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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 1981 | Question 4 | BI | Bond issues, Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Issue $1.5 million in bonds to fund the development of state park facilities | Defeated | 48.54% (113,118) | 51.46% (119,900) | 2.91% |
| Maine | 1981 | Question 6 | BI | Bond issues, Telecommunications infrastructure | Issue $600,000 in bonds to fund equipment replacement for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network | Defeated | 48.26% (111,575) | 51.74% (119,603) | 3.47% |
| Maine | 1981 | Referendum Question No. 1 | BI | Transportation, Bond issues, Agriculture policy, Public economic investment policy | Issue $33.3 million in bonds for agricultural and economic development, including airport improvemen... | Approved | 57.11% (134,261) | 42.89% (100,840) | 14.22% |
| Maine | 1981 | Referendum Question No. 2 | BI | Transportation, Bond issues | Issue $12.3 million for bridge and highway improvements | Approved | 69.31% (163,180) | 30.69% (72,251) | 38.62% |
| Maine | 1981 | Referendum Question No. 3 | BI | Environment, Energy conservation and efficiency, Bond issues | Issue $2 million for energy conservation improvements to state-owned buildings | Approved | 57.36% (133,514) | 42.64% (99,251) | 14.72% |
| Maine | 1981 | Referendum Question No. 5 | BI | Bond issues, Pollution, waste, and recycling policy | Issue $1 million in bonds to help municipalities with solid waste for resource conservation and reco... | Approved | 60.20% (139,255) | 39.80% (92,060) | 20.40% |
| New Jersey | 1981 | Public Question No. 1 | BI | Bond issues | The Water Supply Bond Act of 1981 authorized $350 million in bonds for improvements to and construct... | Approved | 64.53% (1,154,854) | 35.47% (634,834) | 29.06% |
| New Jersey | 1981 | Public Question No. 2 | BI | Bond issues | The Hazardous Discharge Bond Act authorized $100 million in bonds for the cleanup and removal of haz... | Approved | 63.14% (1,109,070) | 36.86% (647,557) | 26.27% |
| New Jersey | 1981 | Public Question No. 3 | BI | Bond issues | The Farmland Preservation Bond Act authorized $50 million in bonds for grants to cover up to 50 perc... | Approved | 61.47% (1,065,996) | 38.53% (668,172) | 22.94% |
| New Jersey | 1981 | Public Question No. 4 | BI | Bond issues | The Water Conservation Bond Interest Rate Ceiling Elimination Act removed the 6 percent interest rat... | Approved | 57.12% (929,033) | 42.88% (697,424) | 14.24% |
| New Jersey | 1981 | Public Question No. 5 | LRCA | Gambling policy | The amendment to Article VI, Section 7, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution authorized the us... | Approved | 67.83% (1,105,957) | 32.17% (524,496) | 35.66% |
| New Jersey | 1981 | Public Question No. 6 | LRCA | State executive official measures | The amendment to Article V, Section 1, paragraph 14 of the New Jersey Constitution required the Gove... | Approved | 68.02% (1,114,269) | 31.98% (523,895) | 36.04% |
| New Jersey | 1981 | Public Question No. 7 | LRCA | Property | The proposed amendment to Article VIII of the New Jersey Constitution added a fifth section allowing... | Approved | 53.34% (864,445) | 46.66% (756,220) | 6.68% |
| New Jersey | 1981 | Public Question No. 8 | LRSS | Gambling policy | The Amusement Games Licensing Law was amended to allow a state commissioner to set entry fees and pr... | Approved | 58.11% (927,680) | 41.89% (668,679) | 16.22% |
| New York | 1981 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy, Bond issues | Increase the state's bond guarantee limit from $150 million to $300 million for financing facilities... | Approved | 60.45% (1,488,529) | 39.55% (973,704) | 20.91% |
| New York | 1981 | Proposal 1 | BI | Prison and jail funding, Bond issues | Authorize $500 million in state debt to fund acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating, and equipping ... | Defeated | 49.73% (1,272,672) | 50.27% (1,286,371) | 0.54% |
| Ohio | 1981 | Establishment of Reapportionment and Redistricting Commission Initiative | CICA | Redistricting policy | Establish new methods for establishing general assembly and congressional districts | Defeated | 41.94% (1,093,485) | 58.06% (1,513,502) | 16.11% |
| Ohio | 1981 | Private Worker's Compensation Insurance Initiative | CICA | Labor and unions, Insurance policy | Authorize the sale of workers compensation insurance coverage by private insurance companies | Defeated | 20.91% (572,227) | 79.09% (2,164,395) | 58.18% |
| Pennsylvania | 1981 | Question 1 | BI | Ports and harbors, Bond issues, Drinking water systems, Water storage, Flood infrastructure and management | use loans to repair, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, extend and improve water supply systems | Approved | 64.17% (1,054,329) | 35.83% (588,669) | 28.34% |
| Pennsylvania | 1981 | Question 2 | BI | Bond issues | use loans for volunteer companies to establish or modernize facilities and equipment | Approved | 71.96% (1,188,191) | 28.04% (462,950) | 43.92% |
| Pennsylvania | 1981 | Question 3 | LRCA | Redistricting policy | amend the state constitution to establish a Legislative Reapportionment Commission after each decenn... | Approved | 56.84% (823,948) | 43.16% (625,700) | 13.68% |
| Pennsylvania | 1981 | Question 4 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds | amend the state constitution to authorize the legislature to extend increased pension benefits to th... | Defeated | 39.99% (618,857) | 60.01% (928,699) | 20.02% |
| Pennsylvania | 1981 | Question 5 | LRCA | Taxes | Require proceeds from aviation fuel excise taxes only be appropriated for purposes related to air na... | Approved | 51.63% (762,491) | 48.37% (714,434) | 3.25% |
| Rhode Island | 1981 | Proposal 1 | BI | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized $25 million in bonds for mass transit and highways. | Defeated | 39.91% (28,847) | 60.09% (43,442) | 20.19% |
| Texas | 1981 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Local government finance and taxes, Bond issue requirements | Authorize localities to offer tax incentives and issue bonds for investment and redevelopment of des... | Approved | 58.25% (473,087) | 41.75% (339,020) | 16.51% |
| Texas | 1981 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Property | Grant legal title to individuals who mistakenly purchased and paid taxes on land designated for the ... | Approved | 78.75% (632,438) | 21.25% (170,666) | 57.50% |
| Texas | 1981 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Permit the legislature to grant a state finance management committee the power to manage the spendin... | Defeated | 38.24% (293,478) | 61.76% (473,886) | 23.51% |
| Texas | 1981 | Proposition 4 | LRCA | Bond issue requirements | Authorize water infrastructure development through surplus state revenue, higher interest rates on u... | Defeated | 42.55% (339,816) | 57.45% (458,721) | 14.89% |
| Texas | 1981 | Proposition 5 | LRCA | Agriculture policy, Taxes | Exempt livestock and poultry from taxation | Approved | 67.15% (534,078) | 32.85% (261,315) | 34.29% |
| Texas | 1981 | Proposition 6 | LRCA | Taxes | Allow localities to provide property taxation relief to residential homesteads | Approved | 66.56% (553,960) | 33.44% (278,306) | 33.12% |
| Texas | 1981 | Proposition 7 | LRCA | Bond issues, Veterans policy | Authorize sale of an additional $250 million in bonds for veteran's land fund, raising maximum inter... | Approved | 64.76% (511,371) | 35.24% (278,306) | 29.51% |
| Washington | 1981 | HJR 7 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy, Bond issues | Authorize state and local governments to issue industrial development bond to be repaid by such deve... | Approved | 55.73% (450,580) | 44.27% (357,944) | 11.46% |
| Washington | 1981 | Initiative 394 | CISS | Energy funds, Bond issue requirements | Require that the state must obtain approval from voters before selling bonds to finance a major publ... | Approved | 58.06% (532,178) | 41.94% (384,419) | 16.12% |
| Washington | 1981 | Initiative 402 | CISS | Income taxes, Tax and revenue administration | Provide for the abolition of inheritance and gift taxes and substitute with taxes on net estate tran... | Approved | 67.24% (610,507) | 32.76% (297,445) | 34.48% |
| Washington | 1981 | SJR 107 | LRCA | State judicial authority | Remove constitutional limitations on the numbers and powers of superior court commissioners | Defeated | 46.74% (385,796) | 53.26% (439,542) | 6.51% |
| Washington | 1981 | SJR 133 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Make changes to the signature submission and verification timelines for Initiatives to the Legislatu... | Approved | 74.46% (581,724) | 25.54% (199,516) | 48.92% |
| West Virginia | 1981 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Highways and bridges, Bond issues | The amendment proposed issuing a $750 million highway construction bond. | Defeated | 38.41% (125,582) | 61.59% (201,327) | 23.17% |
| Kentucky | 1981 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Property, Taxes | Approved | 50.61% (254,065) | 49.39% (247,939) | 1.22% | |
| Michigan | 1981 | Proposal A | LRCA | Property tax exemptions, Revenue allocation, Revenue and spending limits, Sales taxes, Property taxes, Income taxes, Public education funding | Reduce certain taxes, raise the sales tax with additional funds going to local governments and schoo... | Defeated | 27.88% (560,924) | 72.12% (1,451,305) | 44.25% |
| Wisconsin | 1981 | Question 1 | LRCA | Recall process, Primary election systems | Require primary elections if there is more than one political party nomination for partisan office a... | Approved | 58.53% (366,635) | 41.47% (259,820) | 17.05% |
| Wisconsin | 1981 | Question 2 | LRCA | Bond issues | Allow sewage districts and counties to issue bonds of up to 50 years in length | Approved | 60.66% (386,792) | 39.34% (250,866) | 21.32% |
| Wisconsin | 1981 | Question 3 | LRCA | Criminal trials, Bail policy | Authorize judges to consider certain circumstances when imposing and setting cash bail | Approved | 73.15% (505,092) | 26.85% (185,405) | 46.30% |
| Wisconsin | 1981 | Question 4 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes, Business regulations | Remove a provision about a special act of the legislature creating corporations | Approved | 69.15% (418,997) | 30.85% (186,898) | 38.31% |
| Wisconsin | 1981 | Question 5 | LRCA | State legislative vote requirements, Banking policy | Remove a provision requiring a two-thirds majority to pass banking laws | Approved | 53.68% (336,142) | 46.32% (290,035) | 7.36% |
| Alabama | 1980 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Agriculture policy | This measure proposed to allow the creation of nonprofit associations financed through voluntary lev... | Approved | 82.57% (462,809) | 17.43% (97,691) | 65.14% |
| Alabama | 1980 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | It proposed that statutes enacted prior to January 13, 1978, that apply to local areas based upon po... | Approved | 63.96% (315,404) | 36.04% (177,707) | 27.92% |
| Alabama | 1980 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Family-related policy | It proposed that alimony payments could be terminated if a person receiving alimony either remarried... | Approved | 82.63% (464,448) | 17.37% (97,615) | 65.27% |
| Alabama | 1980 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | It proposed that, subject to the approval of voters in Escambia County, the legislature would be aut... | Approved | 70.46% (242,731) | 29.54% (101,742) | 40.93% |
| Alabama | 1980 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Local government organization | This measure proposed that volunteer firefighting districts may be created in Lee County. It also pr... | Approved | 65.66% (224,360) | 34.34% (117,351) | 31.32% |
| Alabama | 1980 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Taxes | It proposed that a portion of the ad valorem tax in Mobile County that was approved for mosquito an... | Approved | 52.93% (184,819) | 47.07% (164,366) | 5.86% |