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Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1987 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning the appointment of temporary judges	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Concerning the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't Finances	Concerning the funding of state retirement systems	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Concerning the funding of education	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Civil Service	Concerning the New Orleans civil service commission	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1987 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Nuclear	Allows the continuation of high-waste nuclear plants in the state	a
BI	Question 2	Environment	Issues $8 million in bonds to clean up and close solid waste landfills	a
BI	Question 3	Utilities	Issues $8.3 million in bonds for the construction of sewage treatment facilities	a
BI	Question 4	Development	Issues $6 million in bonds to and creates Maine Job Development Fund	d
BI	Question 5	Education	Issues $3.1 million in bonds for pier reconstruction at the Maine Maritime Academy	d
BI	Question 6	Environment	Issues $3 million in bonds for the removal of oil storage tanks and the related ground water restoration	a
BI	Question 7	Bonds	Issues $8 million in bonds for capital repairs, improvements to state facilities and asbestos from state facilities	d
BI	Question 8	Education	Issues $5 million in bonds for the acquisition of buses for public schools	a
BI	Question 9	Transportation	Issues $26.5 million in bonds for highway, bridge and airport improvements and to reduce ground water pollution	d
BI	Question 10	Forests & Parks	Issues $35 million in bonds over four years for the purchase of public land access	a
BI	Question 11	Bonds	Issues $6 million in bonds for the detection and removal of asbestos hazards in state facilities and public schools	a
LRCA	Question 12	Firearms	Clarifies the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms	a
LRCA	Question 13	Legislatures	Requires candidates for the state legislature to reside in the district for which they are campaigning	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1987 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	Proposes to increase the period of time for the validity of a last will and testament	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Proposes to repeal the right of the legislature to abolish free public schools	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Marriage & Family Constitutional Rights	Proposes to repeal the ban on mixed marriages	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Proposes that the legislature appoint a trustee to the La Bauve Fund from the board of trustees of the state institutions of higher learning	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Campaigns Redistricting	Proposes that a candidate must live in the district in which they are running	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Trials	Proposes to allow judges to deny bail for certain crimes punishable by imprisonment for more than 20 years	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Bonds	Proposes to prohibit transport companies from issuing bonds without a return	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Business Reg	Proposes to remove the limit of 99 years for corporate charters for tax purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Business Reg	Proposes to repeal the provision requiring that a stockholder's vote is equal to the number of shares they hold	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Business Reg	Proposes to repeal the provision requiring county record of a business	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1987 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition A	Taxes	Enacts a $0.04 tax to provide for road and bridge improvements	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1987 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question No. 1	Bond issues	Authorizes $198 million in bonds for correctional facilities.	a
BI	Question No. 2	Bond issues	Authorizes $100 million in bonds for recreational and conservational land, cultural centers and historic preservation.	a
BI	Question No. 3	Bond issues	Authorizes $185 million in bonds for a major league baseball stadium.	d
LRSS	Question No. 4	Bond issues	Amends the Farmland Preservation Bond Act of 1981 to allow purchase of farmland for preservational purposes.	a
BI	Question No. 5	Bond issues	Authorizes $10 million in bonds for facilities for the mentally ill.	a
LRCA	Question No. 6	Law enforcement	Extends the terms of sheriffs elected in or after the 1988 general election from three years to five.	d

New York

See also: New York 1987 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Veterans	Grants civil service credits to aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who served in the U.S. military during a time of war	a
LRCA	Proposal 2	Ski trails	Increases the number of miles of ski trails on three mountains	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1987 ballot measures

March 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Makes July 1 effective date for appropriation measures and tax measures	a
VR	Measure 2	Taxes	Increases individual income tax rate; Requires withholding of state income taxes from employee's wages	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1987 ballot measures

November 3, 1987

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds to Finance Infrastructure Improvements Amendment	Allow the state to help local governments finance infrastructure improvements through bonds	a	1,674,913 (71%)	689,383 (29%)
CICA	Selection of Supreme and Appellate Court Judges Initiative	Change the system of selecting state Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges from a direct election system to an appointment system.		878,683 (35%)	1,600,588 (65%)
LRCA	State Lottery Funds for Education Amendment	Require all net proceeds from the state lottery to be used for education.	a	1,984,905 (78%)	564,421 (22%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1987 ballot measures

May 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Measure 1	Nuclear	Directs the state to continue challenging the federal selection process for high-level nuclear waste repositories and to seek a greater state role in the process	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Authorizes school districts to levy property taxes for operations no greater than the amount levied in the prior year, without additional voter approval, and requires school boards to rework district budgets upon lack of sufficient funds	a

Pennsylvania

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Food and agriculture	Issue $100,000,000 for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1987 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Food & agri	Establishes a grain warehouse fund to protect farmers and depositors of grain	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes	Raises the maximum property tax rate that may be adopted by rural fire prevention districts	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Limits school tax increases on residence homesteads of elderly widows	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Development	Authorizes the legislature to provide assistance to encourage economic development	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Bonds	Guarantees bonds issued by the Texas Turnpike Authority	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Gov't finances	Provides for state financing of the development and production of Texas products and businesses	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Bonds	Issues bonds to finance certain local public facilities	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Bonds	Issues bonds for projects relating to corrections facilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Admin of gov't	Provides that state legislators can simultaneously serve in other state offices, but may not receive an increase in compensation	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes	Exempts property that is located temporarily in the state from taxes	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Defines types of personal property the legislature can exempt from property taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Property	Permits spouses to hold community property with right of survivorship	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Admin of gov't	Creates special districts to provide emergency services	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Criminal trials	Gives the state a limited right to appeal in criminal cases	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Local gov't	Abolishes the office of county treasurer in 3 counties	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Judiciary	Provides that certain justice of the peace precincts may contain more than one justice of the peace court	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Local gov't	Defines the governmental and proprietary functions of a municipality	a
LRCA	Proposition 18	Prisons	Creates, operates and finances jail districts	a
LRCA	Proposition 19	Bonds	Issues bonds to fund undertakings related to a scientific research facility	a
LRCA	Proposition 20	Taxes	Provides property tax relief for offshore drilling equipment that is not in use	a
LRCA	Proposition 21	Admin of gov't	Allows members of the legislature to participate in state agencies and committees	d
LRCA	Proposition 22	State exec	Limits the governor's authority to fill vacancies at the end of the governor's term	a
LRCA	Proposition 23	Bonds	Issues additional Texas Water Development Bonds for water related projects	a
LRCA	Proposition 24	Admin of gov't	Permits a county to perform work, without compensation, for another governmental entity	d
LRCA	Proposition 25	Healthcare	Authorizes Amarillo Hospital District to serve residents of Randall County	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1987 ballot measures

November 3, 1987

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4212	State leg and Term limits	Provide for an increase of legislative representatives' terms to four years and senators' terms to six years.		283,742 (33%)	567,782 (67%)
LRCA	HJR 4220	Education and Taxes	Provide authorization to implement a 15-year state property tax for the construction of schools.		283,118 (33%)	568,196 (67%)
ITL	Initiative 92	Business reg and Healthcare	Prohibit physicians from charging patients on Medicare more than Medicare's "allowable/reasonable" charges.		315,792 (36%)	572,813 (64%)
LRSS	Referendum 41	Federal con	Challenge the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve's authority in the United States Supreme Court.		282,613 (34%)	541,387 (66%)
LRCA	SJR 8207	State judiciary	Authorize retired superior court judges to continue to oversee pending cases they made discretionary rulings for prior to retirement.	a	495,273 (59%)	346,428 (41%)
LRCA	SJR 8212	Budgets	Remove state constitutional restrictions that prevented investment of some permanent public land funds in stocks and private lending.		260,620 (32%)	551,408 (68%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1987 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Permits pari-mutuel on-track betting in the state	a
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling	Allows the state to create and operate a lottery	a

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