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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 19 | LRCA | Public education governance, County and municipal governance | Merge the City of Cordele's school system with the adjacent school district in Crisp County into one... | Approved | 74.81% (91,458) | 25.19% (30,792) | 49.62% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Change the method of amending the Constitution. | Approved | 62.83% (102,579) | 37.17% (60,683) | 25.66% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State judiciary structure | Authorize the creation of traffic courts in certain cities by the General Assembly. | Approved | 66.06% (110,467) | 33.94% (56,762) | 32.11% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Allow the General Assembly to consider pending business at a later session. | Approved | 68.31% (104,024) | 31.69% (48,267) | 36.61% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Allow salary changes for officers without affecting current salaries. | Approved | 64.64% (95,463) | 35.36% (52,218) | 29.28% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 50 | LRCA | Taxes, County and municipal governance | Consolidate the Board of Tax Assessors for the City of Augusta and Richmond County for both real and... | Approved | 73.77% (87,228) | 26.23% (31,021) | 47.53% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 57 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Public education governance | Create one school district for Walton County, exclusive of the Independent School System of Social C... | Approved | 73.17% (81,598) | 26.83% (29,928) | 46.33% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | State judicial authority, State legislative authority | Allow emeritus judges to preside over their respective courts and authorize the General Assembly to ... | Approved | 71.74% (103,087) | 28.26% (40,615) | 43.47% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Judicial term limits | Fix the terms of office for Judges of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. | Approved | 72.41% (101,480) | 27.59% (38,668) | 44.82% |
| Georgia | 1956 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Fossil fuel energy, State executive official measures | Authorize the governor to pay $250,000 to the first person or entity bringing in the first commercia... | Approved | 58.46% (90,178) | 41.54% (64,067) | 16.93% |
| Idaho | 1956 | SJR 4 | LRCA | State judicial authority | Approved | 68.04% (138,026) | 31.96% (64,847) | 36.07% | |
| Idaho | 1956 | SJR 5 | LRCA | State judicial authority | Approved | 61.13% (122,962) | 38.87% (78,189) | 22.26% | |
| Idaho | 1956 | SJR 6 | LRCA | State executive official measures | Approved | 59.15% (130,673) | 40.85% (90,250) | 18.30% | |
| Illinois | 1956 | General Banking Law Amendment | LRSS | Banking policy | It proposed modifications to the banking law. | Approved | 76.84% (1,472,236) | 23.16% (443,650) | 53.69% |
| Illinois | 1956 | Revenue Amendment | LRCA | Taxes | This measure proposed to give more leeway to the legislature in creating tax policy. However, it spe... | Defeated | 39.70% (1,408,132) | 60.30% (2,139,150) | 20.61% |
| Iowa | 1956 | Referendum 1 | BI | Veterans policy | The measure related to bonuses for veterans of the Korean War. | Approved | 75.60% (773,950) | 24.40% (249,770) | 51.20% |
| Maryland | 1956 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Approved | 80.18% (303,535) | 19.82% (75,038) | 60.36% | |
| Maryland | 1956 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Approved | 79.67% (286,701) | 20.33% (73,143) | 59.35% | |
| Maryland | 1956 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Administration of government | Approved | 80.40% (282,447) | 19.60% (68,868) | 60.79% | |
| Maryland | 1956 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Approved | 61.26% (217,326) | 38.74% (137,448) | 22.52% | |
| Maryland | 1956 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Approved | 82.08% (286,720) | 17.92% (62,579) | 64.17% | |
| Maryland | 1956 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Absentee and mail voting | Approved | 85.23% (336,455) | 14.77% (58,318) | 70.45% | |
| Maryland | 1956 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Approved | 60.39% (225,081) | 39.61% (147,607) | 20.79% | |
| Michigan | 1956 | Qualifications for Members of the Legislature Amendment | LRCA | State legislative elections | Establish qualifications for members of the state legislature | Approved | 86.16% (1,720,297) | 13.84% (276,229) | 72.33% |
| Minnesota | 1956 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State judicial authority, State judiciary oversight, State judiciary structure, State legislative authority | Approved | 75.37% (939,957) | 24.63% (307,178) | 50.74% | |
| Minnesota | 1956 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Transportation, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Approved | 82.13% (1,060,063) | 17.87% (230,707) | 64.25% | |
| Minnesota | 1956 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Public education funding, Taxes | Approved | 83.82% (1,084,627) | 16.18% (209,311) | 67.65% | |
| Missouri | 1956 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, State legislative processes and sessions | Revise legislative session dates, expense allowance of legislators, and authorize legislation to set... | Defeated | 34.98% (357,333) | 65.02% (664,251) | 30.04% |
| Missouri | 1956 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Property taxes, Highways and bridges | Allow counties to levy a tax up to $0.50 per $100 valuation for roads and bridges, with an additiona... | Defeated | 39.58% (401,647) | 60.42% (613,015) | 20.83% |
| Missouri | 1956 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Tax and revenue administration | Authorize excess State Funds to be invested in short term United States obligations or interest bear... | Approved | 71.00% (722,774) | 29.00% (295,259) | 41.99% |
| Montana | 1956 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes, Transportation | Approved | 77.13% (160,543) | 22.87% (47,615) | 54.25% | |
| Nebraska | 1956 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Transportation taxes and fees | Change the allocation of penalties and regulations for overloading vehicles on public roads and high... | Approved | 52.02% (238,008) | 47.98% (219,552) | 4.03% |
| Nebraska | 1956 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Property taxes, Agriculture policy | Change the basis for taxing grain and seed. | Approved | 56.55% (251,513) | 43.45% (193,282) | 13.09% |
| Nebraska | 1956 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Property taxes | Allow the legislature to forgive unpaid taxes and assessment charges on real property after a speci... | Defeated | 48.61% (194,858) | 51.39% (206,006) | 2.78% |
| Nebraska | 1956 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Remove the restriction on how often the salaries of certain officers can be adjusted. | Approved | 53.05% (236,364) | 46.95% (209,162) | 6.11% |
| Nebraska | 1956 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Administrative organization, Tax and revenue administration | Authorize the legislature to appoint a Tax Commissioner or Commission and define its jurisdiction an... | Defeated | 47.66% (194,812) | 52.34% (213,936) | 4.68% |
| Nebraska | 1956 | Initiative 1 | CISS | Transportation taxes and fees | Establish a highway use tax on large trucks and buses, with revenue directed to road maintenance and... | Defeated | 43.63% (241,128) | 56.37% (311,528) | 12.74% |
| Nevada | 1956 | Question 1 | IndISS | Right-to-work laws | Repeal Nevada’s right-to-work law banning discrimination and compulsory union membership. | Defeated | 46.06% (42,337) | 53.94% (49,585) | 7.88% |
| Nevada | 1956 | Question 2 | IndICA | Collective bargaining | Establish a constitutional right for employees to unionize, bargain collectively, and require union ... | Defeated | 43.03% (38,554) | 56.97% (51,047) | 13.94% |
| Nevada | 1956 | Question 3 | IndISS | Public education funding | Create county school funds, require tax contributions, and set rules for distributing school funds. | Defeated | 47.72% (34,843) | 52.28% (38,166) | 4.55% |
| Nevada | 1956 | Question 4 | LRCA | Public education funding | Allow the legislature to appoint the superintendent of public instruction, instead of requiring elec... | Approved | 55.02% (40,244) | 44.98% (32,896) | 10.05% |
| Nevada | 1956 | Question 5 | LRCA | Absentee and mail voting, Military service policy | Replace the word "enlistment" with "entry into such service" to ensure voting rights for all militar... | Approved | 76.85% (54,959) | 23.15% (16,554) | 53.70% |
| Nevada | 1956 | Question 6 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Allow the Nevada Legislature to tax federal government property if authorized by Congress. | Approved | 77.36% (54,303) | 22.64% (15,895) | 54.71% |
| Nevada | 1956 | Question 7 | LRCA | Restricted-use funds, Workers' compensation laws | Require industrial accident and disease funds to be held in trust and used solely for those purposes... | Approved | 74.58% (53,724) | 25.42% (18,316) | 49.15% |
| Nevada | 1956 | Question 8 | VR | Sales taxes | Retain Nevada’s Sales and Use Tax law, which provided for sales and use taxes, collection procedures... | Approved | 68.82% (60,685) | 31.18% (27,499) | 37.63% |
| New Hampshire | 1956 | Question 1 | CCRCA | Absentee and mail voting | It proposed to allow absentee voting in primary elections. | Approved | 86.04% (151,371) | 13.96% (24,560) | 72.08% |
| New Hampshire | 1956 | Question 2 | CCRCA | Jury rules, Civil trials | It proposed to preserve the right to a jury trial in civil cases contesting an amount over 500 dolla... | Approved | 88.67% (144,515) | 11.33% (18,467) | 77.34% |
| New Hampshire | 1956 | Question 3 | CCRCA | State executive official measures | It proposed that the governor retain authority while absent from the state on official business. | Approved | 77.26% (127,680) | 22.74% (37,576) | 54.52% |
| New Jersey | 1956 | Public Question No. 1 | LRCA | Law enforcement officers and departments | The amendment would have lengthened the terms of sheriffs from three years to five. | Defeated | 35.33% (541,714) | 64.67% (991,617) | 29.34% |
| New Jersey | 1956 | Public Question No. 2 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment would have allowed municipalities to determine assessed to true value property tax rat... | Defeated | 38.57% (591,077) | 61.43% (941,579) | 22.87% |