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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1949 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Local government finance and taxes, Housing development funding, Debt limits | Allow villages of 5,000 or more inhabitants certain powers of cities in relation to indebtedness for... | Approved | 69.67% (1,441,214) | 30.33% (627,479) | 39.34% |
| New York | 1949 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Debt limits, Local government finance and taxes | Allow municipalities to exclude certain self-sustaining public-improvement debts from their constitu... | Approved | 70.86% (1,435,575) | 29.14% (590,332) | 41.72% |
| New York | 1949 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Tax and revenue administration, Property taxes | Maintain the 2% tax limit but change it to be based on full property value, extend this limit to all... | Approved | 69.36% (1,364,859) | 30.64% (602,855) | 38.73% |
| New York | 1949 | Proposition 1 | BI | Housing assistance programs, Local government finance and taxes, Housing development funding | Provide a state debt of $300 million for the purpose of making loans to cities, town, villages and a... | Approved | 60.80% (1,112,494) | 39.20% (717,411) | 21.59% |
| Ohio | 1949 | County Probate Judges Amendment | LRCA | County and municipal governance, State judiciary | Allow counties to have more than one probate judge. | Defeated | 49.93% (874,291) | 50.07% (876,647) | 0.13% |
| Ohio | 1949 | Manufacture and Sale of Colored Oleomargarine Initiative | IndISS | Food policy, Business regulations | Allow the manufacture and sale of colored oleomargarine. | Approved | 61.59% (1,282,206) | 38.41% (799,473) | 23.19% |
| Ohio | 1949 | Voting for Individual Candidates Initiative | CICA | Election administration and governance | Require voters to individually select the candidates they wanted to vote for and remove the "straigh... | Approved | 57.32% (1,007,693) | 42.68% (750,206) | 14.65% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Civil service | Authorize the legislature to provide for civil service in counties upon voter approval | Defeated | 45.10% (134,703) | 54.90% (163,971) | 9.80% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 10 | LRCA | Civil and criminal trials | Allow women to serve as jurors | Defeated | 44.58% (135,776) | 55.42% (168,780) | 10.84% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | State legislatures measures, Salaries of government officials | Have annual legislative sessions and provide legislators with an annual salary of $3,600 rather than... | Defeated | 24.32% (72,266) | 75.68% (224,911) | 51.37% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Administration of government, Healthcare | Establish hospital districts upon the Governor's request | Defeated | 43.56% (129,989) | 56.44% (168,432) | 12.88% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 4 | LRCA | Taxes, Elections and campaigns | Repeal the poll tax and require voter registration | Defeated | 43.67% (133,550) | 56.33% (172,284) | 12.67% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 5 | LRCA | Healthcare, County and municipal governance | Authorize legislation for the establishment and operation of city and county health department, allo... | Defeated | 39.79% (119,357) | 60.21% (180,633) | 20.43% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 6 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds | Authorize a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for appointive county officials a... | Defeated | 31.69% (95,280) | 68.31% (205,424) | 36.63% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 7 | LRCA | State judiciary | Provide that district courts conduct their proceedings at the county seat in which a case was pendin... | Approved | 54.61% (161,499) | 45.39% (134,252) | 9.21% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 8 | LRCA | Administration of government | Create rural fire protection districts and provided for a maximum $0.03 per $100 valuation property ... | Approved | 51.33% (153,253) | 48.67% (145,298) | 2.66% |
| Texas | 1949 | Proposition 9 | LRCA | Civil and criminal trials | Allow the legislature to provide for trials without a jury in lunacy cases | Defeated | 47.36% (142,744) | 52.64% (158,672) | 5.28% |
| Virginia | 1949 | Election Administration and Capitation Tax Amendment | LRCA | Voter registration, Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements, Public education funding, Election administration and governance | Revise provisions related to voting, elections, and taxes | Defeated | 21.54% (56,687) | 78.46% (206,542) | 56.93% |
| Oklahoma | 1949 | State Question 343 | CICA | Alcohol laws | Repeal Prohibition and allow the legislature to regulate, license, and tax intoxicating liquors, pro... | Defeated | 45.31% (267,870) | 54.69% (323,270) | 9.37% |
| Oklahoma | 1949 | State Question 348 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the state to incur up to $36 million in debt for state building projects, funded by a 2ยข p... | Approved | 58.98% (343,900) | 41.02% (239,190) | 17.96% |
| North Carolina | 1949 | School Construction Bonds Referendum | BI | Bond issues, Public education funding | Issue $25 million in bonds for school construction and repairs | Approved | 69.09% (273,663) | 30.91% (122,460) | 38.17% |
| North Carolina | 1949 | Secondary Road Bonds Referendum | BI | Bond issues, Highways and bridges | Issue $200 million in bonds for secondary roads | Approved | 56.79% (229,493) | 43.21% (174,647) | 13.57% |
| Georgia | 1949 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes | Authorize funding for public services and allow for additional taxes to support them | Defeated | 25.68% (77,819) | 74.32% (225,268) | 48.65% |
| Wisconsin | 1949 | Question 1 | LRCA | Veterans policy, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the state to appropriate money to improve veterans' housing | Approved | 51.73% (311,576) | 48.27% (290,736) | 3.46% |
| Wisconsin | 1949 | Question 2 | LRCA | Taxes, Property | Repeal the prohibition on the state taxation of federal lands | Defeated | 45.22% (245,412) | 54.78% (297,237) | 9.55% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would ... | Defeated | 48.23% (41,487) | 51.77% (44,540) | 3.55% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 10 | LRCA | State National Guard and militia | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to add to the constitution ... | Defeated | 47.00% (41,264) | 53.00% (46,527) | 5.99% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 11 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to add to the constitution ... | Defeated | 24.70% (27,613) | 75.30% (84,202) | 50.61% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize Marion County ... | Approved | 50.62% (42,677) | 49.38% (41,624) | 1.25% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize Escambia Count... | Approved | 53.79% (44,982) | 46.21% (38,644) | 7.58% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the county of Tuscaloo... | Approved | 53.23% (45,579) | 46.77% (40,040) | 6.47% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize every county, ... | Approved | 55.65% (53,101) | 44.35% (42,318) | 11.30% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Sewage and stormwater, Local government finance and taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize the county of ... | Approved | 56.46% (51,856) | 43.54% (39,996) | 12.91% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | State judiciary | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution: Article 6, Section 168. The amendment proposes tha... | Defeated | 46.52% (36,974) | 53.48% (42,499) | 6.95% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize Jefferson Coun... | Defeated | 47.53% (41,997) | 52.47% (46,354) | 4.93% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | State judiciary | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The legislature would have the authority to pass g... | Defeated | 45.04% (38,226) | 54.96% (46,651) | 9.93% |
| Arizona | 1948 | Measure Nos. 100-101 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to call for and sign a petition to convene a special se... | Approved | 67.58% (77,941) | 32.42% (37,392) | 35.16% |
| Arizona | 1948 | Measure Nos. 102-103 | LRCA | State judiciary | Provide for the consolidation of all county superior courts into one court | Approved | 67.92% (80,120) | 32.08% (37,839) | 35.84% |
| Arizona | 1948 | Measure Nos. 104-105 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Permit cities to employ non-residents as city managers | Approved | 60.42% (73,363) | 39.58% (48,052) | 20.85% |
| Arizona | 1948 | Measure Nos. 300-301 | CISS | Right-to-work laws | Prohibit the denial of employment due to non-membership in a labor union | Approved | 59.03% (86,866) | 40.97% (60,295) | 18.06% |
| Arizona | 1948 | Measure Nos. 302-303 | CISS | Law enforcement, Labor and unions | Provide for establishing a system of merit and the fixed number of highway patrol men | Approved | 73.27% (91,323) | 26.73% (33,317) | 46.54% |
| Arizona | 1948 | Measure Nos. 304-305 | CISS | Workers' compensation laws | Provide for the limitation of Workmen's Compensation to $1,000 per month | Approved | 81.10% (102,340) | 18.90% (23,856) | 62.19% |
| Arizona | 1948 | Measure Nos. 306-307 | CISS | Civil service, Administration of government | Provide for the establishment of a Civil Service Board to classify all positions in the state civil ... | Approved | 66.66% (78,907) | 33.34% (39,470) | 33.31% |
| Arizona | 1948 | Measure Nos. 308-309 | CISS | Public employee retirement funds | Provide for the establishment of a public employee retirement fund | Approved | 69.54% (86,989) | 30.46% (38,111) | 39.07% |
| Arkansas | 1948 | Initiated Act No. 1 | CISS | Public education governance | Approved | 60.59% (135,606) | 39.41% (88,215) | 21.17% | |
| Arkansas | 1948 | Initiated Act No. 2 | CISS | Alcohol laws | Defeated | 49.34% (111,430) | 50.66% (114,405) | 1.32% | |
| Arkansas | 1948 | Initiated Act No. 3 | CISS | Elections and campaigns | Approved | 62.69% (130,015) | 37.31% (77,382) | 25.38% | |
| Arkansas | 1948 | Initiated Act No. 4 | CISS | Workers' compensation laws | Approved | 70.72% (149,483) | 29.28% (61,884) | 41.44% | |
| Arkansas | 1948 | Proposed Amendment 39 | LRCA | Voter registration | Approved | 65.26% (135,151) | 34.74% (71,934) | 30.53% | |
| Arkansas | 1948 | Proposed Amendment 40 | LRCA | Taxes | Approved | 62.33% (136,576) | 37.67% (82,557) | 24.65% |