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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1970 ballot measures

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1970 ballot measures

August 25:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Lowers the voting age to 18	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Eliminates reading English as a voting requirement	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Renames the position of Secretary of State to Lieutenant Governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judicial reform	Provides that the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court be elected by the court's justices	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judicial reform	Provides that the administrator of the Alaskan court system serve at the pleasure of the Alaska Supreme Court	a

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ConCon	Constitutional Convention	ConCon	Calls for a constitutional convention	a
BI	Proposition 1	Bonds	Issues $20.3 million in bonds for schools	a
BI	Proposition 2	Bonds	Issues $3 million in bonds for remote housing	a
BI	Proposition 3	Bonds	Issues $2.3 million in bonds for recreational facilities	a
BI	Proposition 4	Bonds	Issues $29.2 million in bonds for highway construction	a
BI	Proposition 5	Bonds	Issues $8.6 million in bonds for health and welfare and correctional facilities	a
BI	Proposition 6	Bonds	Issues $5.6 million in bonds for health and medical facilities	a
BI	Proposition 7	Bonds	Issues $11 million in bonds for water and sewage facilities	a
BI	Proposition 8	Bonds	Issues $5.5 million in bonds for highway maintenance	a
BI	Proposition 9	Bonds	Issues $10 million in bonds for airport construction	a
BI	Proposition 10	Bonds	Issues $21 million in bonds for Alaska ferry	a
BI	Proposition 11	Bonds	Issues $29.7 million in bonds for University of Alaska	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Trials	Provide for the denial of bail to a person charged with a felony where proof is evidence and presumption is great	a	294,724 (85%)	53,143 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Eminent domain and Property	Provide just compensation to owners of private property taken by eminent domain	a	225,535 (67%)	111,579 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Admin of gov't and Govt salaries	Provide for the establishment of a commission on elective state officer's compensation	a	211,592 (64%)	120,016 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Govt accountability and State judiciary	Provide for the establishment of a commission on judicial qualifications	a	249,068 (74%)	89,435 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Taxes and Transportation	Provide for the use and distribution of vehicle, user, gasoline, and diesel taxes	a	225,082 (69%)	100,956 (31%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Act 341	Admin of gov't	Creates a State Library Building Commission	d
CCR	Proposed Constitution	Constitutions	Revises the state constitution	d
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Labor	Repeals "Full-Crew" laws	d

California

See also: California 1970 ballot propositions

June 2, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $246,300,000 for University of California health science buildings.		1,940,964 (45%)	2,368,056 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Make changes to the Constitution regarding local government.	a	2,084,722 (51%)	1,983,980 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Revise the Constitution regarding public utilities, corporations, water use, the State lending its credit, and the State owning corporate stock.		688,372 (23%)	2,332,791 (77%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Remove constitutional provisions relating to state institutions, public buildings, land, and homestead exemption.		1,940,211 (48%)	2,063,603 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Allow the state legislature to review constitutional revisions before they are submitted to voters and adjust civil service exemptions.		1,945,593 (49%)	2,063,957 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Require the legislature to establish the election or appointment of the State Board of Education and county boards of education.	a	2,300,713 (55%)	1,864,665 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Allow the legislature to raise the maximum rate of interest on unsold bonds.	a	2,439,131 (56%)	1,901,820 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Establish provisions relating to funding from property taxes and increase the minimum homeowner's property tax exemption to $1,000.		1,321,092 (28%)	3,316,919 (72%)

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Exempt loans of $100,000 or more for corporations or partnerships from the 10% yearly limit on interest.		2,388,985 (45%)	2,925,815 (55%)
LRSS	Proposition 11	Establish procedures for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners for establishing of rules and regulations governing chiropractors.	a	3,684,625 (69%)	1,634,064 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Establish that the county governing body shall set the salaries for county supervisors, subject to referendum.	a	2,626,035 (51%)	2,567,287 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Create provisions relating to veterans' property tax exemptions,	a	4,747,341 (83%)	939,384 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Amend the civil service system, add positions to civil service, and remove positions from civil service.	a	2,487,620 (51%)	2,382,148 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Make changes to constitutional provisions.	a	3,008,478 (59%)	2,084,421 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Amend procedures relating to constitutional amendments and initiatives.	a	2,576,576 (51%)	2,465,520 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Repeal obsolete constitutional provisions relating to social welfare.	a	3,591,461 (70%)	1,563,940 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Allow fuel taxes and license fees to be used to facilitate public transportation and to control pollution caused by cars.		2,697,746 (46%)	3,182,096 (54%)
LRSS	Proposition 19	Change the penalty for charging interest in an amount greater than allowed by law from a misdemeanor to a felony.	a	3,766,737 (72%)	1,493,047 (28%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for water pollution control and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,394,433 (75%)	1,431,703 (25%)
BI	Proposition 20	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $60,000,000 for recreation, fish, and wildlife facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,141,788 (57%)	2,397,249 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Establish that the Supreme Court has the sole authority to answer questions regarding vacancies of certain government officials.		2,616,137 (49%)	2,726,225 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Require the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 10 days of the start of each regular session and require the legislature to pass a budget bill by June 15.	a	3,015,932 (55%)	2,482,194 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Allow the legislature to make appropriations for public schools prior to the passage of the budget bill if the budget bill is delayed.		2,605,508 (47%)	2,951,037 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Require that meetings of the Board of Regents of the University of California be public, with certain exceptions.	a	3,733,148 (67%)	1,806,443 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Allow funds from the Teachers' Retirement Fund to be invested in specific securities.	a	3,670,780 (68%)	1,714,935 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Establish that the speaker of the Assembly shall be an ex officio member of any agency that has charge over the State College System.	a	2,700,857 (50%)	2,660,524 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Exempt an additional Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction from civil service.		2,128,719 (40%)	3,200,815 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Allow boards of education in non-chartered counties to appoint their superintendent of schools and allow two or more non-chartered counties to create a joint board of education.		2,421,978 (46%)	2,825,472 (54%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Exempt the heads of principal departments of the executive branch from the state civil service requirements.	a	293,621 (57%)	219,639 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Establish a state personnel system in the Department of Personnel and create a system of probationary periods for people appointed to positions.	a	346,663 (66%)	175,076 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Authorize the state legislature to provide for service authorities for government needs and revise provisions relating to home rule charters.	a	325,512 (66%)	170,986 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Lower the voting age from 21 to 19 and reduce residency requirements from one year to six months.		240,622 (45%)	291,858 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 5	Lower the residency requirement for voting and guarantee the right to vote for those, otherwise qualified in Colorado, living on federal land.	a	336,977 (65%)	184,694 (35%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State Exec	Makes election of Attorney General a constitutional requirement	a
LRCA	Question 2	Legislature	Makes a 21 year minimum age requirement for state office	a
LRCA	Question 3	Suffrage	Lowers the voting age to 18 years	d
LRCA	Question 4	Legislature	Requires the General Assembly to meet each year	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	Provides the right to vote to those of the age of 18 and over	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional rights	States that 18 is the age of legal adulthood	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Restructures the state judicial system	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Environment	Allows for bonds to finance pollution control	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Environment	Restricts state sales of submerged lands to only when in the public interest	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Term limits	Extends the terms of the state House of Representatives from two years to four years	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Education	Allows for a pay-as-you-go finance system for school construction through temporary tax increases approved by voters	d

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of Gov't	Provides that constitutional amendments become effective on the first day of January following their ratification	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State Exec	Chanages the manner in which bills and resolutions are approved or vetoed by the governor	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Provides that all personal property used withing the home be exempt from all ad valorem taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Expands homestead tax exemptions for disabled veterans to include those with disabilities affecting their locomotion	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Education	Provides scholarships to Georgia citizens attending colleges or universities that are not a part of the University System of Georgia	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Exempts all tangible personal property owned by religious organizations from ad valorem taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Provides that homestead exemptions extend to properties held by one or more owners, administrators, executors or trustees	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Exempts tangible and intangible property of hospitals and nursing homes from ad valorem taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Exempts property held by public water supply and sewage disposal corporations from ad valorem taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Georgia Housing Finance Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Classifies personal property comprising inventory as a separate class of property for ad valorem taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Pension	Provides for the occasional increase of retirement and pension benefits	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Exempts peanuts grown in the state and stored in licensed or bonded warehouses from all ad valorem taxation	d
LRCA	Amendment 14	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Glynn County Public Improvement Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Admin of Gov't	Creates the City of Marietta Parking Authority	d

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Education	Proposes method of selecting the board of education	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Education	Proposes method of selecting superintendent	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Constitutional Rights	Proposes to lower the voting age	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Local Gov't	Proposes periodical reviews of City Charter Review	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 3	Term limits	Makes County Assessor term limits four years	a
LRCA	SJR 121	Term limits	Makes County Treasurer term limits four years	a
LRCA	SJR 122	Constitutions	Adopts a revised Constitution	d
CISS	INIT 1	Legislature	Repeals a bill to increase legislative pay	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1970 ballot measures

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Ad Valorem Tax Prohibition Amendment	Taxes	Prohibits taxation of personal property by valuation	a
BI	Anti-Pollution Amendment	Environment	Allows the Anti-Pollution Bond Act to go into effect	a
LRCA	Banking Act Amendment	Banking	Passes proposed amendments to the Illinois Banking Act	a

December 15:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Constitution Ratification	Constitutional language	Adopts the fourth version of the Illinois Constitution	a
CCR	State Representatives	Legislature	Asks, shall state representatives be elected from multi-member districts?	a
CCR	Appoint Judges	Judiciary	Asks, shall all Illinois judges be appointed?	d
CCR	Death Penalty	Death Penalty	Asks, shall the death penalty be abolished?	d
CCR	Voting Age	Suffrage	Asks, shall the voting age be lowered to 18?	d

Indiana

See also: Indiana 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of Gov't	Proposes that the General Assembly meet annually and set the length and frequency of sessions and recesses	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Proposes that the judicial system undergo constitutional changes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Term Limits	Proposes extended terms for state secretary, auditor and treasurer	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Allows the General Assembly to alter periods of residence to vote for various officers or in various elections	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Redistricting	Establishes single-member legislative districts for the General Assembly	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Repeals the Constitutional requirement for the office of county attorney	a
ABR	Constitutional Convention Question	Con convention	Triggers automatically by the state constitution every 10 years for constitutional convention	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol	Proposes to regulate and control alcohol	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Con Language	Proposes to outline the process of amending the constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State Exec	Proposes to outline the power and guidelines governing the state executive branch	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	Concerning payments for acquired property	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Concerning the issuance of bonds	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Bonds	Concerning the creation of a state bond commission	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Concerning the board of supervisors at Louisiana State University	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bonds	Concerning a $14 million bond issue	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Concerning the family court of East Baton Rouge	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Concerning taxes to support flood protection	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Property	Concerning property owned by the Port of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the commissioners of the Port of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Local Gov't	Concerning the traffic court of the city of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Concerning taxes to support flood protection	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Admin of Gov't	Concerning investing surplus funds	d
LRCA	Amendment 13	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 14	Bonds	Concerning bond issuance by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Bonds	Concerning bond issuance by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 16	Admin of Gov't	Concerning sewage service charges in New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 17	Taxes	Concerning a six mill property tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 18	Bonds	Concerning bond issuance by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 19	Bonds	Concerning bond issuance by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 20	Law Enforcement	Concerning property liens by the sewage and water board of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 21	Bonds	Concerning the issuance of bonds by the school board of Orleans Parish	d
LRCA	Amendment 22	Local Gov't	Concerning municipal assessment for road paving	d
LRCA	Amendment 23	Civil Service	Concerning city park employee	d
LRCA	Amendment 24	Taxes	Concerning the tax levy authority of the City of New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 25	Local Gov't	Concerning traffic court in New Orleans	d
LRCA	Amendment 26	Judiciary	Concerning the creation of the 34th judicial district	d
LRCA	Amendment 27	Local Gov't	Concerning Lafayette Parish charter commission	d
LRCA	Amendment 28	Bonds	Concerning municipal revenue bonds	d
LRCA	Amendment 29	Bonds	Concerning a uniform maximum interest rate for bond issues	d
LRCA	Amendment 30	Bonds	Concerning bonds issued under the royalty road fund	d
LRCA	Amendment 31	Taxes	Concerning an election year ad valorem tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 32	Civil Service	Concerning compensation for police and fire civil service boards	d
LRCA	Amendment 33	Local Gov't	Concerning the appointment of the members of the port commission of Avoyelles Parish	d
LRCA	Amendment 34	Education	Concerning the Rapides Parish school district	d
LRCA	Amendment 35	Education	Concerning the creation of new publicly supported educational instutions	d
LRCA	Amendment 36	Public Works	Concerning the creation of the Amite River Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 37	Public Works	Concerning the Amite River Authority	d
LRCA	Amendment 38	Legislature	Concerning legislative vacancies	d
LRCA	Amendment 39	Taxes	Concerning license taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 40	Law Enforcement	Concerning law enforcement officers	d
LRCA	Amendment 41	Admin of Gov't	Concerning state political corporations	d
LRCA	Amendment 42	Local Gov't	Concerning the creation of special districts in parishes	d
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	Concerning the tax exemption of commercial shrimp and oyster boats	d
LRCA	Amendment 44	Local Gov't	Concerning the establishment of city courts	d
LRCA	Amendment 45	Local Gov't	Concerning the jurisdiction of city courts	d
LRCA	Amendment 46	Constitutional Rights	Concerning the voting rights of handicapped individuals	d
LRCA	Amendment 47	Legislature	Concerning the Louisiana Commission on Governmental Ethics	d
LRCA	Amendment 48	Civil Service	Concerning police and fire civil service	d
LRCA	Amendment 49	Elections	Concerning the right to serve at the polls	d
LRCA	Amendment 50	Con Language	Concerning the St. Tammany Board of Commissioners	d
LRCA	Amendment 51	Taxes	Concerning a tax in Bogalusa	d
LRCA	Amendment 52	Local Gov't	Concerning the city court of Baker	d
LRCA	Amendment 53	Local Gov't	Concerning community centers in Calcasieu Parish	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1970 ballot measures

March 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question	Transportation	Issues $19.5 million in bonds for the construction of state highways	a

June 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Education	Removes interest rate limitation of five percent from unissued bonds for a regional vocational center in York County	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $3,825,000 in bonds for construction at the State Vocational-Technical Institutes and Boys Training Center	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Education	Issues $14,985,000 in bonds for classroom expansions and improvements at University of Maine campuses	d
LRSS	Referendum Question No. 4	Education	Allows moneys originally appropriated for addition to Gould Academic Building to be used for classroom construction	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Transportation	Issues $30 million in bonds for the reconstruction of State Route 6	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $50 million in bonds for the construction of elementary and secondary school buildings	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Environment	Issues $4 million in bonds for oil pollution clean up efforts when the Governor declares an Oil Pollution Disaster	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Environment	Repeals interest limit on unissued bonds for water pollution abatement	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Suffrage	Lowers age requirement for voting to 20 years old	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Property	Allows Legislature to provide for the assessment of real estate taxes of three types of real estate	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Legislatures	Empowers the Legislature to call for Special Sessions	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State exec	Creates executive official positions and qualifications	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Creates provisions for judicial appointments, powers and duties	a
LRCA	Question 3	Judiciary	Provides for method of judge appointments	d
LRCA	Question 4	Legislature	Sets a maximum session length for the General Assembly	a
LRCA	Question 5	Legislature	Establishes membership of the General Assembly and legislative districts	a
LRCA	Question 6	Elections	Changes residency requirements for elections	a
LRCA	Question 7	State exec	Allows the governor to reorganize the executive branch	a
LRCA	Question 8	Local gov't	Provides counties with an alternate procedure to submit the question of adopting a charter form of government	a
LRCA	Question 9	Religion	Provides for religious freedom in governmental and public school institutions	a
ABR	Question 10	ConCon	Calls for a Constitutional convention	d
VR	Question 11	Admin of gov't	Creates a Community Development Administration to coordinate development efforts and resources	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Classifies real property for taxes according to use	d
LRCA	Question 2	Elections	Reducing residency requirement for voting to six months	a
LRCA	Question 3	Suffrage	Reducing the voting age to 19	a
LRCA	Question 4	Redistricting	Redivides representative and senatorial districts	a
AQ	Question 5	War & Peace	Provides a position for the state government to take regarding the Vietnam War	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal A	Allow the state to issue bonds for the funding of low income housing		921,482 (40%)	1,388,737 (60%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Lower the voting age to 18 years		924,981 (39%)	1,446,884 (61%)
CICA	Proposal C	Prohibit the use of public funds for non-public schools	a	1,416,838 (57%)	1,078,740 (43%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Reduces voting age and provides age requirements to hold office	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Authorizes legislature to define categories of tax exempt property	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1970 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Proposition 1	Taxes	Increases the state income tax	d

August 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State exec	Removes prohibition on state treasurer succeeding himself	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	Authorizes the State Highway Commission to construct and operate toll roads	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Provides for a Court of Appeals consisting of districts	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Provides for annual legislative sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local Gov't	Allows citizens of charter counties to determine what services should be provided to them	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Increases maximum tax rates which can be levied	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Provides tax rate for school districts	a
VR	Proposition 1	Pension	Provides higher pensions for state employees	d

Montana

See also: Montana 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State exec	Permits extra amendments to be submitted in the next three elections to reorganize the executive department	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State exec	Provides that all executive offices be allocated among no more than twenty departments	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Suffrage	Changes the voting age to 19 years	a
LRSS	R-67	ConCon	Asks whether or not a constitutional convention should be called	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	Reduces the voting age to 20	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Redistricts supreme court judicial districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Eliminates the reading of an entire bill before legislative vote	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Provides that retired judges may be called upon for temporary duty	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bonds	Issues bonds for university facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Repeals county limitations on mill levies	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin of gov't	Creates a commission on legislative compensation	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Local gov't	Changes the number of electors needed to amend home rule charters	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Judiciary	Provides for various administrative changes to the court system	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Classifies or exempts personal property for taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Education	Provides for the investment of educational trust funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Education	Provides financial grants to students of non-public schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 13a	State exec	Removes the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the legislature	d
LRCA	Amendment 13b	State exec	Allows the governor and lieutenant governor to run and be elected jointly	a
LRCA	Amendment 13c	State exec	Defines duties of the lieutenant governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Admin of gov't	Creates the board of trustees of higher education	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Legislature	Limits length of legislative sessions	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State legislatures	Proposes amending Section 1 of Article 2 of the Constitution to permit the Legislature to make a provision enabling U.S. citizens who are not qualified electors in another state and who do not meet residency requirements in Nevada to vote in the state for President.	a
LRCA	Question 2	Recall measures	Proposes amending Section 9 of Article 2 of the Constitution to change the number and petitioners required to recall public officers.	a
LRCA	Question 3	Term limits	Proposes amending Section 3 of Article 5 the Constitution to limit the terms in office for the governor to two.	a
LRCA	Question 4	Wages and pay	Proposes amending Section 33 of Article 4 of the Constitution to change the compensation for legislators.	d
LRCA	Question 5	State legislatures	Proposes amending Section 2 of Article 4 of the Constitution to change from biennial sessions to annual sessions of the Legislature.	d
LRCA	Question 6	State legislatures	Proposes amending the Constitution to add a Section which would have required the Legislature to establish a state merit system governing employment of persons in the executive branch of the state.	a
LRCA	Question 7	Redistricting	Proposes amending Section 5 of Article 4 of the Constitution to require the Legislature after each decennial census to redistrict the legislative districts based on population.	a
LRSS	Question 8	Taxes	Proposes amending the Sales and Use Tax Act to exempt prescription medicines from taxation and to impose taxes on the sales of periodicals.	a
BI	Question 9	Bond issues	Proposes issuing general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $5 million for purchasing or condemnation of property for a state park system.	a

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Legislature	Shall a legislative compensation commission be established?	d
LRCA	Question 2	Civil Service	Shall civil officers be required to swear allegiance to the constitution?	a
LRCA	Question 3	Legislature	Shall legislative mileage compensation be limited?	d
LRCA	Question 4	State Exec	Shall the governor be elected every 4 years and limited to two terms?	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Elections	Reduces the voting age from 21 years to 19.	d
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Increased the property tax deduction for senior citizens from $80 to $160, with the state reimbursing half of the deduction to municipalities.	a
BI	Question 3	Bond issues	Allows for $80 million in bonds for acquiring land for recreational and conservational purposes.	d

New York

See also: New York 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Housing	Authorizes an increase of $20 million in the maximum aggregate of state subsidies for housing	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Con language	Revises and amends the constitution of North Carolina	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Reduces the number of state administrative departments	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Allows three-fifths of the members of the legislature to convene extra sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't Finances	Revises sections of the constitution related to state and local finances	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Authorizes the legislature to fix personal exemptions from income taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Education	Provides for aid for students enrolled in a public institution of higher education	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Elections	Abolishes the literacy requirement for voting	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1970 ballot measures

September 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bonds	Authorizes sale of bonds to pay for the adjusted compensation to veterans of the Vietnam conflict	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	ConCon	Calls for a constitutional convention	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't Finance	Places property and money that come to the state for the support of the common schools to be placed in a perpetual trust fund	a
VR	Measure 1	Gov't Finance	Authorizes and appropriates money for construction of a multipurpose building in the capitol for the use of the Bank of North Dakota	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Salaries	Creates Legislative Compensation Commission to set salaries and expense allowances for legislative assembly	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Term Limits	Removes term limits for the office of North Dakota Treasurer	d
CISS	Measure 1	Law Enforcement	Repeals law relating to the Combined Law Enforcement Council	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Homestead Tax Reduction for Seniors Amendment	Reduce homestead taxes for those 65 years of age and older.	a	2,115,557 (75%)	711,761 (25%)
LRCA	Newspaper Notice of Municipal Charter Amendments Amendment	Allow notices for municipal charters to be published in newspapers instead of requiring them to be mailed.	a	1,326,818 (52%)	1,212,814 (48%)
LRCA	Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment	Reduce the voter residency requirement from one year to six months.	a	1,702,600 (61%)	1,073,058 (39%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1970 ballot measures

March 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	State Question 472	Con conventions	Calls a constitutional convention to amend the state constitution	d
LRCA	State Question 473	Con language	Authorizes the addition of new articles to amend the constitution	d
LRCA	State Question 474	Bonds	Authorizes the issuance and sale of state industrial finance bonds	d

August 25

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 477	Redistricting	Provides for the reapportionment of the legislature	d

September 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 475	Constitutional rights	Prohibits segregation in public schools	d
LRCA	State Question 476	Healthcare	Creates hospital districts	d

October 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	State Question 478	Sunday	Prohibits retail sales on consecutive Saturdays and Sundays at the same location	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	State Question 464	Elections	Approves a law regarding the use of election machines	d
VR	State Question 469	Gov't Finances	Approves a law regarding the deposit and interest rates of public funds	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1970 ballot measures

May 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Bonds	Authorizes bonds for state capital construction projects	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Constitutions	Removes references regarding “white foreigners” from the state constitution	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Constitutions	Authorizes the revision of the state constitution	d
LRCA	Measure 4	Bonds	Authorizes of bonds for pollution control projects	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Suffrage	Lowers the voting age to 19 in Oregon	d
LRCA	Measure 6	Taxes	Regards local school property tax equalizations	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Legislature	Permits the legislature to convene for special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Provides that when the U.S. Congress changes method of computation for the federal income tax, the changes are automatically adopted into state law and requires the legislature to review such changes	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Gov't Finances	Exempts contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from county indebtedness limitations	d
LRCA	Measure 4	Gov't Finances	Permits the state to invest donations for public higher education in the stock of any firm	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Gov't Finances	Increases bonding limits for the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund from 3% to 4% of the true cash value of all property within the state	a
LRCA	Measure 6	Elections	Disallows a defeated incumbent for holding office beyond their elected term and provides for appointment of a temporary successor if an election is being contested in courts	a
LRCA	Measure 7	Bonds	Authorizes bonds up to one percent of true cash value of taxable property within the state for school districts	d
LRCA	Measure 8	Prisons	Permits the establishment and operation of correctional institutions outside of Marion County without voter approval	a
CISS	Measure 9	Environment	Designates a number of rivers as “scenic waterways" and regulates how such waterways are utilized	a
CICA	Measure 10	Taxes	Sets new tax bases for schools based on current expenditures plus 6% annual increase	d
CICA	Measure 11	Property	Restricts the state and county governments from altering the zoning, subdivision or building code outside city limits	d

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1970 ballot measures

Type	Name	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Injured Veteran Compensation Bond Measure	Bond issues and Veterans	Issues $27 million in bonds to compensate veterans for injuries	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1970 ballot measures

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 3	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 5	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 6	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 7	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 8	Bond issues	Issues general obligation bonds.	a
LRCA	Proposal 9	Environment	Protects fishery rights and mandates the preservation of natural resources.	a
LRCA	Proposal 10	Bond issues	Sets legislative compensation.	d

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Local Amendment 1	Development	Provides for slum clearance and redevelopment in Charleston County	a
LRCA	Local Amendment 2	Development	Provides for slum clearance and redevelopment in Richland County	a
LRCA	Local Amendment 3	Taxes	Permits the County of Spartanburg to levy taxes or issue bonds for all public purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional language	Transposes sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional language	Transposes sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislatures	Gives the General Assembly the power to provide for corporations including appropriate regulations for common carriers and public utilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Prisons	Provides a provision for separate confinement of juveniles under the age of seventeen in prison	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Administration of government	Expands on the officials subject to impeachment	a
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional rights	Deletes the word male as a requirement to be an elector	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional rights	Deletes the reference to the word male in the qualifications to register as a voter	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance	Permits the establishment and financial support of regional councils of governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Allows the General Assembly to provide homestead tax exemptions	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property	Exempts funds collected by the State under laws concerning unclaimed or abandoned property	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Prisons	Allows for certain inmates in the state to be placed in prisons in other states or with the federal government	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Elections	Relates to the requirement of residence for electors	a
LRCA	Amendment B	Direct democracy	Relates to the legislative power of the state	d
LRCA	Amendment C	Judiciary	Relates to retired judges	a
LRCA	Amendment D	Lottery	Relates to games of chance, lotteries or gift enterprises	a
LRCA	Amendment E	Term limits	Sets term limits for elected officials	d
LRCA	Amendment F	Suffrage	Relates to the voting age	d
LRCA	Amendment G	Elections	Adds a section to the constitution regarding voting by new residents	a
LRCA	Amendment H	Property	Concerns education and school lands	d
LRCA	Amendment I	Con language	Revises the constitution	d
IndISS	Initiative 1	Water	Repeals a law requiring fluoridation of municipal water	d
IndISS	Initiative 2	Taxes	Establishes a state income tax	d

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term Limits	Proposes to change the term limits for sheriffs	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Judiciary	Expands the scope of the State Judicial Qualifications Commission	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Business reg	Repeals the prohibition against open saloons	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Property	Establishes of a uniform method of assessment of ranch, farm and forest lands	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Admin of gov't	Reconstitutes the State Building Commission as a three-member appointive commission	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Bonds	Authorizes any county to issue road bonds	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Property	Increases the value of the homestead which is exempt from forced sale	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Admin of gov't	Consolidates governmental offices and functions	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1970 ballot measures

November 3, 1970

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 42	Taxes	Reduce maximum property tax to 1 percent and allow the legislature to impose income tax without property tax restrictions.		309,882 (32%)	672,446 (68%)
LRCA	HJR 6	Elections and Suffrage	Provide for the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 19.		473,029 (45%)	570,438 (55%)
ITP	Initiative 251	Taxes	Prohibit the state of Washington from enacting new taxes or increasing existing taxes.		504,779 (49%)	527,263 (51%)
ITP	Initiative 256	Business reg and Environment	Prohibit the sale of soft drinks and alcohol in containers without a recycling deposit value of at least five cents.		511,248 (49%)	538,118 (51%)
LRSS	Referendum 20	Abortion	Legalize abortion during the first four months of pregnancy.	a	599,959 (56%)	462,174 (44%)
BI	Referendum 21	Bonds and Forests and parks	Amend the $40 million outdoor recreation bond law to remove the pre-1975 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	a	520,162 (52%)	474,548 (48%)
LRSS	Referendum 22	Bonds and Public works	Amend the $63 million public building construction bond law, remove the pre-1972 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.		399,608 (41%)	574,887 (59%)
LRSS	Referendum 23	Bonds and Water	Amend the $25 million water pollution control bond law to remove the pre-1971 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	a	581,819 (58%)	414,976 (42%)

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government spending	Relates to the certification of vouchers for the payment of bills, claims or accounts from public funds.
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections and campaigns	Relates to the qualifications of electors and allowing persons nineteen years of age and upwards to vote.
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government spending	Relates to the investment of funds belonging to the state for public school purposes
LRCA	Amendment 4	Salaries of government officials	Relates to the salaries of public officers
LRCA	Amendment 5	State and local government spending	Relates to the investment of county school funds.

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