1991 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 |  |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gov't finance | Allowable uses of public funds |  |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Education | Reduction in size of Board of Regents | |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Education | Creation of a fund for higher education | |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Gov't finance | Reduction of state debt with mineral settlement funds | |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Insurance | Workers' compensation insurance | |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Taxes | Local sales tax collection | |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Admin of gov't | Notification for local bills | |
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 | |
| BI | Question 2 | Prisons | $5.5 million bond for correctional facilities | |
| BI | Question 3 | Water | $16.5 million bond for water projects | |
| BI | Question 4 | Development | $7.5 million bond for natural resources and jobs | |
| BI | Question 5 | Forests & Parks | $5 million bond to purchase land and habitat | |
| BI | Question 6 | Environment | $10 million bond for recycling equipment | |
| BI | Question 7 | Forests & Parks | $5 million bond for state park improvements | |
| BI | Question 8 | Transportation | $29.7 million bond for infrastructure improvements | |
| LRCA | Question 9 | Pensions | Prohibit diversion of state retirement funds | |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1991 ballot measures
November 5, 1991
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition B | Higher education funding; Higher education governance; Business taxes; Public education funding; Public education governance; Sales taxes; Teachers; School class size; Tobacco tax | Increase some taxes and allocate new funding for higher education, K–12 education, and job training programs |
|
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 | |
| AQ | Question 2 | Healthcare | Should federal government create a national healthcare program? | |
New York
See also: New York 1991 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Proposal 1 | Bonds | Increase in maximum bond guarantee amount | |
| LRCA | Proposal 2 | Forests and parks | Convey fifty acres of forest preserve land to Arietta | |
| LRCA | Proposal 3 | Gov't spending | Contracts on barge canal lands | |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1991 ballot measures
October 15, 1991
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 639 | Public education governance; Administrative organization | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Allow county education district voters to adopt homestead tax exemptions and establish taxation for certain personal property. |
|
515,013 (58%) |
367,564 (42%) |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Water; Taxes | Exempt ad valorem taxes on certain property owned by nonprofit corporations that provide water supply or wastewater services. |
|
1,015,965 (54%) |
854,163 (46%) |
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| Proposition 11 | Gambling | Authorize a state lottery. |
|
1,326,154 (65%) |
728,994 (35%) |
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| Proposition 12 | Water; Bonds | Increase the authorized issuance of water development bonds for economically distressed areas from 20% to 50%. |
|
1,024,318 (55%) |
854,190 (45%) |
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| Proposition 13 | Education; Bonds | Authorize an additional $300 million in bonds to continue existing programs that provide educational loans to students. |
|
1,259,427 (65%) |
677,831 (35%) |
|
| Proposition 1 | Ballot measures; Local government | Allow home-rule cities with a population of 5,000 or less to amend their charters by popular vote. |
|
1,563,840 (81%) |
364,218 (19%) |
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| Proposition 2 | Budgets | Require repayment to the Department of Transportation for assisting the Texas Turnpike Authority with toll facility expenses. |
|
961,729 (51%) |
938,017 (49%) |
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| Proposition 3 | Administration; Veterans | Enhance veterans' housing assistance and land programs by expanding the investment authority of the Veterans' Land Board. |
|
1,039,779 (54%) |
875,732 (46%) |
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| Proposition 4 | Prison funding; Bonds | Authorize up to $1.1 billion in bonds for new prisons, mental health facilities, and youth corrections institutions. |
|
1,341,169 (68%) |
644,379 (32%) |
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| Proposition 5 | Taxes | Exempt certain property in enterprise zones from ad valorem taxes. |
|
687,748 (37%) |
1,162,961 (63%) |
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| Proposition 6 | Ethics | Create the Texas Ethics Commission with the authority to set per diem rates and recommend salaries for legislators and the lieutenant governor. |
|
1,040,731 (53%) |
905,206 (47%) |
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| 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%) |
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| Proposition 8 | Ballot measures; Legislature | Authorize the legislature to submit approved questions relating to the creation of debt to state voters in the form of propositions. |
|
1,354,267 (72%) |
523,800 (28%) |
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| 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. |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 4218 | Local government; Judiciary structure | Allow counties to establish the number of Superior Court Commissioners and repeal the constitutional limit of three |
|
583,318 (45%) |
706,807 (55%) |
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| Initiative 119 | Assisted death | Legalize physician-assisted death in Washington |
|
701,808 (46%) |
810,623 (54%) |
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| 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" |
|
756,653 (50%) |
752,354 (50%) |
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| Initiative 553 | Term limits; Term limits; 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%) |
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| Initiative 559 | Property taxes | Set property values back to the January 1, 1985 value for tax purposes. |
|
592,391 (41%) |
869,626 (59%) |
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| Referendum 42 | Fees; Telecommunications | Provide for a statewide enhanced emergency telephone dialing system funded through a tax on telephone lines |
|
901,854 (61%) |
573,251 (39%) |
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| SJR 8203 | Local government | Provide for an alternative method of drafting county home rule charters. |
|
538,126 (43%) |
713,648 (57%) |
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| HJR 4221 | Judicial authority | 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 | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Public assistance; Housing | 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
