1997 ballot measures

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Forty-one (41) statewide ballot measures were on the ballot in 1997 in seven states.

Colorado

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRSS Tax Increase Taxes Raise state taxes by $172.8 million/year initially; more later Defeated

Maine

See also: Maine 1997 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRSS Question 1 Environment Create the "Compact for Maine's Forests" law Defeated
LRSS Question 2 Bonds $7 million in bonds, matching $15 million in federal bonds, for water pollution control facilities Approved
LRSS Question 3 Bonds $10 million for funding the Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund Approved
LRSS Question 4 Transportation $56,850,000 for transportation improvements Approved
LRCA Question 5 Health Remove from constitution provision that those with mental illnesses can't vote Defeated
LRSS Question 6 Transportation Expand southern end of Maine Turnpike Approved

New York

See also: New York 1997 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
AR Question 1 New York Constitution Shall New York hold a constitutional convention? Defeated
LRCA Proposal 1 Judicial reform Increase monetary jurisdiction of New York City Civil Court and district court to $50,000 Defeated
LRCA Proposal 2 Admin of gov't Rules for eligibility for civil service exam credits for veterans Approved
LRSS Proposal 3 Bonds $2.4 billion for public schools Defeated

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1997 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Bail Restrictions Bail Restrictions Allows a court to deny bail when a person is charged with a felony offense. Approved
VR Worker's Compensation Labor Allows citizens to vote on the law passed by the General Assembly concerning worker's compensation laws. Defeated

Oregon

Measures 49 and 50 were on a special May 20 statewide ballot. Measures 51 and 52 were on the November 4, 1997 ballot.

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Measure 49 Civil rights Restrict prison inmate lawsuits, allow interstate shipment of products made in prisons Approved
LRCA Measure 50 Taxes Limit assessed value of property for property tax purposes Approved
LRSS Measure 51 Assisted suicide Repeal Ballot Measure 16 passed in 1994 that allowed terminally ill adults to obtain lethal prescription Defeated
LRSS Measure 52 Gambling State lottery bond program to finance public school projects Approved

Texas

See also: Texas 1997 ballot measures

Two separate elections took place in Texas in 1997 to vote on proposed constitutional amendments to the Texas Constitution. One amendment was voted on during a special statewide election on August 9, 1997 and the remaining fourteen amendments were voted on during a November 4, 1997 statewide election.

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Proposition 1 (August) Taxes Increasing residence homestead exemption Approved
LRCA Proposition 1 Judicial reform Municipal Court Judges to hold more than one office Defeated
LRCA Proposition 2 Taxes Limit increases in residence homesteads for ad valorem tax Approved
LRCA Proposition 3 Taxes Exemption on property for water conservation initiative Approved
LRCA Proposition 4 Constitution Eliminate duplicate numbering in Constitution Approved
LRCA Proposition 5 Judicial reform Supreme Court to sit anywhere in Texas Approved
LRCA Proposition 6 Admin of gov't Allow Texas Growth Fund to continue to invest without disclosure Defeated
LRCA Proposition 7 Bonds Texas Water Development to transfer bonds for water supply Approved
LRCA Proposition 8 Regulation Expand types of liens for home equity loans Approved
LRCA Proposition 9 Texas Authorize ad valorem tax rate in rural fire prevention districts Approved
LRCA Proposition 10 Spending Compensation to victims of crime fund and crime auxiliary fund Approved
LRCA Proposition 11 Spending Limiting amount of state debt payable from general revenue fund Approved
LRCA Proposition 12 Judicial reform Deadline for Supreme Court on motion for rehearing Approved
LRCA Proposition 13 Spending Establish Texas tomorrow fund as protected trust fund Approved
LRCA Proposition 14 Admin of gov't Legislature to prescribe qualifications of constables Approved

Washington

See also: Washington 1997 ballot measures
Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA HJR 4208 Education Allowing school levies for four-year periods Approved
LRCA HJR 4209 Sewage Sewer loans Approved
ITP I-673 Healthcare Can health insurance plans be regulated as to provision of services by designated health care providers Defeated
ITP I-676 Firearms Can the transfer of handguns without trigger-locking devices be prohibited Defeated
ITP I-677 Labor Can employment discrimination based on sexual orientation be prohibited Defeated
ITP I-678 Healthcare Allow dental hygienists to perform more services Defeated
ITP I-685 Healthcare Reduce penalties for marijuana possession and use Defeated
LRSS RB-47 Taxes Property taxes limited by modifying the 106 percent limit and reducing state levy Approved
LRSS RB-48 Taxes Football/soccer stadium financed by tax revenues and private contributions Approved

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