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StateYearNameTypeTopicsDescriptionStatusYes Votes TotalNo Votes TotalMov
California1942Proposition 4CICATaxesRequire that income taxes be approved by the majority of voters and repeal the 1935 Personal Income ...Defeated45.70% (763,700)54.30% (907,311)8.59%
California1942Proposition 5LRCAState legislatures measures, Salaries of government officialsSet the pay for legislative members at $200 per month and fix the rate for mileage reimbursement at ...Defeated35.63% (531,931)64.37% (961,023)28.74%
California1942Proposition 6LRCAParks, land, and natural area conservation, Forestry and timber, Administration of governmentCreate the Board of Forestry to represent the state's interests in state and federal forestry.Defeated49.23% (714,527)50.77% (736,977)1.55%
California1942Proposition 7LRCATaxes, Insurance policyEstablish taxation on insurance companies and set rates for such taxation.Approved68.74% (987,687)31.26% (449,094)37.49%
California1942Proposition 8LRCAEnvironment, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Fisheries and fishing regulationsRequire that all money relating to protection, conservation, propagation, or preservation of fish, g...Approved73.39% (1,100,033)26.61% (398,944)46.77%
California1942Proposition 9LRCAState executive official measures, Salaries of government officialsAllow the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Treasurer, State Controller, and...Defeated46.12% (647,721)53.88% (756,810)7.77%
Colorado1942Measure 1LRCAState legislative processes and sessionsLimit legislative session lengths and regulate how bills are introduced.Defeated49.49% (72,147)50.51% (73,648)1.03%
Florida1942Amendment 1LRCABond issue requirements, Bond issues, Administrative organizationCreate a State Board of Administration with powers relating to bondsApproved84.85% (80,208)15.15% (14,322)69.70%
Florida1942Amendment 2LRCABallot measure process, State legislative vote requirementsAllow legislatively referred constitutional amendments to be placed on the ballot with a three-fourt...Approved73.42% (47,490)26.58% (17,189)46.85%
Florida1942Amendment 3LRCAHunting regulations, Game and fish commissions, Restricted-use funds, Fisheries and fishing regulations, Administrative organization, Administrative powers and rulemakingCreate a commission relating to the conservation of birds, game, fur bearing animals, and fresh wate...Approved61.53% (49,492)38.47% (30,948)23.05%
Florida1942Amendment 4LRCAState judicial selection, State judiciary structure, State judicial authorityProvide for the election of Circuit JudgesApproved66.79% (50,046)33.21% (24,879)33.59%
Florida1942Amendment 5LRCAFisheries and fishing regulations, Game and fish commissions, Administrative powers and rulemakingAllow a board or commission to make rules and regulations about salt water fish and products conserv...Approved61.48% (49,083)38.52% (30,754)22.96%
Florida1942Amendment 6LRCAState legislative authority, State legislative structure, Redistricting policyProvide for 40 Senate districts and redistricting every ten yearsDefeated39.10% (25,509)60.90% (39,727)21.79%
Florida1942Amendment 7LRCALocal government organization, Local government officials and elections, Redistricting policyProvide for redistricting of Dade County Commissioners DistrictsApproved54.24% (37,579)45.76% (31,707)8.48%
Florida1942Amendment 8LRCABanking policy, State judicial authorityLimit the amount of money that can be taken from a person's income by the courts to pay for debt obl...Defeated38.46% (25,713)61.54% (41,152)23.09%
Florida1942Amendment 9LRCAProperty taxes, Public economic investment policy, Property tax exemptions, Business taxesAllow for certain corporate property tax exemptionsDefeated24.60% (19,176)75.40% (58,773)50.80%
Idaho1942Initiative 1CISSHealthcare facility fundingApproved68.00% (75,090)32.00% (35,344)35.99%
Idaho1942SJR 3LRCAPropertyApproved53.79% (54,892)46.21% (47,148)7.59%
Idaho1942SJR 5LRCAAdministration of government, Corrections governanceApproved61.65% (55,110)38.35% (34,286)23.29%
Idaho1942SJR 6LRCAAdministrative organization, Corrections governanceDefeated45.04% (37,308)54.96% (45,531)9.93%
Idaho1942SJR 7LRCAState executive official measuresDefeated44.30% (36,841)55.70% (46,328)11.41%
Illinois1942Revenue AmendmentLRCATaxesIt proposed that the legislature could exempt from certain taxes business that sold food for human c...Defeated73.89% (979,892)26.11% (346,232)47.78%
Iowa1942Amendment 1LRCATaxes, TransportationThe measure required that all fees for vehicle registration, licenses and motor vehicle fuel taxes b...Approved
Maryland1942Amendment 1LRCAState judicial selectionApproved58.67% (57,990)41.33% (40,855)17.34%
Maryland1942Amendment 2LRCASalaries of government officialsApproved59.84% (64,369)40.16% (43,197)19.68%
Maryland1942Amendment 3LRCATransportation, Eminent domain policyApproved53.39% (54,616)46.61% (47,686)6.77%
Maryland1942Amendment 4LRCAState legislative processes and sessionsApproved50.49% (61,340)49.51% (60,143)0.99%
Maryland1942Amendment 5LRCAReligion-related policyDefeated48.64% (51,145)51.36% (53,995)2.71%
Maryland1942Amendment 6LRCAState judiciary structureDefeated36.47% (38,674)63.53% (67,367)27.06%
Massachusetts1942Question 1IndISSSex and gender issues, Healthcare governance, Family-related policyExempt certain contraceptive-related activities from criminal penaltiesDefeated42.07% (495,964)57.93% (683,059)15.87%
Michigan1942Proposal No. 1ACCQState constitutional conventionsCall a constitutional conventionDefeated46.56% (408,188)53.44% (468,506)6.88%
Michigan1942Proposal No. 2CICALocal government organizationAllow Wayne County to adopt a charterDefeated48.70% (432,164)51.30% (455,320)2.61%
Michigan1942Proposal No. 3VRAdministrative organization, Food policy, Agriculture policyEstablish the Milk Marketing Board and establish provisions relating to its powersDefeated35.27% (318,899)64.73% (585,380)29.47%
Minnesota1942Amendment 1LRCAPublic education funding, Higher education fundingApproved68.53% (415,012)31.47% (190,563)37.06%
Minnesota1942Amendment 2LRCACounty and municipal governanceApproved76.05% (459,868)23.95% (144,842)52.10%
Missouri1942Amendment 1LRCALocal government finance and taxes, Property taxes, Public education fundingAuthorize a tax to fund school maintenance in counties with a population more than 200,000 inhabitan...Approved72.69% (477,275)27.31% (179,278)45.39%
Missouri1942Amendment 2LRCAProperty taxes, Local government finance and taxesAllow counties with assessed valuations between $6 million and $10 million to levy the same property...Approved60.98% (396,828)39.02% (253,953)21.95%
Missouri1942Amendment 3LRCASalaries of government officialsRepeal Sections 16, 21 and 22, Article IV and enact a new section to set the monthly salary for Gene...Approved56.37% (341,855)43.63% (264,618)12.74%
Missouri1942Amendment 4LRCAState judicial selectionRepeal the nonpartisan court plan adopted two years earlierDefeated35.76% (216,554)64.24% (389,065)28.49%
Montana1942Amendment 1LRCAPublic education governance, Administrative organizationDefeated42.42% (38,543)57.58% (52,317)15.16%
Montana1942Amendment 2LRCACounty and municipal governanceDefeated41.73% (37,321)58.27% (52,121)16.55%
Montana1942R-45LRSSHigher education funding, Bond issuesDefeated33.65% (28,664)66.35% (56,509)32.69%
Montana1942R-46LRSSHigher education funding, Bond issuesDefeated29.81% (25,027)70.19% (58,921)40.37%
Nebraska1942Amendment 1LRCAState legislative authority, Local government officials and electionsAllow counties to choose their form of government for county officers.Defeated43.84% (125,513)56.16% (160,801)12.32%
Nevada1942Question 1LRCAProperty tax exemptions, Tax and revenue administration, Property taxes, State legislative authority, Mineral resourcesExempt certain financial assets from taxation, maintain mining tax provisions, and prohibit inherita...Approved76.62% (20,066)23.38% (6,122)53.25%
New Hampshire1942Question 1CCRCAState legislatures measuresIt proposed to reduce the membership of the House of Representatives and put forth a plan for propor...Approved83.99% (62,920)16.01% (11,991)67.99%
New Hampshire1942Question 2CCRCAAbsentee and mail votingIt proposed to allow the legislature to provide for absentee voting in the biennial elections.Approved84.47% (63,232)15.53% (11,627)68.94%
New Hampshire1942Question 3CCRCATaxesIt proposed to allow the levying of taxes on the growing of timber or wood.Approved71.56% (50,810)28.44% (20,193)43.12%
New Mexico1942Constitutional Amendment No. 3LRCAAgriculture policyThe proposition would have allowed for a constitutional amendment addressing contracts for agricultu...Defeated45.29% (14,589)54.71% (17,624)9.42%
North Carolina1942Board of Education AmendmentLRCAAdministrative organization, Public education governanceProvide for the organization of the state board of education.Approved57.49% (148,517)42.51% (109,798)14.99%