1986 - 1988

YEAR AMENDMENT SUMMARY STATUS COMMENTS
1986 HJR 71 (Supreme Court advisory opinions) Authorized the supreme court to render advisory opinions as to the constitutionality of initiative proposals. Adopted:
For:1,988,841
Against:759,691
Lottery Initiative Established a state lottery. Adopted:
For:2,039,437
Against:1,168,858
Casino Gambling Initiative Authorized casino gambling. Rejected:
For:1,036,250
Against:2,237,555
1988
(November 8, 1988) 1987 SJR 459 (Impeachment of County Court Judges) Subjected county court judges to impeachment proceedings rather than suspension by the Governor. (resulted in uniform jurisdiction for all justices and judges) Adopted:
For:2,840,296
Against:1,840,751
By this amendment, the Governor no longer has such suspension authority; however, Article V, Section 12(g) still provides that the Governor has the power to suspend a judge.
1987 SJR 135 (rights of Crime victims) Provided crime victims rights relating to criminal prosecutions. Adopted:
For:3,629,963
Against:394,617
1987 HJR 214 (assessment of high water recharge lands) Provided for relaxed ad valorem taxation assessment for certain lands. Adopted:
For:2,423,783
Against:1,187,303
1988 SJR 391 (bonds for state acquisition for state roads or for construction of bridges) Authorized bonds for state acquisition for state roads or for construction of bridges. Adopted:
For:2,141,987
Against:1,602,965
1988 SJR 318 (tax exemption) Extended property tax exemptions to widowers (already provided to widows). Adopted:
For:3,415,074
Against:593,913