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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Ballot measure process	This measure proposed that amendments to the constitution that applied to only one county of the state could be approved based on a vote in that county only.	a	254,208 (74%)	91,052 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State legislative authority	This measure proposed that the costs and charges of the courts in Wilcox County could be regulated by the legislature.	a	104,367 (55%)	85,100 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	It proposed that the salaries and expense allowances of state judges should be recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission and approved or altered by the legislature. In addition, it stipulated that judicial salaries would not be reduced during a judge's term in office.	a	197,785 (63%)	118,402 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures measures	This measure proposed to authorize the legislature to choose an alternate meeting place while the state capitol building was undergoing renovation.	a	246,604 (79%)	65,899 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Agriculture policy; Public economic investment policy	This measure proposed that members of the poultry industry could levy a voluntary assessment upon themselves to be used for the promotion of poultry and poultry products.	a	168,987 (65%)	92,131 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Land use and development policy	This measure proposed that governments of Bullock, Coffee, Coosa, Dallas, Etowah, Geneva, Houston, Jefferson, Lawrence, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Morgan, Talladega, Madison, Shelby and Tuscaloosa counties and the localities within those counties could acquire and develop land and create a board or authority to oversee such development in order to promote the local economy.	a	168,906 (68%)	79,649 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Local government officials and elections	This measure proposed to consolidate the functions of the tax assessor and tax collector in Blount County into one office.	a	117,739 (60%)	79,986 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Prison and jail funding	This measure proposed permanent status for the Bullock County Development Authority. It also proposed that industrial development funds could be used to build a jail and other buildings for industrial and educational purposes.	a	98,712 (55%)	81,912 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Local government organization	This measure proposed to authorize Etowah County to establish firefighting districts within the county.	a	133,594 (70%)	57,672 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Salaries of government officials	This measure proposed to repeal Amendment 236 of the Alabama constitution concerning the manner in which the officials of Greene County are compensated.	a	122,179 (66%)	62,612 (34%)

September 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	This measure proposed to authorize the legislature to regulate the fees and commissions of the probate court in Bullock County and to place the probate court judge on a salary.	a	110,705 (56%)	87,536 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State legislative authority	This measure proposed to repeal the amendment approved in 1961 regarding the legislative authority to regulate costs and commissions of officials in St. Clair County.	a	89,792 (54%)	77,519 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Local government officials and elections	This measure proposed to allow Winston County to create a county Revenue Commissioners Office that would result from the consolidation of the offices of the tax assessor and tax collector.	a	85,359 (52%)	79,232 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	State legislative authority	It proposed that costs and charges of the courts in Winston County could be regulated by the legislature.	a	85,725 (52%)	79,929 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Land use and development policy	It proposed that the government of Calhoun County, as well as local governments within the county, should be permitted to acquire and develop properties for use as industrial parks.	a	110,997 (60%)	74,256 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority	It proposed that costs and charges of the courts in Clarke County could be regulated by the legislature.	a	91,532 (50%)	89,977 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local government officials and elections	This measure proposed that the position of constable in Fayette County may be abolished.	a	107,768 (63%)	63,476 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Salaries of government officials	This measure proposed to authorize the legislature to regulate the fees and commissions of the probate court in Franklin County and to place the judge of that court on salary.	a	105,117 (60%)	69,656 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Local government officials and elections	This measure proposed that the position of constable in Lamar County could be abolished.	a	109,909 (63%)	63,206 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	It proposed that Macon County may levy additional ad valorem taxes to provide funding for public education.	a	98,712 (55%)	81,912 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Salaries of government officials	This measure proposed to authorize the legislature to regulate the fees and commissions of county officials in Pickens County and to place those officials on a salary.	d	84,257 (49%)	86,022 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Salaries of government officials	This measure proposed to authorize the legislature to regulate the fees and commissions of the probate court in Pike County and to place the probate court judge on a salary.	a	106,305 (62%)	65,992 (38%)

September 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	This measure proposed that officials who were charged with the collection of ad valorem taxes should be paid on a salary basis. It also proposed that, subject to local voter approval, the legislature could enact a local law to abolish the offices of tax assessor, tax collector or license commissioner in a county.	a	227,931 (70%)	99,466 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislative authority	This measure proposed that the legislature would be authorized to regulate the costs and charges of the courts in Calhoun County.	a	128,870 (57%)	95,660 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling policy	It proposed that nonprofit groups in Montgomery County could conduct legal bingo games to raise funds for charitable or educational purposes.	a	148,819 (62%)	91,072 (38%)

March 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Mineral resources	This measure proposed the creation of a trust fund for the revenue realized from leasing offshore oil and gas rights. It also allowed for the creation of a board to manage the fund and for the ability of the legislature to appropriate monies from the fund.	a	358,200 (77%)	107,921 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	State legislative authority	This measure proposed that the costs and charges of the courts in Baldwin County would be regulated by the legislature.	d	105,906 (49%)	111,433 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Local government officials and elections	This measure proposed to allow Barbour County to create one office that would result from the consolidation of the offices of the tax assessor and tax collector.	d	96,725 (48%)	106,274 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Taxes	It proposed that Chilton County could levy a property tax that would be used to support fire, medical and emergency services.	a	118,197 (60%)	80,263 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	Local government officials and elections	This measure proposed to allow Colbert County to create one office that would result from the consolidation of the offices of the tax assessor and tax collector.	d	101,162 (49%)	104,297 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	State legislative authority	This measure proposed that the costs and charges of the probate court in Henry County would be regulated by the legislature.	a	114,961 (66%)	60,480 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	Taxes; Public education funding	It proposed that, subject to approval by voters, each local school district in the county could levy a property tax to support the capital outlays required by the public schools in the district.	a	119,672 (66%)	62,538 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 16	Local government officials and elections	This measure proposed to allow Lauderdale County to create one office that would result from the consolidation of the offices of the tax assessor and tax collector.	a	110,319 (61%)	71,990 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 17	State legislative authority; Local government organization	This measure proposed to repeal Amendment 132 to the constitution, which allowed the legislature to abolish Macon County.	a	113,399 (64%)	64,883 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 18	Taxes	It proposed to remove the restrictions placed on the school district of the City of Huntsville in relation to a special school tax. It stipulated that the proceeds from that tax could be used for general school purposes.	a	102,614 (57%)	76,767 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 19	State judiciary	This measure proposed a procedure to be followed when filling judicial vacancies for the circuit and district courts in Mobile County.	a	103,242 (55%)	83,009 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Bond issues	This measured proposed to authorize the state to assume indebtedness of up to $520 million for the costs associated with roads, highways, bridges, schools, prisons, the development of Mobile Harbor and other public projects.	a	333,907 (72%)	129,358 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 20	Taxes	It proposed to permit the City of Alabaster to levy additional property taxes.	a	87,299 (50%)	85,815 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 21	Highways and bridges; Bond issues	This measure proposed that Washington County could issue bonds and levy fees to pay for improvements to public roads and bridges.	a	99,980 (58%)	71,481 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 22	Wildfire management	It proposed that the government could levy a tax on acreage to support forest fire protection in Winston County.	a	111,258 (66%)	57,979 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Bond issues	It proposed that the legislature could authorize payment by the state for expenses of the Alabama Housing Finance Authority that were incurred to acquire or make mortgage loans on privately owned residential property.	a	326,160 (72%)	129,244 (28%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Labor and unions	This measure proposed that an employee covered by workers' compensation could not bring legal action against a co-worker for personal injury suffered on the job.	d	146,950 (31%)	319,934 (69%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local government organization	This measure proposed to amend the constitutional definition of general, local and private law. It also proposed to affirm the constitutional definition of eight classes of municipalities.	a	202,697 (65%)	108,886 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Debt limits	It proposed that county issued bonds used to improve utilities should be excluded from the constitutional debt limitation if they are payable from the revenue derived from the operation of the utility.	a	170,448 (57%)	129,201 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Higher education governance	It proposed to amend the constitutional requirements with regard to the trustees of the University of Alabama. It stipulated the number of trustees, the manner of their election, the age of their retirement and the maximum number of consecutive terms of service.	a	186,038 (60%)	121,748 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Agriculture policy; Public economic investment policy	This measure proposed to modify Amendment 327 of the constitution with regard to the maximum assessment which could be levied on members of the pork industry to be used for promotion of that industry.	a	184,097 (63%)	108,766 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Public economic investment policy; Agriculture policy	This measure proposed to change Amendment 315 of the constitution with regard to the maximum assessment which could be levied on members of the soy industry to be used for promotion of that industry.	a	186,815 (66%)	96,951 (34%)

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Measure 1	State constitutional conventions	Authorize a constitutional convention	d	63,816 (37%)	108,319 (63%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Bond issue requirements; Veterans policy; Housing assistance programs	Allow the state to issue general obligation bonds for veterans' housing loans	a	111,460 (62%)	69,497 (38%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State judiciary oversight	Rename the Commission on Judicial Qualifications to Commission on Judicial Conduct, and changed the membership of the commission	a	123,172 (70%)	53,424 (30%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Revenue and spending limits	Limit annual state appropriations to $2.5 billion, adjusted for inflation and population since 1981	a	110,669 (61%)	70,831 (39%)
IndISS	Measure 5	Federal government issues; Public land policy	Claim state ownership of all federal land in Alaska except Mount McKinley National Park, national monuments established before 1977, native corporation selections, the Annette Island Reserve, and land controlled by the Department of Defense or the Alaska Power Administration	a	137,633 (73%)	50,791 (27%)
IndISS	Measure 6	Abortion policy	Prohibits state funding of abortions	d	77,829 (41%)	112,995 (59%)
IndISS	Measure 7	Hunting regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the classification of individuals for fishing, hunting, or trapping for personal consumption and repeal laws related to subsistence hunting and fishing	d	79,679 (42%)	111,770 (58%)
LRAQ	Measure 8	State capitals	Spend $2,843,147,000 to move the state capital from Juneau to Willow	d	91,049 (47%)	102,083 (53%)
BI	Proposition A	Bond issues; Veterans policy; Housing assistance programs	Issue $400 million in bonds for the purpose of purchasing home mortgages for qualifying veterans	a	118,874 (64%)	67,168 (36%)

Arizona

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	State legislative authority; Healthcare governance; Business regulations	Provide for the legislature to regulate ambulances and ambulance services, including routes served, response times, and changes	a	360,164 (63%)	212,878 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Bail policy; Criminal trials	Provide for the denial of bail to a person charged with a felony where proof is evidence and presumption is great	a	550,220 (81%)	128,992 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Salaries of government officials; Administration of government	Provide for the compensation of state elective and judicial officers to be codified by law	d	167,556 (25%)	497,888 (75%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Public economic investment policy; Property; Taxes	Enact a tax exemption of 50% on the total assessment of urban development property, as defined by law, located within a designated area	d	294,220 (44%)	371,674 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Administrative organization; Public education governance	Provide for the increase of the State Board of Education's membership from nine to 15 members	d	232,524 (35%)	430,383 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Business regulations; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require deposits and refunds for certain alcoholic beverage containers and prohibit the sale of certain types of containers and labelling	d	223,825 (32%)	477,856 (68%)
CISS	Proposition 201	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	Require the governor to write a specified communication advocating for a halt on nuclear weapons activity and declare the last Sunday in May as Peace Sunday	d	273,146 (45%)	331,985 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 202	Voter registration	Permit eligible persons to register to vote at the same time and place where they apply for a driver's license	a	347,559 (51%)	331,985 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 203	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Property	Repeal the authority of the state to claim control over public lands	d	280,285 (43%)	373,290 (57%)
CRSS	Proposition 300	Salaries of government officials; Administration of government	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $18,900	d	219,461 (33%)	455,615 (67%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 60	Business regulations	The measure set and controlled interest rates.	a	442,325 (59%)	302,461 (41%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 61	State legislatures measures; State judiciary	The measure would have authorized the legislature to establish the jurisdiction and venue of the state courts.	d	241,977 (38%)	395,704 (62%)
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 62	Highways and bridges; Property taxes	The measure authorized quorum courts to levy an annual county road tax of up to three mills.	a	362,009 (53%)	322,504 (47%)
LRSS	Referred Question Act 496	Drinking water systems; Bond issues	Authorize the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission to issue up to $100 million in bonds for water resource development	a	304,656 (50%)	300,740 (50%)

California

See also: California 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Education	Allow for bonds up to $500,000,000 for the construction and improvement of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,621,422 (50%)	3,554,500 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State judiciary	Allow municipal and justice courts of a county to unify within its superior court, subject to the approval of the majority of voters.	d	2,314,700 (35%)	4,362,767 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 11	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Establish a beverage container return program where returned containers can be exchange for money.	d	3,359,281 (44%)	4,256,274 (56%)
CISS	Proposition 12	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	Require that the governor send a letter to members of the federal government proposing that governments halt nuclear weapon production.	a	3,871,345 (52%)	3,528,463 (48%)
CISS	Proposition 13	Water	Establish provisions relating to water conservation programs and the use of water.	d	2,497,200 (35%)	4,599,103 (65%)
CICA	Proposition 14	Redistricting policy	Create a Districting Commission to conduct state legislative and congressional redistricting	d	3,065,072 (45%)	3,672,301 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 15	Firearms policy	Establish regulations relating to handgun ownership.	d	2,840,154 (37%)	4,799,586 (63%)
BI	Proposition 2	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $280,000,000 for constructing and remodeling county jails and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,893,113 (54%)	3,276,068 (46%)
BI	Proposition 3	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Allow for bonds up to $450,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,840,325 (67%)	2,369,166 (33%)
BI	Proposition 4	Water; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $85,000,000 for protecting the Lake Tahoe Basin and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,780,098 (53%)	3,365,937 (47%)
BI	Proposition 5	Bond issues; Housing	Allow for bonds up to $200,000,000 for housing mortgage loans as part of the Cal-First Home Buyers Act and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,875,064 (54%)	3,323,877 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Public employee retirement funds	Establish provisions relating to the investment of public pensions and retirement funds.	d	2,650,290 (39%)	4,110,123 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Establish that the term "newly constructed" does not include the addition of any fire sprinkler or alarm system not required by law.	d	2,802,425 (41%)	3,990,336 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the treasurer of any city, county, or city and county to transfer up to 85% of total anticipated revenues to local agencies.	a	3,367,595 (51%)	3,236,686 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Public education governance	Allow the legislature to authorize public school textbooks to be loaned to students at nonpublic schools	d	2,810,191 (39%)	4,411,672 (61%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Prison and jail funding; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $495,000,000 for constructing state prisons and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,925,215 (56%)	2,292,471 (44%)
VR	Proposition 10	Redistricting policy	Uphold the congressional redistricting map passed by the state legislature	d	1,764,981 (35%)	3,226,333 (65%)
VR	Proposition 11	Redistricting policy	Uphold the state Senate redistricting map passed by the state legislature	d	1,883,702 (38%)	3,101,411 (62%)
VR	Proposition 12	Redistricting policy	Uphold the state Assembly redistricting map passed by the state legislature	d	1,889,730 (38%)	3,091,888 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State executive official measures	Eliminate the provision that establishes the Lieutenant Governor as the President of the Senate.	d	1,723,467 (36%)	3,038,338 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Eminent domain policy	Establish that the acquisition of comparable property to replace property taken through eminent domain would not trigger a change in ownership that requires reappraisal.	a	2,779,226 (56%)	2,140,207 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Civil and criminal trials; State judiciary	Prohibit the issuance of bail for felony cases where the release may cause a substantial risk of harm to others.	a	4,278,709 (83%)	885,938 (17%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Taxes	Repeal the current inheritance and gift tax laws, prohibit gift and inheritance taxes, and require the state to levy an estate tax.	a	3,208,394 (62%)	1,983,818 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 6	Taxes	Repeal the gift and inheritance tax statutes, prohibit the establishment of gift and inheritance taxes, and re-enact the "pickup" tax.	a	3,300,547 (64%)	1,838,128 (36%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Taxes	Adjust the graduated state personal income tax brackets by establishing that index percentage changes which exceed 3% be used.	a	3,191,178 (63%)	1,835,054 (37%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 8	Civil and criminal trials; Crime victims' rights	Establish a right to safe schools and make changes to the criminal justice system.	a	2,826,081 (56%)	2,182,710 (44%)
VR	Proposition 9	Water	Establish certain facilities and programs, including a peripheral canal, as part of the Central Valley Project.	d	2,049,042 (37%)	3,444,483 (63%)

Colorado

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Taxes	Reduce property tax assessment rates and require the legislature to biannually adjust residential assessment rates.	a	551,334 (65%)	290,590 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Civil and criminal trials; State judiciary	Expand situations in which bail can be denied.	a	737,813 (83%)	156,336 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	State judicial authority; State judiciary structure; State judiciary oversight	Change the name of the Commission on Judicial Qualifications and establish provisions relating to the commission.	a	659,905 (77%)	193,425 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Administration of government; State legislatures measures	Repeal provisions relating to sessions of the General Assembly in even-numbered years and establish that sessions of the General Assembly shall not extend beyond 140 days in even-numbered years.	a	442,601 (54%)	372,897 (46%)
CISS	Amendment No. 5	Business regulations; Environment	Establish a minimum beverage container return value and establish regulations on beverage containers.	d	242,653 (26%)	708,564 (74%)
CICA	Amendment No. 6	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy; Taxes	Allow taxpayers to designate that a portion of their tax return be deposited into the "Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Conversion Fund".	d	325,985 (37%)	564,606 (63%)
CISS	Amendment No. 7	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Allow grocery stores to sell wine with up to 14% alcohol under the same restrictions as other alcohol retailers.	d	333,467 (35%)	620,190 (65%)

Connecticut

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Criminal trials; Jury rules	Remove the requirement for a grand jury to find probable cause before bringing someone to trial for those arrested for a crime that can result in either life in prison or the death penalty	a	437,231 (74%)	157,080 (26%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative authority; Administrative powers and rulemaking	Clarify that the General Assembly can oversee executive departments, and that the authority can be delegated to a committee such as the Legislative Review Committee	a	392,606 (70%)	167,570 (30%)
LRCA	Question 3	Salaries of government officials	Clarify that elected officials cannot increase their pay during their term of office	a	322,557 (57%)	241,597 (43%)
LRCA	Question 4	State judiciary structure	Create a court of appeals below the state's supreme court	a	387,116 (71%)	156,257 (29%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional rights	Establish that Florida's protection against unlawful searches and seizures aligns with the federal constitution's protections against unlawful searches and seizures	a	1,440,523 (63%)	828,571 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Criminal trials; Civil trials; Bail policy	Provide that a person charged with a crime shall be entitled to release before trial, with exceptions	a	1,412,269 (61%)	917,092 (39%)

Georgia

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State constitution ratification	Ratify a new state constitution	a	567,663 (73%)	211,342 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive official measures	Provide that the person holding the office of governor could not succeed themselves	d	317,060 (39%)	501,359 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Tort law; Insurance policy	Clarify sovereign immunity and waives its defense in contract actions and other cases to the extent of liability insurance or as provided by law	a	410,400 (61%)	256,971 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local government organization	Authorize the General Assembly to create countywide public library systems in counties with populations of 550,000 or more and transfer existing library facilities to these systems	a	375,412 (52%)	346,083 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Homestead tax exemptions	Increase the homestead exemption for Henry County residents from $2,000 to $4,000 for state, county, and school taxes, excluding municipal school taxes and taxes for bonded indebtedness	a	332,933 (52%)	310,132 (48%)

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Criminal trials	The amendment proposed, per House Bill No. 150 of the Eleventh Legislature, Regular Session of 1981, that Article I, Section 10 of the Hawaiian constitution be amended to allow a person to be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime upon a finding of probable cause after a preliminary hearing is held. Previous procedure had required that a presentment or indictment of a grand jury was necessary.	a	191,798 (67%)	95,216 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Salaries of government officials	The amendment proposed, per House Bill No. 238 of the Eleventh Legislature, Regular Session of 1981, that Article III, Section 9 of the Hawaiian constitution be amended to provide that the salaries received by legislators be payable in such installments and at such times as provided by law.	a	152,154 (55%)	126,110 (45%)

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 14	Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy	a	193,826 (65%)	102,390 (35%)
LRCA	HJR 15	Local official term limits	a	179,139 (62%)	108,850 (38%)
LRCA	HJR 17	Bond issues	a	175,087 (63%)	101,255 (37%)
LRCA	HJR 18	Administration of government	a	177,188 (64%)	99,075 (36%)
LRCA	HJR 2	State judicial selection	a	203,000 (70%)	87,917 (30%)
LRCA	HJR 7	Constitutional wording changes; Suffrage	a	191,870 (66%)	100,113 (34%)
CISS	Initiative 1	Taxes	a	168,895 (56%)	130,062 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 2	Healthcare	a	197,756 (65%)	105,436 (35%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Nuclear energy	a	175,407 (61%)	114,408 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 110	Business regulations	a	141,463 (54%)	122,489 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 112	Criminal trials; Jury rules	a	199,606 (70%)	86,251 (30%)

Illinois

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Denial of Bail for Offenses Punishable by Life Imprisonment Amendment	Bail policy	Allow denial of bail for persons charged with offenses punishable by life imprisonment	a	1,389,796 (85%)	239,380 (15%)

Louisiana

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September 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	This measure proposed to exempt all fuel sources used by public utilities in the generation of electricity from ad valorem taxes.	a	329,984 (64%)	188,727 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	This measure proposed to freeze ad valorem taxes for five years on properties in economic development, historic or downtown districts that were improved by their owners.	a	237,681 (51%)	230,319 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Mineral resources; Fossil fuel energy; Taxes	This measure proposed to exempt coal and lignite that was stockpiled for use in industry from ad valorem taxation.	a	252,145 (54%)	216,366 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	This measure proposed to remove the homestead exemption from general city property taxes. The exemption would still apply to water and sewage taxes and taxes for the zoological park.	d	210,112 (44%)	272,814 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Administration of government	It proposed to allow the state government to refund its debt at a higher interest rate in order to lengthen the repayment period.	d	210,247 (46%)	243,405 (54%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	It proposed to repeal Section 9 of Article IX of the constitution which established the First Use Tax Trust Fund. This action would give the state more leeway in using the taxes derived from gas that originated on the outer continental shelf.	d	215,214 (48%)	236,169 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Civil service	It proposed that the civil service commission could employ referees to make decisions in cases involving disciplinary action related to state employees.	a	245,252 (54%)	211,366 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Property	It proposed that the legislature should be authorized to itemize the costs that an owner would need to pay in order to redeem property that was sold at a tax sale.	d	193,717 (42%)	265,136 (58%)

Maine

See also: Maine 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Initiative and referendum process; Income taxes	Adjust individual income taxes to eliminate inflation-induced increases in individual state income taxes	a	240,023 (57%)	182,939 (43%)
IndISS	Question 2	Food policy; Administrative organization; Business regulations; Agriculture policy	Abolish the Maine Milk Commission's power to set dealer and retail prices of milk	d	222,422 (49%)	232,430 (51%)
IndISS	Question 3	Energy transmission projects; Utility policy; Nuclear energy	Prohibit the use of nuclear power for producing electricity after November 2, 1987	d	201,617 (44%)	256,124 (56%)
LRCA	Question 4	Bond issues	Limit the life of bonds authorized but not issued	a	241,838 (61%)	152,727 (39%)
LRCA	Question 5	Higher education funding	Authorize the use of state credit to secure funds to provide educational loans to parents of Maine students attending higher education institutions	a	257,040 (61%)	162,696 (39%)

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional wording changes	a	514,402 (74%)	185,391 (26%)
LRCA	Question 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	428,295 (62%)	261,238 (38%)
LRCA	Question 3	Local government officials and elections	a	377,559 (68%)	180,127 (32%)
LRCA	Question 4	Local government finance and taxes	a	351,258 (61%)	220,227 (39%)
LRCA	Question 5	Initiative and referendum process	a	379,342 (67%)	185,418 (33%)

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Public education governance	Allow public funds to be spent on students attending private primary and secondary schools in the form of aid, materials, or services	d	708,034 (38%)	1,160,130 (62%)
LRCA	Question 2	Death penalty	Allow for the death penalty for certain crimes	a	1,131,668 (60%)	748,549 (40%)
IndISS	Question 3	Nuclear energy	Require specific research be done and require voter approval before the construction and operation of new nuclear power plants or radioactive waste storage or disposal facilities	a	1,249,462 (67%)	602,955 (33%)
VR	Question 4	Business regulations; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Require a refundable deposit on certain beverage containers	a	1,143,956 (59%)	791,846 (41%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	State legislative authority	Allow the legislature to amend the section of the state constitution relating to legislative immunity	a	1,804,728 (64%)	1,029,743 (36%)
CICA	Proposal B	Administrative organization; Law enforcement officers and departments	Establish the Michigan Department of State Police as a department created by the state constitution and establish provisions relating to the administration of the Michigan Department of State Police	d	720,915 (25%)	2,111,802 (75%)
IndISS	Proposal C	Banking policy	Change laws relating to when a foreclosure may occur	d	1,344,463 (48%)	1,445,897 (52%)
IndISS	Proposal D	Utility policy	Require hearings for utility rate increases and establish limitations on utility rate increases	a	1,472,442 (51%)	1,431,884 (49%)
IndISS	Proposal E	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	Require a communication be sent from the state government to the president and other federal officials requesting that the US propose a nuclear weapons freeze with the USSR	a	1,585,809 (57%)	1,216,172 (43%)
CICA	Proposal G	State executive elections	Establish the Public Service Commission as an elected office	d	1,026,160 (37%)	1,771,098 (63%)
VR	Proposal H	Ethics rules and commissions; Utility policy	Require hearings for utility rate increases and prohibit members of the legislature from working for utility companies for two years after leaving office	a	1,670,381 (60%)	1,131,990 (40%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure	Allow the creation of a court of appeals	a	1,304,127 (77%)	385,738 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues; Highways and bridges	Remove restrictions on the interest rate for and the amount of trunk highway bonds	a	1,103,221 (66%)	563,865 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling policy	Permit the state legislature to authorize on-track pari-mutuel betting on horse racing	a	1,108,255 (64%)	624,721 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Railways; Bond issues	Provide state bonding authority for the improvement and rehabilitation of railroad facilities	a	1,201,321 (71%)	492,736 (29%)

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education governance	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended via Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 506. The amendment proposed an amendment to Sections 202 and 203. It proposed that the state superintendent of public education would be appointed by the board of education and that the superintendent would be chief administrator of the Department of Education.	a	219,966 (52%)	203,006 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive elections	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended via Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 517. The amendment proposed that the secretary of state provide the results of the gubernatorial election to the speaker of the state House of Representatives on the first day of the next ensuing session, so that it shall be ascertained on the same day who shall be governor.	a	282,401 (69%)	125,920 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended via Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 519. The amendment proposed that Section 112 be amended to provide for the classification of property for ad valorem tax purposes and for the legislature to establish assessment ratios for four classifications of property.	a	279,233 (64%)	157,717 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judiciary	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended via House Concurrent Resolution No. 23. The amendment proposed that Section 152 be amended to establish not more than 20 circuit and chancery districts and that the legislature must establish criteria by which the number of judges in each district shall be determined. Districting will rely on the federal census.	a	252,340 (64%)	143,754 (36%)

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 10	State judicial authority; Criminal sentencing	Authorize the Supreme Court to not review every term of life imprisonment	a	756,042 (57%)	563,482 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Bond issue requirements; Local government finance and taxes	Authorize a four-sevenths vote instead of two-thirds for bond measures in Clay, Jackson, Platte, St. Louis county, St. Louis city, and school districts and local government areas in those counties	d	495,430 (39%)	764,872 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Redistricting policy; State judicial authority	Require the State senate reapportionment commission to hold hearings and file plan for new districts the same as the house apportionment commission, and authorize the Supreme Court to appoint judges to draw districts if either commissions does not complete the task	a	724,225 (57%)	544,691 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administrative powers and rulemaking; State legislative authority	Prohibit change of laws by regulation and authorize legislature to invalidate administrative regulations	d	497,341 (39%)	792,329 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Public employee retirement funds	Authorize cities and counties to provide for periodical cost of living increases in retirement benefits	d	667,728 (49%)	684,327 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Redistricting policy	Establish a process for selecting a congressional redistricting commission to redraw district boundaries after each U.S. census and outline its procedures	d	581,210 (44%)	729,031 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State legislative authority; Civil service; Healthcare governance	Authorize the legislature to provide medical benefits for dependents of state officers and employees, and authorize legislature to allow local governments to provide similar benefits for their public employees	d	523,225 (39%)	815,153 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Fuel taxes; Transportation taxes and fees	Authorize a fixed fee or tax for motor vehicles instead of a tax on fuel	d	591,270 (45%)	734,594 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	State constitutional conventions	Establish the process for selecting delegates if voters approve a Missouri constitutional convention	d	496,888 (39%)	790,062 (61%)
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	State constitutional conventions	Authorize a Missouri Constitutional Convention	d	406,446 (30%)	927,056 (70%)
LRSS	Proposition B	Highways and bridges; Fuel taxes	Refer a $0.04 per gallon motor fuel fee increase to fund road and bridge maintenance	d	492,283 (35%)	905,289 (65%)
CISS	Proposition C	Sales taxes; Highways and bridges; Property taxes; Public education funding	Increase sales and use taxes by $0.01 per $1.00 to fund schools and highways, reduce school property taxes by half of the additional sales tax revenue, and amend the school aid formula	a	757,756 (53%)	667,190 (47%)
CISS	Proposition D	Utility policy; Business regulations	Authorize the creation of consumers' utility organizations with the purpose of representing utility customers' interest in Public Service Commission proceedings, and require utilities to collect voluntary membership dies and mail materials	d	513,247 (39%)	815,973 (61%)

August 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 4	Ballot measure process; Revenue and spending limits; Property taxes; Public education funding	Establish a maximum school tax rate which may be implemented without voter approval and authorize a raising the school tax rate by a simple majority vote	d	332,782 (36%)	598,359 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes; Homestead tax exemptions	Allow real estate to be included for tax purposes, exempts merchant and manufacturer inventories with compensation through a countywide commercial property tax, and grants a homestead exemption for homeowners	a	580,720 (64%)	328,652 (36%)

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposition A	Vehicle and driver regulations; Highways and bridges; Land use and development policy	Refer a law to allow longer and heavier trucks on Missouri highways, and to extend metropolitan commercial zones	d	405,471 (47%)	463,585 (53%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	C-10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	128,607 (46%)	153,264 (54%)
LRCA	C-11	State legislative processes and sessions	d	118,980 (41%)	171,196 (59%)
LRCA	C-12	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative vote requirements; State executive official measures	a	147,463 (53%)	131,560 (47%)
CISS	I-91	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	a	168,594 (57%)	125,092 (43%)
CISS	I-92	Gambling policy	d	115,297 (38%)	191,334 (62%)
CISS	I-94	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	d	168,594 (57%)	125,092 (43%)
CISS	I-95	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	207,629 (71%)	84,875 (29%)
LRSS	LR-89	Nuclear energy; Mineral resources	d	70,375 (24%)	222,210 (76%)

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State legislative processes and sessions	Require an at-large reading of all legislative bills before final passage	d	210,647 (44%)	264,826 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues; Land use and development policy	Authorize the use of bonds to develop blighted property	a	220,771 (51%)	215,083 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Property taxes	Limit the right of redemption of real estate sold for nonpayment of taxes to a period of six months when the real estate is located within an incorporated city, village, or in a sanitary and improvement district	d	196,131 (44%)	248,255 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Salaries of government officials; State legislative processes and sessions	Allow legislators to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties	d	178,549 (38%)	289,459 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bond issues; Water storage	Authorize the issuance of bonds to provide for the construction of water retention or impoundment structures for conservation	a	247,607 (58%)	179,550 (42%)
CICA	Initiative Measure 300	Agriculture policy	Prohibit the purchase of farm and ranch lands by anyone other than Nebraska family farm corporations	a	290,377 (56%)	224,555 (44%)

May 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials; State legislative processes and sessions	Provide that legislators receive a salary of not more than one-third of the governor's salary	d	105,421 (35%)	194,951 (65%)

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Property tax exemptions; Energy conservation and efficiency; State legislative authority	Permit property tax exemptions to encourage energy conservation and the use of renewable energy sources.	a	142,095 (63%)	83,280 (37%)
BI	Question 10	Bond issues	Authorize the state to issue up to $10 million in bonds to build and expand public libraries.	d	104,882 (47%)	119,484 (53%)
LRSS	Question 11	Utility policy; Administrative organization	Create a consumer advocate in the attorney general’s office to represent utility customers in rate and service cases.	a	158,339 (72%)	62,817 (28%)
CICA	Question 12	Utility policy	Create a consumer advocate office within the Attorney General’s office to represent the public before regulators.	d	93,525 (43%)	124,955 (57%)
LRCA	Question 2	Firearms policy; Constitutional rights	Guarantee the right to keep and bear arms for defense, hunting, recreation, and other lawful purposes.	a	162,460 (71%)	66,385 (29%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative authority; Criminal sentencing	Allow the legislature to authorize deferred and suspended sentences in justices’ and municipal courts.	d	87,237 (39%)	135,146 (61%)
LRCA	Question 4	State legislative authority; Parole policy	Allow the legislature to prevent the granting of parole to offenders whose original sentence does not allow it.	a	132,533 (59%)	93,856 (41%)
LRCA	Question 5	Constitutional wording changes	Revise the Nevada constitution to officially include the described territory south of the 37th parallel.	a	147,584 (66%)	76,635 (34%)
LRCA	Question 6	Tax and revenue administration; State legislative authority	Authorize the legislature to impose an estate tax limited to the credit allowed against the federal estate tax.	d	86,729 (39%)	134,398 (61%)
LRSS	Question 7	Sales taxes	Implement a sales tax on 60% of new mobile home prices and exempt certain used mobile homes.	d	101,953 (46%)	117,762 (54%)
CICA	Question 8	Property tax exemptions	Exempt household goods and furniture owned and used by a single household from state taxation.	a	169,115 (76%)	54,377 (24%)
CICA	Question 9	Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes	Exempt food for human consumption from any state tax on sale, storage, use, or consumption.	d	94,014 (41%)	133,999 (59%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention	State constitutional conventions	This measure proposed that a statewide constitutional convention be held, as required by Part II, Article 100 of the New Hampshire Constitution.	a	115,351 (52%)	105,207 (48%)
LRCA	Present Votes for Governor	Administration of government	This measure proposed that the secretary of state present the results of the gubernatorial election to the legislature in early January.	a	148,705 (71%)	61,925 (29%)
LRCA	Right to bear arms	Firearms policy	This measure proposed that the New Hampshire constitution be amended to affirm the right of individuals to bear arms for personal and property protection.	a	178,791 (73%)	66,441 (27%)
LRCA	Term limits for Governor	Executive official term limits	This measure proposed the amendment of the New Hampshire constitution to limit the governor to two consecutive terms.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.	d	151,379 (62%)	93,081 (38%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Public Question No. 1	Military-related advisory questions	The non-binding referendum supported a nuclear weapons freeze between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as the use of money saved by the freeze for tax cuts and human services.	a	1,250,468 (66%)	643,780 (34%)
BI	Public Question No. 2	Bond issues	The Correctional Facilities Construction Bond Act of 1982 authorized $170 million in bonds for correctional facilities.	a	1,040,289 (58%)	746,677 (42%)
BI	Public Question No. 3	Bond issues	Section 5 of the New Jersey Public Purpose Buildings Construction Bond Act of 1980 was amended to remove a requirement that federal matching funds be committed before the start of construction of nursing home facilities for disabled veterans. The measure came following a federal budget freeze that affected such funds.	a	1,036,185 (59%)	715,917 (41%)
BI	Public Question No. 4	Bond issues	The Community Development Bond Act of 1982 authorized $85 million in bonds for local development. $45 million capitalized the New Jersey Local Development Financing Fund, $30 million financed local revitalization and development projects and $10 million financed urban industrial parks.	a	848,393 (50%)	845,585 (50%)
LRCA	Public Question No. 5	Property	The proposed amendment to Article VIII, Section 5 of the New Jersey Constitution would have permitted the Legislature to pass criteria for setting prices at which the state can express interest in riparian land.	d	649,919 (39%)	1,029,937 (61%)

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	State judiciary	The referendum would have allowed for changes to be made to New Mexico Constitution that provided for judicial selection and tenure.	d	117,601 (46%)	139,643 (54%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; State legislatures measures	The referendum removed the ability of the New Mexico Legislature to appropriate funds from the severance tax permanent fund.	a	125,727 (50%)	125,324 (50%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Taxes	The referendum would have allowed for a $3,000 income tax exemption for money received from belonging to the New Mexico National Guard.	d	113,247 (44%)	143,574 (56%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Local official term limits	The referendum would have allowed for county sheriffs to serve as many two-year terms to which they were elected.	d	109,611 (43%)	142,871 (57%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Salaries of government officials	The referendum limited the per diem and mileage allowance for legislators.	a	148,486 (57%)	112,763 (43%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 6	Business regulations	The referendum allowed for directory advertising and other expenses to be used for fixing rates for telephone and telegraph companies.	a	201,014 (77%)	60,212 (23%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 7	Local government finance and taxes	The referendum allowed for counties to take on debt when used for certain projects.	a	156,113 (62%)	97,644 (38%)

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow for Tax Increment Bonds Without Voter Approval Amendment	Bond issues; Ballot measure process	Allow the General Assembly to pass laws authorizing the issuance of tax increment bonds without requiring voter approval	d	182,167 (18%)	810,565 (82%)
LRCA	Legislative Office Term Start Date Amendment	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative structure	Require legislators' office terms begin on the first of January following their election	a	690,218 (71%)	276,432 (29%)

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Temporary Assignment of Retired Appellate Judges Amendment	State judiciary structure	Allow retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges to be temporarily assigned to serve on either appellate court	a	356,895 (55%)	295,638 (45%)
LRCA	Bonds for Higher Education Facilities Amendment	Bond issues; Higher education funding; State legislative authority	Authorize the state to issue revenue bonds for financing or refinancing higher education facilities for nonprofit corporations	d	303,292 (47%)	338,650 (53%)
LRCA	Increase Legislative Term Lengths Amendment	State legislative elections	Increase the term limits for legislators from two to four years.	d	163,058 (24%)	522,181 (76%)
LRCA	Seaport and Airport Development Amendment	Airport infrastructure; Ports and harbors	Provide public bodies additional powers to develop new and existing seaports and airports.	d	292,031 (46%)	342,567 (54%)
LRCA	Supreme Court Review Authority Amendment	State judicial authority	Authorize the supreme court to review direct appeals from the North Carolina Utilities Commission	a	392,886 (61%)	253,629 (39%)

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Healthcare facility funding; Taxes	d	115,326 (49%)	119,561 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Eminent domain policy	a	176,464 (76%)	57,203 (24%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Constitutional wording changes	a	150,236 (68%)	70,491 (32%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State executive elections	d	85,510 (36%)	149,627 (64%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Higher education governance; Administrative powers and rulemaking	d	94,228 (43%)	127,087 (57%)
CICA	Measure 6	Gambling policy	d	96,677 (37%)	164,816 (63%)
CISS	Measure 7	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	a	139,089 (58%)	98,882 (42%)

June 8

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Local government organization	a	44,963 (54%)	39,040 (46%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative structure	d	38,094 (47%)	43,258 (53%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	50,813 (61%)	33,170 (39%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Salaries of government officials	a	45,470 (54%)	38,362 (46%)

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Low-Cost Housing Amendment	Bond issues; Housing	Authorize the state to issue revenue bonds to make financing available for low-cost housing	a	1,827,453 (57%)	1,356,336 (43%)
CICA	Election of Members of the Public Utilities Commission Initiative	Campaign finance	Provide elections for members of the Public Utilities Commission and provide public financing of their campaigns	d	1,053,274 (33%)	2,175,893 (67%)
LRCA	Sales Tax Increase to Fund High-Speed Rail Amendment	Taxes; Transportation	Authorize the construction of a high-speed rail system and levy a 1% sales tax to fund it	d	708,605 (23%)	2,420,593 (77%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	State Question 556	Redistricting policy	Establish new boundaries for Congressional districts and repeal prior legislation setting those boundaries.	d	379,545 (49%)	397,142 (51%)
LRCA	State Question 557	Local government finance and taxes	Allow cities, towns, and counties to borrow money for public buildings, streets, and roads with up to 30 years repayment.	d	343,376 (45%)	422,068 (55%)
LRCA	State Question 558	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water	Allow the legislature to use state funds and incur debt for water and sewage projects, bypassing constitutional debt and grant limits.	a	738,759 (66%)	387,160 (34%)

September 21

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	State Question 553	Gambling policy	Create the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to regulate racing, set taxes, and allow county option elections.	a	449,124 (58%)	324,550 (42%)

August 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	State Question 555	Local government organization; Local government finance and taxes	Authorize transportation districts with taxing powers, established by local vote, to provide services via agreements.	d	252,401 (50%)	257,345 (50%)
LRCA	State Question 559	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Create a trust fund managed by a seven-member board, with capital invested and income spent by legislative appropriation.	d	247,334 (50%)	251,531 (50%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Property; Taxes	Increase a taxing district’s tax base when new property construction causes the district’s true cash value to increase.	d	219,034 (22%)	768,150 (78%)
LRCA	Measure 2	State executive official measures	Extend the governor's period to approve or veto bills after the adjournment of a legislative session from 20 to 30 days.	d	385,672 (39%)	604,864 (61%)
CICA	Measure 3	Taxes; Property	Limit the annual real property tax to 1.5% of 1979 true cash value of property and prohibit special ad valorem or sales tax on realty.	d	504,836 (49%)	515,626 (51%)
CISS	Measure 4	Business regulations; Transportation	Permit individuals other than owners, operators, or employees to dispense gasoline at retail locations.	d	440,824 (42%)	597,970 (58%)
CISS	Measure 5	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy; Federal government issues	Send a message from the “People of Oregon” urge the U.S. President to propose a joint halt to nuclear activities with the Soviet Union.	a	623,089 (62%)	387,907 (38%)
CISS	Measure 6	Land use and development policy	Remove the requirement for local land use plans to align with statewide planning goals.	d	461,271 (45%)	565,056 (55%)

May 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Bond issues; Water	Allow up to half of irrigation and drainage projects funds to be allocated to towns with less than thirty thousand persons for water project construction.	a	333,656 (56%)	267,137 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Housing; Public assistance programs	Allow the sale of bonds for loans financing multifamily housing for elderly and disabled persons and remove low-income requirement.	a	389,820 (63%)	229,049 (37%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Law enforcement; Bond issues	Authorize state bonds up to $60 million to finance acquisition, construction, equipping, or improvement of correctional facilities.	d	281,548 (46%)	333,476 (54%)
LRSS	Measure 4	Taxes; Transportation	Increase commercial vehicle highway tax and fuel tax by 1¢ per gallon, allocating tax revenues to road maintenance and construction.	d	308,574 (49%)	323,268 (51%)
LRSS	Measure 5	State judiciary; State executive official measures	Empower the governor, instead of judges of the court, to appoint the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.	d	159,811 (26%)	453,415 (74%)

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Question 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	use funds to repair, reconstruct and rehabilitate personal care boarding homes	a	1,371,930 (64%)	774,178 (36%)

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	The measure authorized $25 million in bonds for mass transit, airports and highways.	a	177,429 (62%)	107,088 (38%)
LRAQ	Proposal 10	Military-related advisory questions; Nuclear weapons and missiles policy	Voters chose in favor of recommending a nuclear freeze between the United States and the Soviet Union.	a	169,660 (59%)	119,453 (41%)
BI	Proposal 2	Bond issues	The measure authorized $2 million in bonds for financial aid to the Agricultural Lands Preservation Commission.	a	181,465 (65%)	97,873 (35%)
BI	Proposal 3	Bond issues	The measure authorized $3.1 million in bonds for rehabilitation of facilities and financial aid related to care facilities for children.	a	170,812 (62%)	104,660 (38%)
LRCA	Proposal 4	Executive official term limits; State legislative term limits	The amendment would have set the terms of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general and state legislators at four years.	d	129,459 (49%)	135,832 (51%)
BI	Proposal 5	Administrative organization; Corrections governance	The measure authorized $8.5 million in bonds for the renovation of and upgrades to medium and maximum security correctional facilities.	d	123,438 (45%)	149,439 (55%)
BI	Proposal 6	Bond issues	The measure authorized $4.6 million in bonds for community mental health facilities and group homes.	a	181,643 (65%)	99,736 (35%)
BI	Proposal 7	Bond issues	The measure authorized $2.6 million in bonds for renovations to secondary technical and vocational centers.	a	142,364 (53%)	128,330 (47%)
BI	Proposal 8	Bond issues	The measure authorized $4.6 million in bonds for improvements at the University of Rhode Island's Kingston and Bay campuses.	a	151,741 (56%)	118,537 (44%)
BI	Proposal 9	Environment; Administrative organization	The measure authorized $600,000 in bonds for improvements to ports and commercial fishing facilities.	a	155,802 (58%)	111,337 (42%)

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Administration of government; State executive official measures	a	342,511 (70%)	147,313 (30%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property tax exemptions	d	233,992 (49%)	243,832 (51%)

South Dakota

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment A	Redistricting policy; State legislative authority	Enact a new apportionment process with single or dual member district	a	122,704 (52%)	112,184 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Public education funding; Public land policy; State legislative authority	Revise the finds and establishment of interest rates for school land sales	a	130,637 (56%)	104,435 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment C	State legislative processes and sessions	Change the first day of the Legislative session to the second Tuesday of January	a	137,262 (58%)	99,001 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Gambling policy	Allow certain games of chance in the state	d	107,552 (42%)	147,146 (58%)

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee 1982 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes; Taxes	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article II, Section 28. The amendment proposed that the section read as follows: the legislature shall provide, in such a manner as it deems appropriate, tax relief to elderly low-income taxpayers through payments by state to reimburse all or part of the taxes paid by such persons on owner-occupied residential property, but such reimbursement shall not be an obligation imposed, directly or indirectly upon counties, cities, or towns.	a	696,978 (86%)	112,451 (14%)

Texas

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Repeal the state property tax	a	1,609,998 (72%)	626,123 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Public assistance programs	Authorize legislature to aid needy children and caretakers, annually adjusting assistance within one percent of the state budget	a	1,512,180 (66%)	778,606 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Agriculture policy	Exempt agricultural equipment from ad valorem property taxation	a	1,491,651 (67%)	738,317 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Local official term limits	Increase the maximum term of office length of members of governing boards of water districts from two to four years	a	1,784,103 (81%)	420,555 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Local government officials and elections	Abolish the office of county treasurer in Tarrant and Bee counties	a	1,290,673 (67%)	627,418 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Bond issue requirements	Increase the maximum interest rate on state general obligation bonds to a weighted 12%	a	1,263,986 (60%)	831,382 (40%)

Utah

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Property tax exemptions; Tax and revenue administration; Public education funding	Revise the Revenue and Taxation Article of the constitution	a	311,816 (63%)	186,796 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Administrative organization; Salaries of government officials	Create a citizens' commission that would set legislative salaries and expense reimbursement provisions	a	312,331 (64%)	173,772 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State legislative elections	Require legislators to reside in their districts for their term of office	a	404,954 (83%)	83,411 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Business regulations; Local government officials and elections	Permit corporate officers and employees to hold office	a	293,693 (62%)	177,167 (38%)

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1982 ballot measures

March 2

Type	Title	Subject	Result
LRCA	Imposition of Bail for Criminal Offenses Amendment	State judicial authority	a

Virginia

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Voter registration	Revise what information is required for registering to vote	a	634,533 (58%)	456,975 (42%)
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional rights	Authorize the restoration of the civil rights to felons	d	396,322 (37%)	685,753 (63%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions	Allow the General Assembly to limit the amount of legislation introduced during the odd-year short session	d	370,563 (35%)	689,085 (65%)

Washington

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 412	Business regulations	Provide a maximum annual interest rate of 12% for retail installment contracts.	d	452,710 (34%)	880,135 (66%)
CISS	Initiative 414	Food and beverage taxes; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Alcohol laws	Provide for a minimum five cent recycling refund on soft drinks and alcohol sales	d	400,156 (29%)	965,951 (71%)
CISS	Initiative 435	Sales taxes	Replace state sales tax on food, state corporate business tax, and the occupation tax with a 10% franchise tax on corporations.	d	453,221 (34%)	889,091 (66%)
LRCA	SJR 143	Public economic investment policy	Authorize the creation of districts to finance development projects through tax revenues from increased property values	d	393,030 (31%)	882,194 (69%)

West Virginia

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education governance; Public education funding		a	248,912 (51%)	240,905 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local official term limits	This amendment would have removed all term limits for Sheriff's.	d	178,713 (36%)	320,308 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Property; Taxes	This amendment exempted from ad valorem property taxation the first $20,000 of assessed value.	a	410,619 (80%)	102,146 (20%)

Wisconsin

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November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Constitutional wording changes	Replace pronouns with gender neutral language	a	771,267 (62%)	479,053 (38%)
LRCA	Question 2	Redistricting policy; Constitutional wording changes	Update a provision to reflect federal constitutional law about redistricting and military personal	a	834,188 (72%)	321,331 (28%)
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional wording changes; State legislatures measures	Remove references to an 1881 amendment about election dates and terms of office for state legislators	a	919,349 (79%)	238,884 (21%)
LRCA	Question 4	State legislatures measures; Constitutional wording changes	Clarify that legislative voting should be done by roll call vote	a	977,438 (83%)	193,679 (17%)
LRCA	Question 5	Constitutional wording changes; Public education governance	Remove a reference to the 1902 election and superintendent of public instruction's term	a	934,236 (81%)	215,961 (19%)
LRCA	Question 6	Military service policy; Constitutional wording changes	Remove references to using money collected for draft exemptions for school funds	a	887,488 (75%)	295,693 (25%)
LRCA	Question 7	Constitutional wording changes; Statehood	Remove provisions about Wisconsin's 1848 transition from territory to statehood	a	926,875 (81%)	223,213 (19%)
LRCA	Question 8	State judiciary; Constitutional wording changes	Remove transitional provisions from a 1977 court reorganization amendment	a	882,091 (79%)	237,698 (21%)
LRCA	Question 9	Constitutional wording changes; State judiciary	Specify the effective date of terms of office for supreme court justices	a	960,540 (83%)	190,366 (17%)

September 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	International Nuclear Weapons Reduction Negotiations Advisory Question	Nuclear weapons and missiles policy; Military-related advisory questions	Order the state to advise the president and Congress that the people of Wisconsin supported efforts to negotiate a mutual nuclear weapons moratorium and reduction with the Soviet Union	a	641,514 (76%)	205,018 (24%)

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Law enforcement officers and departments	Hold counties responsible for the acts of the county sheriff	a	316,156 (59%)	219,752 (41%)

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