1991 ballot measures

1991 State Ballot Measures
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Forty-eight ballot measures were on statewide ballots in 1991 in nine states.

Number of measures

1991 was a year with a somewhat lower-than-average number of measures on the ballot for an odd-numbered election year. Going back to 1989, the average number of measures on the ballot in an odd-numbered year is 45.

Year	States	Measures
2021	9	39
2019	8	36
2017	9	27
2015	9	28
2013	6	31
2011	9	34
2009	7	32
2007	10	45
2005	13	47
2003	15	68
2001	9	39
1999	16	72
1997	8	44
1995	11	61
1993	15	62
1991	9	48
1989	13	77
1987	13	78
Averages:	11	48

By state

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1991 ballot measures

October 19:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't finance	State mandates for local government spending	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't finance	Allowable uses of public funds	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Reduction in size of Board of Regents	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Creation of a fund for higher education	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't finance	Reduction of state debt with mineral settlement funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Insurance	Workers' compensation insurance	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Local sales tax collection	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Admin of gov't	Notification for local bills	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1991 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 1	Transportation	Budget approval requirement for the Turnpike Authority	a
BI	Question 2	Prisons	$5.5 million bond for correctional facilities	d
BI	Question 3	Water	$16.5 million bond for water projects	d
BI	Question 4	Development	$7.5 million bond for natural resources and jobs	d
BI	Question 5	Forests & Parks	$5 million bond to purchase land and habitat	d
BI	Question 6	Environment	$10 million bond for recycling equipment	d
BI	Question 7	Forests & Parks	$5 million bond for state park improvements	d
BI	Question 8	Transportation	$29.7 million bond for infrastructure improvements	a
LRCA	Question 9	Pensions	Prohibit diversion of state retirement funds	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1991 ballot measures

November 5, 1991

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition B	Education; Taxes	Require accountability for education spending with reports to taxpayers on school performance, establish a special fund with additional tax revenues for education reforms, and increase corporate, tobacco, and sales tax		304,049 (33%)	623,060 (67%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1991 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Justice	Rights of crime victims	a
AQ	Question 2	Healthcare	Should federal government create a national healthcare program?	a

New York

See also: New York 1991 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Bonds	Increase in maximum bond guarantee amount	a
LRCA	Proposal 2	Forests and parks	Convey fifty acres of forest preserve land to Arietta	a
LRCA	Proposal 3	Gov't spending	Contracts on barge canal lands	a

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1991 ballot measures

October 15, 1991

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	State Question 639	Education; Administration	Replace House Bill 1017, restore prior education laws, and adjust school age, kindergarten, and transfer fees.		360,318 (46%)	428,680 (54%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1991 ballot measures

August 10, 1991

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Allow county education district voters to adopt homestead tax exemptions and establish taxation for certain personal property.	a	515,013 (58%)	367,564 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Education; Bonds	Authorized the issuance of an additional $300 million in general obligation bonds to provide educational loans to students.		433,116 (50%)	440,763 (50%)

November 5, 1991

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes; Water	Exempt ad valorem taxes on certain property owned by nonprofit corporations that provide water supply or wastewater services.	a	1,015,965 (54%)	854,163 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Gambling; Lottery	Authorize a state lottery.	a	1,326,154 (65%)	728,994 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Water; Bonds	Increase the authorized issuance of water development bonds for economically distressed areas from 20% to 50%.	a	1,024,318 (55%)	854,190 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Education; Bonds	Authorize an additional $300 million in bonds to continue existing programs that provide educational loans to students.	a	1,259,427 (65%)	677,831 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Local government	Allow home-rule cities with a population of 5,000 or less to amend their charters by popular vote.	a	1,563,840 (81%)	364,218 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Budgets	Require repayment to the Department of Transportation for assisting the Texas Turnpike Authority with toll facility expenses.	a	961,729 (51%)	938,017 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Veterans; Administration	Enhance veterans' housing assistance and land programs by expanding the investment authority of the Veterans' Land Board.	a	1,039,779 (54%)	875,732 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Prisons; Bonds	Authorize up to $1.1 billion in bonds for new prisons, mental health facilities, and youth corrections institutions.	a	1,341,169 (68%)	644,379 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes	Exempt certain property in enterprise zones from ad valorem taxes.		687,748 (37%)	1,162,961 (63%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Administration; Government accountability	Create the Texas Ethics Commission with the authority to set per diem rates and recommend salaries for legislators and the lieutenant governor.	a	1,040,731 (53%)	905,206 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Budgets	Permit the board of trustees of a statewide public retirement system to invest funds in a manner they deem prudent.		699,829 (37%)	1,205,240 (63%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Elections	Authorize the legislature to submit approved questions relating to the creation of debt to state voters in the form of propositions.	a	1,354,267 (72%)	523,800 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Property	Authorize the commissioner of the general land office to issue patents for public free school fund land held in good faith for at least 50 years.	a	1,169,115 (64%)	671,403 (36%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1991 ballot measures

November 5, 1991

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4218	Judiciary	Allow counties to establish the number of Superior Court Commissioners and repeal the constitutional limit of three.		583,318 (45%)	706,807 (55%)
ITL	Initiative 119	Assisted death	Legalize physician-assisted death in Washington		701,808 (46%)	810,623 (54%)
ITL	Initiative 120	Abortion	Providing, in statute, that "The state may not deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose to have an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or to protect her life or health"	a	756,653 (50%)	752,354 (50%)
ITP	Initiative 553	Term limits	Provide term limits on the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Legislatures, and the state's delegation to the U.S. Congress.		690,828 (46%)	811,686 (54%)
ITP	Initiative 559	Taxes	Set property values back to the January 1, 1985 value for tax purposes.		592,391 (41%)	869,626 (59%)
LRSS	Referendum 42	Taxes	Provide for a statewide enhanced emergency telephone dialing system funded through a tax on telephone lines.	a	901,854 (61%)	573,251 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 8203	Local government	Provide for an alternative method of drafting county home rule charters.		538,126 (43%)	713,648 (57%)
LRCA	HJR 4221	Judiciary	Provide for the removal of "cases in equity" from the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, allowing other courts to address such cases.		584,815 (49%)	613,040 (51%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1991 ballot measures

April 2, 1991

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Permit the state to acquire, improve, and build housing for people of low and moderate income		295,823 (42%)	402,921 (58%)

External links

• "Votes on Initiated Bills: 1910-", compiled by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library.
• Votes on Maine bond issues
• Oklahoma Question 639
• Amendments proposed for the November 5, 1991 election
• Amendments proposed for the August 10, 1991 election
• Washington Initiatives to the People
• Washington Initiatives to the Legislature
• Washington Legislatively-Referred Statutes through 2006