1989 ballot measures
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Seventy-seven statewide ballot measures were on statewide ballots in 1989 in 13 states.
By state
Louisiana
See also: Louisiana 1989 ballot measures
April 29:
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Concerning a number of changes to tax and fiscal policy | ![]() |
October 7:
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Concerning ad valorem tax on improved property | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Ressourcen | Concerning conservation of wetlands | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Concerning the taxation of inventory | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Law Enforcement | Concerning drug trafficking | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Judiciary | Concerning supreme court districts | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Judiciary | Concerning subdistricts for district and appeals courts | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Admin of Gov't | Concerning the appointment of members to the board of ethics | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Property | Concerning donation of property by local government | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Legislature | Concerning organizational sessions and veto power | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Taxes | Concerning municipal property taxes | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 11 | Taxes | Concerning fees for automobile licenses | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 12 | Taxes | Concerning property taxes for improved properties | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 13 | Taxes | Concerning severance taxes | ![]() |
Maine
See also: Maine 1989 ballot measures
November 7
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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IndISS | Question 1 | Elections | Establishes a voluntary system of public financing of gubernatorial campaigns | ![]() |
IndISS | Question 2 | War & Peace | Directs governor to persuade the federal government to stop testing of cruise missiles in Maine's airspace | ![]() |
BI | Question 3A | Prisons | Issues $14.5 million to build and repair correctional facilities, primarily for juvenile corrections | ![]() |
BI | Question 3B | Prisons | Issues $35 million in bonds to build, repair and renovate adult correctional facilities | ![]() |
BI | Question 4 | Environment | Issues $5 million to fund grants to solid waste regional commissions and municipalities for recycling equipment | ![]() |
BI | Question 5 | Bildung | Issues $20,210,600 for capital improvements to all campuses of the Maine Vocational Technical Institute System | ![]() |
BI | Question 6 | Utilities | Issues $4.4 million in bonds to build sewerage facilities | ![]() |
BI | Question 7 | Transport | Issues $21 million in bonds for highway, state and local bridges, harbor and airport improvements | ![]() |
BI | Question 8 | Gesundheitswesen | Issues $7 million in bonds to provide funds in the forms of grants and a loan fund for programs serving people with mental illnesses | ![]() |
BI | Question 9 | Bonds | Issues $12 million for detection and removal of asbestos in state facilities and public schools | ![]() |
BI | Question 10 | Environment | Issues $6 million in bonds to clean up and close solid waste landfills that posed a hazard to public health and to ground water quality | ![]() |
BI | Question 11 | Housing | $15 million in bonds to enhance affordable housing opportunities | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 12 | Housing | Insures the payment of mortgage loans for affordable housing for Maine citizens with a limit of $25 million in the aggregate | ![]() |
LRSS | Question 13 | Nuclear | Approves disposal of low-level radioactive waste at an existing facility in Beatty, Nevada | ![]() |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1989 ballot measures
November 7, 1989
Typ | Titel | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposal A | Increase the state sales and use tax to fund local schools |
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514,407 (28%) |
1,341,292 (72%) |
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Proposal B | Increase the sales and use tax, reduce school property taxes, and establish school funding |
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436,958 (24%) |
1,392,053 (76%) |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1989 ballot measures
May 2
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Taxes | The measure allows the legislature to tax the net proceeds of mines at a different rate than other industries | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 2 | Bond issues | Allows the Constitution to be amended to increase the bonding capacity of the state | ![]() |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1989 ballot measures
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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BI | Question 1 | Bond issues | Authorizes $300 million in bonds to acquire land for recreation and conservation. | ![]() |
BI | Question 2 | Bond issues | Authorizes $125 million in bonds for facilities for developmentally disabled and mentally ill. | ![]() |
BI | Question 3 | Bond issues | Authorizes $50 million in bonds for stormwater management and sewer overflow abatement. | ![]() |
BI | Question 4 | Bond issues | Authorizes $115 million in bonds for the rehabilitation of bridges and acquisition of railroad rights-of-way. | ![]() |
LRSS | Question 5 | Bond issues | Expands the allowable uses of bonds previously sold for hazardous discharge clean-up. | ![]() |
New York
See also: New York 1989 ballot measures
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposal 1 | Law enforcement | Makes a county responsible and liable for the acts of its sheriff. | ![]() |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1989 ballot measures
December 5
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 1 | State Exec | Creates new executive branch article mandating branch reorganization | ![]() |
VR | Measure 2 | Legislature | Allows state legislators to participate in public employee retirement program | ![]() |
VR | Measure 3 | Taxes | Increases motor vehicle fuel and special fuel tax rates | ![]() |
VR | Measure 4 | Taxes | Increases sales, use, motor vehicle excise and aircraft excise tax rates | ![]() |
VR | Measure 5 | Transport | Requires use of safety belts | ![]() |
VR | Measure 6 | Gambling | Allows use of electronic video gaming devices to conduct games of chance | ![]() |
VR | Measure 7 | Taxes | Increases individual income tax rates | ![]() |
VR | Measure 8 | Gesundheitswesen | Provides a comprehensive health education program | ![]() |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1989 ballot measures
November 3, 1987
Typ | Titel | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Bonds to Finance Infrastructure Improvements Amendment | Allow the state to help local governments finance infrastructure improvements through bonds |
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1,674,913 (71%) |
689,383 (29%) |
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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. |
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878,683 (35%) |
1,600,588 (65%) |
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State Lottery Funds for Education Amendment | Require all net proceeds from the state lottery to be used for education. |
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1,984,905 (78%) |
564,421 (22%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1989 ballot measures
March 14
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | State Question 620 | Legislature | Changes the dates and times of regular legislative sessions | ![]() |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1989 ballot measures
May 16, 1989
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure 1 | Education; Taxes | Revise the tax base limits of school districts and allow school districts to combine their tax bases if they merge. |
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183,818 (41%) |
263,283 (59%) |
June 27, 1989
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure 1 | Property | Allow the state to use proceeds from forfeited property as designated by the Legislative Assembly. |
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340,506 (71%) |
141,649 (29%) |
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Measure 2 | Natural resources; Business regulation | Prohibit the sale or export of timber from state-owned lands unless that timber is processed in Oregon. |
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446,151 (90%) |
48,558 (10%) |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 1989 ballot measures
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Pennsylvania Replace Residential Property Tax Revenue with Income Tax Revenue Amendment | Taxes | Authorizes local governments to replace revenue from real estate taxes with revenue from personal income taxes | ![]() |
Texas
See also: Texas 1989 ballot measures
November 7, 1989
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 10 | Trials | Allow courts to inform juries on the impact of good conduct time, parole, or mandatory supervision on a defendant's incarceration period for a criminal offense. |
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901,279 (79%) |
239,714 (21%) |
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Proposition 11 | State legislatures; Government salaries | Change legislators' compensation from $30 maximum per diem to the maximum per diem allowed for federal income tax deduction. |
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531,550 (47%) |
592,412 (53%) |
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Proposition 12 | Local school bonds; Budgets | Allow the use of the permanent school fund to guarantee state bonds to aid school districts. |
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628,812 (56%) |
495,090 (44%) |
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Proposition 13 | Law enforcement | Provide a bill of rights for crime victims and allow laws to limit the liability of legal professionals and law enforcement for not upholding these rights. |
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819,399 (72%) |
317,111 (28%) |
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Proposition 14 | Local government | Require district attorneys serving in Fort Bend County to be elected and serve a term. |
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704,699 (68%) |
338,529 (32%) |
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Proposition 15 | Gambling | Authorize the legislature to permit and regulate raffles conducted by nonprofit organizations for charitable purposes. |
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704,694 (62%) |
423,699 (38%) |
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Proposition 16 | Administration; Healthcare | Allow the people to decide whether to create and maintain hospital districts in a manner independent of the legislature. |
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776,806 (70%) |
332,298 (30%) |
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Proposition 17 | Budgets | Authorize state financial aid for local fire departments to acquire equipment for compliance with federal and state laws and to train their members. |
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665,913 (59%) |
462,686 (41%) |
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Proposition 18 | Water; Bonds | Remove the four-year limitation on the issuance of agricultural water conservation bonds. |
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537,990 (50%) |
535,724 (50%) |
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Proposition 19 | Budgets | Authorize local governments to invest their funds as provided by law. |
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658,826 (60%) |
431,794 (40%) |
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Proposition 1 | Government salaries | Limit lieutenant governor and speaker of the house salaries at half the governor's and legislators' at one-fourth the governor's. |
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424,704 (37%) |
732,417 (63%) |
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Proposition 20 | Local government | Eliminate the office of county surveyor in Cass, Ector, Garza, Smith, Bexar, Harris, and Webb counties. |
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736,963 (71%) |
302,617 (29%) |
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Proposition 21 | Education; Bonds | Issue $75 million in college savings bonds to provide educational loans to students. |
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682,251 (61%) |
435,182 (39%) |
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Proposition 2 | Water; Bonds | Authorize an additional $500 million in Texas water development bonds for water supply, water quality, and flood control purposes. |
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686,735 (60%) |
460,472 (40%) |
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Proposition 3 | Economic development; Budgets | Authorize the legislature to finance Texas product and business development for state economic recovery and growth. |
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597,178 (52%) |
543,631 (48%) |
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Proposition 4 | Veterans; Taxes | Provide exemption from ad valorem taxation for property of nonprofit veterans organizations. |
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603,333 (53%) |
539,012 (47%) |
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Proposition 5 | Taxes | Provide tax exemption for personal property temporarily in Texas that was intended for eventual transport outside the state. |
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742,405 (65%) |
408,573 (35%) |
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Proposition 6 | Healthcare; Term limits | Authorize hospital district board members to serve four-year terms. |
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710,018 (63%) |
411,778 (37%) |
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Proposition 7 | Administration; Government accountability | Replace elected officials' bribery-related oral oath with a signed statement confirming no involvement in bribery to obtain office. |
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796,323 (69%) |
353,661 (31%) |
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Proposition 8 | Prisons; Bonds | Issue $400 million in general obligation bonds for projects relating to corrections, mental health, and law enforcement facilities. |
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658,826 (60%) |
431,794 (40%) |
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Proposition 9 | Administration; Law enforcement | Authorize the legislature to organize and combine state agencies that performed criminal justice functions. |
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794,006 (71%) |
323,831 (29%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1989 ballot measures
November 7, 1989
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Initiative 102 | Education; Taxes; Welfare | Increase funding for children and family services and K-12 education programs by $360,000,000 through new taxes. |
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349,357 (34%) |
688,782 (66%) |
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SJR 8200 | Law enforcement; State judiciary | Provide victims of felony crimes the rights to attend the trial and court proceedings that the defendant can attend. |
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789,266 (78%) |
221,179 (22%) |
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SJR 8202 | State judiciary | Increase Judicial Conduct Commission membership by two and provide clearer processes and authority for removing a judge. |
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804,199 (83%) |
162,135 (17%) |
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SJR 8210 | Environment; Water | Permit local governments to fund private water conservation initiatives by utilizing revenues generated from water sales. |
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622,494 (64%) |
350,876 (36%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1989 ballot measures
April 4
Typ | Titel | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Taxes | Income tax credits against property and sales tax obligations | ![]() |
External links
- Oregon ballot measures, 1988-1995 from the Oregon Blue Book
- Analysis of proposed amendments on the 1989 ballot in Texas
- State of Washington 1989 ballot measure election results
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