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Arizona

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May 31, 1927

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Property and Taxes	Provide that property will never be taxed at a higher rate than the lands of other property and establish that no property taxes be imposed on Indian Reservations	a	9,377 (75%)	3,191 (25%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Elections and Budgets	Provide for a special election to consider the sale and disposal of public lands to the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands	a	9,209 (74%)	3,279 (26%)

Maine

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October 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Referendum Question	Elections	Repeals the direct primary law	d

Michigan

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April 4, 1927

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Creation of Metropolitan Districts Amendment	Create metropolitan districts	a	210,880 (51%)	200,490 (49%)

New Jersey

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November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues on the ballot	Authorizes bonds for state highways.	a

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Con Convention	Relates to adding a new article on the executive budget	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Gov't Finances	Relates to adding a new article on the city debt limit	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Transportation	Relates to elimination of railroad grade crossings and how its cost includes counties	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Gov't Salaries	Increases the salaries of legislators, the governor and lieutenant-governor	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	State Exec	Relates to the head of the executive department	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Term Limits	Changes the term of senators to four-years, assemblyman to two-years and the governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller and attorney-general to four-year terms	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Forests	Relates to constructing a highway on forest preserve land	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Resources	Relates to the condemnation of land by counties	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	Resources	Relates to the annexation of land by cities	a

Ohio

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November 8, 1927

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Compensation for Justices of the Peace and Mayors Referendum	Establish fees of Justices of the Peace and Constables		438,458 (32%)	916,016 (68%)
IndISS	State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Initiative	Establish a State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.		522,612 (41%)	765,093 (59%)

Oregon

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June 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Suffrage	Repeals constitutional language denying suffrage to “Negro,” “Chinaman” and “Mulatto” people	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Authorizes any school district with more than 100,000 people within its boundaries to levy taxes to support the school district upon the approval of voters	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Trials	Provides for charging any person before the circuit court who waives indictment for any crime or misdemeanors with that crime or misdemeanor	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Salaries	Fixes legislator compensation at $10 per day during sessions or $400 per regular session and provides additional compensation for presiding officers	d
LRCA	Measure 5	Elections	Requires constituents to be registered as voters as a qualification to vote	a
LRCA	Measure 6	Salaries	Requires that the compensation of state and county elected officials be provided by law and that no salary of any officer shall be increased during a term of office	d
LRCA	Measure 7	Local Gov't	Allows any city with a population over 100,000 situated within one county to consolidate with that county	d
LRCA	Measure 8	Veterans	Authorizes counties with 200,000 or more people to issue bonds to construct a veterans’ memorial and armory building in any city meeting specific credentials	d
LRCA	Measure 9	Taxes	Authorizes the state to levy tax upon property not exceeding $3,500 plus 6% and allows taxes to only increase an additional 6% each ensuing year	d
LRSS	Measure 10	Taxes	Levies an annual progressive net income tax upon persons and corporations in the state and provides for exemptions to such tax	d
VR	Measure 11	Taxes	Empowers the state tax commission to supervise assessment and enforce tax laws throughout the state	d
VR	Measure 12	Hunt & Fish	Prohibits keeping salmon or other game fish from the Nestucca Bay watershed at any time, except fish caught on hook and line	a

Texas

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August 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Judiciary	Reorganizes the state judicial system	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Taxes	Allows the state to derive income from other sources than the ad valorem tax	d
LRCA	Proposition 3	Gov't salaries	Allows the district attorney to be compensated by salary	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Gov't salaries	Makes changes to the compensation of public officials	d

Wisconsin

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April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Sets legislators' pay to $1,000 per session	d
LRCA	Question 2	Taxes	Allows legislature to classify forests and minerals for taxation	a

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