1953 ballot measures
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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1953 ballot measures
December 15
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Constitutional Rights | Proposes to establish eligibility requirements for voters | |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Legislature | Proposes to establish guidelines for filling legislative vacancies | |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Development | Proposes to allow certain municipalities to engage in economic development | |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Proposes to allow certain counties to levy and collect a special school tax | |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Bonds | Proposes to allow certain municipalities to issue bonds for property acquisition | |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Bonds | Proposes to allow certain counties to issue bonds for education | |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Gov't Finances | Proposes to outline the limits and guidelines of public indebtedness | |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Taxes | Proposes to allow certain counties to levy and collect a special school tax | |
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Taxes | Proposes to allow certain counties to levy and collect a special school tax | |
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Gov't Finances | Proposes to allow the legislature to regulate and alter county salaries and fees |
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Arizona
See also: Arizona 1953 ballot measures
September 29, 1953
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 100 | State leg | Change the size of the Arizona Senate and House |
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30,157 (50%) |
29,713 (50%) |
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Proposition 101 | Govt salaries and State judiciary | Permit the compensation of a justice of the peace to be changed during their term in office |
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35,039 (59%) |
24,548 (41%) |
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Proposition 102 | Admin of gov't and Education | Replace the State Board of Education and the elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction with a Department of Public Schools and a Commissioner of Education |
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24,069 (40%) |
35,652 (60%) |
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Proposition 103 | Education and Budgets | Provide for the removal of school attendance as a measured requirement for state funding |
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25,855 (43%) |
33,953 (57%) |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1953 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | School Funds Referendum | Education | Repeals and replaces the per capita distribution of school funds |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1953 ballot measures
November 3
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Gambling on the ballot | Allows bingo games. | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Taxes on the ballot | Extends the veterans' tax exemption to veterans' widows. |
New York
See also: New York 1953 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Judiciary | Relates to the temporary assignment of judges to terms of courts within New York City | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Judiciary | Increases the monetary civil jurisdiction of county courts outside New York City | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Admin of Gov't | Relates to the joint election of the governor and lieutenant governor and filling vacancies of these two positions | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | Gov't Finances | Relates to the local indebtedness for water supply | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | Gov't Salaries | Authorizes the legislature to increase the governor's salary to $50,000 maximum | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 6 | Gov't Salaries | Authorizes the legislature to increase the lieutenant governor's salary to $20,000 maximum | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 7 | Gov't Finances | Power of counties, cities, towns, villages and certain school districts to contract indebtedness | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 8 | Taxes | Limits the amount that can be raised by cities and counties by taxes on real estate | |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 9 | Legislature | Revokes the power of the legislature to use forest preserve land for the construction of reservoirs |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1953 ballot measures
November 3, 1953
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Bonds for the Highway System Amendment | Issue up to $500,000,000 in bonds for the highway system. |
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1,035,869 (60%) |
676,496 (40%) |
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Creation of State Board of Education Amendment | Create a State Board of Education with the ability to appoint a Superintendent of Public Instruction. |
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913,134 (57%) |
693,624 (43%) |
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Elimination of Conflicts with the U.S. Constitution Amendment | Eliminate two conflicts between the United States Constitution and the Ohio Constitution. |
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1,004,862 (71%) |
405,210 (29%) |
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Qualifications for the State Militia Amendment | Remove the word "white" from the description of those eligible or required to serve in the state militia. |
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905,059 (58%) |
650,567 (42%) |
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Removal of Constitutional Section Regarding Militia Officers Amendment | Repeal a section of the state constitution relating to the election of militia officers. |
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755,725 (55%) |
622,245 (45%) |
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Removal of Obsolete Provision Relating to Holding Elective Office Amendment | Remove an obsolete constitutional provisions relating to holding an elective office. |
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835,195 (63%) |
493,099 (37%) |
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Repeal of Obsolete Judicial Constitutional Provisions Amendment | Repeal obsolete constitutional provisions relating to the courts. |
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789,511 (59%) |
541,477 (41%) |
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Repeal of World War I Veteran Bonus Amendment | Repeal the World War i veterans bonus from the state constitution. |
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984,014 (61%) |
616,113 (39%) |
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Women's Eligibility for Office Provision Removal Amendment | Remove a provision restricting the eligibility of women to hold offices from the state constitution. |
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1,092,268 (69%) |
500,380 (31%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 1953 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposition 1 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 2 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 3 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 4 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 5 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 6 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 7 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 8 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 9 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 10 | |||
LRCA | Proposition 11 |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1953 ballot measures
April 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Question 1 | Redistricting | Redistributes the legislature based on area and population | |
LRCA | Question 2 | Judiciary | Provides that elected judges shall hold full terms of office |