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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Concerning investment of trust fund monies	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Concerning issuing bonds for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local Gov't	Concerning a public water authority in Marion County	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local Gov't	Concerning state mandated municipal spending	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Food & Agri	Concerning promotion of the catfish industry in Alabama	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Constitutional rights	Allow the state to give preference to Alaska residents over non-residents	a	162,997 (84%)	31,650 (16%)
IndISS	Measure 2	Civil trials; Tort law	Change civil liability law so that each party in a lawsuit would be responsible only for damages equal to their share of fault	a	138,511 (72%)	54,206 (28%)
IndISS	Measure 3	Higher education governance	Establish a state community college system independent of the University of Alaska		83,472 (44%)	104,719 (56%)

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Term limits	Permit a person to hold the office of State Treasurer for more than two consecutive terms		440,359 (40%)	649,041 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Business	Provide for the repeal of the requirement that the Corporation Commission use the fair value method to determine a utility rate base		360,908 (34%)	713,172 (66%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Judiciary; Ethics	Provide for the change in the name of the Commission on Judicial Qualifications to the Commission on Judicial Conduct	a	661,261 (64%)	364,356 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Sex and gender; State executive; Constitutional wording	Remove language from the Arizona Constitution that only males are eligible to hold state executive branch offices	a	876,727 (81%)	210,013 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Administration; Budgets	Permit an incorporated city or town to become indebted up to an additional twenty per cent for costs of infrastructure development		457,222 (44%)	584,671 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 105	State executive; Runoff elections	Require run-off elections for state executive elections when no candidate receives a simple majority vote	a	601,331 (56%)	465,046 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 106	English	Provide for the establishment of English as the official language of Arizona		584,459 (51%)	572,800 (49%)
CRSS	Proposition 300	Administration; Salaries	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $25,000		451,266 (41%)	643,315 (59%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Judiciary	Establishes the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Marriage & Family	Provides that jurisdiction over juveniles and children born out of wedlock be given to the chancery, circuit, or probate courts	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 3	Abortion	Bans public funding of abortion and restricts abortion in general	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 4	Taxes	Removes personal property tax on household goods	d
LRSS	Referred Question Act 686	Bonds	Provides bonds for waste disposal and pollution abatement facilities	a
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Gov't Acc	Provides standards of conduct and disclosure for lobbyists and state officials	a

California

See also: California 1988 ballot propositions

June 7, 1988

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 66	Establish that the position of county assessor must be filled through an election.	a	3,833,206 (74%)	1,379,782 (26%)
LRSS	Proposition 67	Increase the minimum penalty for second-degree murder of a peace officer who was performing their duties to 25 years.	a	4,488,251 (82%)	979,354 (18%)
CISS	Proposition 68	Establish provisions relating to limits on campaign contributions and partial state funding for legislative candidates.	a	2,802,614 (53%)	2,501,263 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 69	Establish that AIDS and HIV are communicable diseases and establish provisions regarding the mandatory reporting of these diseases.		1,746,780 (32%)	3,718,776 (68%)
BI	Proposition 70	Allow for bonds up to $776,000,000 for the development and maintenance of natural lands and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,531,629 (65%)	1,889,346 (35%)
CICA	Proposition 71	Make changes to inflation calculations, taxes, and the use of state revenue.		2,544,731 (49%)	2,662,463 (51%)
CICA	Proposition 72	Establish provisions relating to sales tax for motor vehicle fuel and general fund expenditures.		2,046,358 (39%)	3,264,653 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 73	Place limits on campaign contributions and prohibit elected officials from using public funds to send mass mailings.	a	3,144,944 (58%)	2,271,941 (42%)
BI	Proposition 74	Allow for bonds up to $1,000,000,000 for road improvements and exclusive public mass transit guideways.		2,640,711 (50%)	2,641,256 (50%)
BI	Proposition 75	Allow for bonds up to $8,000,000 for the construction and improvement of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,519,903 (65%)	1,899,245 (35%)
BI	Proposition 76	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $510,000,000 for aiding veterans in purchasing farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,607,813 (68%)	1,731,881 (32%)
BI	Proposition 77	Allow for bonds up to $150,000,000 for the California Earthquake Safety and Housing Rehabilitation program.	a	3,019,481 (56%)	2,358,551 (44%)

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Proposition 100	Implement motor vehicle insurance discounts for good drivers, and prohibit the government from setting insurance attorneys' fees.		3,849,572 (41%)	5,562,483 (59%)
CISS	Proposition 101	Require insurance companies reduce the bodily injury liability and uninsured motorist parts of rates and limit claims for non-economic losses.		1,226,735 (13%)	8,020,659 (87%)
CISS	Proposition 102	Require doctors to report suspected AIDs patients to local health officers.		3,208,517 (34%)	6,116,276 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 103	Mandate 20% rate reduction for automobile and property/casualty insurance.	a	4,844,312 (51%)	4,630,752 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 104	Establish no-fault insurance for automobile accidents up to specified limits and permit individuals to sue for losses that exceed those limits.		2,391,287 (25%)	7,015,325 (75%)
CISS	Proposition 105	Require certain disclosures for consumer, voters, and investors.	a	4,864,674 (55%)	4,046,654 (45%)
CISS	Proposition 106	Limit amount of contingency fee an attorney may collect from plaintiffs in tort cases.		4,288,346 (47%)	4,855,839 (53%)
BI	Proposition 78	Issue $600 million in bonds for state higher education facilities.	a	5,355,974 (58%)	3,929,062 (42%)
BI	Proposition 79	Issue $800 million in bonds for public school construction and improvement.	a	5,651,376 (61%)	3,578,516 (39%)
BI	Proposition 80	Issue $817 million for the construction of new prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities.	a	5,591,465 (61%)	3,558,140 (39%)
BI	Proposition 81	Issue $75 million for improvements to drinking water systems.	a	6,621,966 (72%)	2,619,300 (28%)
BI	Proposition 82	Issue $60 million for local water projects assistance program, water conservation programs, and groundwater recharge facilities.	a	5,601,764 (62%)	3,375,935 (38%)
BI	Proposition 83	Issue $65 million in bonds for water pollution control and water reclamation projects.	a	5,854,824 (64%)	3,230,261 (36%)
BI	Proposition 84	Authorize the issuance of $300 million in bonds to fund housing and first-time homebuyer purchase assistance.	a	5,428,003 (58%)	3,902,220 (42%)
BI	Proposition 85	Authorize the issuance of $75 million in bonds to fund library construction and renovation.	a	4,813,324 (53%)	4,321,576 (47%)
BI	Proposition 86	Authorize the issuance of $500 million in bonds to fund the county correctional facilities, county juvenile facilities, and youth centers.	a	4,913,599 (55%)	4,061,722 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 87	Authorize the state legislature to require redevelopment agencies to use property tax revenue to pay off bonded indebtedness.	a	5,840,297 (68%)	2,764,559 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 88	Authorize the state legislature to allow the deposit of public funds in any federally insured industrial loan company in California.	a	6,514,145 (75%)	2,194,932 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 89	Authorize the governor to change any decision by the parole authority regarding the parole of those sentenced for committing murder.	a	4,928,991 (55%)	4,031,422 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 90	Authorize individuals 55 years of age or older to transfer the assessed value of their residency to a replacement dwelling in other counties.	a	6,080,268 (69%)	2,716,732 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 91	Establish provisions relating to justice courts and their justices.	a	5,966,766 (71%)	2,474,255 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 92	Change provisions regarding serving on the Commission on Judicial Performance.	a	6,259,210 (74%)	2,174,266 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 93	Remove the residency requirement for receiving the veterans' property tax exemption.	a	6,273,718 (71%)	2,583,966 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 94	Allow judges to serve as part-time teachers.	a	5,719,900 (65%)	3,062,872 (35%)
CISS	Proposition 95	Establish infraction tickets for building standards and food preparation, create the "Corporation for California", and allow it to sell bonds.		4,090,441 (45%)	4,962,409 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 96	Establish provisions regarding when there may be court-ordered HIV and other disease testing.	a	5,758,670 (62%)	3,468,215 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 97	Reestablish the private sector Cal-OSHA program and allow the state to enforce workplace health and safety standards where the state is also investigating such matters.	a	4,776,182 (53%)	4,166,102 (47%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 98	Adopt a law to establish a minimum level of funding for public education using two formulas.	a	4,689,737 (51%)	4,500,503 (49%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 99	Enact an additional excise tax of 25 cents per pack of cigarettes	a	5,607,387 (58%)	4,032,644 (42%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 1	Establish English as the official language of Colorado	a	829,617 (61%)	527,053 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Establish procedures for reimbursement when recall elections are called.	a	645,002 (54%)	551,118 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Limit regular sessions of the General Assembly to 120 days.	a	641,363 (52%)	584,359 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Allow the General Assembly to add limits to the number of hours miners can work in one day and remove obsolete provisions.	a	799,250 (67%)	389,906 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 5	Establish a property tax exemption for nonproducing unpatented mining claims.	a	624,021 (52%)	578,295 (48%)
CICA	Amendment No. 6	Require voter approval for certain tax increases, restrict certain taxes, and limit increases to state spending.		567,884 (42%)	778,075 (58%)
CICA	Amendment No. 8	Require committee hearings for all bills and establish timelines for such.	a	852,448 (72%)	332,159 (28%)
CICA	Initiative 7	Restore public funding for abortions.		534,070 (40%)	809,078 (60%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment 10	Limit non-economic damages relating to bodily injuries in any action to $100,000 and allow the maximum to be adjusted utilizing a consumer price index		1,837,041 (43%)	2,394,932 (57%)
CICA	Amendment 11	Establish English as the official state language	a	3,457,039 (84%)	664,861 (16%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Provide for the impeachment of county court judges by the Legislature	a	2,840,296 (72%)	1,085,751 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Give crime victims, or in the case of a homicide, their next-of-kin, the qualified right to be informed, to be present, and to be heard at all crucial stages of criminal proceedings	a	3,629,963 (90%)	394,617 (10%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Allow high water recharge land to be classified by law solely on the basis of character or use	a	2,423,783 (67%)	1,187,303 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Allow the Legislature, without approval of the voters, to issue bonds for property acquisition for roads and for constructing bridges	a	2,141,987 (57%)	1,602,965 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Extend the widow property tax exemption to widowers	a	3,415,074 (85%)	593,913 (15%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Create the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission to review matters of taxation and the budgetary process	a	2,111,320 (58%)	1,538,470 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Increase the terms for county court judges to six years		1,493,839 (38%)	2,444,181 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Allow for the creation of a civil traffic hearing officer system	a	2,736,373 (70%)	1,147,126 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Authorize creating a Department of Veterans Affairs and a Department of Elderly Affairs	a	2,723,848 (69%)	1,225,915 (31%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1988 ballot measures

March 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Referendum 1	Taxes	Increases the maximum amount of gross annual income for exemptions from ad valorem taxes	a

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of Gov't	Replaces the office of State School Superintendent with the office of commissioner of education	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Term Limits	Increases legislative terms of office from two to four years	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law Enforcement	Provides for compensation of crime victims	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Housing	Provides that funds for the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless may be expended to fund charities for the homeless	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of Gov't	Removes the attorney general from the State Financing and Investment Commission	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Tort	Provides for sovereign immunity and official immunity	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Law Enforcement	Provides for additional penalties in criminal or traffic cases	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Gov't Finances	Creates a seed capital fund to provide equity and capital to young entrepreneurial firms	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of Gov't	Creates a commission to renumber, redesignate and rearrange articles, sections, paragraphs or provisions of the constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Gov't Finances	Authorizes the issuance of temporary loans on behalf of special service districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gov't Finances	Provides for the creation of an export finance fund	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Property	Allows the owner of property located within an industrial area on an island to remove the property from the area	d
LRCA	Amendment 13	Property	Establishes a separate class of property for property listed in the National Register of Historical Places	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Gov't Finances	Creates an Indigent Care Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Bonds	Authorizes certain municipalities to incur $8 million in debt every year without a referendum vote	d

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Trials	Asks whether the constitutional right to a jury in a civil case should be preserved only for case values over $5000	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Asks whether one-year residency for voting requirements be eliminated	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Asks whether an unopposed candidate, after the primary, be elected at that time	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Resources	Asks whether the state shall reserve its rights for accessing natural resources	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Constitutional Rights	Asks whether the voting age ought to be extended to include those turning 18 at any point during election year	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Legislature	Asks whether one high school student shall serve as a non-voting member of the state board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Redistricting	Asks whether minuium representation of island units be removed and reappointment be based on population base	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 3	Legislature	Removes prohibition on legislature to authorize a lottery or gift enterprise	a
AQ	SCR 132	Gov't Salaries	Limits congressional pay increases	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Shall the voting age be lowered and residency requirements be reduced?	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Shall the redemption period for tax delinquent property be modified?	d
ABR	Constitutional Convention	Con Convention	Shall Illinois hold a constitutional convention?	d

Indiana

See also: Indiana 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Lottery	Proposes to allow state lotteries	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Trials	Proposes that criminal case appeals follow the same process as civil cases	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Term Limits Local Gov't	Proposes that the limit of consecutive term	d

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State exec	Provides that the governor and lieutenant governor are elected as a team	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State exec	Establishes duties of the lieutenant governor provided by law and assigned by the governor	a

Kansas

See also: Kansas 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Redistricting	Proposes to amend the state constitution regarding the basis and process of reapportionment	a

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Proposes to establish a state lottery.	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Natural resources		a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Concerning ad valorem tax on improved property	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bonds	Issues $3.2 million to establish a statewide 911 emergency call system	a
BI	Question 2	Law Enforcement	Issues $3 million in bonds to build, repair or renovate public safety facilities	a
BI	Question 3	Environment	Issues $13 million in bonds for clean up of uncontrolled hazardous substance sites, solid waste landfills and underground oil storage tanks	a
BI	Question 4	Utilities	Issues $12 million in bonds for sewerage facilities construction	a
BI	Question 5	Bonds	Issues $5 million in bonds to fund the Adaptive Equipment Loan Program	a
BI	Question 6	Education	Issues $36.8 million in bonds for the construction and upgrading of educational facilities of the University of Maine System	a
LRCA	Question 7	Constitutions	Removes gender-biased language in the state constitution	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain	Allows Anne Arundel County to take land for public use before a jury's determination of compensation	d
LRCA	Question 2	Legislatures	Authorizes the General Assembly to read and vote upon vetoed bills as a group	a
VR	Question 3	Firearms	Prohibits the manufacture and sale of certain handguns	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Question 1	Provide for the salaries of certain government officials		429,008 (17%)	2,065,532 (83%)
IndISS	Question 2	Repeal the state’s prevailing wage law for public works construction		1,063,324 (42%)	1,479,319 (58%)
IndISS	Question 3	Require the Commissioner of the Department of Food and Agriculture issue regulations regarding the treatment and care of farm animals		713,999 (29%)	1,781,172 (71%)
IndISS	Question 4	Prohibit the generation of nuclear energy that produces nuclear waste		770,800 (32%)	1,626,402 (68%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposal A	Prohibit public spending on abortions for public assistance recipients	a	1,959,727 (57%)	1,486,371 (43%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Establish rights for crime victims	a	2,662,796 (80%)	650,515 (20%)
BI	Proposal C	Allow for the issuance of bonds to finance environmental protection programs	a	2,528,109 (77%)	774,451 (23%)
BI	Proposal D	Authorize bonds for recreation projects	a	2,055,290 (63%)	1,206,465 (37%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Environment	Establishes a Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Lottery	Authorizes a lottery operated by the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Trials	Allows the use of juries of fewer than 12 members in civil cases	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1988 ballot measures

March 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 2	Business	Authorize corporations to hold investment real estate, eliminate mandatory cumulative voting, and hold corporate indebtedness to general law standards		402,157 (50%)	403,309 (50%)

August 2, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling	Increase lottery prize funding, clarify the lottery commission's duties, and remove advertising restrictions	a	470,795 (57%)	350,745 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Supermajority; Bonds; Economic investment; Public education funding; Transportation	Require a four-sevenths majority vote to approve bond issues for the construction and maintenance schools, roads, bridges, and job developmental projects on municipal, primary, and general election days, and only require a two-thirds majority vote on other election dates	a	464,237 (56%)	361,134 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Business	Allow shareholders to decide a corporation's business purpose and stock voting rules	a	549,262 (70%)	237,106 (30%)

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature; Legislative processes	Authorize a shortened length of annual legislative sessions, require budget completion a week before session ends, and allow special sessions with a three-fourths petition signed by members of each house	a	1,421,973 (78%)	406,250 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Bonds	Authorize an of issue $275 million of bonds to fund water pollution and storm water projects and to improve the drinking water system	a	1,235,023 (67%)	600,751 (33%)
ABR	Amendment 7	Sales taxes; Parks	Extend a one-tenth of one percent sales tax for ten years to fund soil and water conservation and state parks	a	1,263,644 (69%)	576,790 (31%)
CICA	Amendment 8	Income taxes; Restricted-use funds; Public health insurance	Create a public health insurance program called MedAssist		550,974 (29%)	1,372,102 (71%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1988 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-17	Gov't finances	Removes constraints on the investment of public funds	d
LRCA	C-18	Legislature	Allows legislature to determine economic assistance	a
LRCA	C-19	Judiciary	Allows legislature to establish residency requirements for judges	a
LRCA	C-20	Legislature	Requires the legislature to meet every year	d
LRSS	LR-106	Education	Gives legislature the authority to levy up to six mills for Montana University	a
CISS	I-110	Transportation	Repeals the Montana Seatbelt Use Act	d
CISS	I-113	Environment	Requires refundable deposits on beverage containers	d

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1988 ballot measures

May 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Increases legislative salaries	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Development	Changes finance provisions relating to redevelopment of blighted property	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gambling	Authorizes pari-mutuel wagering on horse races	a
LRCA	Amendment 3a	Direct democracy	Provides that only registered voters can sign petitions for initiatives	a
LRCA	Amendment 3b	Suffrage	Allows people to vote in the calendar year of their 18th birthday	a
CICA	Amendment 4	Firearms	Establishes the right to keep and bear arms	a
CISS	Initiative 1	Nuclear	Withdraws Nebraska from the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Administration	Set deadlines for filing petitions and allow statistical methods to verify signatures.	a	203,329 (64%)	113,957 (36%)
LRCA	Question 2	Public education governance	Clarify the constitutional language on which state lands and revenues are pledged for educational purposes without changing its effect.	a	246,855 (76%)	77,685 (24%)
LRCA	Question 3	Administrative powers; Legislature	Authorize the legislature to review, suspend, or nullify administrative regulations that exceed legal limits.		152,509 (48%)	163,255 (52%)
LRCA	Question 4	Judiciary	Require judges to be appointed by the governor initially, with retention decided by election.		144,964 (44%)	181,368 (56%)
LRSS	Question 5	Taxes	Exempt donated or loaned personal property to tax-exempt organizations from sales tax.	a	176,790 (54%)	147,796 (46%)
LRSS	Question 6	Taxes	Exempt 40% of the tax on new manufactured and mobile homes and fully exempting used manufactured and mobile homes from the tax.	a	165,069 (51%)	159,006 (49%)
LRSS	Question 7	Taxes	Exempt sales of building materials, machinery, and equipment to businesses in designated economic zones from sales tax.		78,495 (24%)	242,460 (76%)
LRSS	Question 8	Taxes	Exempt sales of precious metals, including bullion and medallions with the state seal, from sales tax.		125,443 (39%)	196,084 (61%)
CICA	Question 9	Taxes	Prohibit a state personal income tax while affirming the legislature’s authority to tax business income or revenue.	a	276,976 (82%)	59,803 (18%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Trials	Shall the threshold amount for a civil jury trial be raised?	a
LRCA	Question 2	Admin of Gov't	Can regulatory authority be delegated to the executive branch?	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Authorizes $350 million in bonds for construction and maintenance of buildings at public and private higher education facilities.	a
LRCA	Question 2	State legislatures	Requires that a vacancy in the legislature be filled within 35 days by a county committee of the same party the incumbent was a member of, and that the appointee serve until a successor is elected at the next general election at least 51 days after the vacancy is created or otherwise until the end of the unexpired term.	a
LRCA	Question 3	Taxes	Allows applicable shareholders of a cooperative or mutual housing corporation to receive property tax deductions for veterans and or the elderly and disabled.	a
LRCA	Question 4	Direct democracy	Imposes a deadline of 70 days before a general election to submit public questions.	a

New York

See also: New York 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Issues a bond of $3 billion for the continued construction, reconstruction, capacity improvement, replacement, reconditioning and preservation of this state's highways and bridges	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1988 ballot measures

June 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Direct Democracy	Repeals language prohibiting legislative alteration on referendums	d
LRCA	Measure 2	State Exec	Repeals and replaces the executive branch article	d
CICA	Measure 3	Gambling	Establishes a state-operated lottery	d
VR	Measure 4	Taxes	Taxes sales and use of cable television or other video programming services	d

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Avoids suspension of operation of a tax measure referred to a vote until it has been voted upon	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Education	Updates language about appointment to and the powers and duties of state board of higher education	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes	Allows for taxation of some federal lands	a
CISS	Measure 4	Veterans	Restores veterans' postwar trust fund	a

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1988 ballot measures

March 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 603	Legislature	Allow the Senate or House to disapprove state rules and let the legislature regulate rulemaking processes.		183,201 (32%)	395,429 (68%)
LRCA	State Question 604	Taxes; Healthcare facility	Allow cities to vote on an additional property tax of up to 5 mills to fund city-owned hospitals.	a	329,527 (57%)	252,130 (43%)

August 23, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 616	Local government; Bonds	Allow cities and towns to issue bonds for building, rebuilding, improving, or repairing streets or bridges in addition to public utilities.	a	328,866 (66%)	168,338 (34%)
LRCA	State Question 617	Administration; Property	Allow fair market leases of trust land, require public bidding for some leases, limit lease terms, and ensure improvements revert to the trust.	a	286,124 (59%)	197,950 (41%)
LRCA	State Question 618	Business; Taxes	Remove the definition of "manufacturing facility" and require the legislature to define it for property tax exemptions.	a	299,878 (62%)	181,331 (38%)

September 20, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 610	Bonds	Authorize $100 million in bonds for a development reserve fund, repaid by the legislature.	a	163,913 (58%)	117,133 (42%)
LRCA	State Question 611	Economic investment	Allow state funds for business development grants and loans, administered by OCAST, with legislative approval and review.	a	176,064 (63%)	102,199 (37%)

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 612	Bail	Expand bail denial to include violent crimes, life offenses, repeat felonies, and certain drug crimes if safety can't be ensured.	a	935,168 (84%)	172,675 (16%)
LRCA	State Question 613	State executive	Change the Commissioner of Labor to an elected position with a four-year term, instead of being appointed by the Governor.	a	745,846 (71%)	309,188 (29%)

Oregon

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May 17, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Water; Budgets	Authorize the Water Development Fund to grant loans for fish protection and watershed restoration.	a	485,629 (72%)	191,008 (28%)
LRSS	Measure 2	Transportation	Require motorcyclists and their passengers wear protective headgear.	a	486,401 (68%)	224,655 (32%)

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Executive officials	Extend the deadline for the governor to veto legislation after the legislature adjourns from 20 days to 30 days.	a	615,012 (54%)	520,939 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Budgets	Allow Common School Fund investment in corporate stocks and authorize the State Land Board to allocate investment revenues for state land management.	a	621,894 (55%)	510,694 (45%)
LRSS	Measure 3	Transportation	Require seatbelts for motor vehicle drivers and passengers and provide penalties for violations.		528,324 (44%)	684,747 (56%)
CISS	Measure 4	Criminal sentencing; Parole	Abolish probation, parole, and "indeterminate sentences" for individuals convicted of specified crimes.	a	947,805 (79%)	252,985 (21%)
CISS	Measure 5	Alcohol; Taxes; Tobacco; Athletics	Increase taxes on malt beverages (such as beer) and cigarettes to finance an Intercollegiate Athletic Fund.		449,797 (37%)	759,360 (63%)
CISS	Measure 6	Tobacco; Smoking	Prohibit public smoking in most indoor places and exempt bars, hotel rooms, tobacco shops, and home workplaces not used by the public.		430,147 (37%)	737,779 (63%)
CISS	Measure 7	Water; Environment	Add more river sections in the "scenic waterways" system to protect scenic, fishery, wildlife, and recreational values.	a	663,604 (56%)	516,998 (44%)
CISS	Measure 8	LGBTQ; Executive officials	Remove governor's power to prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in state executive department employment and services	a	626,751 (53%)	561,355 (47%)

Pennsylvania

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April 26, 1988:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Water Supply Bond Measure	Water	Issues loans to improve water supply and sewage treatment systems	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional rights	Guarantees the right to bail except for certain offenses.	a
LBM	Question 2	Bond issue	Allows for $98.58 million in bonds for transportation.	a
LBM	Question 3	Bond issue	Allows for $29,142,500 in bonds for substance abuse treatment facilities, special needs facilities and state agency buildings.	a
LBM	Question 4	Bond issue	Allows for $17.7 million in bonds to expand the University of Rhode Island's library and engineering facilities.	a
LBM	Question 5	Bond issue	Allows for $2 million in bonds to purchase rights to farmland.	a
LBM	Question 6	Bond issue	Allows for $10 million in bonds for protection of public water sources.	a
LBM	Question 7	Bond issue	Allows for $2.5 million in bonds for historic preservation.	a
LBM	Question 8	Bond issue	Allows for $3.2 million in bonds for residential substance abuse facilities.	a
LBM	Question 9	Bond issue	Creates a college and university savings program and advisory board.	a
LBM	Question 10	Bond issue	Allows for $15 million in bonds for clean water projects.	a

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1A	Judiciary	Establishes a state grand jury by general law	a
LRCA	Amendment 1B	Judiciary	Permits a state grand jury to indict a person of a crime regardless of the county where the crime was committed	a
LRCA	Amendment 2A	State legislatures	Permits members of organized fire departments and constable to served in the General Assembly or another office at the same time	a
LRCA	Amendment 2B	State legislatures	Permits members of organized fire departments and constable to served in the General Assembly or another office at the same time	a
LRCA	Amendment 2C	State legislatures	Permits members of organized fire departments and constable to served in the General Assembly or another office at the same time	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Law enforcement	Provides that the General Assembly may provide by law for the age and qualifications of sheriffs	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	State and local government Spending	Changes the name of the General Fund Reserve and reduces the amount required to be kept in the fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Provides that jurors must be residents of this State	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Requires presentment or indictment by a grand jury for any crime the jurisdiction over which is not within the magistrate's court	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Public works	Provides that counties may jointly develop an industrial or business park with other counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Direct democracy	Enables the continued revision article by article using only one question on the ballot	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Initiative process; Ballot measures	Allow initiated measures to go directly to the ballot with enough voter signatures	a	153,168 (52%)	140,188 (48%)
IndICA	Amendment B	Gambling	Authorize gambling in the city of Deadwood	a	191,745 (64%)	106,444 (36%)
IndICA	Amendment C	Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits; Legislature	Revise limitations on property taxes		116,240 (39%)	184,452 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Corrections; Administrative organization	Abolish the Board of Charities and Corrections	a	171,282 (59%)	121,410 (41%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 1	Mineral resources	Require large-scale metallic mineral mines to restore land, treat waste, and meet environmental standards		123,738 (41%)	181,729 (59%)
IndISS	Initiative 2	Mineral resources; Sales taxes; Pollution	Enact a 4% sales tax on metallic minerals from large-scale surface mines in South Dakota		105,859 (35%)	196,037 (65%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 3	Agriculture; Business	Prohibit corporations, except family farm corporations, from operating hog confinement facilities and expand the definition of family farm corporations	a	178,955 (60%)	120,605 (40%)
VR	Referred Law 4	Utilities; Business; Telecommunications	Revise the regulations on telecommunications companies from the Public Utilities Commission	a	161,173 (53%)	142,695 (47%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Budgets	Designate federal reimbursement for state highway dedicated funds to maintain, construct, and police public roadways.	a	3,605,092 (87%)	545,174 (13%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Budgets	Establish an economic stabilization fund to offset unforeseen shortfalls in revenue.	a	2,457,703 (62%)	1,530,572 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Budgets	Create the Texas Growth Fund to invest in the permanent university fund, the permanent school fund, and the public employees retirement systems.	a	2,585,280 (63%)	1,492,078 (37%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative A	Local government; Property taxes; Revenue and spending limits	Create tax and spending limitations		242,883 (39%)	386,098 (61%)
CISS	Initiative B	Income taxes; Fuel taxes; Sales taxes; Tobacco tax	Reduce income, sales, fuel, and cigarette taxes		239,284 (38%)	390,627 (62%)
CISS	Initiative C	School choice; Income taxes	Create a refundable tax credit program for private and homeschool education expenses		190,193 (30%)	439,090 (70%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Bail; Criminal trials	Allow judges to deny bail if the defendant is a danger to someone else, society, or is likely to flee	a	470,519 (77%)	140,296 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Constitutional wording; Redistricting; Eminent domain	Modify constitutional language around reapportioning congressional districts, among other topics	a	355,842 (62%)	216,354 (38%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Horse Race Betting Measure	Authorize pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in the state	a	1,086,996 (56%)	858,850 (44%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1988 ballot measures

November 8, 1988

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4222	Taxes; Property	Provide an increase in the value of personal property exempted from taxation.	a	1,299,696 (79%)	352,807 (21%)
LRCA	HJR 4223	Utilities; Energy	Provide for the continuation and extension of the abilities of public utilities to assist in residential energy conservation.	a	1,248,183 (77%)	379,153 (23%)
LRCA	HJR 4231	Constitutional wording	Remove references to "idiots, insane, dumb, and defective youth" from the state constitution and replace with new language.	a	1,354,529 (81%)	310,114 (19%)
CISS	Initiative 518	Minimum wage	Provide an increase in state minimum wage from $2.30 to $4.25.	a	1,354,454 (77%)	414,926 (23%)
IndISS	Initiative 97 and Alternative Measure 97B	Environment; Taxes	Impose a tax on the wholesale value of hazardous substances for hazardous waste cleanup programs	a	1,307,638 (85%)	224,286 (15%)

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	Divides property into three classes and each class will be taxed differently

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