1999 ballot measures

1999 State Ballot Measures
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Seventy-two statewide ballot propositions were on ballots in 1999 in sixteen states.

Number of measures

1999 was a year with a far above 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

Alabama

See also: Alabama 1999 ballot measures

October 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Concerning a state lottery	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of Gov't	Concerning supernumary programs	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Concerning the popular election of city boards of education	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1999 ballot measures

September 14:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Permanent Fund Advisory Question	Gov't Finances	Asks voters about using some of the Alaska Permanent Fund to balance the state's budget	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1999 ballot measures

November 2. 1999

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Referendum A	Allow Colorado to borrow up to $1.7 billion to fund transportation projects.	a	477,982 (62%)	296,971 (38%)

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1999 ballot measures

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Requires general fund expenditures to be no more than 99 percent of estimated revenues	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Requires a three-fifths vote of the legislature to increase taxes	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Exempt oil and gas production equipment from property tax	d

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1999 ballot measures

October 23:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Concerning fiscal and non-fiscal sessions of the legislatures	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Concerning settlement with tobacco companies	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't Finances	Concerning a biennial budgeting cycle	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Civil Service	Concerning supplemental pay for certain police officers	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of Gov't	Concerning donation of surplus property	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Concerning recovery of asphalt from state highways	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Education	Concerning funding for colleges and universities	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Law Enforcement	Concerning automatic pardons of first-time offenders	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Education	Concerning school districts in Rapides Parish	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Concerning ad valorem taxes on renovated structures	d

November 20:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State Exec	Concerning the governor's authority to pardon the convicted	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Concerning investment of wildlife funds in stocks	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Concerning creation of a school district for the city of Zachary	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't Finances	Concerning the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Concerning ability of older people to decline jury service	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1999 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Abortion	Prohibits partial-birth abortions except when such an abortion is necessary to save the life of the pregnant person	d
IndISS	Question 2	Marijuana	Allows use of small quantities of medicinal marijuana	a
BI	Question 3	Transportation	Issues $56,042,031 in bonds for transportation facilities and infrastructure	a
BI	Question 4	Water	Issues $12,500,000 in bonds for water pollution control and other environmental projects	a
BI	Question 5	Media	Issues $9,400,000 in bonds for conversion to digital broadcasting by the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation	a
BI	Question 6	Education	Issues $26,420,000 in bonds for infrastructure improvements at Maine's seven technical colleges	a
BI	Question 7	Forests & Parks	Issues $50 million to purchase public lands and easements for conservation, water access, outdoor recreation	a
LRCA	Question 8	Direct Democracy	Allows people's vetoes to be voted on only at next statewide or general election	a
LRCA	Question 9	Taxes	Allows reduced property taxes on historic preservation and scenic view properties	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Term Limits, Measure 9	Term limits	Limit state legislators to two terms in office	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1999 ballot measures

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition A	Taxes	Authorizes a monthly 50 cent fee for each cell phone in order to fund a wireless enhanced 911 service	d
LRSS	Proposition B	Firearms	Requires sheriffs to issue permits to carry concealed firearms to citizens who fulfill the statutory requirements	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bonds	$500 million bond for transportation and bridge products	a
LRCA	Question 2	Veterans	Property tax deductions for veterans	a
LRCA	Question 3	State budget	No lottery funds to go to prisons	a

New York

See also: New York 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Judicial reform	Authorized the temporary assignment of New York city court judges to the county court	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1999 ballot measures

November 2, 1999

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Public Schools and Higher Education Institutions Amendment	Authorize the issuance of bonds for educational improvements	a	1,303,830 (61%)	840,240 (39%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1999 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 68	Labor	Protects private enterprises, certain government and nonprofit programs from competition from prison labor	a
LRCA	Measure 69	Trials	Grants victims’ constitutional rights in criminal prosecutions and juvenile court delinquency proceedings	a
LRCA	Measure 70	Trials	Gives the public, through the prosecutor, to demand jury trial in criminal cases	d
LRCA	Measure 71	Trials	Limits pretrial release of persons accused of violent felonies	a
LRCA	Measure 72	Trials	Allows conviction for murder by nonunanimous, or eleven to one, jury verdict	d
LRCA	Measure 73	Trials	Limits immunity from criminal prosecution of a person ordered to testify about his or her conduct	d
LRCA	Measure 74	Trials	Requires terms of imprisonment announced in court to be fully served, with some exceptions	a
LRCA	Measure 75	Trials	Bans persons convicted of certain crimes from serving on grad juries or criminal trial juries	a
LRCA	Measure 76	Transportation	Requires light and heavy vehicles to proportionately share highway costs through vehicle fees and a fuel tax	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1999 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	State exec	Revises provisions for filling a vacancy in the office of Governor or Lt. Governor	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Business reg	Relates to the making of advances under a reverse mortgage	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Con language	Eliminates obsolete provisions of the Texas Constitution	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Exempts property owned by charitable institutions from ad valorem taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Gov't salaries	Allows state employees to receive compensation as members of local governing bodies	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Property	Increases the maximum size of an urban homestead	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Law enforcement	Authorizes garnishment of wages for spousal maintenance	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Admin of gov't	Provides that the adjutant general serves at the pleasure of the governor	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Judiciary	Creates a Judicial Compensation Commission	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Admin of gov't	Provides that the commissioner of Health and Human Services serves at the pleasure of the governor	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Insurance	Allows political subdivisions to purchase nonassessable property and casualty insurance	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes	Exempts leased motor vehicles from ad valorem taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Bonds	Issues bonds to finance educational loans	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Admin of gov't	Provides for governing boards of three or more members	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Property	Permits spouses to agree to convert separate property to community property	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Local gov't	Provides that certain counties be divided into a specific number of precincts	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Gov't Finances	Relates to the investment and distribution of the permanent university fund	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1999 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 695	Taxes	Requires voter approval for tax increases, repeals existing fees and excised taxes for motored vehicles and imposes a license tab fee of $30 per year	aot
ITP	Initiative 696	Hunting	Prohibits commercial net fishing in fresh or marine waters within the state	d
LRCA	SJR 8206	Gov't Finances	Permits the state to guarantee payment of voter-approved school district debt	a
LRCA	SJR 8208	Gov't Finances	Removes the investment limitation on the state's emergency reserve fund and allows the legislature to determine the fund's investment	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1999 ballot measures

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Concerns the distribution of state funds raised through lotteries for property tax relief	a

External links

• 1999 Alaska election results and Alaska advisory votes
• Colorado Referendum A
• Iowa Amendment 1 and Iowa Amendment 2
• Kansas 1999 constitutional amendment election
• Citizen's guide to the November 2 ballot questions in Maine
• Text of Mississippi Initiative Measure 9
• Missouri 1999 ballot measure election results
• New Jersey 1999 Public Questions
• Election results for New York Proposal 1
• Ohio Education Bonds Act 1999
• Oregon 1999 ballot measure Voter Guide
• 1999 Voter Guide to Texas Propositions 1-17
• State of Washington 1999 ballot measure election results