1973 ballot measures
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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1973 ballot measures
December 18
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Development | Concerning the promotion of the swine industry | |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judiciary | Concerning a unified judicial system | |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Concerning a special tax in Marion County | |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Public Works | Concerning the development of the Buttahatchee River | |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Local Gov't | Concerning municipalities in Cleburne County | |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Local Gov't | Concerning county offices in Morgan County | |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Local Gov't | Concerning government officials' salaries and court fees in Cleburne County | |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Local Gov't | Concerning government officials' salaries and court fees in Bibb County | |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Local Gov't | Concerning recreational development in Tuscaloosa County | |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Judiciary | Concerning judicial vacancies in Madison County | |
| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Taxes | Concerning school taxes in Calhoun County |
Alaska
See also: Alaska 1973 ballot measures
March 6:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska BP | Proposition 1 | Bonds | $11.5 million for civic convention and community recreation centers |
California
See also: California 1973 ballot propositions
November 6, 1973
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Limit the taxing and spending powers of the state, cities, counties, and other government agencies. |
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1,961,685 (46%) |
2,303,026 (54%) |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1973 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of Gov't | Establishes a seven member State Board of Education, allows sheriffs to succeed themselves and abolishes the Railroad Commission | |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Legislatures | Limits legislative sessions to 45 legislative days annually |
Maine
See also: Maine 1973 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndISS | Direct initiative Question | Utilities | Creates the Power Authority of Maine | |
| LRSS | Referendum Question No. 1 | Lottery | Creates a state lottery | |
| BI | Referendum Question No. 2 | Forests & Parks | Issues up to $3 million in bonds for the acquisition of real property for state parks | |
| LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 | Gov't Finance | Removes municipal debt limits from constitution, shifts to legislative issue | |
| LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 | Admin of Gov't | Regulates implementation bills that come before Governor after end of a legislative session |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1973 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Question 1 | State judiciary | Permits the legislature to authorize civil trials by a six-member jury. | |
| BI | Question 2 | Bond issues | Allows for $25 million in bonds for educational facilities for severely handicapped children. |
New York
See also: New York 1973 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Proposition 1 | Public Works | Allows for $3.5 billion in debt for the maintenance of mass transportation | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Gov't Finances | Excludes certain indebtedness at the county, city, town or village level | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Trials | Allows certain persons charged with felonies wave indictment by a grand jury | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Gov't Finances | Allows the Legislature to loan the money of the state to a public corporation | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | Judiciary | Increases the salaries and terms of district court judges | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | Prisons | Deletes the provision in the Constitution that named the head of the department of correction as chairman of the state commission of correction | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 6 | Judiciary | Relates to the jurisdiction over the custody of minors in court proceedings | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 7 | Forests & Parks | Increases the size of the land in the Adirondack and Catskill parks that the Legislature can dedicate for whatever purpose | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 8 | Local Gov't | Removes requirement that no county can be erected unless its population is given a seat in the state assembly | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 9 | Judiciary | Permits retired judges to perform duties of his respective court | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 10 | Judiciary | Abolishes the Nassau county court |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1973 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Referendum 1 | Bonds | Issues bonds for school facilities | |
| BI | Referendum 2 | Bonds | Amends the Clean Water Bond Act of 1971 | |
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Alcohol | Relates to the sale and consumption of mixed beverages |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1973 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Measure 1 | Redistricting | Provides for 37 legislative districts with 50 Senators and 2 Representatives per Senator | |
| CICA | Amendment 1 | Redistricting | State legislative redistricting to be performed by an appointed nine-member commission |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1973 ballot measures
May 8, 1973
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration of the General Assembly Amendment | Modify rules regarding administration, organization, and procedures of the general assembly. |
|
680,870 (54%) |
572,980 (46%) |
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| Amendments to Court Rules Amendment | Allow the General Assembly to amend court practices and procedures set by the state Supreme Court. |
|
580,106 (46%) |
679,223 (54%) |
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| Authorization of a State Lottery Amendment | Allow a state lottery and put the funds from it into the state's General Revenue Fund. |
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973,956 (64%) |
547,655 (36%) |
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| Disqualifications for Public Office Amendment | Repeal the provisions that prohibit those convicted of embezzling public funds from holding public office and that require public money that one holds to be disbursed prior to one holding a seat in the General Assembly. |
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530,232 (38%) |
848,743 (62%) |
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| Judicial Compensation Amendment | Allow compensation of judges to be set by law and to not be decreased during a judge's term. |
|
646,384 (49%) |
677,787 (51%) |
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| Supreme Court Commission Amendment | Repeal the appointment of a Supreme Court Commission. |
|
563,919 (45%) |
692,623 (55%) |
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| Taking of Property of Sewer and Water Lines Amendment | Permit the taking of private property for sewer and water lines prior to the payment for such property. |
|
405,035 (29%) |
993,245 (71%) |
November 6, 1973
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration and Organization of the State Courts Amendment | Revise provisions relating to the administration and organization of the state court system. |
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1,317,379 (63%) |
778,466 (37%) |
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| Bonds for Vietnam War Veterans Amendment | Authorize up to $300 million in bonds for payments to veterans of the Vietnam War. |
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1,650,120 (72%) |
647,629 (28%) |
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| Income Amount Exempt from Taxation Amendment | Allow for a new amount of income to be exempted from income taxation. |
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1,299,882 (60%) |
883,123 (40%) |
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| Tax Assessments of Agricultural Lands Amendment | Permit agricultural land to be evaluated for its agricultural use when assessed for tax purposes. |
|
1,810,630 (76%) |
567,189 (24%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1973 ballot measures
May 1, 1973
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | Education; Property; Taxes | Revise how educational institutions receive tax revenues. |
|
253,682 (41%) |
358,219 (59%) |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 1973 ballot measures
May 15:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Question 1 | State legislatures measures | Allows for legislation for establishing "standards, qualifications and special tax provisions" for agriculture land and reserves |
November 6:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Question 1 | State and local government spending | Increases state debt pursuant to the Vietnam Conflict Veterans' Compensation Act from fifty-five million dollars ($55,000,000) to sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,00) | |
| LRCA | Question 2 | State judiciary | Allows courts of common pleas, with the approval from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, to initiate criminal proceedings by information, without grand jury indictment |
Rhode Island
See also: Rhode Island 1973 ballot measures
November 6:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRCA | Proposal 1 | Elections and campaigns | Sets voting and residency qualifications. | |
| CRCA | Proposal 2 | Elections and campaigns | Bars those ineligible to vote for an office to be elected to that office. | |
| CRCA | Proposal 3 | Civil and criminal trials | Requires a grand jury's indictment for charges punishable by death or life in prison. | |
| CRCA | Proposal 4 | Lottery | Bans private lotteries. | |
| CRCA | Proposal 5 | Constitutional conventions | Allows legislatively referred constitutional amendments and mandates an automatic ballot referral every ten years. | |
| CRCA | Proposal 6 | Bond issues | Sets executive officials' terms at four years. | |
| CRCA | Proposal 7 | State legislature | Sets compensation for most legislators at $2,000 per year. | |
| LRSS | Proposal 8 | Insurance | Extends the Rhode Island Industrial Building Authority's power to insure mortgage payments. | |
| LRSS | Proposal 9 | Insurance | Extends the Rhode Island Recreational Building Authority's power to insure mortgage payments. |
Texas
See also: Texas 1973 ballot measures
November 6, 1973
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State legislatures; Government salaries | Set a $15,000 annual salary for members of the legislature and provide for annual legislative sessions |
|
259,918 (43%) |
340,046 (57%) |
|
| Proposition 2 | Housing; Property | Extend homestead protection to single adults and require both spouses' consent for abandonment of a family homestead |
|
487,028 (82%) |
105,909 (18%) |
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| Proposition 3 | Property; Taxes | Extend the $3,000 ad valorem tax on property exemption to homesteads of unmarried adults |
|
469,807 (79%) |
122,234 (21%) |
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| Proposition 5 | Administration | Create new requirements regarding the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts |
|
341,796 (61%) |
214,980 (39%) |
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| Proposition 5 | Bonds; Local government | Allow certain Gulf of Mexico bordering localities, with voter approval, to levy a tax for bonds funding sea walls and breakwaters construction |
|
387,736 (63%) |
228,011 (37%) |
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| Proposition 6 | State judiciary | Grant district and county courts jurisdiction over probate courts |
|
307,642 (56%) |
239,277 (44%) |
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| Proposition 7 | Veterans | Provide an extra $100 million in bonds or obligations for the veteran's land fund |
|
360,589 (62%) |
216,824 (38%) |
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| Proposition 8 | Taxes; Local government | Allow cities, towns, and villages to levy property taxes for principal and interest on general obligation bonds, subject to legal restrictions |
|
208,377 (37%) |
354,710 (63%) |
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| Proposition 9 | Taxes; Water | Authorize the legislature to exempt certain water supply corporations and cooperatives from property taxes on certain facilities |
|
248,412 (43%) |
323,993 (57%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1973 ballot measures
November 6, 1973
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 22 | Economic development; Taxes | Allow local governments to finance development projects through creating districts generating tax revenues. |
|
246,055 (27%) |
655,125 (73%) |
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| HJR 37 | Taxes | Provide for a graduated net income tax, prohibit excess levies for schools, and limit some excise taxes. |
|
228,823 (23%) |
770,033 (77%) |
|
| HJR 40 | Taxes | Provide for the application of the excess levy validation formula to bonds payable from such levies. |
|
352,495 (41%) |
501,618 (59%) |
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| Initiative 282 | State judiciary; Government salaries | Provide limitations to the salary increases of elected officials and judges. |
|
798,338 (80%) |
197,795 (20%) |
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| Referendum 32 | Elections; Local government | Require county auditors to appoint precinct committee-people of major political parties to assist in registering voters. |
|
291,323 (32%) |
609,306 (68%) |
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| Referendum 33 | Environment; Transportation | Provide additional fees for personalized vehicle license plates to be allocated towards wildlife preservation. |
|
613,921 (63%) |
362,195 (37%) |
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| Referendum 36 | Alcohol | Provide the lowering of the drinking age from 21 to 19. |
|
495,624 (49%) |
510,491 (51%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1973 ballot measures
April 3, 1973
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Allow the legislature to legalize bingo games operated by certain charitable organizations |
|
645,544 (62%) |
391,499 (38%) |
|
| Question 2 | Prohibit the denial or abridgment of rights and protections under the law on the basis of sex |
|
447,240 (46%) |
520,936 (54%) |
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