1983 ballot measures
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| 1983 State Ballot Measures | |
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By state
Alabama
See also:Alabama 1983 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local Gov't | Concerning the Alabama State Docks Department |  a |
Alaska
See also:Alaska 1983 ballot measures
November 8, 1983
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonding Proposition A | Housing;Veterans;Bonds | Issue up to $500,000,000 in bonds for purchasing mortgages for residences for qualifying veterans. |
| 24,167 (75%) | 8,243 (25%) |
Louisiana
See also:Louisiana 1983 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Concerning elections for judicial vacancies | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Property | Concerning the return of expropriated property | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Energy | Concerning revenues resulting from the deregulation of oil and gas prices | a |
Maine
See also:Maine 1983 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndISS | Initiative 1 | Hunt & Fish | Repeals state moose hunting season |  d |
| BI | Bond Issue 2 | Bonds | Issues $720,000 to make county courthouses handicap accessible | a |
| BI | Bond Issue 3 | Transportation | Issues $24.6 million in bonds for bridge and highway improvements | a |
| BI | Bond Issue 4 | Bonds | Issues $21,094,000 in bonds for several state and municipality facilities projects | d |
| BI | Bond Issue 5 | Development | Issues $11,875,000 in bonds for a variety of economic development projects | a |
| LRCA | Constitutional Amendment 6 | Taxes | Allows a property tax exemption for watercraft without reimbursement of municipalities | d |
| LRCA | Constitutional Amendment 7 | Gov't Finance | Requires two-thirds vote oflegislature for expenditures of principle of Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund | a |
| LRCA | Constitutional Amendment 8 | Resources | Changes municipal property tax loss reimbursement provisions including exemptions or credits for unextracted minerals | a |
Nevada
See also:Nevada 1983 ballot measures
June 7, 1983
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Judiciary;Judiciary structure | Establish staggered terms for district judges. |
| 26,887 (42%) | 37,198 (58%) | |
| Question 2 | Tax administration;Sales taxes | Tax sales to governmental contractors and impose a use tax on out-of-state sales that would be taxable if made in Nevada. |
| 29,335 (46%) | 34,616 (54%) |
New Jersey
See also:New Jersey 1983 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Question 1 | Bond issues | Allows for $135 million in bonds to acquire and develop land for recreational and conservational use. | a |
| BI | Question 2 | Bond issues | Allows for $50 million in bonds for shore protection projects. | a |
| LRSS | Question 3 | Bond issues | Amends a 1981 water bond act to allow additional uses of bond funds. | a |
| BI | Question 4 | Bond issues | Allows for $135 million in bonds for bridge rehabilitation and improvements. | a |
| LRCA | Question 5 | State judiciary | Creates a family part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court and transfers judges with related jurisdictions. | a |
| LRCA | Question 6 | State and local government budgets, spending and finance | Allows the state legislature to refinance bond debts without public approval if a debt service savings results. | a |
| LRCA | Question 7 | Taxes | Allows veterans' surviving spouses to receive the veterans' real and personal property tax deduction. | a |
| LRCA | Question 8 | State executive officials | Allows the Governor seven extra days to consider legislation passed within 10 days of the end of a legislative term. | a |
New York
See also:New York 1983 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Proposal 1 | Bond issues | Issues a bond to improve the state's infrastructure | a |
| LRCA | Proposal 2 | State and local government | Excludes from the Constitution limits of indebtedness by municipalities relating to sewage facilities | a |
| LRCA | Proposal 3 | Banking | Removes restrictions on the issuance of capital stock by savings banks | a |
| LRCA | Proposal 4 | State judiciary | Allows certain judges and justices that have retired to continue serving after appointment by the administrative board of courts. | d |
| LRCA | Proposal 5 | State judiciary | Allows for the temporary assignment of family court judges to the supreme court in the judicial section of his residence | a |
| LRCA | Proposal 6 | Forest and Parks | Allows for the exchange of Adirondack Park Land between the state and Sagamore Institute, Inc. | a |
| LRCA | Proposal 7 | State judiciary | Raises the monetary jurisdictional limitations of certain courts | a |
| LRCA | Proposal 8 | State and local government | Authorizes a new way for municipalities to finance public improvements and redevelopment plans | a |
Ohio
See also:Ohio 1983 ballot measures
November 8, 1983
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum Age for Alcohol Consumption Initiative | Raise the minimum age for the consumption of beer to 21 years old |
| 1,386,959 (41%) | 1,965,469 (59%) | |
| Repeal 1982 Tax Increases Initiative | Repeal all taxes passed since 1982 |
| 1,452,061 (44%) | 1,883,270 (56%) | |
| Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Initiative | Require a 3/5ths supermajority in the state legislature to increase taxes. |
| 1,354,320 (41%) | 1,967,129 (59%) |
Texas
See also:Texas 1983 ballot measures
November 8, 1983
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Utilities;Sewage and stormwater | Allow localities to replace sewer laterals on private property if the connected sewer main is replaced, with owners repaying within five years |
| 380,448 (52%) | 345,149 (48%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Administration;Law enforcement | Transfer the board of pardons and paroles from constitutional to statutory status and grant it authority to revoke paroles |
| 498,998 (68%) | 235,344 (32%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Judiciary structure | Authorize reducing the number of justice of the peace and constable precincts in small counties with populations under 30,000 |
| 570,347 (77%) | 170,910 (23%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Property | Replace the previous limitation on urban homesteads based on value with a limitation based on size |
| 434,332 (61%) | 281,819 (39%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Agriculture;Business | Allow agricultural producer associations to conduct refundable assessments on product sales for research, marketing, and educational programs |
| 463,357 (64%) | 255,468 (36%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Government continuity | Authorize statutory provisions for succession of public offices during enemy attacks or disasters and suspend certain legislative rules in such emergencies |
| 449,631 (62%) | 280,790 (38%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Bonds | Authorize the use of the permanent school fund to guarantee bonds issued by individual school districts. |
| 457,590 (63%) | 269,037 (37%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Law enforcement;Family | Allow for the garnishment of wages for the purpose of court ordered child support payments |
| 607,219 (79%) | 157,826 (21%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Veterans;Bonds | Issue $800 million in bonds to finance the veteran's land program and veteran's housing assistance program |
| 533,509 (71%) | 219,342 (29%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Taxes | Exempt veteran organizations and certain fraternal organizations from property taxation |
| 346,337 (47%) | 388,197 (53%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Judiciary | Provide for statutory probate court judges to be assigned to other statutory courts with probate jurisdiction and other county courts |
| 485,540 (69%) | 222,275 (31%) |
Washington
See also:Washington 1983 ballot measures
November 8, 1983
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJR 103 | Redistricting | Provide for the establishment of an independent commission to redistrict the legislature based on equal population after each federal census. |
| 639,981 (61%) | 407,916 (39%) | |
| SJR 105 | Ports | Provide for an increase of the maximum term for state harbor leases from thirty to fifty-five years |
| 383,081 (38%) | 622,840 (62%) | |
| SJR 112 | Local government;Energy conservation | Permit local governments to fund energy conversation by any individual, association or corporation. |
| 405,820 (40%) | 602,719 (60%) |
Wisconsin
See also:Wisconsin 1983 ballot measures
April 5, 1983
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Nuclear energy | Allow the construction of a radioactive waste disposal site in the state |
| 78,327 (11%) | 628,414 (89%) |
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