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StateYearNameTypeTopicsDescriptionStatusYes Votes TotalNo Votes TotalMov
Texas1999Proposition 1LRCAState executive official measuresRevise procedures for filling governor and lieutenant governor vacancies.Approved74.12% (692,455)25.88% (241,831)48.23%
Texas1999Proposition 10LRCAState executive official measures, Administration of governmentProvide that the commissioner of health and human services serves under the governor and holds concu...Defeated47.86% (439,505)52.14% (478,875)4.29%
Texas1999Proposition 11LRCAInsurance policyAllow political subdivisions to buy nonassessable property and casualty insurance from authorized mu...Approved62.22% (566,408)37.78% (343,980)24.43%
Texas1999Proposition 12LRCATaxesExempt leased motor vehicles not held primarily for income production from ad valorem taxes.Approved57.08% (530,181)42.92% (398,705)14.15%
Texas1999Proposition 13LRCAEducation, Bond issuesIssue $400 million in general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students.Approved71.00% (674,249)29.00% (275,392)42.00%
Texas1999Proposition 14LRCAAdministration of governmentRequire state boards, commissions, or other agencies to be governed by a board with three or more me...Approved73.21% (664,727)26.79% (243,307)46.41%
Texas1999Proposition 15LRCAPropertyAllow spouses to convert separate property to community property.Approved67.39% (637,087)32.61% (308,342)34.77%
Texas1999Proposition 16LRCAState judiciary structure, Local government organizationRequire certain counties to be divided into a specific number of justice precincts.Approved64.07% (579,777)35.93% (325,183)28.13%
Texas1999Proposition 17LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeAllow the University of Texas Board of Regents to determine distribution of investment returns from ...Approved61.23% (553,859)38.77% (350,718)22.46%
Texas1999Proposition 2LRCAProperty, Business regulationsRedefine "reverse mortgage" to open the reverse mortgage market and require certain advances made on...Approved64.23% (583,884)35.77% (325,162)28.46%
Texas1999Proposition 3LRCAConstitutional wording changesEliminate duplicative, executed, obsolete, archaic, and ineffective provisions of the Texas Constitu...Approved76.77% (720,085)23.23% (217,856)53.55%
Texas1999Proposition 4LRCATaxesExempt property owned by institutions primarily engaged in public charitable functions from ad valor...Approved51.78% (483,674)48.22% (450,357)3.57%
Texas1999Proposition 5LRCASalaries of government officialsAllow state employees to receive compensation for serving on local governing bodies.Defeated45.41% (427,043)54.59% (513,295)9.17%
Texas1999Proposition 6LRCAPropertyIncrease maximum urban homestead size to ten acres, requiring residential use and preventing overuse...Approved67.45% (635,020)32.55% (306,390)34.91%
Texas1999Proposition 7LRCAFamily-related policy, Law enforcementAllow wage garnishment to enforce court-ordered spousal maintenance.Approved67.42% (644,742)32.58% (311,561)34.84%
Texas1999Proposition 8LRCAState executive branch structure, State National Guard and militiaEstablish the office of adjutant general with four-year terms under the governor.Defeated47.34% (430,356)52.66% (478,706)5.32%
Texas1999Proposition 9LRCAState judiciaryCreate a judicial compensation commission to recommend judicial salaries.Defeated40.92% (369,235)59.08% (533,061)18.16%
Washington1999Initiative 695CISSTransportation, Transportation taxes and fees, Tax and revenue administration, Revenue and spending limitsRequire voter approval for tax increases, repeal existing fees and excise taxes for motor vehicles, ...Overturned56.16% (992,715)43.84% (775,054)12.31%
Washington1999Initiative 696CISSBusiness regulations, Fisheries and fishing regulationsProhibit commercial net fishing in fresh or marine waters, except for tribal fishing conducted under...Defeated39.51% (682,380)60.49% (1,044,872)20.99%
Washington1999SJR 8206LRCAPublic education funding, State and local government budgets, spending, and financeAllow the state to guarantee payment of voter-approved school district general obligation debt as au...Approved60.29% (984,122)39.71% (648,262)20.57%
Washington1999SJR 8208LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financePermit the legislature to determine the Emergency Reserve Fund's investment.Defeated49.05% (798,756)50.95% (829,637)1.90%
Louisiana1999Amendment 1LRCAState legislative processes and sessionsThis measure proposed a number of changes to the legislative sessions. It proposed that non-fiscal b...Defeated46.23% (383,176)53.77% (445,704)7.54%
Louisiana1999Amendment 10LRCATaxesThis measure proposed to grant a freeze on ad valorem taxes to renovated residential property in Orl...Defeated48.95% (427,324)51.05% (445,587)2.09%
Louisiana1999Amendment 2LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeThis amendment proposed that 75% of the payments from a 1998 settlement that Louisiana made with tob...Approved70.31% (584,294)29.69% (246,689)40.63%
Louisiana1999Amendment 3LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeThis measure proposed that the state could opt to develop a budget on a biennial rather than an annu...Defeated35.93% (303,720)64.07% (541,518)28.13%
Louisiana1999Amendment 4LRCACivil serviceIt proposed to allow supplemental pay for certain state law enforcement officers.Defeated46.02% (411,429)53.98% (482,600)7.96%
Louisiana1999Amendment 5LRCAAdministration of governmentThis measure proposed to allow donation of surplus property from one local agency to another.Approved51.36% (449,224)48.64% (425,456)2.72%
Louisiana1999Amendment 6LRCAAdministration of governmentThis measure proposed that parish and local governments could receive donations of asphalt reclaimed...Approved59.32% (522,383)40.68% (358,210)18.64%
Louisiana1999Amendment 7LRCAHigher education fundingThis measure proposed that the state may not lower funding for colleges and universities in an area ...Defeated43.41% (379,776)56.59% (494,988)13.17%
Louisiana1999Amendment 8LRCACriminal sentencingIt proposed to limit Louisiania's automatic pardon provision to first-time offenders who were convic...Approved53.67% (473,901)46.33% (409,136)7.33%
Louisiana1999Amendment 9LRCAPublic education governanceThis measure proposed to remove the constitutional provision that wards 9, 10 and 11 in Rapides Pari...Approved51.29% (440,768)48.71% (418,592)2.58%
Alaska1999Permanent Fund Advisory QuestionLRAQRevenue allocation, Restricted-use fundsAdvise the state government to use portion of the Alaska Permanent Fund to balance the state budgetDefeated16.75% (30,994)83.25% (153,996)66.49%
Iowa1999Amendment 1LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeThe measure would have required the governor and the legislature to approve budgets for general fund...Defeated49.28% (211,934)50.72% (218,101)1.43%
Iowa1999Amendment 2LRCATaxes, State legislative vote requirementsThe measure would have required a three-fifths vote of all members of the legislature to increase in...Defeated48.03% (205,317)51.97% (222,126)3.93%
Kansas1999Exempt Oil and Gas Production Equipment from Property Tax AmendmentLRCATaxesDefeated42.00% (112,938)58.00% (155,967)16.00%
Missouri1999Proposition ALRSSTelecommunications infrastructure, Fees, licenses, and chargesAuthorize the Missouri office of administration to establish a fee for every wireless telephone numb...Defeated42.51% (544,225)57.49% (735,889)14.97%
Missouri1999Proposition BLRSSFirearms policyRequire sheriffs or chief of police to issue permits to carry concealed firearms to approved applica...Defeated48.33% (634,809)51.67% (678,652)3.34%
Wisconsin1999Question 1LRCATaxes, Property, Gambling policyRequire that gambling proceeds be used for property tax relief for residentsApproved85.96% (648,903)14.04% (105,976)71.92%
Alabama1998Amendment 1LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeApproved55.04% (498,066)44.96% (406,884)10.08%
Alabama1998Amendment 10LRCAPublic economic investment policyApproved63.34% (466,009)36.66% (269,697)26.68%
Alabama1998Amendment 11LRCAAdministration of governmentApproved59.80% (441,420)40.20% (296,754)19.60%
Alabama1998Amendment 4LRCABond issuesApproved58.93% (534,677)41.07% (372,635)17.86%
Alabama1998Amendment 5LRCATaxesDefeated49.98% (442,143)50.02% (442,499)0.04%
Alabama1998Amendment 6LRCABond issuesApproved65.65% (590,525)34.35% (308,953)31.30%
Alabama1998Amendment 7LRCAAdministration of governmentApproved66.16% (578,522)33.84% (295,949)32.31%
Alabama1998Amendment 8LRCAReligion-related policyApproved54.26% (482,101)45.74% (406,413)8.52%
Alabama1998Amendment 9LRCALocal government finance and taxesApproved69.77% (605,433)30.23% (262,363)39.53%
Alaska1998Measure 2LRCAFamily-related policy, LGBTQ issuesDefine marriage as between a man and a womanOverturned68.11% (152,965)31.89% (71,631)36.21%
Alaska1998Measure 3LRCARedistricting policyReplace the governor-controlled redistricting process with a redistricting boardApproved52.14% (110,768)47.86% (101,686)4.27%
Alaska1998Measure 5IndISSBusiness regulationsProhibit billboards in AlaskaApproved72.38% (160,922)27.62% (61,401)44.76%