1974 ballot measures
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This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1974.
In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.
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List of ballot measures by state
Alabama
See also: Alabama 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Taxes | This measure proposed that the City of Mountain Brook, in Jefferson County, should be able to levy an additional ad valorem tax that would be dedicated to state taxation. It also set an upper limit for property taxation in that city of 1.5% of the market value of the property. |
| 84,292 (62%) | 51,778 (38%) | |
| Amendment 2 | County and municipal governance | It proposed that the legislature had authority to set the fees and commissions charged by, and the salaries paid to the probate judge, sheriff, tax assessor and other officials of DeKalb County. |
| 81,721 (60%) | 53,493 (40%) |
Alaska
See also: Alaska 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Bond issues | Authorize $2,700,000 in general obligation bonds for constructing fire protection facilities. |
| 57,922 (63%) | 34,230 (37%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Bond issues; Higher education funding | Authorize $39,523,000 in general obligation bonds for capital improvements at the University of Alaska. |
| 54,445 (58%) | 38,820 (42%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Ports and harbors | Authorize $22,500,000 in general obligation bonds for capital improvements to port facilities. |
| 46,280 (51%) | 45,046 (49%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize $7,900,000 in general obligation bonds for acquiring, constructing, and equipping library facilities. |
| 48,325 (53%) | 43,240 (47%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Bond issues; Airport infrastructure | Authorize $10,400,000 in general obligation bonds for constructing trunk and secondary airports. |
| 47,988 (52%) | 43,511 (48%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Bond issues; Highways and bridges; Non-motorized transportation; Ports and harbors | Authorize $37,300,000 in general obligation bonds for highway, ferry, and local service road and trail construction. |
| 55,138 (60%) | 36,545 (40%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues | Authorize $10,900,000 in general obligation bonds for health care facility improvements. |
| 55,040 (60%) | 36,427 (40%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Game and fish commissions; Bond issues | Authorize $10,500,000 in general obligation bonds for fish and game management facilities construction. |
| 53,944 (59%) | 37,383 (41%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Bond issues; Public assistance programs; Healthcare facility funding | Authorize $7.515 million in general obligation bonds for constructing and expanding Pioneers' Homes. |
| 58,307 (63%) | 33,612 (37%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize $40,337,000 in general obligation bonds for the purpose of rural school construction. |
| 59,327 (64%) | 33,567 (36%) |
August 27
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Ballot measure process; Election administration and governance | Require that proposed constitutional amendments be submitted to voters at the next general election |
| 56,017 (73%) | 20,403 (27%) | |
| Initiative 1 | State capitals | Authorize a new state capital city in Western Alaska |
| 46,659 (57%) | 35,683 (43%) | |
| Initiative 2 | Ethics rules and commissions; Open meetings and public information | Require public officials to disclose their financial interests and business dealings, with penalties for non-compliance. |
| 57,094 (71%) | 23,151 (29%) |
Arizona
See also: Arizona 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 100 | State executive branch structure | Provide for the establishment of an Executive Department and its members, elections, and duties |  | 228,928 (50%) | 232,276 (50%) | |
| Proposition 101 | Recall process; Election administration and governance | Require recall elections to be held as provided by law instead of within 20 to 30 days after a recall is ordered |
| 242,959 (52%) | 226,914 (48%) | |
| Proposition 102 | Bond issue requirements; Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Provide for the establishment of a minimum number of electors to vote on bond issues or special assessments | | 197,570 (41%) | 281,066 (59%) | |
| Proposition 103 | Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Provide for a debt limit of 20% for unified school districts |
| 256,131 (55%) | 209,021 (45%) | |
| Proposition 104 | Business regulations | Define private sewage disposal corporations as public service corporations |
| 270,890 (59%) | 188,535 (41%) | |
| Proposition 105 | Transportation; Taxes | Provide for the use of vehicle and gas taxes for public transportation purposes | | 157,504 (33%) | 323,639 (67%) | |
| Proposition 106 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Limit state spending to 8.4% of Arizona's estimated total personal income each fiscal year | | 225,488 (49%) | 237,659 (51%) | |
| Proposition 108 | State judiciary; Administration of government | Provide for election and retirement procedures for judges and justices and the establishment of restrictions on their political activity |
| 255,915 (54%) | 220,462 (46%) | |
| Proposition 300 | Food policy; Food and beverage taxes | Prohibit taxation on the sale of food or food products | | 215,769 (45%) | 259,297 (55%) | |
| Propostion 107 | Salaries of government officials | Provide for the increase of legislative salaries | | 208,346 (44%) | 261,100 (56%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed Amendment 54 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The measure required competitive bidding in the purchase of and contracts for printing, stationary and supplies. |
| 259,369 (55%) | 210,830 (45%) | |
| Proposed Amendment 55 | Salaries of government officials; Administration of government | The measure would have established a compensation commission for legislative and executive officers. | | 219,566 (47%) | 244,907 (53%) | |
| Proposed Amendment 56 | County and municipal governance; Salaries of government officials | The measure revised county governments and established salaries of county officers. |
| 242,419 (51%) | 230,014 (49%) | |
| Proposed Amendment 57 | Business regulations; State legislatures measures | The measure would have authorized the general assembly to fix maximum interest rates. | | 66,905 (14%) | 426,197 (86%) |
California
See also: California 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Bond issues; Education | Allow for bonds up to $150,000,000 for the improvement and construction of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 3,387,555 (60%) | 2,248,217 (40%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions | Restore the right to vote after the completion of imprisonment and parole. |
| 3,004,695 (56%) | 2,330,880 (44%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Constitutional wording changes | Amend language of the California Constitution to replace masculine gender words with gender-neutral words. |
| 2,630,958 (50%) | 2,586,035 (50%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Administrative powers and rulemaking; Utility policy; State executive powers and duties | Make adjustments regarding the power of the Public Utilities Commission. |
| 3,356,121 (69%) | 1,506,169 (31%) | |
| Proposition 13 | State judiciary | Allow any city in San Diego county to divide into one municipal court or justice court district if the legislature decides the division is warranted. |
| 3,123,215 (66%) | 1,577,302 (34%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Administration of government; Education | Increase the number of trustees in the California State University and Colleges system by adding the President pro Tempore of the State Senate. | | 2,452,987 (49%) | 2,533,969 (51%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Housing; Ballot measure process | Repeal the voter approval requirement for housing projects for low-income people and that receive funding from the government. | | 2,028,964 (39%) | 3,211,295 (61%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Education; State legislatures measures | Require the state legislature to set the tuition for the University of California, if they decide tuition should be charged. | | 2,162,265 (42%) | 2,978,592 (58%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Public land policy | Add two portions of the Stanislaus River to be protected by the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. | | 2,615,235 (47%) | 2,935,365 (53%) | |
| Proposition 2 | County and municipal governance | Remove the requirement that the legislature approve all county or city charters and charter amendments. |
| 3,803,890 (73%) | 1,418,576 (27%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Civil service; Education | Exempt the chief administrative officer and three deputies of the California Postsecondary Education Commission from civil service. | | 2,194,856 (43%) | 2,895,260 (57%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Higher education governance | Increase the number of regents of the Regents on the University of California, adjust the terms of regents, and establish procedures for selecting regents. |
| 2,919,362 (55%) | 2,363,605 (45%) | |
| Proposition 5 | County and municipal governance | Prohibit any local government from requiring its employees be residents of itself and allow local governments to require that its employees live within a reasonable distance of itself. |
| 3,263,689 (61%) | 2,127,287 (39%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Taxes; Property | Increase the maximum property tax exemption to $1,750 and comparably increase the tax exemption for renters. |
| 4,422,540 (82%) | 946,136 (18%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Sex and gender issues; Eminent domain policy; Criminal trials; Constitutional wording changes; Constitutional rights; Race and ethnicity issues; State judicial authority | Amend the California Constitution's Declaration of Rights |
| 3,567,443 (70%) | 1,495,929 (30%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Taxes | Amend tax exemptions. |
| 3,438,054 (68%) | 1,591,811 (32%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Recall process | Clarify the laws surrounding the recall of elected officials and make all local officials' offices subject to recall, |
| 3,149,944 (61%) | 1,984,007 (39%) |
June 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues | Allow for bonds up to $250,000,000 for acquiring and developing lands for recreational purposes and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 2,672,874 (60%) | 1,787,557 (40%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bond issues; Water; Environment | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for water pollution control and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 3,145,262 (71%) | 1,314,690 (29%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $350,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 3,238,269 (72%) | 1,239,684 (28%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Property; Taxes | Allow for the reassessment of property after its lien date if it is damaged by a major disaster. |
| 3,489,797 (79%) | 928,135 (21%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Transportation; Taxes | Allow funds from vehicle fuel taxes and fees to be used for mass transit guideways and the mitigation of environmental effects of their construction. |
| 2,716,913 (60%) | 1,786,997 (40%) | |
| Proposition 6 | State legislatures measures | Establish that all meetings of the legislature are public unless provided by statute or resolution. |
| 3,318,433 (79%) | 883,600 (21%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Administration of government; Civil service | Exempt the chief administrative officer of the California Postsecondary Education Commission and five deputies from state civil service. | | 1,968,511 (47%) | 2,204,619 (53%) | |
| Proposition 8 | County and municipal governance | Allow Sacramento County and any cities in the county which desire so to become part of a consolidated county city. |
| 2,418,347 (62%) | 1,504,413 (38%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Election administration and governance; Ballot measure process; Campaign finance; Ethics rules and commissions | Create the Fair Political Practices Commission and make changes to the campaign regulations and processes. |
| 3,224,765 (70%) | 1,392,783 (30%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1974 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment No. 1 | County and municipal governance | Revise provisions relating to the annexation of city and city and county land and allow the General Assembly to revise provisions relating to county boundaries. |
| 409,174 (58%) | 292,040 (42%) | |
| Amendment No. 10 | Nuclear weapons and missiles policy | Prohibit the detonation of nuclear devices in Colorado and require that the governor assign a state agency to ensure financial resources to repay damages as a result of the nuclear detonation. |
| 399,818 (58%) | 291,284 (42%) | |
| Amendment No. 2 | Death penalty | Require the death penalty in certain class 1 felony cases. |
| 451,403 (61%) | 286,805 (39%) | |
| Amendment No. 3 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Revise the requirements of what is required in the State Treasurer's quarterly reports. |
| 425,505 (63%) | 247,141 (37%) | |
| Amendment No. 4 | Energy market regulations; Utility policy | Allow cities and towns to become joint owners or shareholders of public and private companies for the purpose of developing energy resources. |
| 481,513 (83%) | 100,360 (17%) | |
| Amendment No. 5 | County and municipal governance | Create a boundary control commission to regulate the annexation of land to the city and county of Denver. |
| 397,442 (61%) | 252,256 (39%) | |
| Amendment No. 6 | State executive official measures; State legislatures measures | Establish procedures for vacancies in the state executive department and allow the General Assembly to call special sessions. |
| 386,284 (60%) | 257,967 (40%) | |
| Amendment No. 7 | Taxes; Transportation | Require all excise taxes collected on aviation fuel be used for aviation purposes. |
| 375,390 (56%) | 293,430 (44%) | |
| Amendment No. 8 | Education; Race and ethnicity issues | Prohibit the transportation of students to any public schools for the purpose of racial balance of students at such schools. |
| 485,536 (69%) | 220,842 (31%) | |
| Amendment No. 9 | Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures | Establish the Colorado Reapportionment Commission to create legislative district boundaries after each federal census. |
| 386,725 (60%) | 255,725 (40%) |
Connecticut
See also: Connecticut 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues | Prohibit the denial of equal protection or discrimination against a person's civil or political rights based on sex |
| 460,711 (77%) | 135,427 (23%) | |
| Question 2 | Election administration and governance | Allow amendments that win final approval in the General Assembly during an even-numbered year go on the ballot in the same year in November |
| 398,029 (77%) | 116,495 (23%) | |
| Question 3 | Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions | Add the language "the right to be made an elector" to the existing clause stating that the privileges of being an elector are forfeited for people with a felony conviction |
| 357,179 (70%) | 152,665 (30%) | |
| Question 4 | State judicial selection | Eliminate the requirement that justices of the peace be elected and allow the General Assembly to decide the future method of selecting them |
| 301,707 (56%) | 236,692 (44%) |
Florida
See also: Florida 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Bond issues; Public education funding; Higher education funding | Continue the school construction program for area vocational-technical centers, community colleges, universities; extend the program to K-12 public schools; and support the program through bonds payable from the gross receipts taxes |
| 846,071 (65%) | 447,599 (35%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Fuel taxes; Bond issue requirements | Extend the second gas tax until January 1, 2025, amend the purposes that bonds may be issued for transportation purposes, and allow these bonds to be secured any legally available revenues | | 547,435 (44%) | 695,523 (56%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Local government officials and elections | Change the name for the office of "Tax Assessor" to "Property Appraiser" |
| 722,889 (58%) | 534,071 (42%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Game and fish commissions | Establish procedures for the operation and appointment of members of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission |
| 859,517 (70%) | 366,965 (30%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Ethics rules and commissions; State judiciary oversight | Establish procedures and rule for the Judicial Qualifications Commission |
| 946,006 (78%) | 264,161 (22%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Local government organization | Allow political subdivisions to become joint owners of electrical energy generating or transmission facilities |
| 658,790 (56%) | 517,926 (44%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Constitutional rights | Establish that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of a physical disability |
| 974,892 (76%) | 300,633 (24%) |
Georgia
See also: Georgia 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State judiciary structure | Provide that all courts of the state be part of one unified judicial system |
| 370,697 (60%) | 252,155 (40%) | |
| Amendment 10 | County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Authorize the General Assembly to expand, increase, or reduce the purposes for which revenue anticipation obligations may be issued by counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions | | 240,325 (45%) | 290,897 (55%) | |
| Amendment 11 | Mineral resources; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the General Assembly to grant $250,000 to the first entity that establishes a plant for commercial aluminum ore production from kaolin, with a requirement of a minimum annual output of 300,000 tons | | 260,562 (47%) | 291,292 (53%) | |
| Amendment 12 | Public employee retirement funds; County and municipal governance | Authorize the governing authorities of cities with over 300,000 residents to increase retirement or pension benefits for former municipal employees and allocate funds for this purpose |
| 325,017 (59%) | 221,938 (41%) | |
| Amendment 13 | Taxes; Public employee retirement funds | Exclude retirement, pension, or disability benefits from income calculations for persons 65 and older qualifying for a $4,000 homestead exemption |
| 436,119 (73%) | 161,803 (27%) | |
| Amendment 14 | County and municipal governance; Administration of government | Establish the City of Covington Parking Authority, outline its powers, such as issuing revenue bonds and contracting with various entities, and allow the city to levy taxes and allocate funds to the Authority |
| 243,733 (52%) | 228,414 (48%) | |
| Amendment 15 | Administration of government; County and municipal governance | Establish the Downtown Savannah Authority, grant it powers to issue revenue bonds, contract with various entities, and allow the City of Savannah to levy taxes and allocate funds to the Authority |
| 248,793 (53%) | 222,061 (47%) | |
| Amendment 16 | County and municipal governance; Administration of government | Establish the Douglasville-Douglas County Stadium Authority |
| 245,456 (52%) | 228,847 (48%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Public employee retirement funds; County and municipal governance | Authorize the General Assembly to enact laws to periodically increase the retirement or pension benefits for retired public school teachers under local retirement systems |
| 441,428 (69%) | 195,078 (31%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Business regulations; State executive official measures | Authorize the Secretary of State to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies | | 224,133 (39%) | 354,608 (61%) | |
| Amendment 4 | State judicial authority | Change the name of the Office of Ordinary and the Court of Ordinary to the Judge of the Probate Court and Probate Court |
| 369,955 (63%) | 215,608 (37%) | |
| Amendment 5 | State judiciary structure | Authorize the General Assembly to create a State Court of Claims to provide relief for individuals injured or damaged by the State, and authorize the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to have jurisdiction to review legal errors |
| 456,509 (76%) | 140,412 (24%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Agriculture policy; Taxes | Exempt from ad valorem taxation harvested agricultural products with a 12-month or shorter planting-to-harvest cycle |
| 338,025 (58%) | 242,830 (42%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Bond issue requirements | Remove the requirement that a majority of registered voters in a political subdivision must participate in an election to approve the issuance of revenue certificates for gas or electric systems | | 277,291 (50%) | 279,426 (50%) | |
| Amendment 8 | County and municipal governance; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Limit the debt of any county, municipal corporation, or political subdivision to no more than 10% of the assessed value of all taxable property within it |
| 357,664 (63%) | 209,436 (37%) | |
| Amendment 9 | Property; County and municipal governance | Authorize the General Assembly to allow large municipalities to remove, demolish, or close unsafe and unrepairable buildings at public expense, and require a lien on the property after an administrative hearing |
| 296,834 (54%) | 249,653 (46%) |
Hawaii
See also: Hawaii 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed one new addition to the constitution: Article III, Section 17. The amendment proposed to exclude funding appropriated to be expended by the judicial and legislative branches from the governor’s item veto. | | 11,223 (48%) | 12,257 (52%) |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INIT 1 | Ethics rules and commissions; Open meetings and public information |
| 178,705 (78%) | 51,707 (22%) | |
| SJR 114 | Bond issues |
| 131,180 (60%) | 87,972 (40%) | |
| SJR 118 | Open meetings and public information; Ballot measure process |
| 139,118 (65%) | 76,405 (35%) |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive official measures | It proposed to restrict the amendatory veto power given to the governor. This power allows the governor to return bills to the legislature with suggested changes. | | 1,302,313 (49%) | 1,329,719 (51%) |
Indiana
See also: Indiana 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 4, Section 19. The amendment would state that an act, except an act for the codification, revision or rearrangement of laws, would be confined to one subject and matters properly connected therewith. |
| 588,881 (75%) | 201,392 (25%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State executive elections | The amendment proposed that the state constitution be amended to mandate candidates for governor and lieutenant governor to run for election jointly so that a vote cast for one is a vote cast for the other, and to provide for the selection of a governor and lieutenant governor in the event of a tie vote in a general election. |
| 488,768 (56%) | 380,092 (44%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State National Guard and militia | The amendment proposed that the state constitution be amended to provide that the militia consist of all persons over the age of 17 (except those persons exempted by law), that the militia be divided into active and inactive classes, and that certain other specified changes be made concerning the militia. |
| 420,752 (50%) | 413,442 (50%) |
Iowa
See also: Iowa 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislatures measures | The measure authorized the General Assembly to call itself into special session. |
| 364,556 (67%) | 178,116 (33%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Administration of government; Law enforcement | The measure repealed the requirement that all fines for breach of the penal laws be applied to the school district in which the fines are collected. |
| 272,792 (50%) | 270,244 (50%) |
Kansas
See also: Kansas 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Taxes | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended. The amendment proposed that the legislature shall regulate, license and tax the operation or conduct of games of “bingo” by bona fide nonprofit religious, charitable, fraternal, educational and veteran organizations. |
| 499,701 (70%) | 210,052 (30%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Recall process; Election administration and governance | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 4, Sections 1, 2 and 3. The amendment proposed that all voting shall be done by ballot or voting device; general elections would be held biennially on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered year; no less than three county commissioners would be elected in each county; and all elected public officials, except judicial officers, would be subject to a recall by the voters. |
| 484,399 (79%) | 131,159 (21%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the constitution be repealed: Article 15, Section 4. The amendment proposed that the state repeal the section that requires an elected state printer who is to do all public printing. |
| 381,934 (64%) | 218,382 (36%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 2, Sections 1-5, 8-10, 12-22, 24, 27, 28 and 30. The amendment proposed that the legislative power of this state shall be vested in a house of representatives and senate. The number of representatives and senators shall be regulated by law, but shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five representatives and forty senators. Representatives and senators shall be elected from single-member districts prescribed by law. Representatives shall be elected for two year terms. Senators shall be elected for four year terms. The terms of representatives and senators shall commence on the second Monday of January of the year following election. The members of the legislature shall receive such compensation as may be provided by law or such compensation as is determined according to law. During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district. No member of congress and no civil officer or employee of the United States or of any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof shall be eligible to be a member of the legislature. Any member of the legislature who accepts any appointment or election contrary to the foregoing shall be disqualified as a member of the legislature. The legislature shall meet in regular session annually commencing on the second Monday in January, and all sessions shall be held at the state capital. The duration of regular sessions held in even-numbered years shall not exceed ninety calendar days. Such sessions may be extended beyond ninety calendar days by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house. Bills and concurrent resolutions under consideration by the legislature upon adjournment of a regular session held in an odd-numbered year may be considered at the next succeeding regular session held in an even-numbered year, as if there had been no such adjournment. The legislature shall be organized concurrently with the terms of representatives except that the senate shall remain organized during the terms of senators. The president of the senate shall preside over the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall preside over the house of representatives. A majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified of the house of representatives or the senate shall constitute a quorum of that house. Neither house, without the consent of the other, shall adjourn for more than two days, Sundays excepted. Each house shall elect its presiding officer and determine the rules of its proceedings, except that the two houses may adopt joint rules on certain matters and provide for the manner of change thereof. Each house shall provide for the expulsion or censure of members in appropriate cases. Each house shall be the judge of elections, returns and qualifications of its own members. All vacancies occurring in either house shall be filled as provided by law. Each house shall publish a journal of its proceedings. The affirmative and negative votes upon the final passage of every bill and every concurrent resolution for amendment of this constitution or ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be entered in the journal. Any member of either house may make written protest against any act or resolution, and the same shall be entered in the journal without delay or alteration. Bills and concurrent resolutions may originate in either house, but may be amended or rejected by the other. A majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified of each house, voting in the affirmative, shall be necessary to pass any bill. Two-thirds (2/3) of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified in each house, voting in the affirmative, shall be necessary to ratify any amendment to the Constitution of the United States or to make any application for congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Within ten days after passage, every bill shall be signed by the presiding officers and presented to the governor. If the governor approves a bill, he shall sign it. If the governor does not approve a bill, the governor shall veto it by returning the bill, with a veto message of the objections, to the house of origin of the bill. Whenever a veto message is so received, the message shall be entered in the journal and in not more than thirty calendar days (excluding the day received), the house of origin shall reconsider the bill. If two-thirds of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified shall vote to pass the bill, it shall be sent, with the veto message, to the other house, which shall in not more than thirty calendar days (excluding the day received) also reconsider the bill, and if approved by two-thirds of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified, it shall become a law, notwithstanding the governor's veto. If any bill shall not be returned within ten calendar days (excluding the day presented) after it shall have been presented to the governor, it shall become a law in like manner as if it had been signed by the governor. If any bill presented to the governor contains several items of appropriation of money, one or more of such items may be disapproved by the governor while the other portion of the bill is approved by the governor. In case the governor does so disapprove, a veto message of the governor stating the item or items disapproved, and the reasons therefor, shall be appended to the bill at the time it is signed, and the bill shall be returned with the veto message to the house of origin of the bill. Whenever a veto message is so received, the message shall be entered in the journal and, in not more than thirty calendar days, the house of origin shall reconsider the items of the bill which have been disapproved. If two-thirds of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified shall vote to approve any item disapproved by the governor, the bill, with the veto message, shall be sent to the other house, which shall in not more than thirty calendar days also reconsider each such item so approved by the house of origin, and if approved by two-thirds of all the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified, any such item shall take effect and become a part of the bill. No bill shall be passed on the day that it is introduced, unless in case of emergency declared by two-thirds of the members present in the house where a bill is pending. No bill shall contain more than one subject, except appropriation bills and bills for revision or codification of statutes. The subject of each bill shall be expressed in its title. No law shall be revived or amended, unless the new act contain the entire act revived or the section or sections amended, and the section or sections so amended shall be repealed. The provisions of this section shall be liberally construed to effectuate the acts of the legislature. All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation throughout the state: Provided, The legislature may designate areas in counties that have become urban in character as "urban areas" and enact special laws giving to any one or more of such counties or urban areas such powers of local government and consolidation of local government as the legislature may deem proper. The legislature may provide for the election or appointment of all officers and the filling of all vacancies not otherwise provided for in this constitution. No act shall take effect until the enacting bill is published as provided by law. The enacting clause of all bills shall be "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:". No law shall be enacted except by bill. For any speech, written document or debate in either house, the members shall not be questioned elsewhere. No member of the legislature shall be subject to arrest -- except for treason, felony or breach of the peace -- in going to, or returning from, the place of meeting, or during the continuance of the session; neither shall he be subject to the service of any civil process during the session, nor for fifteen days previous to its commencement. No money shall be drawn from the treasury except in pursuance of a specific appropriation made by law. The house of representatives shall have the sole power to impeach. All impeachments shall be tried by the senate; and when sitting for that purpose, the senators shall take an oath to do justice according to the law and the evidence. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the senators then elected (or appointed) and qualified. The governor and all other officers under this constitution, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The legislature may confer legislative powers upon interstate bodies, comprised of officers of this state or its political subdivisions acting in conjunction with officers of other jurisdictions, relating to the functions thereof. Any such delegation, and any agreement made thereunder shall be subject to limitation, change or termination by the legislature, unless contained in a compact approved by the congress. |
| 341,392 (68%) | 160,420 (32%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 15, Section 26. The amendment proposed that elected officials, before entering their elected office, swear an oath to affirm their support of the U.S. Constitution and the state constitution. |
| 490,029 (86%) | 79,697 (14%) |
August 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Taxes | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 11, Section 1. The amendment proposed that legislature provide for a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation, except the legislature may provide for the classification and the taxation uniformly as to class of motor vehicles, mineral products, money, mortgages, notes and other evidence of debt or may exempt any of such classes of property from property taxation and impose taxes upon another basis in lieu thereof. All public property and all household goods and personal effects not used for income shall be exempt. |
| 183,759 (66%) | 94,002 (34%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Redistricting policy; Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 10, Section 1. The amendment proposed that, beginning with the 1979 regular session and every 10 years thereafter, the legislature shall reapportion the congressional districts. The attorney general must seek the approval of the state Supreme Court for reapportionment. |
| 137,290 (53%) | 120,577 (47%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Constitutional rights | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 5, Sections 1, 2, 4 and 7. The amendment proposed that voters must be at least 18 years of age and reside in the voting area, in which they seek to vote. Mental illness, commitment to join or a penal institution, or anyone convicted of a felon is prohibited from voting. The state shall provide for the proof of the right to vote. While attending, going to or returning from a polling place, an elector would be privileged from arrest in all cases except felony or breach of peace violations. |
| 183,002 (68%) | 85,796 (32%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Public education governance | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 6, Section 2. The amendment proposed to provide for a state board of education to oversee state educational interests. | | 130,265 (48%) | 141,492 (52%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Property | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 12, Section 3. The amendment proposed that the title to property owned by a religious corporation would be allowed to vest said title with elected trustees by such a corporation. |
| 135,550 (53%) | 121,209 (47%) |
Louisiana
See also: Louisiana 1974 ballot measures
April 20
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State constitution ratification | Adopt the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 |
| 358,588 (58%) | 262,030 (42%) |
Maine
See also: Maine 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Highways and bridges; Bond issues | Issue $7.8 million in bonds to build state highways |
| 255,141 (73%) | 93,602 (27%) | |
| Question 2 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Issue $25 million in bonds to provide for elementary and secondary school building construction |
| 206,097 (62%) | 127,159 (38%) | |
| Question 3 | Residency voting requirements | Repeal the three month requirement for establishing residency for voting purposes when moving within the state |
| 217,445 (66%) | 110,588 (34%) | |
| Question 4 | State judicial selection | Make the positions of justices of the peace and notaries public appointed by the governor for their initial terms. |
| 214,353 (69%) | 96,554 (31%) | |
| Question 5 | Business regulations; Local government organization | Clarify municipal authority over industrial parks by explicitly allowing cities to purchase land and property interests, not just construct industrial buildings |
| 239,953 (77%) | 71,644 (23%) | |
| Weight of Commercial Vehicles and Related Provisions Referendum | Business regulations; Initiative and referendum process | Repeal and replace language regarding commercial vehicles, including weight and length limits | | 123,501 (38%) | 197,946 (62%) |
June 11
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund Question | Bond issues; Fisheries and fishing regulations; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Issue $1 million in bonds for the financing of the Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund |
| 122,046 (68%) | 56,323 (32%) |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1974 ballot measures
November 5
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Allow the Legislature to take recesses totaling up to 30 days at any point during the session |
| 952,007 (67%) | 471,087 (33%) | |
| Question 2 | Redistricting policy; Census policy; State legislative structure | Reduce the number of state representatives and change the process for drawing legislative districts |
| 1,128,315 (79%) | 302,008 (21%) | |
| Question 3 | Higher education funding | Repeal section 2 of Article 46 of the Articles of Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth so that aid for private higher educational institutions can be provided |
| 829,465 (59%) | 580,298 (41%) | |
| Question 4 | Restricted-use funds; Revenue allocation; Public transportation | Allow the use of money from the highway fund for systems of mass transportation |
| 824,077 (58%) | 586,558 (42%) | |
| Question 5 | Administrative organization; Ethics rules and commissions; Campaign finance | Create an Independent Corrupt Practices Commission to oversee compliance with state and federal campaign finance laws |
| 898,547 (65%) | 475,694 (35%) | |
| Question 6 | Healthcare governance | Create the Department of Health Systems Regulation |
| 1,065,279 (75%) | 353,854 (25%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal A | Restricted-use funds; Transportation taxes and fees | Establish limitations on the use of motor fuel tax funds | | 1,091,938 (49%) | 1,146,109 (51%) | |
| Proposal B | Bond issues; Veterans policy | Allow the state to provide a bonus to veterans who served between January 1, 1961 and September 1, 1974 and allow the state to issue bonds to fund such bonus |
| 1,668,641 (70%) | 700,041 (30%) | |
| Proposal C | Sales taxes; Food and beverage taxes | Remove the sales tax on prescription drugs and food |
| 1,337,609 (56%) | 1,071,253 (44%) | |
| Proposal D | Airport infrastructure; Highways and bridges; Bond issues; Ports and harbors | Allow the state to issue bonds for the development of transportation systems | | 963,576 (42%) | 1,319,586 (58%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Revise and amend the state constitution to improve its clarity and remove obsolete and inconsequential provisions |
| 815,064 (72%) | 311,781 (28%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Ballot measure process; Constitutional wording changes | Lower the vote requirement for constitutional amendments to be 55% of voters voting on the issue or a majority of those voting in the election | | 638,775 (57%) | 474,519 (43%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Transportation taxes and fees; Railways | Allow the state legislature to establish the rate and method of taxing railroads |
| 741,353 (67%) | 372,158 (33%) |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Voting age policy | Allow people 18 years old and older to register and vote in elections |
| 776,377 (78%) | 218,769 (22%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Utility policy; Bond issue requirements; Public economic investment policy; Airport infrastructure; Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Allow local governments to issue general obligation bonds for industrial plants with two-thirds voter approval and revenue bonds for utilities, industrial plants, and airports with simple majority approval |
| 579,275 (65%) | 313,028 (35%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Election administration and governance; Campaign finance | Establish new campaign finance and election laws, limit contributions and expenditures, require financial disclosures, create a bipartisan election commission, and enforce penalties for violations |
| 751,078 (77%) | 219,584 (23%) |
Montana
See also: Montana 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
| 121,077 (61%) | 76,252 (39%) | |
| C-2 | Administration of government; Tort law |
| 108,704 (55%) | 87,626 (45%) | |
| CI-1 | State legislative processes and sessions |
| 110,587 (51%) | 104,581 (49%) |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Higher education governance; Administrative organization | Add three nonvoting student members, including student body presidents from various University of Nebraska campuses, to the Board of Regents. |
| 198,737 (50%) | 198,024 (50%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative processes and sessions | Change the date and time for the legislature's annual convening to 10:00 A.M. on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January. |
| 199,036 (53%) | 175,221 (47%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Constitutional wording changes; State executive powers and duties; State legislative processes and sessions | Remove obsolete language concerning the submission of orders, resolutions or votes of the legislature to the governor. |
| 186,736 (51%) | 176,669 (49%) | |
| Referendum 1 | Public education funding | Provide increased financial support from the state to public schools. | | 177,704 (41%) | 250,908 (59%) |
May 14
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions; Salaries of government officials | Increase the salary for legislators to a maximum of $675 per month. | | 141,205 (47%) | 162,364 (53%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative authority; State legislative structure; State executive branch structure | Remove the Lieutenant Governor as the presiding officer of the legislature, allowing the legislature to choose a new officer in their place. | | 99,052 (35%) | 180,100 (65%) |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Public employee retirement funds | Declare public employee retirement funds as trust funds to be used solely for the retirement system. |
| 60,649 (82%) | 12,952 (18%) | |
| Question 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Increase the state public debt limit from 1% to 3% of assessed valuation. | | 23,499 (33%) | 47,817 (67%) | |
| Question 3 | Property tax exemptions; Land use and development policy; Property taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Allow agricultural and open-space property to be taxed separately and require retroactive taxes when converted to higher use. |
| 36,030 (52%) | 33,406 (48%) | |
| Question 4 | Debt limits | Allow the Nevada Tax Commission to impose a penalty of up to 10% for late tax payments, instead of a mandatory 10%. |
| 39,350 (55%) | 32,370 (45%) |
New Hampshire
See also: New Hampshire 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase Size of Senate | State legislative structure | This amendment proposed increasing the size of the Senate by twelve members. | | 91,372 (46%) | 105,942 (54%) | |
| Legislators' Oath of Office | State legislatures measures | This amendment proposed to provide an alternative process for legislators to take the oath of office if they could not easily take it before the governor and council.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved. | | 128,377 (66%) | 65,930 (34%) | |
| Lower Voting Age | Voting age policy | This amendment proposed lowering the voting age to 18. |
| 147,484 (72%) | 57,756 (28%) | |
| Mileage Payments for Legislators | State legislatures measures | This amendment proposed removing the restriction that mileage may not be paid after the first day of July after a session convenes.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved. | | 112,638 (58%) | 82,706 (42%) | |
| Organizational Meeting of Legislature | State legislatures measures | This amendment proposed moving the legislature's organizational meeting to December every two years. |
| 149,093 (75%) | 49,282 (25%) | |
| Pension Requirement | Public employee retirement funds | This amendment proposed to remove the requirement that pensions not be granted for more than one year at a time.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved. | | 127,244 (64%) | 70,951 (36%) | |
| Question 2 | Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues | Prohibit the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's race, creed, color, sex, or national origin |
| 135,989 (68%) | 65,421 (32%) |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Question No. 1 | Gambling policy | The amendment would have allowed the legislature to pass laws allowing the establishment of gambling houses or casinos, directed the entire net proceeds from those establishments to the state treasury and forbidden gambling establishments in a municipality unless approved through local and county referendums. | | 790,777 (40%) | 1,202,638 (60%) | |
| Public Question No. 2 | Residency voting requirements | The amendment reduced the residency qualifications for voters from 6 months in the state to 30 days, and 40 days in a county to 30 days. |
| 946,175 (52%) | 876,814 (48%) | |
| Public Question No. 3 | Bond issues | An act authorized $200 million in bonds to acquire land for recreational and conservational purposes. |
| 1,000,385 (55%) | 816,919 (45%) | |
| Public Question No. 4 | Bond issues | An act would have authorized $200 million in bonds for improvements to state highways. | | 754,798 (42%) | 1,060,617 (58%) | |
| Public Question No. 5 | Bond issues | An act would have authorized $100 million in improvements to freight and passenger rail services. | | 865,011 (48%) | 919,742 (52%) | |
| Public Question No. 6 | Bond issues | An act would have authorized $90 million in bonds for housing assistance. | | 841,648 (47%) | 956,881 (53%) |
New Mexico
See also: New Mexico 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment No. 1 | Constitutional wording changes; Salaries of government officials | The referendum would have allowed for an updated legislative compensation section of the Constitution of New Mexico. | | 47,104 (38%) | 75,618 (62%) | |
| Amendment No. 2 | Constitutional wording changes; Taxes | The referendum would have barred the levying of taxes by parts of the government that do not have legislation stating that they may. |
| 62,103 (50%) | 62,083 (50%) | |
| Amendment No. 3 | Higher education funding; Constitutional wording changes | The referendum allowed for the establishment of a loans program for students of the healing arts. |
| 77,761 (61%) | 49,294 (39%) |
New York
See also: New York 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Railways; Bond issues | Authorize $250 million in bonds for the maintenance of the state's railways |
| 1,763,022 (65%) | 965,623 (35%) |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds | Bond issues | Authorize revenue bonds to finance industrial and pollution control facilities for job creation. | | 317,285 (46%) | 376,269 (54%) | |
| Office of District Attorney Amendment | State executive branch structure | Change the name of the office of solicitor to the office of district attorney |
| 474,199 (66%) | 249,452 (34%) |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive elections |
| 111,197 (55%) | 89,977 (45%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State judiciary oversight; State legislative authority |
| 130,600 (66%) | 66,523 (34%) | |
| Measure 1 | Public economic investment policy | | 98,201 (49%) | 100,913 (51%) | |
| Measure 2 | Agriculture policy; Business regulations | | 73,874 (36%) | 130,026 (64%) |
September 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Jury rules; State legislative authority |
| 73,763 (69%) | 32,813 (31%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Salaries of government officials | | 50,341 (48%) | 54,289 (52%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Open meetings and public information |
| 82,799 (78%) | 22,894 (22%) |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorization of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds for Preservation Amendment | Bond issues; Public economic investment policy | Authorize public industrial development revenue bonds for the preservation of existing jobs, environmental sustainability, and electric and gas utility services |
| 1,613,444 (65%) | 882,778 (35%) | |
| Eliminate Superintendent of Public Works Amendment | Administrative organization; State executive powers and duties | Repeal the requirement that the governor appoint a Superintendent of Public Works |
| 1,463,408 (60%) | 995,478 (40%) | |
| Homestead Tax Reduction for Disabled Residents Amendment | Property; Taxes | Permit laws that reduce estate taxes on the homesteads of permanently disabled residents |
| 2,266,355 (82%) | 492,813 (18%) |
May 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue 1 | State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials | Equalize the compensation of public officers and members of the general assembly | | 611,726 (45%) | 747,518 (55%) | |
| Issue 2 | State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures | Permit compensation increases for public officers who have more than two years left in their term | | 365,921 (27%) | 992,978 (73%) | |
| Issue 3 | Election administration and governance; Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process | Provide for the Ohio Ballot Board and require the Board to prepare language for constitutional amendments |
| 964,885 (72%) | 376,022 (28%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 494 | Administration of government | Allow the Governor, with Senate approval, to appoint the Commissioner of Labor. | | 255,305 (37%) | 433,698 (63%) |
September 17
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 502 | Law enforcement; Administration of government | Authorize a full-time State Pardon and Parole Board with 3 to 5 members appointed by the legislature with Senate consent. | | 262,539 (49%) | 274,528 (51%) | |
| State Question 504 | Healthcare; Administration of government | Authorize emergency medical service districts, with elections for bonds and up to 4 mills for repayment and operations. | | 208,861 (40%) | 314,967 (60%) |
August 27
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 495 | Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Provide that a citizen initiative requires a simple majority of votes cast, rather than a majority of total votes in the election. |
| 386,437 (56%) | 299,011 (44%) | |
| State Question 496 | Ballot measure process; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Initiative and referendum process | Require a constitutional amendment to pass with a simple majority of votes cast on it, not total votes. |
| 354,644 (53%) | 314,314 (47%) | |
| State Question 497 | County and municipal governance; Taxes | Allow counties to levy a two-mill property tax, with voter approval, to fund operations until repealed. | | 212,447 (32%) | 455,333 (68%) | |
| State Question 498 | Gambling policy | Authorize fair boards to conduct horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering, allow county elections, and create the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission. | | 342,689 (46%) | 405,882 (54%) | |
| State Question 503 | Residency voting requirements | Remove residency requirements for voters, allow the legislature to set qualifications, and permit mental institution residents to vote. | | 240,196 (36%) | 422,755 (64%) | |
| State Question 505 | State legislatures measures; State executive official measures | Allow the legislature to reorganize executive departments into 20 entities, excluding constitutional departments and agencies. | | 264,872 (40%) | 390,301 (60%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | Transportation; Alcohol laws | Permit liquor-by-the-drink licenses for any public passenger carrier. | | 353,357 (48%) | 384,521 (52%) | |
| Measure 10 | Residency voting requirements; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Voting age policy | Amend the state Constitution to align with U.S. Constitution; lower the minimum voting age 21 to 18; reduce the state residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days; and remove the literacy requirement. |
| 362,731 (51%) | 355,506 (49%) | |
| Measure 11 | Civil and criminal trials | Increase the minimum amount of a claim in a civil action for which the right to a jury trial is guaranteed from $20 to $200. |
| 480,631 (69%) | 216,853 (31%) | |
| Measure 12 | Bond issues; Public economic investment policy | Authorize bonds up to at 1% of taxable property value to assist cities and counties with community development projects to meet federal financing qualifications. | | 277,723 (42%) | 376,747 (58%) | |
| Measure 13 | Business regulations; Sexual content regulations | Prohibit the distribution of "obscene" material and hosting live sex shows in public areas or clubs. |
| 393,743 (53%) | 352,958 (47%) | |
| Measure 14 | Ethics rules and commissions | Establish rules for public officials' financial matters and conflicts of interest and create the Oregon Government Ethics Commission |
| 498,002 (74%) | 177,946 (26%) | |
| Measure 15 | Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations | Prohibit commercial fishing of rainbow trout and designate rainbow trout and anadromous steelhead for recreational angling. |
| 458,417 (63%) | 274,182 (37%) | |
| Measure 2 | Open meetings and public information; State legislatures measures | Require all deliberations of the legislature and all legislative committees to be open to the public. |
| 546,255 (77%) | 165,778 (23%) | |
| Measure 3 | Civil and criminal trials | Provide that a grand jury indictment is not necessary for felony prosecution if a magistrate finds sufficient evidence of guilt. |
| 437,557 (64%) | 246,902 (36%) | |
| Measure 4 | State executive official measures | Repeal the thirty-year minimum age requirement for a person succeeding to the Office of Governor under Section 8a, Article V. |
| 381,593 (53%) | 331,756 (47%) | |
| Measure 6 | County and municipal governance | Permit the legislature to prescribe qualifications by law for the office of county assessor. |
| 552,737 (79%) | 146,364 (21%) | |
| Measure 7 | County and municipal governance; Taxes | Prevent the reduction of tax base when federal revenue sharing allows for a lower levy than the maximum permitted. | | 322,023 (49%) | 329,858 (51%) | |
| Measure 8 | Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy | Reduce the minimum voting age for school district election from 21 to 18 and the residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days. | | 337,565 (47%) | 378,071 (53%) | |
| Measure 9 | State legislatures measures | Allow most types of state employees to simultaneously serve as members of the legislature. | | 218,846 (31%) | 476,547 (69%) |
May 28
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | Taxes; Education | Increase personal income tax rates by 1% and change corporation tax laws to graduate income tax to support public primary education. | | 136,851 (25%) | 410,733 (75%) | |
| Measure 2 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Transportation | Permit the use of motor vehicle fuel and registration tax revenues for mass transit. | | 190,899 (34%) | 369,038 (66%) | |
| Measure 3 | Taxes; Education | Establish a new property tax limit for school districts, abolishing the existing 6% limitation, and require voter approval for future school tax base increases. | | 166,363 (31%) | 371,897 (69%) | |
| Measure 4 | Water; Bond issues | Authorize bonds up to 1.5% of true cash value of all property in the state for a water development fund. | | 198,563 (38%) | 328,221 (62%) | |
| Measure 5 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy | Increase the maximum bonds for the War Veterans’ Fund from four percent to six percent of true cash value of all property in the state. |
| 381,559 (70%) | 164,953 (30%) | |
| Measure 6 | State legislatures measures | Permit the legislature to convene a special session by its presiding officers upon written requests from a majority of members of each House. | | 246,525 (45%) | 298,373 (55%) |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 1974 ballot measures
May 24
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Home Repairs Bond Measure | Bond issues | Issue $100 million in bonds through loans to provide for reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs to nursing homes to comply with state and federal safety standards. |
| 924,566 (75%) | 301,918 (25%) |
Rhode Island
See also: Rhode Island 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 1 | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $9.5 million in bonds for a prison complex. | | 110,709 (46%) | 132,450 (54%) | |
| Proposal 10 | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $1.7 million in bonds to fund an advance to the Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Corporation. | | 112,373 (49%) | 119,049 (51%) | |
| Proposal 11 | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $10 million in bonds for housing and other facilities at state institutions of higher education. | | 98,597 (43%) | 128,840 (57%) | |
| Proposal 12 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The measure would have allowed the Rhode Island Industrial Building Authority to guarantee industrial loans to marine industries. | | 93,205 (42%) | 130,092 (58%) | |
| Proposal 2 | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $1.4 million in improvements to the statehouse and other state facilities. | | 71,956 (31%) | 160,314 (69%) | |
| Proposal 3 | Bond issues | The measure authorized $1.455 million in bonds for a nursing care building and rehabilitation of the Rhode Island Veterans' Home. |
| 127,732 (52%) | 116,736 (48%) | |
| Proposal 4 | Bond issues | The measure authorized $15 million in bonds for construction and rehabilitation of facilities related to mental health. |
| 159,264 (62%) | 99,310 (38%) | |
| Proposal 5 | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $16.1 million in bonds for highways, public transit, aeronautic facilities and a maintenance garage. | | 95,630 (39%) | 149,707 (61%) | |
| Proposal 6 | Bond issues | The measure authorized $650,000 for state parks, recreational areas, beaches, conservation and port facilities. |
| 130,267 (55%) | 108,717 (45%) | |
| Proposal 7 | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $6.75 million in bonds for financial aid for the construction of sewage treatment facilities and a state health laboratory. | | 116,998 (49%) | 121,978 (51%) | |
| Proposal 8 | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $3 million in bonds for the pre-construction phase of a reservoir and water treatment plant at the Big River site. | | 110,196 (47%) | 123,302 (53%) | |
| Proposal 9 | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $11.4 million in bonds for the expansion and development of facilities at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and Rhode Island Junior College. | | 106,535 (45%) | 130,587 (55%) |
South Carolina
See also: South Carolina 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Voting age policy |
| 278,800 (70%) | 119,878 (30%) | ||
| Amendment 2 | Administration of government |
| 231,703 (59%) | 158,953 (41%) | ||
| Amendment 3 | Alcohol laws |
| 252,148 (64%) | 141,831 (36%) | ||
| Amendment 4 | Ballot measure process | The amendment proposed that if there was more than one proposed amendment on a ballot, the amendments had to be separated so voters could vote on them separately. |
| 216,498 (60%) | 146,906 (40%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Gambling policy |
| 242,878 (63%) | 140,648 (37%) | ||
| Amendment 6 | Constitutional rights |
| 252,992 (66%) | 131,538 (34%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment A | State legislative structure; State legislative authority; Initiative and referendum process; State legislative processes and sessions; Redistricting policy; Impeachment rules | Revise Legislative structure and powers | | 86,293 (38%) | 138,590 (62%) | |
| Amendment B | State legislative elections; Initiative and referendum process; State legislative structure; Constitutional rights; State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions | Replace Article VII to guarantee free and equal elections, expand voting rights, remove outdated provisions, and clarify legislative authority over election laws |
| 132,120 (60%) | 88,524 (40%) |
Utah
See also: Utah 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Executive official term limits; State executive branch structure; State legislative processes and sessions | Revise the Executive Article of the constitution | | 168,475 (45%) | 207,053 (55%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public economic investment policy; Banking policy | Permit the state to lend its credit to private industry | | 129,833 (35%) | 240,813 (65%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Property tax exemptions | Permit the legislature to exempt motor vehicles from property tax and instead create a uniform fee | | 156,459 (42%) | 218,422 (58%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issue requirements; Local government organization | Permit the legislature to authorize municipal districts to provide special services |
| 188,264 (51%) | 181,501 (49%) | |
| Referendum 1 | Land use and development policy; Public land policy | Permit the Utah Land Use Act to be enacted | | 157,438 (39%) | 242,068 (61%) |
Vermont
See also: Vermont 1974 ballot measures
March 4
Virginia
See also: Virginia 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Non-Profit Grant Amendment | Higher education funding; Higher education governance | Allow for grants to students attending non-profit higher education institutions and allow political subdivisions to contract with non-profit higher education institutions to provide educational services |
| 452,664 (57%) | 340,625 (43%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referendum 34 | Gambling policy | Provide for the establishment of a state lottery. | | 515,404 (55%) | 425,903 (45%) | |
| SJR 140 | State executive powers and duties | Provide restrictions on the governor's veto power and allow the legislature to reconvene to consider vetoed bills |
| 498,745 (54%) | 419,437 (46%) | |
| SJR 143 | Residency voting requirements | Provide a thirty-day residency requirement to vote in a state, county, or precinct election. |
| 626,827 (68%) | 291,178 (32%) |
West Virginia
See also: West Virginia 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State judiciary | The amendment established a "unified court system, uniting all state courts except municipal courts into a single system to be supervised and administered by the supreme court of appeals." |
| 217,732 (63%) | 127,393 (37%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1974 ballot measures
April 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Public employee retirement funds | Allow the legislature to increase the benefits of people already retired under the public retirement system |
| 396,051 (56%) | 315,545 (44%) | |
| Question 2 | State legislative vote requirements; State judiciary oversight; State legislative authority | Allow the legislature to remove judges with a two-thirds vote |
| 493,496 (72%) | 193,867 (28%) | |
| Question 3 | Property; Taxes | Allow the legislature to define agricultural and undeveloped land with separate taxation levels from regular property |
| 353,377 (51%) | 340,518 (49%) |
Wyoming
See also: Wyoming 1974 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 3 | Taxes; Public education funding | | 51,392 (45%) | 62,667 (55%) |
Other years
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