1983 ballot measures

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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1983 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Concerning the Alabama State Docks Department	a

Alaska

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Bonding Proposition A	Bonds	Issues $500 million in bonds for residential mortgages for veterans	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1983 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning elections for judicial vacancies	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property	Concerning the return of expropriated property	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Energy	Concerning revenues resulting from the deregulation of oil and gas prices	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1983 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Initiative 1	Hunt & Fish	Repeals state moose hunting season	d
BI	Bond Issue 2	Bonds	Issues $720,000 to make county courthouses handicap accessible	a
BI	Bond Issue 3	Transportation	Issues $24.6 million in bonds for bridge and highway improvements	a
BI	Bond Issue 4	Bonds	Issues $21,094,000 in bonds for several state and municipality facilities projects	d
BI	Bond Issue 5	Development	Issues $11,875,000 in bonds for a variety of economic development projects	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 6	Taxes	Allows a property tax exemption for watercraft without reimbursement of municipalities	d
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 7	Gov't Finance	Requires two-thirds vote of legislature for expenditures of principle of Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 8	Resources	Changes municipal property tax loss reimbursement provisions including exemptions or credits for unextracted minerals	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1983 ballot measures

June 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Amends Articles 6 and 15 of the Constitution to establish staggered terms for district judges.	d
LRSS	Question 2	Taxes	Amends the Sales and Use Tax Act to provide for the collection of the tax on the sale or use of personal property by a government contractor.	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1983 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Allows for $135 million in bonds to acquire and develop land for recreational and conservational use.	a
BI	Question 2	Bond issues	Allows for $50 million in bonds for shore protection projects.	a
LRSS	Question 3	Bond issues	Amends a 1981 water bond act to allow additional uses of bond funds.	a
BI	Question 4	Bond issues	Allows for $135 million in bonds for bridge rehabilitation and improvements.	a
LRCA	Question 5	State judiciary	Creates a family part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court and transfers judges with related jurisdictions.	a
LRCA	Question 6	State and local government budgets, spending and finance	Allows the state legislature to refinance bond debts without public approval if a debt service savings results.	a
LRCA	Question 7	Taxes	Allows veterans' surviving spouses to receive the veterans' real and personal property tax deduction.	a
LRCA	Question 8	State executive officials	Allows the Governor seven extra days to consider legislation passed within 10 days of the end of a legislative term.	a

New York

See also: New York 1983 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Issues a bond to improve the state's infrastructure	a
LRCA	Proposal 2	State and local government	Excludes from the Constitution limits of indebtedness by municipalities relating to sewage facilities	a
LRCA	Proposal 3	Banking	Removes restrictions on the issuance of capital stock by savings banks	a
LRCA	Proposal 4	State judiciary	Allows certain judges and justices that have retired to continue serving after appointment by the administrative board of courts.	d
LRCA	Proposal 5	State judiciary	Allows for the temporary assignment of family court judges to the supreme court in the judicial section of his residence	a
LRCA	Proposal 6	Forest and Parks	Allows for the exchange of Adirondack Park Land between the state and Sagamore Institute, Inc.	a
LRCA	Proposal 7	State judiciary	Raises the monetary jurisdictional limitations of certain courts	a
LRCA	Proposal 8	State and local government	Authorizes a new way for municipalities to finance public improvements and redevelopment plans	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1983 ballot measures

November 8, 1983

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Minimum Age for Alcohol Consumption Initiative	Raise the minimum age for the consumption of beer to 21 years old		1,386,959 (41%)	1,965,469 (59%)
CICA	Repeal 1982 Tax Increases Initiative	Repeal all taxes passed since 1982		1,452,061 (44%)	1,883,270 (56%)
CICA	Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Initiative	Require a 3/5ths supermajority in the state legislature to increase taxes.		1,354,320 (41%)	1,967,129 (59%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1983 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Local gov't	Authorizes fewer justices of the peace and constable precincts in counties with a population less than 30,000	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Property	Replaces the limitation on the value of an urban homestead with a size limitation	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Food & agri	Provides for the advancement of food and fiber production and marketing	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Admin of gov't	Provides for succession of office during enemy attack	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Bonds	Authorizes the use of the permanent school fund to guarantee bonds issued by school districts	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Marriage & family	Provides additional remedies to enforce child support payment	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Veterans	Issues bonds to finance the Veterans' Land Program and the Veterans' Housing Assistance Program	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Exempts certain veterans and fraternal organizations from taxes	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Judiciary	Assigns judges of statutory probate courts to other statutory county courts	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Utilities	Expends public funds to relocate or replace sanitation sewer laterals on private property	a
LRCA	Proposition 11	Admin of gov't	Changes Board of Pardons and Paroles to a statutory agency	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1983 ballot measures

November 8, 1983

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	SJR 103	Redistricting	Provide for the establishment of an independent commission to redistrict the legislature based on equal population after each federal census.	a	639,981 (61%)	407,916 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 105	Property	Provide for an increase of the maximum term for state harbor leases from thirty to fifty-five years.		383,081 (38%)	622,840 (62%)
LRCA	SJR 112	Local gov't and Energy	Permit local governments to fund energy conversation by any individual, association or corporation.		405,820 (40%)	602,719 (60%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1983 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Nuclear issues	Asks if voters support the construction of a high-level radioactive waste disposal site in Wisconsin	d

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