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StateYearNameTypeTopicsDescriptionStatusYes Votes TotalNo Votes TotalMov
Texas1966Proposition 14LRCAMilitary service policy, Residency voting requirementsOmit the requirement that members of the armed services vote only in the county that they resided in...Approved81.87% (893,798)18.13% (197,901)63.74%
Texas1966Proposition 15LRCAPublic assistance programsAuthorize assistance from private and federal funds for nonsectarian organizations to support employ...Approved73.79% (779,957)26.21% (277,092)47.57%
Texas1966Proposition 16LRCAState legislatures measuresSet the date on which newly elected legislators take officeApproved77.23% (787,823)22.77% (232,212)54.47%
Texas1966Proposition 2LRCAAdministration of government, TaxesAllow the creation, establishment, maintenance, and operation of airport authorities composed of one...Approved55.50% (593,986)44.50% (476,345)10.99%
Texas1966Proposition 3LRCAEducationWithdraw Arlington State College from participation in the Permanant University FundApproved55.79% (574,960)44.21% (455,580)11.58%
Texas1966Proposition 4LRCALocal official term limitsChange the maximum terms of directors of conservation and reclamation districts from 2 to 6 yearsDefeated48.54% (503,885)51.46% (534,248)2.92%
Texas1966Proposition 5LRCAAdministration of government, Public employee retirement fundsAuthorize the legislature to create statewide retirement, disability, and death compensation benefit...Approved52.78% (562,168)47.22% (502,867)5.57%
Texas1966Proposition 6LRCALaw enforcement officers and departmentsProvide assistance to the surviving spouse and children of law enforcement officers or firemen kille...Approved72.03% (780,570)27.97% (303,073)44.06%
Texas1966Proposition 7LRCALiteracy, poll tax, and property voting requirementsRepeal the Texas poll taxApproved58.59% (659,604)41.41% (466,119)17.19%
Texas1966Proposition 8LRCAResidency voting requirementsPermit qualified voters, regardless of residency, to vote in presidential, state-wide, and ballot qu...Approved66.88% (701,349)33.12% (347,337)33.76%
Texas1966Proposition 9LRCAState judiciaryProvide for a court of criminal appealsApproved65.93% (674,985)34.07% (348,858)31.85%
Utah1966Proposition 1LRCALocal government organizationAllow metropolitan government in countiesDefeated33.89% (94,210)66.11% (183,787)32.22%
Utah1966Proposition 2LRCCQState constitutional conventionsCall a convention to revise or amend the constitution of the stateDefeated15.28% (42,828)84.72% (237,461)69.44%
Utah1966Proposition 3LRCAExecutive official term limitsPermit the state treasurer and auditor to serve two consecutive termsDefeated46.98% (129,789)53.02% (146,455)6.03%
Utah1966Proposition 4LRCAState legislative processes and sessionsPermit the creation of committees that will serve between legislative sessionsDefeated35.21% (96,219)64.79% (177,033)29.57%
Utah1966Proposition 5LRCAState legislative processes and sessionsChange the legislative session scheduleDefeated42.00% (115,030)58.00% (158,837)16.00%
Utah1966Proposition 6LRCAState legislative processes and sessions, State legislative authorityPermit the legislature to call themselves into a special session with written requestDefeated45.28% (126,827)54.72% (153,256)9.44%
Utah1966Proposition 7LRCASalaries of government officialsChange the compensation of state legislatorsDefeated32.35% (88,575)67.65% (185,259)35.31%
Utah1966Proposition 8LRCAState executive branch structureAbolish the board of examinersDefeated29.70% (81,447)70.30% (192,751)40.59%
Virginia1966Renaming the Department, Commissioner, and Board of Agriculture and Immigration AmendmentLRCAState executive branch structureChange the name of the Department of Agriculture and Immigration, Commissioner of Agriculture and Im...Approved76.61% (388,009)23.39% (118,484)53.21%
Washington1966HJR 39LRCAOpen meetings and public informationRequire state debt measures to be published at least four times within the four weeks prior to the e...Approved74.67% (569,889)25.33% (193,299)49.34%
Washington1966HJR 4LRCAResidency voting requirementsAllow national citizens to vote in a presidential election if they intend to permanently reside in t...Approved80.57% (645,966)19.43% (155,808)61.13%
Washington1966HJR 7LRCAProperty tax exemptions, State legislative authority, Property taxesAuthorize the legislature to exempt occupied residential property from property taxes for retired in...Approved75.86% (661,497)24.14% (210,553)51.71%
Washington1966Initiative 226CISSSales taxesRequire one-tenth of revenues from state sales and use taxes to be distributed to cities on a per ca...Defeated43.98% (403,700)56.02% (514,281)12.05%
Washington1966Initiative 229CISSSunday regulationsRepeal existing restrictions on Sundays prohibiting noisy activities, trade operations, personal pro...Approved64.40% (604,096)35.60% (333,972)28.80%
Washington1966Initiative 233CISSRailways, Business regulationsRepeal statute limiting the size of freight train crews.Approved63.48% (591,051)36.52% (339,978)26.97%
Washington1966Referendum 14LRSSPublic education funding, Bond issuesAuthorize $16,500,000 in state general obligation bonds for constructing public schoolsApproved66.93% (583,705)33.07% (288,357)33.87%
Washington1966Referendum 15LRSSBond issuesAuthorize $40,575,000 in state general obligation bonds for improving public institutions and agenci...Approved69.37% (597,715)30.63% (263,902)38.74%
Washington1966Referendum 16LRSSRedistricting policyRedistrict the boundaries of the Washington's first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh congr...Approved52.01% (416,630)47.99% (384,466)4.01%
Washington1966SJR 20LRCAConstitutional wording changes, Immigration policyRepeal constitutional language that prohibited noncitizen residents from purchasing and owning landApproved50.94% (430,984)49.06% (415,082)1.88%
Washington1966SJR 22 Part 1LRCAPublic education fundingEstablish a common school construction fund derived from crop proceeds, land, and interestsApproved73.21% (602,360)26.79% (220,395)46.43%
Washington1966SJR 22 Part 2LRCAPublic education funding, Bond issues, State legislative authorityPermit the permanent school fund to be invested in bonds as determined by the legislatureApproved72.33% (581,245)27.67% (222,401)44.65%
Washington1966SJR 25LRCAPorts and harborsConsider public funds for port districts as public funds for a public interestApproved53.57% (415,064)46.43% (359,714)7.14%
Washington1966SJR 6LRCAState judicial selectionRemove elections for Superior Court judges if only one candidate qualifies for the ballot.Approved80.05% (635,318)19.95% (158,291)60.11%
West Virginia1966Amendment 1LRCAConstitutional wording changesDefeated38.57% (152,489)61.43% (242,822)22.85%
West Virginia1966Amendment 2LRCAState executive official measuresThe measure permitted the state governor to serve two consecutive terms.Defeated35.34% (142,265)64.66% (260,352)29.33%
West Virginia1966Amendment 3LRCAState judiciaryDefeated41.80% (163,121)58.20% (227,127)16.40%
West Virginia1966Amendment 4LRCAState legislatures measuresDefeated27.32% (105,011)72.68% (279,366)45.36%
West Virginia1966Amendment 5LRCAPublic education governance, Public education fundingDefeated49.24% (206,542)50.76% (212,883)1.51%
Wisconsin1966Question 1LRSSResidency voting requirementsAllow new state residents to vote six months after being in the stateApproved69.44% (582,389)30.56% (256,246)38.89%
North Dakota1966Amendment 1LRCATaxesApproved54.96% (46,052)45.04% (37,743)9.92%
North Dakota1966Amendment 2LRCACounty and municipal governance, Public education governanceApproved63.49% (56,175)36.51% (32,297)26.99%
Alaska1966SJR 1LRCAResidency voting requirementsSpecify that an individual must be a resident of the state for one year in order to be eligible to v...Approved74.75% (36,667)25.25% (12,383)49.51%
Maine1966Question 1BIBond issuesIssue $2.5 million for the construction of an office building for State Highway CommissionDefeated40.55% (53,641)59.45% (78,627)18.89%
Maine1966Question 2BIBond issues, Airport infrastructureIssue $2.95 million in bonds for the construction and improvement of airportsDefeated47.28% (62,644)52.72% (69,842)5.43%
California1966Proposition 1BIBond issues, EducationAllow for the issuance of bonds up to $275,000,000 for capital outlay for public school buildings an...Approved60.65% (2,531,222)39.35% (1,642,422)21.30%
Oklahoma1966State Question 434LRCATaxes, EducationAuthorize the State Board to create vocational education districts, levy additional taxes with voter...Approved50.98% (214,698)49.02% (206,458)1.96%
Oklahoma1966State Question 435LRCAState legislatures measuresProvide for annual regular legislative sessions with a limit of ninety legislative days for each ses...Approved51.18% (208,894)48.82% (199,240)2.37%
Oregon1966Measure 1LRSSTobacco laws, TaxesLevy a 4 cents per package tax on cigarettes, allocating half of the revenue for property tax relief...Approved63.07% (310,743)36.93% (181,957)26.14%
Oregon1966Measure 2LRCAEducationPermit the legislature to determine the selection method for the Superintendent of Public Instructio...Defeated42.44% (197,096)57.56% (267,319)15.12%