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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1980 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish that publishing the title of a bill in the legislative journals serves as the first readin... | Approved | 66.88% (1,763,624) | 33.12% (873,211) | 33.77% |
| Florida | 1980 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Bond issues, Pollution, waste, and recycling policy, Sewage and stormwater | Allow for the issuance of bonds for water facilities | Approved | 66.99% (1,826,026) | 33.01% (899,906) | 33.97% |
| Florida | 1980 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Bond issues, Local government finance and taxes, Transportation taxes and fees | Remove certain limits on the use of the "second gas tax" to finance bonds for roads | Approved | 55.63% (1,498,801) | 44.37% (1,195,483) | 11.26% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes, Property | Allow the General Assembly to establish property classes for the State Revenue Commissioner’s review... | Defeated | 42.47% (441,802) | 57.53% (598,560) | 15.07% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 10 | LRCA | Tort law, Civil trials | Allow courts to issue default judgments in tort cases without a jury | Approved | 54.01% (536,052) | 45.99% (456,485) | 8.02% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 11 | LRCA | Civil service | Allow counties and municipalities to create employee suggestion and award programs, funded by public... | Defeated | 41.18% (413,898) | 58.82% (591,150) | 17.64% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 12 | LRCA | State judicial authority | Provide that the venue of juvenile court cases may be determined by the Juvenile Court Code of Georg... | Approved | 68.62% (680,864) | 31.38% (311,322) | 37.25% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 13 | LRCA | Taxes, Insurance policy | Allow the General Assembly to tax life insurance companies on gross direct premiums in unincorporate... | Approved | 58.76% (595,893) | 41.24% (418,204) | 17.52% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 14 | LRCA | Administration of government | Create the Gwinnett Judicial Building Authority as a corporate and politic instrumentality of the St... | Defeated | 37.64% (337,186) | 62.36% (558,563) | 24.71% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 15 | LRCA | Property tax exemptions, Public education funding | Exempt certain property owned by nonprofit corporations promoting education and welfare of children ... | Defeated | 44.78% (435,851) | 55.22% (537,519) | 10.44% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 16 | LRCA | Bond issues, Administration of government | Create the Rockdale County Public Facilities Authority, grant it powers to issue revenue bonds, cont... | Defeated | 43.33% (375,615) | 56.67% (491,317) | 13.35% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Public education funding | Allow general obligation debt to build educational facilities, with a transfer of ownership to local... | Approved | 53.44% (551,884) | 46.56% (480,798) | 6.88% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Public education funding, Public education governance, Public school teachers and staff, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize a State Board of Education program to reimburse Georgia-certified teachers for tuition cos... | Approved | 56.19% (619,916) | 43.81% (483,367) | 12.38% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Public education funding, Tax and revenue administration | Authorize the General Assembly to enact a state tax in order to purchase uniforms for public schools | Defeated | 18.24% (193,863) | 81.76% (869,076) | 63.52% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds | Allow the General Assembly to increase retirement benefits for Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund retire... | Approved | 59.69% (625,415) | 40.31% (422,388) | 19.38% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Law enforcement officers and departments, Insurance policy | Authorize the State to provide indemnification, or compensation, of up to $50,000 to law enforcement... | Approved | 76.42% (990,627) | 23.58% (305,672) | 52.84% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Homestead tax exemptions | Allow counties and municipalities additional powers to enhance redevelopment programs, and include t... | Defeated | 45.26% (451,821) | 54.74% (546,357) | 9.47% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Property, Taxes | Increase the income exclusion on homestead exemptions for senior citizens to $8,000 | Approved | 84.01% (956,519) | 15.99% (182,088) | 68.02% |
| Georgia | 1980 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | Law enforcement, Marijuana laws | Allow municipal courts jurisdiction to handle cases involving possession of one ounce or less of mar... | Approved | 64.88% (689,323) | 35.12% (373,206) | 29.75% |
| Hawaii | 1980 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | The amendment proposed, per House Bill No. 578 of the Tenth Legislature, Regular Session of 1979, th... | Approved | 67.55% (178,030) | 32.45% (85,530) | 35.10% |
| Hawaii | 1980 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | The amendment proposed, per Senate Bill No. 1703-80 of the Tenth Legislature, Regular Session of 198... | Approved | 72.02% (187,093) | 27.98% (72,682) | 44.04% |
| Hawaii | 1980 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | The amendment proposed, per Senate Bill No. 1973-80 of the Tenth Legislature, Regular Session of 198... | Approved | 61.11% (153,868) | 38.89% (97,929) | 22.22% |
| Idaho | 1980 | HJR 12 | LRCA | Healthcare facility funding | Approved | 52.61% (201,277) | 47.39% (181,278) | 5.23% | |
| Idaho | 1980 | SJR 112 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process, Ballot measure supermajority requirements | Allow citizen initiatives to appear on any general election ballot | Approved | 62.47% (231,566) | 37.53% (139,092) | 24.95% |
| Illinois | 1980 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Taxes | It proposed reducing the redemption period on the sale of tax delinquent property. | Approved | 69.94% (1,857,985) | 30.06% (798,422) | 39.89% |
| Illinois | 1980 | Reduce Size of House of Representatives and Eliminate Cumulative Voting Initiative | CICA | State legislative structure, Cumulative voting | Approved | 68.70% (2,112,224) | 31.30% (962,325) | 37.40% | |
| Iowa | 1980 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Constitutional rights, Sex and gender issues | Prohibit the denial or restriction of rights on account of a person's gender | Defeated | 44.19% (468,708) | 55.81% (591,925) | 11.62% |
| Iowa | 1980 | Constitutional Convention | ACCQ | State constitutional conventions | The question appears on the Iowa ballot automatically every 10 years as per the state constitution. ... | Defeated | 38.71% (404,249) | 61.29% (640,130) | 22.59% |
| Kansas | 1980 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Bond issue requirements, Flood infrastructure and management, Highways and bridges | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 11, Section 9. The amendment propos... | Approved | 72.01% (513,971) | 27.99% (199,747) | 44.03% |
| Kansas | 1980 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 14, Section 1. The amendment propos... | Approved | 71.36% (488,357) | 28.64% (196,021) | 42.72% |
| Kansas | 1980 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Banking policy, Business regulations | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 13, Sections 1 and 2. The amendment... | Approved | 79.92% (582,367) | 20.08% (146,278) | 59.85% |
| Louisiana | 1980 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State judiciary | This measure proposed that the jurisdiction for the appeal of all criminal cases, except those that ... | Approved | 66.64% (725,048) | 33.36% (362,993) | 33.28% |
| Louisiana | 1980 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Taxes | The constitution that was adopted in 1974 called for property reappraisal in 1982. This amendment wa... | Approved | 78.28% (937,417) | 21.72% (260,106) | 56.56% |
| Louisiana | 1980 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Administrative organization, Higher education governance | This measure proposed that a student member be added to the Board of Regents. It also proposed that ... | Approved | 58.09% (602,485) | 41.91% (434,633) | 16.18% |
| Maine | 1980 | Court Facilities Bond Measure | BI | Public land policy, Bond issues | Issue $4 million in bonds to fund improvements to court facilities | Defeated | 36.89% (173,485) | 63.11% (296,837) | 26.23% |
| Maine | 1980 | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 | LRCA | State legislative elections, Redistricting policy | Align the years apportionment occurred for the state Senate and House beginning in 1983 | Approved | 67.28% (298,113) | 32.72% (144,976) | 34.56% |
| Maine | 1980 | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Allow referendum votes to be held at the next statewide election, rather than the next general elect... | Approved | 79.14% (364,629) | 20.86% (96,099) | 58.28% |
| Maine | 1980 | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 | LRCA | State executive powers and duties, State judicial selection, State legislative authority | Provide that the judges of probate and justices of the peace were to be appointed by the governor un... | Approved | 64.75% (288,116) | 35.25% (156,880) | 29.49% |
| Maine | 1980 | Referendum Question No. 2 | BI | Bond issues, Energy conservation and efficiency, Environment | Issue $7 million in bonds for energy conservation improvements for public school buildings and the U... | Approved | 66.45% (317,033) | 33.55% (160,067) | 32.90% |
| Maryland | 1980 | Question 1 | LRCA | Local government officials and elections | Approved | 74.92% (512,318) | 25.08% (171,478) | 49.85% | |
| Maryland | 1980 | Question 2 | LRCA | State judicial authority, State judiciary structure | Approved | 77.61% (606,767) | 22.39% (175,041) | 55.22% | |
| Maryland | 1980 | Question 3 | LRCA | Criminal trials, State judicial authority, Civil trials | Approved | 74.65% (628,688) | 25.35% (213,527) | 49.29% | |
| Maryland | 1980 | Question 4 | LRCA | Local government finance and taxes | Approved | 65.62% (469,813) | 34.38% (246,153) | 31.24% | |
| Maryland | 1980 | Question 5 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Defeated | 44.80% (301,481) | 55.20% (371,483) | 10.40% | |
| Massachusetts | 1980 | Question 1 | LRCA | Constitutional rights | Prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability | Approved | 66.46% (1,503,771) | 33.54% (758,978) | 32.92% |
| Massachusetts | 1980 | Question 2 | IndISS | Vehicle and driver regulations, Local government finance and taxes, Property taxes, Public education funding, Income taxes, Revenue and spending limits | Limit property taxes to 2.5% of the value of the property | Approved | 59.02% (1,438,768) | 40.98% (998,839) | 18.05% |
| Massachusetts | 1980 | Question 3 | IndISS | Property taxes, Revenue and spending limits, Public education funding | Limit increases in local property taxes and state taxes, while requiring increases in state aid for ... | Defeated | 35.66% (816,805) | 64.34% (1,473,804) | 28.68% |
| Massachusetts | 1980 | Question 4 | VR | Salaries of government officials | Increase for an increase in the salaries of members of the legislature and constitutional officers | Defeated | 11.65% (265,675) | 88.35% (2,014,261) | 76.69% |
| Massachusetts | 1980 | Question 5 | LRCA | Local government finance and taxes, State legislative vote requirements | Require local approval before state laws that increase municipal employment costs, such as wages, ho... | Approved | 65.99% (1,401,897) | 34.01% (722,425) | 31.99% |
| Massachusetts | 1980 | Question 6 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Allow the Legislature to declare a measure an emergency law by voice vote | Defeated | 29.20% (610,138) | 70.80% (1,479,110) | 41.59% |