1995 ballot measures

1995 State Ballot Measures
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Sixty-one statewide ballot questions were on the ballot in 1995 in eleven states.

Number of measures

1995 was a year with a somewhat higher-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

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1995 ballot measures

November 7, 1995

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Referendum A	Allow the state to contract for the confinement and maintenance of juvenile and adult state prisoners in non-state facilities.		291,736 (45%)	355,031 (55%)

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1995 ballot measures

October 21:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Marriage & Family	Concerning forced heirship	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Term Limits	Concerning legislative term limits	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Trials	Concerning awards in cases against state and local governments	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Concerning retirement age of judges	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Education	Concerning school districts in the City of Baker and certain wards of Rapides Parish	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Concerning approval of new fee or fine	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Concerning tax increase proposals	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Hunt & Fish	Concerning laws relating to local hunting and fishing	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Resources	Concerning mineral rights on reclaimed property	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Gov't Finances	Concerning use of revenues in the mineral fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gov't Finances	Concerning revenue for the restoration of oilfields	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Gov't Finances	Concerning revenue for oil spill cleanup	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Veterans	Concerning civil service preference for veterans	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Property	Concerning the redemption of property in New Orleans	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Property	Concerning donation of abandoned properties to nonprofit groups	a

November 18:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning jury instruction in criminal cases	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1995 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Constitutional Rights	Prevents legislature from adding additional protected classes under state's anti-discrimination laws	d
BI	Question 2	Transportation	Issues $58.9 million in bonds for improvements to highways, state and local bridges, airports and cargo ports	a
BI	Question 3	Utilities	Issues $15 million in bonds to fund local telecommunications infrastructure and classroom technology equipment	a
BI	Question 4	Housing	Issues $4 million in bonds to provide housing for people with mental illness	a
BI	Question 5	Water	Issues $14 million in bond to protect drinking water resources by capping solid waste landfill and removing of underground storage tank	a
LRCA	Question 6	Pension	Requires sound funding of the Maine State Retirement System	a
LRCA	Question 7	State Exec	Gives governor line-item veto power on budgetary issues	a
LRSS	Question 8	Transportation	Requires all persons four and older to wear safety belts in vehicles	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiative Measure 4	Term limits	Limits elected officials from Mississippi to serving two or three consecutive terms, depending on the office	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1995 ballot measures

April 5, 1995

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government	Repeal prohibitions on special laws for specific counties and classify charter or constitutional counties separately	a	317,127 (58%)	233,023 (42%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Public Question 1	Redistricting	Establish a bipartisan New Jersey Redistricting Commission	a
LRCA	Public Question 2	Taxes	Earmark an increased portion of car gas taxes for the Transportation Trust Fund	a
LRCA	Public Question 3	Budgets	Rules governing the mandates the state government imposes on school districts and municipalities	a
BI	Public Question 4	Bonds	$340 million in bonds for purchasing and improving land for conservation	a

New York

See also: New York 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	State judiciary	Increases the monetary jurisdiction of the New York City Civil Court	d
LRCA	Proposal 2	Direct democracy	Eliminates the requirement for re-registration of voters who move within a county or within the City of New York	a
LRCA	Proposal 3	State government spending	Revises the State's borrowing practices	d
LRCA	Proposal 4	Forests and parks	Authorizes New York State to convey to the Town of Keene forest land for public use as a cemetery	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1995 ballot measures

November 7, 1995

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Issue 2	Allow the state to issue up to $2.4 billion in general obligation bonds, including $1.2 billion for local public infrastructure and $1.2 billion for state highways	a	1,408,834 (62%)	865,698 (38%)
LRCA	Limit Gubernatorial Power to Reduce Criminal Sentences Amendment	Limit the governor's authority to reduce criminal sentences as prescribed by law	a	1,816,213 (71%)	742,590 (29%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1995 ballot measures

May 16, 1995

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 21	Education; Gambling	Authorize state lottery profits to fund public education and establish the Education Endowment Fund.	a	671,027 (87%)	99,728 (13%)
LRCA	Measure 22	Legislature	Require legislative appointees to inhabit in their respective districts for at least one year before appointment and throughout their terms	a	709,931 (94%)	45,311 (6%)

Pennsylvania

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Criminal Proceedings and Criminal Defendant Rights Amendment	Trials	Changes rules for criminal trials regarding the accused confronting witnesses and children testifying	ot

Texas

See also: Texas 1995 ballot measures

November 7, 1995

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Administration; Executive officials	Abolish the office of state treasurer.	a	495,181 (69%)	218,473 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Allow open-space land for wildlife management to qualify for tax appraisals in the same manner as open-space agricultural land.	a	434,643 (61%)	274,736 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes	Exempt low-value personal property and mineral interests from ad valorem taxation.	a	495,144 (70%)	213,178 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes; Fishing	Allow political subdivisions to exempt commercial fishing equipment from ad valorem taxes.		267,258 (38%)	432,378 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes; Veterans	Increase property tax exemption limits for disabled veterans and their surviving spouses or minor children.	a	490,199 (69%)	217,443 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Education; Bonds	Issue $300 million in bonds to finance educational loans for students.	a	474,502 (65%)	259,088 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes	Exempt property used for charitable or public service activities from ad valorem taxation by Congress-chartered organizations.		333,528 (48%)	358,133 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Agriculture; Budgets	Allow the farm and ranch finance program's bond authority to support Texas agricultural product expansion, development, and diversification.	a	400,968 (56%)	315,880 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Property	Allow encumbrance on homestead property for owelty of partition and refinancing of a lien against the homestead.	a	368,486 (51%)	347,858 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Veterans; Bonds	Increase bonds by $500 million to support the veterans' housing assistance fund.	a	428,484 (60%)	289,690 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Exempt residence homesteads of surviving spouses over the age of 55 from property taxes	a	604,604 (84%)	116,888 (16%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Bonds	Reduce authorized bonds for the superconducting super collider research facility from $500 million to $250 million.	a	558,729 (78%)	155,830 (22%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Local government	Abolish the office of constable in Mills, Reagan, and Roberts counties.	a	521,933 (77%)	159,233 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Budgets	Allow the Texas growth fund to invest in businesses without disclosing ties with South Africa or Namibia.		324,813 (46%)	387,087 (54%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1995 ballot measures

November 7, 1995

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 640	Business; Fishing	Provide new fishing gear regulations to ensure certain survival rates for non-targeted species.		566,880 (42%)	767,686 (58%)
CISS	Initiative 651	Gambling; American Indian issues	Enable unrestricted gambling on tribal lands (excluding sports betting), with a tax on net gaming revenues.		350,708 (26%)	1,010,787 (74%)
LRSS	Referendum 45	Administration; Game and fish commissions	Expand the fish and wildlife commission's jurisdiction to regulate food fish and negotiate interstate agreements.	a	809,083 (61%)	517,433 (39%)
VR	Referendum 48	Administration; Property	Mandate government compensation for decreased private property values resulting from specific regulations.		544,788 (41%)	796,869 (59%)
LRCA	SJR 8210	Judiciary	Hold four-year court elections for the Supreme Court chief justice and restrict the governor's vacancy-filling authority.	a	723,297 (58%)	526,260 (42%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1995 ballot measures

April 4, 1995

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling	Permit the state to create a lottery whose proceeds would be dedicated to athletic facilities		348,818 (36%)	618,377 (64%)
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional wording	Remove masculine gender pronouns		412,032 (45%)	498,801 (55%)
LRCA	Question 3	Judiciary	Permit a judge to hold a nonjudicial public office after vacating a judicial office during that term		390,744 (44%)	503,239 (56%)