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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
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| Florida | 1996 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Administrative organization, Constitutional wording changes, Tax and revenue administration | Move the next meeting of the Constitution Revision Commission to 1997 and allow the Commission to re... | Approved | 61.38% (2,733,993) | 38.62% (1,720,193) | 22.76% |
| Florida | 1996 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State judiciary oversight, State judicial selection | Increase the number of judicial nominees the judicial nominating commission may make up to six nomin... | Approved | 74.87% (3,436,753) | 25.13% (1,153,367) | 49.75% |
| Florida | 1996 | Amendment 4 | CICA | Food and beverage taxes, Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Impose a $0.01 per pound fee on sugar grown in the Everglades Agricultural Area, with the funds bein... | Defeated | 45.62% (2,328,016) | 54.38% (2,774,806) | 8.76% |
| Florida | 1996 | Amendment 5 | CICA | Water storage, Pollution, waste, and recycling policy | Provide that those responsible for water pollution in the Everglades Protection Area and the Evergla... | Approved | 68.06% (3,397,286) | 31.94% (1,594,175) | 36.12% |
| Florida | 1996 | Amendment 6 | CICA | Pollution, waste, and recycling policy, Restricted-use funds, Water storage | Establish an Everglades Trust Fund to fund conservation efforts and the abatement of water pollution... | Approved | 57.27% (2,825,819) | 42.73% (2,108,286) | 14.54% |
| Georgia | 1996 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Property taxes | Repeal the intangible personal property tax by general law without a referendum. | Approved | 56.52% (1,053,360) | 43.48% (810,181) | 13.05% |
| Georgia | 1996 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Public education funding, Sales taxes | Authorize local school boards to impose a 1 percent sales tax for school capital projects. | Approved | 51.10% (999,838) | 48.90% (956,606) | 2.21% |
| Georgia | 1996 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Property tax exemptions, Public economic investment policy | Allow the creation of enterprise zones in underdeveloped areas, providing tax exemptions or credits ... | Approved | 53.13% (983,979) | 46.87% (868,010) | 6.26% |
| Georgia | 1996 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Business regulations, Agriculture policy | Allow agricultural processing industries to levy fees for promotion and education, using funds colle... | Defeated | 39.59% (714,285) | 60.41% (1,089,801) | 20.81% |
| Georgia | 1996 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Land use and development policy | Allow owners of island property in a constitutional industrial zone to voluntarily remove the proper... | Approved | 54.66% (970,435) | 45.34% (805,095) | 9.31% |
| Georgia | 1996 | Referendum A | LRSS | Religion-related policy, Property tax exemptions | Provide an exemption from ad valorem taxes for vans and buses owned by religious groups. | Approved | 54.96% (1,073,394) | 45.04% (879,627) | 9.92% |
| Georgia | 1996 | Referendum B | LRSS | Property tax exemptions | Provide tax exemptions to properties owned by certain fraternal organizations for charitable purpose... | Approved | 51.95% (991,391) | 48.05% (917,016) | 3.90% |
| Hawaii | 1996 | Amendment 1 | BI | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Approved | 71.76% (234,436) | 28.24% (92,238) | 43.53% | |
| Hawaii | 1996 | Constitutional Convention Question | ACCQ | State constitutional conventions | Approved | 50.57% (163,869) | 49.43% (160,153) | 1.15% | |
| Idaho | 1996 | Initiative 1 | CISS | Taxes | Defeated | 37.06% (180,678) | 62.94% (306,818) | 25.88% | |
| Idaho | 1996 | Initiative 2 | CISS | Hunting regulations | Defeated | 40.20% (194,750) | 59.80% (289,752) | 19.61% | |
| Idaho | 1996 | Initiative 3 | CISS | Nuclear energy | Defeated | 37.47% (182,710) | 62.53% (304,886) | 25.06% | |
| Idaho | 1996 | Initiative 4 | CISS | Congressional term limits | Approved | 56.05% (267,973) | 43.95% (210,108) | 12.10% | |
| Idaho | 1996 | SJR 111 | LRCA | Healthcare facility funding | Approved | 55.34% (238,189) | 44.66% (192,235) | 10.68% | |
| Iowa | 1996 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes, Restricted-use funds, Game and fish commissions | The measure required that all revenue from state license fees for hunting, fishing and trapping and ... | Approved | 88.43% (843,754) | 11.57% (110,436) | 76.85% |
| Louisiana | 1996 | Amendment 1 | CICA | Public employee retirement funds | Approved | 70.22% (1,009,026) | 29.78% (427,827) | 40.45% | |
| Louisiana | 1996 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds | This measure proposed to prohibit part-time public officials, such as legislators and school board m... | Approved | 70.22% (1,009,026) | 29.78% (427,827) | 40.45% |
| Louisiana | 1996 | Amendment 2 | CICA | Housing | Approved | 69.75% (963,858) | 30.25% (417,960) | 39.51% | |
| Louisiana | 1996 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Property | It proposed that local governments could donate abandoned housing to nonprofit groups that would reh... | Approved | 69.75% (963,858) | 30.25% (417,960) | 39.51% |
| Louisiana | 1996 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Taxes | It proposed that different sales and use tax exemptions could exist at different levels of governmen... | Approved | 60.79% (825,974) | 39.21% (532,792) | 21.58% |
| Maine | 1996 | Question 1 | IndISS | Federal government issues | Impose term limits of three terms for the United States House of Representatives and two terms for t... | Approved | 58.51% (318,119) | 41.49% (225,620) | 17.01% |
| Maine | 1996 | Question 2 | IndISS | Forestry and timber, Business regulations, Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Approved | 67.00% (282,620) | 33.00% (139,176) | 34.01% | |
| Maine | 1996 | Question 3 | BI | Campaign finance | Enact the Maine Clean Election Act, which would provide for gubernatorial and state legislative cand... | Approved | 56.18% (320,755) | 43.82% (250,185) | 12.36% |
| Maine | 1996 | Question 4 | BI | Parks, land, and natural area conservation, Bond issues | Issue $3 million in bonds to fund improvements in accessibility for people with disabilities at stat... | Approved | 59.38% (342,116) | 40.62% (234,023) | 18.76% |
| Maine | 1996 | Question 5 | BI | Bond issues, Environment, Water | Issue $16.5 million in bonds for the cleanup of hazardous substances | Approved | 61.44% (352,924) | 38.56% (221,542) | 22.87% |
| Maine | 1996 | Question 6 | BI | Bond issues, Agriculture policy, Public economic investment policy | Issue $11 million in bonds to encourage job growth and economic viability through capital access for... | Approved | 64.70% (370,978) | 35.30% (202,432) | 29.39% |
| Maine | 1996 | Question 7 | BI | Water, Bond issues | Issue $10 million in bonds to construction water pollution control facilities and to address environ... | Approved | 63.29% (360,888) | 36.71% (209,300) | 26.59% |
| Maine | 1996 | Question 8 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Require that petitions for direct initiatives be submitted to local officials for certification by t... | Approved | 66.25% (367,994) | 33.75% (187,428) | 32.51% |
| Maryland | 1996 | Question 1 | LRCA | State judicial selection, State judiciary structure | Approved | 72.26% (966,236) | 27.74% (370,980) | 44.51% | |
| Maryland | 1996 | Question 2 | LRCA | Administration of government | Approved | 82.99% (1,105,560) | 17.01% (226,646) | 65.97% | |
| Maryland | 1996 | Question 3 | LRCA | State legislative elections | Approved | 64.41% (846,492) | 35.59% (467,772) | 28.82% | |
| Maryland | 1996 | Question 4 | LRCA | Local government officials and elections | Approved | 83.15% (1,040,907) | 16.85% (210,897) | 66.31% | |
| Maryland | 1996 | Question 5 | LRCA | Local government officials and elections | Approved | 78.37% (770,598) | 21.63% (212,675) | 56.74% | |
| Maryland | 1996 | Question 6 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Defeated | 45.60% (437,686) | 54.40% (522,161) | 8.80% | |
| Massachusetts | 1996 | Question 1 | IndISS | Hunting regulations | Prohibit certain forms of animal hunting and trapping and revise requirements for serving on the sta... | Approved | 64.27% (1,422,106) | 35.73% (790,435) | 28.55% |
| Michigan | 1996 | Proposal A | VR | Gambling policy | Make changes to relating to certain forms of gaming | Defeated | 43.83% (1,511,063) | 56.17% (1,936,198) | 12.33% |
| Michigan | 1996 | Proposal B | LRCA | State judicial selection | Establish qualifications for judicial officers | Approved | 81.68% (2,806,833) | 18.32% (629,402) | 63.37% |
| Michigan | 1996 | Proposal C | LRCA | Veterans policy, Restricted-use funds | Establish the Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund in the state constitution and require expenditures from ... | Approved | 74.24% (2,447,905) | 25.76% (849,525) | 48.47% |
| Michigan | 1996 | Proposal D | IndISS | Hunting regulations | Establish limitations on bear hunting | Defeated | 38.26% (1,379,340) | 61.74% (2,225,675) | 23.48% |
| Michigan | 1996 | Proposal E | IndISS | Law enforcement funding, Public education funding, Public economic investment policy, Gambling policy | Allow gambling casinos in cities that meet certain criteria, establish the Gaming Control Board to r... | Approved | 51.51% (1,878,542) | 48.49% (1,768,156) | 3.03% |
| Michigan | 1996 | Proposal G | VR | Hunting regulations, Game and fish commissions | Give the Natural Resources Commission the ability to make decisions relating to regulations on the t... | Approved | 68.71% (2,413,730) | 31.29% (1,099,262) | 37.42% |
| Minnesota | 1996 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Recall process | Approved | 88.05% (1,833,523) | 11.95% (248,778) | 76.11% | |
| Minnesota | 1996 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Veterans policy | Approved | 64.33% (1,334,409) | 35.67% (740,039) | 28.65% | |
| Missouri | 1996 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Restricted-use funds, Revenue allocation | Authorize an annual transfer of general revenue funds to the Facilities Maintenance Reserve Fund for... | Approved | 54.03% (1,013,243) | 45.97% (862,022) | 8.06% |
| Missouri | 1996 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | State executive branch structure, Administrative organization | Establish a state department of aging within the executive branch of state government of state gover... | Defeated | 44.28% (848,233) | 55.72% (1,067,574) | 11.45% |