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187 ballot questions were on statewide ballots in 1992.

By state

Alabama

See also: Alabama 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Forests & Parks	Concering the acquisition and preservation of "unique land and water areas"	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Concerning the Pell City Board of Education	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1992 ballot measures

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

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1992 ballot measures

November 3, 1992

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 102	Natural resources and Property	Provide for the authorization of the state to exchange state trust land for public or private land of equal or greater value		631,737 (47%)	720,650 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	Death penalty	Require defendants sentenced to death be executed by lethal injection and allow those sentenced prior to choose between lethal gas or lethal injection	a	1,040,535 (77%)	314,919 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 105	Local gov't	Provide for the authorization of counties with a population of more than 500,000 people to vote to establish a charter form of self-government	a	701,063 (54%)	590,818 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 109	State judiciary	Provide for the increase of public participation in the process for appointing supreme court justices	a	738,655 (58%)	537,475 (42%)
CICA	Proposition 110	Abortion	Prohibit state funds being used for abortion and prohibit abortion except in cases of rape or incest, or to save the life of the pregnant woman		447,654 (31%)	975,251 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Animals	Provide for the ban of the use of certain traps, devices, poisons, and other substances for taking wildlife on public lands		545,977 (38%)	889,722 (62%)
CR	Proposition 301	Admin of gov't and Govt salaries	Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $19,748 per year		488,271 (35%)	911,025 (65%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Abolishes public relations funds	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Taxes	Exempts various household belongings from property taxation	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Relates to city and county libraries	a
CICA	Proposed Amendment 4	Term limits	Relates to term limits of Arkansas politicians	a

California

See also: California 1992 ballot propositions

June 2, 1992

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 152	Allow the state legislature to issue $1.9 billion in bonds to fund the construction or improvement of California's public schools.	a	3,119,441 (53%)	2,774,699 (47%)
BI	Proposition 153	Allow $900 million in bonds to fund the construction or improvement of California's public college and university facilities.	a	2,967,657 (51%)	2,869,403 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 154	Allow renters defined as low-income who purchased a home that he or she occupied as a renter to postpone payment of increased property taxes due to reappraisal		2,291,637 (40%)	3,465,378 (60%)

November 3, 1992

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 155	Allow for bonds up to $900,000,000 for school construction and improvement and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	5,440,084 (52%)	5,061,978 (48%)
BI	Proposition 156	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $1,000,000,000 for transportation improvements and establish the terms of such bonds.		4,910,982 (48%)	5,296,753 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 157	Ban the collection of tolls on roads owned by the state and leased to a private entity after tolls had been collected for 35 years or upon expiration of the lease.		2,850,426 (28%)	7,272,907 (72%)
LRCA	Proposition 158	Amend the constitution to create the Office of California Analyst to replace the Legislative Analyst.		3,901,046 (40%)	5,882,438 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 159	Establish the Auditor General is a constitutional office and establish procedures for the hiring and duties of the Auditor General.		3,970,906 (41%)	5,705,058 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 160	Allow the California State Legislature to expand the state's disabled veterans' property tax exemption.	a	5,288,765 (53%)	4,692,732 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 161	Allow mentally competent adults to instruct their physicians in writing to provide aid-in-dying.		4,863,478 (46%)	5,739,918 (54%)
CICA	Proposition 162	Give the board of a public employee retirement system the sole ability to make decisions over the system and prohibit making changes to the board without voter approval.	a	5,066,530 (51%)	4,867,681 (49%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 163	Establish that certain foods are not to be taxed.	a	6,967,009 (67%)	3,491,372 (33%)
CISS	Proposition 164	Establish term limits for members of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate based on years of service.	a	6,578,637 (64%)	3,769,511 (36%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 165	Allow the governor to declare a "fiscal emergency", make changes to the automatic cost of living adjustments for certain welfare programs, and allow counties to set general welfare assistance.		4,869,305 (47%)	5,577,061 (53%)
CISS	Proposition 166	Require employers to provide health insurance to employees		3,255,302 (31%)	7,310,637 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 167	Increase the tax for certain taxpayers, corporations, insurers, banks, and corporations and impose a new oil severance tax.		4,293,460 (41%)	6,136,895 (59%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1992 ballot measures

November 3, 1992

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Amendment 10	Prohibit the use of dogs or bait to hunt black bears and prohibit black bear hunting between March 1 and September 1.	a	1,054,032 (70%)	458,260 (30%)
CICA	Amendment 1	Require government approval for tax increases and debt increases.	a	812,308 (54%)	700,906 (46%)
CICA	Amendment 2	Provide that laws or regulations giving protected status to "homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or relationships" are unenforceable and unconstitutional		813,966 (53%)	710,151 (47%)
CICA	Amendment 3	Allow limited gambling in certain western and southern cities and counties if approved by voters and establish provisions for such gambling.		448,779 (30%)	1,060,168 (70%)
CICA	Amendment 4	Allow limited gambling in certain eastern and southern cities and counties if approved by voters and establish provisions for such gambling.		414,699 (28%)	1,087,136 (72%)
CICA	Amendment 5	Permit limited gambling in Parachute and establish the terms for such.		414,489 (28%)	1,087,713 (72%)
CISS	Amendment 6	Establish procedures for maintaining educational standards, require periodic administrative audits, increase the sales and use tax with revenue from the increase dedicated to public schools, and recreate the Colorado Achievement "COACH" Commission.		693,231 (46%)	826,787 (54%)
CICA	Amendment 7	Create a voucher program for education and allow the state funds to be used towards attendance at public, private, and home schools.		503,162 (33%)	1,011,901 (67%)
CICA	Amendment 8	Dedicate a portion of funds from all state-supervised lotteries to establish that a program and trust fund be used to manage wildlife and natural areas.	a	876,424 (58%)	629,490 (42%)
CICA	Amendment 9	Authorize limited gambling in certain portions of Denver and prohibit the expansion of limited gambling in other areas.		292,961 (20%)	1,200,336 (80%)
LRCA	Referendum A	Establish that victims of crimes shall have the right to be informed and present at all critical stages of the justice process.	a	1,139,427 (80%)	281,731 (20%)
LRCA	Referendum B	Repeal obsolete constitutional provisions.	a	1,081,463 (78%)	304,718 (22%)
LRCA	Referendum C	Require voter approval for limited gambling in a political subdivision and require four years before another vote if the initial vote does not pass.	a	1,075,649 (76%)	339,521 (24%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Elections and Campaigns	Procedures for Absentee Admission	a
LRCA	Question 2	State Spending	A Limit on State Expenditures	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Allows for a delay or suspension of the general election due to a state of emergency	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Acc	Grants public access to records and meetings of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the government with exemptions	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Culture	Permits any county or municipality to authorize ad valorem tax exemptions for owners of historic property	a
CR	Amendment 4	Gov't Finances	Implements various changes to the state budget process	a
CR	Amendment 5	Taxes	Requires Legislature to adopt a Taxpayer's Bill of Rights	a
CR	Amendment 6	Taxes	Authorizes counties and municipalities to levy up to a one-cent sales tax, if approved by the voters of the county or municipality	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Education	Continues dedication of gross receipts taxes to fund construction of educational facilities for the state’s public education system	a
CICA	Amendment 9	Term limits	Limits terms for most statewide elected offices	a
CICA	Amendment 10	Property	Limits homestead property valuations to a maximum of 3% annually	a

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Lottery	Provides for the operation and regulation of a state lottery	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Provides that local boards of education be elected and local school superintendents be appointed	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't Finances	Provides for the dedication of funds from specified sources into the Indigent Care Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local Gov't	Provides for state loans for regional solid waste and solid waste recycling facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Finances	Creates a Transportation Trust Fund	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Business Reg	Authorizes the general assembly to regulate heavy equipment and motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors and dealers	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Provides that heavy equipment owned and operated by nonresidents be classified as a separate class of property	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Elections	Provides that constitutional amendments concerning only a specific county or municipality be eligible for repeal	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Redistricting	Redistricting commission must be constituted on or before May 1	a
LRCA	Question 2	Admin of gov't	Oath of office	a
LRCA	Question 3	Admin of gov't	Elimination of holdover senators	a
LRCA	Question 4	Redistricting	Establishing a base for reapportionment	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 4	Gambling	Clarifies Idaho's policy on casino gambling	a
CISS	INIT 1	Taxes	Limits property tax rate to 1% of assessed value of the taxable property	d

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement	Grants various rights to crime victims	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Mandates "equality of educational opportunity"	d

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional Rights	Provides for equal rights to men and women under the law	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Dueling	Makes it possible for persons who had participated in a duel to be eligible for elected office	a

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Allow charities to run lotteries	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Governor	Allow the Governor of Kentucky and other state officers to serve two consecutive terms	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Have the Commissioner of Agriculture, State Treasurer, and Secretary of State be appointed rather than elected	d

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1992 ballot measures

October 3, 1992 Primary Election

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Concerning property tax exemptions	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Concerning a tax exemption on mobile homes	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Concerning the Board of Regents	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the effective date of laws	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property	Concerning land ownership in Terrebonne Parish	a

November 3, 1992 General Election

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Concerning investment of education funds	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Concerning investment of public funds	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Con Convention	Concerning the authority to call a constitutional convention	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't Finances	Concerning the use of lottery funds	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Education	Concerning the makeup of the board of education	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Concerning the jurisdiction of family courts	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1992 ballot measures

June 9

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1 Part A	Development	Issues $37 million bond for municipal infrastructure job projects	a
BI	Question 1 Part B	Bond issues	Issues $42 million bond for capital improvement of transportation facilities	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Environment	Issues $10 million in bonds to purchasing recycling equipment and facilities and to close municipal solid waste landfills	a
BI	Question 2	Transportation	Issues $6 million in bonds to help municipalities pay for the repair and improvement of port facilities	d
BI	Question 3	Labor	Issues $8 million in bonds for state facilities to comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards	d
BI	Question 4	Water	Issues $12 million in bonds for the construction of water pollution control facilities	a
BI	Question 5	Education	Issues $9,984,000 in bonds to pay for the tuition of 3,000 unemployed Maine citizens enrolled as full-time students at technical colleges	d
BI	Question 6	Transportation	Issues $3 million in bonds for the acquisition of certain rail lines to continue of rail services in Piscataquis, Penobscot and Waldo counties	d
LRCA	Question 7	Legislature	Allows for deputies to temprorily fill vacancies in offices of state treasurer and secretary of state	a
LRCA	Question 8	Gov't Finances	Prohibits diversion of revenues from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife	a
LRCA	Question 9	Gov't Finances	Requires state to fund any mandates it imposed upon municipalities	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Trials	Provides that civil trials are entitled to a jury of at least six jurors	a
LRCA	Question 2	Trials	Provides that civil trials are entitled to a jury of at least six jurors	a
LRCA	Question 3	Trials	Provides that the right to a jury trial in civil cases apply only when the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000	a
LRCA	Question 4	Trials	Provides that the right to a jury trial in civil cases apply only when the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000	a
LRCA	Question 5	Local gov't	Increases the amount of time a charter board has to prepare a charter	a
VR	Question 6	Abortion	Revises Maryland's abortion laws to prohibit state interference with a woman's decision before fetus is viable	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 1	Taxing tobacco	Placing a tax on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco	a
CISS	Question 2	Business Regulation	Requiring public reporting of corporate tax information	a
CISS	Question 3	Recycling	Requiring all packaging to be recycled or recyclable	d
CISS	Question 4	Sales Tax	Tax on oils and hazardous materials	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1992 ballot measures

November 3, 1992

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Ballot Proposal A	Limit increases to homestead property tax assessments and establish tax limitations for different property classifications		1,433,354 (38%)	2,384,777 (62%)
CICA	Ballot Proposal B	Establish term limits for certain offices	a	2,295,904 (59%)	1,613,404 (41%)
CICA	Ballot Proposal C	Exempt portions of school property from taxation and limit increases on property tax assessments		1,552,119 (41%)	2,276,360 (59%)
IndISS	Ballot Proposal D	Amend auto insurance laws		1,482,577 (37%)	2,480,032 (63%)

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Lottery	Proposes repeal the ban on lotteries
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Proposes to remove the requirement that there be 20 circuit and 20 chancery districts
LRCA	Amendment 3	State Exec Gov't Salaries	Proposes that anyone filling in for the governor shall be paid the same as the governor
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property	Proposes to repeal the restrictions on devising property to nonprofits
LRCA	Amendment 5	Statehood	Proposes to allow access to natural resources found on sixteenth section lands
LRCA	Amendment 6	Term Limits	Proposes that the lieutenant governor shall not serve more than two consecutive terms
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin of Gov't	Proposes to revise the grounds on which an elected official may be dismissed
LRCA	Amendment 8	Direct democracy	Proposes that amendments to the constitution may be proposed by voters

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1992 ballot measures

August 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bond issues	Allows certain political subdivisions to increase bonded indebtedness to retrofit buildings against earthquakes	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Allows governing bodies to adopt property tax increase by simple majority	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Increases motor fuel tax and increase local share	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Limits commercial property surcharge levies	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Lottery	Allows net proceeds from state lottery to be used solely for education	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Amends the percentage of popular vote necessary for tax increases	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	Allows construction of toll roads and bridges	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gambling	Allows simulcasting of horse racing, permits off track wagering	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Law enforcement	Enacts "crime victims' bill of rights"	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Gov't Finance	Creates budget stabilization fund	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Bond issues	Reduces the majority needed to pass bond issues to 4/7ths in the city of St. Louis	d
CICA	Amendment 12	Term limits	Enacts term limits on state legislature	a
CICA	Amendment 13	Term limits	Enacts term limits on Congress	a
LRSS	Proposition A	Gambling	Authorizes riverboat gambling excursions on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers	a
LRSS	Proposition C	State exec	Assigns additional duties to Lieutenant Governor	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1992 ballot measures

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	LR-109	Taxes	Imposes a two mill levy to fund vocational and technical education.	d
LRSS	LR-110	Gov't finance	Creates a 20-year fund from within the Coal Severance Tax Trust Fund to help finance local infrastructure projects.	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-22	Judiciary	Changes how Montana's state judges and justices are selected or elected	a
LRCA	C-23	Property	Allows transfer of public lands at less than full market value	d
LRCA	C-24	Admin of gov't	Provides that at least one member of Board of Regents must be Native American	d
CICA	CI-63	Gov't finance	Uses the Coal Severance Tax Trust Fund Principal for local gov't facilities	d
CICA	CI-64	Term limits	Provides term limits for elected officials	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1992 ballot measures

May 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Separates tangible property from the uniform and proportionate provision applicable to real property for tax purposes	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1a	Lottery	Establishes a state lottery	a
LRCA	Amendment 1b	Lottery	Provides that lottery proceeds compensate depositors of industrial loan and investment companies for losses	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Alcohol	Authorizes governing bodies of municipalities and counties to control club liquor licenses	a
CICA	Amendment 3	Term limits	Sets limits on terms of certain elected state and U.S. congressional officials	a ot

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Require that the Supreme Court Chief Justice be selected by the other members of the Court	d
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Technical amendments concerning District Courts authority to issue writs of prohibition and habeas corpus	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitution	Repeal an obsolete Constitutional provision regarding right to vote and hold office	a
LRCA	Question 4	Admin of gov't	Remove limits on the expenses of legislators, and provide additional allowances to legislative leaders	d
LRCA	Question 5	Budget	Allow the state to engage in specified fiscal operations regarding money lending and stock holding	d
LRCA	Question 6	Judiciary	Authorize the establishment of a Court of Appeals	d

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Question 1	New Hampshire Constitution	Shall New Hampshire hold a constitutional convention?	d
LRCA	Question 2	Trials	Shall 12-person juries be required for capital cases?	d
LRCA	Question 3	Admin of Gov't	Shall regulatory authority be delegated to the executive branch?	d
LRCA	Question 4	State Exec	Shall elected officials be permitted to serve in the National Guard or Military Reserve?	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Allows for $345 million in bonds for farmland and historic preservation.	a
LRCA	Question 2	State judiciary	Requires the state to assume judicial costs held by counties.	a
LRCA	Question 3	Death penalty	States that the death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment.	a
LRCA	Question 4	State legislatures	Allows the state legislature to review administrative rules and regulations.	a

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Restrictions on county indebtedness	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Law Enforcement	Rights of crime victims	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Term Limits	Length of terms of elected county officials	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't Salaries	Salaries of state legislators	d

New York

See also: New York 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Proposes the issuing of a $800,000,000 bond for promoting the creation of jobs	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1992 ballot measures

March 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Bond Issues	Allows issuance of bonds to pay for veterans' compensation from Persian Gulf	a
VR	Measure 2	Sunday	Allows businesses to be open after noon on Sunday	a
VR	Measure 3	Labor	Allows school boards and teachers' representatives to request final offer resolution	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Legislatures	Makes August 1 effective date for all legislation, except appropriation and tax measures	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Resources	Allows exchanges of land and mineral rights between Board of University and School Lands and private owners	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Gov't Finances	Creates a bicentennial trust fund	d
CISS	Measure 4	Water	Imposes a one-half of one percent sales and use tax for water development	d
CISS	Measure 5	Term Limits	Creates term limits for congressional seats	a
CISS	Measure 6	Law Enforcement	Prohibits the stopping and searching of vehicles and occupants at random	d
CISS	Measure 7	Environment	Establishes an environmental protection and recycling fund	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1992 ballot measures

November 3, 1992

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Congressional Successive Term Limits Initiative	Establish successive term limits for Senators and Representatives	a	2,897,123 (66%)	1,476,461 (34%)
ABR	Constitutional Convention Question	Hold a constitutional convention		1,672,373 (39%)	2,660,270 (61%)
CICA	State Executive Officials Successive Term Limits Initiative	Establish two successive terms of four years for certain executive officers	a	3,028,288 (69%)	1,349,244 (31%)
CICA	State Legislative Successive Term Limits Initiative	Establish successive term limits for state legislative officials	a	2,982,285 (68%)	1,378,009 (32%)
IndISS	Toxic Chemicals Warning Initiative	Require businesses to provide warnings on consumer products with chemicals linked to cancer, create an annual one cent per pound tax on business that use such chemicals, and provide criminal penalties for violations of the law		1,007,882 (22%)	3,587,734 (78%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1992 ballot measures

March 10

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question 640	Taxes	Requires voter approval for any increase in taxes	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 643	Con language	Removes obsolete provisions from the state constitution about railroads	a
LRCA	State Question 645	Admin of gov't	Provides rules governing the stewardship of the state's retirement funds	a
LRCA	State Question 646	Taxes	Authorizes counties to conduct local elections to levy taxes to support extension offices	d
LRSS	State Question 647	Taxes	Levies a tax on healthcare providers	d
LRCA	State Question 648	Taxes	Authorizes counties to hold local elections to exempt some property from taxation	a
LRCA	State Question 649	Bonds	Authorizes up to $350 million in bonds for various state government construction projects	a
LRSS	State Question 650	Gambling	Regulates charity games	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1992 ballot measures

May 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes	Allows fuel tax revenues to go towards the funding of police	d

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Bonds	Authorizes up to $250 million in bonds for state parks and recreation facilities	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Allows the legislature to allocate future motor vehicle fuel tax increases for state park purposes	d
CICA	Measure 3	Term Limits	Places term limits on state legislators and statewide offices	a
CISS	Measure 4	Transportation	Prohibits the granting of permits for triple truck-trailer combinations on state highways	d
CISS	Measure 5	Nuclear	Closes the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant until a permanent federal waste site is licensed and other conditions met	d
CISS	Measure 6	Nuclear	Prohibits the operation of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant unless the plant is certified as meeting earthquake standards and until a permanent waste storage site is available	d
CICA	Measure 7	Taxes	Raises the property tax limit for property other than owner-occupied residential property and provides tax relief to residential renters	d
CISS	Measure 8	Hunt & Fish	Restricts lower Columbia River fishing to the most selective means possible	d
CICA	Measure 9	LGBT	Requires all governments to discourage homosexuality, other listed “behaviors” and to not facilitate or recognize them	d

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Stormwater, Water Quality, and Sewage Bond Measure	Bonds	Issues $350 million in bonds to provide loans for stormwater, water quality, and sewage projects	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Recall	Provisions to recall statewide elected officials.	a
LRCA	Proposal 2	Gov't spending	Limits state revenue appropriations and establishes a budget reserve account.	a
LRCA	Proposal 3	State executive officials	Permits the Governor of Rhode Island to serve while physically absent from the state.	a
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues	Issues $12 million in general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 5	Bond issues	Issues $2.5 million in general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 6	Bond issues	Issues $9.5 million in general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 7	Bond issues	Issues $4.5 million in general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 8	Bond issues	Issues $10 million in general obligation bonds.	d
LBM	Proposal 9	Bond issues	Issues $15 million in general obligation bonds.	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1992 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment A	Term limits	Sets term limits for elected officials	a
VR	Referendum 1	Utilities	Approves siting, construction and operation of Lonetree solid waste disposal facility	d
CISS	Initiative 2	Natural resources	Provides an acreage regulation, reclamation incentive for large-scale gold or silver surface mining.	a
CISS	Initiative 3	Taxes	Reduces property taxes and repeals sales tax on groceries, clothing and utilities	d
CISS	Initiative 4	Lottery	Repeals all statutory provisions authorizing video lottery games.	d

Utah

See also: Utah 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative A	Gambling	Allow counties to decide whether to allow horse racing; pari-mutual wagering	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1992 ballot measures

November 3, 1992

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ITL	Initiative 134	Campaign finance	Limit campaign contributions and prohibit public funding of state and local campaigns.	a	1,549,297 (73%)	576,161 (27%)
ITP	Initiative 573	Term limits	Establish term limits for certain offices.	a	1,119,985 (52%)	1,018,260 (48%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1992 ballot measures

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Transportation	Permits state moneys to be spent on railroads and railway facilities	a
LRCA	Question 2	State legislatures measures	Legislative pay increases do not take effect until after the next general election	a

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	State can reduce property taxes by giving credits against income taxes or payments from state revenues	d

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State and local government budgets	Permits the Legislature to invest in shares of capital stock of major corporations.
CISS	Ban Triple Trailers	Transportation	Ban triple trailers on the state's roads	a
CISS	Term Limits	Term limits	Term limits on state and federal politicians	a
CISS	Railroad Regulation	Business regulation	New railway safety procedures	a

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