1999 ballot measures

1999 State Ballot Measures
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Seventy-two statewide ballot propositions were on ballots in 1999 in sixteen states.

Number of measures

1999 was a year with a far above 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

Alabama

See also: Alabama 1999 ballot measures

October 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gambling	Concerning a state lottery	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of Gov't	Concerning supernumary programs	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Concerning the popular election of city boards of education	a

Alaska

See also: Alaska 1999 ballot measures

September 17, 1999

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Permanent Fund Advisory Question	Restricted-use funds; Spending	Advise the state government to use portion of the Alaska Permanent Fund to balance the state budget		30,994 (17%)	153,996 (83%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1999 ballot measures

November 2. 1999

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Referendum A	Allow Colorado to borrow up to $1.7 billion to fund transportation projects.	a	477,982 (62%)	296,971 (38%)

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1999 ballot measures

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Requires general fund expenditures to be no more than 99 percent of estimated revenues	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Requires a three-fifths vote of the legislature to increase taxes	d

Kansas

See also: Kansas 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Exempt oil and gas production equipment from property tax	d

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana 1999 ballot measures

October 23:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Concerning fiscal and non-fiscal sessions of the legislatures	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Concerning settlement with tobacco companies	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't Finances	Concerning a biennial budgeting cycle	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Civil Service	Concerning supplemental pay for certain police officers	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of Gov't	Concerning donation of surplus property	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Concerning recovery of asphalt from state highways	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Education	Concerning funding for colleges and universities	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Law Enforcement	Concerning automatic pardons of first-time offenders	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Education	Concerning school districts in Rapides Parish	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Concerning ad valorem taxes on renovated structures	d

November 20:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State Exec	Concerning the governor's authority to pardon the convicted	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Concerning investment of wildlife funds in stocks	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Concerning creation of a school district for the city of Zachary	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't Finances	Concerning the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Admin of Gov't	Concerning the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Concerning ability of older people to decline jury service	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1999 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Abortion	Prohibits partial-birth abortions except when such an abortion is necessary to save the life of the pregnant person	d
IndISS	Question 2	Marijuana	Allows use of small quantities of medicinal marijuana	a
BI	Question 3	Transportation	Issues $56,042,031 in bonds for transportation facilities and infrastructure	a
BI	Question 4	Water	Issues $12,500,000 in bonds for water pollution control and other environmental projects	a
BI	Question 5	Media	Issues $9,400,000 in bonds for conversion to digital broadcasting by the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation	a
BI	Question 6	Education	Issues $26,420,000 in bonds for infrastructure improvements at Maine's seven technical colleges	a
BI	Question 7	Forests & Parks	Issues $50 million to purchase public lands and easements for conservation, water access, outdoor recreation	a
LRCA	Question 8	Direct Democracy	Allows people's vetoes to be voted on only at next statewide or general election	a
LRCA	Question 9	Taxes	Allows reduced property taxes on historic preservation and scenic view properties	a

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Term Limits, Measure 9	Term limits	Limit state legislators to two terms in office	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1999 ballot measures

April 6, 1999

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition A	Fees; Telecommunications	Authorize the Missouri office of administration to establish a fee for every wireless telephone number of up to $0.50 per month to fund wireless enhanced 911 service		544,225 (43%)	735,889 (57%)
LRSS	Proposition B	Firearms	Require sheriffs or chief of police to issue permits to carry concealed firearms to approved applicants if various statutory requirements are met		634,809 (48%)	678,652 (52%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bonds	$500 million bond for transportation and bridge products	a
LRCA	Question 2	Veterans	Property tax deductions for veterans	a
LRCA	Question 3	State budget	No lottery funds to go to prisons	a

New York

See also: New York 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Judicial reform	Authorized the temporary assignment of New York city court judges to the county court	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1999 ballot measures

November 2, 1999

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Public Schools and Higher Education Institutions Amendment	Authorize the issuance of bonds for educational improvements	a	1,303,830 (61%)	840,240 (39%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1999 ballot measures

November 2, 1999

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 68	Corrections; Prison work; Administrative organization	Eliminate the Prison Industries Board, shifting responsibilities to the Director of the Department of Corrections.	a	406,526 (58%)	289,407 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 69	Crime victims	Provide victims with specified constitutional rights in criminal prosecutions and juvenile court delinquency proceedings	a	406,393 (58%)	292,419 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 70	Trials	Provide the public with the right to demand a jury trial in criminal cases.		289,783 (42%)	407,429 (58%)
LRCA	Measure 71	Crime victims; Bail	Require a court to consider the reasonable protection of the victim and public when deciding to pretrial release the accused person.	a	404,404 (58%)	292,696 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 72	Trials	Allow a murder conviction by nonunanimous (11 to 1) jury verdict instead of an unanimous verdict.		316,351 (45%)	382,685 (55%)
LRCA	Measure 73	Trials	Limit immunity from criminal prosecution of person ordered to testify about his or her conduct, eliminating complete immunity.		320,160 (46%)	369,843 (54%)
LRCA	Measure 74	Trials	Require the terms of imprisonment announced in court to be fully served, with some exceptions.	a	368,899 (53%)	325,078 (47%)
LRCA	Measure 75	Trials	Prohibit felons and persons convicted of a violent misdemeanor within the last five years from serving on grand juries and criminal trial juries.	a	399,671 (58%)	292,445 (42%)
LRCA	Measure 76	Transportation	Require light and heavy vehicles to proportionately share highway costs through vehicle fees and a fuel tax.	a	372,613 (54%)	314,351 (46%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1999 ballot measures

November 2, 1999

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Administration; Executive officials	Provide that the commissioner of health and human services serves under the governor and holds concurrent four-year terms.		439,505 (48%)	478,875 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Insurance	Allow political subdivisions to buy nonassessable property and casualty insurance from authorized mutual insurers.	a	566,408 (62%)	343,980 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Taxes	Exempt leased motor vehicles not held primarily for income production from ad valorem taxes.	a	530,181 (57%)	398,705 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Education; Bonds	Issue $400 million in general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students.	a	674,249 (71%)	275,392 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Administration	Require state boards, commissions, or other agencies to be governed by a board with three or more members.	a	664,727 (73%)	243,307 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Property	Allow spouses to convert separate property to community property.	a	637,087 (67%)	308,342 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Judiciary; Local government	Require certain counties to be divided into a specific number of justice precincts.	a	579,777 (64%)	325,183 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Budgets	Allow the University of Texas Board of Regents to determine distribution of investment returns from the Permanent University Fund to the Available University Fund.	a	553,859 (61%)	350,718 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Executive officials	Revise procedures for filling governor and lieutenant governor vacancies.	a	692,455 (74%)	241,831 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Business; Property	Redefine "reverse mortgage" to open the reverse mortgage market and require certain advances made on a reverse mortgage loan to be made according to loan document terms.	a	583,884 (64%)	325,162 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Constitutional wording	Eliminate duplicative, executed, obsolete, archaic, and ineffective provisions of the Texas Constitution.	a	720,085 (77%)	217,856 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Exempt property owned by institutions primarily engaged in public charitable functions from ad valorem taxation.	a	483,674 (52%)	450,357 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Salaries	Allow state employees to receive compensation for serving on local governing bodies.		427,043 (45%)	513,295 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Property	Increase maximum urban homestead size to ten acres, requiring residential use and preventing overuse.	a	635,020 (67%)	306,390 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Law enforcement; Family	Allow wage garnishment to enforce court-ordered spousal maintenance.	a	644,742 (67%)	311,561 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	State militia; State executive structure	Establish the office of adjutant general with four-year terms under the governor.		430,356 (47%)	478,706 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Judiciary	Create a judicial compensation commission to recommend judicial salaries.		369,235 (41%)	533,061 (59%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1999 ballot measures

November 2, 1999

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 695	Taxes; Transportation	Require voter approval for tax increases, repeal existing fees and excise taxes for motor vehicles, and impose an annual $30 license tab fee.		992,715 (56%)	775,054 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 696	Business; Fishing	Prohibit commercial net fishing in fresh or marine waters, except for tribal fishing conducted under valid treaties.		682,380 (40%)	1,044,872 (60%)
LRCA	SJR 8206	Public education funding; Budgets	Allow the state to guarantee payment of voter-approved school district general obligation debt as authorized by law.	a	984,122 (60%)	648,262 (40%)
LRCA	SJR 8208	Budgets	Permit the legislature to determine the Emergency Reserve Fund's investment.		798,756 (49%)	829,637 (51%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1999 ballot measures

April 6, 1999

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Gambling; Taxes; Property	Require that gambling proceeds be used for property tax relief for residents	a	648,903 (86%)	105,976 (14%)

External links

• 1999 Alaska election results and Alaska advisory votes
• Colorado Referendum A
• Iowa Amendment 1 and Iowa Amendment 2
• Kansas 1999 constitutional amendment election
• Citizen's guide to the November 2 ballot questions in Maine
• Text of Mississippi Initiative Measure 9
• Missouri 1999 ballot measure election results
• New Jersey 1999 Public Questions
• Election results for New York Proposal 1
• Ohio Education Bonds Act 1999
• Oregon 1999 ballot measure Voter Guide
• 1999 Voter Guide to Texas Propositions 1-17
• State of Washington 1999 ballot measure election results