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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public Works	Proposes that infrastructure projects be funded by the Convict Fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Proposes that the legislature meet once every two years	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local Gov't	Proposes to establish new counties from pre-existing counties	d

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1908 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 9	Suffrage	Implements a poll tax	a
LRCA	Local Bond Issues Amendment	Local Gov't	Regards local bond issues	a

California

See also: California 1908 ballot propositions

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Provides for separate state and local taxation	d
LRCA	Amendment 14	Gov't Salaries	Sets the annual compensation for state officials	a
LRCA	Amendment 16	Legislature	Provides for biennial sessions of the legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 26	Property	Repeals the section of the constitution that requires the assessment of a mortgage deed of trust	d
LRCA	Amendment 29	Gov't Finances	Prevents the legislature from creating any debt greater than $300,000	a
LRCA	Amendment 31	Business Reg	Allows a corporation to extend its terms of existence for up to 50 years prior to the expiration of the current term	a
LRCA	Amendment 32	Legislature	Limits expenditures by legislators for employees to $500 per day while in session	a
LRCA	Amendment 33	Business Reg	Provides that a stockholder be liable for a proportion of a corporation's debts	a
LRCA	Amendment 34	Business Reg	Prohibits the fictitious sale of shares of capital stock of corporations	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Allows the legislature to enact laws related to the election of delegates to political party conventions	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Trials	Regulates the compensation of grand and trial jurors	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Education	States which schools are included in the public school system	a
LRCA	Amendment 24	Admin of Gov't	Relates to boards of education	d
LRCA	Amendment 28	State Exec	Relates to gubernatorial veto power	a
LRSS	Proposition 1	Capitals	Relocates the seat of government from the city of Sacramento to the city of Berkeley	d
LRSS	Proposition 2	Bonds	Issues bonds to fund the construction of wharves, piers and seawalls in San Francisco	d
LRSS	Proposition 3	Bonds	Issues bonds to pay the debt incurred for the acquisition of an area for a tidal basin in front of San Francisco	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum 1	Gov't Finance	Allows state bonded indebtedness to pay for outstanding warrants	d
LRCA	Referendum 2	Gov't Salaries	Regards the salaries of state officers and judges	d
LRCA	Referendum 3	Gov't Salaries	Regards the salaries of county, precinct and other officers	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	States the Legislature shall set judicial salaries	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Provides for a 1 mill tax to support and maintain several educational institutions	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Relates to allowing additional judicial circuits	d

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 3	Judiciary	Abolishes the Probate Court, extends jurisdiction of District Court	a
LRCA	HJR 10	Local Gov't	Permits County Assessors and Tax Collectors to employ deputies / clerical as required	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1908 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Illinois Deep Waterway Amendment	Bonds	Shall bonds be issued to fund a deep waterway project?	a
LRSS	General Banking Law Amendment	Banking	Shall the general banking law be amended?	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Utilities	Permits the construction of drains, ditches and levees for agricultural, sanitary or mining purposes	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1908 ballot measures

September 14

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Initiative and Referendum	Direct Democracy	Provides for people's veto and direct initiatives	a
LRCA	Const. Revision Election	Direct Democracy	Provides for legislatively referred constitutional amendments to be voted on in September elections	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1908 ballot measures

November 3, 1908

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CRCA	Revised Constitution Measure	Adopt the revised state constitution	a	244,705 (65%)	130,783 (35%)
LRCA	Taxation of Property by a State Board of Assessors Amendment	Revise amendments to the constitution relating to the taxation of property by a state board of assessors	a	227,899 (62%)	137,500 (38%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Limits exemption of church property from taxation	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Permits unlimited taxation for roads and bridges	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Insurance	Authorizes state hail insurance	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Establishes qualifications for county superintendent of schools	d

Montana

See also: Montana 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Creates a state depository board	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Increases the tax levy	d
LRSS	Referendum 1	Bonds	Creates a state bond for higher education	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Provides term limits and salaries for judges	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Relates to the investment of educational funds	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum	Judiciary	Increases number of supreme court justices from three to five	a
LRCA	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Sets minimum state land prices at no less than the appraised value and no less than $10 per acre	a
LRCA	Referendum	Education	Limits the ways the school fund can be invested	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Allows for classification of property for taxation purposes	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Provides that regular sessions of General Assembly commence on the first Monday in January	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	State Exec	Provides for repassage of bills vetoed by the governor	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 1	Alcohol	Establishes state local agencies for the sale of alcohol for medical and scientific purposes	d
LRCA	State Question 2	Property	Establishes a Torrens Land Title Registration System	d
LRCA	State Question 3	Capitals	Dictates that the permanent location of state capital be decided by voters	d
LRSS	State Question 4	Capitals	Allows the state to select and secure a site for the state capital	d
CISS	State Question 5	Property	Allows for the sale of public lands	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1908 ballot measures

June 1, 1908

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 9	Suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution		36,858 (39%)	58,670 (61%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Govt salaries	Increase legislator compensation from $120 to $400 for regular sessions and from $3 plus mileage to $10 for special sessions.		19,691 (22%)	68,892 (78%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Admin of gov't and State capitals	Allow state institutions to be located outside of the state capital.	a	41,975 (51%)	40,868 (49%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	State judiciary	Expand the Supreme Court to five judges and authorize the legislature to reorganize circuit courts' and county courts' powers.		30,243 (37%)	50,591 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Elections	Move the general biennial election from the first Monday of June to the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.	a	65,728 (78%)	18,590 (22%)
VR	Measure Nos. 308-309	Prisons	Provide for the compensation of prison employees and regulate prison labor and costs of prisoners' food and boarding.	a	60,443 (67%)	30,033 (33%)
VR	Measure Nos. 310-311	Eminent domain and Transportation	Require railway firms to grant free transportation to state officers, county judges, and sheriffs in order to acquire land through eminent domain.		28,856 (33%)	59,406 (67%)
VR	Measure Nos. 312-313	Budgets	Appropriate $25,00 annually for four years to purchase land and build armories for the Oregon National Guard.		33,507 (38%)	54,848 (62%)
VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	Education and Budgets	Increase the annual appropriation for the University of Oregon from $47,500 to $125,000.	a	44,115 (52%)	40,535 (48%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Hunt and fish	Restrict salmon and sturgeon fishing for conservation purposes.	a	46,582 (53%)	40,720 (47%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 320-321	Alcohol and Local gov't	Empower voters of every city and town to license, regulate, tax, and prohibit the sale of liquors within their municipalities.		39,442 (43%)	52,346 (57%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 322-323	Food and agri and Taxes	Provide tax exemptions for farm housing, equipment, livestock, and crops.		32,066 (35%)	60,871 (65%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 324-325	Elections and Recall	Grant voters the power to call for a special election to recall an elected official and elect the official's successor at any time.	a	58,381 (65%)	31,002 (35%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 326-327	Elections	Instruct the state legislature to vote for and elect the United States Senate candidate selected by voters.	a	69,668 (77%)	21,162 (23%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 328-329	Elections and	Allow for alternative state electoral systems	a	48,868 (59%)	34,128 (41%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Elections and Govt accountability	Provide campaign rules and regulations such as campaign contribution limits and punishments for corrupting use of money.	a	54,042 (63%)	31,301 (37%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 332-333	Hunt and fish	Prohibit salmon and sturgeon fishing except by hook and line in the Columbia River and Sandy River and prohibit salmon fishing during spawning season.	a	56,130 (65%)	30,280 (35%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 334-335	Trials	Mandate that no person shall be charged of a crime without indictment by a grand jury and provide jury selection methods.	a	52,214 (65%)	28,487 (35%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 336-337	Local gov't	Create the County of Hood River out of the western portion of Wasco County in Oregon.	a	43,948 (62%)	26,778 (38%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Attorney General's Salary Referendum	Gov't Salaries	Makes the attorney general's salary equivalent to the other state officers listed in Section 12 of Article 4	d
LRCA	Revise Taxation Articles Referendum	Taxes	Revises the Revenue and Finance article of the state constitution	d
IndISS	Local Liquor Option Initiative	Alcohol	Provides for the licensing, restriction and regulation of intoxicating liquors and spirits by local governments	d
VR	Action for Divorce Referendum	Divorce & Custody	Requires one year residence in state before commencement of divorce proceedings	a
VR	Protection of Quail Referendum	Hunt & Fish	Prohibits quail hunting until October 1, 1912; indefinitely prohibits quail nest and egg destruction	a
VR	Against Sunday Performance Referendum	Sunday	Prohibits most performances and sporting events on Sundays	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Local gov't	Redivides the county justice and commissioner precincts	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes	Increases the maximum school district property tax rate	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Levies a road tax	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Gov't salaries	Fixes the annual salary of the governor and lieutenant governor	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment to VII	Taxes	Affects the assessment and taxation of property	d
LRCA	Amendment to I.16	Eminent Domain	Affects the exercise of the power of eminent domain	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1908 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Taxes	Allows for a graduated income tax system	a
LRCA	Question 2	Transportation	Allows the state to fund public highway construction and improvement	a
LRCA	Question 3	Admin of Gov't	Increase the time in which the governor has to approve or veto a legislative bill from three to six days	a
LRCA	Question 4	Suffrage	Requires full U.S. citizenship to have the right to vote	a

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