1969 ballot measures
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This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1969.
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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1969 ballot measures
December 9
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public education governance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would choose the method of supervision of state education. Furthermore, the superintendent of education would be appointed by the board of education. |
| 66,078 (64%) | 36,420 (36%) | |
| Amendment 10 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would be authorized to fix and regulate the costs and charges of the probate judge and sheriff in Barbour County. |
| 48,722 (52%) | 44,529 (48%) | |
| Amendment 11 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a district school tax be levied and collected of no more than five mills in Calhoun County. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 47,570 (52%) | 44,747 (48%) | |
| Amendment 12 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a district land 2 school tax be levied and collected of no more than five mills in Covington County. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 47,706 (52%) | 43,529 (48%) | |
| Amendment 13 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a district school tax be levied and collected of no more than 10 mills in districts 1 and 2 in Colbert County. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 47,059 (52%) | 43,514 (48%) | |
| Amendment 14 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a district school tax be levied and collected of no more than five mills in Lawrence County. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 46,118 (52%) | 42,773 (48%) | |
| Amendment 15 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a school tax be levied and collected of one-half of one percent of taxable property in Dale County and in the city of Ozark. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 45,923 (51%) | 43,396 (49%) | |
| Amendment 16 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a school tax be levied and collected of one-half of one percent of taxable property in Etowah County, excepting the cities of Gadsden and Attalla. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 46,994 (53%) | 41,944 (47%) | |
| Amendment 17 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would be authorized to fix and regulate the compensation of county officers in Tallapoosa County. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 49,009 (55%) | 39,453 (45%) | |
| Amendment 18 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the district tax passed in 1961 in Jefferson County be spent within the district the tax was levied and collected and be used for educational purposes. |
| 45,556 (51%) | 43,520 (49%) | |
| Amendment 19 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Oneonta would be authorized to levy and collect a district school tax of 10 mills on taxable property within the city. The revenue from the tax would be used to fund public schools. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 43,409 (52%) | 40,427 (48%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Absentee and mail voting; Military service policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that those serving in the military and employed oversees who are Alabama residents would voted by mail. |
| 75,946 (66%) | 38,382 (34%) | |
| Amendment 20 | County and municipal governance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature consolidate the county offices of Talladega County. |  | 28,585 (34%) | 55,914 (66%) | |
| Amendment 21 | Bond issues | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Mobile County would be authorized to become indebted up to $3 million through the issuance of bonds. One million dollars would be used to help fund a juvenile detention home and $2 million would help fund a county courthouse. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 44,624 (54%) | 37,532 (46%) | |
| Amendment 22 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the revenue from the special five mill tax levied and collected by Mobile County be reallocated. One-half mill of the revenue would go into the general fund, while four and one-half mills would go toward county bond payments. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 41,852 (51%) | 39,797 (49%) | |
| Amendment 23 | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that each city in Pickens County would be authorized to purchase and manipulate all kinds of property for the purpose of promoting the economic development. The cities would be authorized to invest, lend credit or grant public money for such endeavors. Furthermore, they would be authorized to levy and collect a tax for the payment of securities. The above economic development must be first approved by a majority of electors in each municipality. |
| 41,577 (52%) | 38,411 (48%) | |
| Amendment 24 | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the cities of Hartselle and Decatur in Morgan County would be authorized to purchase and manipulate all kinds of property for the purpose of promoting the economic and agricultural development. The cities would be authorized to invest, lend credit or grant public money for such endeavors. The above economic development must be first approved by a majority of electors in each municipality. |
| 43,269 (54%) | 36,360 (46%) | |
| Amendment 25 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Madison County would be authorized to levy and collect a district school tax in district No. 1 of five mills on taxable property within the district. However, the tax would not be levied in the city of Huntsville. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 42,765 (52%) | 38,765 (48%) | |
| Amendment 26 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Huntsville in Madison County would be authorized to levy and collect a district school tax of five mills on taxable property within the city. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 42,359 (52%) | 38,555 (48%) | |
| Amendment 27 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would be authorized to fix and regulate the salaries received by the sheriff in Bibb County. |
| 42,976 (54%) | 36,066 (46%) | |
| Amendment 28 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the revenue from the special property tax levied and collected by Chambers County be reallocated to help fund health care in the county. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 42,796 (55%) | 35,649 (45%) | |
| Amendment 29 | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Marengo County would be authorized to purchase and manipulate all kinds of property for the purpose of promoting the economic development. The county would be authorized to invest, lend credit or grant public money for such endeavors. Furthermore, they would be authorized to levy and collect a special tax for the payment of securities. The above economic development must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 41,619 (53%) | 37,550 (47%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Bond issues | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the state would become indebted up to $4 million in general obligation bonds for state dock projects. |
| 57,038 (52%) | 52,997 (48%) | |
| Amendment 30 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Lee County would be authorized to levy and collect a district school tax of five mills on taxable property. However, the cities of Auburn and Opelika would be excluded from the tax. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 41,726 (53%) | 37,172 (47%) | |
| Amendment 31 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Russell County would be authorized to levy a trial tax on all county court cases. The revenue from the tax would be used to fund a public law library. | | 34,253 (44%) | 43,931 (56%) | |
| Amendment 32 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Talladega County would be authorized to levy and collect a district school tax of five mills on taxable property. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. | | 40,788 (52%) | 37,579 (48%) | |
| Amendment 33 | County and municipal governance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Birmingham would be authorized to manipulate and lease public parks or playgrounds. | | 27,312 (34%) | 52,596 (66%) | |
| Amendment 34 | Taxes | This article features statewide results only. This measure had provisions applicable only to certain local jursidictions. The results within those jurisdictions specifically are not addressed in this article. The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Lawrence, Limestone and Morgan Counties would be allowed to levy and collect a three mill property tax for helping to fund general health care. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. |
| 40,576 (52%) | 37,621 (48%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Bond issues; Ports and harbors | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the state would become indebted up to $10 million in general obligation bonds for the development of traversable waterways between the cities of Montgomery and Gadsden all the way to the Alabama-Georgia border. |
| 59,195 (54%) | 50,100 (46%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Bond issues; Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the state of Alabama would be authorized to become indebted and issue interest-bearing general obligation bonds of $10 million in principal for the purpose of funding improvements that would promote the agricultural economy including state waterways. |
| 55,918 (51%) | 52,862 (49%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that each city and county would be authorized to levy and collect a property tax of not less than five cents and no more than 50 cents on each $100 worth of taxable property for the purpose of funding a public library. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. | | 49,038 (45%) | 59,443 (55%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Public education governance; Public education funding | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature is authorized to divest the state of its titles to school properties in Mobile County. Such properties and their income may be made in grant to the University of Alabama. |
| 54,620 (52%) | 50,239 (48%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Public employee retirement funds | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a tax be levied and collected on premiums for fire insurance to help pay for a Alabama fire fighters fun | | 35,782 (30%) | 81,895 (70%) | |
| Amendment 9 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a tax be levied and collected of no more than five mills in counties in which there is a junior college to support such institutions. The above must be first approved by a majority of electors. | | 48,201 (46%) | 56,045 (54%) |
Florida
See also: Florida 1969 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Bonds and Tax Anticipation Certificates Amendment | Bond issues; Higher education funding | Allow for the issuance of revenue bonds or tax anticipation certificates until June 30, 1975, for higher education |
| 291,376 (72%) | 112,795 (28%) |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1969 ballot measures
November 4
Maine
See also: Maine 1969 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Bond issues; Higher education funding | Issue $7.54 million in bonds for the expansion of classroom facilities and other improvements at several campuses of the University of Maine | | 70,949 (49%) | 74,520 (51%) | |
| Question 10 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues | Issue $1.9 million in bonds to fund the development, expansion and improvement of state parks, improve forestry facilities, and the expansion of the Marine Research Laboratory | | 60,647 (43%) | 79,909 (57%) | |
| Question 11 | Bond issues; Highways and bridges | Issue $21.5 million in bonds for state highway construction | | 66,296 (47%) | 74,218 (53%) | |
| Question 12 | Healthcare facility funding; Prison and jail funding; Bond issues | Issue $2.515 million in bonds for the enlargement and improvement of mental and correctional institutions |
| 104,030 (73%) | 39,115 (27%) | |
| Question 13 | Bond issues | Approve an increase in the interest rate for state bonds from five to six percent |
| 69,013 (52%) | 63,793 (48%) | |
| Question 14 | Higher education funding; Bond issues | Provide $25 million in bonds for state guaranteed loans to private colleges for the construction and expansion of facilities | | 55,770 (41%) | 79,051 (59%) | |
| Question 15 | State legislative structure | Provide that the members of the Senate should be an odd number with no fewer than 31 members and no more than 41 |
| 76,330 (57%) | 57,950 (43%) | |
| Question 16 | Local government organization | Give cities and towns the power to enact local laws on matters of municipal concern, as long as those laws don't conflict with state law |
| 76,405 (58%) | 56,209 (42%) | |
| Question 16 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Allow the Legislature to set the bonding limit at $25 million on the Maine School Building Authority |
| 70,639 (52%) | 64,594 (48%) | |
| Question 2 | Airport infrastructure; Bond issues | Authorize the Aeronautics Commission to designate the use of $13,000 at the Norridgewock Airport | | 54,876 (40%) | 83,845 (60%) | |
| Question 3 | Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Provide $210k in bonds for constructing facilities at Camp Waban in York County | | 64,411 (46%) | 76,711 (54%) | |
| Question 4 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Issue $22 million in bonds for the state to start making monthly payments to the Foundation Program School Subsidies for local school units during a transitional period of January 1970 to June 1970. |
| 84,505 (59%) | 57,799 (41%) | |
| Question 5 | Sewage and stormwater; Utility policy; Bond issues; American Indian issues | Issue $310k in bonds to construct water and sewage facilities at three Indian Housing Authorities in the state |
| 90,713 (63%) | 52,997 (37%) | |
| Question 6 | Bond issues; Ports and harbors | Issue $100,000 in bonds for the construction of docking facilities for passengers and freight at Matinicus Island | | 43,732 (31%) | 95,997 (69%) | |
| Question 7 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Provide $9.8 million in bonds for state subsides of elementary and secondary school building construction, as well as $800k for subsidizing regional technical and vocational school building construction |
| 73,589 (52%) | 67,997 (48%) | |
| Question 8 | Bond issues; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy | Issue $50 million in bonds for the planning, construction and equipment of pollution abatement facilities |
| 75,790 (53%) | 66,921 (47%) | |
| Question 9 | Bond issues; American Indian issues; Higher education funding | Issue $770k in bonds for the improvement of facilities and acquisition of land at 4 Maine Vocational Technical Institutes, educational facilities at Maine Maritime Academy, the Unorganized Territory schools, and Indian schools |
| 75,499 (53%) | 66,281 (47%) |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1969 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Question No. 1 | Bond issues | An act authorized $271 million in bonds for water conservation. |
| 1,380,357 (74%) | 483,903 (26%) | |
| Public Question No. 2 | Voting age policy | The amendment would have lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18. | | 788,978 (41%) | 1,154,606 (59%) | |
| Public Question No. 3 | Gambling policy | The amendment authorized the legislature to establish a state lottery. |
| 1,593,239 (81%) | 362,947 (19%) |
New York
See also: New York 1969 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Healthcare facility funding | Authorize the state or municipalities to lend their money or credit to corporations or associations for hospital and related health-care facilities. |
| 2,813,705 (80%) | 718,707 (20%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Bond issues | Increase the state’s guarantor cap and extend maturity for Job Development Authority bonds and notes. |
| 2,286,519 (69%) | 1,050,663 (31%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Establish a State Nature and Historical Preserve. |
| 2,750,675 (81%) | 656,763 (19%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Redistricting policy | Provide for the inclusion of non-citizens in the total population for legislative redistricting. |
| 2,229,299 (70%) | 960,452 (30%) |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1969 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Option Sales Tax Amendment | Sales taxes | Increase the local option sales tax by one percent | | 181,786 (34%) | 349,618 (66%) |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1969 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination of Special Elections for State Office Vacancies with Less Than One Year Remaining Amendment | State executive elections | Eliminate short-term elections of state officers to fill vacancies when the remainder of the term is less than one year. |
| 1,432,960 (64%) | 795,813 (36%) | |
| Lower the Voting Age to 19 Amendment | Voting age policy | Lower the voting age from 21 to 19 | | 1,226,592 (49%) | 1,274,334 (51%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1969 ballot measures
September 9
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 466 | Administration of government | Establish a specific form of oath of office for all public officers in Oklahoma. |
| 80,376 (59%) | 56,876 (41%) | |
| State Question 468 | Bond issues | Authorize the issuance and sale of additional State Industrial Finance Bonds, with legislative authority to increase the cap to $50 million. | | 65,975 (49%) | 69,904 (51%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1969 ballot measures
June 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | Taxes | Implement three percent tax exempting food and prescription medicine, prohibit tax increases without people’s vote, and increase corporate taxes. | | 65,077 (11%) | 504,274 (89%) |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 1969 ballot measures
May 20
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointed Judges and Retention Elections Amendment | State judicial selection | change the system for selecting judges | | 624,453 (49%) | 643,960 (51%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 1969 ballot measures
August 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistance for Spouses and Children Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the legislature to pay surviving spouses and children of government officers, employees, and volunteers killed on hazardous duty. |
| 398,122 (64%) | 221,968 (36%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Repeal obsolete, superfluous, and unnecessary sections of the Constitution |
| 337,327 (55%) | 271,427 (45%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Water; Bond issues | Expand Texas Water Development Board authority, increase bond amount, detail bond sale proceeds deposit, and set new interest rate limits for all Texas Water Development Bonds. | | 309,516 (49%) | 315,793 (51%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries of government officials | Restructure the pay scale of the lieutenant governor, speaker, and other members of the legislature | | 295,813 (42%) | 403,832 (58%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Water; Taxes | Exempt nonprofit water supply corporations from taxation | | 283,915 (47%) | 322,720 (53%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Public assistance programs | Increase annual assistance expenditure limit from $60 million to $80 million, eliminate age-related eligibility for all categories, and restrict citizenship requirement to only the needy elderly. |
| 428,207 (65%) | 233,571 (35%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Bond issues | Remove the constitutional limitation on interest rates of bonds issued pursuant to constitutional authority | | 282,096 (47%) | 311,832 (53%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State legislatures measures | Provide for annual legislative sessions | | 268,991 (44%) | 335,854 (56%) | |
| Student Loans Funding Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education | Authorize an additional $200 million in bonds to fund students loans for higher education under the Texas Opportunity Plan. |
| 376,914 (60%) | 247,135 (40%) |
Vermont
See also: Vermont 1969 ballot measures
June 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | State constitutional conventions | | 14,861 (38%) | 23,830 (62%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1969 ballot measures
April 1
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Administration of government | Create an exemption to the requirement for uniformity of county government and give county executives veto power |
| 326,445 (50%) | 321,851 (50%) | |
| Question 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the state to contract public debt under certain conditions |
| 411,062 (61%) | 258,366 (39%) | |
| Question 3 | Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Make the state responsible for the control and funding of vocational education programs | | 292,560 (42%) | 409,789 (58%) | |
| Question 4 | Bond issues; Water | Issue bonds to help with municipal water pollution control |
| 446,763 (64%) | 246,968 (36%) | |
| Question 5 | Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Issue bonds to help buy and develop land for recreational purposes |
| 361,630 (53%) | 322,882 (47%) |
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