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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1998 | Referendum 49 | LRSS | Bond issues, Taxes, Transportation | Provide a reduction in vehicle excise taxes and authorize $1.9 billion in bonds for state and local ... | Approved | 57.14% (1,056,786) | 42.86% (792,783) | 14.27% |
| West Virginia | 1998 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes, Bond issues | Defeated | 34.60% (117,523) | 65.40% (222,162) | 30.80% | |
| West Virginia | 1998 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State judiciary structure, State legislative authority | Defeated | 45.08% (147,396) | 54.92% (179,576) | 9.84% | |
| Wisconsin | 1998 | Question 1 | LRCA | Local government officials and elections | Extend sheriffs' terms from two to four years, allow sheriffs to hold non-partisan office, and requi... | Approved | 73.80% (1,161,942) | 26.20% (412,508) | 47.60% |
| Wisconsin | 1998 | Question 2 | LRCA | Firearms policy, Constitutional rights | Guarantee the right to keep and bear arms | Approved | 73.94% (1,205,873) | 26.06% (425,052) | 47.88% |
| Wyoming | 1998 | Amendment A | LRCA | State legislative elections, Redistricting policy | Approved | 74.95% (117,638) | 25.05% (39,321) | 49.90% | |
| Wyoming | 1998 | Amendment B | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Approved | 61.76% (97,846) | 38.24% (60,582) | 23.52% | |
| Wyoming | 1998 | Amendment C | LRCA | Workers' compensation laws | Approved | 88.24% (143,920) | 11.76% (19,178) | 76.48% | |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Higher education governance | It proposed to create a new technical and community college system that would be governed by the Boa... | Approved | 65.51% (336,709) | 34.49% (177,278) | 31.02% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 10 | LRCA | State judiciary | The amendment barred state courts from exercising taxation powers and ordering the Louisiana State L... | Approved | 62.02% (328,506) | 37.98% (201,146) | 24.05% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 11 | LRCA | Statehood | The amendment declared Louisiana a sovereign state with all powers not expressly claimed by the fede... | Approved | 56.47% (295,941) | 43.53% (228,086) | 12.95% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 12 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment required two public notices within 30 days of a taxing authority's vote on a proposed ... | Approved | 63.57% (331,952) | 36.43% (190,206) | 27.15% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 13 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment allowed the Interim Emergency Board to borrow or appropriate up to $250,000 in anticip... | Approved | 55.85% (288,393) | 44.15% (228,004) | 11.69% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 14 | LRCA | Criminal trials, Jury rules | The amendment allowed prosecutors in certain cases to try a defendant on more than one felony charge... | Approved | 61.93% (314,978) | 38.07% (193,595) | 23.87% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 15 | LRCA | Property | The amendment allowed local governments to waive tax liens on blighted properties when the buyer mak... | Approved | 53.31% (274,555) | 46.69% (240,475) | 6.62% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 16 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment would have allowed owners of downtown properties who renovated them as residences to c... | Defeated | 49.26% (253,730) | 50.74% (261,358) | 1.48% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 17 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment allowed the city of New Orleans to sell properties seized because of non-payment of ta... | Approved | 52.10% (275,786) | 47.90% (253,542) | 4.20% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 18 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment would have allowed the town of Vidalia to exempt all property assessed at $20,000 or u... | Defeated | 41.66% (217,432) | 58.34% (304,478) | 16.68% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Taxes | This measure proposed to raise the maximum rebate from oil and gas severance taxes that a locality c... | Approved | 52.31% (278,523) | 47.69% (253,972) | 4.61% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | The amendment established the Louisiana State Legislature as the budget and operational authority ov... | Approved | 55.03% (285,155) | 44.97% (233,038) | 10.06% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Crime victims' rights | The amendment granted constitutional protections to victims of crime. Victims were allowed to atten... | Approved | 69.16% (372,054) | 30.84% (165,930) | 38.31% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Budget stabilization funds | The amendment required 25 percent of annual non-recurring income not exceeding 4 percent of state re... | Approved | 51.41% (267,568) | 48.59% (252,865) | 2.83% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Jury rules, Criminal trials | The amendment allowed judges to deny bail to those charged with violent crimes or felony offenses re... | Approved | 68.31% (369,277) | 31.69% (171,321) | 36.62% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Banking policy | The amendment would have allowed the direction of public funds towards the Louisiana Infrastructure ... | Defeated | 8.75% (25,521) | 91.25% (266,304) | 82.51% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment allowed property tax assessment levels to be frozen when owners turn 65 years old, exc... | Approved | 68.63% (374,973) | 31.37% (171,392) | 37.26% |
| Louisiana | 1998 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | State legislative elections | Approved | 64.04% (342,909) | 35.96% (192,571) | 28.08% | |
| Maine | 1998 | Question 1 | BI | Transportation, Bond issues | Issue $36.9 million in bonds to match available federal funds for surface, air, water and rail trans... | Approved | 74.36% (103,099) | 25.64% (35,551) | 48.72% |
| Maine | 1998 | Question 2 | BI | Bond issues, Water | Issue $6 million in bonds for the construction of water pollution control facilities, to close and c... | Approved | 66.73% (91,816) | 33.27% (45,781) | 33.46% |
| Maine | 1998 | Question 3 | BI | Bond issues, Higher education funding | Issue $5 million in bonds for capital expenses at vocational high schools | Approved | 66.20% (91,170) | 33.80% (46,554) | 32.40% |
| North Dakota | 1998 | Measure 1 | LRCA | State judicial selection | Approved | 71.33% (56,057) | 28.67% (22,535) | 42.65% | |
| California | 1998 | Proposition 219 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process, Ballot measure process | Require uniform ballot measure application in all parts of the jurisdiction affected by the measure | Approved | 67.26% (3,528,939) | 32.74% (1,718,069) | 34.51% |
| California | 1998 | Proposition 220 | LRCA | State judiciary | Consolidate superior and municipal courts | Approved | 64.46% (3,468,468) | 35.54% (1,912,306) | 28.92% |
| California | 1998 | Proposition 221 | LRCA | State judiciary oversight | Give Commission on Judicial Performance authority to oversee and discipline court commissioners or r... | Approved | 81.00% (4,274,331) | 19.00% (1,002,620) | 62.00% |
| California | 1998 | Proposition 222 | LRSS | Criminal sentencing | Provide that no person convicted of second-degree murder of a police officer may earn credits to red... | Approved | 77.09% (4,289,174) | 22.91% (1,274,381) | 54.19% |
| California | 1998 | Proposition 223 | CISS | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Education | Limit amount school districts can spend on administrative costs and establish performance budgeting ... | Defeated | 45.51% (2,569,355) | 54.49% (3,076,263) | 8.98% |
| California | 1998 | Proposition 224 | CICA | Public works labor and contracting, Business regulations | Require a new process for public entities prior to awarding contract for a variety of construction s... | Defeated | 38.81% (2,128,501) | 61.19% (3,355,875) | 22.38% |
| California | 1998 | Proposition 225 | CISS | Congressional term limits | Require legislative candidates to indicate their position on term limits for U.S. Senate and U.S. Ho... | Approved | 52.93% (2,896,798) | 47.07% (2,575,900) | 5.86% |
| California | 1998 | Proposition 226 | CISS | Labor union deductions | Prohibit deductions from paychecks and labor dues to fund political contributions without the consen... | Defeated | 46.77% (2,723,268) | 53.23% (3,099,794) | 6.47% |
| California | 1998 | Propositition 227 | CISS | English language policy, Education | Require public schools to teach LEP students in special classes that are taught nearly all in Englis... | Approved | 61.28% (3,582,423) | 38.72% (2,263,672) | 22.56% |
| Oregon | 1998 | Measure 53 | LRCA | Property taxes, Ballot measure process | Eliminate the 50% voter turnout requirements to pass certain property tax measures. | Defeated | 48.69% (303,539) | 51.31% (319,871) | 2.62% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State executive elections | Requires state executive officers to reside in the state | Approved | 77.91% (236,717) | 22.09% (67,127) | 55.81% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Require legislative committees to hold open meetings and to record and publish certain votes | Approved | 83.33% (253,661) | 16.67% (50,739) | 66.66% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Criminal sentencing | Eliminate language permitting imprisonment for debt in cases of fraud | Approved | 50.13% (141,077) | 49.87% (140,372) | 0.25% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Constitutional rights, Criminal trials | Eliminate language allowing the suspension of habeas corpus in certain cases | Approved | 52.85% (134,357) | 47.15% (119,889) | 5.69% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 5A | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Require initiative measures to address only one subject | Approved | 71.62% (193,543) | 28.38% (76,707) | 43.23% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 5B | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Require referendum measures to address only one act of the legislature | Approved | 67.50% (174,016) | 32.50% (83,780) | 35.00% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | State executive branch structure, State legislative structure | Provide that the lieutenant governor no longer serve as the presiding officer of the legislature | Defeated | 44.95% (118,495) | 55.05% (145,133) | 10.10% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 7A | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Eliminate a requirement that session laws be published in book form | Approved | 58.53% (150,817) | 41.47% (106,837) | 17.07% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 7B | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Transfer Section 6 of Article 17 to Section 30 of Article 3 related to the state legislature | Approved | 65.60% (160,964) | 34.40% (84,410) | 31.20% |
| Nebraska | 1998 | Amendment 7C | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Repeal a requirement that books containing laws of the state also contain printed copies of the cons... | Approved | 59.75% (150,652) | 40.25% (101,488) | 19.50% |