1979 ballot measures
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California
See also: California 1979 ballot propositions
November 6, 1979
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 1 | Amend the state constitution to provide that desegregation through busing are only required in cases where the federal constitution requires it |
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2,433,312 (69%) |
1,112,923 (31%) |
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Proposition 2 | Establish provisions related to interest rates on loans. |
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2,256,767 (65%) |
1,238,633 (35%) |
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Proposition 3 | Change the property value assessment ratio from 25% to 100% and requires the veterans' exemption to be adjusted to reflect any changes to the assessment ratio made by the state legislature |
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2,523,766 (76%) |
799,948 (24%) |
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Proposition 4 | Limit growth in annual government spending financed from tax revenue and certain fee revenue |
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2,580,720 (74%) |
891,157 (26%) |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Legislatures | Allows four constitutional amendments to be voted upon at one time | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Elections | Changes election of Kentucky General Assembly members from odd to even years |
Louisiana
See also: Louisiana 1979 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Concerning ad valorem taxes | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Trials | Concerning trying juveniles as adults | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of Gov't | Concerning the term for members of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Maine
See also: Maine 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Returnable Container Question | Environment | Repeals a law that placed a mandatory deposit on bottles | |
BI | Referendum Question No. 1 | Transportation | Issues $16.5 million in bonds for highway and bridge improvements | |
BI | Referendum Question No. 2 | Transportation | Issues $11.81 million in bonds for public fish piers, airports and other transportation improvements | |
BI | Referendum Question No. 3 | Energy | Issues $2.5 million in bonds for energy conservation improvements for local government buildings | |
LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment | Suffrage | Repeals literacy test requirement for voting rights |
Mississippi
See also: Mississippi 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Redistricting | Proposes to repportion the legislature based on the U.S. census | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judiciary | Proposes that the legislature establish a commission on judicial performance |
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Missouri
See also: Missouri 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bonds | Authorizes issuance of bonds for control of water pollution | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Transportation | Consolidates the highway and transportation departments |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1979 ballot measures
June 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Question 1 | Taxes | Proposes amending the Sales and Use Tax Act to exempt certain foods and to restore control of the Act to the legislature. |
New York
See also: New York 1979 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bond issues | Permits the legislature to increase the amount the state may guarantee for bonds issued by a public corporation | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Forests and parks | Exchanges' state forest preserve land in Hamilton county with the International Paper Company | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Incorporates any federal tax law into the state tax law | |
BI | Proposal 1 | Bond issues | Creates a state debt for energy conservation |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1979 ballot measures
November 6, 1979
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Bottle Deposits and Pull Tab Can Ban Initiative | Create a deposit system on all purchased plastic bottles and ban metal cans with pull tabs. |
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768,898 (28%) |
2,019,834 (72%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | State Question 539 | Taxes | Eliminates double taxation and limits tax rates on income |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 1979 ballot measures
Type | Name | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Judiciary | Increases the number of judges of the state Superior Court | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Judiciary | Provides retention election procedures for justices of the peace |
Rhode Island
See also: Rhode Island 1979 ballot measures
November 6:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LBM | Proposal 1 | Bond issues | Authorizes $25 million in bonds for site purchases. | |
LBM | Proposal 2 | Bond issues | Authorizes $15 million in bonds for the construction of sewage treatment facilities. | |
LRSS | Proposal 3 | Bond issues | Authorizes the Rhode Island Industrial Building Authority to insure loans when industrial buildings are renovated. |
Texas
See also: Texas 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposition 1 | Admin of gov't | Provides for the appointment of notaries public for the state | |
LRCA | Proposition 2 | Admin of gov't | Reviews the process of rule making by agencies in the executive department | |
LRCA | Proposition 3 | Property | Guarantees loans for purchase of farm and ranch real estate by the sale of bonds |
Washington
See also: Washington 1979 ballot measures
November 6, 1979
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Initiative 61 | Environment | Provide a requirement of a minimum five cent recycling deposit on soft drinks and alcohol containers. |
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380,247 (42%) |
517,177 (58%) |
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Initiative 62 | Taxes | Provide limitations on the growth of general state tax revenues to the growth rate of state personal income. |
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588,724 (68%) |
272,761 (32%) |
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Referendum 37 | Bonds and Healthcare | Provide $25 million in state general obligation bonds to fund facilities aiding mentally and physically disabled people. |
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576,882 (67%) |
286,365 (33%) |
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SJR 110 | State leg | Require a regular legislative session every year and provide for special sessions to be called upon by the governor or the legislature. |
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508,063 (61%) |
331,391 (39%) |
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SJR 112 | Civil service and State leg | Permit legislators to assume civil offices without receiving increases in compensation for that office passed during their legislative term. |
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469,049 (57%) |
355,088 (43%) |
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SJR 120 | Energy | Permit municipal utilities to assist resident owners in financing energy conservation measures. |
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526,349 (63%) |
311,768 (37%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1979 ballot measures
April 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Executive offices | Provides that the Lt. Governor will succeed the governor in the event of a permanent vacancy, followed by the Secretary of State | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Executive offices | Provides that the state legislature must approve Governor-appointed successors to vacancies in the Lt. Governor. | |
LRCA | Question 3 | Executive offices | Eliminates Lt. Governor's role as presiding officer of Wisconsin State Senate | |
LRCA | Question 4 | Executive offices | Improves the constitutional wording regarding 4-year terms of office for constitutional officers |
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