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background:#F6F6F6; font-size:100%; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; valign:top; padding:5px; margin:5px; text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr valign="top"><th style="background-color: #2B2B2B; padding-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 0.25em; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px #A0A0A0; color:white; font-size:130%; text-align: center;">1998 State<br />Ballot Measures</th></tr> <tr><td style="padding-top: 10px;" colspan="2"><div style="float:right; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; background-color: white; padding: 0.25em 0.5em 0.25em 0.5em; font-size: 110%; border:0px;"><b><a href="/1999_ballot_measures" title="1999 ballot measures">1999</a></b> <span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">»</span></div> <div style="float:left; margin-top: 0.0em; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: white; padding: 0.25em 0.5em 0.25em 0.5em; font-size: 110%; border:0px;"><span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">«</span> <b><a href="/1997_ballot_measures" title="1997 ballot measures">1997</a></b> </div> </td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="/Elections" title="Elections"><img alt="Vote Poster.jpg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/49/Vote_Poster.jpg/175px-Vote_Poster.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="279" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/49/Vote_Poster.jpg/263px-Vote_Poster.jpg 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/4/49/Vote_Poster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="349" data-file-height="557" /></a> </td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:110%;"> <b><a href="/Ballot_Measures_overview" title="Ballot Measures overview">Part 1: Overview</a></b></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-left: .7em;"><li><a href="/List_of_ballot_measures_by_state" title="List of ballot measures by state">Measures by state</a></li></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-left: .7em;"><li><a href="/List_of_ballot_measures_by_topic" title="List of ballot measures by topic">Measures by topic</a></li></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-left: .7em;"><li><a href="/List_of_ballot_measures_by_year" title="List of ballot measures by year">Measures by year</a></li></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:110%;"> <b><a href="/2025_ballot_measures" title="2025 ballot measures">Current measures</a></b></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-left: .7em;"><li><a href="/2025_ballot_measures" title="2025 ballot measures">2025 measures</a></li></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-left: .7em;"><li><a href="/Ballot_Measure_Scorecard,_2025" title="Ballot Measure Scorecard, 2025">2025 Scorecard</a></li></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding-left: .7em;"><li><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Tuesday_Count_for_2025" title="Ballotpedia's Tuesday Count for 2025">2025 Tuesday Count</a></li></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:100%;"> <i><b><span class="plainlinks"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://ballotpedia.org/most-recent-page-in-category.php?category=Tuesday_Count%7CBallot">Measure Monthly</a></span></b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>272 ballot questions</b> were on 44 statewide ballots in 1998. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#By_state"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">By state</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Alabama"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Alabama</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Alaska"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Alaska</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Arizona"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Arizona</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Arkansas"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Arkansas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#California"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">California</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Colorado"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Colorado</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Florida"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">Florida</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Georgia"><span class="tocnumber">1.8</span> <span class="toctext">Georgia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Hawaii"><span class="tocnumber">1.9</span> <span class="toctext">Hawaii</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Idaho"><span class="tocnumber">1.10</span> <span class="toctext">Idaho</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Illinois"><span class="tocnumber">1.11</span> <span class="toctext">Illinois</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Indiana"><span class="tocnumber">1.12</span> <span class="toctext">Indiana</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Iowa"><span class="tocnumber">1.13</span> <span class="toctext">Iowa</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Kentucky"><span class="tocnumber">1.14</span> <span class="toctext">Kentucky</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Louisiana"><span class="tocnumber">1.15</span> <span class="toctext">Louisiana</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Maine"><span class="tocnumber">1.16</span> <span class="toctext">Maine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Maryland"><span class="tocnumber">1.17</span> <span class="toctext">Maryland</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Massachusetts"><span class="tocnumber">1.18</span> <span class="toctext">Massachusetts</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Michigan"><span class="tocnumber">1.19</span> <span class="toctext">Michigan</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Minnesota"><span class="tocnumber">1.20</span> <span class="toctext">Minnesota</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Mississippi"><span class="tocnumber">1.21</span> <span class="toctext">Mississippi</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Missouri"><span class="tocnumber">1.22</span> <span class="toctext">Missouri</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Montana"><span class="tocnumber">1.23</span> <span class="toctext">Montana</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Nebraska"><span class="tocnumber">1.24</span> <span class="toctext">Nebraska</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Nevada"><span class="tocnumber">1.25</span> <span class="toctext">Nevada</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#New_Hampshire"><span class="tocnumber">1.26</span> <span class="toctext">New Hampshire</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#New_Jersey"><span class="tocnumber">1.27</span> <span class="toctext">New Jersey</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#New_Mexico"><span class="tocnumber">1.28</span> <span class="toctext">New Mexico</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#North_Carolina"><span class="tocnumber">1.29</span> <span class="toctext">North Carolina</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#North_Dakota"><span class="tocnumber">1.30</span> <span class="toctext">North Dakota</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Ohio"><span class="tocnumber">1.31</span> <span class="toctext">Ohio</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Oklahoma"><span class="tocnumber">1.32</span> <span class="toctext">Oklahoma</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Oregon"><span class="tocnumber">1.33</span> <span class="toctext">Oregon</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Pennsylvania"><span class="tocnumber">1.34</span> <span class="toctext">Pennsylvania</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Rhode_Island"><span class="tocnumber">1.35</span> <span class="toctext">Rhode Island</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#South_Carolina"><span class="tocnumber">1.36</span> <span class="toctext">South Carolina</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#South_Dakota"><span class="tocnumber">1.37</span> <span class="toctext">South Dakota</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Tennessee"><span class="tocnumber">1.38</span> <span class="toctext">Tennessee</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Utah"><span class="tocnumber">1.39</span> <span class="toctext">Utah</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Virginia"><span class="tocnumber">1.40</span> <span class="toctext">Virginia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Washington"><span class="tocnumber">1.41</span> <span class="toctext">Washington</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#West_Virginia"><span class="tocnumber">1.42</span> <span class="toctext">West Virginia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Wisconsin"><span class="tocnumber">1.43</span> <span class="toctext">Wisconsin</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Wyoming"><span class="tocnumber">1.44</span> <span class="toctext">Wyoming</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="By_state">By state</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Alabama">Alabama</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Alabama_1998_ballot_measures" title="Alabama 1998 ballot measures">Alabama 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Cell_Radio_Tax,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Alabama Cell Radio Tax, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance,_Alabama" title="Category:State and local government budgets, spending and finance, Alabama">State budget</a></td> <td>Concernnig tax revenue from cellular radio</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Historical_Sites_and_State_Parks_Bonds,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Alabama Historical Sites and State Parks Bonds, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Bond_issues,_Alabama" title="Category:Bond issues, Alabama">Bond issues</a></td> <td>Concerning a bond issue for historical sites and state parks</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Agricultural_and_Veterinary_Facilities_Bonds,_Amendment_3_(1998)" title="Alabama Agricultural and Veterinary Facilities Bonds, Amendment 3 (1998)">Amendment 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Bond_issues,_Alabama" title="Category:Bond issues, Alabama">Bond issues</a></td> <td>Concerning a bond issue for agricultural and veterinary facilities</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Cotton,_Textile,_and_Apparel_Technology_Bonds,_Amendment_4_(1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabama Cotton, Textile, and Apparel Technology Bonds, Amendment 4 (1998)">Amendment 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Bond_issues,_Alabama" title="Category:Bond issues, Alabama">Bond issues</a></td> <td>Concerning a bond issue bond for the cotton industry</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Ratite_Industry_Promotion,_Amendment_5_(1998)" title="Alabama Ratite Industry Promotion, Amendment 5 (1998)">Amendment 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Taxes,_Alabama" title="Category:Taxes, Alabama">Taxes</a></td> <td>Concerning the promotion of the ratite industry</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Forensic_Sciences_Bonds,_Amendment_6_(1998)" title="Alabama Forensic Sciences Bonds, Amendment 6 (1998)">Amendment 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Bond_issues,_Alabama" title="Category:Bond issues, Alabama">Bond issues</a></td> <td>Concerning a bond issue for the promotion of forensic science</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Unfunded_Mandate,_Amendment_7_(1998)" title="Alabama Unfunded Mandate, Amendment 7 (1998)">Amendment 7</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_Alabama" title="Category:Administration of government, Alabama">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Concerning unfunded mandates on local governments</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Freedom_of_Religion,_Amendment_8_(1998)" title="Alabama Freedom of Religion, Amendment 8 (1998)">Amendment 8</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Religion,_Alabama" title="Category:Religion, Alabama">Religion</a></td> <td>Concerning the free exercise of religion</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_City_Trust_Funds,_Amendment_9_(1998)" title="Alabama City Trust Funds, Amendment 9 (1998)">Amendment 9</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance,_Alabama" title="Category:State and local government budgets, spending and finance, Alabama">Local finance</a></td> <td>Concerning the establishment of trust funds by municipalities</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Marengo_County_Economic_and_Industrial_Development,_Amendment_10_(1998)" title="Alabama Marengo County Economic and Industrial Development, Amendment 10 (1998)">Amendment 10</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Economic_development,_Alabama" title="Category:Economic development, Alabama">Development</a></td> <td>Concerning economic development in Marengo County</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alabama_Bibb_County_Supernumerary_Public_Officials_Retirement_System,_Amendment_11_(1998)" title="Alabama Bibb County Supernumerary Public Officials Retirement System, Amendment 11 (1998)">Amendment 11</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_Alabama" title="Category:Administration of government, Alabama">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Concerning the retirement fund for officials of Bibb County</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Alaska">Alaska</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Alaska_1998_ballot_measures" title="Alaska 1998 ballot measures">Alaska 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alaska_Marriage_Amendment,_Measure_2_(1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Marriage Amendment, Measure 2 (1998)">Measure 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Marriage_and_family_on_the_ballot" title="Marriage and family on the ballot">Marriage</a></td> <td>Defines marriage as only valid between a man and a woman</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Alaska_Reapportionment_Board,_Measure_3_(1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Reapportionment Board, Measure 3 (1998)">Measure 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Redistricting_measures_on_the_ballot" title="Redistricting measures on the ballot">Redistricting</a></td> <td>Changes the name, power and membership of the reapportionment board</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute" title="Indirect initiated state statute">IndISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Alaska_Prohibition_of_Billboards,_Measure_5_(1998)" title="Alaska Prohibition of Billboards, Measure 5 (1998)">Measure 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Business_regulation_on_the_ballot" title="Business regulation on the ballot">Business</a></td> <td>Prohibits billboards</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute" title="Indirect initiated state statute">IndISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Alaska_English_as_Official_Language,_Measure_6_(1998)" title="Alaska English as Official Language, Measure 6 (1998)">Measure 6</a></td> <td><a href="/English_language_on_the_ballot" title="English language on the ballot">English</a></td> <td>Makes English the official language in administrative functions</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute" title="Indirect initiated state statute">IndISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Alaska_Term_Limits_Pledge,_Measure_7_(1998)" title="Alaska Term Limits Pledge, Measure 7 (1998)">Measure 7</a></td> <td><a href="/Term_limits_on_the_ballot" title="Term limits on the ballot">Term Limits</a></td> <td>Allows lawmakers to make a term limits pledge</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute" title="Indirect initiated state statute">IndISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Alaska_Medical_Marijuana_Act,_Measure_8_(1998)" title="Alaska Medical Marijuana Act, Measure 8 (1998)">Measure 8</a></td> <td><a href="/Marijuana_on_the_ballot" title="Marijuana on the ballot">Marijuana</a></td> <td>Legalizes the medical use of marijuana</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute" title="Indirect initiated state statute">IndISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Alaska_Prohibition_of_Wolf_Snares,_Measure_9_(1998)" title="Alaska Prohibition of Wolf Snares, Measure 9 (1998)">Measure 9</a></td> <td><a href="/Treatment_of_animals_on_the_ballot" title="Treatment of animals on the ballot">Animal Rights</a></td> <td>Prohibits trapping wolves with snares</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Arizona">Arizona</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Arizona_1998_ballot_measures" title="Arizona 1998 ballot measures">Arizona 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_100,_Public_Retirement_Systems_Amendment_(1998)" title="Proposition 100">Proposition 100</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot">Administration</a></td> <td>Provide for the establishment of specific rules for the administration of contribution and investment earnings in public retirement systems</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 570,271 (61%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 358,449 (39%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_101,_Commission_on_Salaries_for_Elected_State_Officers_Amendment_(1998)" title="Proposition 101">Proposition 101</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot">Administration</a></td> <td>Provide for the increase in the members on the Commission on Salaries for Elective State Officers and the provision that their recommendations are final</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 338,030 (36%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 602,185 (64%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_102,_Investment_of_State_Trust_Funds_Amendment_(1998)" title="Proposition 102">Proposition 102</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot">Administration</a></td> <td>Permit the investment of State Trust funds in equity securities and require investment according to the prudent investor rule</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 488,711 (53%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 427,665 (47%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_103,_Allow_Unaffiliated_Voters_to_Vote_in_Partisan_Primaries_Amendment_(1998)" title="Proposition 103">Proposition 103</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Allow unaffiliated voters to vote in the partisan primary of their choice</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 576,466 (61%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 375,832 (39%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_104,_Limits_on_Legislative_Alteration_of_Voter-Approved_Initiatives_and_Referendums_Amendment_(1998)" title="Proposition 104">Proposition 104</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot">Legislatures</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Direct_democracy_measures_on_the_ballot">Direct democracy</a></td> <td>Provide for the placement of certain limits on veto, amendment, repeal or transfer of funds approved by initiative or referendum</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 417,926 (45%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 502,946 (55%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_105,_Prohibit_Legislative_Alteration_of_Ballot_Initiatives_Amendment_(1998)" title="Proposition 105">Proposition 105</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot">Legislatures</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Direct_democracy_measures_on_the_ballot">Direct democracy</a></td> <td>Prohibits the legislature from amending or repealing voter-approved ballot initiatives</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 476,770 (52%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 435,520 (48%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_200,_Commission_to_Administer_Alternative_Campaign_Finance_System_Initiative_(1998)" title="Proposition 200">Proposition 200</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Provide for the establishment of a 5-member commission to administer an additional alternative campaign financing system</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 481,963 (51%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 459,373 (49%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_201,_Prohibit_Cockfighting_Initiative_(1998)" title="Proposition 201">Proposition 201</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Treatment_of_animals_on_the_ballot">Animals</a></td> <td>Provide for the establishment of cockfighting as a class 5 felony and being present at a cockfight as a class 1 misdemeanor</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 666,058 (68%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 312,368 (32%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_202,_IRS_Elimination_Pledge_on_Ballot_for_Congressional_Candidates_Initiative_(1998)" title="Proposition 202">Proposition 202</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_constitutional_issues_on_the_ballot">Federal issues</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Provide for the establishment of an optional pledge for candidates of federal offices indicating support for elimination of the federal income tax and Internal Revenue Service</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 409,133 (45%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 499,896 (55%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Veto_referendum">VR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_300,_Medical_Use_of_Schedule_I_Drugs_Referendum_(1998)" title="Proposition 300">Proposition 300</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Healthcare_on_the_ballot">Healthcare</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marijuana_on_the_ballot">Marijuana</a></td> <td>Provide for authorization by the Food and Drug Administration or the U.S. Congress for the medical use of marijuana</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 418,303 (43%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 562,091 (57%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Veto_referendum">VR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_301,_Probation_Eligibility_for_Drug_Offenses_Referendum_(1998)" title="Proposition 301">Proposition 301</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Drug_crime_policy_on_the_ballot">Drug crime policy</a></td> <td>Provide that a person convicted of a 1st or 2nd offense of possession of marijuana or narcotic drugs be eligible for probation unless previously convicted of 2 felonies</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 464,776 (48%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 494,520 (52%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_302,_Salary_Increase_for_State_Legislators_Measure_(1998)" title="Proposition 302">Proposition 302</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot">Legislatures</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Salaries_of_government_officials_on_the_ballot">Government salaries</a></td> <td>Provide for the increase in legislative salaries from $15,000 per year to $24,000 and providing per diem reimbursement</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 544,969 (56%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 421,627 (44%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_state_statute">LRSS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_303,_State_Funds_for_Open_Space_Land_Amendment_(1998)" title="Proposition 303">Proposition 303</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Environment_on_the_ballot">Environment</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Natural_resources_on_the_ballot">Natural resources</a></td> <td>Provide $20 million of state general revenue each year for 11 years to purchase or lease state trust land</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 501,358 (53%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 446,598 (47%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_state_statute">LRSS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Proposition_304,_Extension_of_State_Lottery_Initiative_(1998)" title="Propositon 304">Propositon 304</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gambling_on_the_ballot">Gambling</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Lottery_on_the_ballot">Lottery</a></td> <td>Provide for the extension of the Arizona State Lottery until July 1, 2003</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 652,479 (67%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 324,514 (33%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Arkansas">Arkansas</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Arkansas_1998_ballot_measures" title="Arkansas 1998 ballot measures">Arkansas 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Arkansas_Short-Term_Financing,_Proposed_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Arkansas Short-Term Financing, Proposed Amendment 1 (1998)">Proposed Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance_on_the_ballot" title="State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot">Gov't Finances</a></td> <td>Provides that municipalities and counties may incur short-term financing obligations</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Arkansas_Votes_for_Tax_or_Fee_Changes,_Proposed_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Arkansas Votes for Tax or Fee Changes, Proposed Amendment 2 (1998)">Proposed Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Requires a 3/5 vote of the legislature to change tax rates or fees</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Arkansas_Assignment_of_Judges_and_Exchange_of_Circuits,_Proposed_Amendment_3_(1998)" title="Arkansas Assignment of Judges and Exchange of Circuits, Proposed Amendment 3 (1998)">Proposed Amendment 3</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Authorizes the assignment of special and retired judges and the exchange of circuits</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Arkansas_Water,_Waste_and_Pollution_Facilities_Bonds,_Referred_Question_1_(1998)" title="Arkansas Water, Waste and Pollution Facilities Bonds, Referred Question 1 (1998)">Referred Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Issues bonds under the Arkansas Water, Waste Disposal and Pollution Abatement Facilities Financing Act</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="California">California</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/California_1998_ballot_propositions" title="California 1998 ballot propositions">California 1998 ballot propositions</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><p><b>June 2</b> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_219,_Uniform_Application_of_Ballot_Measures_Amendment_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 219, Uniform Application of Ballot Measures Amendment (June 1998)">Proposition 219</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns,_California" title="Category:Elections and campaigns, California">Elections</a></td> <td>Require uniform ballot measure application in all parts of the jurisdiction affected by the measure</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_220,_Superior_and_Municipal_Court_Consolidation_Amendment_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 220, Superior and Municipal Court Consolidation Amendment (June 1998)">Proposition 220</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_judiciary,_California" title="Category:State judiciary, California">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Consolidate superior and municipal courts</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_221,_Oversight_of_Court_Commissioners_Amendment_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 221, Oversight of Court Commissioners Amendment (June 1998)">Proposition 221</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_judiciary,_California" title="Category:State judiciary, California">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Give Commission on Judicial Performance authority to oversee and discipline court commissioners or referees</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_222,_Sentencing_for_Second_Degree_Murder_of_Police_Officers_Measure_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 222, Sentencing for Second Degree Murder of Police Officers Measure (June 1998)">Proposition 222</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Law_enforcement,_California" title="Category:Law enforcement, California">Policing</a></td> <td>No person convicted of murder of a police officer is eligible to receive credits reducing time spent in state prison</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_223,_Performance_Budgeting_Requirements_for_School_Districts_Initiative_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 223, Performance Budgeting Requirements for School Districts Initiative (June 1998)">Proposition 223</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Education,_California" title="Category:Education, California">Education</a></td> <td>Limit amount school districts can spend on administrative costs and establish performance budgeting requirements</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_224,_Public_Contracting_Requirements_Initiative_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 224, Public Contracting Requirements Initiative (June 1998)">Proposition 224</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_California" title="Category:Administration of government, California">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Require a new process for public entities prior to awarding contract for a variety of construction services</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_225,_Ballot_Line_Indicating_Position_on_Term_Limits_Initiative_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 225, Ballot Line Indicating Position on Term Limits Initiative (June 1998)">Proposition 225</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Term_limits,_California" title="Category:Term limits, California">Term limits</a></td> <td>Requiring legislative candidates to indicate their position on term limits for U.S. Senate and U.S. House on ballot</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_226,_Ban_on_Political_Contributions_from_Payroll_Deductions_Initiative_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 226, Ban on Political Contributions from Payroll Deductions Initiative (June 1998)">Proposition 226</a></td> <td><a href="/Wages_and_pay_on_the_ballot" title="Wages and pay on the ballot">Wages and pay</a> and <a href="/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot" title="Elections and campaigns on the ballot">Elections and campaigns</a></td> <td>Prohibit deductions from paychecks and labor dues to fund political contributions without the consent of the worker</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_227,_Require_English_Instruction_in_Public_Schools_Initiative_(June_1998)" title="California Proposition 227, Require English Instruction in Public Schools Initiative (June 1998)">Proposition 227</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Education,_California" title="Category:Education, California">Education</a></td> <td>Require California public schools to teach LEP students in special classes that are taught nearly all in English</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>November 3</b> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_1,_Property_Taxes_for_Environmentally_Contaminated_Property_Amendment_(1998)" title="California Proposition 1, Property Taxes for Environmentally Contaminated Property Amendment (1998)">Proposition 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Environment,_California" title="Category:Environment, California">Environment</a></td> <td>Allow environmentally contaminated buildings to be repaired or replaced without an increase in the tax-assessed value of the property</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Statewide_bond_propositions_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Statewide bond propositions (California)">LBM</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_1A,_Public_Education_Facilities_Bond_Issue_(1998)" title="California Proposition 1A, Public Education Facilities Bond Issue (1998)">Proposition 1A</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Bond_issue,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Category:Bond issue, California">Bond issue</a></td> <td>Issue $9.2 billion in bonds for education</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_2,_Loans_of_Transportation-Related_Revenues_to_the_General_Fund_Amendment_(1998)" title="California Proposition 2, Loans of Transportation-Related Revenues to the General Fund Amendment (1998)">Proposition 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Transportation,_California" title="Category:Transportation, California">Transportation</a></td> <td>Require loans from transportation-related revenue to the state's general fund to be repaid within the same fiscal year</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_3,_Closed_Presidential_Primaries_Measure_(1998)" title="California Proposition 3, Closed Presidential Primaries Measure (1998)">Proposition 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns,_California" title="Category:Elections and campaigns, California">Elections</a></td> <td>Change open primary to closed primary for presidential elections</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_4,_Prohibition_on_Trapping_Fur-Bearing_Mammals_Initiative_(1998)" title="California Proposition 4, Prohibition on Trapping Fur-Bearing Mammals Initiative (1998)">Proposition 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Treatment_of_animals,_California" title="Category:Treatment of animals, California">Animal rights</a></td> <td>Prohibit trapping of fur-bearing animals</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_5,_the_Tribal-State_Gaming_Compacts_Initiative_(1998)" title="California Proposition 5, the Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Initiative (1998)">Proposition 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Gambling,_California" title="Category:Gambling, California">Gambling</a></td> <td>Set out conditions for compact between Indian tribes and state of California on gambling on tribal lands</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_6,_Prohibition_on_Killing_Horses_for_Human_Consumption_Initiative_(1998)" title="California Proposition 6, Prohibition on Killing Horses for Human Consumption Initiative (1998)">Proposition 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Treatment_of_animals,_California" title="Category:Treatment of animals, California">Animal rights</a></td> <td>Prohibit human consumption of horses</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_7,_Tax_Credits_for_Emission_Reductions_Initiative_(1998)" title="California Proposition 7, Tax Credits for Emission Reductions Initiative (1998)">Proposition 7</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Environment,_California" title="Category:Environment, California">Environment</a></td> <td>Authorize tax credit for efforts to reduce emissions</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_8,_Class_Size_Reduction_Funding_and_Teacher_Qualifications_Initiative_(1998)" title="California Proposition 8, Class Size Reduction Funding and Teacher Qualifications Initiative (1998)">Proposition 8</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Education,_California" title="Category:Education, California">Education</a></td> <td>Reduce class sizes and change teacher qualifications</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_9,_Prohibition_of_Utility_Taxes,_Bond_Payments,_or_Surcharges_for_Nuclear_Power_Assets_Initiative_(1998)" title="California Proposition 9, Prohibition of Utility Taxes, Bond Payments, or Surcharges for Nuclear Power Assets Initiative (1998)">Proposition 9</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Natural_resources,_California" title="Category:Natural resources, California">Natural resources</a></td> <td>Prohibits taxes and bonds surcharges to pay costs of nuclear power plants</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Combined_initiated_constitutional_amendment_and_state_statute" title="Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute">CICA/SS</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_10,_Early_Childhood_Cigarette_Tax_Initiative_(1998)" title="California Proposition 10, Early Childhood Cigarette Tax Initiative (1998)">Proposition 10</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Tobacco,_California" title="Category:Tobacco, California">Tobacco</a></td> <td>Impose a new tax on cigarettes to pay for childhood programs</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/California_Proposition_11,_Rules_Governing_Local_Sales_and_Use_Taxes_Amendment_(1998)" title="California Proposition 11, Rules Governing Local Sales and Use Taxes Amendment (1998)">Proposition 11</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Taxes,_California" title="Category:Taxes, California">Taxes</a></td> <td>Allow local governments to enter into <a href="/Sales_tax" title="Sales tax">sales tax</a> revenue sharing agreements</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Colorado">Colorado</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Colorado_1998_ballot_measures" title="Colorado 1998 ballot measures">Colorado 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Amendment_11,_Prohibition_on_Partial-Birth_Abortions_Initiative_(1998)" title="Amendment 11">Amendment 11</a></td> <td>Prohibit partial-birth abortion and impose criminal and civil penalties for violations.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 617,977 (49%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 655,723 (51%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Amendment_12,_Parental_Notification_for_Abortions_Initiative_(1998)" title="Amendment 12">Amendment 12</a></td> <td>Require parental notification before minors receive an abortion and provide certain exceptions.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 707,021 (55%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 581,481 (45%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Amendment_13,_Regulations_for_Livestock_Operations_Initiative_(1998)" title="Amendment 13">Amendment 13</a></td> <td>Define "livestock" and require uniform laws for regulating livestock operations.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 475,664 (39%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 753,509 (61%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Amendment_14,_Regulations_on_Commercial_Hog_Farms_Initiative_(1998)" title="Amendment 14">Amendment 14</a></td> <td>Establish and further regulations for commercial hog farms.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 790,825 (64%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 440,766 (36%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Amendment_15,_Installation_of_Water_Meters_Initiative_(1998)" title="Amendment 15">Amendment 15</a></td> <td>Require water meters be installed on certain wells, require them be installed at the homeowner's expense, and require a state employee read the meter.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 292,977 (24%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 936,648 (76%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Amendment_16,_Fees_for_Water_Usage_in_the_Rio_Grande_Water_Conservation_District_Initiative_(1998)" title="Amendment 16">Amendment 16</a></td> <td>Create fees for water pumped from aquifers under state trust lands in the Rio Grande Water Conservation District and use such fees for school funding.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 297,872 (24%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 931,566 (76%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Amendment_17,_Income_Tax_Credit_for_Private_and_Public_Education_Expenses_Initiative_(1998)" title="Amendment 17">Amendment 17</a></td> <td>Create an income tax credit for parents of students for private and public school expenses</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 515,942 (40%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 782,982 (60%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Amendment_18,_Declarations_About_Term_Limits_Initiative_(1998)" title="Amendment 18">Amendment 18</a></td> <td>Allow candidates to declare whether they pledge to serve no more than three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives or two terms in the U.S. Senate and allow candidates to request that the Secretary of State mark such declaration on ballots and voter education materials.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 613,557 (50%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 603,651 (50%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Referendum_A,_Joint_Ownership_of_Healthcare_Services_and_Facilities_Amendment_(1998)" title="Referendum A">Referendum A</a></td> <td>Allow local governments to enter into agreements with private companies to jointly own healthcare services and facilities.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 505,903 (45%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 610,449 (55%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_state_statute">LRSS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Referendum_B,_Excess_Funds_for_Transportation_and_Education_Measure_(1998)" title="Referendum B">Referendum B</a></td> <td>Allow $200 million in excess of the state constitutional revenue limit to be used for construction projects for education and transportation.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 477,504 (38%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 765,654 (62%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Referendum_C,_Creation_of_the_City_and_County_of_Broomfield_Amendment_(1998)" title="Referendum C">Referendum C</a></td> <td>Create the city and county of Broomfield.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 670,781 (61%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 423,603 (39%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Florida">Florida</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Florida_1998_ballot_measures" title="Florida 1998 ballot measures">Florida 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_10,_Tax_Exemptions_for_Municipal_and_Local_Property_and_Communications_with_Local_Officials_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 10">Amendment 10</a></td> <td>Establish and expand tax exemptions for municipal and local property and remove limitations on the citizens' ability to communicate with local officials about subjects of public hearings</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,754,747 (50%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,766,490 (50%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_11,_Nonpartisan_School_Board_Elections,_Ballot_Access_Requirements,_Public_Campaign_Financing,_and_Election_Processes_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 11">Amendment 11</a></td> <td>Make school board elections nonpartisan; allow candidates for governor to run in primary elections without a lieutenant governor; provide that ballot access requirements for minor party candidates cannot be greater than requirements for major party candidates; provide public campaign financing for statewide candidates who agree to campaign spending limits; and allow any voter to vote in any party's primary election if the winner will have no general election opponent</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,239,607 (64%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,253,150 (36%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_12,_Sales_of_Firearms_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 12">Amendment 12</a></td> <td>Give counties the option to require a criminal background check and a waiting period of three to five days before the sale of a firearm</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,655,010 (72%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,033,020 (28%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_13,_Miscellaneous_and_Technical_Changes_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 13">Amendment 13</a></td> <td>Make various miscellaneous and technical changes to the state constitution</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,869,111 (55%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,530,883 (45%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_1,_Historic_Property_Ad_Valorem_Tax_Exemption_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 1">Amendment 1</a></td> <td>Amend the requirements for receiving a historic property granted ad valorem tax exemption</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,970,419 (54%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,646,069 (46%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_2,_Death_Penalty_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 2">Amendment 2</a></td> <td>Preserve the death penalty as a form of punishment in Florida and align execution methods with the federal Constitution</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,676,043 (73%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,002,043 (27%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_3,_Low-Income_Senior_Homestead_Tax_Exemption_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 3">Amendment 3</a></td> <td>Allow counties and municipalities to provide an additional homestead tax exemption to low-income seniors</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,560,979 (68%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,180,341 (32%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_4,_Filing_of_Documents_with_Branch_Offices_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 4">Amendment 4</a></td> <td>Allow documents filed at a county branch office to be considered officially filed</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,540,872 (74%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 887,999 (26%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_5,_Conservation_of_Natural_Resources_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 5">Amendment 5</a></td> <td>Create provisions for the conservation of natural resources and establish the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,630,674 (72%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,007,905 (28%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_6,_Education_of_Children_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 6">Amendment 6</a></td> <td>Establish the education of children as a fundamental value of the people of Florida and require the state to provide an efficient, safe, secure, and high quality education system</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,623,889 (71%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,069,406 (29%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_7,_Selection_of_Circuit_and_County_Judges_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 7">Amendment 7</a></td> <td>Establish local elections to determine if circuit and county judges should be elected or appointed and provide the procedures for the decided upon systems</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,028,165 (57%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,536,523 (43%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_8,_State_Executive_Officers_and_Cabinet_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 8">Amendment 8</a></td> <td>Amend the roles of executive officers and change what roles were included in the state cabinet</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,950,311 (56%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,562,234 (44%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Commission-referred_ballot_measure">CR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Amendment_9,_Inalienable_Rights_Amendment_(1998)" title="Amendment 9">Amendment 9</a></td> <td>Establish that "female and male alike" are equal before the law and have inalienable rights and establish bases on which the rights cannot be denied</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,416,324 (66%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,230,683 (34%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Georgia">Georgia</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Georgia_1998_ballot_measures" title="Georgia 1998 ballot measures">Georgia 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Heritage_Fund,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Georgia Heritage Fund, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance_on_the_ballot" title="State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot">Gov't Finances</a></td> <td>Creates a Land, Water, Wildlife, and Recreation Heritage Fund to conserve Georgia's natural and historic areas</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Lottery_Appropriations,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Georgia Lottery Appropriations, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Lottery_on_the_ballot" title="Lottery on the ballot">Lottery</a></td> <td>Limits the educational purposes and programs for which lottery proceeds can be appropriated</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_DUI_Penalties,_Amendment_3_(1998)" title="Georgia DUI Penalties, Amendment 3 (1998)">Amendment 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot" title="Law enforcement on the ballot">Law Enforcement</a></td> <td>Provides for additional penalties for offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Roadside_Enhancement_and_Beautification_Fund,_Amendment_4_(1998)" title="Georgia Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Fund, Amendment 4 (1998)">Amendment 4</a></td> <td><a href="/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance_on_the_ballot" title="State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot">Gov't Finances</a></td> <td>Provides for a roadside enhancement and beautification fund</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Commission_on_Compensation_of_Public_Officials,_Amendment_5_(1998)" title="Georgia Commission on Compensation of Public Officials, Amendment 5 (1998)">Amendment 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of Gov't</a></td> <td>Creates a Georgia Citizens Commission on Compensation of Public Officials to fix compensation of state officials</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Tax_Exemptions_for_Agricultural_Property,_Referendum_A_(1998)" title="Georgia Tax Exemptions for Agricultural Property, Referendum A (1998)">Referendum A</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Exempts livestock, crops and plants and trees grown in nurseries in the state from taxes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Homestead_Tax_Exemptions,_Referendum_B_(1998)" title="Georgia Homestead Tax Exemptions, Referendum B (1998)">Referendum B</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Authorizes individuals absent from their homes due to health reasons to continue to receive homestead tax exemptions</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Tax_Exemptions_for_Religious_Organizations,_Referendum_C_(1998)" title="Georgia Tax Exemptions for Religious Organizations, Referendum C (1998)">Referendum C</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Exempts property owned and operated exclusively by a religious organization from ad valorem taxes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Tax_Exemptions_for_Veterans,_Referendum_D_(1998)" title="Georgia Tax Exemptions for Veterans, Referendum D (1998)">Referendum D</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Broadens ad valorem tax exemptions for motor vehicles of veterans to include leased vehicles</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Georgia_Tax_Exemptions_for_Prisoners_of_War,_Referendum_E_(1998)" title="Georgia Tax Exemptions for Prisoners of War, Referendum E (1998)">Referendum E</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Provides ad valorem tax exemptions for motor vehicles owned by former prisoners of war</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Hawaii">Hawaii</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Hawaii_1998_ballot_measures" title="Hawaii 1998 ballot measures">Hawaii 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Automatic_ballot_referral" title="Automatic ballot referral">ABR</a></td> <td><a href="/Hawaii_Constitutional_Convention_Question_(1998)" title="Hawaii Constitutional Convention Question (1998)">Convention Question</a></td> <td><a href="/Hawaii_Constitution" title="Hawaii Constitution">Hawaii Constitution</a></td> <td>Call for a constitutional convention</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Hawaii_Appointment_of_Tax_Review_Commission,_Question_1_(1998)" title="Hawaii Appointment of Tax Review Commission, Question 1 (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_Hawaii" title="Category:Administration of government, Hawaii">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Change the appointment of a tax review commission from every 5 years to 10 years</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Hawaii_Legislative_Power_to_Reserve_Marriage,_Question_2_(1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Legislative Power to Reserve Marriage, Question 2 (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Marriage_and_family,_Hawaii" title="Category:Marriage and family, Hawaii">Marriage</a></td> <td>Reserves marriage to opposite-sex couples</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Idaho">Idaho</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Idaho_1998_ballot_measures" title="Idaho 1998 ballot measures">Idaho 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Public_School_Permanent_Endowment_Fund,_HJR_6_(1998)" title="Idaho Public School Permanent Endowment Fund, HJR 6 (1998)">HJR 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Includes sale of school lands proceeds in the Public School Permanent Endowment Fund</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Public_School_Permanent_Endowment_Fund,_HJR_8_(1998)" title="Idaho Public School Permanent Endowment Fund, HJR 8 (1998)">HJR 8</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Deposits earnings of the Public School Permanent Endowment Fund into the Public School Earnings Reserve Fund</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Salaries_for_Judges_and_Justices,_SJR_101_(1998)" title="Idaho Salaries for Judges and Justices, SJR 101 (1998)">SJR 101</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">State judiciary</a></td> <td>Deletes obsolete language relating to salaries of Supreme Court Justices</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Compensation_for_State_Executive_Officers,_SJR_102_(1998)" title="Idaho Compensation for State Executive Officers, SJR 102 (1998)">SJR 102</a></td> <td><a href="/State_executive_official_measures_on_the_ballot" title="State executive official measures on the ballot">State exec</a></td> <td>Deletes obsolete language relating to salaries and fees of the officers of the executive department</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Voting_for_Persons_Under_Guardianship,_SJR_105_(1998)" title="Idaho Voting for Persons Under Guardianship, SJR 105 (1998)">SJR 105</a></td> <td><a href="/Constitutional_rights_on_the_ballot" title="Constitutional rights on the ballot">Constitutional rights</a></td> <td>Deletes prohibition of a person under guardianship from voting</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Fund_for_School_Districts,_SJR_106_(1998)" title="Idaho Fund for School Districts, SJR 106 (1998)">SJR 106</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Authorizes the state of Idaho to guarantee the debt of school districts</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Limits_on_State_Debt,_SJR_107_(1998)" title="Idaho Limits on State Debt, SJR 107 (1998)">SJR 107</a></td> <td><a href="/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance_on_the_ballot" title="State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot">Gov't Finances</a></td> <td>Clarifies limits on state debts and liabilities</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Advisory_question" title="Advisory question">AQ</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Ballot_Access_Restrictions,_HB_644_(1998)" title="Idaho Ballot Access Restrictions, HB 644 (1998)">HB 644</a></td> <td><a href="/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot" title="Elections and campaigns on the ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Asks whether ballot access restrictions should apply to offices aside from members of congress</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Term_Limit_Ballot_Information_Initiative,_Initiative_1_(1998)" title="Idaho Term Limit Ballot Information Initiative, Initiative 1 (1998)">INIT 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Term_limits_on_the_ballot" title="Term limits on the ballot">Term limits</a></td> <td>Informs voters on ballot if candidates for U.S. Congress sign or break term limits pledge</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Illinois">Illinois</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Illinois_1998_ballot_measures" title="Illinois 1998 ballot measures">Illinois 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Illinois_Courts_Commission,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Illinois Courts Commission, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Provided for two non-judicial members to sit on the courts commission</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Indiana">Indiana</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Indiana_1998_ballot_measures" title="Indiana 1998 ballot measures">Indiana 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Indiana_Protect_Right_to_Vote_Act,_Public_Question_1_(1998)" title="Indiana Protect Right to Vote Act, Public Question 1 (1998)">Public Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns,_Indiana" title="Category:Elections and campaigns, Indiana">Elections and campaigns</a></td> <td>Proposes to protect a person's right to vote when person moves to a new residence</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Indiana_Residency_Requirements_for_State_Officials_Act,_Public_Question_2_(1998)" title="Indiana Residency Requirements for State Officials Act, Public Question 2 (1998)">Public Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_Indiana" title="Category:Administration of government, Indiana">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Proposes to permit a person serving as a state official to reside anywhere in Indiana</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Iowa">Iowa</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Iowa_1998_ballot_measures" title="Iowa 1998 ballot measures">Iowa 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Iowa_Equal_Rights,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Iowa Equal Rights, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Constitutional_rights_on_the_ballot" title="Constitutional rights on the ballot">Constitutional rights</a></td> <td>Amends the constitution relating to the equality of rights of men and women under the law</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Iowa_Offenses_Tried_Without_a_Jury,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Iowa Offenses Tried Without a Jury, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot" title="Law enforcement on the ballot">Law enforcement</a></td> <td>Eliminates the limitation on fines for offenses which may be summarily tried without indictment</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Kentucky">Kentucky</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Kentucky_1998_ballot_measures" title="Kentucky 1998 ballot measures">Kentucky 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Kentucky_General_Assembly_Session_Organization,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Kentucky General Assembly Session Organization, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_Kentucky" title="Category:Administration of government, Kentucky">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Amendment regarding when the General Assembly meets</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Property_Tax_Exemptions,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Kentucky Property Tax Exemptions, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Taxes,_Kentucky" title="Category:Taxes, Kentucky">Taxes</a></td> <td>Extends homestead property tax exemption to disabled; exempt vehicles from levy</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Louisiana">Louisiana</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Louisiana_1998_ballot_measures" title="Louisiana 1998 ballot measures">Louisiana 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>October 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Community_College_System,_Amendment_1_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Community College System, Amendment 1 (October 1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Establishes a community and technical college system.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Parish_Severance_Tax_Allocation,_Amendment_2_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Parish Severance Tax Allocation, Amendment 2 (October 1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Increases the maximum rebate for the state severance tax for municipalities.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Charity_Hospital_Oversight,_Amendment_3_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Charity Hospital Oversight, Amendment 3 (October 1998)">Amendment 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Healthcare_on_the_ballot" title="Healthcare on the ballot">Healthcare</a></td> <td>Establishes the <a href="/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">state legislature</a> as the budgeting and operational authority over the state public hospital system.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Crime_Victims%27_Rights,_Amendment_4_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Crime Victims' Rights, Amendment 4 (October 1998)">Amendment 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Civil_and_criminal_trials_on_the_ballot" title="Civil and criminal trials on the ballot">Civil and criminal trials on the ballot</a></td> <td>Establishes several constitutional protections for victims of crime.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Rainy_Day_Fund_and_Uses_of_Nonrecurring_Money,_Amendment_5_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Rainy Day Fund and Uses of Nonrecurring Money, Amendment 5 (October 1998)">Amendment 5</a></td> <td><a href="/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance_on_the_ballot" title="State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot">State and local government budgets, spending and finance</a></td> <td>Requires that 25 percent of nonrecurring revenue not exceeding 4 percent of the previous year's state revenues be directed to the Budget Stabilization Fund.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Bail_Denial,_Amendment_6_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Bail Denial, Amendment 6 (October 1998)">Amendment 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Civil_and_criminal_trials_on_the_ballot" title="Civil and criminal trials on the ballot">Civil and criminal trials</a></td> <td>Expands the grounds on which judges can deny bail.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_State_Infrastructure_Bank,_Amendment_7_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana State Infrastructure Bank, Amendment 7 (October 1998)">Amendment 7</a></td> <td><a href="/Banking_on_the_ballot" title="Banking on the ballot">Banking</a></td> <td>Authorizes the use of public funds to finance a state infrastructure bank that would finance capital improvement projects.</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Homestead_Assessment_for_Seniors,_Amendment_8_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Homestead Assessment for Seniors, Amendment 8 (October 1998)">Amendment 8</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Freezes the property tax assessment level for occupying homeowners who have turned 65 with an income of $50,000 or less per year.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Prohibiting_Felons_from_Public_Office,_Amendment_9_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Prohibiting Felons from Public Office, Amendment 9 (October 1998)">Amendment 9</a></td> <td><a href="/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot" title="Elections and campaigns on the ballot">Elections and campaigns</a></td> <td>Prohibits those convicted of a felony from holding public office for 15 years following the end of their sentences.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Prohibiting_State_Courts_from_Levying_Taxes,_Amendment_10_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Prohibiting State Courts from Levying Taxes, Amendment 10 (October 1998)">Amendment 10</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Prohibits state courts from levying or altering taxes.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_State_Sovereignty,_Amendment_11_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana State Sovereignty, Amendment 11 (October 1998)">Amendment 11</a></td> <td><a href="/Statehood_on_the_ballot" title="Statehood on the ballot">Statehood</a></td> <td>Claims rights not expressly held by the federal government as the state's own.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Millage_Roll_Up_Hearing_Notice,_Amendment_12_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Millage Roll Up Hearing Notice, Amendment 12 (October 1998)">Amendment 12</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Expands the public notice requirements for millage roll-ups.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Flood_Emergency_Funding,_Amendment_13_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Flood Emergency Funding, Amendment 13 (October 1998)">Amendment 13</a></td> <td><a href="/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance_on_the_ballot" title="State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot">State and local government budgets, spending and finance</a></td> <td>Allows the Interim Emergency Board to borrow or appropriate up to $250,000 in anticipation of a flood emergency.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Jury_Requirements,_Amendment_14_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Jury Requirements, Amendment 14 (October 1998)">Amendment 14</a></td> <td><a href="/Civil_and_criminal_trials_on_the_ballot" title="Civil and criminal trials on the ballot">Civil and criminal trials on the ballot</a></td> <td>Allows prosecutors to try defendants on more than one felony charge at a time and establishes the threshold for juries to agree on a verdict.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Blighted_Property,_Amendment_15_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Blighted Property, Amendment 15 (October 1998)">Amendment 15</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Allows local governments to waive tax liens on properties when they are sold for less than the appraised value and renovated for residential purposes.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Downtown_Residential_Property,_Amendment_16_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Downtown Residential Property, Amendment 16 (October 1998)">Amendment 16</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Allows owners of downtown properties that are renovated for residential purposes to claim an additional five-year tax exemption.</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Property_Tax_Sale,_Amendment_17_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Property Tax Sale, Amendment 17 (October 1998)">Amendment 17</a></td> <td><a href="/Property_on_the_ballot" title="Property on the ballot">Property</a></td> <td>Allows the city of New Orleans to sell a property seized for non-payment of back taxes to be sold at auction for a value lower than that of the outstanding taxes.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Vidalia_Property_Tax_Exemption,_Amendment_18_(October_1998)" title="Louisiana Vidalia Property Tax Exemption, Amendment 18 (October 1998)">Amendment 18</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Allows the town of Vidalia to exempt properties assessed at $20,000 from local property taxes</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>November 3</b> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Name_of_Board_of_Trustees_of_University_of_Louisiana_System,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Louisiana Name of Board of Trustees of University of Louisiana System, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Changes the name of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Appointment_to_the_Board_of_Regents_Guidelines,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Louisiana Appointment to the Board of Regents Guidelines, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Changes the membership guidelines for the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Maine">Maine</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Maine_1998_ballot_measures" title="Maine 1998 ballot measures">Maine 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>February 10</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Veto_referendum" title="Veto referendum">VR</a></td> <td><a href="/Maine_Repeal_of_Ban_Against_Sexual_Orientation_Discrimination,_Question_1_(1998)" title="Maine Repeal of Ban Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Question 1 (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/LGBT_issues_on_the_ballot" title="LGBT issues on the ballot">LGBT</a></td> <td>Repeals ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>June 9</b> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/Maine_Surface,_Air,_Water_and_Rail_Transportation_Improvements,_Question_1_(1998)" title="Maine Surface, Air, Water and Rail Transportation Improvements, Question 1 (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Transportation_on_the_ballot" title="Transportation on the ballot">Transportation</a></td> <td>Issues 36,985,000 in bonds for improvements to transportation systems</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/Maine_Water_Pollution_Control_and_Solid_Waste_Landfills_Clean_Up,_Question_2_(1998)" title="Maine Water Pollution Control and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up, Question 2 (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Water_on_the_ballot" title="Water on the ballot">Water</a></td> <td>Issues $6 million in bonds for improvements related to water pollution</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/Maine_Vocational_High_Schools_Capital_Expenses,_Question_3_(1998)" title="Maine Vocational High Schools Capital Expenses, Question 3 (1998)">Question 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Issues $5 million in bonds for vocational schools</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>November 3</b> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/Maine_Science_and_Technology_Research_and_Development,_Question_1_(1998)" title="Maine Science and Technology Research and Development, Question 1 (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Economic_development_on_the_ballot" title="Economic development on the ballot">Development</a></td> <td>Issues $20 million in bonds for research and development in science and technology</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/Maine_Water_Pollution_Control_and_Tire_Stockpile_Clean_Up,_Question_2_(1998)" title="Maine Water Pollution Control and Tire Stockpile Clean Up, Question 2 (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Water_on_the_ballot" title="Water on the ballot">Water</a></td> <td>Issues $7 million in bonds for improvements to combat water pollution</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Maryland">Maryland</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Maryland_1998_ballot_measures" title="Maryland 1998 ballot measures">Maryland 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Maryland_Civil_Jury_Amount,_Question_1_(1998)" title="Maryland Civil Jury Amount, Question 1 (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Increases minimum amount that must be claimed to entitle a party in a civil case to a trial by jury</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Maryland_Retired_Judges_Assignment,_Question_2_(1998)" title="Maryland Retired Judges Assignment, Question 2 (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Authorizes retired judges of the Circuit Court to do an act that a judge of the Orphans' Court may perform.</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Massachusetts_1998_ballot_measures" title="Massachusetts 1998 ballot measures">Massachusetts 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_1,_Legislative_Salaries_Amendment_(1998)" title="Question 1">Question 1</a></td> <td>Revise provisions for legislative salaries</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,170,031 (68%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 538,729 (32%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute">IndISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_2,_Campaign_Finance_Laws_Initiative_(1998)" title="Question 2">Question 2</a></td> <td>Make amendments to the state's campaign finance laws and public funding of campaigns laws</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,129,934 (66%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 572,476 (34%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute">IndISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_3,_State_Income_Tax_Rate_on_Interest_and_Dividends_Initiative_(1998)" title="Question 3">Question 3</a></td> <td>Establish that the state income tax rate on interest and dividend income is the same as the state income tax rate on wages and salaries</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,395,599 (82%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 309,416 (18%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Veto_referendum">VR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_4,_Electric_Utility_Industry_Referendum_(1998)" title="Question 4">Question 4</a></td> <td>Revise the state's electric utility industry</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,251,540 (71%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 509,807 (29%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Michigan">Michigan</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Michigan_1998_ballot_measures" title="Michigan 1998 ballot measures">Michigan 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Proposal_A,_Wording_Regarding_Disabilities_in_the_State_Constitution_Amendment_(1998)" title="Proposal A">Proposal A</a></td> <td>Change the word "handicapped" to "disabled" in Article VIII, Section 8 of the state constitution</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,707,787 (59%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,182,073 (41%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute">IndISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Proposal_B,_Physician_Assisted_Death_Initiative_(1998)" title="Proposal B">Proposal B</a></td> <td>Allow physicians to prescribe lethal doses of medications to terminally-ill adult patients, under certain criteria</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 859,381 (29%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 2,116,154 (71%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Bond_issue">BI</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Proposal_C,_Environmental_and_Natural_Resource_Protection_Bond_Measure_(1998)" title="Proposal C">Proposal C</a></td> <td>Allow for the issuance of bonds for environmental and natural resources protection programs</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,821,006 (63%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,081,988 (37%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Minnesota">Minnesota</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Minnesota_1998_ballot_measures" title="Minnesota 1998 ballot measures">Minnesota 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Minnesota_Use_of_Lottery_for_Environmental_Trust_Fund,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Lottery_on_the_ballot" title="Lottery on the ballot">Lottery</a></td> <td>Extends the dedication of lottery proceeds to the environmental and natural resources trust fund</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Minnesota_Abolish_Office_of_State_Treasurer,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Minnesota Abolish Office of State Treasurer, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Removes the office of state treasurer from the Minnesota Constitution</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Minnesota_Hunting_and_Fishing_Heritage,_Amendment_3_(1998)" title="Minnesota Hunting and Fishing Heritage, Amendment 3 (1998)">Amendment 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Hunting_and_fishing_on_the_ballot" title="Hunting and fishing on the ballot">Hunting & fishing</a></td> <td>Preserves heritage of hunting and fishing</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mississippi">Mississippi</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Mississippi_1998_ballot_measures" title="Mississippi 1998 ballot measures">Mississippi 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Resident_Only_Initiative_Petition_Circulation,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Mississippi Resident Only Initiative Petition Circulation, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Direct_democracy_measures,_Mississippi" title="Category:Direct democracy measures, Mississippi">Direct democracy measures</a></td> <td>Provides that only a resident of the state may circulate an initiative petition</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Crime_Victim_Rights,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Mississippi Crime Victim Rights, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Law_enforcement,_Mississippi" title="Category:Law enforcement, Mississippi">Law enforcement</a></td> <td>Gives victims of crimes the right to be informed, present, and heard during the criminal process</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Missouri">Missouri</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Missouri_1998_ballot_measures" title="Missouri 1998 ballot measures">Missouri 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>April 7</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Kansas_City_School_Operating_Levy,_Amendment_3_(April_1998)" title="Missouri Kansas City School Operating Levy, Amendment 3 (April 1998)">Amendment 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Limits the Kansas City board of education operating levy</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_School_District_Bond_Limit,_Amendment_4_(April_1998)" title="Missouri School District Bond Limit, Amendment 4 (April 1998)">Amendment 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Limits the school district bonding capacity</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>November 3</b> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Initiative_Petition_Deadline,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Missouri Initiative Petition Deadline, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Direct_democracy_measures_on_the_ballot" title="Direct democracy measures on the ballot">Direct Democracy</a></td> <td>Changes the deadline for submitting initiative petitions</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_School_Operating_Levy,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Missouri School Operating Levy, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Allows school boards to set an operating levy no higher than $2.75 without a vote</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_State_Investment_Policy,_Amendment_5_(1998)" title="Missouri State Investment Policy, Amendment 5 (1998)">Amendment 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Creates a written investment policy for state funds</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Sewer_Improvement_Bonds,_Amendment_6_(1998)" title="Missouri Sewer Improvement Bonds, Amendment 6 (1998)">Amendment 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Finances municipal or joint sewer improvement projects by issuance of revenue bonds</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Water_and_Sewer_Bonds,_Amendment_7_(1998)" title="Missouri Water and Sewer Bonds, Amendment 7 (1998)">Amendment 7</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Authorizes the state to issue bonds to fund distributions by the Missouri Clean Water Commission</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Charity_Raffles,_Amendment_8_(1998)" title="Missouri Charity Raffles, Amendment 8 (1998)">Amendment 8</a></td> <td><a href="/Gambling_on_the_ballot" title="Gambling on the ballot">Gambling</a></td> <td>Allows charitable or religious organizations to sponsor raffles and sweepstakes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Gambling_Boats,_Amendment_9_(1998)" title="Missouri Gambling Boats, Amendment 9 (1998)">Amendment 9</a></td> <td><a href="/Gambling_on_the_ballot" title="Gambling on the ballot">Gambling</a></td> <td>Allows gambling boats on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Animal_Baiting_and_Fighting_Prohibition,_Proposition_A_(1998)" title="Missouri Animal Baiting and Fighting Prohibition, Proposition A (1998)">Proposition A</a></td> <td><a href="/Treatment_of_animals_on_the_ballot" title="Treatment of animals on the ballot">Animals</a></td> <td>Makes it a Class D felony to bait or fight animals</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Montana">Montana</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Montana_1998_ballot_measures" title="Montana 1998 ballot measures">Montana 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Montana_Criminal_Law_Basis,_C-33_(1998)" title="Montana Criminal Law Basis, C-33 (1998)">C-33</a></td> <td><a href="/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot" title="Law enforcement on the ballot">Law enforcement</a></td> <td>Provides that criminal laws must be based on principles of public safety and restitution for victims</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/Montana_Voter_Approval_for_Tax_Increases,_CI-75_(1998)" title="Montana Voter Approval for Tax Increases, CI-75 (1998)">CI-75</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Requires an election and voter approval of any new or increased tax</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Montana_Repeal_Retail_Motor_Fuel_Marketing_Act,_I-134_(1998)" title="Montana Repeal Retail Motor Fuel Marketing Act, I-134 (1998)">I-134</a></td> <td><a href="/Transportation_on_the_ballot" title="Transportation on the ballot">Transportation</a></td> <td>Repeals the Montana Retail Motor Fuel Marketing Act</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Montana_Revise_Outfitter_and_Hunting_Licensing,_I-136_(1998)" title="Montana Revise Outfitter and Hunting Licensing, I-136 (1998)">I-136</a></td> <td><a href="/Hunting_and_fishing_on_the_ballot" title="Hunting and fishing on the ballot">Hunting</a></td> <td>Revising outfitter and hunting licensing</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Montana_Cyanide_Process_Open_Pit_Mining_Prohibition,_I-137_(1998)" title="Montana Cyanide Process Open Pit Mining Prohibition, I-137 (1998)">I-137</a></td> <td><a href="/Natural_resources_on_the_ballot" title="Natural resources on the ballot">Resources</a></td> <td>Prohibits cyanide process open pit gold and silver mining</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Montana_University_System_Tax_Levy,_LR-113_(1998)" title="Montana University System Tax Levy, LR-113 (1998)">LR-113</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Continues authority for the tax levy for the support of the Montana University system for 10 years</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Veto_referendum" title="Veto referendum">VR</a></td> <td><a href="/Montana_Corporate_Contributions_to_Ballot_Issues,_IR-114_(1998)" title="Montana Corporate Contributions to Ballot Issues, IR-114 (1998)">IR-114</a></td> <td><a href="/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot" title="Elections and campaigns on the ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Approves (yes) or rejects (no) H.B. 575, corporate contributions to ballot issues</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nebraska">Nebraska</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Nebraska_1998_ballot_measures" title="Nebraska 1998 ballot measures">Nebraska 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>May 12</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Executive_Officer_Residence,_Amendment_1_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Executive Officer Residence, Amendment 1 (May 1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/State_executive_official_measures_on_the_ballot" title="State executive official measures on the ballot">State exec</a></td> <td>Allows state executive officers to reside anywhere in the state</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Open_Legislative_Committees,_Amendment_2_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Open Legislative Committees, Amendment 2 (May 1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot" title="State legislatures measures on the ballot">Legislature</a></td> <td>Requires legislative committees to hold open meetings and publish certain votes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Imprisonment_for_Fraud_Debt,_Amendment_3_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Imprisonment for Fraud Debt, Amendment 3 (May 1998)">Amendment 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot" title="Law enforcement on the ballot">Law enforcement</a></td> <td>Eliminates language permitting imprisonment for debt in cases of fraud</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Habeas_Corpus,_Amendment_4_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Habeas Corpus, Amendment 4 (May 1998)">Amendment 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot" title="Law enforcement on the ballot">Law enforcement</a></td> <td>Eliminates language allowing the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Single_Initiative_Subject,_Amendment_5A_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Single Initiative Subject, Amendment 5A (May 1998)">Amendment 5A</a></td> <td><a href="/Direct_democracy_measures_on_the_ballot" title="Direct democracy measures on the ballot">Direct democracy</a></td> <td>Requires initiative measures to contain only one subject</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Single_Referendum_Subject,_Amendment_5B_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Single Referendum Subject, Amendment 5B (May 1998)">Amendment 5B</a></td> <td><a href="/Direct_democracy_measures_on_the_ballot" title="Direct democracy measures on the ballot">Direct democracy</a></td> <td>Requires referendum measures to refer to only one act of the Legislature</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Presiding_Officer_of_Legislature_Change,_Amendment_6_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Presiding Officer of Legislature Change, Amendment 6 (May 1998)">Amendment 6</a></td> <td><a href="/State_executive_official_measures_on_the_ballot" title="State executive official measures on the ballot">State exec</a></td> <td>Provides that the lieutenant governor shall no longer be the legislature’s presiding officer</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Session_Law_Publication,_Amendment_7A_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Session Law Publication, Amendment 7A (May 1998)">Amendment 7A</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of Gov't</a></td> <td>Eliminates a requirement that session laws be published in book form</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Constitutional_Article_Transfer,_Amendment_7B_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Constitutional Article Transfer, Amendment 7B (May 1998)">Amendment 7B</a></td> <td><a href="/Constitutional_language_on_the_ballot" title="Constitutional language on the ballot">Con language</a></td> <td>Transfers Constitution Article XVII, Section 6 to Article III, Section 30</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Constitution_Prefix_in_Law_Books,_Amendment_7C_(May_1998)" title="Nebraska Constitution Prefix in Law Books, Amendment 7C (May 1998)">Amendment 7C</a></td> <td><a href="/Constitutional_language_on_the_ballot" title="Constitutional language on the ballot">Con language</a></td> <td>Repeals requirement that printed copies of the Constitution be prefixed to books of statutes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>November 3</b> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Equal_Protection,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Nebraska Equal Protection, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot" title="Law enforcement on the ballot">Law enforcement</a></td> <td>Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Vehicle_Tax_Use,_Amendment_2A_(1998)" title="Nebraska Vehicle Tax Use, Amendment 2A (1998)">Amendment 2A</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Restricts allocation of proceeds from motor vehicle taxes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Local_Government_Consolidation,_Amendment_2B_(1998)" title="Nebraska Local Government Consolidation, Amendment 2B (1998)">Amendment 2B</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Authorizes legislation relating to mergers and consolidations by local governments</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Property_Tax,_Amendment_2C_(1998)" title="Nebraska Property Tax, Amendment 2C (1998)">Amendment 2C</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Provides that government-owned property is free of taxation to extent that it is used for authorized public purposes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Township_and_Town_References,_Amendment_2D_(1998)" title="Nebraska Township and Town References, Amendment 2D (1998)">Amendment 2D</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Repeals constitutional provisions dealing with township organization and towns</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Supreme_Court_Judge_Residence,_Amendment_3A_(1998)" title="Nebraska Supreme Court Judge Residence, Amendment 3A (1998)">Amendment 3A</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Changes residence and office requirements for justices of the <a href="/Nebraska_Supreme_Court" title="Nebraska Supreme Court">Nebraska Supreme Court</a></td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Judicial_Elections,_Amendment_3B_(1998)" title="Nebraska Judicial Elections, Amendment 3B (1998)">Amendment 3B</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Provides for votes for retention of judges of the Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Tax_and_Spending_Limits,_Measure_413_(1998)" title="Nebraska Tax and Spending Limits, Measure 413 (1998)">Measure 413</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Limits government spending by limiting future tax revenue increases</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_state_statute" title="Initiated state statute">CISS</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Telephone_Network_Access_Charges,_Measure_414_(1998)" title="Nebraska Telephone Network Access Charges, Measure 414 (1998)">Measure 414</a></td> <td><a href="/Business_regulation_on_the_ballot" title="Business regulation on the ballot">Business reg</a></td> <td>Establishes certain requirements relating to local telephone network access charges</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nevada">Nevada</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Nevada_1998_ballot_measures" title="Nevada 1998 ballot measures">Nevada 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Ballot_Initiative_Conflict_Resolution,_Question_1_(1998)" title="Nevada Ballot Initiative Conflict Resolution, Question 1 (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_Nevada" title="Category:Administration of government, Nevada">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Establish procedures for resolving conflicts between Constitutional amendments or new state laws</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Commission_on_Judicial_Discipline_Revision,_Question_2_(1998)" title="Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline Revision, Question 2 (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_judiciary,_Nevada" title="Category:State judiciary, Nevada">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Provisions governing the Commission on Judicial Discipline</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Designation_of_District_Court_Location,_Question_3_(1998)" title="Nevada Designation of District Court Location, Question 3 (1998)">Question 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_judiciary,_Nevada" title="Category:State judiciary, Nevada">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Locations other than the county seat for holding terms of the district court</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Category:Nevada_advisory_questions" title="Category:Nevada advisory questions">Advisory</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Day_Advisory,_Question_4_(1998)" title="Nevada Day Advisory, Question 4 (1998)">Question 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_Nevada" title="Category:Administration of government, Nevada">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Last Friday of October is the legal holiday for observing Nevada Day</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Legislative_Session_Time_Length,_Question_5_(1998)" title="Nevada Legislative Session Time Length, Question 5 (1998)">Question 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_State_Legislature" title="Nevada State Legislature">State legislature</a></td> <td>Length of sessions of the <a href="/Nevada_State_Legislature" title="Nevada State Legislature">Nevada State Legislature</a></td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Property_Tax_Exemption_for_Water_Conservation,_Question_6_(1998)" title="Nevada Property Tax Exemption for Water Conservation, Question 6 (1998)">Question 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Taxes,_Nevada" title="Category:Taxes, Nevada">Taxes</a></td> <td>Tax abatements authorized for properties that conserve water</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Government_Resale_Sales_and_Use_Tax,_Question_7_(1998)" title="Nevada Government Resale Sales and Use Tax, Question 7 (1998)">Question 7</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Taxes,_Nevada" title="Category:Taxes, Nevada">Taxes</a></td> <td>Amendment to the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Lieutenant_Governor_as_Senate_President,_Question_8_(1998)" title="Nevada Lieutenant Governor as Senate President, Question 8 (1998)">Question 8</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_State_Legislature" title="Nevada State Legislature">State legislature</a></td> <td>Replace Lieutenant Governor as President of Senate with senator elected by Senate</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Medical_Marijuana_Act,_Question_9_(1998)" title="Nevada Medical Marijuana Act, Question 9 (1998)">Question 9</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Marijuana,_Nevada" title="Category:Marijuana, Nevada">Marijuana</a></td> <td>Medical marijuana</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_U.S._Congressional_Term_Limits,_Question_17_(1998)" title="Nevada U.S. Congressional Term Limits, Question 17 (1998)">Question 17</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Term_limits,_Nevada" title="Category:Term limits, Nevada">Term Limits</a></td> <td>Establish Term Limits for U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators from Nevada</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Hampshire">New Hampshire</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/New_Hampshire_1998_ballot_measures" title="New Hampshire 1998 ballot measures">New Hampshire 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Hampshire_Minimum_Age_for_State_Senators_Amendment_(1998)" title="New Hampshire Minimum Age for State Senators Amendment (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot" title="State legislatures measures on the ballot">Legislature</a></td> <td>Shall the minimum age for state senator be lowered to 25?</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Hampshire_Gender-Neutral_Language_Amendment_(1998)" title="New Hampshire Gender-Neutral Language Amendment (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Constitutional_language_on_the_ballot" title="Constitutional language on the ballot">Con Language</a></td> <td>Shall gender-neutral terms be incorporated into the constitution?</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Jersey">New Jersey</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/New_Jersey_1998_ballot_measures" title="New Jersey 1998 ballot measures">New Jersey 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;"><a href="/File:Monmouth_Park.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/23/Monmouth_Park.jpg/300px-Monmouth_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="218" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2/23/Monmouth_Park.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="233" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Monmouth_Park.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Horses racing at Monmouth Park, New Jersey</div></div></div> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_Open_Space,_Farmland_and_Historic_Preservation_Funds,_Question_1_(1998)" title="New Jersey Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Funds, Question 1 (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Up to $98 million of sales tax revenues annually for open space, farmland and historic preservation</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_Horse_Race_Gambling_Amendment,_Question_2_(1998)" title="New Jersey Horse Race Gambling Amendment, Question 2 (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Gambling_on_the_ballot" title="Gambling on the ballot">Gambling</a></td> <td>Restrictions and control of wagering on horse races</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_Solid_Waste_Bond_Act,_Question_3_(1998)" title="New Jersey Solid Waste Bond Act, Question 3 (1998)">Question 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Use of 1980 and 1985 bond moneys for solid waste facility debt</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Mexico">New Mexico</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/New_Mexico_1998_ballot_measures" title="New Mexico 1998 ballot measures">New Mexico 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="New Mexico Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Taxes,_New_Mexico" title="Category:Taxes, New Mexico">Taxes</a></td> <td>Authorize legislature to limit increase in valuation of residential property for <a href="/Property_tax" title="Property tax">property taxation</a> purposes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="New Mexico Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_judiciary,_New_Mexico" title="Category:State judiciary, New Mexico">Judicial reform</a></td> <td>Add an additional citizen and magistrate as members of the judicial standards commission</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Amendment_3_(1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico Amendment 3 (1998)">Amendment 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns,_New_Mexico" title="Category:Elections and campaigns, New Mexico">Elections</a></td> <td>Prohibit second-term county officials from holding additional county offices</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Amendment_4_(1998)" title="New Mexico Amendment 4 (1998)">Amendment 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Administration_of_government,_New_Mexico" title="Category:Administration of government, New Mexico">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Prohibit the expenditure of retirement trust funds created for public employees</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Amendment_5_(1998)" title="New Mexico Amendment 5 (1998)">Amendment 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Taxes,_New_Mexico" title="Category:Taxes, New Mexico">Taxes</a></td> <td>Exemption from <a href="/Property_tax" title="Property tax">property taxation</a> for property that is owned by a veteran who has a permanent disability</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Question_A_(1998)" title="New Mexico Question A (1998)">Question A</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">Bond Issue</a></td> <td>$6.32 million in senior citizen facility improvement and equipment bonds</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Question_B_(1998)" title="New Mexico Question B (1998)">Question B</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">Bond issue</a></td> <td>$72.94 million in public educational capital improvements and acquisition bonds</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Question_C_(1998)" title="New Mexico Question C (1998)">Question C</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">Bond Issue</a></td> <td>$620,000 in land acquisition bonds</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Question_D_(1998)" title="New Mexico Question D (1998)">Question D</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">Bond Issue</a></td> <td>$1.03 million in El Camino Real international heritage center bonds</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Question_E_(1998)" title="New Mexico Question E (1998)">Question E</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">Bond Issue</a></td> <td>$2.26 million in radio communications bonds</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="North_Carolina">North Carolina</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/North_Carolina_1998_ballot_measures" title="North Carolina 1998 ballot measures">North Carolina 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Carolina_Clean_Water_Bonds,_Referendum_1_(1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Clean Water Bonds, Referendum 1 (1998)">Referendum 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Authorizes bonds for clean water projects</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Carolina_Natural_Gas_Bonds,_Referendum_2_(1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Natural Gas Bonds, Referendum 2 (1998)">Referendum 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Authorizes bonds for natural gas facilities</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="North_Dakota">North Dakota</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/North_Dakota_1998_ballot_measures" title="North Dakota 1998 ballot measures">North Dakota 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>June 9</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Dakota_Filling_of_Judicial_Vacancies,_Measure_1_(1998)" title="North Dakota Filling of Judicial Vacancies, Measure 1 (1998)">Measure 1</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Provides that persons appointed to fill judicial vacancies serve at least two years and until the next general election</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>November 3</b> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Dakota_Higher_Education_Institution_References,_Measure_1_(1998)" title="North Dakota Higher Education Institution References, Measure 1 (1998)">Measure 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Removes references to institutions of higher education</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Dakota_Election_of_County_Officials,_Measure_2_(1998)" title="North Dakota Election of County Officials, Measure 2 (1998)">Measure 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot" title="Elections and campaigns on the ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Requires elected county officials to be residents of the county at the time of their election; makes sheriffs be elected</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ohio">Ohio</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Ohio_1998_ballot_measures" title="Ohio 1998 ballot measures">Ohio 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>May 5, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Bonds_for_Public_Schools_and_Higher_Education_Institutions_Amendment_(May_1998)" title="Bonds for Public Schools and Higher Education Institutions Amendment">Bonds for Public Schools and Higher Education Institutions Amendment</a></td> <td>Authorize for the issuance of bonds for public-school districts and institutions of higher education</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 708,439 (39%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,093,570 (61%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_state_statute">LRSS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Sales_Tax_Increase_for_Public_Schools_and_Homestead_Tax_Changes_Measure_(May_1998)" title="Sales Tax Increase for Public Schools and Homestead Relief Measure">Sales Tax Increase for Public Schools and Homestead Relief Measure</a></td> <td>Levy a 1% sales to equally fund public schools and provide property tax relief for homesteads</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 383,913 (20%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,527,536 (80%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> <b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Indirect_initiated_state_statute">IndISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Prohibition_of_Mourning_Dove_Hunting_Initiative_(1998)" title="Prohibition of Mourning Dove Hunting Initiative">Prohibition of Mourning Dove Hunting Initiative</a></td> <td>Prohibit the hunting of mourning doves</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,348,533 (41%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,976,981 (59%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Oklahoma_1998_ballot_measures" title="Oklahoma 1998 ballot measures">Oklahoma 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>February 10, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_State_Question_672,_Casino_Gambling_Amendment_(February_1998)" title="State Question 672">State Question 672</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gambling_on_the_ballot">Gambling</a></td> <td>Legalize gambling, allow facilities and tribal casinos, enforce debts, and allocate taxes to regulation, education, prisons, and local governments.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 138,030 (31%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 304,756 (69%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> <b>November 3, 1998</b> </p> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_State_Question_678,_Emergency_Medical_Service_Districts_Amendment_(1998)" title="State Question 678">State Question 678</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Healthcare_on_the_ballot">Healthcare</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/County_and_municipal_governance_on_the_ballot">Local government</a></td> <td>Allow counties to leave emergency medical districts with voter approval, retaining debt responsibility.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 471,696 (60%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 315,386 (40%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_State_Question_679,_Compensation_for_State_Commissioners_Amendment_(1998)" title="State Question 679">State Question 679</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Salaries_of_government_officials_on_the_ballot">Government salaries</a></td> <td>Allow pay increases for Corporation Commissioners and Tax Commission members anytime, ensuring equal pay.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 346,102 (44%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 446,883 (56%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_State_Question_680,_Use_of_Public_Resources_for_Private_Gain_Amendment_(1998)" title="State Question 680">State Question 680</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Education_on_the_ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Allow public colleges to let businesses use property for technology research and development.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 509,001 (64%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 288,585 (36%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_State_Question_681,_Private_Ownership_of_Government-Funded_Research_Amendment_(1998)" title="State Question 681">State Question 681</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Education_on_the_ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Allow state colleges and employees to own technology and invest in related businesses.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 490,596 (62%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 306,734 (38%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_State_Question_682,_State_Prisoners_in_County_Jails_Amendment_(1998)" title="State Question 682">State Question 682</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Prisons_on_the_ballot">Prisons</a></td> <td>Allow the state to contract with counties and cities for inmate housing, with terms up to 15 years, and enable jail financing.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 422,512 (53%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 367,862 (47%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_State_Question_683,_Property_Tax_Exemption_for_Pollution_Control_Amendment_(1998)" title="State Question 683">State Question 683</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Environment_on_the_ballot">Environment</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Taxes_on_the_ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Exempt all personal property used as pollution control property from ad valorem tax.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 381,095 (48%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 407,033 (52%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Oregon">Oregon</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Oregon_1998_ballot_measures" title="Oregon 1998 ballot measures">Oregon 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>May 19, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_53,_Elimination_of_Voter_Turnout_Requirement_for_Property_Tax_Measures_Amendment_(May_1998)" title="Measure 53">Measure 53</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Taxes_on_the_ballot">Taxes</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Eliminate the 50% voter turnout requirements to pass certain property tax measures.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 303,539 (49%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 319,871 (51%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> <b>November 3, 1998</b> </p> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> <table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_54,_Guaranteed_Bonds_for_School_Districts_Amendment_(1998)" title="Measure 54">Measure 54</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Education_on_the_ballot">Education</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Allow the state to guarantee payment of general obligation bonds from qualified school districts, community college districts, and education service districts.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 569,982 (55%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 474,727 (45%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_55,_Guaranteed_Earnings_on_Tuition_Trust_Fund_Amendment_(1998)" title="Measure 55">Measure 55</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Education_on_the_ballot">Education</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending,_and_finance_on_the_ballot">Budgets</a></td> <td>Authorize the state to guarantee earnings under tuition trust fund program.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 456,464 (44%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 579,251 (56%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_state_statute">LRSS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_56,_Notices_to_Landowners_about_Land_Use_Law_Changes_Measure_(1998)" title="Measure 56">Measure 56</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Property_on_the_ballot">Property</a></td> <td>Require cities and counties to provide written notice to landowners for proposed zoning ordinances affecting their property.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 874,547 (80%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 212,737 (20%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Veto_referendum">VR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_57,_Marijuana_Possession_as_a_Class_C_Misdemeanor_Referendum_(1998)" title="Measure 57">Measure 57</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Law_enforcement_on_the_ballot">Law enforcement</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marijuana_on_the_ballot">Marijuana</a></td> <td>Classify the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana as a Class C misdemeanor.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 371,967 (34%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 736,968 (66%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_58,_Original_Birth_Certificates_for_Adoptees_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 58">Measure 58</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marriage_and_family_on_the_ballot">Marriage and family</a></td> <td>Allow an adopted person 21 years of age or older to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 621,832 (57%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 462,084 (43%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_59,_Prohibit_Public_Resources_to_Collect_Political_Funds_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 59">Measure 59</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Prohibit using public resources to collect or help collect political funds.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 539,757 (49%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 561,952 (51%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_60,_Vote_by_Mail_for_Biennial_Elections_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 60">Measure 60</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Voting_policy_measures_on_the_ballot">Voting policy</a></td> <td>Require a vote by mail for biennial primary and general elections.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 757,204 (69%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 334,021 (31%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_62,_Campaign_Finance_and_Signature_Gathering_Regulation_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 62">Measure 62</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Direct_democracy_measures_on_the_ballot">Direct democracy</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Require additional campaign finance disclosures, regulate signature gathering and guarantee certain contribution methods.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 757,204 (69%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 334,021 (31%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_63,_Supermajority_Vote_for_Ballot_Measures_Proposing_Supermajority_Requirements_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 63">Measure 63</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Direct_democracy_measures_on_the_ballot">Direct democracy</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Supermajority_requirements_on_the_ballot">Supermajority</a></td> <td>Require the same supermajority vote on ballot measures proposing supermajority vote requirements</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 566,064 (55%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 457,762 (45%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_64,_Timber_Harvest_Regulations_and_Restrictions_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 64">Measure 64</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Forests_and_parks_on_the_ballot">Forests and parks</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Natural_resources_on_the_ballot">Natural resources</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Business_regulation_on_the_ballot">Business</a></td> <td>Restrict timber harvest practices, ban chemical herbicides and pesticides in forests, and classify forestland waters as “navigable."</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 215,491 (19%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 897,535 (81%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_65,_Legislative_Review_of_Administrative_Rules_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 65">Measure 65</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot">Administration</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot">Legislatures</a></td> <td>Create a review and approval process of state agency administrative rules by the legislature.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 483,811 (48%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 533,948 (52%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment">CICA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_66,_Lottery_Revenues_for_Parks_and_Conservation_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 66">Measure 66</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Forests_and_parks_on_the_ballot">Forests and parks</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gambling_on_the_ballot">Gambling</a></td> <td>Allocate 15% of lottery revenues to parks, beaches, salmon protection, wildlife habitat restoration, and watershed protection.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 742,038 (67%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 362,247 (33%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiated_state_statute">CISS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_67,_Medical_Marijuana_and_Regulation_Initiative_(1998)" title="Measure 67">Measure 67</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marijuana_on_the_ballot">Marijuana</a></td> <td>Permit the medical use of marijuana with physician’s written prescription and establish a state-controlled permit system.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 611,190 (55%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 508,263 (45%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Pennsylvania_1998_ballot_measures" title="Pennsylvania 1998 ballot measures">Pennsylvania 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Name </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_Joint_Resolution_1,_Crimes_Where_Bail_is_Disallowed_Amendment_(1998)" title="Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 1, Crimes Where Bail is Disallowed Amendment (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Civil_and_criminal_trials_on_the_ballot" title="Civil and criminal trials on the ballot">Civil and criminal trials</a></td> <td>Disallows bail when the proof is evidence or presumption great that the accused committed an offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment</td> <td><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_Joint_Resolution_2,_Commonwealth%27s_Right_to_Trial_by_Jury_Amendment_(1998)" title="Pennsylvania Joint Resolution 2, Commonwealth's Right to Trial by Jury Amendment (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Civil_and_criminal_trials_on_the_ballot" title="Civil and criminal trials on the ballot">Civil and criminal trials</a></td> <td>Gives the commonwealth the right to a jury in criminal cases</td> <td><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Rhode_Island">Rhode Island</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Rhode_Island_1998_ballot_measures" title="Rhode Island 1998 ballot measures">Rhode Island 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Rhode_Island_bond_questions" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island bond questions">LBM</a></td> <td><a href="/Rhode_Island_Question_1,_Transportation_Bonds_(1998)" title="Rhode Island Question 1, Transportation Bonds (1998)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Bond_issues,_Rhode_Island" title="Category:Bond issues, Rhode Island">Bond Issue</a></td> <td>Bond issue ($80.18 million) for transportation projects</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Rhode_Island_bond_questions" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island bond questions">LBM</a></td> <td><a href="/Rhode_Island_Question_2,_Higher_Education_Facilities_Bonds_(1998)" title="Rhode Island Question 2, Higher Education Facilities Bonds (1998)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Bond_issues,_Rhode_Island" title="Category:Bond issues, Rhode Island">Bond Issue</a></td> <td>Bond issue ($40.6 million) for telecommunications systems at public colleges</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Rhode_Island_bond_questions" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island bond questions">LBM</a></td> <td><a href="/Rhode_Island_Question_3,_Environmental_Management_Bonds_(1998)" title="Rhode Island Question 3, Environmental Management Bonds (1998)">Question 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Bond_issues,_Rhode_Island" title="Category:Bond issues, Rhode Island">Bond Issue</a></td> <td>Bond issue ($33.8 million) for higher education purposes</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="South_Carolina">South Carolina</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/South_Carolina_1998_ballot_measures" title="South Carolina 1998 ballot measures">South Carolina 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Carolina_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="South Carolina Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_judiciary,_South_Carolina" title="Category:State judiciary, South Carolina">Judiciary</a></td> <td>Define which felonies and misdemeanors trigger provisions of the Victims' Bill of Rights.</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Carolina_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="South Carolina Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns,_South_Carolina" title="Category:Elections and campaigns, South Carolina">Elections</a></td> <td>A candidate for state legislature must be a legal resident of the relevant district at the time of filing to run</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Carolina_Amendment_3A_(1998)" title="South Carolina Amendment 3A (1998)">Amendment 3A</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Education,_South_Carolina" title="Category:Education, South Carolina">Education</a></td> <td>Private funds donated to state supported colleges and universities may be invested in stocks</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Carolina_Amendment_3B_(1998)" title="South Carolina Amendment 3B (1998)">Amendment 3B</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance,_South_Carolina" title="Category:State and local government budgets, spending and finance, South Carolina">State budgets</a></td> <td>Counties given financing authority to issue special bonds to pay for redevelopment in designated areas</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Carolina_Amendment_4_(1998)" title="South Carolina Amendment 4 (1998)">Amendment 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_judiciary,_South_Carolina" title="Category:State judiciary, South Carolina">Judicial reform</a></td> <td>Remove the part of the Constitution that makes marriage between whites and blacks illegal</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="South_Dakota">South Dakota</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/South_Dakota_1998_ballot_measures" title="South Dakota 1998 ballot measures">South Dakota 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Prohibit_Property_Taxes_from_Funding_Schools,_Amendment_A_(1998)" title="South Dakota Prohibit Property Taxes from Funding Schools, Amendment A (1998)">Amendment A</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Prohibits taxation of real property for school purposes.</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Committee_for_Appropriated_Funds,_Amendment_B_(1998)" title="South Dakota Committee for Appropriated Funds, Amendment B (1998)">Amendment B</a></td> <td><a href="/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance_on_the_ballot" title="State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot">Gov't Finances</a></td> <td>Creates a special interim legislative committee to approve transfer of appropriated funds</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Legislative_Conflict_of_Interest,_Amendment_C_(1998)" title="South Dakota Legislative Conflict of Interest, Amendment C (1998)">Amendment C</a></td> <td><a href="/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot" title="State legislatures measures on the ballot">Legislature</a></td> <td>Changes rules governing legislative conflicts of interest.</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Cooperation_Between_Local_Units_of_Government,_Amendment_D_(1998)" title="South Dakota Cooperation Between Local Units of Government, Amendment D (1998)">Amendment D</a></td> <td><a href="/County_and_municipal_governance_on_the_ballot" title="County and municipal governance on the ballot">Local gov't</a></td> <td>Authorizates local initiatives to provide for cooperation and organization of local government</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Initiated_constitutional_amendment" title="Initiated constitutional amendment">CICA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Prohibit_Corporate_Farming,_Amendment_E_(1998)" title="South Dakota Prohibit Corporate Farming, Amendment E (1998)">Amendment E</a></td> <td><a href="/Business_regulation_on_the_ballot" title="Business regulation on the ballot">Business reg</a></td> <td>Prohibits corporate farming</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Agricultural_Property_Taxes,_Amendment_F_(1998)" title="South Dakota Agricultural Property Taxes, Amendment F (1998)">Amendment F</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Classifies agricultural property for purposes of taxation</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Investment_of_School_Funds,_Amendment_G_(1998)" title="South Dakota Investment of School Funds, Amendment G (1998)">Amendment G</a></td> <td><a href="/State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance_on_the_ballot" title="State and local government budgets, spending and finance on the ballot">Gov't Finances</a></td> <td>Permits permanent school funds to be invested in stocks, bonds</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Age_Qualifications_for_Elected_Officials,_Amendment_H_(1998)" title="South Dakota Age Qualifications for Elected Officials, Amendment H (1998)">Amendment H</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Changes age qualifications for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor and state legislature</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Veto_referendum" title="Veto referendum">VR</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Unclaimed_Property_Office,_Referendum_2_(1998)" title="South Dakota Unclaimed Property Office, Referendum 2 (1998)">Referendum 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of gov't</a></td> <td>Transfers unclaimed property office to the Secretary of Revenue</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Tennessee">Tennessee</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Tennessee_1998_ballot_measures" title="Tennessee 1998 ballot measures">Tennessee 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Tennessee_Prisoner_Treatment_and_Conditions,_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="Tennessee Prisoner Treatment and Conditions, Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Law_enforcement,_Tennessee" title="Category:Law enforcement, Tennessee">Law enforcement</a></td> <td>Ends the constitutional requirement that state prisons be "comfortable"</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Tennessee_Victims%27_Bill_of_Rights,_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="Tennessee Victims' Bill of Rights, Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Law_enforcement,_Tennessee" title="Category:Law enforcement, Tennessee">Law enforcement</a></td> <td>Guarantees several constitutional rights for crime victims</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Utah">Utah</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Utah_1998_ballot_measures" title="Utah 1998 ballot measures">Utah 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_Legislative_Eligibility,_Proposition_1_(1998)" title="Utah Legislative Eligibility, Proposition 1 (1998)">Proposition 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns,_Utah" title="Category:Elections and campaigns, Utah">Elections</a></td> <td>Eligibility requirements for state senators and representatives</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_Marital_Property_Provision_Repeal,_Proposition_2_(1998)" title="Utah Marital Property Provision Repeal, Proposition 2 (1998)">Proposition 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Marriage_and_family,_Utah" title="Category:Marriage and family, Utah">Marriage</a></td> <td>Property rights of married women</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_Trust_Lands,_Proposition_3_(1998)" title="Utah Trust Lands, Proposition 3 (1998)">Proposition 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Education,_Utah" title="Category:Education, Utah">Education</a></td> <td>Disposition of school trust lands</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_state_statute" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred state statute">LRSS</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_Eliminate_Felons%27_Right_to_Vote,_Proposition_4_(1998)" title="Utah Eliminate Felons' Right to Vote, Proposition 4 (1998)">Proposition 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns,_Utah" title="Category:Elections and campaigns, Utah">Elections</a></td> <td>Felons can't vote or hold office</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_Supermajority_for_Hunting_Initiatives,_Proposition_5_(1998)" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Supermajority for Hunting Initiatives, Proposition 5 (1998)">Proposition 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Hunting,_Utah" title="Category:Hunting, Utah">Hunting</a></td> <td>Requires a 2/3 vote to pass any initiative measure about hunting</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_Review_of_Tax_Commission_Cases,_Proposition_6_(1998)" title="Utah Review of Tax Commission Cases, Proposition 6 (1998)">Proposition 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_judiciary,_Utah" title="Category:State judiciary, Utah">Judicial reform</a></td> <td>Permits legislature to authorize state courts to adjudicate tax commission decisions</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Virginia">Virginia</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Virginia_1998_ballot_measures" title="Virginia 1998 ballot measures">Virginia 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_Question_1,_Qualified_Voters_Employed_Overseas_Amendment_(1998)" title="Question 1">Question 1</a></td> <td>Allow people who are qualified to vote in Virginia and who are employed overseas to continue to vote in Virginia</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 828,353 (73%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 303,654 (27%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_Question_2,_Confidentiality_of_Judicial_Inquiry_and_Review_Commission_Proceedings_Amendment_(1998)" title="Question 2">Question 2</a></td> <td>Remove the constitutional requirement that Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission proceedings be confidential, allowing the General Assembly to determine to what extent these proceedings are confidential</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 690,017 (63%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 401,808 (37%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_Question_3,_Joint_Land_Development_Amendment_(1998)" title="Question 3">Question 3</a></td> <td>Allow localities to jointly develop a specified land area and to establish a special governing body for that area and establish that the fiscal commitments related to that land area are not considered local debt</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 477,257 (44%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 618,214 (56%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_Question_4,_Joint_Fiscal_Obligations_Between_Localities_Amendment_(1998)" title="Question 4">Question 4</a></td> <td>Exempt joint fiscal obligations between localities from certain constitutional limits or requirements that normally apply to local debt</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 410,674 (38%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 672,151 (62%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_Question_5,_Local_Elimination_of_Certain_Taxes_Amendment_(1998)" title="Question 5">Question 5</a></td> <td>Allow the General Assembly to authorize localities to eliminate all or part of the business, professional, or occupational license tax and/or the merchants' capital tax</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 648,252 (62%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 399,950 (38%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Washington">Washington</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_1998_ballot_measures" title="Washington 1998 ballot measures">Washington 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiatives_to_the_Legislature_(Washington)">ITL</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Initiative_200,_Affirmative_Action_Measure_(1998)" title="Initiative 200">Initiative 200</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Affirmative_action_on_the_ballot">Affirmative action</a></td> <td>Prohibit public institutions from granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or nationality.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,099,410 (58%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 788,930 (42%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiatives_to_the_People_(Washington)">ITP</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Initiative_688,_Minimum_Wage_Measure_(1998)" title="Initiative 688">Initiative 688</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Minimum_wage_on_the_ballot">Minimum wage</a></td> <td>Provide an increase in minimum wage from $4.90 to $6.50 and an annual adjustment for inflation thereafter.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,259,470 (66%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 644,764 (34%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiatives_to_the_People_(Washington)">ITP</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Initiative_692,_Medical_Marijuana_Measure_(1998)" title="Initiative 692">Initiative 692</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Marijuana_on_the_ballot">Marijuana</a></td> <td>Provide permission for physicians to prescribe marijuana for certain terminal and debilitating conditions.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,121,851 (59%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 780,631 (41%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Initiatives_to_the_People_(Washington)">ITP</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Initiative_694,_"Partial-Birth_Abortion_Ban_Act"_Measure_(1998)" title="Initiative 694">Initiative 694</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Abortion_on_the_ballot">Abortion</a></td> <td>Prohibit partial-birth abortion, also known as intact dilation and extraction</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 802,376 (43%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,070,360 (57%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_state_statute">LRSS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Referendum_49,_Vehicle_Excise_Taxes_and_Transportation_Bonds_Measure_(1998)" title="Referendum 49">Referendum 49</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Taxes_on_the_ballot">Taxes</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Transportation_on_the_ballot">Transportation</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Provide a reduction in vehicle excise taxes and authorize $1.9 billion in bonds for state and local highways.</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,056,786 (57%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 792,783 (43%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="West_Virginia">West Virginia</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/West_Virginia_1998_ballot_measures" title="West Virginia 1998 ballot measures">West Virginia 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3</b> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/West_Virginia_Amendment_1_(1998)" title="West Virginia Amendment 1 (1998)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Local government units ca finance economic development projects by issuing bonds</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/West_Virginia_Amendment_2_(1998)" title="West Virginia Amendment 2 (1998)">Amendment 2</a></td> <td><a href="/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot" title="State judiciary on the ballot">Judicial reform</a></td> <td>Authorize the Legislature to create additional courts</td> <td><center><a href="/Defeated" title="Defeated"><img alt="Defeated" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/0/04/No.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">d</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Wisconsin_1998_ballot_measures" title="Wisconsin 1998 ballot measures">Wisconsin 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 3, 1998</b> <style> .bptable td p { margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px; } </style> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Yes Votes</th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">No Votes</th> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_Question_1,_Election_and_Terms_of_Sheriffs_Amendment_(1998)" title="Question 1">Question 1</a></td> <td>Extend sheriffs' terms from two to four years, allow sheriffs to hold non-partisan office, and require vacancies to be filled by gubernatorial appointments until a successor is elected</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,161,942 (74%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 412,508 (26%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_Question_2,_Right_to_Keep_and_Bear_Arms_Amendment_(1998)" title="Question 2">Question 2</a></td> <td>Guarantee the right to keep and bear arms</td> <td> <center> <p> <a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span> </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 1,205,873 (74%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 425,052 (26%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wyoming">Wyoming</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Wyoming_1998_ballot_measures" title="Wyoming 1998 ballot measures">Wyoming 1998 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable blue" style="width:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Type </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Title </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Subject </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Description </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Result </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Wyoming_Reapportionment_of_Legislature,_Amendment_A_(1998)" title="Wyoming Reapportionment of Legislature, Amendment A (1998)">Amendment A</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_legislatures,_Wyoming" title="Category:State legislatures, Wyoming">State legislature</a></td> <td>Legislative reapportionment at the first session after census data is available</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Wyoming_Signature_Distribution_Requirements,_Amendment_B_(1998)" title="Wyoming Signature Distribution Requirements, Amendment B (1998)">Amendment B</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:Direct_democracy_measures,_Wyoming" title="Category:Direct democracy measures, Wyoming">Direct democracy</a></td> <td>Change minimum requirement for petition signatures for initiative and referendums</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/Wyoming_Workers_Compensation_Fund,_Amendment_C_(1998)" title="Wyoming Workers Compensation Fund, Amendment C (1998)">Amendment C</a></td> <td><a href="/Category:State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance,_Wyoming" title="Category:State and local government budgets, spending and finance, Wyoming">State budget</a></td> <td>Rules governing funds paid into the workers' compensation fund</td> <td><center><a href="/Approved" title="Approved"><img alt="Approved" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/7/77/Yes.png" width="16" height="16" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><span style="display:none;">a</span></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.azsos.gov/election/1998/Info/PubPamphlet/Cover.html">Arizona 1998 ballot measures</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/42electg/html/1998/98const.html">Maryland's 1998 statewide ballot questions</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/98Results/98_Election%20Information/98_Ballot%20Issues.pdf">1998 ballot measures in 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