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Alabama
See also:Alabama 1972 ballot measures
May 30
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Proposed property tax regulations |  a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Proposed additional property tax in Mobile County |  d |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Elections | Proposed rules related to voter registration in Madison County | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Admin of Gov't | Proposed rules regarding county officials in Dale county | a |
Alaska
See also:Alaska 1972 ballot measures
August 22, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Residency requirements | Require voters to have been residents of Alaska for at least one year in order to vote, and being required to have been living in the particular election district for at least thirty days |
| 31,130 (60%) | 20,745 (40%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Local government | Remove the requirement for representation of each city on the borough assembly and allow for assembly members to be elected from and by qualified voters outside certain cities. |
| 30,132 (61%) | 19,354 (39%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Fishing | Provide that the state may limit entry into fisheries |
| 39,837 (79%) | 10,761 (21%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Sex and gender;Constitutional rights | Prohibit the denial of civil or political rights based on sex |
| 43,281 (81%) | 10,278 (19%) | |
| Ballot Measure 3 | Constitutional rights | Provide a state constitutional right to privacy |
| 45,539 (86%) | 7,303 (14%) |
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | Constitutional conventions | Call for a constitutional convention |
| 29,192 (35%) | 55,389 (65%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Healthcare facility;Bonds | Issue $3.5 million in bonds for the construction of health and medical facilities |
| 62,374 (67%) | 30,159 (33%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Highways;Bonds | Issued $10 million in bonds for the construction of highways |
| 65,985 (71%) | 26,899 (29%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Athletics;Bonds | Issue $11.5 million in bonds for the construction of civic, convention and community recreation centers |
| 42,936 (47%) | 48,730 (53%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Higher education funding;Bonds | Issue a $18 million in bonds for the construction of facilities related to the University of Alaska |
| 55,190 (60%) | 37,130 (40%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Airports;Bonds | Issue $24 million in bonds for the construction of airports |
| 57,413 (63%) | 33,971 (37%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Public education funding;Bonds | Issue $16 million in bonds for the construction of state operated schools. |
| 59,942 (65%) | 31,576 (35%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Ports;Flood infrastructure;Bonds | Issue $20 million in bonds for the flood control projects and small boat harbors |
| 51,995 (57%) | 39,708 (43%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Sewage and stormwater;Bonds | Issue $33 million in bonds for the construction of sewage systems |
| 63,817 (69%) | 28,777 (31%) |
Arizona
See also:Arizona 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 100 | Salaries | Provide for the increase of legislative salaries |
| 217,614 (43%) | 283,685 (57%) | |
| Proposition 101 | Administration | Prescribe the procedure for the reading of bills in the legislature |
| 319,332 (67%) | 156,993 (33%) | |
| Proposition 102 | Local government | Prescribe the qualifications for public office |
| 299,918 (63%) | 172,652 (37%) | |
| Proposition 103 | Child labor | Provide for the abolishment of the clause forbidding employment of children in any occupation at night |
| 292,355 (58%) | 215,344 (42%) | |
| Proposition 104 | Administration;Judiciary | Provide that there not be less than six jurors in civil and specified criminal cases and require the number of jurors for civil cases be specified by law |
| 325,965 (65%) | 173,642 (35%) | |
| Proposition 105 | Administration;Business | Provide for the abolishment of the Corporation Commission and the creation of a Public Utilities Commission |
| 216,886 (43%) | 283,187 (57%) | |
| Proposition 106 | Budgets | Authorize cities and towns to become indebted to acquire and develop land for open space, parks, recreational facilities, and playgrounds |
| 310,626 (63%) | 185,784 (37%) | |
| Proposition 107 | Judiciary | Prescribe the civil jurisdiction of the Superior Court when action involves $1,000 or more |
| 333,880 (69%) | 148,145 (31%) | |
| Proposition 108 | Taxes;Transportation | Provide for the collection of motor vehicle taxes in lieu of license taxes and the subjection of mobile homes to ad valorem property taxes |
| 303,939 (61%) | 191,134 (39%) | |
| Proposition 109 | Administration | Provide for the fixation of the Senate to one member from each of the 30 legislative districts and two members for each district for the House |
| 308,801 (66%) | 162,550 (34%) | |
| Proposition 200 | Taxes | Provide for the preemption by the state of all income and luxury taxes, the creation of an urban revenue sharing fund, and the provision of uniform collection of sales taxes |
| 269,268 (53%) | 238,078 (47%) |
Arkansas
See also:Arkansas 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Initiated Act 1 | Labor | Repeals full railroad crew laws and protects present employees | a |
California
See also:California 1972 ballot propositions
June 6, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Constitutional wording | Amend the Constitution relating to board of education members, penal institutions, water rates, land, and corporations. |
| 3,384,238 (66%) | 1,762,483 (34%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Veterans;Bonds | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for farms and homes for veterans and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 3,780,338 (65%) | 1,991,731 (35%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education;Bonds | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $350,000,000 for public school improvements and establish the terms of such bonds |
| 3,102,047 (54%) | 2,666,250 (46%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Trials | Restate that the defendant has the right to counsel and allow the legislature to require that a defendant has the assistance of counsel. |
| 2,899,685 (52%) | 2,698,955 (48%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Primary elections | Require the legislature to provide an open primary for the office of President of the United States with candidates' names who are recognized candidates throughout the United State of California or who appear on the ballot because of a petition to do so. |
| 3,378,579 (61%) | 2,123,372 (39%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administration;Education;Legislature | Require the approval of a majority of Senate members for appointments to the Regents of the University of California by the governor. |
| 3,408,319 (61%) | 2,158,627 (39%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Citizenship voting | Eliminate provisions requiring naturalized citizens to be naturalized for 90 days before they are eligible to vote. |
| 3,347,087 (59%) | 2,286,804 (41%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Taxes | Allow the legislature to prohibit valuing single-family dwellings at a value that would reflect a use other than as a single-family dwelling. |
| 3,769,524 (68%) | 1,793,369 (32%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Alternative healthcare;Healthcare governance | Edit provisions relating to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the Chiropractic Act. |
| 3,901,454 (74%) | 1,397,331 (26%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Business;Energy | Establish provisions relating to fuel, gas, oil, atomic-energy plants, pesticides, and air pollution. |
| 2,128,087 (35%) | 3,901,151 (65%) |
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Taxes;Veterans | Allow the legislature to increase the property tax exemption for veterans blinded due to their service to $10,000. |
| 7,088,300 (89%) | 838,366 (11%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Constitutional rights | Provide for a state constitutional right to privacy |
| 4,861,225 (63%) | 2,871,342 (37%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Taxes;Veterans | Extend tax exemption for disabled veterans and extend this tax exemption to surviving spouses. |
| 7,100,443 (90%) | 812,286 (10%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Labor | Allow the legislature to establish that workmen's compensation awards are paid to the state, in the course of the death of an employee in the course of their work, who has no dependents and allow funds collected in such manner to be used for other injury compensation. |
| 5,632,332 (73%) | 2,121,053 (27%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Severance taxes;Business taxes;Property taxes;Sales taxes;Tobacco tax;Revenue and spending limits;Legislature | Limit ad valorem property taxes and revise the system for financing public educatin and social welfare. |
| 2,700,095 (34%) | 5,213,485 (66%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Labor;Civil service | Establish procedures for setting the salaries of state employees and for employer-employee relations between the state and its employees. |
| 2,539,611 (33%) | 5,271,067 (67%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Salaries | Require the State Personnel Board to set the maximum salaries of policemen or deputy sheriffs and adjust the salaries of members of the Highway Patrol. |
| 3,071,926 (39%) | 4,782,368 (61%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Constitutional wording;Death penalty | Provide that nothing in the California Constitution prohibits the death penalty |
| 5,447,165 (68%) | 2,617,514 (32%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Sexual content regulations | Establish provisions and penalties related to obscenity. |
| 2,603,927 (32%) | 5,503,888 (68%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Criminal sentencing;Marijuana;Drug crime | Remove state criminal penalties for individuals 18 years or older for possessing or using marijuana |
| 2,733,120 (33%) | 5,433,393 (67%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Education;Bonds | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $160,000,000 for public community college facilities and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 4,438,197 (57%) | 3,364,631 (43%) | |
| Proposition 20 | Water;Parks and conservation | Create the State Coastal Zone Conservation Commission to preserve the environment and ecology of the coastal zone and appropriate $5,000,000 for the commission. |
| 4,363,375 (55%) | 3,548,180 (45%) | |
| Proposition 21 | Education;Race and ethnicity | Prohibit public school students from being assigned to schools because of their race or ethnicity and eliminate the provision that requires schools districts to develop plans to remedy ethnic and racial imbalances. |
| 4,962,420 (63%) | 2,907,776 (37%) | |
| Proposition 22 | Agriculture;Administrative organization | Establish regulations for agricultural labor relations. |
| 3,348,176 (42%) | 4,612,642 (58%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Healthcare facility;Bonds | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $155,900,000 for health science facilities and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 4,657,810 (60%) | 3,108,550 (40%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Environment;Bonds | Allow the legislature to issue bonds for the acquisition, construction, and installation of environmental pollution control facilities. |
| 3,954,497 (51%) | 3,728,663 (49%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Legislature | Establish changes to legislative sessions and the position of legislator. |
| 4,521,981 (61%) | 2,906,291 (39%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Education | Allow school districts to act in any manner and carry out any programs that have established purposes and do not conflict with existing laws. |
| 4,417,732 (59%) | 3,121,040 (41%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Constitutional wording | Adjust provisions relating to terms of officers and commissioners, the salaries of elected officials, and tax issues because of state's boundaries. |
| 4,855,713 (66%) | 2,503,627 (34%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Election administration;Primary elections;Voting age | Make adjustments to laws relating to voting and elections. |
| 5,226,396 (68%) | 2,426,818 (32%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Environment;Taxes | Allow the legislature to authorize an ad valorem tax exemption for facilities designed to control air, water, or noise pollution. |
| 2,074,255 (27%) | 5,571,995 (73%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Ballot measures;Public education funding;Bonds | Require a majority to approve bond measures relating to repairing, reconstructing, or replacing structurally unsafe public school buildings. |
| 4,220,625 (54%) | 3,530,071 (46%) |
Colorado
See also:Colorado 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 3 | Prohibit the denial or abridgment of rights on account of a person's sex |
| 531,415 (64%) | 295,254 (36%) | |
| Amendment No. 8 | Prohibit the state from levying taxes for and appropriating money for the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. |
| 514,228 (59%) | 350,964 (41%) | |
| Amendment No. 12 | Establish a progressive tax structure, establish equality of financing for schools, place a limit on property tax levies, and establish a limit on the sales tax rate. |
| 167,882 (21%) | 628,201 (79%) | |
| Amendment No. 2 | Authorize the legislature to establish a student loan program. |
| 443,660 (54%) | 375,948 (46%) | |
| Amendment No. 4 | Revise provisions relating to the administration of the University of Colorado system and its Board of Regents. |
| 418,825 (52%) | 386,645 (48%) | |
| Amendment No. 5 | Allow the salaries of certain officers to be changed during their term and allow the General Assembly to abolish and appoint certain positions. |
| 233,678 (29%) | 571,083 (71%) | |
| Amendment No. 6 | Grant an exclusive license to a single company to operate a lottery in the state and establish the distribution of collected money from the lottery. |
| 161,281 (20%) | 647,817 (80%) | |
| Amendment No. 7 | Establish limits and maximums on tax levies and establish provisions for calculating property valuation. |
| 192,913 (24%) | 627,007 (76%) | |
| Referred Law No. 10 | Create the position of Public Utility Consumer Counsel and require that utility companies set just and fair rates and disclose specific information. |
| 350,264 (43%) | 468,154 (57%) | |
| Referred Law No. 11 | Establish a system of no-fault insurance |
| 208,155 (26%) | 595,887 (74%) | |
| Referred Law No. 1 | Authorize up to two sweepstakes races per year and establish procedures for the Colorado Racing Commission for such races. |
| 408,704 (49%) | 417,149 (51%) | |
| Referred Law No. 9 | Establish provisions about public officials disclosing financial interests, regulate lobbyists, and establish official state meetings as public. |
| 491,073 (60%) | 325,819 (40%) |
Connecticut
See also:Connecticut 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Civil trials;Criminal trials;Legislature;Jury rules | Allow the legislature to set the number of jurors, consisting of no more than 12 and no less than six members, to hear non-capital criminal cases and establishes attorneys' rights to question potential jurors individually |
| 381,895 (71%) | 156,092 (29%) |
Florida
See also:Florida 1972 ballot measures
March 14
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Reorganizes trial courts into a uniform court system, provides standards for selection of judges, and establishes a court administration system | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Education | Allows for the establishment of a fund to make loans to students | a |
| AQ | Straw Poll 1 | Education | States favor in a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to prohibit forced busing | a |
| AQ | Straw Poll 2 | Education | States favor in providing equal opportunity in education for all children | a |
| AQ | Straw Poll 3 | Education | States favor in a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to allow prayer in public schools | a |
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Referendum 1 | Environment | Allows for $200 million in bonds to buy environmentally endangered lands and $40 million in bonds for outdoor recreation projects | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Forests & Parks | Allows for bonds to acquire and maintain land for conservation and outdoor recreation use | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Direct Democracy | Provides for single subject constitutional amendments via citizen initiative | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Education | Continues provision to allow motor vehicle license fees to be used for the building of educational facilities | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Property | Clarifies language allowing for the willing of property to a spouse if there is no minor child | a |
Georgia
See also:Georgia 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of Gov't | Creates a Judicial Qualifications Commission | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin of Gov't | Provides for a Board of Natural Resources. | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of Gov't | Changes the name of the Department of Industry and Trade to the Department of Community Development | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Admin of Gov't | Changes the name of the State Highway Board to the State Transportation Board | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Admin of Gov't | Deletes the name and office of treasurer from the constitution | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Admin of Gov't | Abolishes the State Board of Corrections | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Admin of Gov't | Provides for the membership and terms of office of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Gov't Finances | Provides a more effective method of financing the state's needs | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Eminent Domain | Provides for relocation assistance and payments to people displaced by public projects | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Taxes | Exempts certain property of nonprofit hospitals from ad valorem taxation | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Education | Provides loan programs, scholarships and grants to Georgia citizens for educational purposes | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Taxes | Authorizes state taxes to pay the salaries of school personnel for extracurricular and interscholastic activities | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 13 | Education | Provides tuition grants to children of certain veterans who were residents of the state prior to their military service | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 14 | Taxes | Provides that motor vehicles owned by disabled veterans be exempt from ad valorem taxes | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 15 | Gov't Finances | Disburses state funds to provide qualified employees with scholarships for technical and professional education | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 16 | Taxes | Provides that federal old-age, survivor or disability benefits not be included in income for persons over the age of 65 years | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 17 | Taxes | Provides that homesteads owned by individuals older than 62 years be exempted from ad valorem taxes for independent school districts | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 18 | Taxes | Provides that homesteads owned by individuals older than 62 years be exempted from ad valorem taxes for county school districts | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 19 | Local Gov't | Confers certain powers and authority to provide services to counties and municipalities | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 20 | Pension | Authorizes the general assembly to occasionally increase retirement benefits | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 21 | Judiciary | Provides for concurrent jurisdiction by superior and juvenile courts over juvenile offenders | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 22 | Gov't Finances | Provides for annual appropriations | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 23 | State Exec | Changes the procedure for presenting bills and resolutions to the governor | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 24 | Campaigns | Allows the general assembly to establish residence requirements for voting | a |
Hawaii
See also:Hawaii 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Constitutional Rights | Proposes to protect the rights of individuals based on sex | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Con Language | Proposes to clarify constitutional language regarding supplemental appropriations | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Constitutional Rights | Proposes to change the voting age | a |
Idaho
See also:Idaho 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | HJR 35 | Transportation | Permits public funds to be used to transport children to sectarian schools | d |
| LRCA | HJR 52 | State Exec | Requires the Governor and Lt. Governor to be of the same political party | d |
| LRCA | HJR 63 | Business | Allows shareholders of common stock to vote for directors | a |
| LRCA | HJR 73 | Bonds | Reduces vote needed to approve revenue bonds from two-thirds to a majority | a |
| LRCA | SJR 101 | State Exec | Eliminate the Land Board | d |
| LRCA | SJR 112 | Legislature | Allows legislative compensation to be set by a citizen committee | d |
| LRCA | SJR 113 | Legislature | Sets legislative compensation as an annual salary | d |
| LRCA | SJR 124 | Education | Requires all children to attend public school | a |
| LRCA | SJR 132 | State Exec | Limits the number of executive departments | a |
Indiana
See also:Indiana 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of Gov't | Proposes that the General Assembly establish a selection method and term limits for the Superintendent | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Term Limits | Proposes that the governor can serve eight out of any 12 years | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of Gov't | Proposes that the governor be given seven days to veto legislation | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Local Gov't | Proposes that county officers serve an unlimited number of terms and make the coroners a statutory officer | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Admin of Gov't | Proposes that the General Assembly be able to fill vacancies within the General Assembly | a |
Iowa
See also:Iowa 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Allows for the retirement of judges for disability and to discipline or remove them for good cause | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Term limits | Establishes four-year terms for certain state executive officials | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Lottery | Repeals the prohibition against lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets | a |
Kansas
See also:Kansas 1972 ballot measures
August 1
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Dueling | Proposes to repeal the law prohibiting individuals involved in duels from serving office | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Welfare | Proposes that the state provide for and fund benevolent institutions, the elderly, the infirm and the unemployed | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Property | Proposes to repeal state aid in the purchase of farm homes | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Census | Proposes to repeal the law requiring a state census | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Admin of Gov'tRedistricting | Proposes to repeal the section of the constitution on apportionment | a |
Louisiana
See also:Louisiana 1972 ballot measures
February 1:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Legislature | Concerning meeting requirements for federal funds | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Bonds | Concerning the issuance of bonds | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Civil Service | Concerning merit-based civil service | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Public Works | Concerning the repeal of certain sections of Article XV | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Public Works | Concerning mosquito abatement districts | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Taxes | Concerning public improvement assessments | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Taxes | Concerning taxes to support vocational education | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Bonds | Concerning a bond issue for payment of Vietnam bonuses | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Local Gov't | Concerning the family court of East Baton rouge | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Local Gov't | Concerning the traffic court of the city of New Orleans | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Taxes | Concerning taxes to support flood protection | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Taxes | Concerning taxation by certain levee districts | d |
November 7:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Concerning the state ad valorem property tax | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Concerning various tax questions | a |
| LRCA | Amedment 3 | Taxes | Concerning reimbursements from the property tax relief fund | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Concerning the valuation of property | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Taxes | Concerning the valuation of real estate | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Taxes | Concerning taxes to support flood protection | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Elections | Concerning elections in Louisiana | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Legislature | Concerning property liens by the sewage and water board of New Orleans | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Civil Service | Concerning the civil service commission | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Judiciary | Concerning jury service for women | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Elections | Concerning special elections | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Civil Service | Concerning veterans' preference | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 13 | Elections | Concerning residency requirements for voters | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 14 | Elections | Concerning write-in candidates | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 15 | Elections | Concerning unopposed candidates | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 16 | Taxes | Concerning property assessment and millage rates | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 17 | Taxes | Concerning taxation to support ambulance service | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 18 | Admin of Gov't | Concerning the creation of ambulance authorities | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 19 | Taxes | Concerning the taxation of shrimp and oyster boats. | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 20 | Local Gov't | Concerning the traffic court of the city of New Orleans | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 21 | Local Gov't | Concerning the sewage and water board of New Orleans | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 22 | Taxes | Concerning property taxes in New Orleans | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 23 | Local Gov't | Concerning municipal assessment for road paving | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 24 | Local Gov't | Concerning the creation of parking utilities | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 25 | Local Gov't | Concerning the creation of a development district in New Orleans | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 26 | Civil Service | Concerning the status of city park employees in New Orleans | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 27 | Bonds | Concerning the issuance of bonds by the school board of Orleans parish. | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 28 | Taxes | Concerning an election year ad valorem tax | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 29 | Local Gov't | Concerning council consolidation | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 30 | Local Gov't | Concerning the public improvement districts in Jefferson parish | d |
Maine
See also:Maine 1972 ballot measures
June 19
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndISS | Direct initiative Question | Elections | Removes straight party square box on general election ballots, establishes alphabetically listing of candidates by office | a |
| BI | Referendum Question No. 1 | Education | Issues $3,850,000 in bonds for vocational technical institutes and reservation schools | a |
| BI | Referendum Question No. 2 | Prisons | Issues $2,985,000 in bonds for enlargement and improvement of mental and correctional institutes | a |
| BI | Referendum Question No. 3 | Transportation | Issues $4 million in bonds for a toll bridge across the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow | d |
| BI | Referendum Question No. 4 | Bonds | Issues $3.09 million in bonds for state park facilities, various airports and a maintenance building at Augusta | a |
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Referendum Question No. 1 | Transportation | Issues $10.3 million in bonds for the construction of state highways | a |
| BI | Referendum Question No. 2 | Education | Issues $8.36 million in bonds for classroom facilities at seven campuses of the University of Maine | a |
| LRSS | Referendum Question No. 3 | Transportation | Reallocates moneys appropriated for Auburn-Lewiston Airport and construction at Rumford | d |
| LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 | Housing | Provides government credit for loans for housing for Native Americans | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 | Housing | Provides government credit for loans for housing for Veterans | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3 | Legislatures | Reduces the age of eligibility to serve in theHouse of Representatives to 20 years of age | d |
Maryland
See also:Maryland 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Question 1 | Legislatures | Establishes number of senators and delegates in the general assembly | a |
| LRCA | Question 2 | Lottery | Provides an exception to the prohibition of lotteries for those operated by the state | a |
| LRCA | Question 3 | Constitutional rights | States that equality of rights shall not be denied because of sex | a |
| LRCA | Question 4 | Constitutions | Allows more than one amendment on a single bill | a |
| LRCA | Question 5 | Suffrage | Regulates the right to vote for certain criminals | a |
| LRCA | Question 6 | Legislature | Creates a "consent calendar" permitting bills to be read as a single group | a |
| LRCA | Question 7 | Term limits | Exempts local board of education from four year term limits | a |
| LRCA | Question 8 | Local gov't | Provides a summary of laws proposed for enactment in a charter county | a |
| LRCA | Question 9 | Taxes | Requires that a tax to pay of state debt not be collected if funds can be appropriated from the state budget | a |
| LRCA | Question 10 | Gov't Finances | Reduces items in the Budget Bill pertaining to the judiciary department | a |
| LRCA | Question 11 | Judiciary | Creates provisions for the Harford County Orphans' and Circuit Courts | a |
| LRCA | Question 12 | Local gov't | Allows the Mayor to make loans to improve properties in Baltimore | a |
| LRCA | Question 13 | Local gov't | Provides that clerks in Washington County are appointed and removed based on merit | a |
| LRCA | Question 14 | Suffrage | Deletes obsolete language from the description of those allowed to vote | a |
| LRCA | Question 15 | Local gov't | Permits members of the Baltimore County Council to be elected by voters in each district | a |
| LRCA | Question 16 | Eminent domain | Allows Montgomery County lands to be acquired by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | a |
| LRCA | Question 17 | Local gov't | Abolishes the office of the surveyor in several counties | a |
| VR | Question 18 | Education | Establishes a state scholarship for private school students | d |
Massachusetts
See also:Massachusetts 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Allow the legislature to require that agricultural and horticultural land be taxed based on its use rather than market value |
| 1,440,093 (73%) | 534,143 (27%) | |
| Question 2 | Set the minimum voting age as 18 |
| 1,664,998 (81%) | 399,624 (19%) | |
| Question 3 | Repeal language in the state constitution that prohibits individuals classified as paupers from voting |
| 1,562,886 (79%) | 426,510 (21%) | |
| Question 4 | Allow for state-funded loans for tuition and board to residents attending colleges |
| 1,407,690 (68%) | 666,276 (32%) | |
| Question 5 | Provide for a state constitutional right to clean air and water, freedom from excessive noise, and the protection of environmental and natural resource qualities |
| 1,634,674 (82%) | 359,864 (18%) | |
| Question 6 | Allow for the use of a graduated income tax scheme |
| 712,030 (33%) | 1,455,639 (67%) | |
| Question 7 | Require all judges to retire at age 70 |
| 1,608,282 (76%) | 502,743 (24%) | |
| Question 8 | Lower the age for purchasing or selling alcohol to 18 |
| 1,067,458 (51%) | 1,027,914 (49%) | |
| Question 9 | Advise officials to allow voluntary recitation of prayer in public schools |
| 1,766,980 (82%) | 383,496 (18%) |
Michigan
See also:Michigan 1972 ballot measures
May 16, 1972
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal A | Allow the state to authorize lotteries and authorize the sale of lottery tickets |
| 1,352,768 (73%) | 506,778 (27%) | |
| Proposal B | Allow members of the legislature to be elected or appointed to a different office while serving their term but require them to resign from the legislature before accepting the new office |
| 866,593 (49%) | 915,312 (51%) |
August 8, 1972
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal A | Allow trial by a jury of less than 12 members in any court if the trial is regarding a misdemeanor offense punishable by no more than one year's imprisonment |
| 696,570 (66%) | 357,186 (34%) |
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal A | Set Daylight Saving Time as the last Sunday in April until the last Sunday in October |
| 1,754,887 (55%) | 1,460,724 (45%) | |
| Proposal B | Allow physicians to perform abortions when a woman's period of gestation has not exceeded 20 weeks |
| 1,270,416 (39%) | 1,958,265 (61%) | |
| Proposal C | Limit the purposes a property tax may be for and require the legislature establish a taxation program to fund schools |
| 1,324,702 (42%) | 1,815,126 (58%) | |
| Proposal D | Allow the state and political subdivisions to impose a graduated income tax |
| 959,286 (31%) | 2,102,744 (69%) | |
| Proposal E | Allow the state to issue bonds to fund tuition payments and services bonuses for veterans |
| 1,490,968 (48%) | 1,603,203 (52%) |
Minnesota
See also:Minnesota 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Legislative processes | Alter the manner of determining the length of legislative sessions, permitting variations in the times for meetings of the legislature |
| 968,088 (62%) | 603,385 (38%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Judiciary;Judiciary structure | Reorganize the state judicial system, provide for appointment of clerks of district court, and authorize discipline and removal of judges |
| 1,012,916 (66%) | 531,831 (34%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State executive structure | Provide for the joint election of the governor and lieutenant governor, and remove the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the senate |
| 1,064,580 (68%) | 503,342 (32%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Veterans | Levy taxes for the purpose of providing bonuses to veterans of the Vietnam War |
| 1,131,921 (70%) | 477,473 (30%) |
Mississippi
See also:Mississippi 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Trials | Proposes to keep a grand jury empaneled | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Constitutional Rights | Proposes to set the voting age to 18 | a |
Missouri
See also:Missouri 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Local government;Tax exemptions | Authorize the Missouri General Assembly to exempt certain personal and real property from taxation, provide financial relief to elderly renters, and compensate local governments for lost revenue |
| 1,241,633 (82%) | 273,213 (18%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Legislative processes | Allow the Missouri General Assembly to prioritize bills returned by the Governor five days or less before the session ends in odd-numbered years for the next session and to reconvene for up to ten days in even-numbered years to reconsider them |
| 940,643 (75%) | 320,673 (25%) |
Montana
See also:Montana 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Suffrage | Changes the voting age requirements | a |
Nebraska
See also:Nebraska 1972 ballot measures
May 9
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Legislature | Provides clarifications on the meaning of the legislature and eliminates obsolete matter | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Legislature | Provides procedures for legislative appropriations | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | State exec | Directs the governor to prepare a budget bill | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Judiciary | Creates or abolishes juvenile court judicial districts | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | State exec | Clarifies the legislature's certification of elections of executive officers | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Legislature | Removes obsolete language referring to a bicameral legislature | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Judiciary | Requires that the supreme court budget conform with legislative sessions | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Suffrage | Reduces the voting age to 18 | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Admin of gov't | Authorizes the state and local governments to have joint government functions | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Elections | Repeals obsolete provisions for the election of U.S. senators | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Con language | Removes obsolete language from the constitution | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Bonds | Transfers provisions for industrial development bonds from Article 15 to Article 13 of the constitution | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 13 | War & peace | Clarifies constitutional provisions concerning the militia | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 14 | Business reg | Clarifies constitutional provisions concerning corporations | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 15a | Suffrage | Changes residence requirements for voters | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 15b | Elections | Eliminates exceptions to military duty on election day | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 15c | Elections | Permits other methods of voting | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 16 | Education | Provides guidelines for the disbursing of funds to private schools | a |
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Legislature | Provides qualifications for members of the legislature | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judiciary | Changes the number of district judges and changes district boundaries | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Legislature | Sets legislative salaries by law | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Trials | Guarantees the right of appeal in felony cases | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | State exec | Transfers provisions for filling vacancies in office from the legislative to the executive article of the constitution | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Con language | Clarifies language concerning the eligibility of persons for public office | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Property | Allows the legislature to fix the value of agricultural lands | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Pension | Allows legislators to participate in the state retirement system | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Legislature | Establishes procedures for providing per diem compensation for legislators | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Education | Clarifies constitutional provisions concerning education | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Local gov't | Authorizes cities to create off-street parking | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Judiciary | Increases the number of members on the judicial nominating commission | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 13 | Pension | Allows the legislature to provide that retirement benefits be adjusted for changes in cost of living | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 14 | Admin of gov't | Changes the membership of the board of equalization | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 15 | Admin of gov't | Provides standards and definitions for conflicts of interest | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 16 | Admin of gov't | Changes the name of the state railway commission | a |
Nevada
See also:Nevada 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Ballot measures | Change the deadline for filing constitutional amendment initiative petitions from 60 days to 90 days before the general election. |
| 109,717 (72%) | 42,219 (28%) | |
| Question 2 | Local government;Legislature | Remove the Legislature’s power over county surveyors and school superintendents, placing these offices under local control. |
| 98,697 (65%) | 52,450 (35%) | |
| Question 3 | Military service | Allow military personnel to retain or not lose voting residency status regardless of their service. |
| 121,576 (80%) | 30,960 (20%) | |
| Question 4 | Judiciary | Change the selection of Supreme Court justices from elections to appointment by the Governor from a commission’s nominees. |
| 56,944 (38%) | 92,159 (62%) | |
| Question 5 | Initiative process;Ballot measures;Tax administration | Prohibit initiative petitions from proposing laws requiring spending unless they also propose a sufficient tax to fund it. |
| 85,663 (59%) | 59,880 (41%) | |
| Question 6 | Ballot measures | Allow nonconflicting amendments to take effect together and prioritize the one with more votes if conflicts arise. |
| 89,455 (63%) | 51,563 (37%) | |
| Question 7 | State executive powers;Administrative organization | Change the Pardons Board to the Governor and four appointed residents. |
| 64,519 (44%) | 82,988 (56%) |
New Hampshire
See also:New Hampshire 1972 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABR | Constitutional Convention | Con Convention | Shall New Hampshire hold a constitutional convention? | a |
| LRCA | Legislative Mileage Payment | Legislature | Shall legislative mileage paymets be limited? | d |
New Jersey
See also:New Jersey 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Question 1 | Bond issues | Allows for $650 million in bonds for improvements to highways and mass transit. | d |
| LRCA | Question 2 | Gambling | Allows for bingo games for senior citizens. | a |
| LRCA | Question 3 | State executive officials | Changes the terms of theAttorney General andSecretary of State so that they serve at the pleasure of theGovernor. | d |
New York
See also:New York 1972 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Proposition 1 | Environment | Allows for $1.5 billion in debt for the preservation and improvement of the environment | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Direct Democracy | Provides that county elections for a District Attorney shall take place once every three or four years | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Con Language | Replaces Article XIX of the Constitution with a new Article XIX | d |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Judiciary | Increases the number of judicial departments | d |
North Carolina
See also:North Carolina 1972 ballot measures
May 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Referendum 1 | Bonds | Issues bonds for clean water | a |
| BI | Referendum 2 | Bonds | Issues bonds for zoological park facilities | a |
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Elections | Changes the age requirements for voting and holding office | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judiciary | Prescribes age limits for service as a judge | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Judiciary | Provides procedures for the censure or removal of a judge | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Resources | Amends the constitution to conserve and protect natural resources | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Local gov't | Limits the incorporation of cities and towns | a |
North Dakota
See also:North Dakota 1972 ballot measures
April 28
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABR | Main Proposition | Constitutions | Approves a new state constitution created at aconstitutional convention | d |
| ABR | Alternate Proposition 1A | Legislatures | Chooses bicameral state legislature | a |
| ABR | Alternate Proposition 1B | Legislatures | Chooses unicameral state legislature | d |
| ABR | Alternate Proposition 2A | Direct Democracy | Chooses referendum and initiative signature requirements by percentage of population | a |
| ABR | Alternate Proposition 2B | Direct Democracy | Chooses referendum and initiative signature requirements that are set numbers | d |
| ABR | Alternate Proposition 3 | Constitutional Rights | Declares persons 18 years old or older adults for all purposes | d |
| ABR | Alternate Proposition 4 | Gambling | Prohibits the legislative assembly from having power to authorize lotteries or gift enterprises | d |
September 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't Finances | Limits political subdivisions from having debt exceeding eight percent of assessed value of taxable property in political subdivision | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Education | Ends constitutional requirement that an educational or charitable institution be located in Ellendale | a |
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Measure 1 | Abortion | Allows physicians to terminate pregnancies if certain preconditions are present | d |
Ohio
See also:Ohio 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | Hold a convention to revise, alter or amend the constitution |
| 1,291,267 (38%) | 2,142,534 (62%) | |
| Voter Approval of Income Tax Levies and Increases Initiative | Require any income tax levy or increase passed by the General Assembly to be approved by a majority of voters. |
| 1,164,653 (31%) | 2,571,516 (69%) |
Oklahoma
See also:Oklahoma 1972 ballot measures
March 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 485 | Transportation;Bonds | Authorize the state to issue up to $250 million in general obligation bonds for highway improvements. |
| 114,493 (24%) | 360,399 (76%) |
August 22, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 488 | Local government;Voting requirements;Bonds | Allow all voters, not just property taxpayers, to participate in municipal public utility bond elections. |
| 189,945 (39%) | 298,670 (61%) | |
| State Question 489 | Local;Bonds | Limit the maximum annual indebtedness of cities and towns to 10% of the value of their taxable properties. |
| 242,369 (51%) | 230,433 (49%) | |
| State Question 490 | Education;Budgets | Increase the loan limit to 70% of farmland's reasonable valuation from educational funds. |
| 223,794 (48%) | 244,077 (52%) |
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 480 | Alcohol | Allow the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink for on-premise consumption and permit franchise agreements and advertising. |
| 463,405 (47%) | 525,148 (53%) | |
| State Question 486 | Taxes;Property | Limit real property assessments for ad valorem taxation at 35% of its fair cash value based on its highest and best use during the previous year. |
| 537,310 (58%) | 387,272 (42%) | |
| State Question 487 | Education;Taxes | Allow emergency and local support school tax levies up to 5 and 10 mills to remain indefinitely unless repealed by voters. |
| 490,966 (54%) | 413,023 (46%) |
Oregon
See also:Oregon 1972 ballot measures
January 18, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | Taxes;Tobacco | Increase the tax on cigarettes from four cents to nine cents per package. |
| 245,717 (51%) | 236,937 (49%) |
May 23, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | English;Voting age | Remove the literacy requirement and lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 years of age for all elections. |
| 327,231 (48%) | 349,746 (52%) | |
| Measure 2 | Administration | Repeal requirement to conduct a decennial census “of all the white population of the State." |
| 420,568 (67%) | 206,436 (33%) | |
| Measure 3 | Legislature | Allow a majority of members of each legislative house to convene a special legislative session by joint resolution or by petition filed with the presiding officers. |
| 241,371 (38%) | 391,698 (62%) | |
| Measure 4 | Bonds | Authorize the issuance and sale of bonds up to 0.25% of true cash value of all taxable property for state capital construction projects. |
| 232,391 (39%) | 364,323 (61%) | |
| Measure 5 | Irrigation;Bonds | Authorize bonds up to one percent of true cash value of taxable property in the state for irrigation and water development projects. |
| 233,175 (38%) | 374,295 (62%) | |
| Measure 6 | Taxes;Transportation | Allow counties to levy a $10 annual vehicle registration tax for highway and park purposes, with revenue shared among the county and its cities. |
| 120,027 (20%) | 491,551 (80%) |
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | Administration | Repeal the geographic requirements for state institutions, allowing their location outside Marion County without voter approval. |
| 594,080 (72%) | 232,948 (28%) | |
| Measure 2 | Law enforcement | Allow the legislature to define the qualifications for county sheriff. |
| 572,619 (67%) | 281,720 (33%) | |
| Measure 3 | Budgets | Permit counties to buy or lease property for up to ten years, with an annual payment capped at 0.01% of the county's total taxable property value. |
| 329,669 (42%) | 462,932 (58%) | |
| Measure 4 | Repeal constitutional provision that banned public funding for religious institutions |
| 336,382 (39%) | 519,196 (61%) | ||
| Measure 5 | Civil trials;Criminal trials;Jury rules | Permit juries to be comprised of less than twelve, but not less than six jurors. |
| 591,191 (69%) | 265,636 (31%) | |
| Measure 6 | Veterans | Expand eligibility for veterans’ loans for individuals who served between 1940-1947 and 1950-1960, and extend loan access to spouses of service members killed, missing in action, or prisoners of war. |
| 736,802 (85%) | 133,139 (15%) | |
| Measure 7 | Executive;Public retirement funds | Repeal the retirement fund for the office of governor. |
| 571,959 (66%) | 292,561 (34%) | |
| Measure 8 | Executive | Change the gubernatorial line of succession to proceed in the order of Secretary of State, Treasurer, President of the Senate, and Speaker of State House of Representatives |
| 697,297 (82%) | 151,174 (18%) | |
| Measure 9 | Education;Taxes;Property | Prohibit the levy of property taxes to pay for the operating expenses of elementary schools, high schools, and community colleges. |
| 342,885 (38%) | 558,136 (62%) |
Pennsylvania
See also:Pennsylvania 1972 ballot measures
| Type | Name | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Financial Assistance for 1971-1972 Flood Damage Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending and finance | Allows the legislature to provide tax rebates, credits, exemptions, grants-in-aid, state supplementations or special provisions to persons or entities for damage that resulted from the storms or floods of September 1971 and June 1972 | a |
Rhode Island
See also:Rhode Island 1972 ballot measures
November 7:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBM | Proposal 1 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | a |
| LBM | Proposal 2 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | a |
| LBM | Proposal 3 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | a |
| LBM | Proposal 4 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | a |
| LBM | Proposal 5 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 6 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 7 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 8 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 9 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 10 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 11 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 12 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 13 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | d |
| LBM | Proposal 14 | Bond issues | Issues general obligation bonds. | a |
South Carolina
See also:South Carolina 1972 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | State executive | Provides for the succession of the Governor and the rules for filling a vacancy of the Governor and of the Lieutenant Governor | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judiciary | This amendment provides for a unified judicial system | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Administration of government | Provides for general qualifications of officeholders and prohibits dual officeholding | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | County and municipal governance | Provides for the retention of present powers of various local political entities and county boundaries | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Alcohol | Authorizes the General Assembly to provide for the issuance of licenses to sell alcohol in quantities of two ounces or less and for the sale of alcohol in sealed containers of two ounces or less | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Education | This amendment provides for a State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education. | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Constitutional language | Provides for the grounds of divorce, prohibits lotteries, provides for the continuity of government and provides for alcoholic liquors and beverages | a |
South Dakota
See also:South Dakota 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment A | Voting age | Establish 18 as the minimum voting age |
| 206,170 (73%) | 75,765 (27%) | |
| Amendment B | Term limits;State executive powers;State executive elections;State executive structure;Administrative organization | Reduction of government and term limitations for state constitutional officers |
| 182,248 (65%) | 96,944 (35%) | |
| Amendment C | Judiciary;Judiciary;Judiciary structure;Judicial authority | Establish a Unified Court System |
| 177,235 (66%) | 89,358 (34%) | |
| Amendment D | Local government | Expand home rule, allow the Legislature authority to organize local governments, and allow intergovernmental cooperation under legislative restrictions |
| 152,474 (59%) | 107,296 (41%) | |
| Amendment E | Initiative process;Ballot measures;Constitutional conventions | Establishes the initiated constitutional amendment process and other changes |
| 173,541 (67%) | 84,939 (33%) | |
| Initiative 1 | Hunting | Permit the hunting of mourning doves |
| 96,103 (33%) | 192,350 (67%) |
Tennessee
See also:Tennessee 1972 ballot measures
August 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Proposes to different tax assessments for different properties | a |
Texas
See also:Texas 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Administration | Revise the process and timeline for proposing and publishing constitutional amendments |
| 1,386,017 (58%) | 996,005 (42%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Salaries | Provide the lieutenant governor and speaker with a salary of $22,500 |
| 906,223 (35%) | 1,666,239 (65%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Administration | Allow state employees, except officers, to serve on local governing bodies without salary loss and clarify exceptions to paying state funds to those holding multiple paid civil positions |
| 1,288,338 (51%) | 1,223,487 (49%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Bonds | Set a maximum bond interest rate of 6% |
| 1,359,239 (57%) | 1,017,158 (43%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Education | Allow a county to reduce its permanent school fund an distribute revenue gained to independent and common school districts |
| 1,451,457 (58%) | 1,053,186 (42%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Salaries | Provide annual salaries of $20,000 to the lieutenant governor and speaker, and $9,000 to members of the Senate and House |
| 1,251,773 (47%) | 1,436,910 (53%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Local | Abolish the Lamar Country Hospital District |
| 1,470,348 (62%) | 911,643 (38%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Judiciary;Salaries | Require that the commissioners court in each county provide justices of the peace with an annual salary |
| 1,797,919 (69%) | 800,565 (31%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Constitutional conventions | Authorize a constitutional revision commission to propose changes, with the 63rd legislature acting as a convention to submit revisions or a new constitution to voters for approval |
| 1,549,982 (61%) | 985,282 (39%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes;Veterans | Offer tax exemptions for specific property of disabled veterans, as well as for surviving spouses and minor children of disabled veterans or those who lost their life while on active duty |
| 2,072,065 (76%) | 640,476 (24%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Taxes;Property | Establish a minimum $3,000 exemption on residence homesteads for all individuals aged 65 or older from ad valorem property taxes in localities |
| 1,927,085 (74%) | 680,808 (26%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Sex and gender;Race and ethnicity;Constitutional rights | Provide that "Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin" |
| 2,156,535 (80%) | 548,422 (20%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Executive | Extend term length to four years for the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and other state officers |
| 1,466,291 (56%) | 1,167,034 (44%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Administration | Exempt soil and water conservation district directors from prohibitions on holding or being compensated for multiple offices |
| 1,060,370 (42%) | 1,441,773 (58%) |
Utah
See also:Utah 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Gambling;Legislature | Revise the Legislative Article of the constitution |
| 240,637 (57%) | 178,941 (43%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Bail;Criminal trials | Allow judges to deny bail in certain felony cases |
| 289,799 (66%) | 151,774 (34%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Public education governance | End the requirement that first and second class cities have their own school districts |
| 261,733 (61%) | 170,624 (39%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Local government | Require the legislature to provide various forms of government for each county to select from |
| 283,141 (66%) | 148,179 (34%) |
Virginia
See also:Virginia 1972 ballot measures
November 7, 1972
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definition of City Amendment | Revise the definition of "city" |
| 679,025 (78%) | 191,073 (22%) | |
| Lower Minimum Age of Voting Amendment | Lower the voting age from 21 to 18 |
| 765,635 (76%) | 238,937 (24%) |
Washington
See also:Washington 1972 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITP | Initiative 258 | Animals | Allows a greyhound race track in any city with a population over 150,000 | d |
| ITP | Initiative 261 | Alcohol | Privatizes state-owned liquor stores and prohibits the state from engaging in the distribution and sale of alcohol | d |
| ITP | Initiative 276 | Elections | Requires periodic reports from groups or individuals who try to influence elections and limits how much money may be expended in a campaign | a |
| LRSS | Referendum 24 | Legislature | Regulates legislative lobbying | a |
| LRSS | Referendum 25 | Elections | Regulates certain campaign contributions and expenditures | a |
| LRSS | Referendum 26 | Bond Issues | Authorizes $225 million in bonds for public waste disposal facilities | a |
| LRSS | Referendum 27 | Bond Issues | Authorizes $75 million in bonds for water supply facilities | a |
| LRSS | Referendum 28 | Bond Issues | Authorizes $40 million in bonds for recreation areas and facilities | a |
| LRSS | Referendum 29 | Bond Issues | Authorizes $25 million in bonds for health and social service facilities | a |
| LRSS | Referendum 30 | Bond Issues | Authorizes $50 million in bonds for public transportation systems | d |
| LRSS | Referendum 31 | Bond Issues | Authorizes $50 million in bonds for community college facilities | a |
| ITL | Initiatives 40 and 40B | Environment | Establishes anti-litter regulations and rules | a |
| ITL | Initiatives 43 and 43B | Environment | Regulates the use and development of the shoreline | a |
| ITL | Initiative 44 | Taxes | Limits property tax levies to twenty mills without a vote of the people | a |
| LRCA | SJR 1 | Taxes | Replaces a forty mill property tax limit with a maximum allowable rate of one percent of the value of all taxable property | a |
| LRCA | SJR 5 | Lottery | Repeals the prohibition against lotteries and institutes a requirement of a supermajority vote via thelegislature or a ballot measure to conduct one | a |
| LRCA | SJR 38 | Gov't Salaries | Allows county commissioners to set their own salaries and those of all other county officers | a |
| LRCA | HJR 1 | Taxes | Requires the legislature to review all tax exemptions, deductions, exclusions or credits at least once every ten years | d |
| LRCA | HJR 21 | Local Gov't | Permits the people of any county to create a combined "city-county" government by majority vote | a |
| LRCA | HJR 47 | Taxes | Redesigns the approval formula governing certain excess property tax levies | a |
| LRCA | HJR 52 | Gov't Finances | Allows the legislature to authorize debts by a three-fifths majority vote in both houses and only debts that would not require debt service payment to exceed nine percent | a |
| LRCA | HJR 61 | Constitutional Rights | Provides that equality of rights and responsibilities shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex | a |
Wisconsin
See also:Wisconsin 1972 ballot measures
April 4, 1972
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Administration | Create more than one type of county government |
| 571,285 (53%) | 515,255 (47%) | |
| Question 2 | Local government | Allow counties with 500,000 people or fewer to choose whether to have an elected coroner or use a medical examiner and permit two or more counties to jointly implement a medical examiner system |
| 795,497 (71%) | 323,930 (29%) | |
| Question 3 | Public education governance;Property;Religion in schools | Permit the use of public school buildings by civic, religious, or charitable organizations after hours |
| 871,707 (75%) | 298,016 (25%) | |
| Question 4 | Religion in schools | Authorize the legislature to allow public schools to release students during school hours to receive religious instruction elsewhere |
| 595,075 (50%) | 585,511 (50%) |
Wyoming
See also:Wyoming 1972 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | County and municipal governance | Provides the form of home rule for cities and towns. | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | State legislatures | Permits state Senators and Representatives to accept an appointment and/or to seek election to another civil office. | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | State judiciary | Authorizes the legislature to determine the number of justices of the Wyoming Supreme Court. | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | State legislatures | Provides that the legislature shall meet for no more than sixty (60) legislative working days during a two-year period. | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Taxes | Allows the counties to levy an annual tax. | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | State and local government | Allows the counties to create indebtedness not to exceed two per cent (2%) of the assessed value of the taxable property. | d |
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