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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1975 ballot measures

June 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public Works	Concerning the development of the Port of Mobile	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Concerning the length of legislative sessions	a

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1975 ballot measures

May 27

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Creates a unified state judicial and courts system	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Extends property tax exemptions for the elderly	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1975 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Housing	Issues $900,000 in bonds for renovation of student housing at University of Maine	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Transportation	Issues $13.6 million in bonds for highway and bridge improvements	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Redistricting	Establishes single-member districts and an apportionment commission	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Direct Democracy	Clarifies the state's initiative and referendum petition procedures	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	State Exec	Establishes standards to determine if governor is incapable of holding office	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4	State Exec	Abolishes the state's executive council and notary public	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Legislatures	Provides for annual sessions of the state legislature	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1975 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Proposes to increase the jurisdictional amount in Justice of the Peace courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional Rights	Proposes to remove the voter literacy requirement	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Proposes to remove the poll tax	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1975 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Extends the property tax deduction for senior citizens, provides homestead tax rebates or credits to senior citizens, homeowners and residential tenants, and authorizes the legislature to pass certain general laws in relation to property tax abatement.	a
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional rights	Bars discrimination on the basis of sex.	d
BI	Question 3	Bond issues	Allows for $110 million in bonds for water facilities.	d
BI	Question 4	Bond issues	Allows for $600 million in bonds for improvements to public transportation.	d
BI	Question 5	Bond issues	Allows for $100 million in bonds for housing assistance.	d
BI	Question 6	Bond issues	Allows for $112 million in bonds for human services facilities.	d

New York

See also: New York 1975 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Bonds	Authorizes a state debt for low rent housing	d
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional Rights	Provides for the equality of rights under the law	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Creates a commission on judicial conduct	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Provides for the administration and financing of the Unified Court System of the State	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Legislature	Provides for the convening of extraordinary sessions of the Legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Water	Authorizes municipalities to construct storm water facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Pension	Excludes the cost of employer contributions for pensions from existing tax limitations	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Gambling	Authorizes games of chance by religious, charitable and nonprofit organization	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1975 ballot measures

November 4, 1975

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Bonds and Sales Tax for Capital Improvements Initiative	Issue bonds and establish a 7/10 of one percent sales and use tax for capital improvements		487,326 (18%)	2,219,093 (82%)
LRCA	Equal Treatment of Candidate Names on Ballots Amendment	Require the general assembly to provide by law methods to give each candidate's name reasonable and equal treatment on the ballot rotation and other voting procedures	a	1,619,219 (64%)	915,599 (36%)
LRCA	Financing of Railroad Organization Amendment	Allow the state and local governments to finance the reorganization of the state's rail systems.		871,726 (35%)	1,614,597 (65%)
CICA	Housing and Nursing Care Assistance Initiative	Authorize political subdivisions to provide assistance for health facilities		869,437 (32%)	1,882,454 (68%)
CICA	Industrial Plant Tax Incentives for Jobs Initiative	Authorize tax incentives to industrial plants to create and preserve jobs		573,874 (21%)	2,164,957 (79%)
LRCA	Regulation of Charity Bingo Amendment	Permit the general assembly to regulate the operation of bingo for charitable purposes	a	1,405,453 (54%)	1,205,009 (46%)
LRCA	Require Elections for Delegates for National Political Party Conventions Amendment	Require delegates to national conventions of political parties to be elected by voters	a	1,653,931 (65%)	906,156 (35%)
LRCA	Tax Assessment of Outdoor Recreational Land Amendment	Allow land devoted to outdoor reaction to be valued for tax purposes at its current value for recreational use		1,014,425 (40%)	1,539,423 (60%)
CICA	Transportation Bonds and Gas Tax Initiative	Authorize bonds and the levy of a 9/10 of one cent per gallon gasoline tax for transportation development		439,041 (16%)	2,304,854 (84%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1975 ballot measures

July 22

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 506	Gov't Finances	Requires the Board of Equalization to make an estimate of revenues	a
LRCA	State Question 508	Admin of gov't	Changes the membership of the Board of Equalization	a
LRCA	State Question 509	Admin of gov't	Abolishes the Commissioner of Charities and Corrections	a
LRCA	State Question 510	Admin of gov't	Consolidates the offices of auditor, examiner and inspector	a
LRCA	State Question 511	State exec	Provides for gubernatorial appointment of the secretary of state	a
LRCA	State Question 512	State exec	Provides for gubernatorial appointment of the labor commissioner	a
LRCA	State Question 513	State exec	Provides for gubernatorial appointment of the chief mine inspector	a
LRCA	State Question 514	Admin of gov't	Removes secretary of state from land office	a

Pennsylvania

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May 20, 1975:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Senate Confirmation of Vacancy Appointees Amendment	State legislatures measures	Requires the state Senate to confirm a governor's appointee to fill a vacancy by a majority or two-thirds vote within 25 legislative days	a

November 4, 1975

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Financial Assistance for Flood Damages Amendment	State legislatures measures	Provides assistance to victims of great storms or floods	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1975 ballot measures

April 22

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Pension	Revises and consolidates provisions relating to state and local retirement systems	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Gov't salaries	Sets salaries and per diem compensation of legislators	a

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Con language	Revises the separation of powers, legislative, and executive provisions of the Texas Constitution	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Con language	Revises judiciary provisions of the Texas Constitution	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Con language	Revises the voter qualifications and elections provisions of the Texas Constitution	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Con language	Revises the education provisions of the Texas Constitution	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Con language	Revises the finance provisions of the Texas Constitution	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Con language	Revises the local government provisions of the Texas Constitution	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Con language	Revises the general provisions of the Texas constitution	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Con language	Revises the mode of amending provisions of the Texas Constitution	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1975 ballot measures

November 4, 1975

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 19	Education	Provide governmental assistance for students in all educational institutions.		369,775 (40%)	565,444 (60%)
ITP	Initiative 314	Education and Taxes	Provide a 12% excise tax on corporations to reduce or eliminate special school levies.		323,831 (33%)	652,178 (67%)
ITP	Initiative 316	Death penalty	Mandate the death penalty for aggravated murder in the first degree.	a	662,535 (69%)	296,257 (31%)
LRSS	Referendum 35	Elections and Exec officials	Require the governor to fill U.S. Senate vacancies with appointees of the same party as the incumbent.		430,642 (46%)	501,894 (54%)
LRCA	SJR 101	State judiciary	Redefine the authorities of the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court, and District Courts and establish a judicial qualification commission.		408,832 (49%)	427,361 (51%)
LRCA	SJR 127	Govt salaries and State leg	Provide a commission to determine legislative salaries and legislators' eligibility for election to other offices.		355,399 (40%)	539,289 (60%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1975 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Spending	Allows for certain debt to be excluded from municipal debt limits	d
LRCA	Question 2	Spending	Broadens the authority under which state funds may be appropriated to improving transportation facilities	aot
LRCA	Question 3	Veterans	Allows state to use funds from general obligation bonds for veteran housing loans	a
LRCA	Question 4	Act of dueling	Repeals provision that people who guilty of engaging in dueling are barred from voting or holding public office.	a

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