1969 ballot measures

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Alabama

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Florida

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues	Temporarily suspends the prohibition against the issuance of revenue bonds or tax anticipation certificates	a

Kentucky

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Agricultural Land Assessment Referendum	Taxes	Assesses agricultural land in urban areas for taxation at its value for agricultural purposes	a
LRCA	Legislative Session Referendum	Legislature	Lengthens legislative session to 60 days	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1969 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Education	Issues $7.54 million in bonds for expansion of classroom facilities at several campuses of the University of Maine	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Transportation	Authorizes Aeronautics Commission to use $13,000 appropriated to Norridgewock Airport	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Forests & Parks	Issues $210,000 in bonds for constructing facilities at Camp Waban	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Education	Issues $22 million in bonds for the Foundation Program School Subsidies	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 5	Utilities	Issues $310,000 in bonds to construct water and sewage facilities at three Indian Housing Authorities	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 6	Transportation	Issues $100,000 in bonds for the construction of docking facilities at Matinicus Island	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 7	Education	Issues $9.8 million in bonds for elementary and secondary school buildings, $800,000 for technical and vocational schools	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 8	Environment	Issues $50 million in bonds for pollution abatement facilities	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 9	Education	Issues $770,000 in bonds for the improvement of facilities and acquisition of land for several educational institutes	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 10	Forests & Parks	Issues $1.9 million in bonds for parks, forestry and the Marine Research Laboratory	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 11	Transportation	Issues $21.5 million in bonds for state highway construction	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 12	Prisons	Issues $2,515,000 in bonds for the enlargement and improvement of mental and correctional institutions	a
LRSS	Referendum Question No. 13	Bonds	increase in the interest rate for state bonds from five to six percent	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Education	Provides $25 million in bonds for state guaranteed loans to private colleges	d
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Legislatures	Establishes odd number of members in state senate	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Local Gov't	Gives municipalities home rule	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Bonds	Insures the payment of revenue bonds of the Maine School Building Authority	a

New Jersey

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Allows for $271 million in bonds for water conservation.	a
LRCA	Question 2	Elections	Decreases the voting age from 21 years to 19.	d
LRCA	Question 3	Gambling	Allows the legislature to establish a state lottery.	a

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Healthcare	Relates to loans for hospitals and related facilities	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Bonds	Increases the bond that the state may be liable for by public corporations	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Forests & Parks	Establishes a state nature and historical preserve	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Legislature	Provides that term "inhabitants" shall mean the whole number of person for the purpose of apportioning legislative districts.	a

North Carolina

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Provides for an increase of the local option sales tax	d

Ohio

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November 4, 1969

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Elimination of Short-Term Elections Amendment	Eliminate short-term elections of state officers to fill vacancies when the remainder of the term is less than one year.	a	1,432,960 (64%)	795,813 (36%)
LRCA	Lower the Voting Age to 18 Amendment	Lower the voting age from 21 to 19		1,226,592 (49%)	1,274,334 (51%)

Oklahoma

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September 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 466	Admin of gov't	Provides for the form of an oath of office for public officers	a
LRCA	State Question 468	Bonds	Authorizes the issuance and sale of additional state industrial finance bonds	d

Oregon

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June 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Reduces property taxes, increases corporation taxes and sales taxes	d

Pennsylvania

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Type	Name	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Appointed Judges and Retention Elections Amendment	State judiciary	Changes the system for selecting judges	d

Texas

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August 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Con language	Repeals obsolete, superfluous and unnecessary sections of the Constitution	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Water	Broadens the powers of the Texas Water Development Board and the purposes of the Texas Water Development Fund	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Gov't salaries	Provides that the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall receive a salary fixed by the Legislature	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Exempts nonprofit water supply corporations from taxation	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Welfare	Increases the amount to be paid in assistance to the needy elderly, blind and children	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Bonds	Removes the constitutional interest rate limitations for bonds issued pursuant to constitutional authority	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Gov't finances	Provides assistance to surviving spouses and minor children of governmental employees who have hazardous duties and are killed on the job	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education	Provides for additional loans to students at institutions of higher education under the Texas Opportunity Plan	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Legislature	Provides for annual legislative sessions	d

Vermont

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Constitutional Convention	ConCon	Convene a constitutional convention to discuss a list of seven topics	d

Wisconsin

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April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Administration of Government	Creates exemption for uniformity of county government constitutional law, and gives county executives veto power	a
LRCA	Question 2	Spending	Allows state to contract public debt under certain conditions	a
AQ	Question 3	Education	Asks citizens if the state should take over control and funding of vocational education programs	d
AQ	Question 4	Bond issues	Asks citizens if the state should issue bonds to help with municipal water pollution control	a
AQ	Question 5	Bond issues	Asks citizens if state should issue bonds to help buy and develop land for recreational purposes	a

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