1995 ballot measures

1995 State Ballot Measures
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Sixty-one statewide ballot questions were on the ballot in 1995 in eleven states.

Number of measures

1995 was a year with a somewhat higher-than-average number of measures on the ballot for an odd-numbered election year. Going back to 1989, the average number of measures on the ballot in an odd-numbered year is 45.

Year	States	Measures
2021	9	39
2019	8	36
2017	9	27
2015	9	28
2013	6	31
2011	9	34
2009	7	32
2007	10	45
2005	13	47
2003	15	68
2001	9	39
1999	16	72
1997	8	44
1995	11	61
1993	15	62
1991	9	48
1989	13	77
1987	13	78
Averages:	11	48

By state

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1995 ballot measures

November 7, 1995

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Referendum A	Allow the state to contract for the confinement and maintenance of juvenile and adult state prisoners in non-state facilities.		291,736 (45%)	355,031 (55%)

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1995 ballot measures

October 21:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Marriage & Family	Concerning forced heirship	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Term Limits	Concerning legislative term limits	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Trials	Concerning awards in cases against state and local governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Concerning retirement age of judges	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Education	Concerning school districts in the City of Baker and certain wards of Rapides Parish	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Concerning approval of new fee or fine	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Concerning tax increase proposals	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Hunt & Fish	Concerning laws relating to local hunting and fishing	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Resources	Concerning mineral rights on reclaimed property	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Gov't Finances	Concerning use of revenues in the mineral fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gov't Finances	Concerning revenue for the restoration of oilfields	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Gov't Finances	Concerning revenue for oil spill cleanup	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Veterans	Concerning civil service preference for veterans	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Property	Concerning the redemption of property in New Orleans	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Property	Concerning donation of abandoned properties to nonprofit groups	a

November 18:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning jury instruction in criminal cases	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1995 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Constitutional Rights	Prevents legislature from adding additional protected classes under state's anti-discrimination laws	d
BI	Question 2	Transportation	Issues $58.9 million in bonds for improvements to highways, state and local bridges, airports and cargo ports	a
BI	Question 3	Utilities	Issues $15 million in bonds to fund local telecommunications infrastructure and classroom technology equipment	a
BI	Question 4	Housing	Issues $4 million in bonds to provide housing for people with mental illness	a
BI	Question 5	Water	Issues $14 million in bond to protect drinking water resources by capping solid waste landfill and removing of underground storage tank	a
LRCA	Question 6	Pension	Requires sound funding of the Maine State Retirement System	a
LRCA	Question 7	State Exec	Gives governor line-item veto power on budgetary issues	a
LRSS	Question 8	Transportation	Requires all persons four and older to wear safety belts in vehicles	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiative Measure 4	Term limits	Limits elected officials from Mississippi to serving two or three consecutive terms, depending on the office	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1995 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Repeals prohibitions against special laws that pertain to less than all counties	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Public Question 1	Redistricting	Establish a bipartisan New Jersey Redistricting Commission	a
LRCA	Public Question 2	Taxes	Earmark an increased portion of car gas taxes for the Transportation Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Public Question 3	Budgets	Rules governing the mandates the state government imposes on school districts and municipalities	a
BI	Public Question 4	Bonds	$340 million in bonds for purchasing and improving land for conservation	a

New York

See also: New York 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	State judiciary	Increases the monetary jurisdiction of the New York City Civil Court	d
LRCA	Proposal 2	Direct democracy	Eliminates the requirement for re-registration of voters who move within a county or within the City of New York	a
LRCA	Proposal 3	State government spending	Revises the State's borrowing practices	d
LRCA	Proposal 4	Forests and parks	Authorizes New York State to convey to the Town of Keene forest land for public use as a cemetery	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1995 ballot measures

November 7, 1995

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Public Infrastructure and Highway Improvements Amendment	Authorize the state to issue bonds for public infrastructure and highway improvements	a	1,408,834 (62%)	865,698 (38%)
LRCA	Limit Gubernatorial Power to Reduce Criminal Sentences Amendment	Limit the governor's authority to reduce criminal sentences as prescribed by law	a	1,816,213 (71%)	742,590 (29%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 21	Authorize state lottery profits to fund public education, in addition to job creation and economic development, and establish the Education Endowment Fund, receiving 15 percent of lottery profits after July 1, 1997.	a	671,027 (87%)	99,728 (13%)
LRCA	Measure 22	Require Legislative Assembly appointees to inhabit in their respective districts for at least one year before appointment and throughout their terms.	a	709,931 (94%)	45,311 (6%)

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Criminal Proceedings and Criminal Defendant Rights Amendment	Trials	Changes rules for criminal trials regarding the accused confronting witnesses and children testifying	ot

Texas

See also: Texas 1995 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Bonds	Issues bonds for educational loans for students	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes	Exempts certain charitable organizations from property taxes	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Bonds	Uses bond authority of the farm and ranch finance program to expand production of Texas agricultural products	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Property	Fixes and encumbrance on homestead property for an owelty of partition	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Bonds	Increases the amount of bonds available for veterans' housing assistance	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Exempts homestead of surviving spouses from ad valorem taxation	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Bonds	Reduces the amount of bonds available for super collider research	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Local gov't	Abolishes the office of constable in Mills, Reagan and Roberts counties	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Gov't Finances	Allows money from the Texas Growth Fund to be invested in a business	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Admin of gov't	Abolishes the office of state treasurer	a
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Allows open-space land for wildlife to qualify for tax appraisal	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes	Exempts certain personal property and mineral interests from taxation	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	Exempts boats and other equipment from ad valorem taxation	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Raises limits of tax exemption of property owned by disabled veterans	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1995 ballot measures

November 7, 1995

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ITP	Initiative 640	Business reg and Hunt and fish	Provide new fishing gear regulations to ensure certain survival rates for non-targeted species.		566,880 (42%)	767,686 (58%)
ITP	Initiative 651	Gambling and American Indians	Enable unrestricted gambling on tribal lands (excluding sports betting), with a tax on net gaming revenues.		350,708 (26%)	1,010,787 (74%)
LRSS	Referendum 45	Admin of gov't, Food and agri, and Hunt and fish	Expand the fish and wildlife commission's jurisdiction to regulate food fish and negotiate interstate agreements.	a	809,083 (61%)	517,433 (39%)
VR	Referendum 48	Admin of gov't and Property	Mandate government compensation for decreased private property values resulting from specific regulations.		544,788 (41%)	796,869 (59%)
LRCA	SJR 8210	State judiciary	Hold four-year court elections for the Supreme Court chief justice and restrict the governor's vacancy-filling authority.	a	723,297 (58%)	526,260 (42%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1995 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Allows the state to operate lottery games with proceeds dedicated to athletic facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitution	Removes masculine gender pronouns from the Wisconsin Constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Allows judges to assume nonjudicial public office after vacating their judicial seat	d