rehab facilities from bidding, remove approval need by top officials for contracts, and eliminate reference to deaf and dumb asylum	a	1,252,696 (73%)	459,316 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Bond issues	Permit the legislature to authorize localities to issue bonds to develop employment opportunity for citizens	d	797,428 (47%)	911,385 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Bond issues	Authorize cities and towns to issue bonds to help in the redevelopment of blighted areas in a tax increment financing scheme	d	818,439 (48%)	878,111 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Solar and wind energy; Property tax exemptions	Authorize the legislature to exempt wind and solar powered energy devices from taxation	a	1,123,114 (65%)	615,361 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	State judiciary	Extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to include concurrent civil cases up to $500, with potential for legislature to increase to $1000	a	945,779 (56%)	751,817 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	State judiciary	Authorize legislature to increase civil court of appeals, allow smaller panels, and require majority judge concurrence for decisions	a	1,052,788 (63%)	621,210 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Administration of government	Repeal state building commission's constitutional authority, transferring powers to the state board of control	a	971,939 (61%)	625,653 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Bond issues	Authorize water districts to provide firefighting services within their districts and to issue bonds to fund firefighting services	a	1,154,322 (68%)	538,228 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Provide for a package of tax reforms aimed at lowering ad valorem property taxes	a	1,571,248 (84%)	288,821 (16%)

Virginia

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Pari-Mutuel Betting on Horse Racing Measure	Gambling policy	Allow for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing and create regulations for such betting	d	544,781 (48%)	589,843 (52%)
LRCA	Tax Exemptions for Renovated Properties Amendment	Property taxes; Property tax exemptions; State legislative authority	Allow the General Assembly to authorize tax exemptions for property that has undergone necessary renovation	a	690,479 (68%)	324,236 (32%)

Washington

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 350	Public education governance	Prohibit school authorities from assigning students to other than the nearest or next-nearest school.	a	585,903 (66%)	297,991 (34%)

West Virginia

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	d	90,173 (23%)	297,266 (77%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues; Public education funding	d	180,222 (44%)	229,103 (56%)

Wisconsin

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Question 1	Residency voting requirements	Permit all bona fide residents of Wisconsin regardless of length of residency to vote for president and vice president	a	782,181 (65%)	424,386 (35%)
LRSS	Question 2	Residency voting requirements	Permit all U.S. citizens who live overseas to vote in federal elections in Wisconsin if it was their last state of residency	a	658,289 (56%)	524,029 (44%)

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of government	Allow more than one system of town government	d	179,011 (32%)	383,395 (68%)

Other years

Click on a year in the following table to view that year’s state ballot measures.

State ballot measures by year
Decade
2020s			2027	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
2010s	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
2000s	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
1990s	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990
1980s	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982	1981	1980
1970s	1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
1960s	1969	1968	1967	1966	1965	1964	1963	1962	1961	1960
1950s	1959	1958	1957	1956	1955	1954	1953	1952	1951	1950
1940s	1949	1948	1947	1946	1945	1944	1943	1942	1941	1940
1930s	1939	1938	1937	1936	1935	1934	1933	1932	1931	1930
1920s	1929	1928	1927	1926	1925	1924	1923	1922	1921	1920
1910s	1919	1918	1917	1916	1915	1914	1913	1912	1911	1910
1900s	1909	1908	1907	1906	1905	1904	1903	1902	1901	1900
1890s	1899	1898	1897	1896	1895	1894	1893	1892	1891	1890
1880s	1889	1888	1887	1886	1885	1884	1883	1882	1881	1880
1870s	1879	1878	1877	1876	1875	1874	1873	1872	1871	1870
1860s	1869	1868	1867	1866	1865	1864	1863	1862	1861	1860
1850s	1859	1858	1857	1856	1855	1854	1853	1852	1851	1850

Footnotes

1978 ballot measures

Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks

List of ballot measures by state

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Texas

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Other years

See also

Footnotes

Information about voting

2026 Elections

2025 Elections

Election analysis

Trending

Public Policy

Information for candidates

Get Engaged

Services

Additional analysis

SITE NAVIGATION