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The
1990
Virginia
State Elections
took place on
Election Day
, November 5, 1990, the same day as the
U.S. Senate
and
U.S. House
elections in the state. The only statewide elections on the ballot were four constitutional
referendums
to amend the
Virginia State Constitution
. Because Virginia state elections are held on off-years, no statewide officers or state legislative elections were held. All referendums were
referred
to the voters by the
Virginia General Assembly
.
[1]
Question 1
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This amendment asked voters to lower the personal
property tax
rates for residents who are at least 65 years old and for residents who are permanently and totally
disabled
.
Question 1
Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
Yes
|
942,840
|
81.61
|
No
|
212,486
|
18.39
|
Question 2
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This amendment asked voters to allocate the proceeds from private property seized and forfeited to the Commonwealth for
drug law
violations for funding
law enforcement
instead of being allocated to the Virginia Literacy Fund, which supports
public education
in the state.
Question 2
Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
Yes
|
896,275
|
79.12
|
No
|
236,581
|
20.88
|
Question 3
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This amendment asked voters to establish a county/local-level
tax
for the purpose of funding local
transportation
projects and would have authorized counties to establish a new category of local
debt
for the purposes of funding local transportation. Most counties in Virginia do not have any local taxes and voters rejected the amendment by a wide margin.
Question 3
Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
No
|
837,885
|
76.13
|
Yes
|
262,698
|
23.87
|
Question 4
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This amendment asked voters to increase state
taxes
for the purpose of funding state
transportation
projects and would have authorized the
Virginia General Assembly
to establish a new category of state
debt
for the purposes of funding transportation throughout Virginia. Like the previous question, this amendment was very unpopular and was also rejected by voters.
Question 4
Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
No
|
862,730
|
78.66
|
Yes
|
234,070
|
21.34
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