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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 15 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Limit annual legislative sessions to 90 days in odd-numbered years and 60 days in even-numbered year... | Approved | 52.98% (194,971) | 47.02% (173,064) | 5.95% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State judiciary structure, Redistricting policy | Require the legislature to reapportion the Supreme Court judicial districts every ten years based on... | Approved | 60.76% (230,589) | 39.24% (148,941) | 21.51% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Eliminate the requirement to read bills in full before a final vote in the legislature. | Defeated | 43.41% (170,873) | 56.59% (222,788) | 13.19% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | State judiciary structure | Allow the Supreme Court to call retired judges for temporary duty to fill vacancies. | Approved | 67.06% (260,349) | 32.94% (127,900) | 34.11% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Public education funding, Bond issues | Issue revenue bonds for educational facilities, including dormitories, athletic, and medical facilit... | Approved | 61.94% (233,330) | 38.06% (143,373) | 23.88% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | State legislative authority, Local government finance and taxes, Property taxes | Remove the constitutional limit on county property tax levies and allow the legislature to set mill ... | Defeated | 24.44% (93,251) | 75.56% (288,288) | 51.12% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, State legislative processes and sessions | Create a commission to set legislative salaries and expenses every two years. | Defeated | 29.68% (112,443) | 70.32% (266,446) | 40.65% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Ballot measure process, Local government officials and elections | Increase the petition requirement for charter amendments in home-rule cities to 10% of registered vo... | Defeated | 44.67% (156,650) | 55.33% (194,008) | 10.65% |
| Nebraska | 1970 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | State judiciary structure, State judicial authority | Provide the Nebraska Supreme Court administrative authority over all courts and eliminate justices o... | Approved | 54.59% (198,450) | 45.41% (165,087) | 9.18% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 1 | LRCA | Residency voting requirements | Allow U.S. citizens who do not meet Nevada’s residence requirements to vote for President and Vice P... | Approved | 56.10% (66,493) | 43.90% (52,037) | 12.20% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 2 | LRCA | Recall process | Change the signature requirement for recall petitions to 25% of registered voters who voted in the l... | Approved | 55.27% (62,460) | 44.73% (50,545) | 10.54% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 3 | LRCA | Executive official term limits | Limit the governor to two terms and bar those serving over two years of another’s term from being el... | Approved | 56.30% (65,639) | 43.70% (50,951) | 12.60% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 4 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Allow the legislature to set its pay and expenses, removing limits on session days and clerical cost... | Defeated | 24.32% (28,407) | 75.68% (88,376) | 51.35% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 5 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Require annual legislative sessions instead of biennial sessions in Nevada. | Defeated | 33.78% (40,151) | 66.22% (78,707) | 32.44% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 6 | LRCA | State executive official measures, State legislatures measures | Require the legislature to establish a state merit system for employment in the executive branch of ... | Approved | 53.36% (59,175) | 46.64% (51,729) | 6.71% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 7 | LRCA | Census policy, Redistricting policy | Require legislative districts to be reapportioned based on population after each decennial census. | Approved | 65.87% (73,755) | 34.13% (38,219) | 31.74% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 8 | LRCA | Sales taxes | Exempt prescription medicines from sales tax and apply sales tax to periodicals. | Approved | 72.02% (84,596) | 27.98% (32,863) | 44.04% |
| Nevada | 1970 | Question 9 | BI | Bond issues, Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Authorize $5 million in state bonds to acquire land or property for the state park system. | Approved | 62.39% (48,327) | 37.61% (29,133) | 24.78% |
| New Hampshire | 1970 | Question 1 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | It proposed the establishment of a commission to determine questions of legislative compensation.Not... | Defeated | 50.62% (93,463) | 49.38% (91,190) | 1.23% |
| New Hampshire | 1970 | Question 2 | LRCA | Civil service | It proposed to require civil officers to swear allegiance to the United States and New Hampshire and... | Approved | 85.08% (162,334) | 14.92% (28,464) | 70.16% |
| New Hampshire | 1970 | Question 3 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | It proposed to limit legislative mileage payments.Vote counts conducted after the election indicated... | Defeated | 66.39% (124,078) | 33.61% (62,812) | 32.78% |
| New Hampshire | 1970 | Question 4 | LRCA | State executive official measures | It proposed to have an election for governor every four years in non-presidential election years beg... | Defeated | 58.19% (113,401) | 41.81% (81,479) | 16.38% |
| New Jersey | 1970 | Public Question No. 1 | LRCA | Voting age policy | The amendment would have lowered the voting age from 21 years to 19. | Defeated | 42.71% (728,731) | 57.29% (977,531) | 14.58% |
| New Jersey | 1970 | Public Question No. 2 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment increased the property tax deduction for senior citizens from $80 to $160, with the st... | Approved | 81.48% (1,375,497) | 18.52% (312,561) | 62.97% |
| New Jersey | 1970 | Public Question No. 3 | BI | Bond issues | An act authorized $80 million in bonds for acquiring land for recreational and conservational purpos... | Approved | 66.74% (1,029,200) | 33.26% (512,985) | 33.47% |
| New Mexico | 1970 | Constitutional Amendment No. 1 | LRCA | Housing, Constitutional wording changes | The referendum proposed amending the constitution to provide for the Municipal Home Rule. | Approved | 55.88% (77,095) | 44.12% (60,867) | 11.76% |
| New Mexico | 1970 | Constitutional Amendment No. 2 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | The referendum proposed updating Article 7 of the New Mexico Constitution as it related to the Elect... | Approved | 51.54% (67,299) | 48.46% (63,279) | 3.08% |
| New Mexico | 1970 | Constitutional Amendment No. 3 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes, State executive official measures | The referendum amended Article 5, Section 1 of the Constitution of New Mexico. The section dealt wit... | Approved | 57.29% (79,722) | 42.71% (59,426) | 14.59% |
| New Mexico | 1970 | Constitutional Amendment No. 4 | LRCA | Public education funding, Constitutional wording changes | The referendum would have repealed the state levy for the school fund. | Defeated | 46.83% (60,531) | 53.17% (68,720) | 6.34% |
| New Mexico | 1970 | Constitutional Amendment No. 5 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | The referendum would have amended Article 19 of the New Mexico Constitution. | Defeated | 45.98% (57,778) | 54.02% (67,889) | 8.05% |
| New Mexico | 1970 | Constitutional Amendment No. 6 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes, Public education governance | The referendum would have removed the board of regents of state educational institutions. | Defeated | 42.79% (56,047) | 57.21% (74,927) | 14.42% |
| New Mexico | 1970 | Constitutional Amendment No. 7 | LRCA | Higher education funding, Constitutional wording changes | The referendum would have allowed for the establishment of a state-run student loan program. | Defeated | 42.57% (57,864) | 57.43% (78,061) | 14.86% |
| New Mexico | 1970 | Constitutional Amendment No. 8 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes, Taxes | The referendum would have allowed for the adoption of a new Article 8, which related to taxation and... | Defeated | 47.82% (65,552) | 52.18% (71,537) | 4.37% |
| New York | 1970 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Housing assistance programs | Increase the statewide limit on low‑rent housing and urban renewal subsidies by $20 million | Defeated | 47.59% (1,424,590) | 52.41% (1,568,936) | 4.82% |
| North Carolina | 1970 | Escheats Fund for Public College Student Aid Amendment | LRCA | Higher education funding | Direct unclaimed property exclusively to aid North Carolina residents enrolled in public colleges an... | Approved | 59.31% (362,097) | 40.69% (248,451) | 18.61% |
| North Carolina | 1970 | Income Tax Exemptions Amendment | LRCA | Income taxes | Authorize the general assembly to fix personal exemptions from income taxes. | Approved | 54.36% (336,660) | 45.64% (282,697) | 8.71% |
| North Carolina | 1970 | Legislative Sessions Amendment | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions, State legislative authority | Allow three-fifths of the general assembly to convene extra sessions | Approved | 53.83% (332,981) | 46.17% (285,587) | 7.66% |
| North Carolina | 1970 | Reduce Number of State Administrative Departments Amendment | LRCA | State executive branch structure | Reduce state administrative departments to 25 and allow the governor to reorganize them | Approved | 61.71% (400,892) | 38.29% (248,795) | 23.41% |
| North Carolina | 1970 | Repeal Literacy Voting Requirement Amendment | LRCA | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Repeal the literacy requirement for voting from the North Carolina Constitution | Defeated | 43.99% (279,132) | 56.01% (355,347) | 12.01% |
| North Carolina | 1970 | State and Local Finances Amendment | LRCA | Tax and revenue administration, Local government finance and taxes | Revise parts of the constitution on state and local finances | Approved | 53.48% (323,131) | 46.52% (281,087) | 6.96% |
| North Carolina | 1970 | State Constitution of 1971 Measure | LRCA | State constitution ratification | Adopt a revised North Carolina Constitution, which became known as the Constitution of 1971 | Approved | 61.06% (393,759) | 38.94% (251,132) | 22.12% |
| North Dakota | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Defeated | 45.25% (82,145) | 54.75% (99,402) | 9.51% | |
| North Dakota | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Executive official term limits | Defeated | 47.00% (85,763) | 53.00% (96,712) | 6.00% | |
| North Dakota | 1970 | Measure 1 | CISS | Law enforcement, Administration of government | Defeated | 41.99% (73,819) | 58.01% (101,990) | 16.02% | |
| Ohio | 1970 | Homestead Tax Reduction for Seniors Amendment | LRCA | Property, Taxes | Reduce homestead taxes for those 65 years of age and older. | Approved | 74.83% (2,115,557) | 25.17% (711,761) | 49.65% |
| Ohio | 1970 | Newspaper Notice of Municipal Charter Amendments Amendment | LRCA | Local government officials and elections | Allow notices for municipal charters to be published in newspapers instead of requiring them to be m... | Approved | 52.24% (1,326,818) | 47.76% (1,212,814) | 4.49% |
| Ohio | 1970 | Residency Requirement for Voters Amendment | LRCA | Residency voting requirements | Reduce the voter residency requirement from one year to six months. | Approved | 61.34% (1,702,600) | 38.66% (1,073,058) | 22.68% |
| Oklahoma | 1970 | State Question 464 | VR | Election administration and governance | Require voting machines to disable party-voting levers in elections with nonpartisan or noncompetiti... | Defeated | 45.77% (252,908) | 54.23% (299,654) | 8.46% |
| Oklahoma | 1970 | State Question 469 | VR | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Grant the State Treasurer authority to determine public fund deposits and require 4.10% annual inter... | Defeated | 39.24% (215,869) | 60.76% (334,217) | 21.51% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 1 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Allow the legislature to convene for a special session upon concurrence of a majority of members of ... | Defeated | 43.46% (261,428) | 56.54% (340,104) | 13.08% |