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California

See also: California 1919 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Authorize $40 million in bonds to construct and complete portions of state highways	a	196,084 (88%)	27,992 (12%)

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1919 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Initiative and Referendum Question	Elections	Shall the people of Illinois have the power of initiative and referendum?	a
AQ	Gateway Amendment	Elections	Shall the constitution be amended with regard to the passage of amendments?	a
AQ	Public Ownership Question	Utilities	Shall municipal goverenments be able to purchase income producing utilities?	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1919 ballot measures

September 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	War & Peace	Requires all commissioned officers of the militia be appointed and commissioned by the governor	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Suffrage	Continues right of suffrage in town or plantation for three months after moving to another part of the state	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Bonds	Provides bond issue for building and maintaining public wharves and establishment of adequate port facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Gov't Finance	Increase the state debt limit from $300,000 to $800,000	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 5	Bonds	Increases amount of bonds issued for the building of state highways and intrastate, interstate and international bridges	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1919 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Con Con	Revises the state constitution	aot
VR	Question 2	Banking	Regards interest and dividends on savings deposits in banks	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1919 ballot measures

April 7, 1919

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Money for Highway Improvements Amendment	Allow the state to borrow money and issue bonds for highway improvement	a	558,572 (71%)	225,239 (29%)
CICA	Permission for Alcohol Initiative	Permit the import, transport, manufacture, use, buying, selling, keeping for sale, giving away, bartering, and furnishing of alcohol		322,603 (38%)	530,123 (62%)
LRCA	Salaries of Public Officers Amendment	Prohibit the increase and decrease of public officers' salaries, with certain exceptions		313,539 (43%)	418,778 (57%)

New York

See also: New York 1919 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Water	Relates to drainage	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Direct Democracy	Relates to absentee voting	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Gov't Salaries	Increases the salary of the House speaker and legislators	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Gov't Salaries	Increases the salary of judges on the court of appeals	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1919 ballot measures

June 26

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum	Banking	Creates the Bank of North Dakota	a
VR	Referendum	Education	Allows governor to remove the Superintendent of Public Instruction and appoint replacement; also empowers appoint of each county superintendent	a
VR	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Creates office of Commissioner of Immigration	a
VR	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Creates North Dakota Industrial Commission conduct commerce on the behalf of the state	a
VR	Referendum	Judiciary	Creates district courts system	a
VR	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Creates State Printing Commission to coordinate and supervise all state printing	a
VR	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Creates office of tax commissioner by gubernatorial appointment	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1919 ballot measures

November 4, 1919

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Classification of Property for Taxation Amendment	Establish a system of classification of property for taxation purposes.		439,987 (46%)	517,245 (54%)
CICA	Definition of "Intoxicating Liquor" Initiative	Establish the definition of the term "intoxicating liquor".		474,907 (48%)	504,688 (52%)
VR	Ratification of Federal Prohibition Referendum	Ratify the federal prohibition on alcohol.		499,971 (50%)	500,450 (50%)
CICA	Repeal of State Prohibition Initiative	Repeal the statewide prohibition on alcohol		454,933 (48%)	496,876 (52%)
VR	State Prohibition of Alcohol Referendum	Establish the state prohibition of alcohol and provide for the enforcement of such prohibition.		474,078 (49%)	500,812 (51%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1919 ballot measures

May 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 100	Transportation	Establishes a state system of durable hard-surfaced roads	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1919 ballot measures

June 3, 1919

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Local gov't and Healthcare	Permit industrial and reconstruction hospitals to be located outside of a county's seat of government without approval from voters.		38,204 (48%)	40,707 (52%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Bonds and Food and agri	Provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds for the creation of irrigation and drainage districts.	a	43,010 (54%)	35,948 (46%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Bonds	Provide for the bond issuance and sale of $5,000,000 to promote reconstruction, reclamation and land settlement projects.		39,130 (49%)	40,580 (51%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Exec officials	Establish the office of lieutenant governor, serving as senate president and governor in case of a vacant seat.		32,653 (41%)	46,861 (59%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Transportation and War and peace	Appropriate $2.5 million to construct a military highway through the state to the California state line.	a	56,966 (66%)	29,159 (34%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Bonds	Issue $5,000,000 in bonds for constructing hospitals, college buildings, armories, a penitentiary, land settlement, reclaiming arid, swamped, and logged land, and aiding settlement for honorably discharged military.		37,294 (47%)	42,792 (53%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Education and Veterans	Allow honorably discharged soldiers to attend any public or private educational institution in Oregon with their necessary expenses covered by the state.	a	49,158 (59%)	33,513 (41%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Taxes and Transportation	Provide for the construction of state market roads, funded through an annual tax levy on all taxable property.	a	53,191 (65%)	28,039 (35%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1919 ballot measures

May 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Alcohol	Provided for a statewide prohibition on alcoholic beverages	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Suffrage	Grants women the right to vote	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Gov't salaries	Increases the annual salary of the governor	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Housing	Allows state credit to be loaned for home acquisition or improvement	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Education	Reorganizes the allocation of monies from the permanent university fund	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 6	Bonds	Authorizes the issuance of bonds to construct highways	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Levies a tax for roads, bridges, sewers, waterworks and other improvements	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Bonds	Authorizes the issuance of bonds in the city and county of Galveston	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Veterans	Provides aid to Confederate soldiers and their widows	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Prisons	Divides proceeds of the prison system between the state and the prisoners	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1919 ballot measures

September 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Veterans	Provides a bonus to veterans of World War I through a property and income tax increase	a

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