1974 ballot measures
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Alaska
See also: Alaska 1974 ballot measures
August 22, 1974
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| IndISS | New Capitol | Admin of gov't | Relocating and constructing a new Capital |  a
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| IndISS | Financial disclosure | elections and campaigns | Disclosure of personal finances of candidates and holders of state office | a
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| LRCA | Votes on Amendments | Elections | Sets timing of elections for voting on state constitutional amendments | a
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November 5, 1974
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $2,700,000 for Fire protection facilities | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $22,500,000 for Port facilities | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $7,900,000 for Library construction | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $10,400,000 for Trunk and Secondary Airport Construction | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $37,300,000 for Highway, Ferry and Local Service Road and Trail Construction | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $10,900,000 for Health care facilities | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $10,500,000 for Fish and Game Management, Development and Enforcement Facilities | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $7,515,000 for Pioneer's Home | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $40,477,000 for Rural schools | a
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| Alaska BP | Alaska bonds | Bonds | $39,523,000 for University of Alaska | a
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Arizona
See also: Arizona 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LR | Prop 100 | Elections | Residency requirement |  d
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| LR | Prop 101 | Recall | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona relating to recall | a
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| LR | Prop 102 | Elections | Minimum number of electors who must vote at election on bond issues or special assessments | d
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| LR | Prop 103 | Education | Debt limit of 20% for unified school districts | a
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| LR | Prop 104 | Business | Public service corporations can include certain private sewage disposal corporations | a
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| LR | Prop 105 | Taxes | Use and distribution of vehicle, user and gasoline and diesel tax receipts | d
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| LR | Prop 106 | Taxes | Proposed amendment relating to public debt, revenue and taxation | d
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| CR | Prop 107 | Legislative salaries | Recommended increase in salaries of Arizona state legislators | d
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| CICA | Prop 108 | Judicial | An amendment to the Constitution of Arizona relating to the Judicial Department | a
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| LR | Prop 300 | Taxes | Transaction privilege tax, food exemption, reimbursement tax | d
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California
See also: California 1974 ballot propositions
June 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LBM | Proposition 1 | Bonds | $250 million to acquire land for recreational purposes | a
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| LBM | Proposition 2 | Bonds | $250 million for water pollution control | a
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| LBM | Proposition 3 | Bonds | $350 million in bonds for veterans | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 4 | Taxes | Property value re-assessments after sustaining damage from a disaster | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Taxes | Allowable uses of revenue from gas taxes | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Taxes | Property tax exemption for homeowners | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 7 | Admin of gov't | Civil service exemption for members of the Postsecondary Education Commission | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Admin of gov't | Consolidation of the City and County of Sacramento | a
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| CISS | Proposition 9 | Elections | Creation of the Fair Political Practices Commission | a
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November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LBM | Proposition 1 | Bonds | $150 million for construction or improvement of public schools and earthquake reconstruction | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Admin of gov't | County and city charters | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 3 | Admin of gov't | Civil service exemption for members of the Postsecondary Education Commission | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 4 | Admin of gov't | University of California Regents | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Admin of gov't | Residence of local government employees | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Taxes | Property tax exemptions | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 7 | Constitution | Substantial revisions to Article I of the California Constitution | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Taxes | Revisions in property tax exemptions and other tax codes | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 9 | Recall | Recall of elected officials | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 10 | Elections | Rules governing who has the right to vote | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 11 | Constitution | Transition to gender-neutral language in the California Constitution | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 12 | Energy | Regulation of public utilities | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 13 | Judiciary | Judicial districts in San Diego County | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 14 | Education | Board of State College System of California | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 15 | Housing | Prohibit government-owned low-rent housing projects unless residents in impacted area vote to approve | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 16 | Education | Tuition at state colleges to be determined by state legislature, not Board of Regents | d
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| CISS | Proposition 17 | Natural resources | The "Wild and Scenic Rivers" Initiative | d
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Colorado
See also: Colorado 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CICA | Issue 1 | Property Rights | Rules for property annexation | a
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| LR | Amendment 2 | Death Penalty | Use of the death penalty | a
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| LR | Amendment 3 | State Budget | Abolish requirements for warrant paid by the State Treasurer to be published | a
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| LR | Amendment 4 | Admin. of gov't. | Concerning the supplying of energy | a
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| LR | Amendment 5 | Admin of Gov't | Modernization of annexation and consolidation proceedings in the Denver metropolitan area | a
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| LR | Amendment 6 | Admin of Gov't | Revision of functions and procedures of the Executive and Legislative Departments | a
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| LR | Amendment 7 | Tax Reform | Motor fuel tax on aviation fuel from the highway users tax fund | a
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| CICA | Issue 8 | Education | Rules governing transportation of students to public schools | a
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| CICA | Issue 9 | Reapportionment | State legislative redistricting | a
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| CICA | Issue 10 | Use of Nuclear Weapons | Rules for detonation of nuclear explosive devices | a
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Illinois
See also: Illinois 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Constitutional language | Restricts the Governor's amendatory veto power | d
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Maine
See also: Maine 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Maine Appointment of Justices of Peace Amendment (1974) | Admin. of gov't. | Relative to the appointment of Justices of Peace and Notaries Public. | a
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| LRCA | Maine Elimination of Residency Requirement Amendment (1974) | Elections | Eliminate the three-month residence requirement. | a
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| LRCA | Maine Municipal Industrial Parks Legitimacy Amendment (1974) | Admin. of gov't. | Clarify the validity of municipal industrial parks. | a
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| LRCA | Maine Weight of Commercial Vehicles Veto Vote (1974) | Business | Changed weights and related provisions for commercial vehicles in the state. | d
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Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Question 4 | Transportation | Authorizes the use of state highway revenues for mass transportation | a
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| Question 5 | Gov't accountability | Establishes an independent Corrupt Practices Commission | a
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Michigan
See also: Michigan 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposal A | Taxes | Limit use of motor fuel tax fund | d
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| LRSS | Proposal B | Veterans | Bonds for bonus payments and educational benefits to veterans | a
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| CICA | Proposal C | Taxes | Eliminate sales tax on food and prescription drugs | a
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| LRSS | Proposal D | Bonds | Bonds to provide funding for transportation systems | d
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Missouri
See also: Missouri 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Campaign Finance Disclosure Act | Campaigns | a new campaign financing and election law | a
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North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CISS | Corporate Farming | Business | Authorizing small family owned corporations to engage in farming. | d
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| CISS | New Programs Issue | Economic development | Authorizing new programs to increase employment opportunities. | d
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Ohio
See also: Ohio 1974 ballot measures
May 7:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Referred Issue 1 | Salaries | Equalize the compensation of public officers and members of the General Assembly | d
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| LRCA | Referred Issue 2 | Salaries | Permit increases in the compensation of public officers | d
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| LRCA | Referred Issue 3 | Elections | Ballot language on constitutional amendments proposed by the General Assembly | a
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November 5:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Referred Issue 1 | Taxes | Permit law reducing real estate taxes on homesteads of disabled residents | a
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| LRCA | Referred Issue 2 | Executives | Repeal section of Ohio Constitution about Superintendent of Public Works | a
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| LRCA | Referred Issue 3 | Bonds | Alter the purposes for which public industrial development bonds may be issued | a
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Oregon
See also: Oregon 1974 ballot measures
May 28:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRSS | Measure 1 | Taxes | Income, Corporate Tax, School Support Increase | d
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| LRCA | Measure 2 | Transportation | Use of the state's highway fund for mass transit projects | d
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| LRCA | Measure 3 | Taxes | New School District Tax Base Limitation | d
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| LRCA | Measure 4 | Bonds | Bonds for water projects | d
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| LRCA | Measure 5 | Veterans | Increase in the Veterans' Loan Bonding Authority | a
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| LRCA | Measure 6 | Legislature | Oregon State Legislature authorized to call special sessions | d
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November 5:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Measure 1 | d
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| LRCA | Measure 2 | a
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| LRCA | Measure 3 | a
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| LRCA | Measure 4 | a
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| Measure 5 | What would have been Measure 5 on the November 5 ballot was moved to the May 28, 1974 ballot | |||
| LRCA | Measure 6 | a
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| LRCA | Measure 7 | d
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| LRCA | Measure 8 | d
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| LRCA | Measure 9 | d
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| LRCA | Measure 10 | a
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| LRCA | Measure 11 | a
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| LRCA | Measure 12 | d
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| VR | Measure 13 | Obscenity | Ban on obscene books and movies and live sex shows in public places or clubs | a
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| LRSS | Measure 14 | a
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| CISS | Measure 15 | a
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Utah
See also: Utah 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Referendum 1 | Property | Relating to the Land Use Act | d
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Vermont
See also: Vermont 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Four Year Terms | State executives | Provides for a number of changes to basic rules regarding Vermont Constitutional Officers | d
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| LRCA | Constitutional Time-Lock | Constitutional language | Changes the so-called "time-lock" for amending the Vermont Constitution from ten years to four years | a
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| LRCA | Unified Judicial System | State judiciary | Changes state court system | a
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| LRCA | Voter Requirements | Suffrage | Changes constitutional language regarding residency requirement for voting in Vermont | a
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| LRCA | Redistricting | Redistricting | Changes constitutional language regarding state districting | a
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Washington
See also: Washington 1974 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRSS | Referred Bill 34 | Gambling | State lottery conducted under gambling commission regulations | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 62 | Admin of gov't | Restrictions on the governor's item veto power | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 63 | Admin of gov't | Thirty-day durational residency requirement for voting by otherwise eligible citizens | a
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Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1974 ballot measures
April 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Question 1 | Pension | Allows legislature to increase benefits to people already retired under the public retirement system | d
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| LRCA | Question 2 | State judiciary | Allows legislature to remove judges with a 2/3s vote for cause | d
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| LRCA | Question 3 | Taxes | Allows legislature to define an agricultural and undeveloped land class with separate taxation levels from regular property | a
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