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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Proposes to prohibit the legislature from changing county courts without prior consent from the voters	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Proposes to authorize certain counties to levy and collect a special tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Proposes to outline the method for filling judiciary vancancies	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Development	Proposes to allow certain counties to invest in the development of local economies	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Proposes to authorize the county to regulate court fees and commissions	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Proposes to allow a special county school tax in certain counties	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1950 ballot measures

September 12, 1950

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	State leg and Term limits	Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for state legislators		57,201 (50%)	58,001 (50%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 103-103	Exec officials and State leg	Provide for the establishment of a mechanism for the governor to call for special sessions of the legislature	a	63,514 (56%)	50,918 (44%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Exec officials and Term limits	Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for the governor and the legislature		54,032 (46%)	64,064 (54%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Local gov't and Term limits	Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for county officers		53,863 (46%)	62,366 (54%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Natural resources and Property	Permit the leasing of public lands for oil and gas exploration and exploitation	a	80,732 (69%)	35,553 (31%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 110-111	Taxes	Prohibit a taxation on unfinished items as commodities in inventory or in the manufacturing process	a	70,090 (62%)	43,650 (38%)

November 7, 1950

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Banking	Provide for the extension of liability of banking corporations or associations to individual shareholders or stockholders		61,196 (40%)	91,067 (60%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Education	Provide the legislature with the ability to appropriate state funds for public schools as a supplement to local taxes		65,263 (50%)	66,286 (50%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Education and Exec officials	Provide the governor with the power to appoint the members of the State Board of Education		38,239 (25%)	112,109 (75%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Admin of gov't	Provide for a merit-based system of personnel administration and the establishment of state and county personnel departments		58,192 (37%)	98,253 (63%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Labor and unions and Law enforcement	Provide for the establishment of a personnel merit-based system pertaining to peace officers		63,152 (40%)	96,592 (60%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Business reg and Gambling	Provide for the creation of a Department of State Control of Gambling to regulate, license, and authorize gambling operations		27,683 (17%)	132,839 (83%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Education and Taxes	Provide an excise tax for the maintenance of public schools		32,218 (21%)	119,179 (79%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Alcohol, Local gov't, and Elections	Provide for allowing county or municipal elections to determine the legality of alcoholic beverages within respective jurisdictions		38,819 (23%)	131,288 (77%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Healthcare and Labor and unions	Provide for the exclusion of earnings above $300 per month for Workmen's Compensation		67,024 (43%)	87,822 (57%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Welfare	Provide for the expansion of old-age assistance through the abolishment of certain requirements regarding family income and employment		65,091 (41%)	94,516 (59%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Welfare	Provide for the increase of weekly unemployment benefits to $25 and the extension of the number of benefit-receiving weeks to 26		57,288 (37%)	99,584 (63%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Labor and unions and Welfare	Provide unemployed agricultural laborers with eligibility for unemployment benefits		52,812 (35%)	99,522 (65%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Education and Race and ethnicity	Prohibit segregation in public schools		57,978 (36%)	104,226 (64%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Amendment 41	Education	Proposes an amendment about public school finance	d
CICA	Amendment 44	Term limits	Sets four year term limits for state and county officers	d
CISS	Act 1	Animals	Makes it illegal for livestock to be at large	a
CISS	Act 2	Alcohol	Proposes an initiative about statewide prohibition	d

California

See also: California 1950 ballot propositions

June 6, 1950

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $100,000,000 for helping veterans purchase homes and farms and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,664,445 (72%)	646,952 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Allow the legislature to create tax exemptions on the farms and homes purchased from the Veterans Welfare Board.		945,494 (43%)	1,253,914 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Allow public bodies to use parking meter income for security for the payment of revenue bonds used to finance off-street parking.	a	1,515,124 (68%)	723,882 (32%)

November 7, 1950

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 10	Require a ballot measure to authorize publicly funded low-rent housing projects.	a	1,591,076 (51%)	1,542,161 (49%)
LRSS	Proposition 11	Create a method to withdraw land placed into a registry created by the Torrens Act.	a	1,961,676 (73%)	727,737 (27%)
CICA	Proposition 1	Prohibit taxation on personal property by the state or other political subdivisions.		645,865 (19%)	2,701,574 (81%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Prohibit any law or constitutional amendment, whether submitted by the legislature or voters, from naming a specific person to hold an office.	a	1,985,133 (69%)	910,201 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Establish a uniform system of municipal and justice courts throughout the state and establish courts in cities and judicial districts.	a	2,307,328 (81%)	552,997 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Allow voters who move from one county to another within 90 days of an election to retain their right to vote by voting in their former county.	a	2,576,072 (85%)	446,257 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Allow legislators to hold office and be members of boards or commissions who apportion funds to other agencies.		714,833 (26%)	2,038,225 (74%)
CICA	Proposition 6	Allow gambling in licensed establishments and create a five-man state commission to regulate, tax,, and license such gambling.		789,297 (23%)	2,675,641 (77%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Determine no one who is blind should be denied admission to chiropractic school or the taking of licensure tests because they are blind.	a	1,673,958 (57%)	1,260,262 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Repeal the prohibition of increasing the salaries of any county, township, or municipal officer after they are elected or take office.		968,398 (34%)	1,851,211 (66%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Create certain employees from state civil service.	a	1,764,086 (63%)	1,021,422 (37%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Local Gov't	Concerning Denver and home rule cities	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Legislature	Changes concerning the General Assembly	a
CICA	Issue 3	Civil Service	Civil service exemption for staff of certain officials	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Establishes juvenile courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Census	Replaces the state census with the federal census	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of Gov't	Requires laws to be single subject, laws to be expressed with a title and for law revisions to be published at length	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Creates the 16th Judicial Circuit of Florida in Monroe County	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Allows for additional county judges in counties with a population greater than 250,000	a

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Salaries	Increases the salaries of justices and judges	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Elections	Provides for the nomination and election of U.S. senators and state executive officers on a county basis	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Resources	Authorizes the general assembly to pay $100,000 to bring the first commercial oil well to the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of Gov't	Gives county boards of education the authority to obtain loans	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Baldwin County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Local Gov't	Relates to Bibb County courts, agencies, tribunals and officers	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Pension	Authorizes the general assembly to create a pension plan for employees of Bibb County	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Judiciary	Authorizes the designation of pro hac vice judges in the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of Gov't	Creates the Savannah Airport Commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Local Gov't	Authorizes the creation of industrial areas in Chatham County	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Requires the Chatham County Commissioners and ex-officio judges to levy a tax for education	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Civil Service	Authorizes the general assembly to grant governmental authorities of Chatham County to establish civil service boards	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Bonds	Authorizes Chatham County to issue bonds for building and equipping schools	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Dawson County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Local Gov't	Creates an independent school system in the city of Bainbridge	a
LRCA	Amendment 16	Civil Service	Authorizes the general assembly to provide for a civil service system in DeKalb County	a
LRCA	Amendment 17	Taxes	Provides that tax exemptions for homesteads not apply in DeKalb County against levies of taxes for school purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 18	Local Gov't	Permits the governing authority of DeKalb County to make street improvements	a
LRCA	Amendment 19	Education	Authorizes the general assembly to merge the school system of the city of Albany with the Dougherty County school district	a
LRCA	Amendment 20	Bonds	Authorizes Forsyth County to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 21	Bonds	Requires the city of Atlanta to assume and pay a portion of Fulton County School District bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 22	Taxes	Authorizes the general assembly to require or permit Fulton County to receive tax returns and collect taxes due to the city of Atlanta	a
LRCA	Amendment 23	Education	Provides that upon expansion of the city limits of Atlanta, the new territory become part of the city's school system	a
LRCA	Amendment 24	Taxes	Exempts homesteads in the city of Atlanta from taxes except for school purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 25	Admin of Gov't	Creates independent governmental authorities in the unincorporated areas of the city of Atlanta and Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 26	Taxes	Provides that homestead tax exemptions not apply to the collection of taxes for the support and maintenance of education in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 27	Gov't Salaries	Provides that the Fulton County Board of County Commissioners supplement the salaries of the judges of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit	a
LRCA	Amendment 28	Local Gov't	Authorizes Fulton County to contribute to the support of state-owned institutions within the county	a
LRCA	Amendment 29	Gov't Finances	Increases the debt limit of the Fulton County School District	a
LRCA	Amendment 30	Local Gov't	Authorizes the city of Gainesville to enter into contracts pertaining to the hospitalization of indigents	a
LRCA	Amendment 31	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Hancock County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 32	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Meriwether County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 33	Local Gov't	Allows Muscogee County to make and levy special assessments for street improvements	a
LRCA	Amendment 34	Bonds	Allows Muscogee County to issue street improvement bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 35	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Rockdale County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 36	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Schley County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 37	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Taylor County Board of Education	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitution Ratification	Constitution	Hawaii Constitution Ratification Election	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 2	Constitutional rights	Gives Indians the right to vote, serve as jurors, and hold civil office	a
LRCA	HJR 9	Bonds	Gives municipalities the ability to issue revenue bonds	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Illinois Gateway Amendment	Legislature	Shall the legislature be able to propose modifications to three articles of the constitution per session and shall the adoption of the modifications require either two-thirds of the voters voting on the question or a majority of voters voting in the election?	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Question 1	Con Convention	Calls for a constitutional convention to amend the constitution	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1950 ballot measures

September 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Constitutions	Codifies the state constitution	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Direct Democracy	Makes filing date for initiated bill petitions 45 days after the convening of the Legislature	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Bonds	Empowers Legislature to override state bond limit by two-thirds vote in both houses	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Bonds	Issues up to $7 million in bonds to build bridge across Fore river	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 5	Legislature	Apportions the members of the House of Representatives by county proportional to state population	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Relates to the signing of state bonds, certificates and other evidence of indebtedness	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Relates to the reconsideration of bills vetoed by the governor	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Divorce & custody	Provides that child support and alimony do not constitute debt	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Legislature	Provides for the number of delegates comprising the House of Delegates	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Trials	Provides that the jury shall be the judges of law as well as of fact in criminal trials	a
ABR	Amendment 6	ConCon	Asks voters if a convention is needed to amend or re-write the Constitution	a
VR	Amendment 7	Constitutions	Adds a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland about sedition and subversive activities	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State Exec	Provides a gubernatorial line of succession prior to inauguration	a
LRCA	Question 2	Direct Democracy	Changes the number of voters’ signatures required for initiative petitions and changes legislative procedures related to such petitions	a
IndISS	Question 3	Welfare	Provides payments to blind persons who are 63 years of age and older	a
IndISS	Question 4	Gambling	Creates a commission to conduct a monthly state lottery	d
IndISS	Question 5	Transportation	Establishes classifications for risks related to motor vehicle liability policies and bonds	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1950 ballot measures

November 7, 1950

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Eliminate sections relating to voting eligibility and change the residency requirement for voting to 30 days	a	907,312 (68%)	417,652 (32%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Allow for the issuance of bonds to fund specialized hospitals and specialized schools	a	1,224,249 (80%)	309,657 (20%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Define subversion and establish procedures relating to the crime of subversion	a	823,938 (61%)	520,412 (39%)
CICA	Proposal No. 4	Allow for the sale of yellow oleomargarine with certain conditions	a	1,090,000 (66%)	562,034 (34%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Forests & parks	Diverts proceeds from the public land trust fund to forestry management	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans	Diverts proceeds from the mining tax to the veterans' compensation fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Provides for apportionment of an excise tax on petroleum products	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1950 ballot measures

April 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Gas tax veto referendum	Taxes and Transportation	Increases the state's gas tax from $0.02 to $0.04 per gallon	d

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Taxes	Allows large cities to exceed constitutional limit for school taxes	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Separates the Bureau of Labor from the Department of Agriculture	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local gov't	Places limitations on the indebtedness of a county	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local gov't	Places limitations on the indebtedness of cities, towns and school districts	a
LRSS	R-53	Gambling	Relates to slot machines	d
CISS	I-54	Veterans	Relates to a military honorarium	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Provides guidelines for legislative sessions and membership	d
VR	Referendum 1	Taxes	Repeals the gas tax increase	a
VR	Referendum 2	Transportation	Repeals the vehicle registration fee increase	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	State judiciary	Proposes amending the Constitution to prevent any supreme court justice or district judge from becoming a candidate for or elected or appointed to any office during his or her current term of judicial office.	a
LRCA	Question 2	State legislatures measures	Proposes amending the Constitution to make it the mandatory duty of the legislature after each decennial census to fix by law the number of assemblyman and to complete redistricting by population.	a
LRCA	Question 3	State judiciary	Proposes amending the Constitution to empower the legislature to enact laws conferring upon district courts the jurisdiction to suspended executions of sentences.	a

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Question 1	Con Language	Shall provisions regarding shillings and pence be removed from the constitution?	a
CCR	Question 2	Admin of Gov't	Shall the office of commissary-general be eliminated?	a
CCR	Question 3	War & Peace	Shall the provision providing for conscientious objection to bearing arms be removed from the constitution?	d
CCR	Question 4	War & Peace	Shall the provision for the state militia be removed for the constitution?	d
CCR	Question 5	Legislature	Shall provisions related to staff officers be removed from the constitution?	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Law enforcement	Permits any person to waive indictment in all except capital cases	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Pension	Safeguards the funds of the Teachers' and Employees' Retirement System	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Compensates legislators per day of sessions	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Allows the general assembly to determine the number of judicial districts in the state	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Allows the chief justice to assign judges and defines jurisdiction of special judges	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1950 ballot measures

June 27

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Changes the constitutional language regarding the school for the blind	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Permits the enactment of a graduated land tax	d
VR	Referendum 1	Taxes	Creates two-cent tax per gallon of motor vehicle fuels to fund highway construction funds	d
CISS	Initiative 1	Taxes	Increases personal exemption on state income tax and establishing the basis for computing tax on joint returns	d
CISS	Initiative 2	Alcohol	Permits municipal and County option on sale of liquor	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1950 ballot measures

July 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 345	Labor	Allows workmen's compensation for death resulting from injuries suffered on the job	a

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question 325	Transportation	Creates a state Highway Commission	d
CICA	State Question 326	Transportation	Restricts nearly all vehicle-associated state revenue to use for road construction and maintenance, and other highway expenses	d
LRCA	State Question 346	Education	Provides a Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Military Academy	d
LRSS	State Question 347	Con Convention	Calls a convention to revise the constitution	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Gov't Salaries	Provides legislatures an annual salary of $600, an additional one-third compensation for presiding officers and some reimbursement for traveling expenses	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	Authorizes the state to loan credit and incur indebtedness not exceeding three-fourths of one percent of the value of taxable property within the state for higher education buildings	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Gov't Finances	Authorizes the state to loan credit and incur indebtedness not four percent of the value of taxable property within the state to augment the state war veterans' fund	a
LRSS	Measure 4	Taxes	Levies an annual state property tax to produce $80 per child between four and twenty	a
VR	Measure 5	Welfare	Allocates public monetary assistance to elderly people defined as “needy” to be used for medical expenses	a
VR	Measure 6	Time	Establishes a uniform standard time throughout the State of Oregon	a
CICA	Measure 7	Gov't Finances	Pledges state credit and authorizes indebtedness to create a fund for veterans who served during World War II and compensates such veterans for domestic and foreign service	a
CICA	Measure 8	Redistricting	Requires the reapportionment of representation every ten years and increased the number of members in the Oregon Senate to 36	d
CISS	Measure 9	Alcohol	Criminalizes alcohol advertisements through posters, circulars, newspapers, periodicals and radio broadcasts	d

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1950 ballot measures

November 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	Civil and criminal trials		a
LRCA	Proposal 2	Bond issues		a
LRCA	Proposal 3	Bond issues		d
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues		a
LRCA	Proposal 5	Elections and campaigns		a
LBM	Proposal 6	Bond issues		a
LBM	Proposal 7	Bond issues		a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Legislative Reapportionment	Redistricting	Provides legislative reapportionment based on census	d
LRCA	School District Indebtedness	Gov't Finances	Limits school district indebtedness to ten percent of assessed property value	d
LRCA	Educational Fund Investments	Gov't Finances	Transfers educational fund investments to Commissioner of School and Public Lands	d
LRCA	Succession of County Officials	Local gov't	Allows county officials to succeed themselves indefinitely	d
IndISS	Sale of Liquor with Food	Alcohol	Prohibits sale of liquor where food is sold	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1950 ballot measures

November 7, 1950

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 10	Education and Budgets	Permit school districts to incur debt, with popular vote approval, for up to an additional five percent of assessed valuation of capital outlays.		286,189 (48%)	314,014 (52%)
ITP	Initiative 176	Welfare	Increase the minimum monthly grant for Social Security to $65.		159,400 (23%)	534,689 (77%)
ITP	Initiative 178	Healthcare and Welfare	Create a Council of Medical Services and transfer the public assistance medical program to the Department of Health.	a	394,261 (57%)	296,290 (43%)
VR	Referendum 28	Welfare	Establish a system of disability compensation for certain employed individuals.		163,923 (26%)	467,574 (74%)
LRSS	Referendum 7	Bonds and Education	Authorize $40 million in state general obligation bonds for constructing public school buildings.	a	395,417 (61%)	248,200 (39%)
LRSS	Referendum 8	Bonds	Authorize $20 million in state general obligation bonds for constructing charitable, educational, and penal buildings.	a	377,941 (59%)	262,615 (41%)
LRSS	Referendum 9	Bonds and Education	Authorize $20 million in state general obligation bonds for constructing public college and university buildings.		312,500 (50%)	314,840 (50%)
LRCA	SJR 9	Property	Allow Canadians to own land in Washington where citizens could own land.	a	292,857 (50%)	290,005 (50%)

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