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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Concerning ad valorem taxes used for education	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1990 ballot measures

August 28:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Measure 1	Transportation	Amends the Alaska Railroad Act	d
IndISS	Measure 2	Gaming	Creates an Alaska Gambling Board	d

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Gov't Finances	Creates a budget reserve fund	a
IndISS	Measure 2	Marijuana	Criminalizes the possession of marijuana	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Natural resources; Property	Provide for the authorization of the state to exchange state trust land for public or private land of equal or greater value		466,089 (45%)	567,267 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 101	Bonds; Local government	Allow municipalities to issue bonds for streets, highways, and bridges		401,165 (39%)	622,210 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 102	Judiciary	Provide for the authorization of the justice of the peace and courts inferior to the superior court to hear civil cases involving amounts up to $10,000	a	543,944 (53%)	473,111 (47%)
CICA	Proposition 103	Education; Budgets	Provide for the establishment of the Classroom Improvement Program		354,733 (34%)	687,977 (66%)
CICA	Proposition 104	Constitutional rights; Trials	Provide constitutional rights to victims of criminal offenses	a	589,870 (57%)	443,930 (43%)
CICA	Proposition 105	Insurance; Tort law; Transportation	Make an exception from the state constitutional provision prohibiting laws that limit the amount of damages someone can recover for a death or injury for those resulting from an automobile accident		180,922 (17%)	865,289 (83%)
CISS	Proposition 200	Environment; Gambling	Provide for the establishment of Heritage Funds from state lottery revenues and the allocation of funds for the State Parks Board and Game and Fish Commission	a	648,046 (62%)	394,952 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 201	Business	Provide for the establishment of an Insurance Consumer Office		231,266 (22%)	820,653 (78%)
CISS	Proposition 202	Environment	Require Arizona to develop a statewide plan to reduce the amount of solid waste in Arizona by 20% by the year 2010		346,926 (33%)	691,580 (67%)
CISS	Proposition 203	Business	Provide for the option of purchasing a fault based or personal protection insurance policy and establishing certain insurance requirements and limitations		156,301 (15%)	892,794 (85%)
CR	Proposition 300	Legislature; Salaries	Provide for the increase of legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $24,000		337,868 (33%)	699,589 (67%)
VR	Proposition 301	Administration	Provide for the establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday and the removal of Columbus Day as a paid holiday		251,308 (25%)	768,763 (75%)
VR	Proposition 302	Administration	Provide for the establishment of Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day as a paid state holiday on the third Monday in January		517,882 (49%)	535,151 (51%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Establishes the Arkansas Compensation Commission	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 2	Business reg	Controls interest rates and sets the penalty for violations thereof	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment 3	Con language	Repeals Amendment 44 of the Arkansas Constitution	a
CISS	Proposed Initiated Act 1	Gov't acc	Provides for standards of conduct and disclosure for candidates and political campaigns	a
LRSS	Proposed Question Act 683	Education	Authorizes the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to issue college savings bonds	a
LRSS	Proposed Question Act 945	Development	Authorizes the issuance of Economic Development Credit Enhancement General Obligation Bonds	d

California

See also: California 1990 ballot propositions

June 5, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 107	Housing; Bonds	Issue $150 million in bonds for housing projects and purchasing assistance for first-time homebuyers.	a	2,613,414 (52%)	2,396,377 (48%)
BI	Proposition 108	Transportation; Bonds	Issue $1 billion in bonds for passenger rail transportation projects.	a	2,795,092 (56%)	2,170,876 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 109	Legislature; Executive officials	Extend time from 12 days to 29 days for the Governor to review bills after adjournment in the first year of the legislative session.	a	2,627,505 (55%)	2,116,438 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 110	Taxes	Authorize the California State Legislature to allow severely disabled homeowners to transfer the value of their existing home to a replacement home.	a	3,931,937 (80%)	972,850 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 111	Taxes; Transportation	Enact a 55% increase in truck weight fees and increase the tax by $0.01 on January 1 for the next four years.	a	2,621,022 (52%)	2,378,028 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 112	Legislature; Salaries	Establish the Citizens Compensation Commission and limiting the ability of the state legislature to close sessions of the Legislature.	a	2,994,561 (62%)	1,799,517 (38%)
LRSS	Proposition 113	Business	Amend the laws regulating licenses for chiropractors.	a	3,897,974 (82%)	864,835 (18%)
LRSS	Proposition 114	Death penalty; Law enforcement; Judiciary	Amend the law to expand the types of peace officers whose murder is a special circumstance potentially warranting the death penalty.	a	3,435,095 (71%)	1,395,087 (29%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 115	Law enforcement; Judiciary; Trials	Create laws and constitutional amendments relating to criminal prosecution, crimes, and trials.	a	2,690,115 (57%)	2,026,599 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 116	Transportation; Bonds	Issue nearly $2 billion in bonds for passenger and commuter rail transportation projects.	a	2,579,810 (53%)	2,263,573 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 117	Environment; Animals	Create the Habitat Conservation Fund and appropriate $30 million annually to the fund until 2020.	a	2,572,470 (52%)	2,334,899 (48%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 118	Legislature; Redistricting	Establish provisions for approving redistricting maps and establish the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee in the state constitution.		1,615,163 (33%)	3,281,177 (67%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 119	Legislature; Redistricting	Amend the state constitution and state law to authorize a 12-person citizens commission to redistrict the boundaries of districts after each census.		1,761,510 (36%)	3,105,501 (64%)
BI	Proposition 120	Prisons; Bonds	Authorize the issuance of $450 million in bonds to fund prison construction.	a	2,714,145 (56%)	2,133,995 (44%)
BI	Proposition 121	Education; Bonds	Authorize the issuance of $450 million in bonds for the construction of higher education facilities.	a	2,687,831 (55%)	2,195,888 (45%)
BI	Proposition 122	Earthquakes; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $300 million in bonds for seismic retrofitting of government facilities against earthquakes.	a	2,679,875 (55%)	2,190,057 (45%)
BI	Proposition 123	Education; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $800 million in bonds to fund the construction of public school facilities.	a	2,781,973 (58%)	2,054,385 (42%)

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 124	Healthcare; Business	Allow local hospital districts to own stock of corporations engaging in any health-related business.		3,225,340 (46%)	3,815,030 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 125	Taxes; Transportation	Authorize a portion of the revenue from motor vehicle gas taxes to be allocated to the purchase of rail transit vehicles and equipment.		3,229,081 (46%)	3,859,304 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 126	Alcohol; Taxes	Amend the state constitution to increase the taxes on alcohol.		3,001,351 (41%)	4,332,827 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 127	Earthquakes; Taxes	Amend the constitution to exclude earthquake safety modifications from property tax assessments until the property is sold.	a	4,431,687 (62%)	2,750,765 (38%)
CISS	Proposition 128	Environment; Forests and parks; Natural resources; Property; Bonds	Regulate pesticides on food, establish water quality standards, and appropriate $340 million for environmental research and redwoods forestry projects.		2,636,663 (36%)	4,760,022 (64%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 129	Law enforcement; Bonds	Appropriate $1.9 billion over eight years for drug enforcement and issue $740 million in bonds for treatment and confinement facilities.		1,982,372 (28%)	5,192,742 (72%)
CISS	Proposition 130	Forests and parks; Natural resources; Property; Bonds	Impose restrictions on logging operations on nonfederal lands and authorize $742 million in bonds to acquire old-growth forestlands.		3,528,887 (48%)	3,842,733 (52%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 131	Term limits; Elections	Establish provisions relating to term lengths and campaign finance contributions.		2,723,763 (38%)	4,490,973 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 132	Hunting and fishing; Environment	Establish the Marine Protection Zone, prohibit gill and trammel, and establish four new ocean water reserves for research purposes.	a	3,959,238 (56%)	3,140,733 (44%)
CISS	Proposition 133	Law enforcement; Taxes	Increase the state's sales tax, create the Safe Streets Fund, and prohibit the early release of certain convicted individuals.		2,281,937 (32%)	4,877,808 (68%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 134	Alcohol; Taxes	Establish the Alcohol Surtax Fund and add an increased surtax of $0.05 on alcohol.		2,285,256 (31%)	5,076,822 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 135	Food and agriculture; Environment; Business	Appropriate $5 million annually to fund pesticide-related research, change the monitoring and regulation of pesticides on foods, and establish state training for pesticide users.		2,191,301 (30%)	5,015,928 (70%)
CICA	Proposition 136	Taxes; Direct democracy; Elections; Supermajority	Require certain taxes be voted on by citizens.		3,439,621 (48%)	3,744,620 (52%)
CICA	Proposition 137	Direct democracy; Elections	Require voter approval for changes to the rules governing initiative petition circulators and how the initiative is presented to voters.		3,157,383 (45%)	3,860,756 (55%)
CISS	Proposition 138	Forests and parks; Natural resources; Bonds	Establish provisions relating to logging, forests, greenhouse gases, and private land.		2,108,389 (29%)	5,201,891 (71%)
CICA/SS	Proposition 139	Prisons	Establish provisions relating to inmate labor.	a	3,867,147 (54%)	3,288,144 (46%)
CICA	Proposition 140	Term limits; Legislature	Create term limits and provisions relating to the legislature.	a	3,744,447 (52%)	3,432,666 (48%)
LRSS	Proposition 141	Water; Business	Extend to public agencies the prohibition on discharging or releasing into water chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.		3,332,755 (48%)	3,542,894 (52%)
BI	Proposition 142	Veterans; Housing; Bonds	Issue $400 million in bonds for home loans for veterans through the Cal-Vet program.	a	4,153,879 (59%)	2,884,851 (41%)
BI	Proposition 143	Education; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $450 million in bonds to fund the improvement of public higher education facilities in the state.		3,449,401 (49%)	3,619,457 (51%)
BI	Proposition 144	Prisons; Bonds	Authorize $450 million in bonds to fund the construction of new prisons and Youth Authority facilities to address overcrowding.		2,871,183 (40%)	4,239,091 (60%)
BI	Proposition 145	Housing; Bonds	Issue $125 million in bonds to fund a housing and earthquake safety program.		3,113,975 (44%)	3,904,145 (56%)
BI	Proposition 146	Education; Bonds	Authorize $800 million in bonds for improvements to public school buildings under the State School Building Lease-Purchase Program.	a	3,679,099 (53%)	3,324,276 (47%)
BI	Proposition 147	Prisons; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $225 million in bonds to construct and renovate county correctional facilities and county juvenile facilities.		2,574,002 (37%)	4,329,678 (63%)
BI	Proposition 148	Water; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $380 million for a water resources program and change provisions of the Water Conservation Bond Law.		3,024,141 (44%)	3,886,587 (56%)
BI	Proposition 149	Forests and parks; Natural resources; Property; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $437 million in bonds for developing and restoring state and local nature, historical, or museum properties.		3,330,877 (47%)	3,743,765 (53%)
BI	Proposition 150	Judiciary; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $200 million in bonds for the construction and renovation of county courthouse facilities.		1,830,612 (26%)	5,100,520 (74%)
BI	Proposition 151	Education; Bonds	Authorize the state to issue $30 million in bonds for the construction of childcare facilities.		3,360,443 (47%)	3,719,971 (53%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Amendment No. 1	Require voter approval for new and increased taxes and debts and establish new property assessment procedures.		494,934 (49%)	516,534 (51%)
LRSS	Amendment No. 2	Establish a presidential primary to select delegates to the national party convention.	a	582,835 (61%)	370,166 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Repeal obsolete constitutional provisions.	a	717,544 (78%)	204,294 (22%)
CICA	Amendment No. 4	Legalize limited gambling in certain cities and create the Limited Gambling Control Commission.	a	574,620 (57%)	428,096 (43%)
CICA	Amendment No. 5	Impose term limits for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, members of the General Assembly, and United States Senators and Representatives for Colorado.	a	708,975 (71%)	289,664 (29%)

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Redistricting	Extends the timetable for reapportionment	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Establish the timing of meetings of the legislature	a	2,615,449 (84%)	513,970 (16%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Require a three-day waiting period between the purchase and delivery of any handgun	a	2,840,912 (84%)	522,248 (16%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Excuse municipalities from general laws requiring them to spend funds under certain circumstances	a	2,031,557 (64%)	1,140,745 (36%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Provide for the recording of certain legislative votes and open and noticed committee and other legislative meetings	a	2,795,784 (88%)	392,323 (12%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Tort	Authorizes lawsuits against the state and its departments, agencies, officers and employees	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Provides for an education trust fund to assist in financing post-secondary education	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Environment	Encourages the conservation and protection of conservation use property	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Insurance	Provides for the indemnification of emergency management specialists who are killed or permanently disabled	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Allows political subdivisions to impose a local sales tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Requires a person to be a registered voter to hold public office	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Judiciary	Authorizes the general assembly to confer jurisdiction upon municipal courts to try state offenses	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Divorce & Custody	Provides that divorce cases can be tried in the county where the plaintiff resides if the defendant moves counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Gov't Finances	Provides for an emerging crops loan fund to assist farmers	a
LRSS	Referendum 1	Taxes	Raises the threshold below which intangible property tax liability is not incurred	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Increases the minimum number of days for legislative recesses and alters the permissible start dates for recesses	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Increases the minimum number of years of holding a license for district court judges	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Proposes to change the status for reappointment qualifications	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Constitutional Rights	Repeals the use of fractional voting for island unit representation	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Legislature	Changes the reappointment boundaries and applies changes as much as possible	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 14	Legislature	Authorizes the legislature to impose a fee on fish and game land	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Changes redemption periods for property sold for non-payment of taxes	a

Indiana

See also: Indiana 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Admin of Gov't	Proposes that the General Assembly act on a governor's veto prior to a session's termination	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Pension Civil Service	Proposes to allow the General Assembly to decided whether public employee retirement funding ought to be invested	d

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Constitutional Convention Question	Con convention	Calls for a constitutional convention to amend the constitution	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Proposes to amend the state constitution regarding education, specifically in administration, governance and finance	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Allowing the General Assembly to call itself into special legislative session upon petition by two-thirds of the membership of the General Assembly	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	General Assembly having the authority to establish a process which allows it, or an agency or a committee it designates, to review, approve, or reject any administrative regulation of an officer or agency of the executive department during or between regular sessions of the General Assembly	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Removing from the Kentucky Constitution various detailed limitations related to the General Assembly authority to classify and regulate cities; grant cities "home rule" powers; set limits on local government tax rates and debt capacity; regulate city elections and the terms in office of city council and commission members; and regulate local government taxing powers; including the power to grant limited tax exemptions to businesses and industries	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Providing a tax exemption for the real property owned and occupied by, and personal property, both tangible and intangible, owned by, institutions of religion	a

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1990 ballot measures

October 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Concerning the start date of the legislaive session	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Concerning the state budget	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Concerning administrative spending in education	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gambling	Concerning the creation of a state lottery	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of gov't	Concerning administrative decisions in workers compensation claims	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Civil Service	Concerning creation of a civil service system solely for state police	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Civil Service	Concerning supplemenal civil service pay	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Education	Concerning the ability of colleges to acquire stock as payment for research	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Concerning the prohibition of a local inheritance tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Concerning local ad valorem tax exemption for inventory held in distribution centers	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Concerning a tax break for property improvement in certain areas	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Taxes	Concerning property tax exemption for leasing property to nonprofit groups	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Concerning New Orleans property tax to suppot police and fire services	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Taxes	Concerning donating taxes to private entities for job creation	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Taxes	Concerning allocation of lignite taxes	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question No. 1	Sunday	Allows certain sized stores to open on Sundays and certain holidays	a
BI	Question No. 2	Transportation	Issues $4.5 million in bonds for the acquisition of certain rail lines	a
BI	Question No. 3	Education	Issues $5 million in bonds for the correction of major emergency maintenance problems in public schools	a
BI	Question No. 4	Environment	Issues $3 million in bonds for the investigation, abatement, clean up and mitigation of uncontrolled hazardous substance sites	a
BI	Question No. 5	Forests & Parks	Issues $19 million in bonds to purchase of public lands and for construction to replace Churchill Dam	d
BI	Question No. 6	Prisons	Issues $20,250,000 in bonds to build, purchase, plan and renovate correction facilities and to study future operation needs	d
BI	Question No. 7	Water	Issues $9 million in bonds for the construction of water pollution control facilities	a
BI	Question No. 8	History	Issues $5 million in bonds for historic buildings preservation, improvements at state parks and access for persons with disabilities	d
LRCA	Question No. 9	Housing	Uses state credit to insure the payment of mortgage loans	d

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Admin of gov't	Allows state and local officials to serve at the same time as members of a reserve component of the military	a
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Provides that circuit court clerks are governed by rules adopted by the state's highest court	a
ABR	Question 3	ConCon	Asks voters if a convention should be called to revise the Constitution	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Provide that the federal census be used for redistricting	a	1,731,341 (78%)	479,999 (22%)
IndISS	Question 2	Place limits on the state's use of consultants		1,038,174 (45%)	1,246,739 (55%)
IndISS	Question 3	Revise laws relating to the state income tax and the setting of fees by state agencies		935,337 (40%)	1,397,542 (60%)
IndISS	Question 4	Establish requirements for establishing a political party	a	1,134,535 (52%)	1,027,966 (48%)
IndISS	Question 5	Provide for the distribution of the Local Aid Fund	a	1,242,270 (57%)	949,561 (43%)
AQ	Question 6	Require all radio and television broadcast outlets give equal time to all certified candidates for public office	a	1,141,706 (54%)	973,933 (46%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Lottery	Dedicates state lottery proceeds to the environment and natural resources trust fund	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Redistricting Local Gov't	Proposes that counties be divided and the board members need not live in the district they represent	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Prisons	Proposes to establish a state-run nonprofit to operate prisons	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of Gov't	Proposes state congressional leaders read and sign bills in open sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Pension	Proposes to end pensions for Confederate soldiers and their widows	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Statehood	Proposes to repeal the part of the constitution pertaining to state boundaries	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Proposes to remove the provision that authorizes the state legislature to elect U.S. Senators and to appoint presidential electors	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Admin of Gov't	Proposes to repeal the provision that requires the governor and the state treasurer to publish the treasury balance	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1990 ballot measures

August 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Removes various regulations on bingo operations	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Creates neighborhood improvement districts and the ability to take on debt by vote for funding the improvements	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Requires a four-sevenths majority of those voting to approve certain operating levies	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Creates Department of Insurance and Office of Consumer Affairs	a

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition A	Environment	Creates a Natural Streams Commission to adopt management plans and regulations	d

Montana

See also: Montana 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	CC-1	Con Convention	Asks whether there should be a Constitutional Convention	d
LRCA	C-21	Elections	Requires a valid election to be held on qualified ballot issues	a
CICA	CI-55	Taxes	Repeals existing taxes and requires state funding through trade charge	d
CISS	I-115	Tobacco	Increases sales tax on cigarettes and tobacco	d

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Defines agricultural and horticultural land as distinct property class for tax purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Provides the right to appeal and appellate courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local gov't	Allows municipalities to use local revenue sources for economic and industrial development with voter approval	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Creates the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education	a
CICA	Amendment 5	Lottery	Establishes a state lottery system operated by nonprofit organizations	d
CICA	Amendment 6	Gov't Finances	Limits the annual increase of state and local budgets to 2%	d
VR	Referendum 1	Education	Retains an increase sales and income taxes to support schools	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Authorize the legislature to establish family courts as divisions of district courts to handle domestic matters.	a	204,981 (66%)	105,338 (34%)
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling	Allow charitable and nonprofit organizations to operate raffles and drawings for fundraising.	a	183,795 (59%)	128,707 (41%)
LRSS	Question 3	Taxes	Exempt textbook sales from sales taxes throughout the University of Nevada System.	a	172,662 (55%)	139,660 (45%)
LRSS	Question 4	Taxes	Exempt certain gold, silver, and platinum medallions and bars from sales and use taxes.		87,922 (28%)	220,851 (72%)
BI	Question 5	Environment; Bonds	Issue up to $47.2 million in bonds for park improvements, new parks, and the protection of wetlands and wildlife resources.	a	206,790 (66%)	106,720 (34%)
IndISS	Question 6	Education; Taxes	Establish a net profit tax on corporations and a $500 franchise fee, with revenues going toward education.		72,427 (23%)	241,949 (77%)
VR	Question 7	Abortion	Affirm the statute to allow for abortions up to 24 weeks gestation	a	200,645 (63%)	115,495 (37%)
CICA	Question 9	Taxes	Prohibit a state personal income tax while allowing business taxes to continue.	a	225,651 (72%)	86,361 (28%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Lottery Money for Education	Lottery	Shall all lottery moneys be used for edcation?	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Allows for $135 million in bonds for housing assistance.	a
LRSS	Question 2	Gambling	Allows Sunday horse racing at tracks on the condition that they remain closed on another day of the week.	a
LRCA	Question 2	Gambling	Allows Atlantic City gambling establishments to show live video of horse races and to accept wagers on them.	a

New York

See also: New York 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Authorizes the creation of state debt to provide moneys for the preservation, enhancement, restoration, improvement and stewardship of this state's environment	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues bonds to provide funds for prison and youth facilities	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1990 ballot measures

June 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Legislatures	Removes the lieutenant governor as the presiding officer of the state senate	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Gov't Finances	Provides that resources trust fund is a constitutional trust fund and for transfer of funds to resources trust fund	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Gov't Finances	Allows up to 50 percent of coal severance tax moneys to be used for lignite research, development and marketing	a
CISS	Measure 4	Education	Provides for an increase in several taxes to support elementary, secondary, adult and vocational education	d

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Legislatures	Provides that bills passed by the Legislative Assembly become effective on August 1 after passage	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Judiciary	Provides term limits for appointed Supreme Court justices or district court judges	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Admin of Gov't	Defines "graduate" relating to membership requirements of the State Board of Higher Education	d
LRCA	Measure 4	State Exec	Moves the State Auditor from the executive to the legislative branch after 1992	d
CICA	Measure 5	Gambling	Allows private citizens and for-profit organizations to conduct games of chance in Roland Township	d
CICA	Measure 6	Gambling	Authorizes electronic video gaming by private citizens, for-profit entities, and nonprofit organizations	d
CISS	Measure 7	Business	Allows an insurance agent to offer a rebate of all or any portion of the insurance agents commission to the insured party	d
CISS	Measure 8	Gambling	Regulates private games of chance conducted by use of video gaming devices	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Funding for Housing Assistance Amendment	Allow the state and political subdivisions to provide funds for housing assistance.	a	1,705,528 (53%)	1,517,466 (47%)
CICA	Licensing of a Casino in Lorain Initiative	Authorize the licensing of a casino resort hotel in the city of Lorain.		1,270,387 (38%)	2,098,725 (62%)
LRCA	Spousal Continuance for the Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment	Allow spouses of persons receiving a homestead tax exemption to continue receiving it after their spouse's death if certain criteria are met.	a	2,967,935 (89%)	372,950 (11%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1990 ballot measures

June 26, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 633	Education; Administration	Create a seven-member State Board of Education, with six appointees serving six-year terms, and the State Superintendent as president.		119,218 (49%)	124,457 (51%)
LRCA	State Question 634	Education; Taxes	Consolidate school levies into a 44-mill cap, redirect high-value property taxes to a statewide fund, and permit levy adjustments within the cap.		110,669 (45%)	132,907 (55%)
LRCA	State Question 635	Education; Budgets	Create the Oklahoma School Land Fund and allow the legislature allocate income from public land leases to schools.		112,971 (46%)	130,083 (54%)
LRCA	State Question 636	Education; Administration	Allow the legislature to determine the ages at which children are required to attend school.		110,925 (46%)	132,019 (54%)

August 28, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 623	Trials	Raise the jury trial threshold to $1,500, require 12-person juries for major cases, and mandate unanimous verdicts for serious crimes.	a	436,904 (63%)	260,266 (37%)
LRCA	State Question 624	Eminent domain	Redefine compensation for land taken, considering value, injury, and benefits, ensuring owners are not charged more than the injury.	a	423,866 (61%)	270,013 (39%)
LRCA	State Question 625	Bonds	Allow counties to issue bonds for industrial development, set procedures by law, and restrict voting to registered voters.	a	430,947 (63%)	257,092 (37%)
LRCA	State Question 626	Local government; Utilities	Allow cities and towns to borrow money for public utilities without additional taxes, repayable through pledged funds or revenues.	a	425,405 (62%)	261,676 (38%)

September 18, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	State Question 627	Administration; Government accountability	Create a five-member Ethics Commission, appointed by state officials, to set campaign rules and investigate violations.	a	409,100 (64%)	231,899 (36%)
CICA	State Question 632	Term limits; Legislature	Limit future legislators to 12 years total, while allowing current members an additional 12 years.	a	437,806 (67%)	213,158 (33%)
LRCA	State Question 638	Alcohol	Restrict state agencies, except certain lodges, from the alcohol business and let the legislature limit employee involvement.	a	337,991 (53%)	302,772 (47%)

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 637	Alcohol	Allow liquor stores to remain open during city franchise elections while keeping them closed during other elections.		359,746 (41%)	525,608 (59%)
LRCA	State Question 641	Taxes	Allow the legislature to permit cities and counties to provide tax exemptions and other tax relief for economically declining areas.	a	451,497 (53%)	402,767 (47%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1990 ballot measures

May 15, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Transportation	Authorize allocation of local vehicle taxes for mass transit with voter approval.		294,099 (48%)	324,458 (52%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Environment; Bonds	Allows state general obligation bond funds for pollution and waste control facilities and related activities.	a	352,922 (59%)	248,123 (41%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Legislature	Require annual legislative sessions with a maximum of 135 calendar days in odd-numbered years and 45 days in even-numbered years.		294,664 (50%)	299,831 (50%)
AQ	Measure 5A	Education; Budgets	Change the K-12 schools financing system in Oregon.	a	462,090 (77%)	140,747 (23%)
AQ	Measure 5B	Property; Taxes	Increase the income tax from 5% to 5.8%, from 7% to 8%, and from 9% to 10.4% to reduce homeowner school property taxes.		177,964 (30%)	408,842 (70%)
AQ	Measure 5C	Property; Taxes	Increase the 9% top personal income tax rate to eliminate school property taxes on homes.		128,642 (22%)	449,725 (78%)
AQ	Measure 5D	Property; Taxes	Implement a 4% sales tax on most goods to reduce K-12 school operating property taxes.		202,367 (34%)	385,820 (66%)
AQ	Measure 5E	Property; Taxes	Implement a 5% sales tax on goods and services to eliminate K-12 school operating property taxes.		222,611 (37%)	374,466 (63%)

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Measure 10	Abortion	Requires doctors to give a two day notice to the guardian of a minor seeking an abortion		530,851 (48%)	577,806 (52%)
CICA	Measure 11	Education; School choice; Taxes	Require open enrollment for students to attend public schools outside their districts and offer state income tax credit for non-public school education expenses		351,977 (32%)	741,863 (68%)
LRCA	Measure 1	Local government	Allow metropolitan service districts to self-govern metropolitan matters by forming home rule district charters.	a	510,947 (51%)	491,170 (49%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Education; Taxes	Allow the new tax base of the newly created district would be equal to the sums of merged school districts.	a	680,463 (66%)	354,288 (34%)
VR	Measure 3	Pension; Taxes	Eliminate state income tax exemption on Public Employes Retirement System (PERS) benefits and provide extra benefits to PERS retirees.		406,372 (40%)	617,586 (60%)
CISS	Measure 4	Nuclear issues	Prohibit the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant from operating until nuclear waste, cost, and earthquake standards are met.		446,795 (40%)	660,992 (60%)
CICA	Measure 5	Property; Taxes	Set a constitutional limit on property tax allocation for schools and government operations tied to the property's real market value.	a	574,833 (52%)	522,022 (48%)
CISS	Measure 6	Environment; Business	Require packaging materials to be reusable or recyclable by 1993.		467,418 (42%)	636,804 (58%)
CISS	Measure 7	Public works; Welfare	Establish a three-year pilot public work program, substituting government-funded wages for welfare benefits for public assistance recipients.	a	624,744 (58%)	452,853 (42%)
CICA	Measure 8	Abortion	Prohibit abortion in Oregon		355,963 (32%)	747,599 (68%)
CISS	Measure 9	Transportation	Require motor vehicle drivers and passengers to wear safety belts on all public roads in Oregon.	a	598,460 (54%)	512,872 (46%)

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues and Prisons	Issues bonds to repair, expand, construct, reconstruct and rehabilitate county prisons	a
BI	Question 2	Bond issues	Issues loans to volunteer fire companies	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1990 ballot measures

November 6:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Issues $41.85 million in general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues	Issues $92.1 million in general obligation bonds.	a
LRSS	Proposal 3	Gambling		d
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues	Issues $7 million in general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 5	Bond issues	Issues $2 million in general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 6	Bond issues	Issues $35 million in general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 7	Bond issues	Reallocates bond proceeds.	a
LBM	Proposal 8	Bond issues	Issues $20 million in general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 9	Bond issues	Issues $19,445,540 in general obligation bonds.	a
LBM	Proposal 10	Bond issues	Issues $3.5 million in general obligation bonds.	d
LRSS	Proposal 11	Gambling		d

South Carolina

See also: South Carolina 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1A	Judiciary	Restricts the jurisdiction of the state grand jury to certain crimes	d
LRCA	Amendment 1B	Judiciary	Provides that the jurisdiction of the state grand jury must be as provided in Section 22 of Article V of the Constitution of this State	d
LRCA	Tax question	Taxes	One percent sales and use tax levy in state counties	d

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1990 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment A	Property	Relates to the disposition of private property taken for public use	d
LRCA	Amendment B	Legislature	Changes aspects of legislative eligibility	d
LRCA	Amendment C	Taxes	Prohibits an income tax unless revenue is dedicated to education	d
LRCA	Amendment D	Legislature	Allows for special legislative sessions when requested	a
LRCA	Amendment E	Taxes	Limits the growth of taxes on real property	d
CISS	Initiative 1	Utilities	Approves construction and operation of a solid waste facility	a
CISS	Initiative 2	Natural resources	Requires permits for large scale gold and silver mining	d

Texas

See also: Texas 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Administration	Clarify the authority of the Senate to review and approve nominees for particular state and district offices to fill vacancies in those positions.	a	1,740,374 (66%)	916,162 (34%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative A	Food and agriculture; Taxes	Prohibit sales taxes on food	a	194,448 (44%)	245,045 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Healthcare; Local government	Change the service counties can offer from "hospital" to "healthcare"	a	299,267 (72%)	118,856 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Administration; Legislature	Grant legislature emergency powers	a	323,463 (77%)	94,123 (23%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Allow for lower personal property taxes for those 65 and older and those who are disabled	a	942,840 (82%)	212,486 (18%)
LRCA	Question 2	Allow the proceeds of property seized for drug law violations to be used to promote law enforcement	a	896,275 (79%)	236,581 (21%)
LRCA	Question 3	Allow for a new local debt category for transportation purposes		262,698 (24%)	837,885 (76%)
LRCA	Question 4	Allow for a new state debt category for transportation purposes		234,070 (21%)	862,730 (79%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1990 ballot measures

November 6, 1990

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4203	Administration; Local government	Require new counties to have a minimum 10,000 population and prohibit removal of areas that reduces existing counties' population to below 10,000.		403,377 (33%)	810,098 (67%)
LRCA	HJR 4231	Taxes; Elections	Provide authorization for voters to approve excess tax levies for six or fewer consecutive years.		407,423 (32%)	848,026 (68%)
ITP	Initiative 547	Administration; Environment; Local government	Require land use planning by all counties and create two regional management councils to develop rules for local land use plans.		327,339 (25%)	968,505 (75%)
LRCA	SJR 8212	Taxes	Permit basing the tax value of low-income housing upon the property's current use.		606,683 (50%)	608,223 (50%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1990 ballot measures

April 3, 1990

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Prohibit the governor from vetoing individual letters to create new words in appropriation bills	a	387,068 (61%)	252,481 (39%)

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judicial Reform	Provides that sheriffs cannot keep fees collected for services in civil cases; such fees are credited to county general fund
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Deletes constitutional requirement -- governor appoints state examiner, state geologist and state inspector of mines, but still permits legislature to otherwise provide for performance of duties currently performed by these officers
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	Deletes constitutional requirement for board of charities and reform, but still requires legislature to provide for performance and duties currently performed by board.
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of gov't	Restricts use of public employee retirement funds to purposes benefitting members, retirees and beneficiaries of retirement systems

External links

• The 1990 Elections: Ballot Proposals; Voters Spurn Array of Plans For Protecting Environment New York Times, November 8, 1990
• California November 1990 election results (dead link) (pages 9-10)
• Los Angeles Law Library, California 1990 ballot propositions