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Arizona

See also: Arizona 1952 ballot measures

November 4, 1952

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Taxes and Transportation	Provide that all tax revenues derived from roads, including the motor fuel tax, be allocated to road construction and maintenance	a	128,094 (73%)	48,409 (27%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Labor and unions and Pension	Provide retirement, disability death, and withdrawal benefits for public employees	a	111,088 (62%)	68,372 (38%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Admin of gov't	Provide for the creation of a Department of Law	a	93,664 (55%)	76,617 (45%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Admin of gov't, Healthcare, and Welfare	Create a department of public health and welfare	a	106,172 (61%)	67,099 (39%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Labor and unions	Provide for the legalization of labor organization picketing and the establishment of limitations on such	a	115,389 (63%)	67,036 (37%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 41	Local Gov't	Provides for the election county clerks	a
LRCA	Amendment 42	Transportation	Relates to the state highway commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	Provides for an industrial tax	d
VR	Act 242	Admin of Gov't	Deals with government purchasing methods	d

California

See also: California 1952 ballot propositions

November 4, 1952

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 10	Prohibit the giving state funds to any group that attempts to influence legislation and direct the Attorney General to recover any funds given to such groups.		1,776,367 (42%)	2,467,604 (58%)
IndISS	Proposition 11	Place the old age security program under the control of the state and provide payments for health services and funeral expenses,		2,021,038 (44%)	2,612,927 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Allow one to hold federal and state office at the same time so that one can be active for up to 30 days in the United States armed forces reserves.	a	3,249,054 (82%)	696,126 (18%)
IndISS	Proposition 13	Require candidates and nominees of a political party to be a registered member of that party for at least three months prior to filing nomination papers.		2,150,073 (50%)	2,153,727 (50%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Repeal Article XIX of the Constitution, which restricted residency, provided for their removal, and limited employment of certain immigrants.	a	3,116,501 (77%)	914,112 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Tax the State Compensation Insurance Fund in the same manner as private insurance companies and require banks to pay motor vehicle fees.	a	3,461,937 (85%)	633,282 (15%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Allow a city or city and county charter to establish a borough in any portion of the territory of the city or city and county.	a	2,877,511 (76%)	893,750 (24%)
LRSS	Proposition 17	Increase the membership of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to seven people and add instances in which the board can suspend or revoke a chiropractic license.		1,826,747 (46%)	2,164,197 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Declare all property that is part of a community redevelopment project subject to taxation and determine the amount of taxes to be collected.	a	2,456,168 (66%)	1,271,376 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Establish policies relating to the membership of grand juries.		1,856,033 (48%)	1,980,302 (52%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $150,000,000 for helping veterans purchase farms and homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,825,825 (86%)	637,765 (14%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Allow the legislature to allow public agencies and nonprofit corporations to use state funds for the construction of hospital facilities.	a	2,026,496 (51%)	1,957,579 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Establish that when a vacancy for a Superior Court judge opens during the general election year before the incumbent judge’s term ends, there will be an election to fill such spot at the next general election.	a	2,584,152 (70%)	1,095,367 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Permit the legislature to allow taxpayers to submit annual property tax statements that are verified by a written declaration.		1,859,374 (49%)	1,964,937 (51%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Eliminate the requirement that federally sectionized land that is larger than 640 acres be assessed by section.		1,609,251 (45%)	1,968,143 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $185,000,000 for providing loans and grants to school districts and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	3,165,480 (77%)	965,733 (23%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Require the state to provide support for each student and require $120 of such support to go to the school district that each student attends.	a	2,996,392 (65%)	1,582,807 (35%)
VR	Proposition 3	Extend the property tax exemption to property used for schools controlled by nonprofit religious, hospital, or charitable organizations.	a	2,441,005 (51%)	2,363,528 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Prohibit restrictions on the spending of aid money given to blind people and establish that such aid be regarded as income of only the recipient.	a	2,497,842 (57%)	1,907,603 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Prohibit any person or group who advocates for the overthrow of the state or federal government from holding public office or receiving tax exemptions.	a	2,902,695 (68%)	1,359,970 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Require public officers and employees to take an oath of office saying they do not advocate for the overthrow of government.	a	2,951,995 (70%)	1,290,851 (30%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Establish that the ballots of direct primary and special elections shall have the political party affiliation listed for those running for partisan office.	a	2,958,574 (73%)	1,104,541 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Extend tax exemption to church buildings during construction.	a	3,133,131 (75%)	1,053,005 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Exempt non-profit college property, including buildings being built, from taxation.	a	3,059,018 (74%)	1,055,451 (26%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Judiciary	Concerns the compensation and retirement of judges	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Utilities	Affects regulations on public utilities	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes	Exempts certain property from ad valorem taxation	d
CICA	Measure 4	Taxes	Provides for a severance tax on petroleum and natural gas	d
CISS	Measure 5	Labor	Deems unlawful the employment of any firefighter for more than 60 hours per week	d
CICA	Measure 6	Gambling	Legalizes the ownership, exhibition and operation of slot machines	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Diverts money from the licensing of motor vehicles to state education capital project funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Increases the number of Justices on the state Supreme Court to ten, and reforms other rules regarding the judiciary	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local Gov't	Allows for county home rule	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Provides for an additional Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Legislature	Creates a 40th senatorial district representing Bay and Washington Counties	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Legislature	Creates a 39th senatorial district representing Monroe County	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Provides for the County Tax Assessor in Monroe County to assess the county for all tax districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Judiciary	Transfers duties of the County Solicitor in Dade County to the State Attorney of the 11th Judicial Circuit	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Provides for the County Tax Assessor in Lee County to assess the county for all tax districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Judiciary	Merges the Court of Records into the Circuit Court in Escambia County	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gov't Finances	Requires that all money collected by Escambia County officers be paid into the county general fund	d

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Provides for the nomination and election of U.S. senators and state officials on a county basis	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Provides for the appropriation of funds for highway purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Changes the levy of property taxes permitted	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Provides for scholarships to medical students	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	State Exec	Provides for a 30-day period after legislative adjournment to allow the governor to approve bills	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Pension	Allows the general assembly to impose a tax to provide pension payments to ex-Confederate soldiers	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Exempts intangible personal property owned by a trust from income taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Insurance	Extends the Old Age and Survivors Insurance plan to state employees	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Admin of Gov't	Provides for the methods of abolishing or changing the term of an office	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Local Gov't	Provides for the submission of amendments to the constitution that affect only a county or municipality	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Local Gov't	Divides Crisp County into school districts and provides for the election of the members of the county board of education	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Union County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Troup County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Taxes	Authorizes the general assembly to provide the method of selection of the tax commissioner of Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Local Gov't	Authorizes the creation of sewage districts in Cobb County	a
LRCA	Amendment 16	Taxes	Levies a tax of up to five mills in Cobb County for fire prevention districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 17	Local Gov't	Authorizes the city of Macon to issue revenue anticipation certificates	a
LRCA	Amendment 18	Taxes	Gives the general assembly the power to consolidate tax collection functions of Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 19	Local Gov't	Permits the governing authority of Richmond County to construct streets	a
LRCA	Amendment 20	Property	Provides for the assessment of property in counties with cities of more than 300,000 people	a
LRCA	Amendment 21	Local Gov't	Abolishes the school board of Polk County and establishes a new board of education	a
LRCA	Amendment 22	Bonds	Authorizes Chatham County to issue bonds for the construction of a road to Savannah Beach	a
LRCA	Amendment 23	Bonds	Authorizes the city of Savannah to issue bonds for repairing streets and sidewalks	a
LRCA	Amendment 24	Bonds	Authorizes Chatham County to issue bonds to construct and maintain a new hospital	a
LRCA	Amendment 25	Bonds	Authorizes the city of Savannah to issue bonds to construct and maintain a new hospital	a
LRCA	Amendment 26	Local Gov't	Creates the Richmond County Board of Health	a
LRCA	Amendment 27	Bonds	Authorizes Atkinson County to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 28	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Fannin County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 29	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Wilcox County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 30	Education	Authorizes the general assembly to merge the school system of the city of Cochran and the school district in Bleckley County	a
LRCA	Amendment 31	Bonds	Authorizes the city of Savannah to issue bonds to improve the storm and sanitary sewage system	a
LRCA	Amendment 32	Education	Authorizes the general assembly to merge the school system of the city of Griffin with the school system in Spalding County	a
LRCA	Amendment 33	Elections	Divides Brantley County into school districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 34	Elections	Divides Carroll County into school districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 35	Elections	Provides for the election of the members of the Appling County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 36	Local Gov't	Authorizes the city council of Augusta and Richmond County to enter into contracts for the use of buildings and facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 37	Judiciary	Authorizes the designation of pro hac vice judges in the superior court of Muscogee County	a
LRCA	Amendment 38	Education	Authorizes the judge and clerk of the superior court of Dodge County to divide the county into five school districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 39	Bonds	Requires the city of Atlanta to assume and pay a portion of Fulton County School District bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 40	Legislature	Enlarges the power of the general assembly in respect to the services and functions rendered by Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 41	Taxes	Authorizes Glynn County to levy taxes and special assessments to deter erosion of beaches	a
LRCA	Amendment 42	Elections	Provides for the election of members of the Floyd County Board of Education	a
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	Authorizes Chatham County to enact ordinances to enforce the levying of occupational license taxes	a
LRCA	Amendment 44	Elections	Provides for the appointment of the school superintendent of Rockdale County by the board of education	a
LRCA	Amendment 45	Local Gov't	Creates the Savannah District Authority	a
LRCA	Amendment 46	Education	Divides Effingham County into political subdivisions to issue bonds	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 6	Property	Gives the State Board of Land Commissioners the duty to provide the location of public lands	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Shall the rules governing the compensation of county officers be amended?	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Banking	Shall individual bank stockholders not be held personally responsible for the liabilities of the corporation?	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local Gov't	Shall the constitution be amended with regard to the re-election of county officers?	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Shall the constitution be modified with regard to the powers of the legislature to levy taxes?	d
LRSS	General Banking Law Amendment	Banking	Shall the banking law be modified?	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State Exec	Allows the lieutenant governor-elect to replace the governor-elect in certain cases	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State Exec	Provides for the order of succession in the case of a vacancy in the governor's office	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Eminent domain	Relates to port development and land acquisition by the mayor and city council of Baltimore	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Provides for itemized estimates of all appropriations as the governor may determine	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1952 ballot measures

November 4, 1952

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Allow narcotic drugs seized unlawfully to be presented as evidence in criminal proceedings	a	1,910,728 (83%)	382,285 (17%)
CICA	Proposal No. 2	Provide for the decennial reapportionment of the legislature by the secretary of state	a	1,269,807 (57%)	975,518 (43%)
CICA	Proposal No. 3	Establish senatorial districts and establish procedures for the reapportionment of the legislature		924,242 (40%)	1,415,355 (60%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Changes the investment and loan requirements for school funds	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	ConCon	Requires a 60% popular majority to ratify a new constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Suffrage	Clarifies the meaning of who is allowed to vote	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Permits legislature to extend probate jurisdiction	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Provides for apportionment of an excise tax on motor vehicles	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Limits legislative sessions to four months	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Allows school districts to be indebted up to 10% valuation of their taxable property	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Authorizes legislature to provide for elections of certain local officials	d
CISS	I-55	Taxes	Relates to the license tax on gasoline paid by dealers	d

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't salaries	Provides effective date for compensation of courts and commissions	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Relates to the motor vehicle tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Gov't salaries	Increases legislative salaries	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Admin of gov't	Establishes a state department of education	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Con convention	Provides guidelines for calling constitutional conventions	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Elections	Reduces the number of times constitutional amendments are published	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 1	Labor and unions	Makes it unlawful to deny any person the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of non-membership in a labor organization.	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $285 million in bonds to build the Garden State Parkway.	a
BI	Question 2	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $25 million in bonds for public institutions.	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Limits property tax rates to 20 cents per $100 valuation	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Provides for filling vacancies in the legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State exec	Provides for filling vacancies in state executive offices	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1952 ballot measures

June 24

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Relates to which county officers are to be elected	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Stipulates where the moneys of the permanent school fund and other educational funds can be invested	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Moves school for the blind from Pembina County to another location determined by the board of administration	a
VR	Referendum 1	Transportation	Legalizes some parking meter usage	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol	Allows municipal liquor stores	d
CISS	Initiative 1	Banking	Requires clearance of all checks by banks without fee for cashing checks	d
CISS	Initiative 2	Taxes	Exempts food, food products, medicine and drugs from state sales tax	a
CISS	Initiative 3	Alcohol	Sets hours of operation of liquor establishments between 8 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1952 ballot measures

November 4, 1952

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ABR	Constitutional Convention Initiative	Call for a constitutional convention to be held every 20 years beginning in 1932		1,020,235 (34%)	1,977,313 (66%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1952 ballot measures

July 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	State Question 353	Direct democracy	Provides that the constitution only be amended by articles deemed single propositions	a
LRCA	State Question 354	Judiciary	Allows women to serve on juries	a

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	State Question 349	Welfare	Changes taxes payable to social security and reduces amount payable from the State Assistance Fund	d
LRCA	State Question 355	Veterans	Authorizes state indebtedness to pay compensation for service in the military	d
LRCA	State Question 356	Suffrage	Reduces the voting age to 18 years old	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of Gov't	Provides for the appointment, rather than election, of the superintendent of public instruction by the state board of education	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Education	Transfers all assets of the world war veterans’ state aid sinking fund to the common school fund	a
LRSS	Measure 3	Health Care	Authorizes the construction of a domiciliary hospital for the care and treatment of mentally ill elderly persons	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Taxes	Provides that neither the state nor other taxing unit can levy taxes in any year greater than an amount levied in one of three preceding years plus six percent unless voters approve otherwise	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Gov't Finance	Provides state credit and authorized indebtedness not to exceed four percent of assessable property within the state to allocate funds to military veterans for the acquisition of farms and homes	a
LRCA	Measure 6	Legislature	Authorizes the legislative assembly to establish a committee to exercise budgetary control over all state officers, departments and agencies and empowers the committee to allocate any state agency funds during an emergency	a
LRCA	Measure 7	Legislature	Provides for every state senator and representative to serve for a full period of four years and two years, respectively, and to have their terms start on the first Monday in January following an election	a
LRCA	Measure 8	Legislature	Deems that every legislative act shall embrace not more than one subject, which shall be expressed in the title, and voids any act where the subject did not correlate with the title	a
LRSS	Measure 9	Taxes	Disallows the state to collect a property tax greater than six mills multiplied by the total equalized assessed valuation of taxable property within the state	a
VR	Measure 10	Taxes	Increases the tax on motor carriers used to transport persons or property and provides a formula for determining the tax	a
VR	Measure 11	Education	Requires the state board of education to provide criteria for a school district reorganization program so that all state territory shall be included in a school district	d
VR	Measure 12	Taxes	Imposes 1.5 cents tax on each ten cigarettes sold, consumed, handled or distributed by any person	d
CISS	Measure 13	Time	Abolishes daylight saving time and institutes the United States standard time as established by the U.S. Congress	a
CICA	Measure 14	Gambling	Prohibits and criminalizes gambling on animal and vehicle races	d
CICA	Measure 15	Alcohol	Authorizes the state to license certain organizations and commercial establishments to sell alcoholic liquor by individual glass and provides for local option elections on whether to allow licensing or not	a
CICA	Measure 16	Taxes	Provides for a reevaluation of taxes utilized for free public highways, roads and bridges based on weight and fuel tax	d
CISS	Measure 17	Food & Agri	Appoints a milk control administrator with the power to investigate, supervise and regulate the production of milk, designate marketing areas, require records to be kept by producers and dealers and fix the minimum milk production prices	d
CICA	Measure 18	Redistricting	Requires the legislature, after each federal census, to reapportion legislative representatives among counties of the state according to population	a

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1952 ballot measures

November 7:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	State judiciary		a
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues		a
LBM	Proposal 3	Bond issues		a
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues		a
LBM	Proposal 5	Bond issues		a
LBM	Proposal 6	Bond issues		a
LBM	Proposal 7	Bond issues		a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Voting Age	Suffrage	Reduces the voting age to eighteen	d
LRCA	Educational Fund Investments	Gov't Finances	Restricts investment of educational funds	a
LRCA	Board of Pardons	Law enforcement	Changes the composition of the Board of Pardons	d

Texas

See also: Texas 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Labor	Provides workman's compensation insurance for city, town and village employees	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Education	Establishes the State Medical Education Fund	a

Utah

See also: Utah 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative A	Property	Repeal of Lien Law	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1952 ballot measures

November 4, 1952

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 13	State judiciary	Grant jurisdiction to superior courts for controversies up to $1000 and jurisdiction to justices of peace for controversies up to $300.	a	389,626 (55%)	323,133 (45%)
LRCA	HJR 6	State judiciary	Set the retirement age for superior and supreme court judges at seventy-five and permit the legislature to set a lesser retirement age.	a	618,141 (74%)	215,958 (26%)
LRCA	HJR 8	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.	a	409,985 (51%)	386,324 (49%)
ITP	Initiative 180	Business reg and Food and agri	Legalize the production, transportation, possession, sale, use and serving of yellow oleomargarine.	a	836,580 (84%)	163,752 (16%)
ITP	Initiative 181	Time standards	Establish a state-wide observation of standard time, except during wartime emergencies or federal alteration of time zones.	a	597,558 (60%)	397,928 (40%)
ITP	Initiative 184	Healthcare and Welfare	Transfer the state's public assistance medical program to the Department of Social Security.		265,193 (29%)	646,634 (71%)
LRCA	Substitute SJR 7	Direct dem	Prohibit legislature from amending or repealing veto referenda within two years, except with a two-thirds legislative vote or direct citizen vote.	a	468,782 (60%)	310,797 (40%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Redistricting	Advisory whether to redistribute legislature by area and population	d