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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1977 ballot measures

September 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Concerning a probate court in each county	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local Gov't	Concerning firefighting districts in Baldwin County	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local Gov't	Concerning tax officials in Pickens County	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Local Gov't	Concerning port authorities in Marengo County	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local Gov't	Concerning certain county officials in Jackson County	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Public Works	Concerning development of the Buttahatchee River area	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Local Gov't	Concerning the constable office in Morgan County.	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Prisons	Concerning a jail in Mobile County	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Concerning property taxes in Houston County	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Concerning ad valorem taxes in Mobile County	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Local Gov't	Concerning service districts in Jefferson County	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Local Gov't	Concerning service districts in Shelby County	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Concerning ad valorem taxes in Mobile County	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1977 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitutional Convention Question	ConCon	Calls for a constitutional convention	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1977 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Uniform State Property Tax Question	Taxes	Repeals uniform property tax and changed portions of the school funding law	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 1	Environment	Issues $30 million in bonds for pollution abatement facilities	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 2	Education	Issues $300,000 in bonds for Leavitt Hall at Maine Maritime Academy	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 3	Education	Issues $5,965,000 in bonds for several projects at the University of Maine	d
BI	Referendum Question No. 4	Education	Issues $3,748,000 in bonds for several construction projects at state technical-vocational institutes	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 5	Energy	Issues $10 million in bonds for energy conservation improvements to state owned buildings and public school buildings	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 6	Transportation	Issues $1.8 million in bonds for improvements to multiple airports	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 7	Transportation	Issues $11.5 million in bonds for the Highway and Bridge Improvement Program	a
BI	Referendum Question No. 8	Veterans	Issues $2.1 million in bonds to fund the construction of a Maine Veterans Home	a

New York

See also: New York 1977 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Proposition 1	Bond issues	Creates a state debt for economic development	d
ABR	Proposition 2	Constitutional conventions	Shall New York hold a constitutional convention?	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	State judiciary	Creates a judicial nominating commission	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	State judiciary	Relates to the administration of the Unified Court System	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	State judiciary	Creates a commission on judicial conduct	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	State judiciary	Relates to the jurisdiction of courts for towns villages and cities outside New York City	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Pension	Increases the pension benefits payable to widows and widowers of retired members of a retirement system	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education	Relates to the filling of vacancies on the board of education	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Bond issues	Increases the amount that the state will guarantee on bonds issued by the job development authority	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Bond issues	Permits public corporations to guarantee loans to improve employment opportunities	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1977 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Property	Extends the right to receive homestead exemptions to married men	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Insurance	Allows every person to insure his or her life for the benefit of his or her spouse and children	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State exec	Allows the governor and lieutenant governor to be elected to a second successive term of office	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Utilities	Permits municipalities that own electric facilities to operate facilities with any person or corporation	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Finances	Requires that expenditures of the state not exceed total revenues	a
BI	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues highway bonds	a
BI	Referendum 2	Bonds	Issues clean water bonds	a

Ohio

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November 8, 1977

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Low and Moderate Income Housing Amendment	Allow state and local governments to issue bonds for the construction of low and moderate income housing.		1,120,885 (39%)	1,773,779 (61%)
LRCA	Limits on State Debt Amendment	Revise limitations on state government indebtedness.		759,327 (28%)	1,999,791 (72%)
CICA	Prohibition on the Use of Certain Trapping Devices Initiative	Prohibit the use of leghold traps and other trapping devices that cause prolonged suffering.		1,169,068 (37%)	2,027,642 (63%)
CICA	Voter Registration and Voting Eligibility Initiative	Allow those who have been registered to vote for at least 30 days to vote in any election and require electors to re-register to vote if they have not voted in four years.	a	1,964,361 (62%)	1,225,852 (38%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1977 ballot measures

May 17, 1977

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Taxes; Elections	Limit school districts to two elections per year to authorize a tax levy outside their tax base unless voters petition for additional elections.		112,570 (31%)	252,061 (69%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Veterans	Authorize the Oregon War Veterans’ Fund to support veterans’ organizations and services, train service officers, and Director of Veterans Affairs costs.	a	200,270 (56%)	158,436 (44%)
LRCA	Measure 3	Veterans; Budgets	Increase the debt limit for veterans’ farm and home loans from six to eight percent of the true cash value of property within the state.	a	250,783 (70%)	106,953 (30%)

November 8, 1977

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Budgets; Water	Permit state debt up to 1.5% of all property value to create the Water Development Fund to finance loans for water development projects.	a	124,484 (51%)	118,953 (49%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Energy	Require the legislature to oversee nonnuclear natural energy resources, allow state funding for utilities, and authorize debt up to one percent of all property value to support these provisions.		105,219 (43%)	137,693 (57%)

Pennsylvania

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Veterans	Provide that all disabled veterans are exempt from certain real property taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	State legislatures measures	Provides that special emergency legislation may be enacted by a vote of two-thirds of the General Assembly to make appropriations for disaster relief	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1977 ballot measures

June 28:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposal 1	Civil and criminal trials	Authorizes $6 million in bonds for improvements to correctional facilities.	a
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues	Authorizes $41.5 million in bonds for transportation development.	a

Texas

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November 8, 1977

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	State judiciary	Increase the size of the court of criminal appeals to nine judges and permitting the court to sit in panels of three judges	a	410,170 (73%)	150,862 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Budgets	Increase the Veterans' Land Fund from $500 million to $700 million, allowing surviving unmarried widows of veterans to purchase land	a	329,417 (59%)	225,919 (41%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Law enforcement	Allow denial of bail for felons with prior convictions or charged while on bail, or involved in weapon crimes with prior felony evidence, with a 60-day limit on pre-trial detention and appeal rights	a	472,948 (84%)	92,568 (16%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes; Culture	Authorize tax reliefs for certain cultural, historical, or natural history resources	a	306,102 (56%)	244,477 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Food and agriculture; Business	Authorize creation of agricultural or marine associations to levy refundable assessments on individual producers for production improvements, marketing, or product usage		231,164 (44%)	299,060 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Banking	Permit the legislature to authorize banks to use electronic devices		208,264 (38%)	344,483 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State judiciary	Rename the State Judicial Qualifications Commission to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and specify its investigative and disciplinary powers over judiciary members	a	354,275 (66%)	180,837 (34%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1977 ballot measures

November 8, 1977

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Correctional Facilities Bond Measure	Authorize the General Assembly to issue $21,525,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund state correctional facilities.	a	537,172 (64%)	305,055 (36%)
BI	Educational Institutions Bond Measure	Authorize the General Assembly to issue $86,475,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund educational institutions	a	594,098 (68%)	284,375 (32%)
BI	Mental Health Facilities Bond Measure	Authorize the General Assembly to issue $4,000,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund state mental health facilities.	a	623,139 (73%)	228,953 (27%)
BI	Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Measure	Authorize the General Assembly to issue $5,000,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund state parks and recreational facilities.	a	531,176 (63%)	305,883 (37%)
BI	Port Facilities Bond Measure	Authorize the General Assembly to issue $8,000,000 in bonds with bond revenue going to fund state port facilities.	a	491,962 (60%)	327,431 (40%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1977 ballot measures

November 8, 1977

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 55	Transportation	Authorize the legislature to establish passenger and freight transportation rates, replacing maximum rates.	a	461,975 (55%)	385,348 (45%)
LRCA	HJR 56	Transportation	Provide for passenger and freight transportation rates that consider factors beyond just mileage.		394,105 (49%)	405,635 (51%)
LRCA	HJR 57	Transportation; Business	Provide permission for railroad companies to share earnings by repealing the previous prohibition.	a	447,544 (57%)	332,729 (43%)
ITP	Initiative 335	Adult entertainment; Obscenity; Business	Prohibit the sale and display of obscene material and expand the number of criminal offenses defined as "moral nuisances."	a	522,921 (55%)	431,989 (45%)
ITP	Initiative 345	Food and agriculture; Taxes	Provide exemptions from state and local sales taxes for food products.	a	521,062 (54%)	443,840 (46%)
ITP	Initiative 348	Taxes; Transportation	Repeal the 1977 motor vehicle fuel law of 11 cents per gallon and restore the previous 1967 law of 9 cents per gallon.		470,147 (50%)	471,031 (50%)
ITL	Initiative 59	Food and agriculture; Water	Provide limitations on public water withdrawal permits for non-public agricultural irrigation to farms of 2,000 acres or less.	a	457,054 (51%)	437,682 (49%)
VR	Referendum 39	Suffrage; Elections	Provide for voter registration by mail and absentee voting on one day's registration.		303,353 (32%)	632,131 (68%)
VR	Referendum 40	Administration; Constitutional rights	Provide for the establishment of the Washington State Women's Commission.		259,761 (28%)	664,962 (72%)
LRCA	SJR 113	State judiciary	Provide authorization to the legislature to grant district courts jurisdiction over cases involving more than $1,000.	a	654,082 (76%)	203,936 (24%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1977 ballot measures

April 5, 1977

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Allow the legislature to authorize charitable raffle games	a	483,518 (62%)	300,473 (38%)
LRCA	Question 2	Unify the state court system under the administration of the state Supreme Court	a	490,437 (69%)	215,939 (31%)
LRCA	Question 3	Create an appellate court	a	455,350 (67%)	229,316 (33%)
LRCA	Question 4	Create a disciplinary system for judges and justices in Wisconsin under the authority of the state Supreme Court	a	565,087 (79%)	151,418 (21%)
LRCA	Question 5	Empower the state legislature to set a retirement age for supreme court justices or court of record judges to any age 70 or above	a	506,207 (67%)	244,170 (33%)