1977 ballot measures

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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1977 ballot measures

September 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning a probate court in each county	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local Gov't	Concerning firefighting districts in Baldwin County	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local Gov't	Concerning tax officials in Pickens County	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local Gov't	Concerning port authorities in Marengo County	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local Gov't	Concerning certain county officials in Jackson County	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public Works	Concerning development of the Buttahatchee River area	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Local Gov't	Concerning the constable office in Morgan County.	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Prisons	Concerning a jail in Mobile County	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Concerning property taxes in Houston County	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Concerning ad valorem taxes in Mobile County	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Local Gov't	Concerning service districts in Jefferson County	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Local Gov't	Concerning service districts in Shelby County	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Concerning ad valorem taxes in Mobile County	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1977 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Convention Question	ConCon	Calls for a constitutional convention	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1977 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Uniform State Property Tax Question	Taxes	Repeals uniform property tax and changed portions of the school funding law	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Environment	Issues $30 million in bonds for pollution abatement facilities	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $300,000 in bonds for Leavitt Hall at Maine Maritime Academy	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Education	Issues $5,965,000 in bonds for several projects at the University of Maine	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Education	Issues $3,748,000 in bonds for several construction projects at state technical-vocational institutes	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 5	Energy	Issues $10 million in bonds for energy conservation improvements to state owned buildings and public school buildings	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 6	Transportation	Issues $1.8 million in bonds for improvements to multiple airports	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 7	Transportation	Issues $11.5 million in bonds for the Highway and Bridge Improvement Program	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 8	Veterans	Issues $2.1 million in bonds to fund the construction of a Maine Veterans Home	a

New York

See also: New York 1977 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues	Creates a state debt for economic development	d
ABR	Proposition 2	Constitutional conventions	Shall New York hold a constitutional convention?	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	State judiciary	Creates a judicial nominating commission	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	State judiciary	Relates to the administration of the Unified Court System	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	State judiciary	Creates a commission on judicial conduct	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	State judiciary	Relates to the jurisdiction of courts for towns villages and cities outside New York City	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Pension	Increases the pension benefits payable to widows and widowers of retired members of a retirement system	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education	Relates to the filling of vacancies on the board of education	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Bond issues	Increases the amount that the state will guarantee on bonds issued by the job development authority	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Bond issues	Permits public corporations to guarantee loans to improve employment opportunities	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1977 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	Extends the right to receive homestead exemptions to married men	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Insurance	Allows every person to insure his or her life for the benefit of his or her spouse and children	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State exec	Allows the governor and lieutenant governor to be elected to a second successive term of office	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Utilities	Permits municipalities that own electric facilities to operate facilities with any person or corporation	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Finances	Requires that expenditures of the state not exceed total revenues	a
BI	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues highway bonds	a
BI	Referendum 2	Bonds	Issues clean water bonds	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1977 ballot measures

November 8, 1977

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Low and Moderate Income Housing Amendment	Allow state and local governments to issue bonds for the construction of low and moderate income housing.		1,120,885 (39%)	1,773,779 (61%)
LRCA	Limits on State Debt Amendment	Revise limitations on state government indebtedness.		759,327 (28%)	1,999,791 (72%)
CICA	Prohibition on the Use of Certain Trapping Devices Initiative	Prohibit the use of leghold traps and other trapping devices that cause prolonged suffering.		1,169,068 (37%)	2,027,642 (63%)
CICA	Voter Registration and Voting Eligibility Initiative	Allow those who have been registered to vote for at least 30 days to vote in any election and require electors to re-register to vote if they have not voted in four years.	a	1,964,361 (62%)	1,225,852 (38%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1977 ballot measures

May 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Elections	Limits school districts to two elections per year for authorizing a tax levy outside their tax base	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Veterans	Authorizes the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund to be used to aid veterans’ organizations and services	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Gov't Finance	Increases indebtedness for the bonds for veterans’ loans from six percent to eight percent of the value of property within the state	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Gov't Finance	Permits state bonded indebtedness to create the Water Development Fund	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Energy	Provides for the development of nonnuclear natural energy resources through public and private utilities	d

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1977 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Veterans	Provide that all disabled veterans are exempt from certain real property taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	State legislatures measures	Provides that special emergency legislation may be enacted by a vote of two-thirds of the General Assembly to make appropriations for disaster relief	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1977 ballot measures

June 28:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposal 1	Civil and criminal trials	Authorizes $6 million in bonds for improvements to correctional facilities.	a
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues	Authorizes $41.5 million in bonds for transportation development.	a

Texas

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November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Judiciary	Increases the size of the court of criminal appeals to nine judges	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Veterans	Increases the size of the Veterans' Land Fund	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Law enforcement	Permits denial of bail to a person charged with a felony who has previously been twice convicted of a felony	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Exempts cultural, historical or natural history resources from taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Business reg	Authorizes the formation of agricultural or marine associations	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Banking	Authorizes state and national banks to conduct electronic banking	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Judiciary	Changes name and powers of State Commission on Judicial Conduct	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1977 ballot measures

November 8, 1977

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 55	Transportation	Authorize the legislature to establish passenger and freight transportation rates, replacing maximum rates.	a	461,975 (55%)	385,348 (45%)
LRCA	HJR 56	Transportation	Provide for passenger and freight transportation rates that consider factors beyond just mileage.		394,105 (49%)	405,635 (51%)
LRCA	HJR 57	Business reg and Transportation	Provide permission for railroad companies to share earnings by repealing the previous prohibition.	a	447,544 (57%)	332,729 (43%)
ITP	Initiative 335	Adult, Business reg, and Obscenity	Prohibit the sale and display of obscene material and expand the number of criminal offenses defined as "moral nuisances."	a	522,921 (55%)	431,989 (45%)
ITP	Initiative 345	Food and agri and Taxes	Provide exemptions from state and local sales taxes for food products.	a	521,062 (54%)	443,840 (46%)
ITP	Initiative 348	Taxes and Transportation	Repeal the 1977 motor vehicle fuel law of 11 cents per gallon and restore the previous 1967 law of 9 cents per gallon.		470,147 (50%)	471,031 (50%)
ITL	Initiative 59	Food and agri and Water	Provide limitations on public water withdrawal permits for non-public agricultural irrigation to farms of 2,000 acres or less.	a	457,054 (51%)	437,682 (49%)
VR	Referendum 39	Elections and Suffrage	Provide for voter registration by mail and absentee voting on one day's registration.		303,353 (32%)	632,131 (68%)
VR	Referendum 40	Admin of gov't and Con rights	Provide for the establishment of the Washington State Women's Commission.		259,761 (28%)	664,962 (72%)
LRCA	SJR 113	State judiciary	Provide authorization to the legislature to grant district courts jurisdiction over cases involving more than $1,000.	a	654,082 (76%)	203,936 (24%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1977 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Allows legislature to authorize charitable raffle games	a
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	Created a unified state court system under the administrative authority of the state Supreme Court	a
LRCA	Question 3	State judiciary	Creates a state Court of Appeals	a
LRCA	Question 4	State judiciary	Creates a disciplinary system for judges and justices in Wisconsin under the authority of the state Supreme Court	a
LRCA	Question 5	State judiciary	Allows legislature to sets a mandatory retirement age for judges and justices to any age 70 or above	a