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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Alcohol | Proposes to regulate the court fees for Jefferson county |
Arizona
See also: Arizona 1912 ballot measures
November 5, 1912
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 103-104 | Budgets | Grant the state and municipal corporations the right to engage in industrial pursuits |
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14,928 (81%) |
3,602 (19%) |
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Measure Nos. 101-102 | Recall | Provide for the extension of the power to recall elected officials to include all public officers |
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16,272 (81%) |
3,705 (19%) |
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Measure Nos. 105-106 | Taxes | Provide the method and mode of assessing, equalizing, and levying taxes to be set by law |
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15,967 (87%) |
2,283 (13%) |
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Measure Nos. 107-108 | Property and Taxes | Provide for the limitation of indebtedness to ten percent of taxable property and provide methods for larger amounts of indebtedness |
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15,358 (85%) |
2,676 (15%) |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Con rights and Suffrage | Provide women with the right to vote and hold public office |
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13,442 (68%) |
6,202 (32%) |
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Measure Nos. 302-303 | Business reg and Labor and unions | Create a lien on mines and mining claims for unpaid labor performed by miners or others and the cost of any materials designed or used |
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13,551 (70%) |
5,804 (30%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Business reg and Transportation | Require trains to be equipped with a minimum number of crew deemed necessary to operate |
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11,123 (59%) |
7,635 (41%) |
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Measure Nos. 306-307 | Business reg and Transportation | Require headlights on all locomotives |
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11,286 (60%) |
7,408 (40%) |
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Measure Nos. 308-309 | Business reg and Transportation | Require experience qualifications for train engineers and train conductors |
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10,921 (59%) |
7,596 (41%) |
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Measure Nos. 310-311 | Business reg and Transportation | Limit the number of cards in railroad trains |
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10,709 (57%) |
8,228 (43%) |
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Measure Nos. 312-313 | Business reg and Transportation | Prohibit railroad operators from charging passengers more than three cents per mile |
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14,823 (75%) |
4,835 (25%) |
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Measure Nos. 314-315 | Wages and pay | Provide semi-monthly pay to state employees |
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13,350 (69%) |
5,986 (31%) |
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Measure Nos. 316-317 | Hunt and fish | Require an annual license for game bird and animal hunting |
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13,121 (67%) |
6,334 (33%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1912 ballot measures
September 9
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Education Qualifications for Voting Amendment | Suffrage | Requires certain education qualifications in order to vote | |
LRCA | Cotton Mill Tax Exemption Amendment | Taxes | Exempts investment in cotton mills from taxation | |
VR | Act 1 | Taxes | Concerns assessment of taxes | |
CISS | Act 2 | Alcohol | Provides for statewide prohibition | |
CISS | Act 3 | Gov't Admin | Requires elections boards to be bipartisan | |
CISS | Act 4 | Education | Provides uniform textbooks | |
CICA | Amendment 13 | Legislature | Sets per diem and mileage compensation for the legislature | |
CICA | Amendment 14 | Recall | Makes all elective officers subject to recall | |
CICA | Amendment 15 | Bonds | Allows cities and towns to issue bonds |
California
See also: California 1912 ballot propositions
November 5, 1912
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 1 | Allow the legislature to determine how the state board of education is selected, allow the state board of education to select textbooks used in elementary schools, and provide such textbooks to students free of charge. |
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343,443 (67%) |
171,486 (33%) |
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Proposition 2 | Include irrigation bonds as security for deposits for money belonging to the state, counties or municipalities. |
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307,199 (71%) |
128,411 (29%) |
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Proposition 3 | Add registrar of voters and sealer of weights and measures to the list of officers of a county. |
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142,729 (37%) |
246,818 (63%) |
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Proposition 4 | Require counties to have a registrar of voters office. |
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145,924 (36%) |
255,051 (64%) |
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Proposition 5 | Establish the pay of officers in third-class counties. |
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135,303 (35%) |
254,327 (65%) |
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Proposition 6 | Establish standards for merging cities and/or counties, including a requirement that the proposed area has a combined population of at least 350,000. |
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174,076 (38%) |
280,465 (62%) |
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Proposition 7 | Allow for horse racing and certain forms of betting, establish a racing commission. and prohibit bookmaking and pool-selling. |
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149,864 (30%) |
353,070 (70%) |
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Proposition 8 | Allow all counties, cities and counties, towns, districts, and townships to create taxes for local purposes and to determine how taxes are collected. |
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169,321 (41%) |
243,959 (59%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | Measure 1 | Alcohol | Establishes a statewide prohibition on intoxicating alcoholic beverages | |
CISS | Measure 2 | Law Enforcement | Allows search and seizure to enforce prohibition laws | |
CISS | Measure 3 | Labor | Creates an eight-hour workday for employed female laborers | |
CISS | Measure 4 | Business | Provides for the regulation of public service corporations | |
CISS | Measure 5 | Admin of Gov't | Establishes a state fair | |
CICA | Measure 6 | Gov't Finance | Provides special funds for the State Immigration Bureau | |
CISS | Measure 7 | Direct Democracy | Reduces costs for publishing ballot measures and arguments for and against | |
CICA | Measure 8 | Local Gov't | Grants home rule for cities and towns | |
CICA | Measure 9 | Recall | Provides for the recall of elective officials | |
CISS | Measure 10 | Elections | Amends state elections laws | |
CICA | Measure 11 | Admin of Gov't | Provides for special elections for voting on proposed constitutional amendments and laws | |
CICA | Measure 12 | Trials | Defines “contempt of court” and provides for trial by jury for contempt | |
CICA | Measure 13 | Judiciary | Creates a public utilities court with the exclusive power to fix utility rates | |
CISS | Measure 14 | Elections | Provides for a "headless ballot" | |
CICA | Measure 15 | Education | Grants "wider control of schools" to the public | |
CICA | Measure 16 | Judiciary | Allows for juvenile courts in cities and counties with populations over 100,000 | |
CISS | Measure 17 | Welfare | Allocates public aid to "dependent and neglected children" of single mothers | |
CISS | Measure 18 | Civil Service | Alters laws regarding civil service | |
CISS | Measure 19 | Labor | Provides an eight-hour workday for underground miners and those working in smelters, mills and coke ovens | |
CISS | Measure 20 | Gov't Finance | Allocates control of certain funds to the State Highway Commission | |
VR | Measure 21 | Education | Requires the examination of teachers | |
VR | Measure 22 | Water | Alters water rights related to irrigation | |
VR | Measure 23 | Food & Agri | Modifies policies regarding the branding and marking of livestock | |
LRCA | Measure 24 | Admin of Gov't | State Tax Commission | |
VR | Measure 25 | Labor | Establishes an eight-hour workday for laborers working in underground mines, smelters and coke ovens | |
VR | Measure 26 | Education | Creates teachers' summer normal schools | |
LRCA | Measure 27 | Gov't Salaries | Provides "that salaries of county, precinct and other officers need not be paid entirely from fees collected by said officers" | |
LRCA | Measure 28 | Gov't Finance | Raises the limitation on county debts “based on the assessed valuation of taxable property in the county” | |
VR | Measure 29 | Gov't Finance | Modifies the custody and management of public funds | |
LRCA | Measure 30 | Business | Defines mining and smelting as public interests | |
LRCA | Measure 31 | Gov't Finance | Authorizes bonded indebtedness for state highways | |
LRSS | Measure 32 | Transportation | Authorizes the construction of a tunnel through James Peak |
Florida
See also: Florida 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Provides for an extra circuit court judge in Duval County | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Education | Allows for bonds to be issued by special tax school districts, and for taxes to pay for those bonds |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | HJR 13 | Redistricting | Determines the apportionment of Senators and Representatives | |
LRCA | HJR 19 | Recall | States the right to recall any public officer except judicial officers in state or electoral district | |
LRCA | HJR 24 | Prisons | Repeals section regarding labor of convicts confined in state prison | |
LRCA | HJR 30 | Education | Vests general supervision of educational institutions and public school system in the State Board of Education | |
LRCA | SJR 1 | Local Gov't | Makes County Treasurer the Ex-officio Tax Collector | |
LRCA | SJR 12 | Direct democracy | Gives the electorate power to propose referendum vote on any act/measure passed by legislature | |
LRCA | SJR 13 | Direct democracy | Gives the electorate power to propose laws of their own initiative | |
LRCA | SJR 16 | Bond issues | Limits the bonded indebtedness of the state |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1912 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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AQ | Tax Amendment | Taxes | Shall a tax amendment to the constitution be proposed? | |
AQ | Primary Law Amendment | Elections | Shall the primary law be amended? | |
AQ | Short Ballot Question | Elections | Shall Illinois adopt a short ballot? |
Maine
See also: Maine 1912 ballot measures
September 9
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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VR | Question No. 1 | Elections | Provides for use of uniform ballot boxes | |
LRCA | Question No. 2 | Bonds | Provides for issuing of state bonds building and maintaining state highways |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1912 ballot measures
November 5, 1912
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendments to City and Village Charters Amendment | Amend constitutional provisions relating to the amendment of city and village charters |
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285,373 (67%) |
137,972 (33%) |
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Women's Suffrage Amendment | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution |
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247,375 (50%) |
248,135 (50%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Authorizes a one mill state tax for roads and bridges | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Insurance | Authorizes state hail insurance | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Education | Authorizes investment of school funds in first mortgages | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Local gov't | Amends the municipal home rule clause to authorize commission government | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Education | Establishes qualifications for county superintendents of schools | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Legislature | Limits size of state senate and number of senators |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Issue 1 | Education | Empowers the state government to establish and maintain free public schools | |
LRCA | Issue 2 | Gov't Finances | Increases St. Louis's debt limit in order to construct sewers | |
LRCA | Issue 3 | Taxes | Increases local tax limits for public works | |
LRCA | Issue 4 | Elections | Requires foreigners become naturalized in order to vote | |
LRCA | Issue 5 | Elections | Requires citizens to register in order to vote | |
CICA | Issue 6 | Taxes | Increases tax rates to pay for utilities | |
CICA | Issue 7 | Admin of Gov't | Abolishes the present state Board of Equalization | |
CICA | Issue 8 | Elections | Allows grand juries to open ballot boxes during election investigations | |
CICA | Issue 9 | Taxes | Creates tax for public schools |
Montana
See also: Montana 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Referendum 1 | Healthcare | Issues a bond to buy property for a mental health facility | |
VR | IR 300-301 | War & Peace | Regards the organization of the state militia | |
CISS | I 302-303 | Elections | Provides for party nomination by direct vote | |
CISS | I 304-305 | Elections | Creates campaign spending limits for public office candidates | |
CISS | I 306-307 | Elections | Instructs legislature to vote for U.S. senators based on popular referendum rather than by party | |
CISS | I 308-309 | Elections | Provides for direct presidential preference primaries |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Direct democracy | Establishes citizen initiative and referendum in Nebraska | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Legislature | Sets a two year term of office and salary of $600 | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of Gov't | Creates the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Elections | Establishes biennial elections in the state | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Local gov't | Authorizes cities with more than 5,000 people to create their own city charter |
New Hampshire
See also: New Hampshire 1912 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CCR | Question 1 | Legislature | Shall the size of the Senate be increased? | |
CCR | Question 2 | Legislature | Shall the House of Representatives be apportioned according to this plan? | |
CCR | Question 3 | Taxes | Shall the legislature be permitted to levy taxes on a certain items and activities? | |
CCR | Question 4 | Taxes | Shall taxes on inherited property be graduated? | |
CCR | Question 5 | Taxes | Shall an income tax be imposed on voluntary associations? | |
CCR | Question 6 | Con Language | Shall certain words and phrases be removed from the Bill of Rights? | |
CCR | Question 7 | Elections | Shall voting rights be denied to the convicted? | |
CCR | Question 8 | Elections | Shall a plurality be sufficient to elect certain officials? | |
CCR | Question 9 | Pension | Shall the provision regarding pensions be modified? | |
CCR | Question 10 | Trials | Shall the police be enabled to try certain criminal matters? | |
CCR | Question 11 | Redistricting | Shall population be considered when creating councilor districts? | |
CCR | Question 12 | State Exec | Shall the governor have power to disapprove line items in an appropriations bill? |
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North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Referendum | Admin of Gov't | Creates application system to buy state school lands | |
LRCA | Referendum | Judiciary | Alters Section 91 of state constitution regarding state supreme court term limits | |
LRCA | Referendum | Food & Agri | Authorized state legislature to operate grain elevators in Wisconsin and Minnesota |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1912 ballot measures
September 3, 1912
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Abolition of Justice of the Peace in Certain Cities Amendment | Abolish the position of justice of the peace for certain cities |
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264,832 (51%) |
252,936 (49%) |
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Abolition of Prison Contract Labor Amendment | Abolish prison contract labor |
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333,034 (61%) |
215,208 (39%) |
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Abolition of the Death Penalty Amendment | Abolish the death penalty |
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258,706 (46%) |
303,246 (54%) |
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Bond Limits for Inter-County Roads Amendment | Raise the bond debt limit for inter-county roads |
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272,564 (50%) |
274,582 (50%) |
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Common Pleas Judges Amendment | Establish a common pleas judge for each county |
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301,891 (57%) |
223,287 (43%) |
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Depositions and Commentary in Criminal Trials Amendment | Allow depositions in criminal trials and allow commentary on a defendant's failure to testify in their trial |
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291,717 (56%) |
227,547 (44%) |
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Eight-Hour Workday for Public Works Amendment | Establish an eight-hour work day for public works employees |
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333,308 (59%) |
232,899 (41%) |
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Elimination of the Board of Public Works Amendment | Eliminate the board of public works |
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296,635 (58%) |
214,829 (42%) |
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Governor's Veto Power Amendment | Modify the veto power of the governor |
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282,412 (53%) |
254,186 (47%) |
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Holding of Office by Women Amendment | Allow women to hold certain offices |
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261,806 (48%) |
284,370 (52%) |
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Initiative and Referendum Process Amendment | Create an initiative and referendum process |
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312,592 (57%) |
231,312 (43%) |
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Insurance Regulations Amendment | Establish regulations on insurance |
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321,388 (62%) |
196,628 (38%) |
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Investigations into Houses of the General Assembly Amendment | Allow each house of the general assembly to provide for its own investigations |
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348,779 (67%) |
175,337 (33%) |
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Jury Requirements for Civil Verdicts Amendment | Require a 3/4 majority of a jury for civil verdicts |
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345,686 (63%) |
203,953 (37%) |
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Licensing of Liquor Traffic Amendment | Establish licenses for the trafficking of liquor |
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273,361 (59%) |
188,825 (41%) |
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Liens for Mechanics and Builders' Payments Amendment | Allow liens to be placed on property so that mechanics and builders get paid |
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278,582 (53%) |
242,385 (47%) |
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Limits on Contempt Hearings and Injunctions for Labor Cases Amendment | Establish limits on contempt hearings and injunctions in labor cases |
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240,896 (48%) |
257,302 (52%) |
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Limits on Wrongful Death Damages Amendment | Prohibit limitations on wrongful death damages |
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355,605 (65%) |
195,216 (35%) |
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Municipal Home Rule Amendment | Allow for municipal home rule |
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301,861 (58%) |
215,120 (42%) |
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Organization of Boards of Education Amendment | Establish organization for boards of education |
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298,460 (58%) |
213,337 (42%) |
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Primary Elections for Elective Offices Amendment | Require primary elections for most elective offices |
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349,801 (66%) |
183,112 (34%) |
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Promotion of Natural Resources Conservation Amendment | Promote the conservation of natural resources |
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318,192 (62%) |
191,893 (38%) |
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Purposes for Special Sessions of the General Assembly Amendment | Allow the governor to limit the acceptable purposes for special sessions of the General Assembly |
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319,100 (62%) |
192,130 (38%) |
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Registration and Warranties for Land Titles Amendment | Establish land title registration and warranties |
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346,373 (67%) |
171,807 (33%) |
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Regulations on Corporations and the Sale of Personal Property Amendment | Establish regulations on corporations and the sale of personal property |
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300,466 (59%) |
212,704 (41%) |
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Regulations on Expert Testimony in Criminal Cases Amendment | Establish regulations on expert testimony in criminal cases |
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336,987 (65%) |
185,458 (35%) |
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Regulations on Outdoor Advertising Amendment | Establish regulations on outdoor advertising |
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261,361 (50%) |
262,440 (50%) |
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Regulations on Taxation Amendment | Establish regulations on bond, inheritance, income, franchise, and severance taxes |
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269,039 (52%) |
249,864 (48%) |
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Removal of Officials Who Commit Misconduct Amendment | Establish alternative methods of removal for officials who commit misconduct |
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347,333 (65%) |
185,986 (35%) |
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Remove "White" From Voter Qualifications Amendment | Remove the word "white" from voter qualifications |
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242,735 (48%) |
265,693 (52%) |
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Reorganization of the State Court System Amendment | Reorganize the state court system |
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264,922 (52%) |
244,375 (48%) |
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Schedule of When Amendments Take Effect Amendment | Establish a schedule of when various constitutional amendments take effect |
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275,062 (56%) |
213,979 (44%) |
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Simple Majority Vote for Constitutional Amendments Measure | Establish procedures for revising the state constitution |
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271,827 (52%) |
246,687 (48%) |
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State and Local Civil Service Appointments and Promotions Amendment | Provide that state and local civil service appointments and promotions must be based on merit, fitness, and competitive examinations |
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306,767 (60%) |
204,580 (40%) |
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State Printing Amendment | Establish regulations on printing of state items |
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319,612 (62%) |
192,378 (38%) |
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Stockholder Liability and Inspections of Private Banks Amendment | Remove double liability for stockholders and provide for the inspection of private banks |
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377,272 (71%) |
156,688 (29%) |
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Superintendent of Public Instruction Amendment | Replace the Commissioner of Common Schools with the Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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256,615 (50%) |
251,946 (50%) |
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Voting Machine Use Amendment | Allow the use of voting machines for elections |
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242,342 (46%) |
288,652 (54%) |
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Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Amendment | Allow for waivers of sovereign immunity |
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306,764 (59%) |
216,634 (41%) |
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Women's Suffrage Amendment | Provide for women's suffrage in the state constitution |
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249,420 (43%) |
336,875 (57%) |
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Workers' Compensation System Amendment | Establish a workers' compensation system |
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321,558 (60%) |
211,772 (40%) |
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Worker Welfare Provisions Amendment | Establish laws relating to the welfare of employees, including provisions relating to minimum wage and work hours |
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353,588 (65%) |
189,728 (35%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1912 ballot measures
August 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | State Question 41 | Elections | Establishes a system for direct election of U.S. Senators |
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | State Question 38 | Admin of gov't | Creates the State Board of Agriculture | |
CICA | State Question 40 | Capitals | Moves the State Capitol to Guthrie | |
LRCA | State Question 45 | Taxes | Gives the legislature the power to levy taxes to aid the common schools of the state |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1912 ballot measures
November 5, 1912
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Bonds and Transportation |
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49,699 (47%) |
56,713 (53%) |
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Local gov't |
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40,199 (41%) |
56,992 (59%) |
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Local gov't |
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26,463 (27%) |
71,239 (73%) |
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Transportation |
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58,306 (56%) |
45,534 (44%) |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Suffrage | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution |
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61,265 (52%) |
57,104 (48%) |
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Measure Nos. 302-303 | Exec officials | Create the office of Lieutenant Governor and provide a line of succession to the governorship. |
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50,562 (45%) |
61,644 (55%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Taxes | Provide for a uniform taxation, except on property, and collect taxes for county and municipal purposes as distinct from state purposes. |
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51,582 (48%) |
56,671 (52%) |
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Measure Nos. 306-307 | Property and Taxes | Permit different tax rates for different classes of property and provide that taxation must be uniform within each separate class. |
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52,045 (49%) |
54,483 (51%) |
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Measure Nos. 308-309 | Taxes | Repeal counties' ability regulate taxation and prohibit the legislature from declaring an emergency in tax regulation. |
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63,881 (58%) |
47,150 (42%) |
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Measure Nos. 310-311 | Direct dem and Supermajority req | Require constitutional amendments to receive a majority of all votes cast, not just those for the measure. |
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32,934 (32%) |
70,325 (68%) |
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Measure Nos. 312-313 | Banking | Hold stockholders liable to pay depositors an amount equal to their held stock and what they originally paid for the stock. |
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82,981 (79%) |
21,738 (21%) |
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Measure Nos. 314-315 | Business reg | Grant the Railroad Commission power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate every public service corporation and utility in Oregon. |
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65,985 (62%) |
40,956 (38%) |
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Measure Nos. 322-323 | Direct dem and Supermajority req | Require a ballot initiative to receive a majority of all votes cast in an election, rather than a majority of votes specifically for the initiative |
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35,721 (34%) |
68,861 (66%) |
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Measure Nos. 326-327 | Admin of gov't and Transportation | Create a State Highway Department with a $12,000 budget and appoint a State Highway Engineer with a $3,600 salary. |
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23,872 (22%) |
83,846 (78%) |
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Measure Nos. 328-329 | Admin of gov't and Govt salaries | Move the effective date of the creation of the State Printing Board to December 1, 1912 and fix the salary of the State Printer at $4,000 and the Secretary of the Board at $2,000. |
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34,793 (33%) |
69,542 (67%) |
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Measure Nos. 330-331 | Admin of gov't and Business reg | Create the Office of Hotel Inspector and provide for their duties and salary. |
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16,910 (16%) |
91,995 (84%) |
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Measure Nos. 332-333 | Labor and unions | Require laborers employed by the state, county, school district, or municipality to work no more than an eight-hour day. |
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64,508 (57%) |
48,078 (43%) |
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Measure Nos. 334-335 | Business reg | Regulate corporations selling corporate stocks and securities to protect stocks purchasers and establish a corporation department. |
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48,765 (46%) |
57,293 (54%) |
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Measure Nos. 336-337 | Labor and unions and Prisons | Prohibit private firms from employing state prisoners, except for public projects. |
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73,800 (66%) |
37,492 (34%) |
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Measure Nos. 338-339 | Labor and unions and Prisons | Prohibit private firms from employing county, city, or town prisoners, except for public projects. |
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71,367 (65%) |
37,731 (35%) |
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Measure Nos. 340-341 | Admin of gov't, Bonds, and Transportation | Create the State Road Board, authorize bond sales to build public roads, and create the office of State Highway Commissioner. |
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30,897 (29%) |
75,590 (71%) |
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Measure Nos. 342-343 | Budgets | Prohibit the state from increasing its indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property of the state. |
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59,452 (58%) |
43,447 (42%) |
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Measure Nos. 344-345 | Bonds | Authorize counties to issue twenty-year bonds for road construction and county courts to levy taxes to pay bond interest. |
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43,611 (42%) |
60,210 (58%) |
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Measure Nos. 346-347 | Budgets | Prohibit counties from increasing their indebtedness for road building in excess of 2% of the taxable property within the county. |
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57,258 (57%) |
43,858 (43%) |
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Measure Nos. 350-351 | Taxes | Implement a graduated income tax. |
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52,702 (50%) |
52,948 (50%) |
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Measure Nos. 352-353 | Taxes | Exempt household furniture, domestic fixtures, and household goods in use at home, clothing, watches, jewelry, and similar personal objects from taxation. |
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60,357 (54%) |
51,826 (46%) |
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Measure Nos. 354-355 | Taxes | Exempt all debts, public stocks and securities, bonds, and warrants and moneys due to the state from taxation. |
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42,491 (39%) |
66,540 (61%) |
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Measure Nos. 356-357 | Taxes | Revise state inheritance tax laws, reclassify rates, and transfer administrative authority to the State Tax Commission. |
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38,609 (38%) |
63,839 (62%) |
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Measure Nos. 360-361 | Bonds, Local gov't, and Transportation | Authorize county courts to issue and sell bonds to build and maintain roads within the county with voter approval. |
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38,568 (38%) |
63,481 (62%) |
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Measure Nos. 362-363 | Admin of gov't | Restructure the state legislature by abolishing the State Senate and establishing a 60-member State House of Representatives. |
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31,020 (30%) |
71,183 (70%) |
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Measure Nos. 364-365 | Property and Taxes | Implement graduated taxes for franchises, lands, and other natural resources exceeding $10,000 and exempt personal property. |
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31,534 (28%) |
82,015 (72%) |
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Measure Nos. 366-367 | Death penalty | Abolish the death penalty in Oregon. |
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41,951 (39%) |
64,578 (61%) |
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Measure Nos. 368-369 | Labor and unions | Prohibit boycotting or picketing any industry, workshop, store, business, or factory. |
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49,826 (45%) |
60,560 (55%) |
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Measure Nos. 370-371 | Property | Prohibit public speech gatherings in cities or towns on public streets, parks, or lands without a written permit from the mayor. |
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48,987 (44%) |
62,532 (56%) |
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Measure Nos. 372-373 | Budgets | Appropriate $175,000 to build an administration building for the University of Oregon and $153,259 for repairs and improvements. |
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29,437 (27%) |
78,985 (73%) |
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Measure Nos. 374-375 | Budgets | Appropriate $175,000 to construct and furnish a modern fire-proof library and museum at the University of Oregon. |
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27,310 (26%) |
79,376 (74%) |
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Education and Taxes |
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48,701 (46%) |
57,279 (54%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1912 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Constutional Amendment 1 | Taxes | Makes uniform the taxation of corporations with that of individuals | |
IndISS | Measure 1 | Elections | Reforms the state primarily election laws | |
VR | Measure 2 | Transportation | Requires locomotives to have headlights at nighttime | |
VR | Measure 3 | Trials | Repeals laws regarding damages for trespassing animals | |
VR | Measure 4 | Local Gov't | Provides procedure for removal of county seat from one location to another |
Texas
See also: Texas 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposition 1 | Term limits | Regulates term limits of the Board of Regents of the state university | |
LRCA | Proposition 2 | Veterans | Changes eligibility requirements for veterans and widows to receive benefits | |
LRCA | Proposition 3 | Local gov't | Allows cities of 5,000 or more to adopt charters | |
LRCA | Proposition 4 | Term limits | Provides for a six year term for the Prison Commissioner |
Washington
See also: Washington 1912 ballot measures
November 5, 1912
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment to Article II Sec. 1 | Direct dem | Establish a statewide initiative and referendum process in Washington. |
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110,110 (71%) |
43,905 (29%) |
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Amendment to Article II Sec. 31 | Admin of gov't | Eliminate requirement for laws to take effect ninety days after the adjournment of the session at which the law was enacted. |
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79,940 (62%) |
47,978 (38%) |
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Amendment to Article I Secs. 33-34 | Elections | Authorize the recall and discharge of elected public officials and the election of his successor. |
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112,321 (71%) |
46,372 (29%) |
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Amendment to Article XI Sec. 7 | Local gov't and Term limits | Remove two term limit for county officers except the county treasurer. |
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67,717 (45%) |
83,138 (55%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1912 ballot measures
November 5
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Finance | Extends the time cities and counties must repay debt for land from 20 to 50 years | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Forests and parks | Allows the state and cities to acquire land for public purposes | |
LRCA | Question 3 | Judiciary | Allows the legislature to determine the pay periods of judges on the supreme and circuit courts | |
LRSS | Question 4 | Suffrage | Extends the right to vote in the state to women |
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