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Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1910 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Initiative and Referendum Amendment	Direct Democracy	Provides for initiative and referendum powers	a
LRCA	Cotton Mill Tax Exemption Amendment	Taxes	Exempts capital invested in cotton mills from taxes	d

California

See also: California 1910 ballot propositions

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Provides for separate state and local taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Property	Exempts mortgages and deeds of trust from taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 36	Judiciary	Provides that judges may call upon judges from other districts when a caseload becomes overwhelming	a
LRCA	Amendment 38	Local Gov't	Authorizes the legislature to provide uniform laws for the formation of new counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 44	Local Gov't	Provides for the classification of cities and towns by population	a
LRCA	Amendment 52	Taxes	Levies a tax over the course of five years to support the Panama Exposition in San Francisco	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Fishing	Secures the right of the people to fish on state owned lands	a
LRCA	Amendment 33	Local Gov't	Authorizes the city and county of San Francisco to amend its charter to aid the Panama Exposition	a
LRSS	Proposition 1	Local Gov't	Issues bonds to make improvements to the harbor and water front of San Francisco	a
LRSS	Proposition 2	Transportation	Issues bonds to build state highways	a
LRSS	Proposition 3	Local Gov't	Issues bonds to make an inner harbor in the India basin	a
LRSS	Proposition 4	Local Gov't	Issues bonds to construct a seawall in the harbor of San Diego	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum 1	Gov't Finance	Allows for state bonded indebtedness to fund outstanding warrants	a
LRCA	Referendum 2	Admin of Gov't	Changes the State Board of Land Commissioners	a
LRCA	Referendum 3	Direct Democracy	Provides for the initiative and referendum process	a
LRCA	Referendum 4	Gov't Salaries	Alters the compensation for members of the Colorado General Assembly	a
LRCA	Referendum 5	Education	Regards institutions of higher education	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Relates to allowing additional judicial circuits	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Relates to the organization of the Court of Record in Escambia	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Alcohol	Enacts state prohibition on alcohol beginning July 1, 1911	d

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 3	Bond issues	Permits legislature to authorize sufficient bond issue or make appropriation to complete construction and furnishing of State Capitol building at Boise	a
LRCA	HJR 15	State Exec	Makes the State Auditor a member of the State Board of Land Commissioners	a
LRCA	SJR 6(a)	Local Gov't	Authorizes Assessors and ex-officio Tax Collectors to employ deputies / clerical assistants when empowered by County Commissioners	a
LRCA	SJR 6(b)	Local Gov't	Removes the disqualification of County Assessors to succeed themselves	a
LRCA	SJR 6(c)	Local Gov't	Removes the disqualification of Sheriffs to succeed themselves	a
LRCA	SJR 7	Judiciary	Authorizes Supreme Court to call a District Judge to sit when Supreme Court Justice is disqualified or unable to sit on hearing of a case	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1910 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Initiative and Referendum Quesion	Legislature	Shall the people of Illinois have the power of initiative and referendum?	a
AQ	State Civil Service Question	Civil Service	Shall the state enact a comprehensive civil service law?	a
AQ	Corrupt Practices Act	Elections	Shall Illinois enact a campaign finance law?	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Question 1	Con Convention	Calls for a constitutional convention to amend the constitution	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1910 ballot measures

September 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	P.L. 1909 c. 241	Alcohol	Makes uniform the definition of intoxicating liquors in state law	d
VR	P. & S. L. 1909, c. 404	Transportation	Provides for the reconstruction of the Portland Bridge	d
VR	P. & S. L. 1909, c. 397	Local Gov't	Divides the town of York and establish the town of Gorges	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1910 ballot measures

November 8, 1910

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Increase Bonded Indebtedness for Certain Counties Amendment	Allow counties with an assessed valuation of $5,000,000 or less to raise their bonded indebtedness to 5% of their assessed valuation	a	137,147 (52%)	128,729 (48%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Transportation	Permits the state to assume half the cost of a road and bridge project	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Acc	Repeals requirement of publication of the treasurer's annual report	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Insurance	Authorizes state hail insurance	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Redistricting	Authorizes legislative reapportionment at any time	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Authorizes an annual tax for reforestation work	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Authorizes tax exemptions to encourage reforestation	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Pensions	Allows cities to pay pensions to aged or disabled police	d
LRCA	Issue 2	Pension	Allows school boards provide pension funds for incapacitated teachers	d
LRCA	Issue 3	Taxes,	Authorizes taxes for a permanent public roads fund	d
LRCA	Issue 4	Local Gov't	Changes how St. Louis can amend its charter	d
LRCA	Issue 5	Capitals	Provides for the construction and equipment of a new state capital	d
LRCA	Issue 6	Gov't Finances	Empowers counties to raise their debt limits to build poorhouses	d
LRCA	Issue 7	Gov't Salaries	Increases compensation for members of the General Assembly	d
LRCA	Issue 8	Elections	Provides for the use of voting machines	d
LRCA	Issue 9	Taxes	Increases tax rate limits for certain cities	d
CICA	Issue 10	Alcohol	Prohibits the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors	d
CICA	Issue 11	Taxes	Provides for the support and maintenance of the state university by direct state levy	d

Montana

See also: Montana 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Increases the tax levy	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	Provides requirements for qualified electors	d

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1910 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Constitutional Convention	Con Convention	Shall a convention be convened to amend the constitution?	a

New York

See also: New York 1910 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Judiciary	Increases the salaries of judges	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Changes aspects of sale of school lands	a
LRCA	Referendum	Education	Creates Normal School in Minot	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ConCon	Question 1	Con Conventions	Calls for a Constitutional Convention	a

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1910 ballot measures

June 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	State Question 15	Capitals	Provides a permanent location for the state capital	aot
CICA	State Question 16	Transportation	Allows railroad and transportation companies to extend lines through the state	d

August 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question 17	Suffrage	Requires a literacy test as a qualification for voting	aot

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	State Question 6	Admin of gov't	Selects a New Jerusalem District	d
CICA	State Question 8	Suffrage	Gives Oklahoma women the right to vote	d
VR	State Question 21	Elections	Provides guidelines for conducting general elections	d
CICA	State Question 22	Alcohol	Allows liquor licensing and sales in cities	d
LRCA	State Question 23	Taxes	Provides that taxes levied against public service corporations be distributed to the common school fund	d
LRCA	State Question 24	Business reg	Provides that public service corporations remain under Oklahoma state law even if they transfer to or consolidate with an out of state corporation	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1910 ballot measures

November 8, 1910

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure 1	Con rights and Suffrage	Provide for suffrage for women taxpayers in state constitution		35,270 (37%)	59,065 (63%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Healthcare	Authorize the construction and maintenance of an "insane asylum" to be called "The Eastern Oregon State Hospital."	a	50,134 (55%)	41,504 (45%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Con conventions	Call for a constitutional convention to take place in October 1911 and elect its delegates.		23,143 (28%)	59,974 (72%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Redistricting and State leg	Create separate districts for the election of each state senator and each state representative.		24,000 (31%)	54,252 (69%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes	Repeal uniform taxation requirement and mandate taxes only for public purposes, with no surrender or suspension of taxation power.		37,619 (48%)	40,172 (52%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 310-311	Taxes and Transportation	Authorize the creation of railroad districts and railroad purchase, construction, and related taxes.		32,884 (42%)	46,070 (58%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 312-313	Property and Taxes	Exempt property from uniform taxation and allow property to be categorized into classes and taxed.		31,629 (43%)	41,692 (57%)
VR	Measure Nos. 314-315	Govt salaries and State judiciary	Require Baker County to pay the Judge of the Eighth Judicial District an additional $1,000 in addition to the judge's annual salary.		13,161 (16%)	71,503 (84%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Local gov't	Create the County of Nesmith out of the northern part of Douglas County and the southern part of Lane County.		22,866 (27%)	60,951 (73%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Education and Taxes	Provide state support for the Oregon State Normal School at Monmouth, Polk County.	a	50,191 (56%)	40,044 (44%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Local gov't	Create the County of Otis out of territory included in Harney County, Malheur County, and Grant County.		17,426 (22%)	62,016 (78%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 322-323	Local gov't	Annex the northern part of Clackamas County to Multnomah County, Oregon.		16,250 (19%)	69,002 (81%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 322-323	Local gov't	Create the County of Orchard out of the northeastern portion of Umatilla County, Oregon.		15,664 (20%)	62,712 (80%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 324-325	Local gov't	Create the County of Williams out of a portion of Lane County and Douglas County.		14,508 (18%)	64,090 (82%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 326-327	Local gov't and Taxes	Allow counties to regulate taxation, regardless of constitutional restrictions or state statutes, and abolish the poll or head tax.	a	44,171 (51%)	42,127 (49%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 328-329	Alcohol and Local gov't	Grant cities and towns the exclusive power to license, regulate, control, suppress or prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors.	a	53,321 (51%)	50,779 (49%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 330-331	Labor and unions	Require protection for persons engaged in hazardous jobs, define and extend employers' liability, and eliminate contributory negligence as defense.	a	56,258 (62%)	33,943 (38%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 334-335	Local gov't	Create the County of Clark out of the northern portion of Grant County, Oregon.		15,613 (20%)	61,704 (80%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 336-337	Education and Taxes	Provide state support for the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Weston, Umatilla County.		40,898 (47%)	46,201 (53%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 338-339	Local gov't	Annex a portion of eastern Washington County to Multnomah County, Oregon.		14,047 (17%)	68,221 (83%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 340-341	Education and Taxes	Provide state support for the Eastern Oregon State Normal School at Ashton, Jackson County.		38,473 (44%)	48,655 (56%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 342-343	Alcohol	Prohibit the production, traffic, and sale of intoxicating liquors in Oregon.		43,540 (42%)	61,221 (58%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 344-345	Alcohol	Prohibit, prevent, and suppress the production, sale, exchange and possession of intoxicating liquors in Oregon.		42,651 (40%)	63,564 (60%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 346-347	Labor and unions	Create a Board of Commissioners to examine workplace injuries and to draft workplace liability laws for the legislature.		32,224 (38%)	51,719 (62%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 348-349	Hunt and fish	Prohibit the taking of fish from the Rogue River watershed by any means, except hook and line.	a	49,712 (60%)	33,397 (40%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 350-351	Local gov't	Create the County of Deschutes out of the northwest portion of Crook County, Oregon.		17,592 (23%)	60,486 (77%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 352-353	Local gov't	Provide the laws to create new towns, counties, and municipal districts, including a requirement of a majority vote from the territory's legal voters.		37,129 (47%)	42,327 (53%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 354-355	Budgets	Permit counties to incur indebtedness to build permanent roads upon approval by a majority vote.	a	51,275 (61%)	32,906 (39%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 356-357	Elections	Create closed primaries for presidential and vice presidential candidates and allow direct nomination of electoral delegates to their party’s national convention.	a	43,353 (51%)	41,624 (49%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 358-359	Admin of gov't and Govt accountability	Create the Board of People’s Inspectors of Government and an official state magazine for government transparency and accountability.		29,955 (36%)	52,538 (64%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 360-361	Direct dem, Elections, , and Recall	Provide election and legislature changes, such as increasing voters' initiative, referendum, and recall powers and requiring proportional representation of the legislature.		37,031 (45%)	44,366 (55%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 362-363	Trials and State judiciary	Provide three-fourths jury verdicts in civil cases and six-year terms for state judges, prohibit re-trial without evidence, and increase the Oregon Supreme Court's jurisdiction.	a	44,538 (53%)	39,399 (47%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1910 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	School Land Use Amendment	Resources	Allows specified public school lands to be used for general agricultural purposes	a
LRCA	Change State Tax Structure Amendment	Taxes	Modifies state tax structure	d
LRCA	Attorney General's Salary Amendment	Gov't Salaries	Increases the Attorney General's salary	d
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Suffrage	Grants women the right to vote	d
LRCA	Debt Limit for Water and Sewage Amendment	Gov't Finances	Creates 10 percent debt limit for water and sewerage projects	d
LRCA	Electoral Approval of Institutions Amendment	Admin of Gov't	Prohibits the state legislature from establishing new institutions without a vote from the people	d
VR	Locomotives Headlights Referendum	Transportation	Requires electric headlights on locomotives	d
VR	Removal of Officers Referendum	State Exec	Empowers governors to remove state and local officers	d
VR	Embalmer Licensing Referendum	Business	Requires embalmers to be licensed by the state board of health	d
VR	Congressional District Creation Referendum	Redistricting	Divides state into congressional districts	d
VR	State Militia Organization Referendum	War & Peace	Changes the organization, maintenance, equipment and regulation of the state militia	d

Texas

See also: Texas 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Veterans	Establishes a home for wives and widows of Confederate soldiers	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment to VI.I	Suffrage	Gives women the right to vote	a
LRCA	Amendment to I.10	State Exec	Provides a line of succession to the state governor	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1910 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Doubles the amount of annual pay legislators receive from $500 to $1,000	d
LRCA	Question 2	Redistricting	Requires redistricting only after the federal census, removing requirement for a state census	a
LRCA	Question 3	Natural resources	Provides funding for preservation and development of state water power and the forests	aot

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