1960 ballot measures
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Alaska
See also: Alaska 1960 ballot measures
August 9:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| IndISS | Initiative 1 | Admin of gov't | Move state capital from Juneau to Anchorage |  d
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November 8:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Alaska BP | Proposition 1 | Bond issues | $9 million for state office buildings in Anchorage and Fairbanks | d
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| Alaska BP | Proposition 2 | Bond issues | $23 million for ferries and roads |  a
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| Alaska BP | Proposition 3 | Bond issues | $1.5 million for vocational education | a
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| Alaska BP | Proposition 4 | Bond issues | $2 million for University of Alaska | a
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| Alaska BP | Proposition 5 | Bond issues | $2.5 million for hospital construction and equipment | a
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| Alaska BP | Proposition 6 | Bond issues | $1.5 million for Bush airfields | a
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California
See also: California 1960 ballot propositions
June 7:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposition 1 | Bonds | $400 million bond for loans for homes for state veterans | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Bonds | $300 million for water projects | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 3 | Bonds | Bond issues can go on direct primary ballot if 2/3rds of state legislature so directs | a
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November 8:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRSS | Proposition 1 | Bonds | $1.75 billion for water projects | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Elections | Set length of terms of members of Assembly at four years | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 3 | Veterans | Disabled veteran entitled to $5,000 exemption may transfer exemption to subsequently acquired home | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 4 | Education | Term not to exceed eight years for members of agencies overseeing the State College System of California | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Salaries | Compensation of state legislators | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Taxes | How non-profit golf courses are assessed for purposes of taxation | a
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| LRSS | Proposition 7 | Healthcare | Various changes to the Chiropractic Initiative Act of 1922 | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Elections | Prohibit those convicted of felony from voting "during punishment therefor" | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 9 | Local governance | Procedures governing claims against chartered counties, cities and counties, and cities | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 10 | Judiciary | Create Commission on Judicial Qualifications | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 11 | Veterans | Residency requirements to be eligible to obtain California's tax benefits for veterans | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 12 | Constitution | Remove obsolete and superseded provisions from the California Constitution | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 13 | Judiciary | District Courts of Appeal to have appellate jurisdiction of municipal and justice court cases | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 14 | Finance | Street and highway funds may be used for local grade crossing bonds | d
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| CICA | Proposition 15 | Redistricting | California State Senate reapportionment | d
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Colorado
See also: Colorado 1960 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CICA | Issue 3 | Environment | Creates wildlife management departments | d
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| CISS | Issue 4 | Admin. of gov't. | Establishing Daylight Savings Time | d
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| CICA | Issue 6 | Taxes | Power to counties, cities and towns to impose a local tax | d
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| CICA | Issue 7 | Admin. of gov't | Authorizing the Governor and Senate to exclude certain administrative officers from civil service | d
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Maine
See also: Maine 1960 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Maine Continuity of Government When Under Enemy Attack Amendment (1960) | War | Provide for continuity of government in case of attack. | a
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Nevada
See also: Nevada 1960 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Legislative Session Measure | State legislature | Requires the state legislature to have a regular session once every two years, on odd-numbered years, instead of annually | a
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North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1960 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Issue 1 | Education | Permits changing the name of the North Dakota Agricultural College to the North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences | a
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Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1960 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| VR | Question 395 | Taxes | d
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Oregon
See also: Oregon 1960 ballot measures
May 20:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Measure 1 | Salaries | Salaries of members of the Oregon State Legislature | d
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November 8:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Measure 1 | Legislatures | Establish the date that terms begin for state legislators upon election or re-election | a
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| LRSS | Measure 2 | DST | Daylight Saving Time | d
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| LRCA | Measure 3 | Public finance | Urban Redevelopment Projects | a
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| LRCA | Measure 4 | Law enforcement | Permit prosecutions by information or indictment | d
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| LRCA | Measure 5 | Constitution | State legislature authorized to propose a revised Oregon Constitution | a
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| LRCA | Measure 6 | Education | Bonds for higher education facilities | a
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| LRCA | Measure 7 | Elections | Voter Qualification Amendment | a
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| LRCA | Measure 8 | Bonds | Bonds for a state building program | d
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| LRCA | Measure 9 | Judiciary | Compulsory Retirement for Judges | a
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| LRCA | Measure 10 | Elections | Vacancies in elective offices | a
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| LRCA | Measure 11 | Local governance | Financing improvements in home rule counties | a
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| LRCA | Measure 12 | Admin of gov't | The continuity of government in the event of an enemy attack | a
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| LRCA | Measure 13 | Veterans | Bonds and loans for veterans of war | a
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| VR | Measure 14 | Taxes | Personal income taxes | d
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| CISS | Measure 15 | Regulations | Billboard control | d
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Utah
See also: Utah 1960 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CI | Initiative A | Law enforcement | Establish merit systems for county deputy sheriffs | a
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Vermont
See also: Vermont 1960 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRSS | Pari-Mutuel Betting Act | Gambling | Establishes pari-mutuel betting | a
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Washington
See also: Washington 1960 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITL | Initiative 25 | Resources | Prohibit dams on the Columbia River downstream from McNary Dam | a
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| ITL | Initiative 205 | Alcohol | Taverns eligible for a new class of license allowing the sale of spirituous liquors | d
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| ITP | Initiative 207 | Admin of gov't | The State Civil Service Law | a
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| ITP | Initiative 208 | Property Rights | Joint tenancies in real and personal property | a
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| ITP | Initiative 210 | Admin of gov't | Daylight Savings Time | a
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| LRCA | SJR 4 | Property | Ownership of land in the State of Washington by non-U.S. citizens | d
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Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1960 ballot measures
April 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Question 1 | Transportation | Allows legislature to provide funds for port facility improvement | a
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November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Question 1 | Local spending | Sets debt limit at 5% of equalized property value for large counties | a
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