7,501 - 7,550 of 15,373 results
| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1972 | HJR 21 | LRCA | Local government organization | Provide authorization for residents of any county to establish a combined "city-county" government b... | Approved | 50.20% (603,471) | 49.80% (598,557) | 0.41% |
| Washington | 1972 | HJR 47 | LRCA | Property taxes, Ballot measure process | Redefine the formula for voter approval of specific excess property tax levies | Approved | 58.26% (686,320) | 41.74% (491,703) | 16.52% |
| Washington | 1972 | HJR 52 | LRCA | State legislative authority, State legislative vote requirements | Permit the legislature to authorize debts by a three-fifths majority vote in both houses and debts t... | Approved | 58.53% (673,376) | 41.47% (477,144) | 17.06% |
| Washington | 1972 | HJR 61 | LRCA | Sex and gender issues, Constitutional rights | Provide that a person's rights shall not be denied or limited based on the person's sex | Approved | 50.13% (645,115) | 49.87% (641,746) | 0.26% |
| Washington | 1972 | Initiative 258 | CISS | Animal treatment laws, Gambling policy | Provide for the authorization of a greyhound race track in cities with a minimum population of 150,0... | Defeated | 37.02% (526,371) | 62.98% (895,385) | 25.95% |
| Washington | 1972 | Initiative 261 | CISS | Business regulations, Alcohol laws | Provide for the privatization of liquor sales and prohibit the state from selling alcohol. | Defeated | 44.89% (634,973) | 55.11% (779,568) | 10.22% |
| Washington | 1972 | Initiative 276 | CISS | Campaign finance | Require disclosure of campaign contributions, expenditures, and financial interests of elected offic... | Approved | 72.02% (959,143) | 27.98% (372,693) | 44.03% |
| Washington | 1972 | Initiative 40 and Alternative Measure 40B | IndISS | Pollution, waste, and recycling policy | Regulate the disposal of litter, provide litter receptacles, encourage litter control campaigns, and... | Approved | 65.30% (788,151) | 34.70% (418,764) | 30.61% |
| Washington | 1972 | Initiative 43 and Alternative Measure 43B | IndISS | Land use and development policy | Regulate the use and development of shoreline areas | Approved | 52.25% (603,167) | 47.75% (551,132) | 4.51% |
| Washington | 1972 | Initiative 44 | IndISS | Property taxes | Provide a limitation of 20 mills for property tax without requiring a vote of the people | Approved | 75.54% (930,275) | 24.46% (301,238) | 51.08% |
| Washington | 1972 | Referendum 24 | LRSS | Open meetings and public information, State legislative authority, Ethics rules and commissions, State legislative processes and sessions | Provide an amendment to the 1967 lobbyist regulation act, including defining lobbying as influencing... | Approved | 54.72% (696,455) | 45.28% (576,404) | 9.43% |
| Washington | 1972 | Referendum 25 | LRSS | Campaign finance | Provide regulations for campaign contributions and expenditures, such as requiring organizational st... | Approved | 54.72% (694,808) | 45.28% (574,856) | 9.45% |
| Washington | 1972 | Referendum 26 | BI | Bond issues, Utility policy | Provide $225 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, constructi... | Approved | 62.82% (827,077) | 37.18% (489,459) | 25.64% |
| Washington | 1972 | Referendum 27 | BI | Bond issues, Water storage | Provide $75 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, constructio... | Approved | 59.22% (790,091) | 40.78% (544,176) | 18.43% |
| Washington | 1972 | Referendum 28 | BI | Parks, land, and natural area conservation, Bond issues | Provide $40 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, constructio... | Approved | 56.67% (758,530) | 43.33% (579,975) | 13.34% |
| Washington | 1972 | Referendum 29 | BI | Healthcare facility funding, Bond issues | Provide $25 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, constructio... | Approved | 55.29% (734,712) | 44.71% (594,172) | 10.58% |
| Washington | 1972 | Referendum 30 | BI | Bond issues, Public transportation | Provide $50 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, constructio... | Defeated | 48.94% (637,841) | 51.06% (665,493) | 2.12% |
| Washington | 1972 | Referendum 31 | BI | Bond issues, Higher education funding | Provide $50 million in bonds for planning, acquisition, construction, and improvement of community c... | Approved | 54.80% (721,403) | 45.20% (594,963) | 9.61% |
| Washington | 1972 | SJR 1 | LRCA | Property taxes | Provide for a maximum tax rate of one percent on all taxable property, changing the previous forty m... | Approved | 82.75% (1,030,832) | 17.25% (214,834) | 65.51% |
| Washington | 1972 | SJR 38 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, Local government organization | Provide authority for county commissioners to determine their own salaries and the salaries of other... | Approved | 53.96% (658,095) | 46.04% (561,607) | 7.91% |
| Washington | 1972 | SJR 5 | LRCA | Ballot measure supermajority requirements, State legislative vote requirements, Gambling policy | Provide the repeal of the lottery prohibition and establish a requirement of a supermajority vote by... | Approved | 61.67% (787,251) | 38.33% (489,282) | 23.34% |
| West Virginia | 1972 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Approved | 72.84% (391,390) | 27.16% (145,918) | 45.69% | |
| West Virginia | 1972 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Taxes | Approved | 83.28% (500,805) | 16.72% (100,567) | 66.55% | |
| West Virginia | 1972 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State legislatures measures, Bond issues | Approved | 71.61% (418,169) | 28.39% (165,801) | 43.22% | |
| West Virginia | 1972 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | State legislatures measures, Taxes | Approved | 61.80% (330,829) | 38.20% (204,492) | 23.60% | |
| Wyoming | 1972 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | For a measure to pass in Wyoming, it must receive a majority of the total votes cast in an election.... | Approved | 76.18% (97,026) | 23.82% (30,339) | 52.36% |
| Wyoming | 1972 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State legislative elections | For a measure to pass in Wyoming, it must receive a majority of the total votes cast in an election.... | Defeated | 56.71% (72,798) | 43.29% (55,580) | 13.41% |
| Wyoming | 1972 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | State judiciary | For a measure to pass in Wyoming, it must receive a majority of the total votes cast in an election.... | Approved | 66.97% (86,539) | 33.03% (42,676) | 33.95% |
| Wyoming | 1972 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | For a measure to pass in Wyoming, it must receive a majority of the total votes cast in an election.... | Approved | 60.27% (76,170) | 39.73% (50,209) | 20.54% |
| Wyoming | 1972 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Taxes | Defeated | 40.69% (51,895) | 59.31% (75,630) | 18.61% | |
| Wyoming | 1972 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Defeated | 49.97% (63,239) | 50.03% (63,315) | 0.06% | |
| North Dakota | 1972 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Defeated | 35.07% (38,006) | 64.93% (70,355) | 29.85% | |
| North Dakota | 1972 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Higher education funding, Higher education governance | Approved | 62.38% (68,575) | 37.62% (41,350) | 24.77% | |
| Alaska | 1972 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Residency voting requirements | Require voters to have been residents of Alaska for at least one year in order to vote, and being re... | Approved | 60.01% (31,130) | 39.99% (20,745) | 20.02% |
| Alaska | 1972 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Constitutional rights, Sex and gender issues | Prohibit the denial of civil or political rights based on sex | Approved | 80.81% (43,281) | 19.19% (10,278) | 61.62% |
| Alaska | 1972 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Local government organization | Remove the requirement for representation of each city on the borough assembly and allow for assembl... | Approved | 60.89% (30,132) | 39.11% (19,354) | 21.78% |
| Alaska | 1972 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Fisheries and fishing regulations | Provide that the state may limit entry into fisheries | Approved | 78.73% (39,837) | 21.27% (10,761) | 57.46% |
| Alaska | 1972 | Ballot Measure 3 | LRCA | Constitutional rights | Provide a state constitutional right to privacy | Approved | 86.18% (45,539) | 13.82% (7,303) | 72.36% |
| Oklahoma | 1972 | State Question 488 | LRCA | Bond issues, Local government officials and elections, Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Allow all voters, not just property taxpayers, to participate in municipal public utility bond elect... | Defeated | 38.87% (189,945) | 61.13% (298,670) | 22.25% |
| Oklahoma | 1972 | State Question 489 | LRCA | Bond issues, County and municipal governance | Limit the maximum annual indebtedness of cities and towns to 10% of the value of their taxable prope... | Approved | 51.26% (242,369) | 48.74% (230,433) | 2.52% |
| Oklahoma | 1972 | State Question 490 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Education | Increase the loan limit to 70% of farmland's reasonable valuation from educational funds. | Defeated | 47.83% (223,794) | 52.17% (244,077) | 4.34% |
| Michigan | 1972 | Proposal A | LRCA | Criminal trials, Jury rules | Allow trial by a jury of less than 12 members in any court if the trial is regarding a misdemeanor o... | Approved | 66.10% (696,570) | 33.90% (357,186) | 32.21% |
| Tennessee | 1972 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended regarding the state tax laws. The amendment ... | Approved | 73.77% (493,076) | 26.23% (175,287) | 47.55% |
| Kansas | 1972 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Public assistance programs | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 7, Sections 1 and 4-6. The amendmen... | Approved | 69.31% (216,507) | 30.69% (95,884) | 38.61% |
| Kansas | 1972 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Property | The amendment proposed to repeal Article 15, Section 11 of the constitution. The amendment proposed ... | Approved | 57.38% (177,892) | 42.62% (132,125) | 14.76% |
| Kansas | 1972 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Census policy | The amendment proposed to repeal Article 2, Section 26 of the constitution. The amendment proposed w... | Approved | 59.12% (178,071) | 40.88% (123,115) | 18.25% |
| Kansas | 1972 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Redistricting policy, Administration of government | The amendment proposed to repeal Article 10, Section 3 of the constitution. The amendment proposed w... | Approved | 62.28% (187,140) | 37.72% (113,321) | 24.57% |
| Kansas | 1972 | Question 1 | LRCA | Dueling bans | Repeal the constitutional ban on dueling and holding public office | Approved | 65.86% (208,473) | 34.14% (108,090) | 31.71% |
| Maine | 1972 | Question 1 | IndISS | Election administration and governance, Initiative and referendum process | Establish a ballot on which the candidates are alphabetically listed in a column by office rather th... | Approved | 63.22% (110,867) | 36.78% (64,506) | 26.44% |
| Maine | 1972 | Question 2 | BI | Public education funding, American Indian issues, Higher education funding | Issue $3.85 million in bonds for various vocational technical institutes and Native American reserva... | Approved | 59.49% (102,511) | 40.51% (69,793) | 18.99% |