1979 ballot measures
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California
See also: California 1979 ballot propositions
November 6, 1979
Typ | Titel | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 1 | Amend the state constitution to provide that desegregation through busing are only required in cases where the federal constitution requires it |
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2,433,312 (69%) |
1,112,923 (31%) |
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Proposition 2 | Establish provisions related to interest rates on loans. |
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2,256,767 (65%) |
1,238,633 (35%) |
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Proposition 3 | Change the property value assessment ratio from 25% to 100% and requires the veterans' exemption to be adjusted to reflect any changes to the assessment ratio made by the state legislature |
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2,523,766 (76%) |
799,948 (24%) |
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Proposition 4 | Limit growth in annual government spending financed from tax revenue and certain fee revenue |
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2,580,720 (74%) |
891,157 (26%) |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Legislatures | Allows four constitutional amendments to be voted upon at one time | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Elections | Changes election of Kentucky General Assembly members from odd to even years | ![]() |
Louisiana
See also: Louisiana 1979 ballot measures
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Concerning ad valorem taxes | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Trials | Concerning trying juveniles as adults | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of Gov't | Concerning the term for members of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education | ![]() |
Maine
See also: Maine 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Returnable Container Question | Environment | Repeals a law that placed a mandatory deposit on bottles | ![]() |
BI | Referendum Question No. 1 | Transport | Issues $16.5 million in bonds for highway and bridge improvements | ![]() |
BI | Referendum Question No. 2 | Transport | Issues $11.81 million in bonds for public fish piers, airports and other transportation improvements | ![]() |
BI | Referendum Question No. 3 | Energy | Issues $2.5 million in bonds for energy conservation improvements for local government buildings | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment | Suffrage | Repeals literacy test requirement for voting rights | ![]() |
Mississippi
See also: Mississippi 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Redistricting | Proposes to repportion the legislature based on the U.S. census | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judiciary | Proposes that the legislature establish a commission on judicial performance | ![]()
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Missouri
See also: Missouri 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bonds | Authorizes issuance of bonds for control of water pollution | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Transport | Consolidates the highway and transportation departments | ![]() |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1979 ballot measures
June 5
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Question 1 | Taxes | Proposes amending the Sales and Use Tax Act to exempt certain foods and to restore control of the Act to the legislature. | ![]() |
New York
See also: New York 1979 ballot measures
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bond issues | Permits the legislature to increase the amount the state may guarantee for bonds issued by a public corporation | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Forests and parks | Exchanges' state forest preserve land in Hamilton county with the International Paper Company | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Incorporates any federal tax law into the state tax law | ![]() |
BI | Proposal 1 | Bond issues | Creates a state debt for energy conservation | ![]() |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1979 ballot measures
November 6, 1979
Typ | Titel | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Bottle Deposits and Pull Tab Can Ban Initiative | Create a deposit system on all purchased plastic bottles and ban metal cans with pull tabs. |
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768,898 (28%) |
2,019,834 (72%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1979 ballot measures
November 6
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | State Question 539 | Taxes | Eliminates double taxation and limits tax rates on income | ![]() |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 1979 ballot measures
Typ | Name | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Judiciary | Increases the number of judges of the state Superior Court | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 2 | Judiciary | Provides retention election procedures for justices of the peace | ![]() |
Rhode Island
See also: Rhode Island 1979 ballot measures
November 6:
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LBM | Proposal 1 | Bond issues | Authorizes $25 million in bonds for site purchases. | ![]() |
LBM | Proposal 2 | Bond issues | Authorizes $15 million in bonds for the construction of sewage treatment facilities. | ![]() |
LRSS | Proposal 3 | Bond issues | Authorizes the Rhode Island Industrial Building Authority to insure loans when industrial buildings are renovated. | ![]() |
Texas
See also: Texas 1979 ballot measures
November 6, 1979
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 1 | Administration; Term limits | Provide for the appointment of notaries public for terms between two and four years |
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291,006 (65%) |
153,371 (35%) |
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Proposition 2 | Administration | introduce legislative review of rules made by executive agencies |
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208,169 (48%) |
227,290 (52%) |
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Proposition 3 | Property; Bonds | Guarantee loans to purchase farm and ranch real estate and authorize a sale of $10 million in bonds to finance loan guarantees |
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240,605 (54%) |
201,212 (46%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1979 ballot measures
November 6, 1979
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Initiative 61 | Environment | Provide a requirement of a minimum five cent recycling deposit on soft drinks and alcohol containers. |
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380,247 (42%) |
517,177 (58%) |
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Initiative 62 | Taxes | Provide limitations on the growth of general state tax revenues to the growth rate of state personal income. |
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588,724 (68%) |
272,761 (32%) |
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Referendum 37 | Healthcare; Bonds | Provide $25 million in state general obligation bonds to fund facilities aiding mentally and physically disabled people. |
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576,882 (67%) |
286,365 (33%) |
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SJR 110 | State legislatures | Require a regular legislative session every year and provide for special sessions to be called upon by the governor or the legislature. |
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508,063 (61%) |
331,391 (39%) |
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SJR 112 | Civil service; State legislatures | Permit legislators to assume civil offices without receiving increases in compensation for that office passed during their legislative term. |
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469,049 (57%) |
355,088 (43%) |
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SJR 120 | Energy | Permit municipal utilities to assist resident owners in financing energy conservation measures. |
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526,349 (63%) |
311,768 (37%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1979 ballot measures
April 3
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Executive offices | Provides that the Lt. Governor will succeed the governor in the event of a permanent vacancy, followed by the Secretary of State | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 2 | Executive offices | Provides that the state legislature must approve Governor-appointed successors to vacancies in the Lt. Governor. | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 3 | Executive offices | Eliminates Lt. Governor's role as presiding officer of Wisconsin State Senate | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 4 | Executive offices | Improves the constitutional wording regarding 4-year terms of office for constitutional officers | ![]() |
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