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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the state would be authorized to levy a corporate income tax of seven percent. All federal income taxes paid or accrued will continue to be deductible for the purpose of tabulating state taxable net income. The tax would first be levied in the fiscal year 1970 and each year thereafter.	d	101,330 (21%)	387,956 (79%)

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Constitutional Question	State constitutional conventions	Call a Constitutional Convention for the State of Alaska.	a	34,911 (50%)	34,472 (50%)
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues; Public education funding	Authorize $20,300,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip certain public schools within the state.	a	61,528 (80%)	15,835 (20%)
BI	Proposition 10	Ports and harbors; Bond issues	Authorize $21,000,000 in bonds by the state to finance improvements to the state ferry system.	a	42,901 (59%)	30,193 (41%)
BI	Proposition 11	Bond issues; Higher education funding; Public education funding	Authorize $29,700,000 in bonds by the state to fund improvements to buildings, facilities, and utilities at the University of Alaska and community colleges.	a	51,864 (70%)	21,710 (30%)
BI	Proposition 2	Housing assistance programs; Bond issues	Authorize $3,000,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip the Alaska Remote Housing Program.	a	45,137 (59%)	31,188 (41%)
BI	Proposition 3	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Authorize $2,300,000 in bonds by the state to acquire, construct, and equip state recreational facilities.	a	50,272 (67%)	25,256 (33%)
BI	Proposition 4	Bond issues; Highways and bridges	Authorize $29,200,000 in bonds by the state to construct and equip highways and roads within the state.	a	61,010 (80%)	15,658 (20%)
BI	Proposition 5	Juvenile criminal justice; Bond issues; Prison and jail funding	Authorize $8,600,000 in bonds by the state to construct, equip, and improve correctional facilities for the Department of Health and Welfare.	a	52,977 (70%)	23,016 (30%)
BI	Proposition 6	Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Authorize $5,600,000 in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of health and mental health facilities, and provide state matching funds for federal hospital construction programs under Hill-Burton.	a	57,358 (77%)	17,001 (23%)
BI	Proposition 7	Drinking water systems; Sewage and stormwater; Bond issues	Authorize $11 million in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of water supply and sewerage systems.	a	57,380 (75%)	19,024 (25%)
BI	Proposition 8	Highways and bridges; Bond issues	Authorize $5,500,000 in bonds by the state to fund the acquisition, construction, and equipping of highway maintenance facilities.	a	56,540 (75%)	19,287 (25%)
BI	Proposition 9	Airport infrastructure; Bond issues	Authorize $10,000,000 in bonds by the state for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain airports within the state.	a	50,964 (70%)	21,887 (30%)

August 25

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Voting age policy	Lower the voting age to eighteen for all state and local elections.	a	36,590 (54%)	31,216 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; English language policy	Eliminate the requirement for voters to read or speak English in state or local elections.	a	34,079 (51%)	32,578 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive branch structure	Change the title of the secretary of state to lieutenant governor, with no change to the powers or duties of the office.	a	46,102 (71%)	18,781 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judicial selection	Select the chief justice of the supreme court by a majority vote of the justices, with a term of three years, and non-consecutive terms for the chief justice.	a	44,055 (69%)	19,583 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	State judiciary oversight	Provide that the administrative director of the judicial system serve the entire supreme court, instead of the chief justice.	a	43,462 (70%)	18,651 (30%)

Arizona

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November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Civil and criminal trials	Provide for the denial of bail to a person charged with a felony where proof is evidence and presumption is great	a	294,724 (85%)	53,143 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Property; Eminent domain policy	Provide just compensation to owners of private property taken by eminent domain	a	225,535 (67%)	111,579 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Salaries of government officials; Administration of government	Provide for the establishment of a commission on elective state officer's compensation	a	211,592 (64%)	120,016 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 103	State judiciary oversight; State judicial selection	Provide for the establishment of a commission on judicial qualifications	a	249,068 (74%)	89,435 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 104	Taxes; Transportation	Provide for the use and distribution of vehicle, user, gasoline, and diesel taxes	a	225,082 (69%)	100,956 (31%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Act 341	Administration of government	The measure would have created a state library building commission and authorized the issuance of library construction bonds upon voter approval.	d	161,451 (37%)	280,218 (63%)
CISS	Initiated Act 1	Transportation; Labor and unions	The measure would have repealed full crew laws for railroads.	d	246,297 (46%)	289,896 (54%)
CCRCA	Proposed State Constitution	State constitutional conventions	The measure would have approved a revised version of the Arkansas Constitution.	d	223,334 (43%)	301,195 (57%)

California

See also: California 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Water; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for water pollution control and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	4,394,433 (75%)	1,431,703 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Exempt loans of $100,000 or more for corporations or partnerships from the 10% yearly limit on interest.	d	2,388,985 (45%)	2,925,815 (55%)
LRSS	Proposition 11	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Establish procedures for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners for establishing of rules and regulations governing chiropractors.	a	3,684,625 (69%)	1,634,064 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Salaries of government officials; County and municipal governance	Establish that the county governing body shall set the salaries for county supervisors, subject to referendum.	a	2,626,035 (51%)	2,567,287 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes; Veterans policy	Create provisions relating to veterans' property tax exemptions,	a	4,747,341 (83%)	939,384 (17%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Civil service	Amend the civil service system, add positions to civil service, and remove positions from civil service.	a	2,487,620 (51%)	2,382,148 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Dueling bans; Constitutional wording changes	Make changes to constitutional provisions.	a	3,008,478 (59%)	2,084,421 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	State constitutional conventions; Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process	Amend procedures relating to constitutional amendments and initiatives.	a	2,576,576 (51%)	2,465,520 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Constitutional wording changes; Public assistance programs	Repeal obsolete constitutional provisions relating to social welfare.	a	3,591,461 (70%)	1,563,940 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Taxes; Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow fuel taxes and license fees to be used to facilitate public transportation and to control pollution caused by cars.	d	2,697,746 (46%)	3,182,096 (54%)
LRSS	Proposition 19	Business regulations	Change the penalty for charging interest in an amount greater than allowed by law from a misdemeanor to a felony.	a	3,766,737 (72%)	1,493,047 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State judiciary; State executive official measures	Establish that the Supreme Court has the sole authority to answer questions regarding vacancies of certain government officials.	d	2,616,137 (49%)	2,726,225 (51%)
BI	Proposition 20	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $60,000,000 for recreation, fish, and wildlife facilities and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,141,788 (57%)	2,397,249 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 10 days of the start of each regular session and require the legislature to pass a budget bill by June 15.	a	3,015,932 (55%)	2,482,194 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Allow the legislature to make appropriations for public schools prior to the passage of the budget bill if the budget bill is delayed.	d	2,605,508 (47%)	2,951,037 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Higher education governance; Open meetings and public information	Require that meetings of the Board of Regents of the University of California be public, with certain exceptions.	a	3,733,148 (67%)	1,806,443 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Education	Allow funds from the Teachers' Retirement Fund to be invested in specific securities.	a	3,670,780 (68%)	1,714,935 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Education; State legislatures measures	Establish that the speaker of the Assembly shall be an ex officio member of any agency that has charge over the State College System.	a	2,700,857 (50%)	2,660,524 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Civil service; Education; State executive official measures	Exempt an additional Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction from civil service.	d	2,128,719 (40%)	3,200,815 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Education; County and municipal governance	Allow boards of education in non-chartered counties to appoint their superintendent of schools and allow two or more non-chartered counties to create a joint board of education.	d	2,421,978 (46%)	2,825,472 (54%)

June 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Higher education funding; Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $246,300,000 for University of California health science buildings.	d	1,940,964 (45%)	2,368,056 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Constitutional wording changes; County and municipal governance	Make changes to the Constitution regarding local government.	a	2,084,722 (51%)	1,983,980 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Constitutional wording changes; Water; Utility policy	Revise the Constitution regarding public utilities, corporations, water use, the State lending its credit, and the State owning corporate stock.	d	688,372 (23%)	2,332,791 (77%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Constitutional wording changes	Remove constitutional provisions relating to state institutions, public buildings, land, and homestead exemption.	d	1,940,211 (48%)	2,063,603 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Civil service; Ballot measure process	Allow the state legislature to review constitutional revisions before they are submitted to voters and adjust civil service exemptions.	d	1,945,593 (49%)	2,063,957 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Administrative organization; Public education governance	Require the legislature to establish the election or appointment of the State Board of Education and county boards of education.	a	2,300,713 (55%)	1,864,665 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Bond issues	Allow the legislature to raise the maximum rate of interest on unsold bonds.	a	2,439,131 (56%)	1,901,820 (44%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Establish provisions relating to funding from property taxes and increase the minimum homeowner's property tax exemption to $1,000.	d	1,321,092 (28%)	3,316,919 (72%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	State executive official measures; Civil service	Exempt the heads of principal departments of the executive branch from the state civil service requirements.	a	293,621 (57%)	219,639 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Civil service; Veterans policy	Establish a state personnel system in the Department of Personnel and create a system of probationary periods for people appointed to positions.	a	346,663 (66%)	175,076 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	County and municipal governance	Authorize the state legislature to provide for service authorities for government needs and revise provisions relating to home rule charters.	a	325,512 (66%)	170,986 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy	Lower the voting age from 21 to 19 and reduce residency requirements from one year to six months.	d	240,622 (45%)	291,858 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 5	Residency voting requirements; Military service policy	Reduce the state's voter residency requirement from one year to three months and provide that persons residing on federal land could not be denied the right to vote	a	336,977 (65%)	184,694 (35%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State executive elections	Make the election of Attorney General a constitutional requirement	a	499,505 (85%)	91,260 (15%)
LRCA	Question 2	State legislative elections; Age limits for officials	Lower the minimum age to hold a state office, except for governor and lieutenant-governor, to 21	a	471,516 (78%)	130,178 (22%)
LRCA	Question 3	Voting age policy	Lower the voting age to 18-years-old	d	307,530 (48%)	336,012 (52%)
LRCA	Question 4	State legislative processes and sessions	Provide for a three-month legislative session on even-numbered years that is limited to handling budgetary matters, revenue and financial matters, and emergency matters	a	455,483 (76%)	140,320 (24%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Voting age policy; Residency voting requirements	Establish that those who are 18 and who meet residency requirements are electors of the county where they have resided for at least six months	d	501,764 (40%)	754,282 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Voting age policy		d	422,450 (35%)	799,885 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional rights	Establish that 18 is the age of legal adulthood	d	422,450 (35%)	799,885 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judicial selection; State judicial authority; State judiciary structure	Amend the state constitution relating to the Judicial Department	d	503,992 (49%)	526,328 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Bond issues	Allow for the issuance of bonds for pollution control facilities and waste disposal facilities	a	819,629 (71%)	331,250 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Public land policy	Restrict sales of state submerged lands to only when in the public interest	a	680,223 (61%)	429,917 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State legislative elections	Establish the term of office for members of the House of Representatives as four years	d	435,052 (39%)	675,473 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Public education funding; Property taxes	Allow school boards to levy ad valorem taxes for capital improvement purposes, if approved by local voters	d	488,442 (43%)	650,500 (57%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes; Administration of government	Provide that constitutional amendments become effective on the first day of January following their ratification, unless stated otherwise.	a	448,514 (74%)	156,708 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	Administration of government; Housing	Authorize the creation of the Georgia Housing Finance Authority to promote and carry out housing development and modernization.	d	217,225 (38%)	348,799 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Property; Taxes	Authorize the General Assembly to classify inventory as a separate property class for taxation.	d	252,633 (45%)	311,765 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Public employee retirement funds	Authorize the General Assembly to increase pension benefits and appropriate funds for this purpose.	a	367,700 (61%)	230,355 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes; Agriculture policy	Exempt peanuts grown and stored in licensed or bonded warehouses from all ad valorem taxation.	d	151,383 (25%)	449,182 (75%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	County and municipal governance; Administration of government	Create the Glynn County Public Improvement Authority and authorize it to issue bonds and manage related processes.	d	196,542 (38%)	326,226 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	Administration of government; County and municipal governance	Create the City of Marietta Parking Authority, granting it powers to issue bonds, levy taxes, and contract with various entities, including the City of Marietta.	d	229,576 (45%)	282,192 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive official measures	Change the manner of approval or veto of bills and resolutions by the Governor and the procedure for overriding vetoes.	d	253,993 (44%)	328,370 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes; Property	Provide personal property, tools, implements of trade, and domestic animals from tax exemption up to $300.	a	428,762 (69%)	188,244 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Veterans policy; Taxes	The measure expanded homestead tax exemptions for disabled veterans to include those with disabilities affecting their locomotion, including blindness in both eyes.	a	472,550 (76%)	151,310 (24%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Higher education funding	Authorize grants or scholarships for Georgia students attending colleges outside the University System of Georgia.	a	320,168 (51%)	301,722 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Exempt tangible personal property, including vehicles, from ad valorem taxes when owned by religious organizations for religious purposes.	d	259,491 (42%)	355,538 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Property; Taxes	Extend homestead exemptions to properties with shared legal titles or held by an administrator, executor, or trustee when claimed by residents.	a	311,541 (54%)	267,875 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes; Healthcare	Exempt the property of hospitals and nursing homes from ad valorem taxation, provided that no net profit benefits private individuals.	d	287,129 (47%)	319,006 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Property tax exemptions; Sewage and stormwater	Exempt property owned by non-profit corporations providing water supply or sewage disposal from ad valorem taxation.	d	278,761 (47%)	310,400 (53%)

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Public education governance	The proposition pertained to the method of selecting the board of education, stating “Method of Selecting [sic] Board of Education.”	d	70,587 (38%)	115,990 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Public education governance	The proposition pertained to the method of selecting the superintendent, stating “Method of Selecting [sic] Superintendent.”	d	76,711 (42%)	104,636 (58%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Constitutional rights	The proposition asked whether the voting age ought to be lowered from 20 to 18 years old.	d	95,265 (49%)	98,502 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	County and municipal governance	The proposition asked whether it ought to be required that city charters be reviewed every 10 years.	a	109,137 (67%)	54,205 (33%)

Idaho

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November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 3	Local official term limits	a	126,846 (58%)	92,908 (42%)
CISS	INIT 1	Salaries of government officials	a	132,511 (59%)	91,372 (41%)
LRCA	SJR 121	Local official term limits	a	125,118 (57%)	94,617 (43%)
LRCA	SJR 122	State constitution ratification	d	75,138 (34%)	145,066 (66%)

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1970 ballot measures

December 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Abolition Death Penalty Amendment	Death penalty	It proposed that the death penalty should be abolished.	d	869,816 (45%)	1,052,924 (55%)
CCRCA	Constitution Revision Measure	State constitution ratification	Ratify the Illinois Constitution of 1970	a	1,122,425 (57%)	838,168 (43%)
CCRCA	Voting Age Amendment	Voting age policy	It proposed to lower the voting age to 18.	d	869,816 (45%)	1,052,924 (55%)

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	It proposed to prohibit the taxation of personal property by valuation.	a	2,925,058 (88%)	410,333 (12%)
BI	Amendment 2	Bond issues; Environment	It proposed to approve the Anti-pollution Bond Act	a	2,291,718 (81%)	544,116 (19%)
LRCA	Banking Amendment	Banking policy	It proposed that state chartered banks should have the same powers as national banks.	a	2,143,365 (82%)	462,425 (18%)

Indiana

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November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Administration of government	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 4, Section 9. The amendment would permit the General Assembly to meet annually instead of biennially, and to establish the length and frequency of its sessions and recesses by law.	a	536,294 (57%)	408,158 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State judiciary	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 7. The amendment would change the constitution as follows: “Reorganize the Supreme Court and Appellate Courts into a Supreme Court of 5 to 9 members and a Court of Appeals the number of whose members will be set by the legislature; create the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; permit incumbent members of Supreme Court and Appellate Court to hold over till their respective elective or appointive terms end, subject in the general election immediately preceding expiration of their terms to voter approval or rejection for an additional 10-year period; provide for filling vacancies by the Governor from lists of nominees submitted be a seven member non-partisan Commission and provide for voter approval or rejection of such judges after 2 years of service and every 10 years thereafter; abolish the Clerk of the Supreme Court, and Justices of the Peace as constitutional officers; provide and additional system of discipline and removal of judges by the Supreme Court; and certain other changes.”	a	527,978 (58%)	386,655 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Executive official term limits	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 7, Section 1. The amendment proposed to increase the terms of office of the secretary, auditor and treasurer of state from two to four years and by restricting individual eligibility to no more than eight years in any period of twelve years.	a	598,813 (64%)	335,740 (36%)

Iowa

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November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Residency voting requirements	The measure allowed the general assembly to alter periods of residence to vote for various officers or in various elections.	a	300,119 (68%)	141,091 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislatures measures; Redistricting policy	The measure established single-member legislative districts for the general assembly.	a	289,200 (69%)	132,590 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government; County and municipal governance	The measure repealed the constitutional requirement for the office of county attorney.	a	243,628 (59%)	169,969 (41%)
ACCQ	Constitutional Convention	Administration of government; State constitutional conventions	The question appears on the Iowa ballot automatically every 10 years as per the state constitution. It would have called for a convention to revise the state constitution.	d	204,517 (49%)	214,663 (51%)

Kansas

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November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol laws	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 15, Section 10. The amendment proposed that the legislature may provide for the prohibition of liquors in certain areas, with the exception that the legislature may regulate, license and tax the manufacture and sale of liquor, and may regulate the possession and transportation of liquors.	d	335,094 (49%)	346,423 (51%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional wording changes	The amendment proposed that Article 14, Sections 1 and 2 of the constitution be amended. The amendment proposed that the constitution read as follows: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ “~~~~~~ § 1: Proposals by legislature; approval by electors. Propositions for the amendment of this constitution may be made by concurrent resolution originating in either house of the legislature, and if two-thirds of all the members elected (or appointed) and qualified of each house shall approve such resolution, the secretary of state shall cause such resolution to be published in the manner provided by law. At the next election for representatives or a special election called by concurrent resolution of the legislature for the purpose of submitting constitutional propositions, such proposition to amend the constitution shall be submitted, both by title and by the amendment as a whole, to the electors for their approval or rejection. The title by which a proposition is submitted shall be specified in the concurrent resolution making the proposition and shall be a brief nontechnical statement expressing the intent or purpose of the proposition and the effect of a vote for and a vote against the proposition. If a majority of the electors voting on any such amendment shall vote for the amendment, the same shall become a part of the constitution. When more than one amendment shall be submitted at the same election, such amendments shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately. One amendment of the constitution may revise any entire article, except the article on general provisions, and in revising any article, the article may be renumbered and all or parts of other articles may be amended, or amended and transferred to the article being revised. Not more than five amendments shall be submitted at the same election. § 2: Constitutional conventions; approval by electors. The legislature, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, may submit the question "Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the constitution of the state of Kansas?" or the question "Shall there be a convention limited to revision of article(s) ________ of the constitution of the state of Kansas?", to the electors at the next election for representatives, and the concurrent resolution providing for such question shall specify in such blank appropriate words and figures to identify the article or articles to be considered by the convention. If a majority of all electors voting on the question shall vote in the affirmative, delegates to such convention shall be elected at the next election for representatives thereafter, unless the legislature shall have provided by law for the election of such delegates at a special election. The electors of each representative district as organized at the time of such election of delegates shall elect as many delegates to the convention as there are representatives from such district. Such delegates shall have the same qualifications as provided by the constitution for members of the legislature and members of the legislature and candidates for membership in the legislature shall be eligible for election as delegates to the convention. The delegates so elected shall convene at the state capital on the first Tuesday in May next following such election or at an earlier date if provided by law. The convention shall have power to choose its own officers, appoint and remove its employees and fix their compensation, determine its rules, judge the qualifications of its members, and carry on the business of the convention in an orderly manner. Each delegate shall receive such compensation as provided by law. A vacancy in the office of any delegate shall be filled as provided by law. The convention shall have power to amend or revise all or that part of the constitution indicated by the question voted upon to call the convention, subject to ratification by the electors. No proposed constitution, or amendment or revision of an existing constitution, shall be submitted by the convention to the electors unless it has been available to the delegates in final form at least three days on which the convention is in session, prior to final passage, and receives the assent of a majority of all the delegates. The yeas and nays upon final passage of any proposal, and upon any question upon request of one-tenth of the delegates present, shall be entered in the journal of the convention. Proposals of the convention shall be submitted to the electors at the first general or special statewide election occurring not less than two months after final action thereon by the convention, and shall take effect in accordance with the provisions thereof in such form and with such notice as is directed by the convention upon receiving the approval of a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.[1]~~~~~~ ”~~~~~~~~~~~~? Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.	a	297,221 (53%)	262,779 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State executive official measures	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 1, Sections 1 and 8. The amendment proposed that Section 8 be removed and that Section 1 read as follows: The constitutional officers of the executive department shall be the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general, who shall have such qualifications as are provided by law. Such officers shall be chosen by the electors of this state at the time of voting for members of the legislature in the year 1974 and every four years thereafter, and such officers elected in 1974 and thereafter shall have terms of four years which shall begin on the second Monday of January next after their election, and until their successors are elected and qualified. In the year 1974 and thereafter, at all elections of governor and lieutenant governor the candidates for such offices shall be nominated and elected jointly in such manner as is prescribed by law so that a single vote shall be cast for a candidate for governor and a candidate for lieutenant governor running together, and if such candidates are nominated by petition or convention each petition signature and each convention vote shall be made for a candidate for governor and a candidate for lieutenant governor running together. No person may be elected to more than two successive terms as governor nor to more than two successive terms as lieutenant governor.	a	310,340 (55%)	253,408 (45%)

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	It proposed to amend Article IV of the constitution to provide for payments when state or local governments or their agencies acquire property.	d	188,924 (48%)	206,866 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	County and municipal governance	It proposed modifications to the jurisdiction of the traffic court of New Orleans relative to the criminality of driving while intoxicated.	d	140,601 (37%)	235,993 (63%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	It proposed to allow a two and one-half mill property tax in Jefferson, St. Charles and St. Tammany parishes along with a bond sale to pay for Lake Pontchartrain flood protection.	d	160,485 (45%)	198,856 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	Administration of government	It set forth the regulations regarding investing surplus funds in the construction and extension fund.	d	125,739 (34%)	242,535 (66%)
LRCA	Amendment 13	Administration of government	This measure authorized the sewage and water board of New Orleans to set rates charged to consumers and to provide for the use of revenue generated.	d	117,132 (33%)	236,595 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	Bond issues	It proposed to amend Section 23.7 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Louisiana to authorize the sewage and water board of New Orleans to issue bonds under certain restrictions.	d	121,346 (33%)	247,058 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	Bond issues	It proposed to amend Section 23.9 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Louisiana to authorize the sewage and water board of New Orleans to issue bonds under certain restrictions.	d	122,224 (33%)	245,271 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 16	Administration of government	It proposed to amend Section 23.28 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Louisiana to authorize the sewage and water board of New Orleans to set sewerage service charges and to provide for the use of resulting revenues.	d	121,445 (33%)	246,258 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 17	Taxes	It proposed constitutional modifications to allow the City of New Orleans to levy a property tax of six mills. This tax would be used by the sewage and water board to support operations and construct a drainage extension.	d	114,596 (31%)	255,336 (69%)
LRCA	Amendment 18	Bond issues	It proposed to amend Section 23.35 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Louisiana to authorize the sewage and water board of New Orleans to issue bonds under certain restrictions.	d	118,301 (32%)	248,183 (68%)
LRCA	Amendment 19	Bond issues	It proposed to amend Section 23.37 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Louisiana to authorize the sewage and water board of New Orleans to issue bonds under certain restrictions.	d	121,328 (33%)	246,080 (67%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bond issues	It proposed to allow political sub-divisions to issue and sell bonds.	d	123,992 (34%)	244,335 (66%)
LRCA	Amendment 20	Taxes; Property	It proposed to add a new section to Article XIV of the constitution to permit the sewage and water board of New Orleans to place liens on property. These liens would be used to improve drainage in the city of New Orleans and to secure debt incurred through issuing certificates.	d	116,605 (32%)	252,594 (68%)
LRCA	Amendment 21	Bond issues; Public education funding	It proposed to allow the school board of Orleans Parish to issue $33 million of school bonds.	d	135,725 (36%)	237,340 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment 22	County and municipal governance	It proposed that New Orleans could place an assessment on properties located in the city in relation to paving or repaving the roadway that the property abutts.	d	132,533 (36%)	236,224 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment 23	County and municipal governance; Civil service	It proposed that an employee of city park be placed in the classified civil services of New Orleans.	d	148,708 (40%)	219,738 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 24	Taxes	It proposed constitutional modifications relative to the tax levying authority of the City of New Orleans.	d	103,322 (28%)	271,190 (72%)
LRCA	Amendment 25	County and municipal governance	It proposed modifications to the jurisdiction of the traffic court of New Orleans by amending Section 94 of Article VII. These modifications related to traffic offenses that might by punishable by state statute.	d	78,168 (21%)	291,555 (79%)
LRCA	Amendment 26	State judiciary	This measure proposed the creation of a judicial district in St. Bernard Parish.	d	141,411 (39%)	225,137 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 27	County and municipal governance	It proposed to create a charter commission and plans for the governance of Lafayette Parish.	d	141,006 (37%)	244,230 (63%)
LRCA	Amendment 28	Bond issues; County and municipal governance	It proposed regulations relating to municipal corporations or taxing districts issuing revenue bonds.	d	103,149 (28%)	259,925 (72%)
LRCA	Amendment 29	Bond issues	It proposed to amend the constitution to establish a uniform maximum interest rate at which political entities of the state could issue or sell bonds or other instruments of financial indebtedness.	d	148,184 (38%)	239,419 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Administration of government; Bond issues	This measure proposed the creation of a single agency to oversee all bond issuance and payment by the state or any of its agencies.	d	152,956 (41%)	219,273 (59%)
LRCA	Amendment 30	Bond issues	It proposed that parishes may fix interest rates of bonds issued under the royalty road fund.	d	100,486 (29%)	248,071 (71%)
LRCA	Amendment 31	Taxes	It proposed that fire protection districts located in the same parish as the state capitol may levy a 5 mill tax upon the calling of an election.	d	133,474 (39%)	206,003 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment 32	Civil service	It proposed that in communities with a population between 13,000 and 250,000, the secretary of the fire and police civil service boards be compensated no more than $50.00 a month.	d	102,360 (30%)	233,361 (70%)
LRCA	Amendment 33	County and municipal governance	It proposed that members of the port commission of Avoyelles Parish be appointed by the legislative representatives from that Parish and approved by the Parish police jury.	d	58,958 (18%)	270,793 (82%)
LRCA	Amendment 34	Public education governance; Higher education governance	It proposed to create the Rapides Parish Vocational and Technical School District.	d	77,457 (25%)	230,000 (75%)
LRCA	Amendment 35	Higher education governance; Public education governance	This measure proposed to extend the rule that no new educational institutions can be created except with a vote of at least two-thirds of both houses of the legislature to include publicly supported colleges and universities as well as trade, vocational and technical schools.	d	63,774 (16%)	347,265 (84%)
LRCA	Amendment 36	Administrative organization; Flood infrastructure and management	It proposed the creation of an authority to oversee flood control, recreation and conservation on the Amite river.	d	95,795 (31%)	211,911 (69%)
LRCA	Amendment 37	Flood infrastructure and management; Administrative organization	It proposed to modify the constitution in relation to the Amite River Authority.	d	78,834 (26%)	223,024 (74%)
LRCA	Amendment 38	State legislative elections	It proposed modifications related to elections called to fill legislative vacancies for any reason other than the expiration of a term.	d	116,878 (38%)	192,224 (62%)
LRCA	Amendment 39	Taxes	It proposed the manner in which license taxes may be levied.	d	91,297 (29%)	221,191 (71%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Higher education governance	It proposed constitutional modifications related to the board of supervisors at Louisiana State University.	d	172,292 (45%)	207,719 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 40	Law enforcement officers and departments	This measure proposed to apply certain constitutional measures when a law enforcement officer died as a result of injuries suffered on duty or off duty while attempting to save life or property.	d	149,840 (47%)	167,263 (53%)
LRCA	Amendment 41	Administration of government	It proposed constitutional modifications relative to public credit in order to allow state political corporations to engage in business relationships with each other.	d	135,313 (43%)	181,247 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 42	County and municipal governance	It proposed that parishes should be able to create special districts that would enhance recreation, tourism and historic preservation. These districts could levy ad valorem taxes and issue bonds.	d	92,192 (30%)	211,659 (70%)
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	It proposed that commercial shrimp and oyster boats owned and operated by Louisiana residents would be exempt from ad valorem taxation.	d	58,279 (19%)	249,376 (81%)
LRCA	Amendment 44	County and municipal governance	It proposed that areas containing cities with a population of over 4,000 people should be permitted to have a city court.	d	57,443 (19%)	242,556 (81%)
LRCA	Amendment 45	County and municipal governance	It proposed to increase the jursidictional amount of city courts.	d	60,259 (20%)	240,893 (80%)
LRCA	Amendment 46	Bail policy	It proposed amendments related to excessive bail. It also proposed to authorize bail for persons convicted of some noncapital felonies until the imposition of sentence or after sentencing pending appeal.	d	78,052 (26%)	225,230 (74%)
LRCA	Amendment 47	State legislatures measures	It proposed that the legislature provide equipment, funding and office space for the Louisiana Commission on Governmental Ethics.	d	107,008 (36%)	192,263 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment 48	Civil service	It proposed that in municipalities having a population between 13,000 and 500,000 people police and fire civil service rules should apply.	d	62,729 (21%)	236,016 (79%)
LRCA	Amendment 49	Election administration and governance	It proposed that the right to serve as a commissioner or clerk at the polls shall not be denied to any person who is qualified to vote and who is not registered as entitled to assistance at the polls.	d	128,794 (42%)	174,835 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bond issues; Veterans policy	It proposed a $14 million bond issue to pay and administer a bonus to those who served in Vietnam.	d	177,694 (44%)	226,387 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 50	Civil service	It proposed an addition to the constitution to create the board of commissioners for St. Tammany Parish.	d	53,994 (18%)	245,830 (82%)
LRCA	Amendment 51	Taxes	It proposed that a two mill tax can be levied in Bogalusa for the firemen's fund in the city.	d	93,693 (32%)	199,238 (68%)
LRCA	Amendment 52	County and municipal governance	It proposed to extend the territorial jurisdiction of the city court of Baker.	d	70,791 (24%)	220,974 (76%)
LRCA	Amendment 53	County and municipal governance	It proposed that all playground and community center districts in Ward 4 of Calcasieu Parish shall be governed by a board of commissioners.	d	54,272 (19%)	237,099 (81%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	State judiciary	It proposed modifications to the make up of the family court in East Baton Rouge Parish.	d	131,607 (35%)	239,455 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	It proposed to allow a two and one-half mill property tax along with a bond sale to pay for Lake Pontchartrain flood protection.	d	169,434 (44%)	219,411 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Property	This measure proposed to allow the Port of New Orleans to sell or lease its property and to use the proceeds for public purposes.	d	139,802 (36%)	244,068 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Administration of government	This measure set forth regulations relative to the powers and duties of the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.	d	146,185 (38%)	237,566 (62%)

Maine

See also: Maine 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question 1	Bond issues; Highways and bridges		d	80,489 (28%)	202,120 (72%)
BI	Question 2	Bond issues; Public education funding	Issue up to $50 million in bonds for the construction of elementary and secondary school buildings	a	160,681 (57%)	121,196 (43%)
BI	Question 3	Bond issues; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Allow the issuing of $4 million in bonds for oil pollution clean up efforts when the Governor declares an Oil Pollution Disaster	a	172,378 (62%)	105,881 (38%)
BI	Question 4	Bond issues; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Repeal the interest limit on unissued bonds for water pollution abatement	a	175,111 (68%)	82,789 (32%)
LRCA	Question 5	Voting age policy	Decrease the voting age requirement from 21 to 20 years old	a	167,660 (59%)	117,668 (41%)
LRCA	Question 6	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Agriculture policy; Property taxes; Forestry and timber	Allow the Legislature to provide for the assessment of real estate taxes of three types of real estate in accordance with a valuation based on the lands current use	a	168,390 (63%)	99,316 (37%)
LRCA	Question 7	State legislative processes and sessions	Allow for special sessions of the Legislature to be called by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House with the consent of a majority of the Legislature members in each political party	a	157,903 (59%)	110,047 (41%)

June 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Question	Higher education funding; Healthcare facility funding; Bond issues	Issue a total of $3.825 million in bonds for construction of facilities and purchase of equipment at the State Vocational-Technical Institutes and for a diagnostic facility for treatment of emotionally disturbed boys at the Boys Training Center	a	96,368 (69%)	42,785 (31%)
BI	Question 1	Higher education funding; Bond issues	Remove the interest rate limitation of five percent from unissued bonds for a regional vocational center or centers in York County, and put the State Treasurer in charge of setting the interest rate	a	80,315 (60%)	52,646 (40%)
BI	Question 3	Higher education funding; Bond issues	Issue $14.985 million in bonds for classroom expansions and improvements at several of the University of Maine campuses	d	62,952 (45%)	76,145 (55%)
LRSS	Question 4	Bond issues; Public education funding	Allow the for the money originally appropriated for an addition to the Gould Academic Building at the Boys Training center to be used for the construction of educational classrooms at the center	a	93,129 (68%)	43,738 (32%)

March 16

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	State Highways Construction Bond Measure	Bond issues; Highways and bridges	Issue $19.5 million in bonds, including the matching of federal funds, for the construction of state highways	a	65,235 (55%)	53,390 (45%)

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Question 1	State constitutional conventions		d	214,358 (44%)	277,212 (56%)
LRCA	Question 1	State executive official measures		a	380,542 (64%)	214,547 (36%)
VR	Question 1	Administration of government		d	229,248 (45%)	283,462 (55%)
LRCA	Question 2	State judicial authority; State judiciary structure		a	313,098 (59%)	220,661 (41%)
LRCA	Question 3	State judicial selection; State executive powers and duties		d	256,688 (49%)	272,232 (51%)
LRCA	Question 4	State legislatures measures		a	311,062 (60%)	209,811 (40%)
LRCA	Question 5	State legislatures measures; Redistricting policy		a	326,951 (64%)	183,435 (36%)
LRCA	Question 6	Residency voting requirements		a	329,244 (62%)	199,891 (38%)
LRCA	Question 7	State executive official measures		a	309,186 (60%)	204,532 (40%)
LRCA	Question 8	County and municipal governance		a	341,091 (67%)	164,936 (33%)
LRCA	Question 9	Religion in public schools	Provide that “nothing shall prohibit or require the making reference to belief in, reliance upon, or invoking the aid of God or a Supreme Being” in public institutions and places, including schools	a	409,050 (73%)	152,706 (27%)

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Property taxes	Allow the legislature to classify real property by use	d	556,020 (36%)	1,008,168 (64%)
LRCA	Question 2	Residency voting requirements	Replace the one-year statewide residency requirement to vote with a six-month residency requirement	a	1,116,008 (72%)	438,363 (28%)
LRCA	Question 3	Voting age policy	Lower the voting age for stat elections to 19	a	903,895 (58%)	665,573 (42%)
LRCA	Question 4	Redistricting policy	Redivide state representative and senatorial districts	a	779,885 (59%)	552,878 (41%)
LRAQ	Question 5	Military-related advisory questions	Express voter's preference on US military action in Vietnam	a	838,469 (52%)	758,911 (48%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal A	Bond issues; Housing assistance programs	Allow the state to issue bonds for the funding of low income housing	d	921,482 (40%)	1,388,737 (60%)
LRCA	Proposal B	Voting age policy	Lower the voting age to 18 years	d	924,981 (39%)	1,446,884 (61%)
CICA	Proposal C	School choice policy	Prohibit the use of public funds for non-public schools	a	1,416,838 (57%)	1,078,740 (43%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Voting age policy; State legislative elections	Reduce voting age requirement from 21 to 19 years and provide an age requirement of 21 years to hold public office	a	700,449 (55%)	582,890 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property tax exemptions; Property taxes; State legislative authority	Authorize the legislature to define or limit categories of tax-exempt property	a	969,774 (77%)	287,858 (23%)

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Open meetings and public information; State legislative processes and sessions	Establish annual legislative sessions, ban secret final votes, allow reconvening to consider vetoed bills, and permit hiring more legislative employees	a	511,296 (50%)	502,589 (50%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local government organization; Ballot measure process	Allow citizens of charter counties to determine, through charter amendments, what services the county government may provide countywide	a	575,371 (57%)	430,849 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Property taxes; Local government finance and taxes	Increase the maximum property tax rate that local governments with valuations under $1.2 billion may levy without voter approval from 50 to 75 cents per $100 valuation.	d	311,196 (30%)	717,099 (70%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property taxes; Public education funding	Authorize that a school district's tax rate remains the last voter-approved rate unless an increase is rejected, while allowing the school board to levy a lower rate	a	587,657 (58%)	433,025 (42%)
VR	Proposition 1	Public employee retirement funds	Refer a law that increases State employees' retirement benefits and establishes a separate, State-funded retirement system for legislators and elected State officers	d	217,133 (22%)	769,378 (78%)

August 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive elections	Allow the state treasurer to be elected twice unless they served more than two years of another's treasures incomplete term	a	301,345 (52%)	279,319 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Highways and bridges; Toll roads	Authorize the State Highway Commission to build and operate toll roads, using state highway revenue to guarantee toll road bonds	d	174,989 (29%)	423,942 (71%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State judiciary oversight; Age limits for officials; State judiciary structure; State judicial authority	Establish a Court of Appeals with districts, modify the Supreme Court of Missouri’s exclusive jurisdiction, authorize court administration changes, create a judicial retirement and discipline commission, and mandate the retirement of judges at age seventy	a	320,047 (57%)	237,169 (43%)

April 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposition 1	Income taxes	Refer an existing income tax law and replace it with revised tax rates adopted from the federal income tax law	d	364,546 (44%)	468,597 (56%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State executive official measures; State legislative authority	a	130,377 (66%)	67,560 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive official measures	a	138,119 (66%)	71,643 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Voting age policy	a	109,227 (52%)	102,110 (48%)
	R-67	State constitutional conventions	a	133,482 (65%)	72,643 (35%)

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Voting age policy	Lowering the minimum voting age to 20 years.	a	235,548 (55%)	194,301 (45%)
LRCA	Amendment 10	Property tax exemptions	Authorize the legislature to classify and exempt personal property from taxation.	a	215,418 (52%)	199,637 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Public education funding; State legislative authority	Authorize the legislature to determine the investment of educational funds and the approval of the members of the board of educational lands and funds	a	213,233 (58%)	152,155 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 12	School choice policy	Allow the Legislature to grant financial assistance to nonpublic school students for tuition related to state-approved courses	d	182,827 (42%)	250,529 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment 13a	State legislative structure	Remove the Lieutenant Governor’s role as the presiding officer of the legislature and their right to vote in case of a tie.	d	164,946 (45%)	200,085 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 13b	State executive elections	Elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor as a single ticket from the same political party	a	187,147 (56%)	146,695 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 13c	State executive powers and duties	Provide that the Lieutenant Governor perform duties in lieu of the Governor when needed and perform duties as delegated by the Governor.	a	214,906 (65%)	115,803 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 14	Higher education governance	Create a nine-member Board of Trustees for Higher Education to govern all higher education institutions in Nebraska.	d	129,628 (35%)	243,637 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 15	State legislative processes and sessions	Limit annual legislative sessions to 90 days in odd-numbered years and 60 days in even-numbered years and allow bills from odd-numbered years to be carried over to the next even-numbered session.	a	194,971 (53%)	173,064 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Redistricting policy; State judiciary structure	Require the legislature to reapportion the Supreme Court judicial districts every ten years based on the federal census.	a	230,589 (61%)	148,941 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative processes and sessions	Eliminate the requirement to read bills in full before a final vote in the legislature.	d	170,873 (43%)	222,788 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State judiciary structure	Allow the Supreme Court to call retired judges for temporary duty to fill vacancies.	a	260,349 (67%)	127,900 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bond issues; Public education funding	Issue revenue bonds for educational facilities, including dormitories, athletic, and medical facilities.	a	233,330 (62%)	143,373 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Local government finance and taxes; State legislative authority; Property taxes	Remove the constitutional limit on county property tax levies and allow the legislature to set mill levy limits.	d	93,251 (24%)	288,288 (76%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Salaries of government officials; State legislative processes and sessions	Create a commission to set legislative salaries and expenses every two years.	d	112,443 (30%)	266,446 (70%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Local government officials and elections; Ballot measure process	Increase the petition requirement for charter amendments in home-rule cities to 10% of registered voters instead of 5% of the total vote for governor.	d	156,650 (45%)	194,008 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	State judiciary structure; State judicial authority	Provide the Nebraska Supreme Court administrative authority over all courts and eliminate justices of the peace.	a	198,450 (55%)	165,087 (45%)

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Residency voting requirements	Allow U.S. citizens who do not meet Nevada’s residence requirements to vote for President and Vice President in the state.	a	66,493 (56%)	52,037 (44%)
LRCA	Question 2	Recall process	Change the signature requirement for recall petitions to 25% of registered voters who voted in the last general election.	a	62,460 (55%)	50,545 (45%)
LRCA	Question 3	Executive official term limits	Limit the governor to two terms and bar those serving over two years of another’s term from being elected twice.	a	65,639 (56%)	50,951 (44%)
LRCA	Question 4	Salaries of government officials	Allow the legislature to set its pay and expenses, removing limits on session days and clerical costs.	d	28,407 (24%)	88,376 (76%)
LRCA	Question 5	State legislative processes and sessions	Require annual legislative sessions instead of biennial sessions in Nevada.	d	40,151 (34%)	78,707 (66%)
LRCA	Question 6	State executive official measures; State legislatures measures	Require the legislature to establish a state merit system for employment in the executive branch of government.	a	59,175 (53%)	51,729 (47%)
LRCA	Question 7	Redistricting policy; Census policy	Require legislative districts to be reapportioned based on population after each decennial census.	a	73,755 (66%)	38,219 (34%)
LRCA	Question 8	Sales taxes	Exempt prescription medicines from sales tax and apply sales tax to periodicals.	a	84,596 (72%)	32,863 (28%)
BI	Question 9	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Authorize $5 million in state bonds to acquire land or property for the state park system.	a	48,327 (62%)	29,133 (38%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	State legislatures measures	It proposed the establishment of a commission to determine questions of legislative compensation.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.	d	93,463 (51%)	91,190 (49%)
LRCA	Question 2	Civil service	It proposed to require civil officers to swear allegiance to the United States and New Hampshire and to uphold the constitution.	a	162,334 (85%)	28,464 (15%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislatures measures	It proposed to limit legislative mileage payments.Vote counts conducted after the election indicated that the amendment had been approved. However, a recount held on November 23 and 24, 1970 showed that the question did not receive the required two-thirds vote and the amendment was defeated .Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.	d	124,078 (66%)	62,812 (34%)
LRCA	Question 4	State executive official measures	It proposed to have an election for governor every four years in non-presidential election years beginning in 1974. It also proposed that a person be limited to two terms as governor.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.	d	113,401 (58%)	81,479 (42%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Public Question No. 1	Voting age policy	The amendment would have lowered the voting age from 21 years to 19.	d	728,731 (43%)	977,531 (57%)
LRCA	Public Question No. 2	Taxes	The amendment increased the property tax deduction for senior citizens from $80 to $160, with the state reimbursing half of the deduction to municipalities.	a	1,375,497 (81%)	312,561 (19%)
BI	Public Question No. 3	Bond issues	An act authorized $80 million in bonds for acquiring land for recreational and conservational purposes.	a	1,029,200 (67%)	512,985 (33%)

New Mexico

See also: New Mexico 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Housing; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum proposed amending the constitution to provide for the Municipal Home Rule.	a	77,095 (56%)	60,867 (44%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum proposed updating Article 7 of the New Mexico Constitution as it related to the Elective Franchise.	a	67,299 (52%)	63,279 (48%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Constitutional wording changes; State executive official measures	The referendum amended Article 5, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico. The section dealt with the terms of state executive officers.	a	79,722 (57%)	59,426 (43%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Public education funding; Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have repealed the state levy for the school fund.	d	60,531 (47%)	68,720 (53%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Constitutional wording changes	The referendum would have amended Article 19 of the New Mexico Constitution.	d	57,778 (46%)	67,889 (54%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 6	Constitutional wording changes; Public education governance	The referendum would have removed the board of regents of state educational institutions.	d	56,047 (43%)	74,927 (57%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 7	Constitutional wording changes; Higher education funding	The referendum would have allowed for the establishment of a state-run student loan program.	d	57,864 (43%)	78,061 (57%)
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment No. 8	Constitutional wording changes; Taxes	The referendum would have allowed for the adoption of a new Article 8, which related to taxation and revenue.	d	65,552 (48%)	71,537 (52%)

New York

See also: New York 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Housing assistance programs	Increase the statewide limit on low‑rent housing and urban renewal subsidies by $20 million	d	1,424,590 (48%)	1,568,936 (52%)

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Escheats Fund for Public College Student Aid Amendment	Higher education funding	Direct unclaimed property exclusively to aid North Carolina residents enrolled in public colleges and universities after June 30, 1971	a	362,097 (59%)	248,451 (41%)
LRCA	Income Tax Exemptions Amendment	Income taxes	Authorize the general assembly to fix personal exemptions from income taxes.	a	336,660 (54%)	282,697 (46%)
LRCA	Legislative Sessions Amendment	State legislative processes and sessions; State legislative authority	Allow three-fifths of the general assembly to convene extra sessions	a	332,981 (54%)	285,587 (46%)
LRCA	Reduce Number of State Administrative Departments Amendment	State executive branch structure	Reduce state administrative departments to 25 and allow the governor to reorganize them	a	400,892 (62%)	248,795 (38%)
LRCA	Repeal Literacy Voting Requirement Amendment	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Repeal the literacy requirement for voting from the North Carolina Constitution	d	279,132 (44%)	355,347 (56%)
LRCA	State and Local Finances Amendment	Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration	Revise parts of the constitution on state and local finances	a	323,131 (53%)	281,087 (47%)
LRCA	State Constitution of 1971 Measure	State constitution ratification	Adopt a revised North Carolina Constitution, which became known as the Constitution of 1971	a	393,759 (61%)	251,132 (39%)

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Salaries of government officials	d	82,145 (45%)	99,402 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Executive official term limits	d	85,763 (47%)	96,712 (53%)
CISS	Measure 1	Law enforcement; Administration of government	d	73,819 (42%)	101,990 (58%)

September 1

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bond issues; Veterans policy	a	75,294 (75%)	25,199 (25%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State constitutional conventions	a	56,734 (59%)	40,094 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	a	48,552 (53%)	43,435 (47%)
LRSS	Measure 1	Administration of government; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	d	24,035 (25%)	71,719 (75%)

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Homestead Tax Reduction for Seniors Amendment	Property; Taxes	Reduce homestead taxes for those 65 years of age and older.	a	2,115,557 (75%)	711,761 (25%)
LRCA	Newspaper Notice of Municipal Charter Amendments Amendment	Local government officials and elections	Allow notices for municipal charters to be published in newspapers instead of requiring them to be mailed.	a	1,326,818 (52%)	1,212,814 (48%)
LRCA	Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment	Residency voting requirements	Reduce the voter residency requirement from one year to six months.	a	1,702,600 (61%)	1,073,058 (39%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	State Question 464	Election administration and governance	Require voting machines to disable party-voting levers in elections with nonpartisan or noncompetitive judicial retention candidates.	d	252,908 (46%)	299,654 (54%)
VR	State Question 469	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Grant the State Treasurer authority to determine public fund deposits and require 4.10% annual interest on time deposits.	d	215,869 (39%)	334,217 (61%)

September 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 475	Education; Race and ethnicity issues	Prohibit the segregation of children in Oklahoma public schools based on race, creed, color, or national origin.	d	138,887 (46%)	160,694 (54%)
LRCA	State Question 476	Healthcare	Authorize hospital districts to issue bonds for hospitals, levy up to 10 mills for bond repayment, and 5 mills for operations with voter approval.	d	73,653 (25%)	219,952 (75%)

August 25

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 477	Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures	Repeal sections directing state officials to reapportion the legislature and allow Supreme Court review of reapportionment orders.	d	155,553 (42%)	218,952 (58%)

March 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 472	State constitutional conventions	Authorize the legislature to call a Constitutional Convention to propose changes to the Oklahoma Constitution or create a new one.	d	58,223 (24%)	187,934 (76%)
LRCA	State Question 473	Constitutional wording changes	Allow constitutional amendments to propose a new or entire article as a single question, including related revisions or transfers.	d	67,358 (28%)	176,237 (72%)
LRCA	State Question 474	Bond issues	Authorize additional State Industrial Finance Bonds, increasing the total limit to $60 million, and permit loans for tourism and rural water districts.	d	82,761 (34%)	162,333 (66%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	State legislatures measures	Allow the legislature to convene for a special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate.	d	261,428 (43%)	340,104 (57%)
CICA	Measure 10	Education; Property; Taxes	Establish new tax bases for schools based on current expenditures plus 6% annual increase and restrict levies outside of tax base.	d	223,735 (36%)	405,437 (64%)
CICA	Measure 11	Ballot measure process; Property	Limit the state and county governments from altering the zoning, subdivision, or building code outside city limits without voter approval and grant residents initiative and referendum powers over such matters.	d	272,765 (44%)	342,503 (56%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Adopt changes the U.S. Congress makes in computing the federal income tax and require the legislature to review such changes.	a	342,138 (56%)	269,467 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 3	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Exempt contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from county indebtedness limitations.	d	283,659 (49%)	294,186 (51%)
LRCA	Measure 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit the state to invest donations for public higher education in the stock of any firm.	a	332,188 (55%)	268,588 (45%)
LRCA	Measure 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Veterans policy	Increase bonding limits for the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund from 3% to 4% of the true cash value of all property within the state.	a	481,031 (78%)	133,564 (22%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Election administration and governance	Provide that a defeated incumbent cannot hold office beyond the elected term and appoint a temporary successor if an election is being contested.	a	436,897 (73%)	158,409 (27%)
LRCA	Measure 7	Bond issues; Education	Authorize bonds up to 1% of the true cash value of taxable property for common or union high school districts or area education districts and implement a statewide property tax to pay bonds.	d	269,372 (46%)	318,651 (54%)
LRSS	Measure 8	Corrections governance	Allow the establishment and operation of state prisons or other correctional institutions outside of Marion County without voter approval.	a	352,771 (58%)	260,100 (42%)
CISS	Measure 9	Environment; Water	Designate a number of rivers or portions of rivers as “scenic waterways,” prohibiting dams and reservoirs, regulate resource extraction within a one-mile radius, and allow the governor to designate additional “scenic waterways."	a	406,315 (65%)	214,243 (35%)

May 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Bond issues	Authorize bonds not exceeding 0.25% of true cash value of all taxable property for state capital construction projects.	d	190,257 (39%)	300,126 (61%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Constitutional wording changes; Race and ethnicity issues	Remove the provision regarding white foreigners from the state constitution	a	326,374 (66%)	168,464 (34%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Constitutional wording changes	Remove outdated sections from Oregon Constitution; add 5 members to each legislative house; extend legal counsel to indigents; and prohibit the state from selling or donating state-owned ocean shore.	d	182,074 (36%)	322,682 (64%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Environment; Bond issues	Authorize bonds up to one percent of true cash value of all taxable property in the state for pollution control projects.	a	292,234 (58%)	213,835 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Voting age policy	Lower the legal voting age from 21 to 19 years of age.	d	202,018 (38%)	336,527 (62%)
LRCA	Measure 6	Property; Taxes; Education	Provide an exception to the 6% property tax limitation, authorize legislature to increase tax bases for taxing units, and use revenues to reduce school district tax levies.	d	180,602 (36%)	323,189 (64%)

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1970 ballot measures

May 19

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Injured Veteran Compensation Bond Measure	Veterans policy; Bond issues	issue $27 million in bonds to compensate veterans for injuries	a	775,346 (77%)	233,175 (23%)

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	The measure authorized up to $30 million in bonds for the development and improvement of the state highway system.	a	180,855 (70%)	78,597 (30%)
LRCA	Proposal 10	State legislatures measures	The amendment would have set legislative pay at $50 per day in attendance, with the House Speaker earning $75 per day in attendance. Mileage compensation would have been set at eight cents per mile. All compensation would have been capped after sixty days in attendance.	d	84,296 (42%)	117,938 (58%)
BI	Proposal 2	Bond issues	The measure authorized up to $5 million in bonds for the improvement and rehabilitation of medical and other institutional facilities.	a	176,164 (71%)	71,940 (29%)
BI	Proposal 3	Bond issues	The measure authorized up to $7.75 million in bonds for the expansion and development of vocational education.	a	140,116 (61%)	90,368 (39%)
BI	Proposal 4	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized up to $12.25 million in bonds for further development of the Rhode Island junior college system.	d	141,182 (59%)	96,820 (41%)
LRSS	Proposal 5	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The measure would have increased the maximum amount of a mortgage loan for one private recreational project that could be insured by the state recreational building authority from $1 million to $3 million.	d	100,326 (46%)	116,720 (54%)
BI	Proposal 6	Bond issues	The measure would have created a state self-help housing mortgage insurance fund and a housing authority to administer it.	d	111,242 (50%)	111,925 (50%)
BI	Proposal 7	Bond issues	The measure would have authorized up to $3.1 million in bonds for interceptor sewer extensions.	d	101,385 (48%)	111,173 (52%)
BI	Proposal 8	Bond issues	The measure approved up to $6.5 million in bonds for grants for community facilities for the mentally disabled.	a	178,972 (74%)	63,498 (26%)
LRCA	Proposal 9	Environment		a	138,741 (63%)	80,160 (37%)

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional rights; Constitutional wording changes	Transpose sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles and create a new Declaration of Rights (Article I) including a right to privacy	a	159,461 (77%)	47,508 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutional wording changes	This amendment transposed sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles.	a	159,461 (77%)	47,508 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Women's suffrage		a	182,327 (77%)	55,243 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutional wording changes	This amendment transposed sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles.	a	159,508 (78%)	44,369 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Voter registration; Women's suffrage		a	179,512 (77%)	52,308 (23%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	State legislative authority; Business regulations		a	141,809 (74%)	49,207 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	County and municipal governance	This amendment permitted the establishment and financial support of regional councils of governments.	a	139,144 (62%)	86,946 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Juvenile criminal justice		a	154,724 (79%)	41,758 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes		a	173,488 (74%)	61,646 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Property		a	145,389 (65%)	77,462 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Impeachment rules	This measure amended the Constitution to expand on the officials subject to impeachment.	a	152,625 (78%)	42,160 (22%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Corrections governance	The amendment allowed for inmates in the state to be placed in prisons in other states or with the federal government.	a	175,799 (77%)	53,171 (23%)
LRCA	Local Amendment 1	Public economic investment policy	This amendment provided for slum clearance and redevelopment in Charleston County.	a	157,878 (68%)	75,095 (32%)
LRCA	Local Amendment 2	Public economic investment policy	This amendment provided for slum clearance and redevelopment in Richland County.	a	150,800 (67%)	73,358 (33%)
LRCA	Local Amendment 3	Bond issues; Taxes	This amendment permitted the County of Spartanburg to levy taxes or issue bonds for all public purposes.	a	112,703 (66%)	56,848 (34%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Residency voting requirements	Reduce the residency requirements for elected officials in the state to 180 days	a	110,266 (54%)	92,354 (46%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Initiative and referendum process	Revise the requirements and process for initiatives and referendums	d	58,605 (31%)	132,992 (69%)
LRCA	Amendment C	State judiciary structure; State judiciary oversight; State judicial selection	Allow retired judges to act in a judicial capacity after retirement	a	111,040 (57%)	82,980 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Gambling policy	Allow the Legislature to authorize games of chance when conducted by charitable organizations or donated to charitable causes	a	117,269 (59%)	81,746 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment E	State executive elections; Executive official term limits; State executive branch structure	Change the term lengths and limitations for state officers	d	94,108 (48%)	101,497 (52%)
LRCA	Amendment F	Voting age policy	Allow 19-year-olds to qualify as an elector	d	78,320 (40%)	117,367 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment G	Residency voting requirements	Allow new residents of South Dakota registered in another state to vote only for President and Vice President of the United States	a	115,292 (61%)	74,528 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment H	Public land policy; Public education funding	Revise procedures for managing school trust lands	d	65,189 (36%)	118,306 (64%)
LRCA	Amendment I	Initiative and referendum process; State legislative authority; Constitutional wording changes; Ballot measure process	Allow a single proposal to amend multiple Articles or Sections of the Constitution	d	69,459 (38%)	111,427 (62%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure 2	Property tax exemptions; Income taxes	Enact an income tax and exemptions from personal property taxes	d	85,812 (39%)	134,410 (61%)
IndISS	Initiative 1	Drinking water systems	Repeal a 1969 state law that required publicly or privately owned municipal water supplies to add fluoride	d	104,430 (48%)	111,568 (52%)

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement officers and departments	The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended regarding the sheriffs’ term limits. The amendment proposed that a sheriff would be elected for a period of four years, rather than two. This referendum was eventually defeated because it did not receive majority votes in the gubernatorial election.	a	283,210 (55%)	229,349 (45%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	State judiciary	Authorize the State Judicial Qualifications Commission to censure or remove Justices, Judges, and Justices of the Peace under certain circumstances	a	1,214,537 (72%)	482,491 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Repeal ban on open saloons and allow the legislature to enact mixed beverage laws based on local option elections for regulating the sale of mixed alcoholic beverages	a	979,868 (52%)	914,481 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes; Property	Provide for the establishment of a uniform method of assessment of ranch, farm and forest lands	d	791,290 (44%)	987,303 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Administration of government	Reconstitute the State Building Commission as a three-member appointed commission	d	789,337 (50%)	795,674 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	County and municipal governance; Bond issues	Authorize counties by a simple majority vote to issue road bonds not to exceed one-fourth of the assessed property value in the county	a	858,775 (52%)	785,905 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Property	Increase the value of the homestead which is exempt from forced sale	a	1,057,765 (62%)	655,890 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Administration of government	Allow legislature to consolidate government functions and enable performance of such functions by contracts between political subdivisions within any county	a	832,366 (51%)	801,532 (49%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Residency voting requirements	Decrease the length of residency requirements to vote in an election	a	177,602 (54%)	152,704 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Ballot measure process	Create a single-subject rule for constitutional amendments	a	256,561 (76%)	80,590 (24%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State legislative authority; Income taxes	Grant the legislature the power to determine on what income taxes are calculated	a	181,039 (56%)	144,218 (44%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Sex and gender issues; Residency voting requirements; Race and ethnicity issues; State legislative authority; State executive branch structure; Constitutional wording changes; Dueling bans; Ballot measure process; Constitutional rights	Revise the Virginia State Constitution as proposed by the 1969–1970 General Assembly	a	576,776 (72%)	226,219 (28%)
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling policy	Repeal Section 60 of the state constitution, thus allowing the General Assembly to make decisions on whether to permit lotteries	a	491,124 (63%)	290,168 (37%)
LRCA	Question 3	State legislative authority; Bond issues	Allow the General Assembly, subject to a referendum, to authorize general obligation bonds for capital projects	a	504,315 (66%)	261,220 (34%)
LRCA	Question 4	Tax and revenue administration; State legislative authority; Bond issues	Allow the Legislature, by 2/3 vote, to pledge the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth for bonds for revenue-producing capital projects if certain conditions are met	a	484,274 (65%)	265,784 (35%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1970 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 42	State legislative authority; Property taxes; Income taxes	Reduce maximum property tax to 1 percent and allow the legislature to impose income tax without property tax restrictions	d	309,882 (32%)	672,446 (68%)
LRCA	HJR 6	Voting age policy	Provide for the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 19.	d	473,029 (45%)	570,438 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 251	Tax and revenue administration; Revenue and spending limits	Prohibit the state of Washington from enacting new taxes or increasing existing taxes.	d	504,779 (49%)	527,263 (51%)
CISS	Initiative 256	Food and beverage taxes; Alcohol laws; Business regulations; Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Prohibit the sale of soft drinks and alcohol in containers without a recycling deposit value of at least five cents	d	511,248 (49%)	538,118 (51%)
LRSS	Referendum 20	Abortion policy	Legalize abortion during the first four months of pregnancy.	a	599,959 (56%)	462,174 (44%)
BI	Referendum 21	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Amend the $40 million outdoor recreation bond law to remove the pre-1975 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	a	520,162 (52%)	474,548 (48%)
LRSS	Referendum 22	Bond issue requirements	Amend the $63 million public building construction bond law, remove the pre-1972 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	d	399,608 (41%)	574,887 (59%)
LRSS	Referendum 23	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy; Bond issues	Amend the $25 million water pollution control bond law to remove the pre-1971 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate	a	581,819 (58%)	414,976 (42%)

West Virginia

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November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	a	253,638 (68%)	117,660 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State legislatures measures	a	208,032 (59%)	141,970 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	State executive official measures	a	213,758 (58%)	157,597 (42%)

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