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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1980 ballot measures

September 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Concerning legal bingo in Jefferson County	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling	Concerning legal bingo in Madison County	a

November 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Food & Agri	Concerning the promotion of peanut, cotton and dairy farmers	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Concerning the validity of certain statutes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Marriage & Family	Concerning the termination of alimony payments	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local Gov't	Concerning compensation of officials in Escambia County	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local Gov't	Concerning Lee County firefighting districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Concerning the use of the ad valorem tax in Mobile County	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Local Gov't	Concerning the courts in Sumter County	d

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1980 ballot measures

August 26, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Establish Statehood Commission to Study Relationship with United States Measure	Federal issues; Statehood	Create the Alaska Statehood Commission to examine and recommend possible changes to the state's relationship with the U.S.	a	46,705 (51%)	45,598 (49%)

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Ballot Proposition 1	Administrative powers; Legislature	Allow the legislature to annul regulations by resolution instead of requiring a bill for annulment.		58,808 (42%)	82,010 (58%)
LRCA	Ballot Proposition 2	Legislative processes	Eliminate the prohibition that prevents a legislator, during their term and for one year after, from taking a state office or position of profit whose salary or benefits were increased while they were in office		47,054 (32%)	99,705 (68%)
LRCA	Ballot Proposition 3	Legislative structure; Legislative processes	Allow interim and special committees to be established by legislative rule without veto or referendum, and grant committees authority to approve or disapprove budget revisions.		41,868 (29%)	102,270 (71%)
LRCA	Ballot Proposition 4	Legislature	Authorize the legislature to appoint and confirm members of all state boards and commissions, except those at the head of principal departments or regulatory agencies.		56,316 (41%)	80,506 (59%)
LRCA	Ballot Proposition 5	Economic investment; Restricted-use funds	Establish a general stock ownership corporation in Alaska		72,072 (48%)	78,404 (52%)
BI	Bonding Proposition A	Fishing; Bonds	Issue $7,718,800 in general obligation bonds for capital improvements to fisheries facilities.	a	91,091 (60%)	60,342 (40%)
BI	Bonding Proposition B	Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Bonds	Issue $33,000,000 in general obligation bonds for capital improvements to water and sewer systems, solid waste facilities, and village safe water facilities.	a	84,650 (56%)	66,668 (44%)
BI	Bonding Proposition C	Energy conservation; Bonds	Issue $18,787,500 in general obligation bonds for energy conservation, code upgrades, and architectural barrier removal in state facilities.		64,978 (44%)	84,187 (56%)
BI	Bonding Proposition D	Prison funding; Bonds	Issue $28,350,000 in general obligation bonds for capital improvements in correctional facilities.	a	77,816 (52%)	72,090 (48%)
BI	Bonding Proposition E	Bonds	Issue $20,000,000 in general obligation bonds for the construction of cultural facilities.		62,545 (41%)	90,255 (59%)
BI	Bonding Proposition F	Transportation; Transportation; Bonds; Transportation	Issue $156.99 million in bonds for transportation projects	a	105,122 (68%)	48,726 (32%)
BI	Bonding Proposition G	Higher education funding; Public education funding; Teachers; Bonds	Issue $63,451,000 in general obligation bonds for education, teacher housing, and University of Alaska facilities improvements.	a	86,958 (57%)	66,718 (43%)

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1980 ballot measures

June 3, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Administration; Taxes; Property	Include Coast Guard veterans for property tax exemptions and establish new levels of property tax exemptions for veterans and widows	a	185,454 (75%)	60,574 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Administration; Taxes; Property	Provide for the establishment of a new classification for widowers for property tax exemptions	a	186,258 (77%)	56,566 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Administration; Taxes; Property	Provide for the establishment of property tax exemptions for those persons medically certified as totally and permanently disabled	a	198,809 (81%)	47,403 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Administration; Taxes; Property	Permit the legislature to enact laws to increase the amounts of property tax exemptions for widows, widowers, veterans and totally and permanently disabled persons	a	176,185 (72%)	67,424 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Administration; Taxes; Property	Provide for the increase of initial debt limits upon taxable property within counties, cities, towns, school districts and other municipal corporations	a	152,419 (62%)	93,427 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 105	Administration; Taxes; Property	Provide for the definition of state revenues for the effect of program transfers between governmental units	a	173,822 (72%)	67,011 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 106	Administration; Taxes; Property	Provide a tax limit on owner-occupied residential property and placing a limit on increases in valuation used for property tax purposes of mobile homes and real property	a	211,433 (85%)	36,495 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 107	Administration; Taxes; Property	Limit counties, cities, towns and community college districts in the amount of property taxes which they can levy in any given year	a	203,291 (83%)	41,191 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 108	Administration; Taxes; Property	Provide for the establishment of expenditure limitations determined by the Economic Estimates Commission for counties, cities and towns	a	206,817 (84%)	40,595 (16%)
LRCA	Proposition 109	Administration; Taxes; Property	Provide for the establishment of expenditure limits determined by the Economic Estimates Commission for community college districts	a	201,439 (82%)	44,311 (18%)

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Local government; State executive; Legislature	Require incumbents to resign from their positions in order to run for a different public office	a	540,605 (69%)	241,625 (31%)
LRCA	Propostion 101	Business; Transportation	Provide for the classification of railroads as public service corporations	a	537,240 (67%)	266,500 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Executive officials	Adopt a term limit of two consecutive elected terms for the state treasurer	a	516,131 (66%)	266,500 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Business; Taxes	Provide for the exemption of taxation of certain parts of privately owned airports that are available to the public without charge		318,144 (41%)	451,676 (59%)
LRCA	Propsotion 104	Juvenile justice	Allow minors convicted of an adult criminal offense to be confined in an adult state correctional institution		385,035 (49%)	406,944 (51%)
LRCA	Propostion 105	Labor; Tort law	Allow an injured employee the choice of compensation or to sue the employer or co-employee if they knowingly caused the injury	a	436,290 (56%)	342,603 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 106	Taxes	Provide for the limitation of the maximum amount of ad valorem tax on all taxable property		247,107 (30%)	570,820 (70%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Gambling	Provide for the establishment of a state lottery	a	412,992 (51%)	398,437 (49%)
CRSS	Proposition 300	Salaries	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries to $15,000 per year	a	434,162 (55%)	354,421 (45%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 59	Taxes	Relieves and rolls back property taxes	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 60	Legislature	Authorizes state legislature to establish maximum interest rates	d
CCR	Proposed Constitution of 1980	Con convention	Instates a revised version of the state constitution	d
CCR	Alternate Proposal	Judiciary	Provides for either appointment or election of judges and justices	Election
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Education	Creates minimum educational standards	d

California

See also: California 1980 ballot propositions

June 3, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 10	Establish that rent-control is a local government issue and establish it should only be imposed if established through the enactment by voters.		2,247,395 (35%)	4,090,180 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Establish provisions relating to the taxation of energy businesses.		2,821,150 (44%)	3,544,840 (56%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for bonds up to $495,000,000 for land and water resource management and establish the terms of such bonds.		2,800,038 (47%)	3,163,823 (53%)
BI	Proposition 2	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $750,000,000 for farms and houses for veterans and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,952,383 (65%)	2,081,982 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Require that money spent to alter or modify historically restored areas of the state capital come from money specifically appropriated for this.	a	2,975,344 (51%)	2,864,729 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Establish provisions relating to low-income housing projects.		2,617,478 (41%)	3,756,100 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Prohibit any government body from issuing a citation to any person connected with news for refusing to disclose their sources of information.	a	4,445,400 (73%)	1,618,175 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Require that all types of districts be reasonably equal in population	a	2,989,761 (55%)	2,475,818 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Establish that the political subdivisions may provide aid for cleaning private lands and waters if the President has declared a major disaster in the area.	a	4,986,629 (83%)	1,026,516 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Allow the legislature to authorize bonds for the acquisition, construction, and installation of alternative energy source facilities.	a	2,896,767 (50%)	2,874,309 (50%)
CICA	Proposition 9	Establish that income taxes cannot exceed 50% of the 1978 rates and establish the indexing of income tax brackets		2,538,667 (39%)	3,942,248 (61%)

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 10	Provide for smoking and no-smoking areas in certain enclosed places		3,861,614 (47%)	4,432,209 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Allow the legislature to stop increases to a judge's salary during their term and establish that judicial salaries are not an obligation of contract.	a	5,204,250 (70%)	2,198,702 (30%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $285,000,000 for the development of parks and other recreational spaces and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,997,292 (52%)	3,731,440 (48%)
BI	Proposition 2	Allow for bonds up to $85,000,000 for acquiring property in the Lake Tahoe Basin to prevent the environmental decline in the area.		3,757,009 (49%)	3,934,723 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Allow the legislature to allow insurance companies to deduct their contributions to the Insurance Guarantee Association from their taxes.		2,014,362 (28%)	5,251,746 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Allow for the increase in ad valorem taxes on real property to pay for the interest and redemption charges on indebtedness for property acquisition and improvements.		1,807,080 (25%)	5,449,215 (75%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Establish provisions relating to property valuation of property updated to comply with seismic safety laws and property destroyed by disaster.		3,053,861 (42%)	4,164,104 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Establish provisions relating to the juries of civil trials.	a	4,332,330 (58%)	3,197,458 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Establish that the term "newly constructed" for tax purposes shall not apply to the addition or construction of any active solar energy systems.	a	4,749,199 (65%)	2,502,444 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Establish that no water from the Wild and Scenic Rivers System may be stored unless permitted by statute and prohibit any public agency from condemning any water rights in the delta area.	a	3,918,199 (54%)	3,367,711 (46%)
BI	Proposition 9	Allow for bonds up to $30,000,000 for the improvement of domestic water systems that have are contaminated by compounds or radiation.	a	4,857,006 (64%)	2,686,329 (36%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Establish provisions relating to signatures for initiatives and referendums and create new provisions relating to initiatives and referendums.	a	638,731 (60%)	423,322 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Allow the General Assembly to conduct a state-supervised lottery to generate funds for the State Conservation Trust Fund.	a	660,213 (60%)	443,289 (40%)
CICA	Amendment No. 3	Establish procedures for municipalities to acquire unincorporated land through annexation.	a	601,302 (57%)	460,084 (43%)
CICA	Amendment No. 4	Allow for the sale of real estate while preventing lenders from accelerating the debt on the real estate or from altering the terms and conditions of the indebtedness or security interest.		381,821 (34%)	745,625 (66%)
CISS	Amendment No. 5	Allow commercial banks to request the ability to establish one or more branches.		292,323 (26%)	850,454 (74%)
CISS	Amendment No. 6	Establish the election of a 15-member board of directors for the Regional Transportation District.	a	570,049 (56%)	444,902 (44%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Residency requirements	Remove the waiting six-month waiting period for new state residents to become eligible voters	a	441,087 (66%)	225,096 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	Voter registration; Voting age	Eliminate the provision in the state constitution to allow a 17-year-old to register to vote four months before turning 18, and instead allow the legislature to establish when young people may register	a	370,326 (53%)	326,503 (47%)
LRCA	Question 3	Age limits; State executive; Legislature	Lower the minimum age from to hold state elective offices, except for governor and lieutenant governor, from 21 to 18	a	357,845 (53%)	320,945 (47%)
LRCA	Question 4	Redistricting	Extend the deadline for reapportionment following the decennial census from May 15 to August 1	a	414,907 (67%)	203,837 (33%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1980 ballot measures

March 11, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 1	Establish a homestead exemption of $25,000 from certain ad valorem school millage levies, provide procedures for the enactment of the exemption from the millage levies, and allow for ad valorem tax relief for permanent resident renters	a	1,088,729 (70%)	475,834 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Modify the jurisdiction of the state Supreme Court	a	940,420 (67%)	460,266 (33%)

October 7, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Authorize an ad valorem tax exemption for a renewable energy source device and the property where it is installed	a	1,042,685 (75%)	347,766 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Allow for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund housing	a	826,742 (57%)	618,694 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Allow counties and municipalities, upon approval by a referendum of local voters, to grant certain ad valorem tax exemptions	a	916,043 (63%)	541,630 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Allow for expanded local homestead and ad valorem tax exemptions	a	1,251,096 (81%)	289,620 (19%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Allow business inventories and livestock to be classified for tax purposes or exempted from taxation	a	1,003,979 (69%)	442,386 (31%)

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Abolishes the Florida Constitution Revision Commission		1,164,824 (44%)	1,512,682 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Provide for a constitutional right of privacy	a	1,722,987 (61%)	1,120,302 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Establish that publishing the title of a bill in the legislative journals serves as the first reading required by the State Constitution	a	1,763,624 (67%)	873,211 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Allow for the issuance of bonds for water facilities	a	1,826,026 (67%)	899,906 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Remove certain limits on the use of the "second gas tax" to finance bonds for roads	a	1,498,801 (56%)	1,195,483 (44%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	Establishes classes of tangible property for use by the state revenue commissioner	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Allows general obligation debt to be incurred to provide educational facilities for county and independent school systems	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Establishes a program to allow certified teachers to be reimbursed for tuition costs to maintain their certification	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Authorizes the general assembly to exercise taxation in order to purchase uniforms for public schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Pension	Provides for the increase of retirement benefits of persons who have retired under the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Insurance	Authorizes the state to provide indemnification to law enforcement officers, firemen and prison guards disabled in the line of duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Local Gov't	Grants additional powers to counties and municipalities to establish and maintain redevelopment programs	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Increases the income exclusion on homestead exemptions for the elderly	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Marijuana	Grants jurisdiction to municipal courts to dispose of any case where a person is charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Tort	Permits the court to render default judgments in tort actions	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Local Gov't	Authorizes any county or municipality to establish an employees' suggestions and awards program to reward meritorious service	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Judiciary	Provides that the venue of juvenile court cases may be determined by the Juvenile Court Code of Georgia	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Provides for the taxation of life insurance companies on the basis of gross direct premiums received	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Gwinnett Judicial Building Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Taxes	Provides that property owned by nonprofit organizations promoting the education and welfare of children be exempted from all taxation	d
LRCA	Amendment 16	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Rockdale County Public Facilities Authority	d

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Proposes to make the majority vote for ratification be at least 50 percent of the total votes cast	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Con Language	Proposes that constitutional amendments on ballots be worded as a question	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Proposes that the convening of a Senate special session to approve judicial nominations be convened by a two-thirds vote of the Senate	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 12	Healthcare	Empowers the Idaho Health Facilities Authority to finance or operate health facilities	a
LRCA	SJR 112	Direct democracy	Removes restriction limiting initiatives to gubernatorial election years	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1980 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Shall the size of the House of Representatives be reduced?	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Shall the redemption period for tax delinquent property be reduced?	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional rights	Amends Iowa's Constitution to include language for the equal protection of women	d
ABR	Question 1	Con convention	Calls for a constitutional convention to amend the constitution	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public Works	Proposes that the state will provide maintenance for highways and flood control and where the source of funding should come from for such projects	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of Gov't	Proposes the process by which a constitutional amendment must be proposed, voted on and approved	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Banking	Proposes that the state not invest in banks and that banks be founded according to the law	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1980 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning jurisdiction in the appeal of criminal cases	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Concerning property tax exemption	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Concerning student members of higher education boards	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1980 ballot measures

March 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum Question	Gambling	Prohibits games of chance played on machines	d

June 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question	Education	Issues $8 million in bonds for improvements to vocational-technical institutes and the Maine Maritime Academy	a

September 23

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Referendum Question	Nuclear	Prohibits the generation of nuclear power in the state through nuclear fission	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Judiciary	Issues $4 million in bonds for court facilities improvements	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Energy	Issues $7 million in bonds for energy conservation improvements for public school buildings and the University of Maine	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Legislatures	Brings into conformance the year in which the House and Senate are apportioned	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Direct Democracy	Changes schedule for voting dates on referendum and initiatives	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Judiciary	Creates constitutional and statutory methods for selection of judges of probate and justices of the peace	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Local gov't	Provides method for county council elections in Anne Arundel County	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Consolidates courts of the Supreme Bench to a single Circuit Court in Baltimore	a
LRCA	Question 3	Trials	Amends provisions on the removal of cases from court to another	a
LRCA	Question 4	Local gov't	Authorizes the mayor to make loans for residential and commercial properties in Baltimore	a
LRCA	Question 5	Eminent domain	Allows Wicomico County Council to acquire land for public use	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability	a	1,503,771 (66%)	758,978 (34%)
IndISS	Question 2	Limit property taxes to 2.5% of the value of the property	a	1,438,768 (59%)	998,839 (41%)
IndISS	Question 3	Limit increases in local property taxes and state taxes, while requiring increases in state aid for local education		816,805 (36%)	1,473,804 (64%)
VR	Question 4	Increase for an increase in the salaries of members of the legislature and constitutional officers		265,675 (12%)	2,014,261 (88%)
LRCA	Question 5	Require local approval before state laws that increase municipal employment costs, such as wages, hours, or benefits, can take effect	a	1,401,897 (66%)	722,425 (34%)
LRCA	Question 6	Allow the Legislature to declare a measure an emergency law by voice vote		610,138 (29%)	1,479,110 (71%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal A	Revise provisions relating to school funding and establish a property tax break for those 65 and older		746,027 (21%)	2,769,497 (79%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Lower the state's drinking age to 19		1,403,935 (38%)	2,250,873 (62%)
LRCA	Proposal C	Exempt part of home property taxes, eliminate sales tax on home energy, raise the state sales tax by 1.5 percentage points, dedicate lottery revenue to schools, and require a state rainy day fund		894,441 (26%)	2,583,253 (74%)
CICA	Proposal D	Require 60% voter approval for new taxes and tax increases and revise various other tax provisions		1,622,301 (44%)	2,051,008 (56%)
VR	Proposal E	Provide for development of new correctional facilities and the demolition of an old correctional facility and fund such through a 0.1% income tax increase for five years		1,288,999 (37%)	2,202,042 (63%)
LRCA	Proposal G	Allow the legislature to make changes relating to the civil immunity of members of the legislature		1,287,172 (38%)	2,134,546 (62%)
LRCA	Proposal H	Establish provisions relating to vacancies in the office of lieutenant governor and relating to the lieutenant governor's powers		1,410,912 (42%)	1,927,001 (58%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Requires campaign spending limits for executive and legislative offices	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Removes restrictions on highway bonds	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Removes requirement of senate approval for notaries public	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Redistricting	Establishes a bipartisan reapportionment commission	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Direct democracy	Establishes initiative and referendum	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling	Authorize organizations to conduct bingo games, subject to certain restrictions	a	1,338,272 (71%)	533,458 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Parks; Public land; Spending	Allocate funds from the one-eighth cent sales tax for payments of commission lands and forest cropland	a	1,152,704 (66%)	603,181 (34%)
CICA	Amendment 5	Local government; Tax administration; Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits	Limit state taxes to annual income-based adjustments or emergencies, require voter approval for local tax increases, and prohibit unfunded state mandates on local governments	a	1,002,935 (55%)	807,187 (45%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Nuclear energy	Prohibit the operation of nuclear power plants unless federally approved sites for permanent radioactive waste storage exist		772,597 (39%)	1,201,821 (61%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1980 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-9	Judiciary	Provides exceptions to the confidentiality of the documents of the Judicial Standards Commission	a
CISS	I-84	Nuclear	Forbids disposal of radioactive waste within the state	a
CISS	I-85	Gov't Acc	Requires public disclosure of lobbyist activities	a
CISS	I-86	Taxes	Changes the income tax structure to prevent adjustment due solely to inflation	a
CISS	I-87	Environment	Provides for a voluntary recycling program and prohibits the sale of non-refillable glass or plastic beverage bottles	d

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1980 ballot measures

May 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State exec	Allows the governor to fill vacancies in the office of lieutenant governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Creates a compensation review commission	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Changes the number and formation of supreme court judicial districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Changes the membership of the commission on judicial qualifications	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Provides tax exemptions for energy conservation improvements	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Enacts a system of public education financing that does not impose an unfair property tax burden	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Expand the list of crimes for which bail may be denied to include murders punishable by life imprisonment without parole.	a	177,592 (78%)	49,690 (22%)
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary; Salaries	Allow the legislature to raise judges' salaries during their terms and require one-third of district judges to be elected each general election.		64,496 (28%)	162,421 (72%)
LRCA	Question 3	Salaries	Allow the legislature to set the payment amount for legislators' postage, express charges, newspapers, and stationery.		86,624 (38%)	141,758 (62%)
LRCA	Question 4	Public education funding; Budgets	Allow the legislature to determine policies for investing state educational funds beyond bonds and agricultural mortgages.	a	116,445 (52%)	108,288 (48%)
LRCA	Question 5	Local government	Allow county auditors and public administrators to be appointed rather than elected.		75,265 (33%)	150,730 (67%)
CICA	Question 6	Taxes	Limit property taxes to 1% of value, cap annual increases at 2%, and require two-thirds approval for new taxes.		103,334 (42%)	140,018 (58%)
LRCA	Question 7	Judiciary	Create an intermediate Court of Appeals to review District Court decisions, with some cases subject to Supreme Court review.		106,131 (47%)	118,933 (53%)
CICA	Question 8	Taxes	Exempt household goods and furniture used by a single household and owned by a member of that household from state taxation.	a	178,947 (77%)	52,593 (23%)
CICA	Question 9	Taxes	Exempt food for human consumption from state taxation.	a	163,384 (70%)	68,985 (30%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1980 ballot measures

February 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Age Requirements for Governor	State Exec	Reduce the age requirement for those seeking to be governor	d
CCR	Acting Governor	State Exec	An acting governor may not serve actively in the legislature	d
CCR	Governor's councilors	Con Language	Amend constitutional language regarding governor's councilors	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Gender-neutral language	Con Language	Should the Bill of Rights be amended to contain gender-neutral language?	d
CCR	Remove obsolete provisions	Con Language	Remove certain obsolete language and provisions from the constitution	a
CCR	Repeal Article 99	Con Language	Repeal Article 99 and modify Article 100 of the constitution	a
CCR	Proposed Amendments presented to voters	Admin of Gov't	Proposed amendments must be presented to the voters in the following November election	a
CCR	Votes required to propose and amendment	Admin of Gov't	Require three-fifths of convention votes to propose an amendment	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1980 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question No. 1	Bond issues	Allows for $145 million in bonds for facilities and projects related to natural resources.	a
BI	Question No. 2	Bond issues	Allows for $159 million in bonds for facilities for public buildings including correctional institutions and care facilities.	a
LRCA	Question No. 3	Taxes	Extends the property tax deduction for senior and disabled citizens to any owner-occupant of a dwelling house who does not own the land that it sits on.	a
LRCA	Question No. 4	Taxes	Increases the property tax deduction for senior and disabled citizens each year to a maximum of $250 in 1983 and the maximum income limitation for qualifying each year to $10,000 in 1983.	a
BI	Question No. 5	Bond issues	Allows for $50 million in bonds to decrease energy consumption by public facilities.	a
LRSS	Question No. 6	Gambling	Allows horse racing on Sundays and extends Saturday hours.	d
LRCA	Question No. 7	Gambling	Allows the legislature to authorize and regulate amusement games with merchandise as prizes.	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1980 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Requires judges to be authorized to practice law prior to election or appointment	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1980 ballot measures

September 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Salaries	Requires all fees and profits gathered by any public office that has a salary prescribed by law be deposited in the state treasury	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Prohibits the legislative assembly from levying a tax on the assessed value of real or personal property	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Repeals one mill levy on all taxable property for the state medical center	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Exempts certain lands used for public purposes to be exempted from state property tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Repeals jurisdiction of police magistrates, constables and justices of the peace; Provides for election of the clerk of district court	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Gov't Salaries	Repeals prohibition of appointment or election of legislators to offices which have had increases in emoluments during the legislators' terms of office	d
VR	Measure 7	Elections	Provides for presidential preference primary elections	a
VR	Measure 8	Veterans	Appropriates money for acquisition of cross ranch for a veterans memorial state park	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bonds	Increases maximum amount which can be secured by a first mortgage on real estate which backing large state bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Salaries	Empowers the legislative assembly to set the compensation of the legislature members	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Repeals and replaces constitutional language that describes the legislative branch	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	State Exec	Repeals and replaces constitutional article outlining executive branch	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Finance	Provides 15 percent of the state coal severance tax to be placed in a permanent trust fund administered by board of university and school lands	a
CISS	Measure 6	Resources	Creates 6.5 percent oil extraction tax of the gross value of oil at the well	a
CISS	Measure 7	Housing	Empowers Industrial Commission to act as a state housing finance agency providing mortgage loans to low-income persons	a
VR	Measure 8	Elections	Repeals and replaces the North Dakota election code	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1980 ballot measures

June 3, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Transportation Projects Amendment	Issue bonds for transportation projects.		815,011 (43%)	1,084,438 (57%)
LRCA	Money for Low-Incoming Housing Amendment	Authorize the state and local governments to borrow money for the purpose of constructing low-income housing.		797,020 (41%)	1,137,028 (59%)
LRCA	Municipal Charter Proposal Delivered to Households or Other Methods Amendment	Require that copies of proposed municipal or county charters be delivered to each household with a registered voter, rather than to each registered voter		868,199 (48%)	956,204 (52%)
LRCA	Non-Profit Electric Utilities Amendment	Allow non-profit organizations to become political subdivisions for the purpose of operating electric utilities and establish laws governing such political subdivisions.		793,256 (41%)	1,124,596 (59%)

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Changes to State Taxes Initiative	Change taxes on personal income, real estate, corporations, and personal property.		880,671 (23%)	3,000,028 (77%)
LRCA	Classification of Real Property Amendment	Authorize the Ohio General Assembly to classify real property for tax purposes.	a	1,973,344 (53%)	1,751,277 (47%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 540	Legislature	Allow the legislature to call special sessions with a two-thirds agreement, while retaining the Governor's authority.	a	508,510 (52%)	476,699 (48%)
LRCA	State Question 544	Transportation	Allow the state to manage federal transportation funds, with legislative authority for administration and taxation on projects.		286,758 (29%)	692,351 (71%)
LRCA	State Question 545	Transportation	Allow municipalities, counties, and transportation districts to pledge revenues, issue bonds, or levy taxes for transportation.		370,688 (38%)	606,953 (62%)
LRCA	State Question 546	Education; Taxes	Increase the school district emergency levy from 5 mills to 15 mills on taxable property.		382,413 (39%)	596,547 (61%)
LRCA	State Question 548	Education; Budgets	Increase the maximum allowable indebtedness for school districts from 10% to 20% of the valuation of taxable property.		333,189 (34%)	643,540 (66%)
LRCA	State Question 549	Taxes	Authorize an additional five mill ad valorem tax levy for counties, cities, towns, and school districts.		325,669 (33%)	651,404 (67%)
LRCA	State Question 551	Legislature; Redistricting	Require apportionment within 45 days after the second regular session, with a commission handling it if the legislature fails.		394,403 (41%)	566,722 (59%)
LRCA	State Question 552	Utilities; Bonds	Allow municipalities or joint agencies to issue revenue bonds or incur debt for public utilities without constitutional debt limits.		344,633 (36%)	605,173 (64%)

Oregon

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May 20, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Transportation	Limit the uses of gasoline and highway user tax revenues to solely highways, park and recreation areas, and weighmaster activities.	a	451,695 (64%)	257,230 (36%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Alcohol	Authorize laws permitting liquor-by-the-drink licenses for other passenger common carriers such as buses		325,030 (46%)	383,346 (54%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Energy; Bonds	Authorize state bonds up to one-half of one percent of value of taxable property in the state for small scale local energy project loans.	a	394,466 (59%)	278,125 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Veterans	Standardize veterans’ home and farm loan eligibility requirements.	a	574,148 (81%)	130,452 (19%)
LRSS	Measure 5	Taxes	Continue the tax reduction program after 1980, which limits property assessment increases to five percent	a	636,565 (91%)	64,979 (9%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Public assistance; Housing	Define "multifamily housing" for low income elderly housing bond program to include various structures used by low-income elderly households.	a	536,002 (79%)	138,675 (21%)

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State executive; Public education governance	Repeal the election of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.		291,142 (26%)	820,892 (74%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Constitutional wording	Remove language prohibiting voting by a person considered an 'idiot or mentally diseased person' and instead guarantee full voting rights to mentally handicapped individuals	a	678,573 (60%)	455,020 (40%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Education; Taxes	Allocate revenues from oil and natural gas taxes, except motor vehicle fuel taxes, to the Common School Fund and limit such taxes to 6%.	a	594,520 (54%)	500,586 (46%)
LRSS	Measure 4	Taxes; Transportation	Increase the motor vehicle and aircraft fuel taxes from 7 to 9¢ per gallon and flat rate taxes on commercial vehicles using non-gasoline fuel.		298,421 (26%)	849,745 (74%)
CISS	Measure 5	Hunting	Prohibit the sale and use of snare and leghold traps, except to temporarily control predatory livestock loss or to protect human health and safety.		425,890 (37%)	728,173 (63%)
CICA	Measure 6	Taxes; Property	Limit the annual real property tax to 1% of the 1977 true cash value of property and prohibit sales and transaction taxes on real property.		416,029 (37%)	711,617 (63%)
CISS	Measure 7	Nuclear energy	Require a federally licensed permanent disposal facility for nuclear waste and approval for plant financing.	a	608,412 (53%)	535,049 (47%)
LRCA	Measure 8	Law enforcement; Bonds	Authorize bonds up to four thirty-fifths of one percent of true cash value of taxable property to fund state, regional, and local correctional facilities.		523,955 (49%)	551,383 (51%)

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1980 ballot measures

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Proposal 1	State legislatures	Resolves to set new legislative session procedure and compensation rates.	d
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues	Authorizes $87.7 million in bonds for funding to the Narragansett Bay Water Quality Management District Commission.	a
LBM	Proposal 3	Bond issues	Authorizes $5.23 million in bonds for pre-construction work on reservoir and water treatment plant.	a
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues	Authorizes $8,579,600 in bonds for mental health facilities.	a
LBM	Proposal 5	Bond issues	Authorized $1.06 million in bonds for facilities housing programs for abused, neglected and/or homeless youth.	a
LBM	Proposal 6	Bond issues	Authorizes $5.965 million in bonds for improvements to public university and college facilities.	a

South Carolina

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive	Allows the Governor to be elected for two successive terms	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property	Exempts real and personal property of a debtor from attachment, levy and sale	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Judiciary	Revise appointment of Supreme Court Justices and circuit court judges	a	158,490 (54%)	135,062 (46%)
CICA	Amendment B	Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits; Legislature	Limit property tax increases		113,863 (37%)	192,116 (63%)
CICA	Amendment C	Initiative process; Ballot measures; Legislature	Limit the Legislature’s power to alter voter-initiated laws		126,181 (47%)	140,632 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Initiative process; Legislature	Prohibit the Legislature from amending or repealing initiated or referred laws approved by the voters for seven years after the effective date of the law without two-thirds majority vote of each house of the Legislature		77,225 (35%)	140,406 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment E	Legislative processes	Change the legislative session lengths to alternate between forty and thirty-five days, and establish the start date to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January	a	156,630 (56%)	120,703 (44%)
IndISS	Initiative 1	Mineral resources; Nuclear energy; Pollution	Prohibit new uranium mining, nuclear waste storage, and nuclear power plant construction in South Dakota unless approved by both the State Department of Water and Natural Resources and a majority of state voters		146,381 (48%)	156,293 (52%)
VR	Referendum 1	Hunting	Allow the hunting of mourning doves	a	182,180 (58%)	129,478 (42%)

Texas

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November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Business; Banking	Allow banks to use unmanned teller machines	a	2,267,028 (67%)	1,138,094 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Trials	Authorize the appeal of certain pretrial rulings in criminal cases by both parties involved		1,544,020 (48%)	1,687,900 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Local government	Require single county appraisal and equalization board for ad valorem property taxation	a	1,778,975 (58%)	1,307,396 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Gambling	Authorize bingo games if approved by majority of voters in the locality, run by specified nonprofit groups, with proceeds supporting charitable goals	a	2,205,355 (65%)	1,189,312 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Budgets	Grant the governor the power to exercise fiscal control over spending of appropriated funds		1,400,301 (44%)	1,775,810 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Executive officials	Authorize governor, with senate approval, to remove appointed office holders, and call special senate sessions for this purpose	a	2,248,941 (70%)	971,069 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Local government; Transportation	Authorize counties with a population below 5,000 people to perform private road work	a	2,154,852 (68%)	1,025,528 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Judiciary	Restructure the appellate jurisdiction, renaming court of civil appeals to court of appeals and amending supreme court eligibility requirements	a	1,704,913 (57%)	1,278,301 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Family; Property	Allow spouses to agree on separate property status for previously owned property or income	a	2,297,464 (70%)	961,614 (30%)

Utah

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November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative A	Food; Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes	Exempt food from the 4% sales tax		256,075 (44%)	324,555 (56%)
CISS	Initiative B	Ballot measures; Local government; Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits; Legislature	Set a limit on property tax of 1% of the fair market value		258,749 (45%)	313,320 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Term limits; State executive; State executive structure; Legislative processes	Revise the Executive Article of the constitution	a	295,729 (56%)	232,368 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Public education funding; Tax exemptions	Revise the Revenue and Taxation Article		270,069 (49%)	280,667 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Sex and gender; Gender-based labor; Prison work	Permit women to work in underground mines and allow the legislature to create prison work release programs	a	287,987 (52%)	262,881 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Salaries	Change the salaries of legislators		236,304 (43%)	311,313 (57%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Authorize the General Assembly to convene to discuss legislation vetoed by the Governor	a	792,206 (59%)	549,732 (41%)
LRCA	Question 2	Reduce the maximum allowable debt a city or town may incur	a	852,560 (66%)	445,511 (34%)
LRCA	Question 3	Allow the General Assembly to authorize personal property exemptions for those who are at least 65 and/or who are disabled	a	1,089,083 (81%)	248,044 (19%)
LRCA	Question 4	Authorize the General Assembly to allow tax exemptions for property that replaced its natural gas equipment after 1974	a	838,182 (65%)	446,729 (35%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 37	Judiciary	Create a judicial qualification commission and authorize the Supreme Court to discipline and remove judges.	a	1,043,490 (69%)	464,941 (31%)
CISS	Initiative 383	Nuclear energy	Prohibit the importation and storage of non-medical radioactive wastes generated outside the state.	a	1,211,606 (75%)	393,415 (25%)
BI	Referendum 38	Utilities; Water; Bonds	Provide a $125 million bond to fund the planning, construction, and improvement of water supply facilities.	a	1,008,646 (66%)	527,454 (34%)
BI	Referendum 39	Environment; Bonds	Provide a $450 million bond for the construction and improvement of public waste disposal facilities.	a	964,450 (63%)	558,328 (37%)
LRCA	SJR 132	Federal issues; Public land	Remove constitutional legal barriers that restrict the state's control over unappropriated federal public lands.		579,060 (40%)	864,850 (60%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1980 ballot measures

November 4, 1980

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Question 1	Residency requirements	Allow non-resident property owners in public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts to vote at district meetings	a	1,210,452 (77%)	355,024 (23%)

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1980 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary	Provides for juries of less that twelve members in misdemeanor trials.	d

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