1986 ballot measures
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Alaska
See also: Alaska 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| IndISS | Nuclear Weapons Freeze | War and peace | Nuclear weapons freeze |  a
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| LRCA | State Budget Appropriations | State budgets | Allow state budget appropriations increase | a
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| LRCA | Legislative Annulment | State legislatures | Permit the legislature to annul executive branch regulations |  d
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| AQ | Longevity Bonus | State legislatures | Annuity and longevity bonus options | a
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California
See also: California 1986 ballot propositions
June 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LBM | Proposition 42 | Bonds | $850 million, veteran housing loans | a
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| LBM | Proposition 43 | Bonds | $100 million for parks, beaches, recreational areas | a
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| LBM | Proposition 44 | Bonds | $150 million for water projects | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 45 | Admin of gov't | State funds can be deposited in a credit union | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 46 | Taxes | With 2/3rds vote, property tax higher than allowed under Prop 13 if funds purchase real estate | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 47 | Taxes | Vehicle license fees allocated to cities and counties | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 48 | Spending | Retirement systems of legislators and judges | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 49 | Elections | Parties not allowed to endorse candidates for non-partisan offices | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 50 | Taxes | How property built to replace property damaged by a disaster is valued | a
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| CISS | Proposition 51 | Judiciary | Defendants in tort cases pay proportionally to their responsibility for non-economic damages | a
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| LBM | Proposition 52 | Bonds | $495 million for county jails | a
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November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LBM | Proposition 53 | Bonds | $800 million for public school construction | a
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| LBM | Proposition 54 | Bonds | $500 million for correctional facilities | a
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| LBM | Proposition 55 | Bonds | $100 million for water systems | a
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| LBM | Proposition 56 | Bonds | $400 million for higher education | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 57 | Pensions | Retirement system for elected constitutional officers | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 58 | Taxes | Property transferred within family keeps its Prop 13 limits | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 59 | Elections | Elected district attorney in all 58 counties | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 60 | Taxes | Those over 55 allowed to take Prop 13 protections to new residence | a
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| CICA | Proposition 61 | Admin of gov't | Caps on salaries of state gov't officials | d
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| CISS | Proposition 62 | Taxes | New local taxes required 2/3rds voter approval | a
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| CICA | Proposition 63 | English | English is the official language of California | a
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| CISS | Proposition 64 | Health care | Declares AIDS as an infectious, contagious and communicable disease | d
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| CISS | Proposition 65 | Health care | Individuals cannot be exposed chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity without notification | a
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Colorado
See also: Colorado 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LR | Amendment 1 | Admin of gov't | Would require appointments to state offices to be made according to merit and fitness. | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin. of gov't. | Board of county commissioners in each county has authority to fix compensation of county officers. | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Initiative process | Would make any franchise granted by a home rule municipality subject to initiative and referendum | a
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| CICA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Require voter approval for new or increased state or local taxes. | d
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Florida
See also: Florida 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Law enforcement | Allows the Attorney General to appoint a statewide prosecutor to prosecute multicircuit violations of state criminal laws | a
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| CICA | Amendment 2 | Gambling | Allows casino gambling in hotels of 500 rooms or more in counties where the county has approved casino gambling by initiative referendum | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Changes the homestead tax exemption from $25,000 to $5,000, plus one-half of the assessed value over $5,000, the total exemption not to exceed $25,000 | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Direct democracy measures | Requires the Supreme Court to, upon the request of the Attorney General, issue advisory opinions regarding the validity of initiative petitions to amend the Florida Constitution | a
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| CICA | Amendment 5 | Gambling | Authorizes the state to operate lotteries | a
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Idaho
See also: Idaho 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Question 1 | Labor | a
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Illinois
See also: Illinois 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Law enforcement | Expands the class of people who may be denied bail | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Veterans | Exempt veterans' organizations from property taxation | d
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Maine
See also: Maine 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| BI | Maine Anti-Pornography Measure (1986) | Adult entertainment | Impose additional regulations on pornography in the state. | d
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| LRCA | Maine Re-Districting Commission Amendment (1986) | State legislatures | A measure to ban mandatory local phone service. | a
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| BI | Maine Telephone Service Act (1986) | Utility regulation | Extended the tenure for sheriffs from 2 years to 4 years. | a
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Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Question 1 | Abortion | Allows the legislature to prohibit or regulate abortions | d
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| Question 2 | Education | Allows public funds to be spent for private schools and students | d
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| Question 3 | Taxes | Limits state revenue tax increase; income surtax | a
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| Question 4 | Nuclear issues | DEQE to identify/clean hazardous waste sites | a
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| Question 5 | Transportion official measures | Regarding the mandatory use of seat belts | d
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| Question 6 | Elections | Regarding mail-in voter registration | d
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| Question 7 | Health care | Urges Congress to enact a national health care program | a
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| Question 8 | Environment | Urges the President and Congress to adopt a national acid rain program | a
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Michigan
See also: Michigan 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposal A | Admin of gov't | Establish the library of Michigan | d
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| LRCA | Proposal B | Admin of gov't | Allow for approval or rejection of administrative rules | d
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| LRCA | Proposal C | Law enforcement | Expand authority of state officers compensation commission | d
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Missouri
See also: Missouri 1986 ballot measures
Primary election
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Issue 1 | Admin of gov't | regarding bills not signed or vetoed by the Governor | a
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| Issue 2 | State budgets | state treasury operating reserve fund | a
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General election
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Issue 1 | Bond issues | regarding city and county bonds for public improvements | d
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| Issue 2 | Bond issues | approval of issuance bonds | a
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| Issue 3 | Labor | regarding county officials' compensation | a
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| Issue 4 | State budgets | state treasurer and state funds | a
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| Issue 5 | Gambling | clarifies the horse racing amendment | a
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Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LB 496 | Transportation | d
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| LB 662 | Education | d
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New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CI | Sunday Grocery Employees Issue | Employment | Sunday grocery employees - from 6 to 3 | d
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| CI | State Lottery | Gaming | Establish a state lottery | d
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| CI | Sunday Business Issue | Business regulation | Allow businesses to open for retail on Sundays. | d
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Oregon
See also: Oregon 1986 ballot measures
May 20:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Measure 1 | Taxes | Prohibit charging state income tax on social security benefits | a
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| LRCA | Measure 2 | Taxes | Impact on tax base of the merger of taxing units | a
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| LRCA | Measure 3 | Direct democracy | Rules for verifying signatures on ballot measure petitions | a
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| LRCA | Measure 4 | Elections | Special election must be held to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy | a
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| LRCA | Measure 5 | Bonds | $96 million in bonds for state-county prison construction | d
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November 4:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Measure 1 | Executive branch | Eliminate requirement that Oregon Secretary of State live in Salem | a
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| LRCA | Measure 3 | Redistricting | Changes in state legislative redistricting procedures | a
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| LRCA | Measure 3 | Gambling | Charitable, fraternal and religious organizations allowed to conduct raffles | a
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| LRSS | Measure 4 | Admin of gov't | Replace Public Utility Commissioner with three-person Public Utility Commission | a
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| CISS | Measure 5 | Marijuana | Legalize possession and growing of marijuana for private use | d
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| CICA | Measure 6 | Abortion | Prohibition on state funding of abortions | d
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| CICA | Measure 7 | Taxes | 5% statewide sales tax to fund public education | d
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| CISS | Measure 8 | Regulations | Prohibit mandatory local measure telephone service | a
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| CICA | Measure 9 | Taxes | Limit on property tax rate and assessed value increases | d
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| CISS | Measure 10 | Judiciary | Revision of criminal laws governing victims' rights, evidence, sentencing and parole | a
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| CICA | Measure 11 | Taxes | Homeowner and renter property tax relief program; limitation on sales tax | d
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| CISS | Measure 12 | Taxes | Change in state income tax law; increase revenue allocated to property tax relief | d
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| CICA | Measure 13 | Elections | Set voter registration cut-off at twenty days before election | a
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| CISS | Measure 14 | Nuclear power | Prohibit nuclear power plant operation until licensing of permanent waste sites | d
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| CISS | Measure 15 | Nuclear power | Supersede prevailing definition of "radioactive waste" | d
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| CISS | Measure 16 | Nuclear weapons | Phase out nuclear weapons manufactured with tax credits | d
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South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CI | Memorial Day Measure | Administration of Government | Memorial Day observed last Monday in May | a
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Texas
See also: Texas 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Prop 1 | Taxes | Apportionment of the value of railroad rolling stock among counties for taxation. | a
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| LRCA | Prop 2 | Admin of gov't | Requiring each bill to have a title expressing it's subject. | a
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| LRCA | Prop 3 | Admin of gov't | Allowing political subdivisions the opportunity to engage in and transact business with authorized mutual insurance companies. | a
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| LRCA | Prop 4 | Business regulation | Allowing a bank to offer services at more than one location within the city or county where its principal facility is located. | a
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Vermont
See also: Vermont 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Equal Rights Amendment | Civil rights | d
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| LRCA | Redistricting Amendment | Redistricting | a
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Washington
See also: Washington 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITL | Initiative 90 | Taxes | Increase sales tax 1/8 of 1% to fund wildlife conservation and recreation | d
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| LRSS | Referred Bill 40 | Nuclear | State to challenge federal selection process for high-level nuclear waste repositories | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 77 | Judiciary | Require public proceedings of the commission that reviews judicial conduct | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 78 | Judiciary | Independent commission to set salaries of legislators, judges, and state elected officials | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 79 | Taxes | Permit voters to approve school excess levies, not exceeding six years for construction, modernization or remodeling | a
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| LRCA | SJR 138 | Elections | Process, timing and eligibility to fill vacancies in legislative and county offices | d
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Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1986 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Question 1 | Constitutional language | Updates the Constitution's definition of suffrage and gives the legislature the power to enact various laws regarding voting | a
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| LRCA | Question 2 | Constitutional language | Modernizes the language in Article XIII, Section 1 of the state Constitution | a
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| LRCA | Question 3 | Constitutional language | Repeals obsolete provision regarding voting if residing on "Indian lands" | a
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| LRCA | Question 4 | Constitutional language | Rewords Article 1, Section 1 of the state Constitution to parallel the Declaration of Independence | a
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