1963 ballot measures
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Florida
See also: Florida 1963 ballot measures
November 5, 1963
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Provide for the election of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of Agriculture at the 1964 general election for a two-year term and then establish that such positions be up for election in 1966, for terms of four years |
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254,619 (53%) |
225,255 (47%) |
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Amendment 2 | Authorize the issuance of bonds for capital outlay at institutions of higher learning |
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313,859 (65%) |
166,959 (35%) |
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Amendment 3 | Allow the Outdoor Recreational Development Council to be able to issue revenue bonds, revenue certificates or other evidences of indebtedness for outdoor recreation and natural resources conservation |
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263,195 (56%) |
206,699 (44%) |
Iowa
See also: Iowa 1963 ballot measures
December 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Redistricting | Provides for a new apportionment of the general assembly | ![]() |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1963 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Five Amendments Referendum | Legislature | Increases the number of constitutional amendments that can be voted upon at one time from three to five | ![]() |
LRCA | Salary Limit Referendum | Gov't Salaries | Abolishes the salary limit for public officers | ![]() |
Maine
See also: Maine 1963 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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BI | Referendum Question No. 1 | Bonds | Issues up to $475,000 in bonds for Maritime Academy student dining facility | ![]() |
BI | Referendum Question No. 2 | Transportation | Issues $7 million in bonds for the construction of state highways | ![]() |
BI | Referendum Question No. 3 | Education | Issues up to $1.433 million in bonds for teachers colleges student housing | ![]() |
BI | Referendum Question No. 4 | Bonds | Issues $8,422,000 in bonds for capital improvements for 1964 fiscal year | ![]() |
BI | Referendum Question No. 5 | Transportation | Issues up to $3 million in bonds for bridge and causeways connecting Chebeague Island with Littlejohn Island | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 | Legislature | changed the election, powers and apportionment of the Maine House of Representatives | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 | Constitutional Rights | Protects against discrimination of any person | ![]() |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1963 ballot measures
April 1, 1963
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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State Constitution Ratification Question | Adopt the revised state constitution |
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810,860 (50%) |
803,436 (50%) |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1963 ballot measures
June 11
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Question 1 | Taxes | Proposes amending the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 to increase the sales and use tax from 2% to 3%. | ![]() |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1963 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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BI | Question 1 | Bond issues | Allows for $275 million in bonds for the construction of public buildings. | ![]() |
BI | Question 2 | Bond issues | Allows for $475 million in bonds for public roads and highways. | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 3 | Taxes | Revises the annual property tax deduction for qualifying veterans to $50. | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 4 | Elections | Reduces county residency qualifications and restrictions on voting in presidential elections. | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 5 | Taxes | Revises the annual property tax deduction for senior citizens to $80. | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 6 | Taxes | Assesses land used in agriculture or horticulture as farmland. | ![]() |
New York
See also: New York 1963 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Direct Democracy | Expands the use of absentee ballots | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Gov't Salaries | Deletes maximum salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Admin of Gov't | Provides for state and local governmental operations in times of emergency | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | Admin of Gov't | Extends and expands home rule powers | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | Gov't Finances | Permits local governments to exclude from their debt limit the cost of sewage treatment | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 6 | Pension | Permits villages to increase pension benefits for members of the police and fire department | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 7 | Forests | Permits the state to give forest preserve land to the village of Saranac Lake for 30 acres of true forest land | ![]() |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1963 ballot measures
July 17
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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VR | Referendum 1 | Taxes | Creates graduated income tax rates | ![]() |
VR | Referendum 2 | Taxes | Creates adjusted tax on individual income | ![]() |
VR | Referendum 3 | Taxes | Provides for the withholding of income taxes from wages of non-resident employees | ![]() |
VR | Referendum 4 | Taxes | Authorizes municipal taxes following urban renewal projects | ![]() |
VR | Referendum 5 | Taxes | Raises tax levy limitations in school districts | ![]() |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1963 ballot measures
November 5, 1963
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Debt Limit Increase for Public Improvements Amendment | Raise the public debt limit by $250,000 to permit the state to issue bonds for public improvements |
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1,397,971 (60%) |
922,687 (40%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1963 ballot measures
December 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | State Question 411 | Healthcare | Provides for capital improvements to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center | ![]() |
LRCA | State Question 417 | Term limits | Increases terms for county officers | ![]() |
LRCA | State Question 418 | Term limits | Increases terms of office of county judges | ![]() |
LRCA | State Question 419 | Term limits | Increases terms of office of legislators | ![]() |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1963 ballot measures
October 15, 1963
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure 1 | Taxes | Remove federal tax deductions, lower personal income tax rates, provide a minimum tax, and increase corporate income tax rates. |
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103,737 (22%) |
362,845 (78%) |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 1963 ballot measures
Type | Name | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Education | Provides for higher education loans | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 2 | Admin of Gov | Allows for emergency interim government seats in cases of disasters | ![]() |
LRCA | Question 3 | Bonds, Environment, and Forests and parks | Issues $70 million in bonds for acquisition of land for state parks, reservoirs, conservation, recreation, and historical preservation | ![]() |
ConCon | Question 4 | Constitutional Convention | Calls for a constitutional convention | ![]() |
Texas
See also: Texas 1963 ballot measures
November 9, 1963
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 1 | Taxes; Elections | Repeal the poll tax requirement of the Texas Constitution |
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243,120 (43%) |
316,775 (57%) |
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Proposition 2 | Welfare | Provide aid for needy aged, disabled, blind, and children, allow appropriations and federal funds acceptance, limit state funds at federal match, and limit out-of-state assistance to $60 million |
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330,922 (63%) |
192,050 (37%) |
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Proposition 3 | Pension; Local government | Authorize all political subdivisions of Jefferson County to provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to employees |
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218,712 (47%) |
250,415 (53%) |
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Proposition 4 | Veterans; Bonds | Authorize a raise of the total amount of bonds or obligations that may be issued by the Veterans' Land Board to $350 million |
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250,556 (49%) |
258,443 (51%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1963 ballot measures
April 2, 1963
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Allow for judicial salary increases during the term of office |
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216,205 (39%) |
335,774 (61%) |
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Question 2 | Clarify the wording on the calculation of local debt limit and give an increased limit for school bonds |
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291,926 (56%) |
231,702 (44%) |
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Question 3 | State that redistricting will be done at the second legislative session after the federal census rather than the first |
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232,851 (46%) |
277,014 (54%) |
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