1948 ballot measures
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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1948 ballot measures
January 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Legislature | Proposes the circumstances when special sessions may be convened | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Proposes to authorize the levying and collecting of a county tax | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Proposes to authorize the levying and collecting of a petrol tax | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Proposes to authorize a special school district tax | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Taxes | Proposes to authorize a special school district tax |
Arizona
See also: Arizona 1948 ballot measures
November 2, 1948
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 100-101 | State leg | Require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to call for and sign a petition to convene a special session |
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77,941 (68%) |
37,392 (32%) |
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Measure Nos. 102-103 | State judiciary | Provide for the consolidation of all county superior courts into one court |
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80,120 (68%) |
37,839 (32%) |
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Measure Nos. 104-105 | Local gov't | Permit cities to employ non-residents as city managers |
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73,363 (60%) |
48,052 (40%) |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Labor and unions | Prohibit the denial of employment due to non-membership in a labor union |
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86,866 (59%) |
60,295 (41%) |
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Measure Nos. 302-303 | Labor and unions and Law enforcement | Provide for establishing a system of merit and the fixed number of highway patrol men |
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91,323 (73%) |
33,317 (27%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Healthcare and Labor and unions | Provide for the limitation of Workmen's Compensation to $1,000 per month |
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102,340 (81%) |
23,856 (19%) |
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Measure Nos. 306-307 | Admin of gov't | Provide for the establishment of a Civil Service Board to classify all positions in the state civil service |
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78,907 (67%) |
39,470 (33%) |
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Measure Nos. 308-309 | Labor and unions and Pension | Provide for the establishment of a public employee retirement fund |
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86,989 (70%) |
38,111 (30%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 39 | Elections | Permits the legislature to enact a law providing a method for registration of voters | |
LRCA | Amendment 40 | Taxes | Removes the 18 mill school tax limit | |
CICA | Amendment 41 | Taxes | Abolishes the state property tax | |
CISS | Act 1 | Education | Proposes an initiative about school district reorganization | |
CISS | Act 2 | Alcohol | Amends liquor laws regarding local option elections | |
CISS | Act 3 | Elections | Provides for direct political party response in general elections | |
CISS | Act 4 | Labor | Amends workmen's compensation |
California
See also: California 1948 ballot propositions
November 2, 1948
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 10 | Require all initiative constitutional amendments and statutes be about one subject as opposed to multiple. |
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1,973,761 (67%) |
963,387 (33%) |
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Proposition 11 | Allow city charters and amendments to be voted on at a special election or the next general election and allow charters to establish boroughs. |
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1,036,181 (37%) |
1,775,894 (63%) |
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Proposition 12 | Allow cities and counties to restrict the sale of alcohol and require the city or county where an alcohol sale license is issued. |
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1,085,941 (29%) |
2,598,815 (71%) |
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Proposition 13 | Require that counties shall be represented in the Senate proportionally to population and require the 1949 legislature to reapportion Senate districts. |
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1,069,899 (32%) |
2,250,937 (68%) |
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Proposition 14 | Create the State Housing Agency and allow for bonds up to $100,000,000 for funding loans to public housing authorities. |
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1,042,089 (31%) |
2,372,646 (69%) |
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Proposition 15 | Prohibit the use of purse nets and round haul nets for fishing in ocean and tide waters south of Point San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County. |
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1,153,353 (35%) |
2,125,079 (65%) |
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Proposition 16 | Allow the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to regulate schooling for chiropractors and allow the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to set the license renewal fee |
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2,102,769 (67%) |
1,055,086 (33%) |
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Proposition 17 | Exempt certain positions from state civil service and prohibit reviving statutes relating to optional exemption from state civil service. |
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957,800 (32%) |
2,040,251 (68%) |
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Proposition 18 | Require the state to reimburse all counties, cities and counties, cities, and districts for losses in tax revenue caused by tax exemptions for veterans, religious organizations, hospitals, and charitable institutions. |
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1,377,292 (45%) |
1,687,069 (55%) |
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Proposition 19 | Establish that Fish and Game commissioners stay in their office once their term expires until their successor takes office. |
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2,275,600 (74%) |
779,447 (26%) |
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Proposition 1 | Establish that the property tax exemption for veterans be based on the assessed value. |
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1,733,034 (49%) |
1,790,851 (51%) |
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Proposition 2 | Allow cities and counties to regulate the sale of alcohol and establish regulations on alcohol licensing. |
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1,122,274 (31%) |
2,521,139 (69%) |
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Proposition 3 | Allow the Public Utilities Commission to set the number of brakemen to be used on trains. |
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1,767,587 (51%) |
1,703,303 (49%) |
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Proposition 4 | Increase aid for aged people , increase aid for blind people, change eligibility requirements for such aid, and place such aid programs under state control. |
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1,837,805 (51%) |
1,800,513 (49%) |
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Proposition 5 | Allow legislative wages to be set by law and allow the legislature to set mileage reimbursement rate (not to exceed $0.05 per mile). |
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1,398,663 (43%) |
1,882,466 (57%) |
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Proposition 6 | Prohibit the use of nets, traps, set lines, or other appliances for commercial fishing in the San Francisco Bay and connecting waters. |
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1,303,003 (38%) |
2,118,967 (62%) |
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Proposition 7 | Change voter residency eligibility requirements. |
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2,196,159 (69%) |
1,000,823 (31%) |
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Proposition 8 | Establish that Superior Court vacancies during a general election year shall be filled at the next general election. |
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2,393,617 (80%) |
596,780 (20%) |
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Proposition 9 | Establish that the successor to the governor in the case of a vacancy shall finish the rest of the term of the governor |
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2,379,835 (78%) |
689,554 (22%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 1 | Admin of Gov't | Provides for the reorganization of the State Department of Education | |
LRSS | Measure 2 | Gambling | Provides for authorization, regulation and licensing of horse and other animal racing with parimutuel gambling | |
CICA | Measure 3 | Alcohol | Permits political subdivisions to adopt local option laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol | |
CICA | Measure 4 | Pension | Increases the monthly guaranteed minimum allocation for an old age pension to $55 |
Connecticut
See also: Connecticut 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Judiciary | Concerns the terms of office for probate judges | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Elections, State Exec | Concerns election procedure and terms of office for state executive officials | |
LRCA | Question 3 | Elections | Concerns the forfeiture of electoral privileges upon conviction | |
LRCA | Question 4 | Judiciary | Concerns judicial nomination and appointment procedures | |
Advisory | Question 5 | Fed Con, War & Peace | Concerns the strengthening of the United Nations charter |
Florida
See also: Florida 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Provides that all excise taxes on gas and motor fuel products be used for public highway, street and airport purposes | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Bond issues | Relates to the issuance of bonds for educational purposes | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Redistricting | Creates two new senatorial districts within the state for Monroe, Washington, and Calhoun Counties | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | State legislatures measures | Relates to the eligibility and compensation of members of the legislature | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Constitutional language | Relates to legislatively referred constitutional amendments | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | State judiciary | Provides that retired judges shall be qualified to continue to perform all of the functions of their respective offices when called upon | |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Taxes | Relates to the assessment and collection of all taxes in the county of Saint Lucie | |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Taxes | Relates to the assessment and collection of all taxes in the county of Broward | |
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Taxes | Relates to the assessment and collection of all taxes in the county of Volusia | |
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Taxes | Relates to the assessment and collection of all taxes in the county of Pinellas | |
LRCA | Amendment 11 | State judiciary | Relates to the election of the judge of the court of record in and for Escambia County |
Georgia
See also: Georgia 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 2 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 3 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 4 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 5 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 6 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 7 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 8 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 9 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 10 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 11 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 12 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 13 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 14 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 15 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 16 | |||
LRCA | Amendment 17 |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | SJR 5 | Elections | Sets guidelines for election of county officers | |
LRCA | SJR 6 | State Exec | Determines qualifications for state officers |
Iowa
See also: Iowa 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Referendum 1 | Veterans | Relates to soldier bonuses |
Maine
See also: Maine 1948 ballot measures
September 13
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1 | Direct Democracy | Changes signature requirement for referendum petitions to 10 percent of the vote for governor cast in last gubernatorial election | |
LRCA | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 | Legislature | Allows reimbursement of travel expenses to and from the legislature once each week | |
IndISS | Barlow Bill | Labor and Unions | Protects "the right to work" while also prohibiting secondary boycotts, sympathetic strikes and jurisdictional strikes | |
IndISS | Tabb Bill | Labor and Unions | Protects right of member and non-members of labor organizations to the opportunity to work | |
IndISS | Against Both Labor Union Bills | Labor and Unions | Refuses both Barlow and Tabb Bills |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of gov't | Relates to the eligibility of persons to hold public office | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Eminent domain | Relates to land acquisition by the mayor of Baltimore | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Legislature | Authorizes the legislature to change the boundaries of Baltimore and the Counties | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Term limits | Provides that a governor cannot succeed himself after two consecutive terms | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Legislature | Relates to annual sessions of the general assembly | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Eminent domain | Authorizes the taking of land for use in off-street parking facilities | |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Legislature | Relates to the consent of the general assembly to certain gifts and bequests for religious purposes | |
VR | Amendment 8 | Term limits | Relates to the term of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1948 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Constitution | Provides that “the freedom of speech shall not be abridged” | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Gov't Finance | Utilizes certain revenues for high purposes | |
LRCA | Question 3 | Elections | Provides for the special election of constitutional offices in case of failures to elect them or death prior to them assuming office | |
IndISS | Question 4 | Business | Regulates the advertisement of birth control | |
IndISS | Question 5 | Labor | Regards the membership in labor organizations as a precondition of receiving employment | |
IndISS | Question 6 | Labor | Requires the annual election of union officers | |
IndISS | Question 7 | Labor | Require a majority vote by union members to call for a strike | |
LRCA | Question 8 | Fed Con | Mandates that no person shall be elected president more than twice |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1948 ballot measures
November 2, 1948
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Convention Question | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution |
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855,451 (52%) |
799,198 (48%) |
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Proposal No. 1 | Establish the order of succession for the office of governor in case of a vacancy in the office of governor |
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1,055,632 (68%) |
495,214 (32%) |
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Proposal No. 2 | Repeal Section 23, Article 10, relating to the return of sales tax revenues, from the state constitution |
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343,217 (19%) |
1,446,016 (81%) |
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Proposal No. 3 | Establish that the salaries of certain state officials be set by law |
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935,441 (64%) |
531,950 (36%) |
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Proposal No. 4 | Establish the method for determining compensation and expenses for members of the legislature |
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911,473 (61%) |
587,691 (39%) |
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Proposal No. 5 | Allow for the increase of the mill limitation and lower the vote requirement for mill limitation changes to a majority vote |
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962,800 (57%) |
732,677 (43%) |
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Proposal No. 6 | Establish procedures for foreign agencies acting within Michigan and establish penalties for violations of such procedures |
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890,435 (60%) |
585,469 (40%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Provides for apportionment of an excise tax on petroleum products | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin of gov't | Authorizes submission of two or more amendments without a vote | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | ConCon | Authorizes the legislature to call for a constitutional convention | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Veterans | Authorizes the state to pay a veterans' bonus |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Issue 1 | Taxes | Raises the state fuel tax by 1.5% and eliminated municipal fuel taxes | |
LRCA | Issue 2 | Pension | Creates a pension for public employees in cities larger than 40,000 people | |
LRCA | Issue 3 | Veterans | Creates a $400 bonus for World War II veterans |
Montana
See also: Montana 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Provides for the remission of delinquent personal property taxes | |
LRSS | R-51 | Taxes | Enacts a levy to benefit the University of Montana | |
LRSS | R-52 | Bonds | Issues bonds to benefit the University of Montana |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Imposes a tax on reservations of mineral rights | |
CISS | Initiative 1 | Veterans | Relates to soldier bonuses |
New Hampshire
See also: New Hampshire 1948 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CCR | Question 1 | Legislature | Shall the General Court be able to adjourn for five days? | |
CCR | Question 2 | Con Convention | Shall the voters be asked if they desire a constitutional convention every eighth year? | |
CCR | Question 3 | Taxes | Shall the legislature be permitted to levy certain taxes as presented in the amendment? | |
CCR | Question 4 | Taxes | Shall the legislature be allowed to tax public utilities generating electric energy? | |
CCR | Question 5 | Taxes | Shall the legislature have authority to apply special taxes to manufacturers and merchants? | |
CCR | Question 6 | Legislature | Shall the residents of each town be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives? |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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BI | Question 1 | Bond issues on the ballot | Allows for $50 million in bonds for state buildings for welfare and education. | |
BI | Question 2 | Bond issues on the ballot | Allows for $15 million in bonds for a high-speed transit system in southern New Jersey. |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't salaries | Fixes salaries for legislators | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gov't Finances | Allows the state and municipalities to contract debt | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Increases the limitation of property tax rates | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Elections | Requires that a majority of voters approve any debt and taxes prior to implementation |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1948 ballot measures
June 29
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Levies taxes to fund state institutional buildings | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Veterans | Allows bond sale to fund adjusted compensation to veterans of World War II | |
VR | Referendum 1 | Labor | Makes it unlawful to picket a plant if a strike has been called without an election and a vote for the strike by 51 percent | |
VR | Referendum 2 | Labor | Requires that persons not be denied work on account of membership status in any labor union or labor organization | |
CISS | Initiative 1 | Education | Prohibits public school teachers from wearing religious garb | |
CISS | Initiative 2 | Transportation | Prohibits parking meters in political subdivisions | |
CISS | Initiative 3 | Alcohol | Repeals law prohibiting sale of alcoholic beverages where commodities other than tobacco and soft drinks are sold |
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Municipal Liquor Referendum | Alcohol | Permits municipal liquor stores | |
LRCA | Legislature Salaries Referendum | Gov't Salaries | Authorizes the legislative assembly to fix the compensation and expenses of the elective officers | |
LRCA | Post War Rehabilitation Referendum | Taxes | Permits a 10 year special two-mill levy to be credited to the post-war rehabilitation reserve fund | |
LRCA | Medical Center Referendum | Taxes | Levies one mill to produce a fund for the North Dakota State Medical Center at the University of North Dakota | |
CISS | Repeal Parking Meter Initiative | Transportation | Legalizes parking meters in political subdivisions |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1948 ballot measures
July 6
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | State Question 327 | Taxes | Provides for an ad valorem tax rate increase of up to one mill | |
LRCA | State Question 328 | Education | Creates a Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges | |
LRCA | State Question 329 | Gov't salaries | Provides monthly and per diem compensation for legislators |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Measure 1 | Taxes | Allows the establishment of new tax bases after the legal voters therein have authorized the tax levy | |
LRCA | Measure 2 | Gov't Finance | Indebtedness for State Forestation | |
LRSS | Measure 3 | Law Enforcement | Establishes a camp for delinquent boys that would provide them with “useful occupations, discipline, moral and spiritual instruction, academic and vocational education” | |
VR | Measure 4 | Energy | Requires the hydroelectric commission to define the rate of return and amortization in licensing and provides that the state or any municipality can take over any hydroelectric project at fair value | |
CICA | Measure 5 | Suffrage | Requires that all voters in school elections to have resided in the school district for the six months immediately preceding such an election and read and write English | |
CISS | Measure 6 | Pension | Provides funds to “needy” female citizens, 60 or older, and male citizens, 65 or older, of $50 per month for food, clothing, housing, medical and other needed care | |
CISS | Measure 7 | Taxes | Institutes income tax exemptions of $750 for a single person and $1,500 for a married couple and requires that every person who’s income exceeds $4,000 to file income taxes | |
CISS | Measure 8 | Alcohol | Authorizes the issuance of dispensing licenses to hotels, restaurants, clubs and common carriers, permits mixing, serving and selling of alcoholic beverages and requires annual license fees and a liquor tax | |
CICA | Measure 9 | Veterans | Authorizes the World War II Veterans’ State Aid Fund to pay a cash bonus of $15 per month for service and an additional $10 per month of service on foreign soil to honorably discharged veterans | |
CISS | Measure 10 | Hunting | Bans the use of fixed appliances, such as traps, seines and pound nets, for catching salmon and trout in the Columbia River watershed | |
VR | Measure 11 | Taxes | Levies a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949 |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Veterans' Bonus | Veterans | Grants World War II veterans' bonus | |
LRCA | Legislative Reapportionment | Redistricting | Provides for legislative reapportionment | |
LRCA | Legislative Vacancies | Legislature | Allows governor to fill legislative vacancies | |
LRCA | New Lease Options | Property | Allows lessees of public lands an option on a new lease | |
LRCA | Tax on Public Shooting Areas | Taxes | Allows local unites on tax on public shooting areas | |
VR | Liquor Labeling | Alcohol | Prescribes age of liquor and size of container | |
IndISS | Sale of Liquor with Food | Alcohol | Prohibits sale of liquor where food is sold |
Texas
See also: Texas 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposition 1 | Labor | Provides workman's compensation insurance for county employees | |
LRCA | Proposition 2 | Redistricting | Creates the Legislative Redistricting Board | |
LRCA | Proposition 3 | Marriage & family | Allows spouses to convert community property into separate property | |
LRCA | Proposition 4 | State exec | Provides for gubernatorial succession | |
LRCA | Proposition 5 | Taxes | Exempts $3,000 of taxable value of homesteads from taxes | |
LRCA | Proposition 6 | Gov't salaries | Provides law enforcement officers with compensation on a salary basis | |
LRCA | Proposition 7 | Taxes | Provides that no ad valorem taxes be levied beginning in 1951 | |
LRCA | Proposition 8 | Judiciary | Provides for terms and compensation of retired judges |
Washington
See also: Washington 1948 ballot measures
November 2, 1948
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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HJR 13 | Local gov't | Permit the formation of combined city and county charters with a minimum population of 300,000. |
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291,699 (50%) |
287,813 (50%) |
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HJR 4 | Local gov't and Term limits | Repeal the constitutional provision that limits county officers from holding office for more than two consecutive terms. |
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337,554 (54%) |
282,324 (46%) |
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Initiative 13 | Alcohol | Prohibit alcohol sales by any person other than the State of Washington, repealing all provision on alcohol retail and revoking licenses. |
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208,337 (26%) |
602,141 (74%) |
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Initiative 169 | Bonds and Veterans | Provide additional compensation for World War II veterans and funding through bond sales. |
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438,518 (57%) |
337,410 (43%) |
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Initiative 171 | Alcohol and Business reg | Provide for the regulation and control of alcohol sales by the drink and the restriction on alcohol licenses. |
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416,227 (53%) |
373,418 (47%) |
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Initiative 172 | Welfare | Provide a minimum standard of living of $60 per month for low-income senior and blind citizens. |
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420,751 (54%) |
352,642 (46%) |
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SJR 4 | Govt salaries | Permit the legislature to fix the salaries of elected state officials. |
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318,319 (51%) |
310,516 (49%) |
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SJR 5 | Local gov't | Permit counties to adopt "Home Rule" charters. |
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296,624 (52%) |
269,018 (48%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1948 ballot measures
November 2
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Eminent domain | Allows municipalities to take private property for public use without the necessary use of a jury | |
AQ | Question 2 | Veterans | Approves the legislature to create a 3% retail sales tax to raise $200 million for WWII veterans bonuses |
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