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Alabama

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Concerning the Alabama State Docks Department

Alaska

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Bonding Proposition A	Bonds	Issues $500 million in bonds for residential mortgages for veterans

Louisiana

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Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning elections for judicial vacancies
LRCA	Amendment 2	Property	Concerning the return of expropriated property
LRCA	Amendment 3	Energy	Concerning revenues resulting from the deregulation of oil and gas prices

Maine

See also: Maine 1983 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description
IndISS	Initiative 1	Hunt & Fish	Repeals state moose hunting season
BI	Bond Issue 2	Bonds	Issues $720,000 to make county courthouses handicap accessible
BI	Bond Issue 3	Transportation	Issues $24.6 million in bonds for bridge and highway improvements
BI	Bond Issue 4	Bonds	Issues $21,094,000 in bonds for several state and municipality facilities projects
BI	Bond Issue 5	Development	Issues $11,875,000 in bonds for a variety of economic development projects
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 6	Taxes	Allows a property tax exemption for watercraft without reimbursement of municipalities
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 7	Gov't Finance	Requires two-thirds vote of legislature for expenditures of principle of Mining Excise Tax Trust Fund
LRCA	Constitutional Amendment 8	Resources	Changes municipal property tax loss reimbursement provisions including exemptions or credits for unextracted minerals

Nevada

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June 7, 1983

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Establish staggered terms for district judges.		26,887 (42%)	37,198 (58%)
LRSS	Question 2	Taxes	Tax sales to governmental contractors and impose a use tax on out-of-state sales that would be taxable if made in Nevada.		29,335 (46%)	34,616 (54%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1983 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description
BI	Question 1	Bond issues	Allows for $135 million in bonds to acquire and develop land for recreational and conservational use.
BI	Question 2	Bond issues	Allows for $50 million in bonds for shore protection projects.
LRSS	Question 3	Bond issues	Amends a 1981 water bond act to allow additional uses of bond funds.
BI	Question 4	Bond issues	Allows for $135 million in bonds for bridge rehabilitation and improvements.
LRCA	Question 5	State judiciary	Creates a family part of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court and transfers judges with related jurisdictions.
LRCA	Question 6	State and local government budgets, spending and finance	Allows the state legislature to refinance bond debts without public approval if a debt service savings results.
LRCA	Question 7	Taxes	Allows veterans' surviving spouses to receive the veterans' real and personal property tax deduction.
LRCA	Question 8	State executive officials	Allows the Governor seven extra days to consider legislation passed within 10 days of the end of a legislative term.

New York

See also: New York 1983 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description
BI	Proposal 1	Bond issues	Issues a bond to improve the state's infrastructure
LRCA	Proposal 2	State and local government	Excludes from the Constitution limits of indebtedness by municipalities relating to sewage facilities
LRCA	Proposal 3	Banking	Removes restrictions on the issuance of capital stock by savings banks
LRCA	Proposal 4	State judiciary	Allows certain judges and justices that have retired to continue serving after appointment by the administrative board of courts.
LRCA	Proposal 5	State judiciary	Allows for the temporary assignment of family court judges to the supreme court in the judicial section of his residence
LRCA	Proposal 6	Forest and Parks	Allows for the exchange of Adirondack Park Land between the state and Sagamore Institute, Inc.
LRCA	Proposal 7	State judiciary	Raises the monetary jurisdictional limitations of certain courts
LRCA	Proposal 8	State and local government	Authorizes a new way for municipalities to finance public improvements and redevelopment plans

Ohio

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November 8, 1983

Type	Title	Description	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Minimum Age for Alcohol Consumption Initiative	Raise the minimum age for the consumption of beer to 21 years old	1,386,959 (41%)	1,965,469 (59%)
CICA	Repeal 1982 Tax Increases Initiative	Repeal all taxes passed since 1982	1,452,061 (44%)	1,883,270 (56%)
CICA	Supermajority Requirement for Tax Increases Initiative	Require a 3/5ths supermajority in the state legislature to increase taxes.	1,354,320 (41%)	1,967,129 (59%)

Texas

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November 8, 1983

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Local government; Utilities	Allow localities to replace sewer laterals on private property if the connected sewer main is replaced, with owners repaying within five years	380,448 (52%)	345,149 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Administration; Law enforcement	Transfer the board of pardons and paroles from constitutional to statutory status and grant it authority to revoke paroles	498,998 (68%)	235,344 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Local government	Authorize reducing the number of justice of the peace and constable precincts in small counties with populations under 30,000	570,347 (77%)	170,910 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Property	Replace the previous limitation on urban homesteads based on value with a limitation based on size	434,332 (61%)	281,819 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Business; Food and agriculture	Allow agricultural producer associations to conduct refundable assessments on product sales for research, marketing, and educational programs	463,357 (64%)	255,468 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Administration; War	Authorize statutory provisions for succession of public offices during enemy attacks or disasters and suspend certain legislative rules in such emergencies	449,631 (62%)	280,790 (38%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Bonds	Authorize the use of the permanent school fund to guarantee bonds issued by individual school districts.	457,590 (63%)	269,037 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Law enforcement; Marriage and family	Allow for the garnishment of wages for the purpose of court ordered child support payments	607,219 (79%)	157,826 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Veterans; Bonds	Issue $800 million in bonds to finance the veteran's land program and veteran's housing assistance program	533,509 (71%)	219,342 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Exempt veteran organizations and certain fraternal organizations from property taxation	346,337 (47%)	388,197 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Judiciary	Provide for statutory probate court judges to be assigned to other statutory courts with probate jurisdiction and other county courts	485,540 (69%)	222,275 (31%)

Washington

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November 8, 1983

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	SJR 103	Redistricting	Provide for the establishment of an independent commission to redistrict the legislature based on equal population after each federal census.	639,981 (61%)	407,916 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 105	Property	Provide for an increase of the maximum term for state harbor leases from thirty to fifty-five years.	383,081 (38%)	622,840 (62%)
LRCA	SJR 112	Energy; Local government	Permit local governments to fund energy conversation by any individual, association or corporation.	405,820 (40%)	602,719 (60%)

Wisconsin

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April 5, 1983

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
AQ	Question 1	Allow the construction of a radioactive waste disposal site in the state		78,327 (11%)	628,414 (89%)

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