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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1978 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Taxes | It proposed to exempt veterans' associations from paying property taxes on their meeting halls. | Defeated | 48.11% (747,907) | 51.89% (806,579) | 3.77% |
| Indiana | 1978 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the state constitution be amended to clarify that the lieutenant governo... | Approved | 83.13% (704,820) | 16.87% (143,050) | 66.26% |
| Indiana | 1978 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Law enforcement officers and departments, Local official term limits | The amendment proposed that the state constitution be amended to permit a person to serve as county ... | Defeated | 38.05% (328,607) | 61.95% (535,081) | 23.91% |
| Iowa | 1978 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | The measure granted limited home rule authority to counties and joint-municipal corporation governme... | Approved | 59.72% (302,520) | 40.28% (204,061) | 19.44% |
| Louisiana | 1978 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes | This measure proposed that the constitution detail the uses for the revenue resulting from the first... | Approved | 60.87% (330,968) | 39.13% (212,763) | 21.74% |
| Maine | 1978 | Northern Vocational-Technical Institute Dormitory Bond Measure | BI | Higher education funding, Bond issues | Issue $2.1 million in bonds for the construction of a dormitory at Northern Maine Vocational-Technic... | Approved | 57.91% (191,888) | 42.09% (139,486) | 15.81% |
| Maine | 1978 | Question 1 | LRCA | State judiciary structure, Bond issues | Eliminate the office of justice of the peace as a constitutional office | Approved | 55.87% (179,146) | 44.13% (141,527) | 11.73% |
| Maine | 1978 | Question 2 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes, Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements, Military service policy | Repeal poll taxes and the ability to pay for an exemption from military service | Approved | 59.87% (185,997) | 40.13% (124,650) | 19.75% |
| Maine | 1978 | Question 3 | LRCA | Insurance policy, Bond issues | Reduce and combine the guarantee limits for enterprise insurance within the State and make registere... | Approved | 68.18% (204,747) | 31.82% (95,546) | 36.36% |
| Maine | 1978 | Question 4 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Move the convening of the Legislature from January to December following a general election | Approved | 51.86% (165,262) | 48.14% (153,409) | 3.72% |
| Maine | 1978 | Question 5 | LRCA | Local government organization, Property taxes | Require the State to reimburse municipalities from state tax sources for 50% of losses caused by pro... | Approved | 67.99% (213,417) | 32.01% (100,488) | 35.98% |
| Maine | 1978 | Question 6 | LRCA | Public education funding | A school administrative district or a community school district can assess any taxes they levy accor... | Approved | 68.45% (212,063) | 31.55% (97,764) | 36.89% |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 1 | LRCA | Administration of government | Approved | 70.77% (367,378) | 29.23% (151,728) | 41.54% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 1 | LRCA | Administration of government | Approved | 77.38% (431,356) | 22.62% (126,074) | 54.77% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 1 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Approved | 61.13% (339,758) | 38.87% (216,013) | 22.27% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 1 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Eminent domain policy | Defeated | 49.98% (210,480) | 50.02% (210,645) | 0.04% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 2 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Approved | 76.04% (394,063) | 23.96% (124,186) | 52.07% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 3 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Approved | 84.94% (482,089) | 15.06% (85,446) | 69.89% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 4 | LRCA | Local government officials and elections | Approved | 76.35% (349,794) | 23.65% (108,351) | 52.70% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 5 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Approved | 66.63% (344,165) | 33.37% (172,337) | 33.27% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 6 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Approved | 55.43% (296,737) | 44.57% (238,617) | 10.86% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 7 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Eminent domain policy | Defeated | 45.26% (200,220) | 54.74% (242,156) | 9.48% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 8 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Defeated | 46.95% (246,098) | 53.05% (278,063) | 6.10% | |
| Maryland | 1978 | Question 9 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Approved | 62.02% (326,760) | 37.98% (200,103) | 24.04% | |
| Massachusetts | 1978 | Question 1 | LRCA | Property taxes | Allow the legislature to create up to four classes of real property for taxation | Approved | 66.44% (1,285,865) | 33.56% (649,400) | 32.89% |
| Massachusetts | 1978 | Question 2 | LRCA | State executive powers and duties | Allow a new governor up to eight weeks after the legislative session begins to submit their budget t... | Approved | 72.66% (1,223,502) | 27.34% (460,452) | 45.31% |
| Massachusetts | 1978 | Question 3 | LRCA | Ballot measure process | Require the Secretary of the Commonwealth to send information regarding ballot questions to each per... | Approved | 71.65% (1,213,413) | 28.35% (480,065) | 43.30% |
| Massachusetts | 1978 | Question 4 | LRCA | Census policy | Establish that the standards for taking the state census are the same as the standards used for the ... | Approved | 69.50% (1,142,050) | 30.50% (501,077) | 39.01% |
| Massachusetts | 1978 | Question 5 | LRCA | Ballot measure process, Local government organization | Provide local charter commissions 18 months, instead of 10, to prepare a proposed charter or charter... | Approved | 51.50% (812,263) | 48.50% (764,800) | 3.01% |
| Massachusetts | 1978 | Question 6 | LRCA | Race and ethnicity issues, Public education governance | Prohibit public schools from assigning or denying admission to students based on race, color, nation... | Approved | 70.06% (1,199,856) | 29.94% (512,667) | 40.13% |
| Massachusetts | 1978 | Question 7 | LRCA | Land use and development policy, Parks, land, and natural area conservation, Property taxes | Allow land used for recreational purposes and land preserved in its natural state to be taxed at a s... | Approved | 61.83% (1,031,194) | 38.17% (636,471) | 23.67% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal A | ACCQ | State constitutional conventions | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution | Defeated | 23.26% (640,286) | 76.74% (2,112,549) | 53.48% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal B | IndISS | Parole policy | Prohibit prisoners convicted of certain crimes from being granted parole prior to serving the minimu... | Approved | 74.48% (2,075,599) | 25.52% (711,262) | 48.96% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal C | LRCA | Banking policy | Allow the state to deposit state funds into savings and loan associations, credit unions, and banks | Approved | 66.11% (1,819,847) | 33.89% (933,101) | 32.21% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal D | CICA | Alcohol laws | Prohibit the sale or giving of an alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 21 and prohibit the ... | Approved | 57.12% (1,609,589) | 42.88% (1,208,497) | 14.23% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal E | CICA | Bond issue requirements, Ballot measure process, Revenue and spending limits, Local government finance and taxes | Establish limits on taxation and establish funding requirements for local programs | Approved | 52.46% (1,450,150) | 47.54% (1,313,984) | 4.93% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal G | CICA | Collective bargaining, Law enforcement officers and departments | Allow state troopers and sergeants to collectively bargain with binding arbitration and establish pr... | Approved | 56.04% (1,535,023) | 43.96% (1,203,930) | 12.09% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal H | CICA | Property taxes, Public education funding, School choice policy | Prohibit property taxes for funding school operating expenses, require the legislature to establish ... | Defeated | 25.71% (718,440) | 74.29% (2,075,583) | 48.57% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal J | CICA | Income taxes, Public education funding, Property taxes, Ballot measure process, Local government finance and taxes | Establish tax limitations and require the state to fully fund any new or expanded local programs tha... | Defeated | 37.28% (1,032,343) | 62.72% (1,737,133) | 25.45% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal K | LRCA | Bail policy, State judicial authority | Allow courts, under certain conditions, to deny bail | Approved | 83.43% (2,307,038) | 16.57% (458,357) | 66.85% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal M | LRCA | Administrative organization, Transportation taxes and fees, Highways and bridges, Revenue allocation | Require at least 90% of the gas and license tax revenue be used for road purposes, amend other provi... | Approved | 54.52% (1,478,316) | 45.48% (1,233,196) | 9.04% |
| Michigan | 1978 | Proposal R | LRCA | Administrative organization, Railways, Bond issue requirements | Require the establishment of the Railroad Redevelopment Authority and authorize such Authority to is... | Defeated | 47.05% (1,257,606) | 52.95% (1,415,441) | 5.90% |
| Mississippi | 1978 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Dueling bans | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 19. The amendment proposed to repea... | Approved | 75.48% (219,196) | 24.52% (71,194) | 50.97% |
| Mississippi | 1978 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Transportation | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 187. The amendment proposed to repe... | Approved | 75.69% (218,295) | 24.31% (70,102) | 51.39% |
| Mississippi | 1978 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Census policy | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 105. The amendment proposed to repe... | Approved | 75.25% (211,699) | 24.75% (69,625) | 50.50% |
| Mississippi | 1978 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Race and ethnicity issues, Public education governance | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 207. The amendment proposed to repe... | Approved | 70.10% (201,004) | 29.90% (85,738) | 40.20% |
| Mississippi | 1978 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 106. The amendment proposed to that... | Approved | 74.17% (212,001) | 25.83% (73,814) | 48.35% |
| Mississippi | 1978 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Criminal trials, Civil trials, Constitutional rights | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Section 27. The amendment proposed to that ... | Approved | 74.18% (206,938) | 25.82% (72,038) | 48.36% |
| Missouri | 1978 | Amendment 10 | LRCA | Ballot measure process, Property taxes, Local government finance and taxes, Tax and revenue administration, Highways and bridges | Authorize counties to levy additional taxes to fund road and bridge maintenance | Approved | 50.54% (660,089) | 49.46% (645,948) | 1.08% |
| Missouri | 1978 | Amendment 21 | LRCA | Public land policy, Revenue allocation, Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Designate revenue from the conservation commission’s one-eighth cent sales tax to pay for commission... | Defeated | 45.67% (588,622) | 54.33% (700,301) | 8.66% |