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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 1968 | Amendment D | LRCA | Restricted-use funds, Public education funding, Revenue allocation | Allow the Legislature to sell U.S. bonds purchased with school and educational funds at a loss | Approved | 53.37% (116,403) | 46.63% (101,684) | 6.75% |
| South Dakota | 1968 | Amendment E | LRCA | Public education governance, Administrative organization, State executive elections, State executive branch structure | Establish the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction as appointed o... | Defeated | 32.79% (72,514) | 67.21% (148,618) | 34.42% |
| South Dakota | 1968 | Referred Law 1 | VR | Time standards | Disregard the observance of Daylight Savings Time in the state | Defeated | 40.66% (108,712) | 59.34% (158,637) | 18.67% |
| South Dakota | 1968 | Referred Law 2 | VR | Public education governance | Establish a State Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education, and require statewide independen... | Approved | 50.36% (120,336) | 49.64% (118,631) | 0.71% |
| Tennessee | 1968 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State judiciary, State constitutional conventions | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article I, Section 14; Articles V and VI; A... | Defeated | 46.31% (260,270) | 53.69% (301,798) | 7.39% |
| Tennessee | 1968 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State constitutional conventions, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article VI, Section 15; Articles VII, Secti... | Defeated | 43.70% (234,613) | 56.30% (302,220) | 12.59% |
| Tennessee | 1968 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State constitutional conventions, Taxes | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article II, Section 28. The amendment propo... | Approved | 58.35% (422,812) | 41.65% (301,863) | 16.69% |
| Tennessee | 1968 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Administration of government, State constitutional conventions | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article I, Section 28; Article II, Sections... | Defeated | 43.42% (211,925) | 56.58% (276,104) | 13.15% |
| Tennessee | 1968 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Constitutional rights, State constitutional conventions | The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article IV, Section 1. The amendment propos... | Defeated | 44.81% (236,214) | 55.19% (290,922) | 10.38% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds, Administration of government | Create a fund for state officers' retirement, disability, and death compensation, forming the Employ... | Approved | 60.39% (1,199,843) | 39.61% (787,072) | 20.77% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 10 | LRCA | Tobacco laws, Taxes | Provide for the refund of tobacco product taxes sold within Texarkana or any adjacent incorporated c... | Defeated | 35.83% (679,950) | 64.17% (1,217,625) | 28.33% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 11 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Consolidate government offices and functions and allow certain functions to be contracted between El... | Approved | 50.26% (916,191) | 49.74% (906,826) | 0.51% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 12 | LRCA | Bond issues, County and municipal governance | Give the legislature the power to authorize localities to issue bonds for the purpose of industrial ... | Defeated | 49.01% (939,023) | 50.99% (976,943) | 1.98% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 13 | LRCA | Taxes | Exempt certain property that is in the temporary custody of a public warehouseman from ad valorem ta... | Defeated | 44.60% (828,194) | 55.40% (1,028,641) | 10.80% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 14 | LRCA | Administration of government, State legislatures measures | Set the legislative members' ineligibility for other offices to end at the conclusion of their elect... | Approved | 63.18% (1,216,265) | 36.82% (708,952) | 26.35% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Public assistance programs, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Increase the annual limit for state-funded public assistance payments to 75 million dollars. | Defeated | 43.51% (858,911) | 56.49% (1,114,971) | 12.97% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorized investment of the Permanent University Fund in federally issued, insured, or guaranteed s... | Approved | 59.80% (1,175,644) | 40.20% (790,192) | 19.61% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 4 | LRCA | Bond issues, County and municipal governance | Allow Dallas County to issue road bonds | Approved | 50.67% (941,575) | 49.33% (916,727) | 1.34% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 5 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Set the salary of members of the legislature to not exceed $8,400 a year | Defeated | 48.98% (980,793) | 51.02% (1,021,672) | 2.04% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 6 | LRCA | Environment, Taxes | Give the legislature the authority to exempt certain equipment that reduces environmental damage fro... | Defeated | 48.81% (949,922) | 51.19% (996,044) | 2.37% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 7 | LRCA | Taxes | Provide for the gradual abolition of certain property taxes | Approved | 64.13% (1,251,528) | 35.87% (700,078) | 28.26% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 8 | LRCA | Administration of government | Remove the requirement for governor, secretary of state, and comptroller approval on certain purchas... | Defeated | 49.59% (933,950) | 50.41% (949,565) | 0.83% |
| Texas | 1968 | Proposition 9 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds, Administration of government | Repeal individual contribution limit | Approved | 71.60% (1,509,841) | 28.40% (598,927) | 43.20% |
| Utah | 1968 | Initiative A | CISS | Alcohol laws | Limit and control the sale and consumption of alcohol | Defeated | 34.72% (144,383) | 65.28% (271,484) | 30.56% |
| Utah | 1968 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Provide the schedule for legislative sessions | Approved | 73.42% (281,125) | 26.58% (101,793) | 46.83% |
| Utah | 1968 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Set the salaries of state legislators | Approved | 54.66% (212,231) | 45.34% (176,058) | 9.32% |
| Utah | 1968 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Property tax exemptions | Exempt business inventory from property taxes | Approved | 71.79% (282,483) | 28.21% (111,000) | 43.58% |
| Utah | 1968 | Proposition 4 | LRCA | Property taxes, Agriculture policy | Allow the legislature to mandate that land be assessed in terms of its agricultural value | Approved | 65.45% (260,668) | 34.55% (137,577) | 30.91% |
| Utah | 1968 | Proposition 5 | LRCA | Age limits for officials, Judicial term limits | Permit the legislature to provide for mandatory retirement of judges | Approved | 81.25% (314,819) | 18.75% (72,652) | 62.50% |
| Virginia | 1968 | Higher Educational Institutions Bond Measure | BI | Bond issues, Higher education funding | Allow for the issuance of up to $67,230,000 in bonds for higher education institutions | Approved | 66.48% (772,929) | 33.52% (389,721) | 32.96% |
| Virginia | 1968 | Mental Hospitals and Institutions Bond Measure | BI | Bond issues, Healthcare facility funding | Allow for the issuance of up to $13,770,000 in bonds for mental health hospitals and institutions | Approved | 70.84% (784,724) | 29.16% (323,070) | 41.67% |
| Washington | 1968 | HJR 1 | LRCA | Property taxes, Forestry and timber, State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to assess farms, timberlands, and open space by current use, not potential... | Approved | 67.79% (705,978) | 32.21% (335,496) | 35.57% |
| Washington | 1968 | HJR 13 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Increase compensation for government officials during their terms of office for those who do not fix... | Approved | 53.09% (541,002) | 46.91% (478,119) | 6.17% |
| Washington | 1968 | Initiative 242 | CISS | Alcohol laws | Consider anyone driving on the road to consent to an alcohol test when arrested for driving under th... | Approved | 66.75% (792,242) | 33.25% (394,644) | 33.50% |
| Washington | 1968 | Initiative 245 | CISS | Business regulations | Reduce maximum service charge for retail sales and eliminate two alternative methods of computing se... | Approved | 53.83% (642,902) | 46.17% (551,394) | 7.66% |
| Washington | 1968 | Inititative 32 | IndISS | Forestry and timber, Business regulations | Establish the Full Employment Commission and require timber from state-owned lands to be processed i... | Defeated | 38.61% (450,559) | 61.39% (716,291) | 22.77% |
| Washington | 1968 | Referendum 17 | LRSS | Bond issues, Pollution, waste, and recycling policy | Authorize $25 million in bonds for the construction and improvement of water pollution control facil... | Approved | 75.38% (845,372) | 24.62% (276,161) | 50.75% |
| Washington | 1968 | Referendum 18 | LRSS | Parks, land, and natural area conservation, Bond issues | Authorize $40 million in bonds for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and f... | Approved | 68.29% (763,806) | 31.71% (354,646) | 36.58% |
| Washington | 1968 | Referendum 19 | LRSS | Bond issues | Authorize $63,059,000 in bonds to finance building projects, general administration, and higher educ... | Approved | 56.95% (606,236) | 43.05% (458,358) | 13.89% |
| Washington | 1968 | Referendum 35 | VR | Race and ethnicity issues, Business regulations | Add discrimination based on race, creed, color or national origin as a cause suspension or revocatio... | Approved | 53.57% (580,578) | 46.43% (503,226) | 7.14% |
| Washington | 1968 | SJR 17 | LRCA | Bond issue requirements, Administrative organization | Authorize the legislature to create the state building authority agency to construct buildings and i... | Approved | 51.07% (521,162) | 48.93% (499,344) | 2.14% |
| Washington | 1968 | SJR 23 | LRCA | Property taxes | Permit propositions of property tax levies exceeding forty mills to be presented to voters 24 months... | Defeated | 39.45% (407,248) | 60.55% (625,016) | 21.10% |
| Washington | 1968 | SJR 24 | LRCA | Local government organization, Local government officials and elections | Define qualifications for appointees to fill vacancies in offices, requiring a person from the same ... | Approved | 74.33% (744,656) | 25.67% (257,168) | 48.66% |
| Washington | 1968 | SJR 5 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds | Permit the investment of public pension and retirement funds as authorized by law. | Approved | 72.05% (770,325) | 27.95% (298,788) | 44.11% |
| Washington | 1968 | SJR 6 | LRCA | State judiciary structure | Create a state appeals court with jurisdiction, appointments, and administration determined by law a... | Approved | 63.72% (650,025) | 36.28% (370,059) | 27.45% |
| West Virginia | 1968 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Approved | 67.02% (323,560) | 32.98% (159,255) | 34.03% | |
| West Virginia | 1968 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Bond issues | Approved | 69.64% (366,958) | 30.36% (159,971) | 39.28% | |
| Wyoming | 1968 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Approved | 74.77% (72,009) | 25.23% (24,299) | 49.54% | |
| Oklahoma | 1968 | State Question 441 | CICA | State judiciary | Repeal Article 7 and adopt a new article to create a judicial department. | Defeated | 40.13% (115,771) | 59.87% (172,711) | 19.74% |
| Oklahoma | 1968 | State Question 443 | LRCA | Taxes | Exempt personal tangible property from taxes when moving through Oklahoma or used in manufacturing a... | Approved | 66.32% (182,326) | 33.68% (92,601) | 32.64% |