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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Food & Agri | Concerning the wheat and feed grain industry in Alabama | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Bonds | Concerning issuing bonds for various projects | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Local Gov't | Concerning the Alabama State Docks Department |
Alaska
See also: Alaska 1986 ballot measures
August 26:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Measure 1 | Nuclear | Promotes a nuclear weapons freeze |
November 4:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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BI | Bonding Proposition A | Bonds | Issues $600 million for veterans’ mortgages | |
LRCA | Measure 1 | Gov't finances | Allows state budget appropriations increase under certain conditions | |
LRCA | Measure 2 | Legislature | Permits the legislature to annul executive branch regulations | |
AQ | Measure 3 | Pension | Asks voters whether the legislature should adopt an annuity option longevity bonus program |
Arizona
See also: Arizona 1986 ballot measures
November 4, 1986
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Propositon 100 | Business reg | Provide for the authorization of the Corporation Commission to reduce regulation of some telecommunication services |
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389,253 (46%) |
451,479 (54%) |
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Proposition 101 | Education and Budgets | Provide for the raise of school district spending limits by 10 percent |
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445,661 (54%) |
380,154 (46%) |
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Proposition 102 | Elections, Local spending limit, and Budgets | Permit political subdivisions to ask voters every two years to permanently adjust the spending limits of counties, cities, or towns |
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338,397 (43%) |
451,749 (57%) |
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Proposition 103 | Con rights | Provide for the guarantee of the right to sue to recover for past and future monetary damages in cases of injury or death |
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418,691 (49%) |
434,019 (51%) |
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Proposition 200 | Elections | Provide for the limitation of political campaign contributions to state and local candidates from individuals and campaign committees |
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530,346 (65%) |
286,030 (35%) |
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Proposition 300 | Govt salaries and State leg | Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $20,000 |
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304,017 (37%) |
516,938 (63%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposed Amendment 64 | Judiciary | Increases civil jurisdiction of municipal courts to $3,000 | |
CICA | Proposed Amendment 65 | Abortion | Bans public funding for abortions except for cases in which the mother's life is endangered | |
CICA | Proposed Amendment 66 | Term limits | Creates four-year terms for elected county officials and Justices of the Peace | |
CICA | Proposed Amendment 67 | Bonds | Allows the government to issue revenue bonds without an election |
California
See also: California 1986 ballot propositions
June 3, 1986
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 42 | Authorize the state to issue $850 million in bonds to fund veterans home loans and farm aid. |
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3,338,320 (76%) |
1,076,981 (24%) |
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Proposition 43 | Authorize the state to issue $100 million in bonds for park and recreational developments. |
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2,924,973 (67%) |
1,420,822 (33%) |
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Proposition 44 | Authorize the state to issue $150 million in bonds for water conservation and water quality management. |
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3,204,793 (74%) |
1,120,499 (26%) |
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Proposition 45 | Amend the state constitution to authorize the state to deposit public money in credit unions. |
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2,796,049 (66%) |
1,452,804 (34%) |
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Proposition 46 | Amend the state constitution to create an exception to bond repayments. |
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2,516,490 (60%) |
1,685,186 (40%) |
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Proposition 47 | Amend the constitution to require the state to allocate all revenues from taxes imposed under the Vehicle License Fee Law to counties and cities. |
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3,487,604 (82%) |
775,437 (18%) |
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Proposition 48 | Amend the state constitution to set limits on retirement payments for enrollees of the California Legislators' and Judges' Retirement Systems. |
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3,649,784 (85%) |
638,678 (15%) |
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Proposition 49 | Amend the state constitution to prohibit political parties or party central committees from endorsing or opposing nonpartisan candidates. |
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2,292,678 (56%) |
1,805,305 (44%) |
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Proposition 50 | Require the state legislature to provide that a replacement property acquired after a declared disaster have the same tax assessment as the property damaged. |
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2,910,665 (70%) |
1,220,565 (30%) |
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Proposition 51 | Limit the liability of each responsible party in a lawsuit to that part of the non-economic damages that is equal to each responsible party's share of fault. |
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2,875,382 (62%) |
1,753,244 (38%) |
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Proposition 52 | Authorize $495 million in bonds to fund the construction, reconstruction, remodeling, and replacement of county correctional facilities. |
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2,795,123 (67%) |
1,364,737 (33%) |
November 4, 1986
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 53 | Authorize the state to issue $800 million in bonds for new public school construction and renovations. |
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4,100,775 (61%) |
2,651,479 (39%) |
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Proposition 54 | Authorize the state to issue $500 million in bonds for the construction of new prisons. |
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4,471,387 (65%) |
2,374,818 (35%) |
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Proposition 55 | Authorize the state to issue $100 million in bonds to make loans and grants for local drinking water systems. |
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5,405,385 (79%) |
1,466,214 (21%) |
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Proposition 56 | Authorize $400 million in bonds for construction or improvement of facilities at California's public higher education institutions. |
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4,038,085 (59%) |
2,751,378 (41%) |
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Proposition 57 | Preclude the retirement benefits of any nonlegislative or nonjudicial elected state constitutional officers from increasing. |
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4,851,214 (73%) |
1,820,746 (27%) |
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Proposition 58 | Establish that property tax re-assessments need not occur when real property is transferred between spouses and between parents and children. |
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5,109,645 (76%) |
1,638,812 (24%) |
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Proposition 59 | Establish that the office of district attorney must be filled by election. |
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5,422,619 (82%) |
1,164,585 (18%) |
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Proposition 60 | Establish a procedure for determining the property valuation for replacement residential property for those over 55. |
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5,121,859 (77%) |
1,528,254 (23%) |
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Proposition 61 | Increase the salary of certain elected officials and establish limits on the salaries of state and local government employees and contractors. |
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2,341,883 (34%) |
4,523,463 (66%) |
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Proposition 62 | Require new or higher general taxes to be approved by a two-thirds vote of the local government body and a simple majority vote of voters |
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3,858,119 (58%) |
2,798,805 (42%) |
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Proposition 63 | Establish English as the official language of California. |
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5,138,577 (73%) |
1,876,639 (27%) |
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Proposition 64 | Declare AIDS and HIV communicable diseases and require that the Department of Health Services add AIDS to the list of diseases that must be reported. |
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2,039,744 (29%) |
5,012,255 (71%) |
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Proposition 65 | Prohibit businesses from knowingly releasing chemicals that cause cancer or reproductive issues into water and require businesses to warn people before exposing them to chemicals that cause cancer or reproductive issues. |
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4,400,471 (63%) |
2,632,617 (37%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1986 ballot measures
November 6, 1986
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment No. 1 | Eliminate the state personnel board and establish exemptions to the state personnel system. |
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461,004 (49%) |
488,226 (51%) |
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Amendment No. 2 | Establish provisions relating to the setting of salaries for county officers. |
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406,960 (45%) |
492,511 (55%) |
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Amendment No. 3 | Establish that electors of a home rule municipality may require, through initiative or referendum, an election for the granting of a franchise. |
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455,053 (53%) |
396,738 (47%) |
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Amendment No. 4 | Require new or increased taxes to be approved by voters and require the state provide funding to political subdivisions when the state mandates an increase in spending by the political subdivision. |
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375,097 (38%) |
625,158 (62%) |
Connecticut
See also: Connecticut 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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ConCon | Question 1 | ConCon | Asks voters whether they want a state constitutional convention to take place | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Elections | Eliminates the use of party levers in voting machines | |
LRCA | Question 3 | Judiciary | Establishes a commission to recommend judicial candidates to the governor for nomination |
Florida
See also: Florida 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | State Exec | Allows the Attorney General to appoint a statewide prosecutor to prosecute multicircuit violations of state criminal laws | |
CICA | Amendment 2 | Gambling | Allows casino gambling in hotels of 500 rooms or more in counties where the county has approved casino gambling by initiative referendum | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Changes the homestead tax exemption to $5,000, plus one-half of the assessed value over $5,000, with total up to $25,000 | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Direct Democracy | Requires the Supreme Court upon the request of the Attorney General to issue advisory opinions of initiated constitutional amendments | |
CICA | Amendment 5 | Lottery | Authorizes the state to operate lotteries |
Georgia
See also: Georgia 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't Finances | Incurs debt to make loans to local governments to fund water and sewer facilities | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Insurance | Authories the expenditure of public funds for a health insurance plan for retired public school employees | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of Gov't | Provides that procedures for the suspension of public officials be initiated upon indictment for certain felonies | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Admin of Gov't | Provides that suspended judges not receive any compensation after an initial conviction | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Gov't Finances | Creates a State Children's Trust Fund | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Local Gov't | Provides that municipal or county agencies authorized to construcy roads be approved by the majority of voter. | |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Development | Provides a procedure for the creation of development districts | |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Insurance | Provides indemnification for publicly employed emegency medical technicians killed or permanently disabled | |
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Insurance | Provides indemnification for first responders who had been previously killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty | |
LRSS | Referendum 1 | Taxes | Exempts tangible personal property from taxes if the value of the property does not exceed $500 |
Hawaii
See also: Hawaii 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment C | Judiciary | Allows the chief justice of the Hawaii supreme court to appoint retired judges on a temporary basis and as needed. | |
LRCA | Amendment D | Legislature | Asks whether a convention ought to be held to discuss proposed constitutional amendments. |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | HJR 4 | Legislature | Limits the size of the legislature | |
LRCA | SJR 102 | Term limits | Establishes a four year term limit for county coroners | |
LRCA | SJR 107 | Admin of Gov't | Limits the power of the Board of Pardons | |
CISS | INIT 1 | Lottery | Establishes a State Lottery Commissione | |
VR | REFER 1 | Labor | Retains the Right-to-Work law |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Law Enforcement | Shall the population that can be denied bail be expanded? | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Shall veterans' organizations be exempt from property tax? |
Indiana
See also: Indiana 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposition 1 | Pension | Proposes that the General Assembly be allowed to invest state retirement funds | |
LRCA | Proposition 2 | Gov't Finances | Proposes to allow the General Assembly to use the Common School Fund for whatever purpose they choose |
Iowa
See also: Iowa 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of gov't | Allows the Iowa Legislature to specify effective dates for laws |
Kansas
See also: Kansas 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gambling Taxes | Proposes that the state may levy a tax on all betting and wagering | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Alcohol Taxes | Proposes to amend the state constitution regarding the taxation of the sale, the distribution and the requirements thereof | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Property Taxes | Proposes to set the limits and classification on property tax | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Lottery | Proposes to establish a state lottery | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Education | Proposes to amend the state constitution regarding the governance of public schools |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Education | Abolishes the office of superintendent of public instruction and establishes a state board of education | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Term Limits | Allows mayors to serve two terms beyond their original term |
Louisiana
See also: Louisiana 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't Finances | Concerning funds received from the federal government | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Concerning the taxes imposed by levee districts | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Civil Service | Concerning the New Orleans civil service commission | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Concerning taxing automobile licenses | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Gov't Finances | Concerning interest rate limitations for refunding debt | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Judiciary | Concerning the appointment of temporary judges | |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Admin of Gov't | Concerning statewide officials' term length |
Maine
See also: Maine 1986 ballot measures
June 10
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Intiative Question | Adult | Criminalizes making, transfer, exhibition, advertisement and promotion of obscene materials or devices for value |
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Initiative Question 1 | Utilities | Prohibits mandatory local measured telephone service | |
BI | Bond Issue 2 | Prisons | Issues $16 million in bonds to build, repair and renovate state correctional facilities | |
BI | Bond Issue 3 | Utilities | Issues $12 million in bonds to provide for sewer treatment facilities | |
BI | Bond Issue 4 | Education | Issues $6 million in bonds for school construction projects and activity building at mental health institute | |
BI | Bond Issue 5 | Bonds | Issues $6 million in bonds to identify and correct asbestos problems in state facilities | |
BI | Bond Issue 6 | Transportation | Issues $10 million in bonds for coastal access, harbor, state ferry and marine laboratory improvements | |
BI | Bond Issue 7 | War & Peace | Issues $3.1 million dollars in bonds for the expansion, rehabilitation and construction of the armory | |
BI | Bond Issue 8 | Forests & Parks | Issues $5 million in bonds for the acquisition of wildlife habitats and land for public outdoor recreation | |
BI | Bond Issue 9 | Education | Issues $7.7 million in bonds to upgrade facilities in the University of Maine System | |
LRCA | Constitutional Amendment 10 | Redistricting | Changes procedure for apportionment of the state legislature and the operation of the Reapportionment Commission |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Legislature | Requires person filling vacancies in the House or Senate to be a member of the same political party as the vacating member | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Local gov't | Requires the charter of Harford County to provide for elections by the entire county | |
LRCA | Question 3 | Local gov't | Repeals the requirement that county officials be elected by voters of the entire county | |
LRCA | Question 4 | Gov't Finances | Provides that clerks of court shall be funded through the state budget |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Abortion | Allows the legislature to prohibit or regulate abortion | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Education | Permits public aid for private students and education institutions | |
IndISS | Question 3 | Taxes | Repeals state surtax | |
IndISS | Question 4 | Environment | Requires the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering to identify hazardous waste sites | |
VR | Question 5 | Transportation | Requires the use of seat belts in motor vehicles | |
IndISS | Question 6 | Elections | Permits mail-in voter registration | |
AQ | Question 7 | Health Care | Urges the U.S. Congress to enact a national health care program | |
AQ | Question 8 | Environment | Urges the U.S. Congress and President to enact a national program to combat acid rain |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1986 ballot measures
November 4, 1986
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposal A | Provide for the establishment of a state library within the legislative branch |
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908,627 (49%) |
936,643 (51%) |
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Proposal B | Allow the state legislature to make decisions on administrative rules proposed by state agencies |
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648,116 (36%) |
1,136,721 (64%) |
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Proposal C | Give the State Officers Compensation Commission the authority to establish salaries and expense allowances for the Secretary of State and Attorney General |
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905,767 (50%) |
910,297 (50%) |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1986 ballot measures
August 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin of gov't | Provides that bills enacted by legislature become law if not rejected by governor | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Gov't finances | Established a cash operating reserve fund in state treasury | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Gov't Salaries | Limits county officials compensation | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Gov't finances | Makes the state treasurer the custodian of state funds | |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Gambling | Clarifies the horse racing amendment |
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 5 | Bond issues | Allows cities and counties to issue bonds for public improvements | |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Bond issues | Provides that only voters of participating governmental units need to approve bond issuance |
Montana
See also: Montana 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | C-15 | Alcohol | Allows the legislature or the people to establish a legal drinking age | |
LRCA | C-16 | Gov't salaries | Repeals requirement of a salary commission to recommend compensation for elected officials | |
CICA | CI-27 | Taxes | Abolishes property taxes and requires voter approval of sales tax | |
CICA | CI-30 | Legislature | Authorizes the legislature to determine rights and remedies for injury or damage | |
LRSS | LR-100 | Lottery | Establishes a state lottery | |
CISS | I-104 | Food | Decontrols the price of milk | |
CISS | I-105 | Taxes | Limits property taxes to 1986 levels |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Legislature | Changes the dates on which the legislature convenes | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gov't acc | Provides changes in the legislature's impeachment procedures | |
VR | Referendum 1 | Education | Requires elementary school-only districts to merge with a district containing a high school | |
VR | Referendum 2 | Transportation | Retains a statutory provision requiring drivers and front seat passengers to wear seat belts |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Banking | Allows for the exemption of bank stocks from taxation. | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Judiciary | Allows the legislature to provide referees in district courts. | |
LRSS | Question 3 | Taxes | Allows the Sales and Use Tax Act to be amended so that when a contractor fabricates his own materials he has to pay the tax on the value of the materials. | |
LRSS | Question 4 | Taxes | Allows the Sales and Use Tax Act to be amended so that the sale of aircraft and major components of aircrafts are tax exempt. | |
LRCA | Question 5 | Taxes | Allows Nevada to receive a portion of the federal estate tax. | |
LRSS | Question 6 | Taxes | Allows the Sales and Use Tax Act to be amended so that contractors for the government and other tax-exempt organizations have to pay the same taxes of other purchasers. | |
BI | Question 7 | Bond issues | Proposes issuing $31,000,000 in bonds to purchase land in Lake Tahoe. | |
LRSS | Question 8 | Taxes | Allows the Sales and Use Tax Act to be amended so that people with disabilities are exempt from taxes on prosthetic devices and appliances and supplies relating to ostomy. |
New Hampshire
See also: New Hampshire 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Civil Jury Trial | Trials | Shall the amount necessary to entitle a jury trial in some civil suits be determined by law? |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Question 1 | Bond issues | Allows bond money from a 1981 act to be used on hazardous discharge cleanup without recourse to other state or federal funds. | |
BI | Question 2 | Bond issues | Authorizes $200 million in bonds for cleanup of hazardous discharges. |
New York
See also: New York 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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BI | Bond act | Bond issues | The measure issued a bond in relation to preserving and protecting the environment |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1986 ballot measures
May 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Elections | Provides for elections in odd-numbered years | |
LRSS | Referendum 1 | Nuclear | Approves a radioactive waste disposal site in the state |
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bonds | Allows the use of revenue bonds to finance higher education facilities | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Elections | Provides for elections for office vacancies | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Transportation | Assists in the development of seaports and airports |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1986 ballot measures
June 10
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 1 | Resources | Allows board of university and public lands to exchange state coal mineral interests for lands or coal mineral interests of the federal government | |
LRCA | Measure 2 | State Exec | Repeals and replaces executive branch article | |
LRCA | Measure 3 | Admin of Gov't | Replaces state auditor with state treasurer as a member of the board of university and school lands | |
CISS | Measure 4 | Sunday | Reduces number of employees allowed to work on Sundays in grocery stores from six to three |
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 1 | State Exec | Makes December 15 start of the term of office for governor and lieutenant governor | |
LRCA | Measure 2 | State Exec | Removes nonpartisan ballot requirement for state tax commissioner | |
CICA | Measure 3 | Gambling | Establishes a state lottery | |
CISS | Measure 4 | Sunday | Bans business behaviors between midnight and noon on Sundays |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1986 ballot measures
August 26
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | State Question 594 | Resources | Abolishes the office of Chief Mine Inspector and requirement of mining districts | |
LRCA | State Question 596 | Local gov't | Authorizes the board of county commissioners to provide slid waste management services | |
LRCA | State Question 599 | Gov't Finances | Specifies investments which may be made with certain school funds | |
LRCA | State Question 600 | Gov't Finances | Authorizes the creation of an industrial finance authority |
November 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | State Question 589 | Labor | Changes prohibitions on employment of women and children in underground mines | |
LRCA | State Question 590 | Taxes | Repeals the poll tax | |
LRCA | State Question 591 | Alcohol | Allows winemakers to sell wine to consumers on the premises of the winery | |
LRCA | State Question 592 | Transportation | Removes the limit on railroad charges for first class tickets | |
LRCA | State Question 593 | Prisons | Prohibits parole for convicts sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole | |
LRCA | State Question 597 | Taxes | Reduces tax exemptions on property of the United States |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1986 ballot measures
May 20
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 1 | Taxes | Prohibits the taxation of social security benefits | |
LRCA | Measure 2 | Taxes | Regards the effect on the merging of tax units on a given tax base | |
LRCA | Measure 3 | Direct Democracy | Regards the verification of signatures on initiative and referendum petitions | |
LRCA | Measure 4 | Elections | Requires a special election for vacancies in the state delegation to the United States Senate | |
LRCA | Measure 5 | Bonds | Authorizes the issuance and sale of $96 million in bonds for state-county prison buildings |
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 1 | State Exec | Removes the requirement that the Secretary of State live in the Salem | |
LRCA | Measure 2 | Redistricting | Revises the legislative district reapportionment procedures | |
LRCA | Measure 3 | Gambling | Permits charitable, fraternal and religious organizations to hold raffles | |
LRSS | Measure 4 | Admin of Gov't | Replaces the Public Utility Commissioner with a three member Public Utility Commission | |
CISS | Measure 5 | Marijuana | Legalizes the possession and growing of marijuana for private use | |
CICA | Measure 6 | Abortion | Prohibits the use of state funds for abortions, except to prevent the death of the mother | |
CICA | Measure 7 | Taxes | Institutes a five percent sales tax for school funding, property tax reductions and renter’s relief | |
CISS | Measure 8 | Utilities | Prohibits the Public Utility Commissioner from requiring local measured telephone service payments from customers | |
CICA | Measure 9 | Taxes | Sets maximum property tax rates, limits assessed property value increases and requires a majority popular vote for any new or increased property taxes | |
CISS | Measure 10 | Law Enforcement | Expands crime victims’ rights and role in the criminal justice process | |
CICA | Measure 11 | Taxes | Exempts part of an owner’s home value from property tax, requires renter’s relief and bars sales tax except by initiative | |
CISS | Measure 12 | Taxes | Reduces most corporate income tax rates, but increases rates for higher bracket earners | |
CICA | Measure 13 | Elections | Requires a voter to be registered at least twenty days before an election in order to vote | |
CISS | Measure 14 | Nuclear | Prohibits all nuclear power plant operations until the federal government licenses a permanent radioactive waste disposal site | |
CISS | Measure 15 | Nuclear | Redefines “radioactive waste” in existing laws due to newer legal definitions of the term | |
CISS | Measure 16 | Taxes | Gives tax credits to nuclear weapons manufacturers transitioning to producing consumer commodities and penalizes those nuclear weapons firms who did not transition after 1990 |
Rhode Island
See also: Rhode Island 1986 ballot measures
November 4:
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CRCA | Amendment 1 | Constitutional language | Deletes annulled sections and reorders amendments. | |
CRCA | Amendment 2 | State judiciary | Sets a mandatory retirement age, establishes an independent commission for appointing judges and bars the state Supreme Court from issuing advisory opinions. | |
CRCA | Amendment 3 | State legislatures | Sets legislative pay at the same level as manufacturing workers and mileage compensation at the same rate as federal employees. | |
CRCA | Amendment 4 | State executive officials | Sets executive and legislative terms at four years and allows recalls. | |
CRCA | Amendment 5 | Direct democracy | Allows voter petitions for the ballot. | |
CRCA | Amendment 6 | Government accountability | Sets standards for impeachments, compels the legislature to adopt campaign finance limits and forms an ethics commission and a public campaign fund. | |
CRCA | Amendment 7 | State executive officials | Compels the governor to present a yearly budget and places the speaker of the House second in gubernatorial succession behind the lieutenant governor. | |
CRCA | Amendment 8 | Constitutional rights | Adds civil rights protections and prevents state-based discrimination of the basis of race, gender or handicap. | |
CRCA | Amendment 9 | Environment | Defines rights of fishery and shore privileges. | |
CRCA | Amendment 10 | Bond issues | Bans felons from voting for three years after completing their sentences and allows them to vote after the same time period. | |
CRCA | Amendment 11 | History, culture and the arts | Compels the legislature to promote public libraries. | |
CRCA | Amendment 12 | Constitutional rights | Allows courts to deny bail in controlled substance cases with a sentence of 10 years or more in prison. | |
CRCA | Amendment 13 | County and municipal governance | Grants municipalities greater power over local affairs. | |
CRCA | Amendment 14 | Abortion | Makes abortion illegal except to save a woman's life and prohibits the use of public funds to pay for abortions. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 1 | Bond issues | Authorizes $35 million in bonds for the Clean Water Act Environmental Trust Fund. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 2 | Bond issues | Authorizes $17.2 million in bonds for the Blackstone Valley District Commission. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 3 | Bond issues | Authorizes $13.6 million in bonds for ground water supplies, water transmission and studies for the Big River Reservoir Project. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 4 | Bond issues | Authorizes $22 million for capital development, ports, recreation facilities and agricultural preservation. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 5 | Bond issues | Authorizes $11.69 million in bonds for health facilities. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 6 | Bond issues | Authorizes $2.6 million in bonds for day activity facilities for the physically disabled. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 7 | Bond issues | Authorizes $6.5 million in bonds for group facilities for mentally ill children, a maximum security facility and Training School facilities. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 8 | Bond issues | Authorizes $2 million in bonds for hazardous waste reduction, recycling and treatment technologies. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 9 | Bond issues | Authorizes $8.7 million in bonds for an oceanographic/atmospheric laboratory and a fieldhouse at the University of Rhode Island. | |
LBM | Bond Proposal 10 | Bond issues | Authorizes $57.49 million in bonds for transportation capital | |
LRSS | Question 23 | Bond issues | Insures mortgage payments on used machinery and equipment. |
South Carolina
See also: South Carolina 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Requires the General Assembly to provide a uniform term of office for all magistrates in this State |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment A | State exec | Changes the duties of the lieutenant governor | |
LRCA | Amendment B | Lottery | Authorizes a state lottery | |
LRCA | Amendment C | Education | Authorizes the loaning of nonsectarian textbooks to all children | |
IndISS | Initiative 1 | Admin of Gov't | Establishes the last Monday in May as the observance of Memorial Day |
Texas
See also: Texas 1986 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
LRCA | Proposition 1 | Taxes | Provides for the apportionment of the value of railroad rolling stock among counties for taxation | |
LRCA | Proposition 2 | Admin of gov't | Requires legislative bills to have a title expressing the bill's subject | |
LRCA | Proposition 3 | Insurance | Allows political subdivisions the opportunity to engage in and transact business with authorized mutual insurance companies | |
LRCA | Proposition 4 | Banking | Allows a bank to offer services at more than one location within the city or county where its principal facility is located |
Vermont
See also: Vermont 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Equal Rights Amendment | Constitutional rights | ||
LRCA | Redistricting Amendment | Redistricting |
Washington
See also: Washington 1986 ballot measures
November 4, 1986
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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HJR 49 | Govt salaries, State judiciary, and State leg | Authorize an independent commission to set salaries for elected officials and judges. |
|
630,736 (52%) |
575,213 (48%) |
|
HJR 55 | Education and Taxes | Permit voters to approve tax levies beyond 1% of property value for up to six years to fund school construction and improvements. |
|
712,816 (59%) |
492,445 (41%) |
|
Initiative 90 | Environment and Taxes | Increase sales taxes to fund wildlife conservation and recreation programs. |
|
493,794 (39%) |
784,382 (61%) |
|
Referendum 40 | Nuclear issues | Allow state officials to continue to legally challenge nuclear waste repository locations by the federal government. |
|
1,055,896 (83%) |
222,141 (17%) |
|
SJR 136 | State judiciary | Expand judicial conduct review commission by adding two members and granting the authority to suspend judges for improper conduct. |
|
696,932 (59%) |
486,490 (41%) |
|
SJR 138 | Local gov't, Elections, and State leg | Amend the process of filling vacancies in state legislative and county offices. |
|
557,447 (49%) |
585,642 (51%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1986 ballot measures
April 1
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Constitutional language | Updates the Constitution's definition of suffrage and gives the legislature the power to enact various laws regarding voting | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Constitutional language | Modernizes the language in Article XIII, Section 1 of the state Constitution | |
LRCA | Question 3 | Constitutional language | Repeals obsolete provision regarding voting if residing on "Indian lands" | |
LRCA | Question 4 | Constitutional language | Rewords Article 1, Section 1 of the state Constitution to parallel the Declaration of Independence |
Wyoming
See also: Wyoming 1986 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Direct democracy | This amendment calls for the pass or fail of an initiated or referred measure be based on the number of voters in the election where the measure is on the ballot. | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Administration of government | This measure provides that the governor can remove any appointed official. | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Property | The Legislature will outline the duties of the state board of equalization. | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Economic development | The Legislature will created an investment fund for economic development loans and loan guarantees. | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Salaries of government officials | The salaries of Supreme Court Judges and Courts of Record will all change if there is an increase or decrease in judicial salaries. | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Wages and pay | Expands coverage under worker's compensation |
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