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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1970 | Amendment No. 1 | LRCA | State executive official measures, Civil service | Exempt the heads of principal departments of the executive branch from the state civil service requi... | Approved | 57.21% (293,621) | 42.79% (219,639) | 14.41% |
| Colorado | 1970 | Amendment No. 2 | LRCA | Civil service, Veterans policy, Labor and unions | Establish a state personnel system in the Department of Personnel and create a system of probationar... | Approved | 66.44% (346,663) | 33.56% (175,076) | 32.89% |
| Colorado | 1970 | Amendment No. 3 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Authorize the state legislature to provide for service authorities for government needs and revise p... | Approved | 65.56% (325,512) | 34.44% (170,986) | 31.12% |
| Colorado | 1970 | Amendment No. 4 | LRCA | Residency voting requirements, Voting age policy | Lower the voting age from 21 to 19 and reduce residency requirements from one year to six months. | Defeated | 45.19% (240,622) | 54.81% (291,858) | 9.62% |
| Colorado | 1970 | Amendment No. 5 | LRCA | Residency voting requirements, Military service policy | Reduce the state's voter residency requirement from one year to three months and provide that person... | Approved | 64.60% (336,977) | 35.40% (184,694) | 29.19% |
| Connecticut | 1970 | Question 1 | LRCA | State executive elections | Make the election of Attorney General a constitutional requirement | Approved | 84.55% (499,505) | 15.45% (91,260) | 69.10% |
| Connecticut | 1970 | Question 2 | LRCA | Age limits for officials, State legislative elections | Lower the minimum age to hold a state office, except for governor and lieutenant-governor, to 21 | Approved | 78.36% (471,516) | 21.64% (130,178) | 56.73% |
| Connecticut | 1970 | Question 3 | LRCA | Voting age policy | Lower the voting age to 18-years-old | Defeated | 47.79% (307,530) | 52.21% (336,012) | 4.43% |
| Connecticut | 1970 | Question 4 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Provide for a three-month legislative session on even-numbered years that is limited to handling bud... | Approved | 76.45% (455,483) | 23.55% (140,320) | 52.90% |
| Florida | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Residency voting requirements, Voting age policy | Establish that those who are 18 and who meet residency requirements are electors of the county where... | Defeated | 39.95% (501,764) | 60.05% (754,282) | 20.10% |
| Florida | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Voting age policy | Defeated | 34.56% (422,450) | 65.44% (799,885) | 30.88% | |
| Florida | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Constitutional rights | Establish that 18 is the age of legal adulthood | Defeated | 34.56% (422,450) | 65.44% (799,885) | 30.88% |
| Florida | 1970 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State judicial authority, State judiciary structure, State judicial selection | Amend the state constitution relating to the Judicial Department | Defeated | 48.92% (503,992) | 51.08% (526,328) | 2.17% |
| Florida | 1970 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Pollution, waste, and recycling policy, Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of bonds for pollution control facilities and waste disposal facilities | Approved | 71.22% (819,629) | 28.78% (331,250) | 42.44% |
| Florida | 1970 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Public land policy | Restrict sales of state submerged lands to only when in the public interest | Approved | 61.27% (680,223) | 38.73% (429,917) | 22.55% |
| Florida | 1970 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | State legislative elections | Establish the term of office for members of the House of Representatives as four years | Defeated | 39.18% (435,052) | 60.82% (675,473) | 21.65% |
| Florida | 1970 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Property taxes, Public education funding | Allow school boards to levy ad valorem taxes for capital improvement purposes, if approved by local ... | Defeated | 42.89% (488,442) | 57.11% (650,500) | 14.23% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes, Administration of government | Provide that constitutional amendments become effective on the first day of January following their ... | Approved | 74.11% (448,514) | 25.89% (156,708) | 48.21% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 10 | LRCA | Housing, Administration of government | Authorize the creation of the Georgia Housing Finance Authority to promote and carry out housing dev... | Defeated | 38.38% (217,225) | 61.62% (348,799) | 23.25% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 11 | LRCA | Taxes, Property | Authorize the General Assembly to classify inventory as a separate property class for taxation. | Defeated | 44.76% (252,633) | 55.24% (311,765) | 10.48% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 12 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds | Authorize the General Assembly to increase pension benefits and appropriate funds for this purpose. | Approved | 61.48% (367,700) | 38.52% (230,355) | 22.97% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 13 | LRCA | Taxes, Agriculture policy | Exempt peanuts grown and stored in licensed or bonded warehouses from all ad valorem taxation. | Defeated | 25.21% (151,383) | 74.79% (449,182) | 49.59% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 14 | LRCA | Administration of government, County and municipal governance | Create the Glynn County Public Improvement Authority and authorize it to issue bonds and manage rela... | Defeated | 37.60% (196,542) | 62.40% (326,226) | 24.81% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 15 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Administration of government | Create the City of Marietta Parking Authority, granting it powers to issue bonds, levy taxes, and co... | Defeated | 44.86% (229,576) | 55.14% (282,192) | 10.28% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State executive official measures | Change the manner of approval or veto of bills and resolutions by the Governor and the procedure for... | Defeated | 43.61% (253,993) | 56.39% (328,370) | 12.77% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Property, Taxes | Provide personal property, tools, implements of trade, and domestic animals from tax exemption up to... | Approved | 69.49% (428,762) | 30.51% (188,244) | 38.98% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Taxes, Veterans policy | The measure expanded homestead tax exemptions for disabled veterans to include those with disabiliti... | Approved | 75.75% (472,550) | 24.25% (151,310) | 51.49% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Higher education funding | Authorize grants or scholarships for Georgia students attending colleges outside the University Syst... | Approved | 51.48% (320,168) | 48.52% (301,722) | 2.97% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Religion-related policy, Taxes | Exempt tangible personal property, including vehicles, from ad valorem taxes when owned by religious... | Defeated | 42.19% (259,491) | 57.81% (355,538) | 15.62% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Property, Taxes | Extend homestead exemptions to properties with shared legal titles or held by an administrator, exec... | Approved | 53.77% (311,541) | 46.23% (267,875) | 7.54% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Taxes, Healthcare | Exempt the property of hospitals and nursing homes from ad valorem taxation, provided that no net pr... | Defeated | 47.37% (287,129) | 52.63% (319,006) | 5.26% |
| Georgia | 1970 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | Property tax exemptions, Sewage and stormwater | Exempt property owned by non-profit corporations providing water supply or sewage disposal from ad v... | Defeated | 47.31% (278,761) | 52.69% (310,400) | 5.37% |
| Hawaii | 1970 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Public education governance | The proposition pertained to the method of selecting the board of education, stating “Method of Sele... | Defeated | 37.83% (70,587) | 62.17% (115,990) | 24.33% |
| Hawaii | 1970 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Public education governance | The proposition pertained to the method of selecting the superintendent, stating “Method of Selectin... | Defeated | 42.30% (76,711) | 57.70% (104,636) | 15.40% |
| Hawaii | 1970 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Constitutional rights | The proposition asked whether the voting age ought to be lowered from 20 to 18 years old. | Defeated | 49.16% (95,265) | 50.84% (98,502) | 1.67% |
| Hawaii | 1970 | Proposition 4 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | The proposition asked whether it ought to be required that city charters be reviewed every 10 years. | Approved | 66.82% (109,137) | 33.18% (54,205) | 33.63% |
| Idaho | 1970 | HJR 3 | LRCA | Local official term limits | Approved | 57.72% (126,846) | 42.28% (92,908) | 15.44% | |
| Idaho | 1970 | INIT 1 | CISS | Salaries of government officials | Approved | 59.19% (132,511) | 40.81% (91,372) | 18.38% | |
| Idaho | 1970 | SJR 121 | LRCA | Local official term limits | Approved | 56.94% (125,118) | 43.06% (94,617) | 13.88% | |
| Idaho | 1970 | SJR 122 | LRCA | State constitution ratification | Defeated | 34.12% (75,138) | 65.88% (145,066) | 31.76% | |
| Illinois | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes | It proposed to prohibit the taxation of personal property by valuation. | Approved | 87.70% (2,925,058) | 12.30% (410,333) | 75.40% |
| Illinois | 1970 | Amendment 2 | BI | Environment, Bond issues | It proposed to approve the Anti-pollution Bond Act | Approved | 80.81% (2,291,718) | 19.19% (544,116) | 61.63% |
| Illinois | 1970 | Banking Amendment | LRCA | Banking policy | It proposed that state chartered banks should have the same powers as national banks. | Approved | 82.25% (2,143,365) | 17.75% (462,425) | 64.51% |
| Indiana | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Administration of government | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 4, Section 9. The amendment would p... | Approved | 56.78% (536,294) | 43.22% (408,158) | 13.57% |
| Indiana | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State judiciary | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 7. The amendment would change the c... | Approved | 57.73% (527,978) | 42.27% (386,655) | 15.45% |
| Indiana | 1970 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Executive official term limits | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article 7, Section 1. The amendment propose... | Approved | 64.07% (598,813) | 35.93% (335,740) | 28.15% |
| Iowa | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Residency voting requirements | The measure allowed the general assembly to alter periods of residence to vote for various officers ... | Approved | 68.02% (300,119) | 31.98% (141,091) | 36.04% |
| Iowa | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Redistricting policy, State legislatures measures | The measure established single-member legislative districts for the general assembly. | Approved | 68.56% (289,200) | 31.44% (132,590) | 37.13% |
| Iowa | 1970 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Administration of government, County and municipal governance | The measure repealed the constitutional requirement for the office of county attorney. | Approved | 58.90% (243,628) | 41.10% (169,969) | 17.81% |
| Iowa | 1970 | Constitutional Convention | ACCQ | State constitutional conventions, Administration of government | The question appears on the Iowa ballot automatically every 10 years as per the state constitution. ... | Defeated | 48.79% (204,517) | 51.21% (214,663) | 2.42% |