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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 10 | CICA | Property, Taxes, Education | Establish new tax bases for schools based on current expenditures plus 6% annual increase and restri... | Defeated | 35.56% (223,735) | 64.44% (405,437) | 28.88% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 11 | CICA | Ballot measure process, Property | Limit the state and county governments from altering the zoning, subdivision, or building code outsi... | Defeated | 44.33% (272,765) | 55.67% (342,503) | 11.33% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 2 | LRCA | Taxes | Adopt changes the U.S. Congress makes in computing the federal income tax and require the legislatur... | Approved | 55.94% (342,138) | 44.06% (269,467) | 11.88% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 3 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Exempt contracts for services with state government and contracts to purchase or lease property from... | Defeated | 49.09% (283,659) | 50.91% (294,186) | 1.82% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 4 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Permit the state to invest donations for public higher education in the stock of any firm. | Approved | 55.29% (332,188) | 44.71% (268,588) | 10.59% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 5 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Veterans policy | Increase bonding limits for the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund from 3% to 4% of the true cash value of al... | Approved | 78.27% (481,031) | 21.73% (133,564) | 56.54% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 6 | LRCA | Election administration and governance | Provide that a defeated incumbent cannot hold office beyond the elected term and appoint a temporary... | Approved | 73.39% (436,897) | 26.61% (158,409) | 46.78% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 7 | LRCA | Bond issues, Education | Authorize bonds up to 1% of the true cash value of taxable property for common or union high school ... | Defeated | 45.81% (269,372) | 54.19% (318,651) | 8.38% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 8 | LRSS | Corrections governance | Allow the establishment and operation of state prisons or other correctional institutions outside of... | Approved | 57.56% (352,771) | 42.44% (260,100) | 15.12% |
| Oregon | 1970 | Measure 9 | CISS | Environment, Water | Designate a number of rivers or portions of rivers as “scenic waterways,” prohibiting dams and reser... | Approved | 65.48% (406,315) | 34.52% (214,243) | 30.95% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 1 | BI | Bond issues | The measure authorized up to $30 million in bonds for the development and improvement of the state h... | Approved | 69.71% (180,855) | 30.29% (78,597) | 39.41% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 10 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | The amendment would have set legislative pay at $50 per day in attendance, with the House Speaker ea... | Defeated | 41.68% (84,296) | 58.32% (117,938) | 16.64% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 2 | BI | Bond issues | The measure authorized up to $5 million in bonds for the improvement and rehabilitation of medical a... | Approved | 71.00% (176,164) | 29.00% (71,940) | 42.01% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 3 | BI | Bond issues | The measure authorized up to $7.75 million in bonds for the expansion and development of vocational ... | Approved | 60.79% (140,116) | 39.21% (90,368) | 21.58% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 4 | BI | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized up to $12.25 million in bonds for further development of the Rhode... | Defeated | 59.32% (141,182) | 40.68% (96,820) | 18.64% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 5 | LRSS | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The measure would have increased the maximum amount of a mortgage loan for one private recreational ... | Defeated | 46.22% (100,326) | 53.78% (116,720) | 7.55% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 6 | BI | Bond issues | The measure would have created a state self-help housing mortgage insurance fund and a housing autho... | Defeated | 49.85% (111,242) | 50.15% (111,925) | 0.31% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 7 | BI | Bond issues | The measure would have authorized up to $3.1 million in bonds for interceptor sewer extensions. | Defeated | 47.70% (101,385) | 52.30% (111,173) | 4.60% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 8 | BI | Bond issues | The measure approved up to $6.5 million in bonds for grants for community facilities for the mentall... | Approved | 73.81% (178,972) | 26.19% (63,498) | 47.62% |
| Rhode Island | 1970 | Proposal 9 | LRCA | Environment | Approved | 63.38% (138,741) | 36.62% (80,160) | 26.76% | |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes, Constitutional rights | Transpose sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles and create a new Declara... | Approved | 77.05% (159,461) | 22.95% (47,508) | 54.09% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | This amendment transposed sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles. | Approved | 77.05% (159,461) | 22.95% (47,508) | 54.09% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Women's suffrage | Approved | 76.75% (182,327) | 23.25% (55,243) | 53.49% | |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | This amendment transposed sections from some Articles of the Constitution to other Articles. | Approved | 78.24% (159,508) | 21.76% (44,369) | 56.47% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Women's suffrage, Voter registration | Approved | 77.44% (179,512) | 22.56% (52,308) | 54.87% | |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State legislative authority, Business regulations | Approved | 74.24% (141,809) | 25.76% (49,207) | 48.48% | |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | This amendment permitted the establishment and financial support of regional councils of governments... | Approved | 61.54% (139,144) | 38.46% (86,946) | 23.09% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Juvenile criminal justice | Approved | 78.75% (154,724) | 21.25% (41,758) | 57.49% | |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Taxes | Approved | 73.78% (173,488) | 26.22% (61,646) | 47.57% | |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Property | Approved | 65.24% (145,389) | 34.76% (77,462) | 30.48% | |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Impeachment rules | This measure amended the Constitution to expand on the officials subject to impeachment. | Approved | 78.36% (152,625) | 21.64% (42,160) | 56.71% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Corrections governance | The amendment allowed for inmates in the state to be placed in prisons in other states or with the f... | Approved | 76.78% (175,799) | 23.22% (53,171) | 53.56% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Local Amendment 1 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy | This amendment provided for slum clearance and redevelopment in Charleston County. | Approved | 67.77% (157,878) | 32.23% (75,095) | 35.53% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Local Amendment 2 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy | This amendment provided for slum clearance and redevelopment in Richland County. | Approved | 67.27% (150,800) | 32.73% (73,358) | 34.55% |
| South Carolina | 1970 | Local Amendment 3 | LRCA | Taxes, Bond issues | This amendment permitted the County of Spartanburg to levy taxes or issue bonds for all public purpo... | Approved | 66.47% (112,703) | 33.53% (56,848) | 32.94% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment A | LRCA | Residency voting requirements | Reduce the residency requirements for elected officials in the state to 180 days | Approved | 54.42% (110,266) | 45.58% (92,354) | 8.84% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment B | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Revise the requirements and process for initiatives and referendums | Defeated | 30.59% (58,605) | 69.41% (132,992) | 38.82% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment C | LRCA | State judicial selection, State judiciary structure, State judiciary oversight | Allow retired judges to act in a judicial capacity after retirement | Approved | 57.23% (111,040) | 42.77% (82,980) | 14.46% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment D | LRCA | Gambling policy | Allow the Legislature to authorize games of chance when conducted by charitable organizations or don... | Approved | 58.92% (117,269) | 41.08% (81,746) | 17.85% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment E | LRCA | State executive branch structure, Executive official term limits, State executive elections | Change the term lengths and limitations for state officers | Defeated | 48.11% (94,108) | 51.89% (101,497) | 3.78% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment F | LRCA | Voting age policy | Allow 19-year-olds to qualify as an elector | Defeated | 40.02% (78,320) | 59.98% (117,367) | 19.95% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment G | LRCA | Residency voting requirements | Allow new residents of South Dakota registered in another state to vote only for President and Vice ... | Approved | 60.74% (115,292) | 39.26% (74,528) | 21.48% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment H | LRCA | Public land policy, Public education funding | Revise procedures for managing school trust lands | Defeated | 35.53% (65,189) | 64.47% (118,306) | 28.95% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Amendment I | LRCA | Ballot measure process, State legislative authority, Initiative and referendum process, Constitutional wording changes | Allow a single proposal to amend multiple Articles or Sections of the Constitution | Defeated | 38.40% (69,459) | 61.60% (111,427) | 23.20% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Initiated Measure 2 | IndISS | Income taxes, Property tax exemptions | Enact an income tax and exemptions from personal property taxes | Defeated | 38.97% (85,812) | 61.03% (134,410) | 22.07% |
| South Dakota | 1970 | Initiative 1 | IndISS | Drinking water systems | Repeal a 1969 state law that required publicly or privately owned municipal water supplies to add fl... | Defeated | 48.35% (104,430) | 51.65% (111,568) | 3.30% |
| Tennessee | 1970 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Law enforcement officers and departments | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended regarding the sheriffs’ term limits. The ame... | Approved | 55.25% (283,210) | 44.75% (229,349) | 10.51% |
| Texas | 1970 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | State judiciary | Authorize the State Judicial Qualifications Commission to censure or remove Justices, Judges, and Ju... | Approved | 71.57% (1,214,537) | 28.43% (482,491) | 43.14% |
| Texas | 1970 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Alcohol laws, Business regulations | Repeal ban on open saloons and allow the legislature to enact mixed beverage laws based on local opt... | Approved | 51.73% (979,868) | 48.27% (914,481) | 3.45% |
| Texas | 1970 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Taxes, Property | Provide for the establishment of a uniform method of assessment of ranch, farm and forest lands | Defeated | 44.49% (791,290) | 55.51% (987,303) | 11.02% |