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href="#Michigan"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Michigan</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Nevada"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">Nevada</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#New_Jersey"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">New Jersey</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#New_York"><span class="tocnumber">1.8</span> <span class="toctext">New York</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#North_Dakota"><span class="tocnumber">1.9</span> <span class="toctext">North Dakota</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Ohio"><span class="tocnumber">1.10</span> <span class="toctext">Ohio</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Oklahoma"><span class="tocnumber">1.11</span> <span class="toctext">Oklahoma</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Oregon"><span class="tocnumber">1.12</span> <span class="toctext">Oregon</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Pennsylvania"><span class="tocnumber">1.13</span> <span class="toctext">Pennsylvania</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Texas"><span class="tocnumber">1.14</span> <span class="toctext">Texas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Wisconsin"><span class="tocnumber">1.15</span> <span class="toctext">Wisconsin</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="By_state">By state</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Florida">Florida</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Florida_1963_ballot_measures" title="Florida 1963 ballot measures">Florida 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 5, 1963</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/Florida_Amendment_1,_Election_of_Executive_Officials_Amendment_(1963)" title="Amendment 1">Amendment 1</a></td> <td>Provide for the election of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of Agriculture at the 1964 general election for a two-year term and then establish that such positions be up for election in 1966, for terms of four years</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> 254,619 (53%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 225,255 (47%) </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,_Bonds_for_Higher_Learning_Capital_Outlay_Amendment_(1963)" title="Amendment 2">Amendment 2</a></td> <td>Authorize the issuance of bonds for capital outlay at institutions of higher learning</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> 313,859 (65%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 166,959 (35%) </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,_Indebtedness_for_Outdoor_Recreation_and_Conservation_Amendment_(1963)" title="Amendment 3">Amendment 3</a></td> <td>Allow the Outdoor Recreational Development Council to be able to issue revenue bonds, revenue certificates or other evidences of indebtedness for outdoor recreation and natural resources conservation</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> 263,195 (56%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 206,699 (44%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Iowa">Iowa</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Iowa_1963_ballot_measures" title="Iowa 1963 ballot measures">Iowa 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>December 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="/Iowa_Legislative_Apportionment,_Amendment_1_(December_1963)" title="Iowa Legislative Apportionment, Amendment 1 (December 1963)">Amendment 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Redistricting_measures_on_the_ballot" class="mw-redirect" title="Redistricting measures on the ballot">Redistricting</a></td> <td>Provides for a new apportionment of the general assembly</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="Kentucky">Kentucky</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Kentucky_1963_ballot_measures" title="Kentucky 1963 ballot measures">Kentucky 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 5</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="/Kentucky_Five_Amendments_Referendum_(1963)" title="Kentucky Five Amendments Referendum (1963)">Five Amendments Referendum</a></td> <td><a href="/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot" title="State legislatures measures on the ballot">Legislature</a></td> <td>Increases the number of constitutional amendments that can be voted upon at one time from three to five</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="/Kentucky_Salary_Limit_Referendum_(1963)" title="Kentucky Salary Limit Referendum (1963)">Salary Limit Referendum</a></td> <td><a href="/Salaries_of_government_officials_on_the_ballot" class="mw-redirect" title="Salaries of government officials on the ballot">Gov't Salaries</a></td> <td>Abolishes the salary limit for public officers</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="Maine">Maine</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Maine_1963_ballot_measures" title="Maine 1963 ballot measures">Maine 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 5</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_Maritime_Academy_Dining_Facility,_Referendum_Question_No._1_(1963)" title="Maine Maritime Academy Dining Facility, Referendum Question No. 1 (1963)">Referendum Question No. 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Issues up to $475,000 in bonds for Maritime Academy student dining facility</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_State_Highways_Construction,_Referendum_Question_No._2_(1963)" title="Maine State Highways Construction, Referendum Question No. 2 (1963)">Referendum Question No. 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Transportation_on_the_ballot" title="Transportation on the ballot">Transportation </a></td> <td>Issues $7 million in bonds for the construction of state highways</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_State_Teachers_Colleges_Student_Housing,_Referendum_Question_No._3_(1963)" title="Maine State Teachers Colleges Student Housing, Referendum Question No. 3 (1963)">Referendum Question No. 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Issues up to $1.433 million in bonds for teachers colleges student housing</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_Capital_Improvements,_Referendum_Question_No._4_(1963)" title="Maine Capital Improvements, Referendum Question No. 4 (1963)">Referendum Question No. 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Issues $8,422,000 in bonds for capital improvements for 1964 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="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/Maine_Chebeague_Island_Bridge_and_Causeways,_Referendum_Question_No._5_(1963)" title="Maine Chebeague Island Bridge and Causeways, Referendum Question No. 5 (1963)">Referendum Question No. 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Transportation_on_the_ballot" title="Transportation on the ballot">Transportation</a></td> <td>Issues up to $3 million in bonds for bridge and causeways connecting Chebeague Island with Littlejohn Island</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="/Maine_House_of_Representatives_Elections,_Powers_and_Apportionment,_Proposed_Constitutional_Amendment_No._1_(1963)" title="Maine House of Representatives Elections, Powers and Apportionment, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 (1963)">Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1</a></td> <td><a href="/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot" title="State legislatures measures on the ballot">Legislature</a></td> <td>changed the election, powers and apportionment of the <a href="/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</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="/Maine_Discrimination_Prohibition,_Proposed_Constitutional_Amendment_No._2_(1963)" title="Maine Discrimination Prohibition, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 (1963)">Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Constitutional_rights_ballot_measures" title="Constitutional rights ballot measures">Constitutional Rights</a></td> <td>Protects against discrimination of any person</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="Michigan">Michigan</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Michigan_1963_ballot_measures" title="Michigan 1963 ballot measures">Michigan 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>April 1, 1963</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="/Convention_referred_constitutional_amendment">CRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_State_Constitution_Ratification_Question_(April_1963)" title="State Constitution Ratification Question">State Constitution Ratification Question</a></td> <td>Adopt the revised 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> 810,860 (50%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 803,436 (50%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Nevada">Nevada</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Nevada_1963_ballot_measures" title="Nevada 1963 ballot measures">Nevada 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>June 11, 1963</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_state_statute">LRSS</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Question_1,_Sales_and_Use_Tax_Measure_(June_1963)" title="Question 1">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Taxes_on_the_ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Increase sales and use taxes from 2% to 3%.</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> 17,506 (33%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 34,906 (67%) </p> </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_1963_ballot_measures" title="New Jersey 1963 ballot measures">New Jersey 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 5</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="/New_Jersey_Public_Question_No._1_(1963)" title="New Jersey Public Question No. 1 (1963)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bond issues</a></td> <td>Allows for $275 million in bonds for the construction of public buildings.</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="/Bond_issue" title="Bond issue">BI</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_Public_Question_No._2_(1963)" title="New Jersey Public Question No. 2 (1963)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bond issues</a></td> <td>Allows for $475 million in bonds for public roads and highways.</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_Jersey_Public_Question_No._3_(1963)" title="New Jersey Public Question No. 3 (1963)">Question 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Revises the annual property tax deduction for qualifying veterans to $50.</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_Public_Question_No._4_(1963)" title="New Jersey Public Question No. 4 (1963)">Question 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Elections_and_campaigns_on_the_ballot" title="Elections and campaigns on the ballot">Elections</a></td> <td>Reduces county residency qualifications and restrictions on voting in presidential elections.</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_Public_Question_No._5_(1963)" title="New Jersey Public Question No. 5 (1963)">Question 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Revises the annual property tax deduction for senior citizens to $80.</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_Public_Question_No._6_(1963)" title="New Jersey Public Question No. 6 (1963)">Question 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Assesses land used in agriculture or horticulture as farmland.</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_York">New York</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/New_York_1963_ballot_measures" title="New York 1963 ballot measures">New York 1963 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_York_Absentee_Voting,_Amendment_1_(1963)" title="New York Absentee Voting, Amendment 1 (1963)">Proposed Amendment No. 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Direct_democracy_measures_on_the_ballot" title="Direct democracy measures on the ballot">Direct Democracy</a></td> <td>Expands the use of absentee ballots</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_York_Maximum_Salaries_of_State_Executives,_Amendment_2_(1963)" title="New York Maximum Salaries of State Executives, Amendment 2 (1963)">Proposed Amendment No. 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Salaries_of_government_officials_on_the_ballot" class="mw-redirect" title="Salaries of government officials on the ballot">Gov't Salaries</a></td> <td>Deletes maximum salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor</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_York_Governmental_Operation_in_Periods_of_Emergency,_Amendment_3_(1963)" title="New York Governmental Operation in Periods of Emergency, Amendment 3 (1963)">Proposed Amendment No. 3</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>Provides for state and local governmental operations in times of 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 valign="top"> <td><a href="/Legislatively-referred_constitutional_amendment" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment">LRCA</a></td> <td><a href="/New_York_Expansion_of_Home_Rule_Powers,_Amendment_4_(1963)" title="New York Expansion of Home Rule Powers, Amendment 4 (1963)">Proposed Amendment No. 4</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>Extends and expands home rule powers</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_York_Local_Government_Debt,_Amendment_5_(1963)" title="New York Local Government Debt, Amendment 5 (1963)">Proposed Amendment No. 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">Gov't Finances</a></td> <td>Permits local governments to exclude from their debt limit the cost of sewage treatment</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_York_Pension_for_Members_of_the_Police_and_Fire_Departments,_Amendment_6_(1963)" title="New York Pension for Members of the Police and Fire Departments, Amendment 6 (1963)">Proposed Amendment No. 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Public_employee_retirement_funds_ballot_measures" title="Public employee retirement funds ballot measures">Pension</a></td> <td>Permits villages to increase pension benefits for members of the police and fire 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="/New_York_Forest_Preserve_Land_for_the_Village_of_Saranac_Lake,_Amendment_7_(1963)" title="New York Forest Preserve Land for the Village of Saranac Lake, Amendment 7 (1963)">Proposed Amendment No. 7</a></td> <td><a href="/Forests_and_parks_on_the_ballot" title="Forests and parks on the ballot">Forests</a></td> <td>Permits the state to give forest preserve land to the village of Saranac Lake for 30 acres of true forest land</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_1963_ballot_measures" title="North Dakota 1963 ballot measures">North Dakota 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>July 17</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="/North_Dakota_Graduated_Income_Tax,_Referendum_1_(1963)" title="North Dakota Graduated Income Tax, Referendum 1 (1963)">Referendum 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Creates graduated income tax rates</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="/Veto_referendum" title="Veto referendum">VR</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Dakota_Adjusted_Individual_Income_Tax,_Referendum_2_(1963)" title="North Dakota Adjusted Individual Income Tax, Referendum 2 (1963)">Referendum 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Creates adjusted tax on individual income</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="/Veto_referendum" title="Veto referendum">VR</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Dakota_Income_Tax_Withholding,_Referendum_3_(1963)" title="North Dakota Income Tax Withholding, Referendum 3 (1963)">Referendum 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Provides for the withholding of income taxes from wages of non-resident employees</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="/Veto_referendum" title="Veto referendum">VR</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Dakota_Urban_Renewal_Taxes,_Referendum_4_(1963)" title="North Dakota Urban Renewal Taxes, Referendum 4 (1963)">Referendum 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Authorizes municipal taxes following urban renewal 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 valign="top"> <td><a href="/Veto_referendum" title="Veto referendum">VR</a></td> <td><a href="/North_Dakota_School_District_Taxes,_Referendum_5_(1963)" title="North Dakota School District Taxes, Referendum 5 (1963)">Referendum 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Taxes_on_the_ballot" title="Taxes on the ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Raises tax levy limitations in school districts</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="Ohio">Ohio</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Ohio_1963_ballot_measures" title="Ohio 1963 ballot measures">Ohio 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 5, 1963</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_Debt_Limit_Increase_for_Public_Improvements_Amendment_(1963)" title="Debt Limit Increase for Public Improvements Amendment">Debt Limit Increase for Public Improvements Amendment</a></td> <td>Raise the public debt limit by $250,000 to permit the state to issue bonds for public improvements</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> 1,397,971 (60%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 922,687 (40%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Oklahoma_1963_ballot_measures" title="Oklahoma 1963 ballot measures">Oklahoma 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>December 3, 1963</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/Oklahoma_State_Question_411,_Medical_Center_Indebtedness_Amendment_(December_1963)" title="State Question 411">State Question 411</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Healthcare_on_the_ballot">Healthcare</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 incur up to $7 million in debt to construct, repair, and improve buildings at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center.</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> 152,940 (73%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 56,137 (27%) </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_417,_Terms_of_County_Officers_Amendment_(December_1963)" title="State Question 417">State Question 417</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/County_and_municipal_governance_on_the_ballot">Local government</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Term_limits_on_the_ballot">Term limits</a></td> <td>Increase county officers' terms from two to four years and prohibit them from running for other offices during their terms.</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> 64,042 (31%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 142,057 (69%) </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_418,_Terms_of_County_Judges_Amendment_(December_1963)" title="State Question 418">State Question 418</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_judiciary_on_the_ballot">Judiciary</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Term_limits_on_the_ballot">Term limits</a></td> <td>Increase the term of office for County Judges from two to four years.</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> 67,703 (33%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 137,412 (67%) </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_419,_Legislative_Terms_Amendment_(December_1963)" title="State Question 419">State Question 419</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislatures_measures_on_the_ballot">Legislature</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Term_limits_on_the_ballot">Term limits</a></td> <td>Increase the terms of office for State Representatives to four years and State Senators to six years.</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> 43,907 (21%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 160,649 (79%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Oregon">Oregon</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Oregon_1963_ballot_measures" title="Oregon 1963 ballot measures">Oregon 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>October 15, 1963</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="/Veto_referendum">VR</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_1,_Revision_of_Personal_and_Corporate_Income_Taxes_Referendum_(October_1963)" title="Measure 1">Measure 1</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Taxes_on_the_ballot">Taxes</a></td> <td>Remove federal tax deductions, lower personal income tax rates, provide a minimum tax, and increase corporate income tax rates.</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> 103,737 (22%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 362,845 (78%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Pennsylvania_1963_ballot_measures" title="Pennsylvania 1963 ballot measures">Pennsylvania 1963 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_Question_1,_State_Higher_Education_Loans_Amendment_(1963)" title="Pennsylvania Question 1, State Higher Education Loans Amendment (1963)">Question 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Education_on_the_ballot" title="Education on the ballot">Education</a></td> <td>Provides for higher education loans</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_Question_2,_Emergency_Interim_Government_Seats_Amendment_(1963)" title="Pennsylvania Question 2, Emergency Interim Government Seats Amendment (1963)">Question 2</a></td> <td><a href="/Administration_of_government_on_the_ballot" title="Administration of government on the ballot">Admin of Gov</a></td> <td>Allows for emergency interim government seats in cases of disasters</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_Question_3,_State_Parks,_Conservation,_and_Recreation_Bonds_Amendment_(1963)" title="Pennsylvania Question 3, State Parks, Conservation, and Recreation Bonds Amendment (1963)">Question 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot" title="Bond issues on the ballot">Bonds</a>, <a href="/Environment_on_the_ballot" title="Environment on the ballot">Environment</a>, and <a href="/Forests_and_parks_on_the_ballot" title="Forests and parks on the ballot">Forests and parks</a></td> <td>Issues $70 million in bonds for acquisition of land for state parks, reservoirs, conservation, recreation, and historical preservation</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="/Constitutional_convention" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitutional convention">ConCon</a></td> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_Question_4,_Constitutional_Convention_Measure_(1963)" title="Pennsylvania Question 4, Constitutional Convention Measure (1963)">Question 4</a></td> <td><a href="/Constitutional_conventions_on_the_ballot" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitutional conventions on the ballot">Constitutional Convention</a></td> <td>Calls for a constitutional convention</td> <td><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> </td></tr> </tbody></table><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Texas">Texas</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Texas_1963_ballot_measures" title="Texas 1963 ballot measures">Texas 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>November 9, 1963</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/Texas_Proposition_1,_Poll_Tax_Repeal_Amendment_(1963)" title="Proposition 1">Proposition 1</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>Repeal the poll tax requirement of the Texas Constitution</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> 243,120 (43%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 316,775 (57%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Proposition_2,_Assistance_for_the_Needy_Amendment_(1963)" title="Proposition 2">Proposition 2</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Public_assistance_programs_on_the_ballot">Public assistance</a></td> <td>Provide aid for needy aged, disabled, blind, and children, allow appropriations and federal funds acceptance, limit state funds at federal match, and limit out-of-state assistance to $60 million</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> 330,922 (63%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 192,050 (37%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Proposition_3,_Jefferson_County_Pensions_(1963)" title="Proposition 3">Proposition 3</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/County_and_municipal_governance_on_the_ballot">Local government</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Public_employee_retirement_funds_on_the_ballot">Public retirement funds</a></td> <td>Authorize all political subdivisions of Jefferson County to provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to employees</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> 218,712 (47%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 250,415 (53%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> <a href="/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment">LRCA</a> </p> </td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Proposition_4,_Veterans%27_Land_Fund_Bond_Amendment_(1963)" title="Proposition 4">Proposition 4</a></td> <td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Veterans_policy_on_the_ballot">Veterans</a>; <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bond_issues_on_the_ballot">Bonds</a></td> <td>Authorize a raise of the total amount of bonds or obligations that may be issued by the Veterans' Land Board to $350 million</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> 250,556 (49%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 258,443 (51%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span></h3><blockquote><p><i>See also: <a href="/Wisconsin_1963_ballot_measures" title="Wisconsin 1963 ballot measures">Wisconsin 1963 ballot measures</a></i></p></blockquote><p><br /><b>April 2, 1963</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,_Judicial_Salary_Increase_Amendment_(April_1963)" title="Question 1">Question 1</a></td> <td>Allow for judicial salary increases during the term of office</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> 216,205 (39%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 335,774 (61%) </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,_Local_Debt_Limit_and_School_Bonds_Amendment_(April_1963)" title="Question 2">Question 2</a></td> <td>Clarify the wording on the calculation of local debt limit and give an increased limit for school bonds</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> 291,926 (56%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 231,702 (44%) </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_3,_Redistricting_Time_Amendment_(April_1963)" title="Question 3">Question 3</a></td> <td>State that redistricting will be done at the second legislative session after the federal census rather than the first</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> 232,851 (46%) </p> </center> </td> <td> <center> <p> 277,014 (54%) </p> </center> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="3" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;"><a href="/Template:Ballot_measures" title="Template:Ballot measures"><span title="View this template" 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• <a href="/List_of_Texas_ballot_measures" title="List of Texas ballot measures">Texas</a> • <b>U</b> • <a href="/List_of_Utah_ballot_measures" title="List of Utah ballot measures">Utah</a> • <b>V</b> • <a href="/List_of_Vermont_ballot_measures" title="List of Vermont ballot measures">Vermont</a> • <a href="/List_of_Virginia_ballot_measures" title="List of Virginia ballot measures">Virginia</a> • <b>W</b> • <a href="/List_of_Washington_ballot_measures" title="List of Washington ballot measures">Washington</a> • <a href="/List_of_West_Virginia_ballot_measures" title="List of West Virginia ballot measures">West Virginia</a> • <a href="/List_of_Wisconsin_ballot_measures" title="List of Wisconsin ballot measures">Wisconsin</a> • <a href="/List_of_Wyoming_ballot_measures" title="List of Wyoming ballot measures">Wyoming</a> <hr /></div></td><td style="width:1%;padding:0px 0px 0px 2px;padding-left:0.5em;" rowspan="9"><div class="floatright"><a href="/Ballot_Measures_overview" title="Ballot 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title="Category:Abortion">Abortion</a> • <a href="/Category:Administration_of_government" title="Category:Administration of government">Admin of gov't</a> • <a href="/Category:Affirmative_action" title="Category:Affirmative action">Affirmative action</a> • <a href="/Category:Alcohol" title="Category:Alcohol">Alcohol</a> • <a href="/Category:Treatment_of_animals" title="Category:Treatment of animals">Animal rights</a> • <a href="/Category:Assisted_death" title="Category:Assisted death">Assisted death</a> • <b>B</b> • <a href="/Category:Bond_issues" title="Category:Bond issues">Bonds</a> • <a href="/Category:State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance" title="Category:State and local government budgets, spending and finance">Budgets</a> • <a href="/Category:Business_regulation" title="Category:Business regulation">Business regulation</a> • <b>C</b> • <a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns" title="Category:Elections and campaigns">Campaigns</a> • <a href="/Category:Civil_rights" title="Category:Civil rights">Civil rights</a> • <a href="/Category:Constitutional_conventions" title="Category:Constitutional conventions">Constitutional conventions</a> • <a href="/Category:Constitutional_language" title="Category:Constitutional language">Constitutional language</a> • <a href="/Category:County_and_municipal_governance" title="Category:County and municipal governance">County government</a> • <b>D</b> • <a href="/Category:Time_standards" title="Category:Time standards">Daylight Saving Time</a> • <a href="/Category:Death_penalty" title="Category:Death penalty">Death penalty</a> • <a href="/Category:Direct_democracy_measures" title="Category:Direct democracy measures">Direct democracy</a> • <b>E</b> • <a href="/Category:Earthquakes" title="Category:Earthquakes">Earthquakes</a> • <a href="/Category:Education" title="Category:Education">Education</a> • <a href="/Category:Elections_and_campaigns" title="Category:Elections and 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href="/Category:Rules_about_Sunday" title="Category:Rules about Sunday">Rules about Sunday</a> • <b>S</b> • <a href="/Category:Salaries_of_government_officials" title="Category:Salaries of government officials">Salaries of elected officials</a> • <a href="/Category:Smoking_bans" title="Category:Smoking bans">Smoking bans</a> • <a href="/Category:State_and_local_government_budgets,_spending_and_finance" title="Category:State and local government budgets, spending and finance">State budgets</a> • <a href="/Category:State_executive_official_measures" title="Category:State executive official measures">State executives</a> • <a href="/Category:State_judiciary" title="Category:State judiciary">State judiciary</a> • <a href="/Category:State_legislatures_measures" title="Category:State legislatures measures">State legislatures</a> • <a href="/Category:Stem_cells" title="Category:Stem cells">Stem cells</a> • <a href="/Category:Supermajority_requirements" title="Category:Supermajority 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