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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Concerning property taxes in the City of Mountain Brook	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local Gov't	Concerning local officials of DeKalb County	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1974 ballot measures

August 22:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Provides that constitutional amendments shall appear on general election ballots	a
IndISS	Initiative 1	Capitals	Requires the state to find a location for a new capital in "Western Alaska"	a
IndISS	Initiative 2	Gov't Acc	Requires the disclosure of personal finances of candidates for and holders of state offices	a

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Bonds	Issues $2,700,000 in bonds for fire protection facilities	a
BI	Proposition 2	Bonds	Issues $22,500,000 in bonds for port facilities	a
BI	Proposition 3	Bonds	Issues $7,900,000 in bonds for library construction	a
BI	Proposition 4	Bonds	Issues $10,400,000 in bonds for trunk and secondary airport construction	a
BI	Proposition 5	Bonds	Issues $37,300,000 in bonds for highway, ferry, local service road and trail construction	a
BI	Proposition 6	Bonds	Issues $10,900,000 in bonds for healthcare facilities	a
BI	Proposition 7	Bonds	Issues $10,500,000 in bonds for fish and game management, development and enforcement facilities	a
BI	Proposition 8	Bonds	Issues $7,515,000 in bonds for pioneers' homes	a
BI	Proposition 9	Bonds	Issues $40,477,000 in bonds for rural schools	a
BI	Proposition 10	Bonds	Issues $39,523,000 in bonds for the University of Alaska	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1974 ballot measures

November 5, 1974

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Admin of gov't and Elections	Provide for the establishment of an Executive Department and its members, elections, and duties		228,928 (50%)	232,276 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Elections	Provide for the removal of time limits for which a special election must be called	a	242,959 (52%)	226,914 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Local gov't, Direct dem, Elections, and Supermajority req	Provide for the establishment of a minimum number of electors to vote on bond issues or special assessments		197,570 (41%)	281,066 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Business reg	Define private sewage disposal corporations as public service corporations	a	270,890 (59%)	188,535 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 105	Taxes and Transportation	Provide for the use of vehicle and gas taxes for public transportation purposes		157,504 (33%)	323,639 (67%)
CR	Propostion 107	Govt salaries and State leg	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries		208,346 (44%)	261,100 (56%)
CICA	Proposition 108	Admin of gov't and State judiciary	Provide for election and retirement procedures for judges and justices and the establishment of restrictions on their political activity	a	255,915 (54%)	220,462 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 300	Food and agri and Taxes	Prohibit taxation on the sale of food or food products		215,769 (45%)	259,297 (55%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 54	Gov't finances	Requires competitive bidding for all state printing contracts	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 55	Admin of gov't	Establishes a state Legislative and Executive Compensation Commission	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 56	Local gov't	Revises county governments	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 57	Business reg	Authorizes the Arkansas General Assembly to control maximum interest rates	d

California

See also: California 1974 ballot propositions

June 4, 1974

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for bonds up to $250,000,000 for acquiring and developing lands for recreational purposes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,672,874 (60%)	1,787,557 (40%)
BI	Proposition 2	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for water pollution control and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,145,262 (71%)	1,314,690 (29%)
BI	Proposition 3	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $350,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,238,269 (72%)	1,239,684 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Allow for the reassessment of property after its lien date if it is damaged by a major disaster.	a	3,489,797 (79%)	928,135 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Allow funds from vehicle fuel taxes and fees to be used for mass transit guideways and the mitigation of environmental effects of their construction.	a	2,716,913 (60%)	1,786,997 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Establish that all meetings of the legislature are public unless provided by statute or resolution.	a	3,318,433 (79%)	883,600 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Exempt the chief administrative officer of the California Postsecondary Education Commission and five deputies from state civil service.		1,968,511 (47%)	2,204,619 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Allow Sacramento County and any cities in the county which desire so to become part of a consolidated county city.	a	2,418,347 (62%)	1,504,413 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Create a Fair Political Practices Commission and make adjustments to the legislation and election process.	a	3,224,765 (70%)	1,392,783 (30%)

November 5, 1974

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Restore the right to vote after the completion of imprisonment and parole.	a	3,004,695 (56%)	2,330,880 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Amend language of the California Constitution to replace masculine gender words with gender-neutral words.	a	2,630,958 (50%)	2,586,035 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Make adjustments regarding the power of the Public Utilities Commission.	a	3,356,121 (69%)	1,506,169 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Allow any city in San Diego county to divide into one municipal court or justice court district if the legislature decides the division is warranted.	a	3,123,215 (66%)	1,577,302 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Increase the number of trustees in the California State University and Colleges system by adding the President pro Tempore of the State Senate.		2,452,987 (49%)	2,533,969 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Repeal the voter approval requirement for housing projects for low-income people and that receive funding from the government.		2,028,964 (39%)	3,211,295 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Require the state legislature to set the tuition for the University of California, if they decide tuition should be charged.		2,162,265 (42%)	2,978,592 (58%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Add two portions of the Stanislaus River to be protected by the California Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.		2,615,235 (47%)	2,935,365 (53%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for bonds up to $150,000,000 for the improvement and construction of public schools and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,387,555 (60%)	2,248,217 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Remove the requirement that the legislature approve all county or city charters and charter amendments.	a	3,803,890 (73%)	1,418,576 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Exempt the chief administrative officer and three deputies of the California Postsecondary Education Commission from civil service.		2,194,856 (43%)	2,895,260 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Increase the number of regents of the Regents on the University of California, adjust the terms of regents, and establish procedures for selecting regents.	a	2,919,362 (55%)	2,363,605 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Prohibit any local government from requiring its employees be residents of itself and allow local governments to require that its employees live within a reasonable distance of itself.	a	3,263,689 (61%)	2,127,287 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Increase the maximum property tax exemption to $1,750 and comparably increase the tax exemption for renters.	a	4,422,540 (82%)	946,136 (18%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Establish provisions relating to defendants and property rights of non-citizens.	a	3,567,443 (70%)	1,495,929 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Amend tax exemptions.	a	3,438,054 (68%)	1,591,811 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Clarify the laws surrounding the recall of elected officials and make all local officials' offices subject to recall,	a	3,149,944 (61%)	1,984,007 (39%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1974 ballot measures

November 4, 1974

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment No. 10	Prohibit the detonation of nuclear devices in Colorado and require that the governor assign a state agency to ensure financial resources to repay damages as a result of the nuclear detonation.	a	399,818 (58%)	291,284 (42%)
CICA	Amendment No. 1	Revise provisions relating to the annexation of city and city and county land and allow the General Assembly to revise provisions relating to county boundaries.	a	409,174 (58%)	292,040 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Reinstate the death penalty in certain class 1 felony cases.	a	451,403 (61%)	286,805 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Revise the requirements of what is required in the State Treasurer's quarterly reports.	a	425,505 (63%)	247,141 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Allow cities and towns to become joint owners or shareholders of public and private companies for the purpose of developing energy resources.	a	481,513 (83%)	100,360 (17%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 5	Create a boundary control commission to regulate the annexation of land to the city and county of Denver.	a	397,442 (61%)	252,256 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 6	Establish procedures for vacancies in the state executive department and allow the General Assembly to call special sessions.	a	386,284 (60%)	257,967 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 7	Require all excise taxes collected on aviation fuel be used for aviation purposes.	a	375,390 (56%)	293,430 (44%)
CICA	Amendment No. 8	Prohibit the transportation of students to any public schools for the purpose of racial balance of students at such schools.	a	485,536 (69%)	220,842 (31%)
CICA	Amendment No. 9	Establish the Colorado Reapportionment Commission to create legislative district boundaries after each federal census.	a	386,725 (60%)	255,725 (40%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Civil Rights	Prohibits discrimination on account of sex	a
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutions	Concerns the method of amendment of the constitution	a
LRCA	Question 3	Elections	Concerns forfeiture of the right to be made an elector	a
LRCA	Question 4	Elections, Judiciary	Eliminates the requirement that Justices of the Peace be elected	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Funds bonds for school construction projects with gross receipts taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	Extends the life of the "second gas tax" and permits bonding for all transportation facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of Gov't	Change the name of the office of "Tax Assessor" to "Property Appraiser"	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Hunting	Requires Senate approval of commission members and provides for general laws regulating commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary	Changes authority of the Judicial Qualifications Commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Utilities	Allows for public-private partnerships relating to electric utilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Constitutional Rights	Prohibits discrimination based upon physical handicaps	a

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Provides that all courts of the state be part of one unified judicial system	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Pension	Provides for the occasional increase of retirement benefits of retired public school teachers	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State Exec	Confers the authority to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies to the secretary of state	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Changes the name of the office of ordinary and the court of ordinary	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Creates a state court of claims to provide persons who suffered an injury caused by the state with a means of obtaining relief	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Exempts certain harvested agricultural products from ad valorem taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Campaigns	Removes the requirement that certain revenue certificates be approved by a majority of registered voters	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Local Gov't	Limits debt incurred by any county or municipality to 10 percent of the assessed value of the taxable property	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Local Gov't	Allows certain municipalities to carry out and enforce the removal, demolition or closure of buildings	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Local Gov't	Authorizes the general assembly to increase or reduce the purposes for which revenue anticipation obligations could be issued	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gov't Finances	Authorizes payment to the first person or corporation to establish a plant for the commercial production of aluminum ore	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Pension	Provides that certain cities be authorized to provide occasional increases in retirement and pension benefits	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Excludes retirement, pension or disability benefits as income for persons over the age of 65 years	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Admin of Gov't	Creates the City of Covington Parking Authority	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Downtown Savannah Authority	a
LRCA	Amendment 16	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Douglasville-Douglas County Stadium Authority	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Proposes to have dedicated government funding excluded from the governor's veto	d

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	SJR 114	Bonds	Allows revenue bonds to be used for county pollution control	a
LRCA	SJR 118	Media	Requires Constitutional Amendments to be published in all legal newspapers	a
CISS	INIT 1	Gov't Acc	Requires political funds and lobbyist activity disclosures	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Governor's Amendatory Veto	State Exec	Shall the governor's amendatory veto power be restricted?	d

Indiana

See also: Indiana 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of Gov't	Proposes that acts should be confined to one subject and matters connected therewith	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Campaigns	Proposes that the governor and lieutenant governor run for election jointly	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	War & Peace	Proposes that a militia consist of all persons over 17 and be divided into active and inactive classes	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Authorizes the General Assembly to call itself into special session	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Law enforcement	Repeals the requirement that all fines for breach of the penal laws be applied to the school district in which the fines are collected	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Proposition 1	Con Language	Concerning the adoption of a new constitution	a
CCR	Proposition 2	Con Language	Concerning the governance of education	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1974 ballot measures

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question	Hunt & Fish	Issues $1 million in bonds for the financing of the Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum Question	Business	Repeals and replaces language regarding commercial vehicles, including weight and length limits	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Transportation	Issues $7.8 million in bonds to build state highways	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $25 million in bonds to provide for elementary and secondary school building construction	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Suffrage	Eliminates the three-month voter residence requirement for intrastate moves	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Judiciary	Makes justices of the peace and notaries public appointed by governor	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Local Gov't	Clarifies the validity of municipal industrial parks	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain	Adds Anne Arundel County to provisions relating to taking of property by the state	d
LRCA	Question 2	Gov't Finances	Allows State Treasurer to disburse state monies by a system other than checks	a
LRCA	Question 3	Gov't Finances	Imposes requirements for a balanced budget	a
LRCA	Question 4	Local gov't	Allows mayor to make loans to improve residential or commercial property in Baltimore	a
LRCA	Question 5	Admin of gov't	Provides for the suspension of elected officials upon conviction of certain crimes	a
LRCA	Question 6	Legislature	Establishes residency requirements for members of the general assembly	a
LRCA	Question 7	Elections	Provides for a method of voting for voters who are unable to vote personally	a
LRCA	Question 8	Gov't salaries	Increases the annual salary of the governor	d
LRCA	Question 9	Admin of gov't	Makes changes relating to bills that have passed the general assembly	a
LRCA	Question 10	Judiciary	Authorizes the Court of Appeals to censure or discipline judges	a
LRCA	Question 11	Local gov't	Abolishes the office of the surveyor in three counties	a
LRCA	Question 12	Local gov't	Allows the Mayor to make loans to purchase residential properties in Baltimore	a
LRCA	Question 13	Local gov't	Provides that clerks in Baltimore city are appointed and removed based on merit	a
VR	Question 14	Education	Provides for services for private school students	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Regards the calling of recess by a general court	a
LRCA	Question 2	Legislature	Cuts the membership in the House of Representatives from 240 to 160	a
LRCA	Question 3	Education	Provides grants in aid to higher education	a
IndICA	Question 4	Transportation	Authorizes the use of state highway revenues for mass transportation	a
IndISS	Question 5	Gov't Acc	Establishes an independent Corrupt Practices Commission	a
AQ	Question 6	Health Care	Regards a state health plan	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1974 ballot measures

November 5, 1974

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal A	Establish limitations on the use of motor fuel tax funds		1,091,938 (49%)	1,146,109 (51%)
BI	Proposal B	Allow the state to provide a bonus to veterans who served between January 1, 1961 and September 1, 1974 and allow the state to issue bonds to fund such bonus	a	1,668,641 (70%)	700,041 (30%)
CICA	Proposal C	Remove the sales tax on prescription drugs and food	a	1,337,609 (56%)	1,071,253 (44%)
BI	Proposal D	Allow the state to issue bonds for the development of transportation systems		963,576 (42%)	1,319,586 (58%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutions	Revises the organization and language of the Constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutions	Eases vote requirement for amending the Constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Allows legislature to determine railroad taxes	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1974 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	Allows individuals 18 years and older to vote	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local Gov't	Allows municipalities and counties to be indebted for industrial development	a
CISS	Proposition 1	Elections	Provides for a new campaign finance and election law	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-1	Gov't Finances	Establishes a resource indemnity trust	a
LRCA	C-2	Admin of gov't	Allows exceptions to waiver of sovereign immunity	a
CICA	CI-1	Legislature	Provides for biennial legislative sessions	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1974 ballot measures

May 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Increases legislative salaries	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	State exec	Removes the lieutenant governor as presiding officer of the legislature	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Allows students to be nonvoting members of the university board of regents	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Changes the commencement date for regular legislative sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Removes language referring to the submission of legislative acts to the governor	a
VR	Referendum 1	Education	Provides increased financial support from the state to public schools	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Pensions	Proposes amending Section 2 of Article 9 of the Constitution by declaring public employees' retirement funds be segregated in the general treasury into a separate trust fund.	a
LRCA	Question 2	State spending	Proposes amending Section 3 of Article 9 of the Constitution which raises the public debt limit from 1% to 3% of the State's assessed valuation.	d
LRCA	Question 3	Taxes	Proposes amending Section 1 of Article 10 of the Constitution to authorize the Legislature to classify agricultural and open-space real property as a separate class for taxation purposes.	a
LRSS	Question 4	Taxes	Proposes amending the Sales and Use Tax so that the Nevada Tax Commission can impose a penalty of 10% or less on taxpayers that fail to pay sales and use tax on time.	a

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Pension Requirement	Pension	Shall pension requirements be modified?	d
CCR	Equal Rights	Constitutional Rights	Shall equal rights not be abridged?	a
CCR	Organizational Meeting of Legislature	Legislature	Shall the legislature's organizaional meeting be held in December every two years?	a
CCR	Increase Size of Senate	Legislature	Shall the Senate size be increased to thirty-six members?	d
CCR	Legislators' Oath of Office	Legislature	Shall alternative means be provided for legislators to take the oath of office?	d
LRCA	Lower Voting Age	Elections	Shall the voting age be lowered to 18?	a
LRCA	Mileage Payments for Legislators	Legislature	Shall a mileage payment restiction be removed?	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1974 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Allows the legislature to enact laws permitting gambling establishments with net tax receipts going to the state treasury.	d
LRCA	Question 2	Elections	Reduces voter residency requirements to 30 days in the state and 30 days in a county.	a
BI	Question 3	Bond issues	Allows for $200 million in bonds to acquire land for recreational and conservational purposes.	a
BI	Question 4	Bond issues	Allows for $200 million in bonds for improvements to public highways.	d
BI	Question 5	Bond issues	Allows for $100 million in bonds for improvements to rail services.	d
BI	Question 6	Bond issues	Allows for $90 million in bonds for housing assistance.	d

New York

See also: New York 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Bonds	Authorizes a state debt for preserving and improving rail facilities	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Changes the name of office of solicitor to office of district attorney	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Authorizes the use of revenue bonds for industrial and pollution control facilities	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1974 ballot measures

September 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Give the legislative assembly control of size of trial juries	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Salaries	Establishes a Legislative Compensation Commission	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't Acc	Creates open meetings of state legislature and other governmental bodies	a

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Creates joint ballot for the election of governor and lieutenant governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Gives legislative assembly power to provide for the retirement, discipline and removal of judges	a
CISS	Measure 1	Economic development	Authorizes new programs to increase employment opportunities	d
CISS	Measure 2	Business	Authorizes small family owned corporations to engage in farming	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1974 ballot measures

May 7, 1974

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 1	Equalize the compensation of public officers and members of the general assembly		611,726 (45%)	747,518 (55%)
LRCA	Issue 2	Permit compensation increases for public officers who have more than two years left in their term		365,921 (27%)	992,978 (73%)
LRCA	Issue 3	Provide for the Ohio Ballot Board and require the Board to prepare language for constitutional amendments	a	964,885 (72%)	376,022 (28%)

November 5, 1974

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Appointment of Superintendent of Public Works Amendment	Require the governor to appoint a Superintendent of Public Works for a one-year term	a	1,463,408 (60%)	995,478 (40%)
LRCA	Authorization of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds for Preservation Amendment	Authorize public industrial development revenue bonds for the preservation of existing jobs, environmental sustainability, and electric and gas utility services	a	1,613,444 (65%)	882,778 (35%)
LRCA	Homestead Tax Reduction for Disabled Residents Amendment	Permit laws that reduce estate taxes on the homesteads of permanently disabled residents	a	2,266,355 (82%)	492,813 (18%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1974 ballot measures

August 27

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 495	Direct democracy	Provides that initiative measures take effect after a majority of votes cast on that measure	a
LRCA	State Question 496	Direct democracy	Provides that amendments take effect after a majority of votes cast on that measure	a
LRCA	State Question 497	Taxes	Provides for an additional levy for county government operation	d
LRSS	State Question 498	Gambling	Authorizes horse racing and pari mutuel betting	d
LRCA	State Question 503	Elections	Removes restrictions on requirements for voters	d
LRCA	State Question 505	State exec	Provides for the reorganization of the executive branch of the state government	d

September 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 502	Law enforcement	Creates a state pardon and parole board	d
LRCA	State Question 504	Healthcare	Creates ambulance districts	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 494	Admin of gov't	Provides for the appointment of the Commissioner of Labor	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1974 ballot measures

May 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Measure 1	Taxes	Increases state income and corporate taxes to support public primary education	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Transportation	Permits the use of state highway funds for mass transit	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes	Places limitations on developing new school district tax bases	d
LRCA	Measure 4	Bonds	Authorizes bonds for a water development fund	d
LRCA	Measure 5	Veterans	Allows for an increase in issuance and sale of bonds for veterans’ loans	a
LRCA	Measure 6	Legislature	Allows for the state legislature to initiate special legislative sessions	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Alcohol	Permits liquor-by-the-drink licenses for any public passenger carrier	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Gov't Acc	Requires all legislative deliberations to be open to the public	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Trials	Provides that a grand jury indictment is not necessary for a felony prosecution under certain conditions	a
LRCA	Measure 4	State Exec	Eliminates the 30-year minimum age requirement for a person succeeding to the Office of Governor	a
LRCA	Measure 6	Local Gov't	Empowers the legislature to prescribe qualifications by law for the office of county assessor	a
LRCA	Measure 7	Taxes	Provides that a tax base shall not be reduced due to federal revenue sharing money received by counties or cities	d
LRCA	Measure 8	Suffrage	Reduces the minimum voting age for school district election from 21 to 18 and reduces the residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days	d
LRCA	Measure 9	Legislature	Permits most types of state employees to simultaneously serve as members of the legislature	d
LRCA	Measure 10	Suffrage	Lowers the voting age from 21 to 18, reduces the state residency requirement from 6 months to 30 days and eliminates the requirement that every voter be able to read and write the English language	a
LRCA	Measure 11	Trials	Increases the minimum amount of a claim in a civil action for which the right to a jury trial is guaranteed from $20 to $200	a
LRCA	Measure 12	Bonds	Authorizes bonds to assist cities and counties with community development projects	d
VR	Measure 13	Obscenity	Criminalizes the distribution or exhibition of “obscene” material and the conduction of live sex shows in public places or clubs and redefines the crime of prostitution	a
LRSS	Measure 14	Gov't Acc	Establishes regulations regarding statewide and some county and city public officials’ financial matters, sources of income and certain debts and creates the Oregon Ethics Commission	a
CISS	Measure 15	Hunt & Fish	Declares rainbow trout and steelhead to be for recreational angling, bans commercial fishing of rainbow trout, recognizes incidental catches and provides mechanisms for resolving such catches	a

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1974 ballot measures

May 24, 1974:

Type	Name	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Nursing Home Repairs Bond Measure	Bonds	Issues $100 million in bonds for nursing home improvements to comply with safety standards	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1974 ballot measures

November 5:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Issues $9.5 million in bonds for a prison complex.	d
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues	Issues $1.4 million in bonds for the statehouse and other state properties.	d
LBM	Proposal 3	Bond issues	Issues $1.455 million in bonds for nursing and retirement facilities.	a
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues	Issues $15 million in bonds for mental health facilities.	a
LBM	Proposal 5	Bond issues	Issues $16.1 million in bonds for highways, transit and facilities.	d
LBM	Proposal 6	Bond issues	Issues $650,000 in bonds for parks, recreational areas and facilities.	a
LBM	Proposal 7	Bond issues	Issues $6.75 million in bonds for sewage treatment facilities and a laboratory.	d
LBM	Proposal 8	Bond issues	Issues $3 million in bonds for a reservoir and water treatment plant.	d
LBM	Proposal 9	Bond issues	Issues $11.4 million in bonds for college and university facilities.	d
LBM	Proposal 10	Bond issues	Issues $1.7 million in bonds to fund an advance.	d
LBM	Proposal 11	Bond issues	Issues $10 million in bonds for housing and facilities.	d
LRSS	Proposal 12	Bond issues	Allows the guarantee of loans to marine industries.	d

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Direct democracy	Reduces the age of suffrage from twenty-one to eighteen	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Administration of government	Provides for the election, terms, duties and compensation of clerks of court, coroners, sheriffs and solicitors	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Alcohol	Prohibits the sale of alcoholic liquors in retail liquor stores from between sunset to sunrise	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Direct democracy	Proposes that if there is more than one proposed amendment on a ballot, the amendments must be separated so voters can vote on them separately	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Lottery	Provides that the game of bingo, when conducted by religious, charitable or fraternal organizations, shall not be deemed a lottery	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Constitutional rights	Provides that all persons eighteen years of age or older shall be sui juris and endowed with full legal rights	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1974 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Legislature	Relates to the state legislative department	d
LRCA	Amendment B	Suffrage	Affirms the right to suffrage	a

Utah

See also: Utah 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Referendum 1	Property	Relating to the Land Use Act	d

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Four Year Terms	State executives	Provides for a number of changes to basic rules regarding Vermont Constitutional Officers	d
LRCA	Constitutional Time-Lock	Constitutional language	Changes the "time-lock" for amending the Vermont Constitution from ten years to four years	a
LRCA	Unified Judicial System	State judiciary	Changes state court system	a
LRCA	Voter Requirements	Suffrage	Changes constitutional language regarding residency requirement for voting in Vermont	a
LRCA	Redistricting	Redistricting	Changes constitutional language regarding state districting	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1974 ballot measures

November 5, 1974

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Referendum 34	Gambling and Lottery	Provide for the establishment of a state lottery.		515,404 (55%)	425,903 (45%)
LRCA	SJR 140	Exec officials and State leg	Provide restrictions on the governor's veto power and allow the legislature to reconvene to consider vetoed bills.	a	498,745 (54%)	419,437 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 143	Elections and Suffrage	Provide a thirty-day residency requirement to vote in a state, county, or precinct election.	a	626,827 (68%)	291,178 (32%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1974 ballot measures

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Pension	Allows legislature to increase benefits to people already retired under the public retirement system	d
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	Allows legislature to remove judges with a 2/3s vote for cause	d
LRCA	Question 3	Taxes	Allows legislature to define an agricultural and undeveloped land class with separate taxation levels from regular property	a

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1974 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes		d

External links

• May 7, 1974 Ohio election results
• November 5, 1974 Ohio election results

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