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Arizona

See also: Arizona 1932 ballot measures

November 8, 1932

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Alcohol	Provide for the repeal of the prohibition of alcohol	a	63,850 (64%)	36,218 (36%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Taxes and Transportation	Provide for the exemption of public corporations from gasoline and motor fuel and other excise taxes		27,498 (34%)	53,867 (66%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Govt salaries and State leg	Provide for the reduction of the number of state legislators from 64 to 37 and the reduction of their salaries to $8.00 per day	a	56,182 (65%)	29,806 (35%)
VR	Measure Nos. 110-111	Admin of gov't and Property	Provide for an economic and fiscal survey of developed resources and property to provide a tax assessment and method of collection		19,961 (26%)	56,451 (74%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Admin of gov't	Provide for the abolishment of the Arizona Industrial Commission		21,120 (24%)	65,636 (76%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Admin of gov't	Provide for the creation of a Taxpayers Welfare Board		28,968 (35%)	54,055 (65%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Healthcare	Provide for the authorization and regulation of the practice of chiropractic		29,642 (34%)	56,424 (66%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Reorganization of State Government Amendment	Admin of Gov't	Reorganizes the state government	d
LRCA	Sales Tax Amendment	Taxes	Implements a one percent sales tax	d
LRCA	Vote for Bridge Bonds Amendment	Bonds	Requires a popular vote on the issuance of bridge bonds	d
CISS	Act 1	Gov't Finances	Sets up a budget system	d
CISS	Act 2	Taxes	Provides a supplement to a proposed amendment for a sales tax	d
CISS	Act 3	Admin of Gov't	Allows the minority party to name its representatives to boards and commissions	d
CICA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Reduces the state property tax to 1/2 a mill	d
CICA	Amendment 2	Education	Requires the legislature to appropriate $6 per capita of the school population for public schools	d
CICA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Exempts homestead from all taxes, regardless of value	d
CICA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Provides for a split legislative session and four year terms for state officials	d
CICA	Amendment 5	Bond issues	Prohibits the issuance of highway or bridge bonds until proposal is ratified	d

California

See also: California 1932 ballot propositions

May 3, 1932

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Proposition 1	Prohibit the destruction, production, storage, and uneconomic use of crude petroleum oil and create a commission to investigate the production of oil.		303,417 (21%)	1,124,592 (79%)
VR	Proposition 2	Prohibit the leasing, by the state or state officials, of state tide or beach lands for production of minerals, oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons,	a	794,329 (59%)	545,464 (41%)

November 8, 1932

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Allow the city of Escondido to have shares in a mutual water company and allow the city to have the same rights as other stockholders.	a	1,095,977 (77%)	331,396 (23%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Allow the Huntington Beach to use and lease tide and submerged lands and require half of the income generated be given to the state treasury.		709,438 (40%)	1,079,451 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Allow Glendale to pay, from a surplus of its public service department, owners of property for the replacement of water mains on such property.	a	1,065,420 (77%)	314,909 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Allow the legislature to amend the State Athletic Commission act and use money generated for paying for the Commission and veterans' homes.	a	810,147 (54%)	693,097 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Exempt vessels of more than 50 tons that transport freight or passengers from taxation except for state purposes until January 1955.	a	941,775 (60%)	627,097 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Allow any public or municipal corporation to deposit money in any bank for payment of bonds from places outside California.	a	873,288 (63%)	519,092 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Establish regulations regarding liens on taxes and the repayment of liens on taxes.	a	785,197 (56%)	626,593 (44%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Establish procedures regarding the city charters and amendments to them.	a	815,428 (61%)	515,020 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Allow a county board of supervisors to draft a charter for said county.		548,722 (41%)	805,357 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Allow charters to select any method for the selection of officers and allow any system of proportional representation and voting.		639,306 (48%)	680,167 (52%)
CISS	Proposition 1	Repeal the Wright Act, which enforced the 18th Amendment of the federal Constitution.	a	1,459,835 (69%)	658,351 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Allow county charters to have any method to select elective officers and allow any system of proportional representation for the governing body of a county.		636,959 (48%)	701,115 (52%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Allow California, if the Wright Act is repealed, to have the exclusive right to regulate alcohol and allow the legislature to allow the sale of liquor in stores.	a	1,308,428 (64%)	730,522 (36%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Determine conditions for foreclosure of mortgages and trust deeds.		484,930 (26%)	1,386,098 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Remove the requirement that half of taxes collected on highway transportation companies be used on the maintenance of public highways.		544,222 (33%)	1,103,891 (67%)
CISS	Proposition 5	Create the California Racing Board to regulate racing and divide the some of the fees between the Veterans' Welfare Board and Board of Agriculture.		904,493 (49%)	956,895 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Exempt from taxation $1,000 of property from every resident of California who served during war and then continued service.	a	918,048 (51%)	898,563 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Increase pay for employees of the legislature to a total of $400 for employees of the Senate and a total of $450 for employees of the Assembly.		276,878 (18%)	1,281,879 (82%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Require initiative proponents to file their proposal with the attorney general, who would then prepare a ballot title and summary	a	878,135 (62%)	543,541 (38%)
CICA	Proposition 9	Create an income tax to fund schools and require at 75% of the state's money given to schools to be used for teachers' salaries.		552,739 (33%)	1,144,449 (67%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Terms	Provides for four-year long terms for certain county officials	d
VR	Measure 2	Taxes	Increases tax on oleomargarine from 10 to 15 cents per pound	d
CISS	Measure 3	Redistricting	Reapportions senators and representative of the General Assembly	a
CICA	Measure 4	Taxes	Empowers the General Assembly to provide for a graduated state income tax, abolish the state property tax and allocate any excess tax revenues to public schools	d
CICA	Measure 5	Taxes	Empowers the General Assembly to provide for a limited income tax and a classified personal property tax to be used for public schools	d
CICA	Measure 6	Taxes	Limits the taxation of motor fuels and ad valorem taxation for county roads	d
CICA	Measure 7	Alcohol	Repeals the statewide prohibition on alcohol	a

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Elections	Establishes absentee voting privileges for individuals who could not appear at the polls for various reasons	a
LRCA	Question 2	Elections	Enables selectmen and town clerks or an assistant town clerks to decide on the qualifications of electors	a
LRCA	Question 3	Alcohol	Calls for repeal of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Relates to creating county commissioner districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Relates to the composition and power of the state Supreme Court	d

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Provides that the general assembly convene and the governor be inaugurated in January	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Requires electors to pay a poll tax in order to be eligible to vote	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of Gov't	Authorizes school boards to contract for education, transportation and care of school children	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Classifies intangible property for taxes and limits the ad valorem tax on intangible property	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Redistricting	Creates a new senatorial district for Berrien, Cook and Lanier counties	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Admin of Gov't	Consolidates local school districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Judiciary	Abolishes justice courts in Richmond County	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Gov't Finances	Provides for repayment of county funds used for state highways	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 1	Taxes	Limits tax exemptions for state and municipal properties	d
LRCA	HJR 2	Direct Democracy	Requires property ownership in order to vote in irrigation districts	a
LRCA	HJR 3	Taxes	Provides for imposition of income taxes	d
LRCA	SJR 3	Property	Provides a method for consolidating counties	a
LRCA	SJR 8	Taxes	Creates the State Tax Commission	d

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Illinois Gateway Amendent	Legislature	Shall the legislature be permitted to propose more than one constitutional amendment per session?	d
LRSS	Banking Law Amendment	Banking	Shall the banking law be modified?	a
BI	Bond Issue	Bonds	Shall an emergency relief bond be issued?	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1932 ballot measures

September 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum Question	Taxes	Increases gasoline tax to six cents per gallon	d

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Eliminates the provision allowing judges to continue in office after the age of 70	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Healthcare	Legalizes chiropractics	d
IndISS	Question 2	Elections	Regulates candidate nominating procedures	a
LRCA	Question 3	Elections	Fixes the commencement of terms for the President and Vice-President	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1932 ballot measures

November 8, 1932

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposal No. 1	Repeal the prohibition on alcohol, establish a liquor control commission, and establish an excise tax on alcohol sales	a	475,265 (24%)	1,497,773 (76%)
CICA	Proposal No. 2	Limit property taxes to 1.5% of the property's assessed value	a	671,124 (51%)	641,962 (49%)
CICA	Proposal No. 3	Establish the length of terms for senators as four years and provide for the apportionment of representatives		520,740 (44%)	665,766 (56%)
CICA	Proposal No. 4	Establish a tax exemption for certain household goods and homesteads		445,141 (37%)	763,311 (63%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 5	Establish voter residency requirements and establish regulations on township polling places	a	662,588 (58%)	476,849 (42%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 6	Prohibit pardons for those convicted for first degree murder and provide for a new trial with the discovery of new evidence		590,260 (49%)	616,583 (51%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 7	Establish qualifications for voters voting on the expenditure of public money or the issuance of bonds	a	642,142 (53%)	572,625 (47%)
VR	Proposal No. 8	Establish regulations on the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine		432,966 (36%)	754,372 (64%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Authorizes taxation of railroad companies and banking associations	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Authorizes taxation of motor vehicles of companies	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Property	Authorizes the legislature to exchange state public lands for federal lands	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Authorizes taxation of lands acquired through the rural credit system	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Pension	Provides pensions for those over 70.	a
CICA	Issue 2	Legislature	Limits number and powers of legislative employees.	a
CICA	Issue 3	State Execs	Provides for an itemized executive budget to be submitted to the General Assembly within 15 days after it convenes	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Amends voter qualifications	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Provides method for filling legislative vacancies	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative 1	Admin of gov't	Creates the Nebraska Public Safety Commission	d

New York

See also: New York 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition 1	Bonds	Issues a $30 million state bond for temporary emergency relief	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Forests & Parks	Relates to the use of forest preserve land for recreation purposes	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Insurance	Protects insurance of wives and children against creditors of the insured	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Divides the state into 20 solicitorial districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Term limits	Increases terms of office for sheriff and coroner	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Elections	Permits constitutional amendments to be voted on at special elections	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1932 ballot measures

March 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Moves the state capitol from Bismarck to Jamestown	d
LRCA	Referendum	Direct Democracy	Increases the number of signatures required to initiate a constitutional amendment from 20,000 to 40,000	d
LRCA	Referendum	Direct Democracy	Increases the signature requirements to 30,000 signatures for initiatives and 25,000 signatures for referendums	d
VR	Referendum	Taxes	Increases gas taxation	d
CISS	Initiative	Constitutional Rights	Extends use of the absentee ballot	d

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative	Taxes	Reduces taxable assessed valuation of property from 75 percent to 50 percent	a
CISS	Initiative	Business	Prohibits farming by corporations	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Finances	Reduces reimbursement for travel expenses for county officials	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Salaries	Reduces salaries of county officials and bases them on county population	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Finances	Creates five year partial moratorium on debts	d
CISS	Initiative	Food & Agri	Prohibits crop mortgages	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Finances	Reduces travel expenses reimbursements for state officials	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiative	Alcohol	Repeals prohibition of alcohol	a
CISS	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Abolishes the office of District Tax Supervisor	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Salaries	Reduces salaries of elected and appointed state officials	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Salaries	Reduces the salaries of Supreme Court judges from $5,500 to $5,000	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Salaries	Reduces the salaries of District Judges from $4,000 to $3,500 per year	a
CISS	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Changes requirements for public notice of sale of real estate for delinquent taxes	a
CISS	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Reduces fees paid to newspapers for publication of legal notices	a
CISS	Initiative	Gov't Finances	Creates three year partial moratorium on debts	d
CISS	Initiative	Food & Agri	Allows crop mortgages	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1932 ballot measures

November 8, 1932

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ABR	Constitutional Convention Question	Hold a convention to revise, alter or amend the Constitution		853,619 (45%)	1,056,855 (55%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1932 ballot measures

July 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question 168	Taxes	Increases the ad valorem property tax for the purpose of funding school districts	d
CISS	State Question 170	Environment	Assigns resources to soil conservation	d
CISS	State Question 171	Development	Authorizes the construction of various public works to give work to unemployed residents	d

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	State Question 164	Food	Repeals laws governing the sale of butter substitutes	d
CISS	State Question 175	Taxes	Reduces ad valorem taxes by levying an income tax	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Suffrage	Requires that to vote on issues of bonds and taxes, the constituent must be a taxpayer	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Trials	Allows most accused persons with consent of the trial judge may relinquish their right to trial by jury and consent to be tried by the judge alone	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes	Limits the amount of tax that may be levied in any year to not more than the total amount levied in any one year of the three preceding years plus six percent	a
VR	Measure 4	Taxes	Levies a tax of ten cents per pound on all oleomargarine and requires an annual license of five dollars by anyone who sells or distributes oleomargarine	d
VR	Measure 5	Hunting	Prohibits commercial fishing on the Rogue River, its tributaries and around its mouth	d
VR	Measure 6	Gov't Finance	Appropriates $681,173 to be expended on the Oregon State Agricultural College, the University of Oregon and three normal schools	d
CISS	Measure 7	Alcohol	Repeals the state’s alcohol prohibition law	a
CISS	Measure 8	Transportation	Allows the State Highway Commission to investigate and determine the cost per unit of traffic, the construction and maintenance of highways and the classification of motor vehicles for purposes of adjusting license fees	d
CISS	Measure 9	Education	Consolidates and relocates the state's public higher education institutions	d
CICA	Measure 10	Taxes	Empowers the state, counties, municipalities and districts to levy taxes and incur indebtedness as limited and controlled by law	d
CISS	Measure 11	Admin of Gov't	Creates a non-salaried Tax Supervising and Conservation Board for each county to review budgets and regulate tax levies	d
CISS	Measure 12	Taxes	Reduces property taxes by increasing taxes on net personal incomes in excess of $5,000 from 5% to 8% and decreased exemptions	d
CICA	Measure 13	Energy	Requires that hydroelectric development be administered by the state and distribute and sell the energy produced within the state, with other states or with the United States	a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Terms of Superintendents of Schools	Term limits	Increases terms of superintendents of schools	d
LRCA	State Salaries	Gov't salaries	Allows legislature to fix state salaries	d
VR	Teachers' Colleges	Education	Changes normal schools to teachers' colleges	d
VR	Butter Tax	Taxes	Imposes a ten cent tax on butter substitutes	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Admin of gov't	Allows members of the National Guard to hold other offices	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Local gov't	Allows counties to vote to levy a tax to fund the construction of seawalls	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Provides a partial property tax exemption for homesteads	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Bars the collection of delinquent taxes after a period of ten years	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Admin of gov't	Combines the offices of assessor and tax collector	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Property	Allows the legislature to provide for a tax foreclosure sale	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Elections	Provides that only property owners can vote on bond issues	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Gov't Finances	Prohibits the permanent university fund from being invested in bonds	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Culture	Authorizes a Texas Centennial commemoration of Texas history	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1932 ballot measures

November 8, 1932

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1	Public works and Water	Authorize the establishment and relocation of harbor lines and increase the maximum width of harbor areas to 2,000 feet.	a	170,101 (53%)	148,201 (47%)
ITP	Initiative 58	Elections	Provide the permanent registration of voters and define the duties of officers in connection with such registration.	a	372,061 (83%)	75,381 (17%)
ITP	Initiative 61	Alcohol and Business reg	Repeal liquor importation, purchase, manufacturing, and possession, but maintain felony status for alcohol sale to minors or in saloons.	a	341,450 (62%)	208,211 (38%)
ITP	Initiative 62	Admin of gov't and Hunt and fish	Establish the Department of Game and defined the roles and duties of the department.	a	270,421 (54%)	231,863 (46%)
ITP	Initiative 64	Property and Taxes	Limit the tax levy rate to 40 mills on property for state, county, municipal, and school districts, unless approved by a majority.	a	303,384 (61%)	190,619 (39%)
ITP	Initiative 69	Education and Taxes	Establish a graduated income tax to fund state school and other funds and reduce or eliminate property taxes.	a	322,919 (70%)	136,983 (30%)
LRCA	SJR 11	State judiciary	Authorize legislature to temporarily increase property value in disputes, removing state supreme court appellate jurisdiction over money or property recovery.		153,079 (47%)	175,130 (53%)
LRCA	SJR 16	Govt salaries and State leg	Compensate legislative members $500 annually and 10 cents per mile for travel to and from the legislature.		117,665 (32%)	254,345 (68%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1932 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Rules about Sunday	Approve repeal of the "Sunday Blue Law"	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Repeals section of the constitution so that the salary of the governor is established by law	a
LRCA	Question 2	Salaries of elected officials	Repeals section of the constitution so that the salary of the Lieutenant governor is established by law	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional language	Fixes a verbal error relating to impeachments	a
LRCA	Question 4	Utilities	Allows municipalities to finance public utilities by mortgage or debt	a

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