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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1898 | Municipal Property Tax Classification Amendment | LRCA | Taxes, County and municipal governance, Property | Allow municipal governments, with voter approval, to choose which classes of property to tax for loc... | Defeated | 32.08% (15,986) | 67.92% (33,850) | 35.85% |
| Washington | 1898 | Women's Suffrage Amendment | LRCA | Women's suffrage, Sex and gender issues | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution | Defeated | 40.35% (20,658) | 59.65% (30,540) | 19.30% |
| Wisconsin | 1898 | Question 1 | LRSS | Banking policy | Approve revised banking laws passed by the legislature | Defeated | 48.40% (86,872) | 51.60% (92,607) | 3.20% |
| Texas | 1898 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Veterans policy | Authorize direct aid to disabled and dependent Confederate veterans and their widows | Approved | 51.75% (56,913) | 48.25% (53,074) | 3.49% |
| New Jersey | 1897 | Women's Suffrage for School Elections Amendment | LRCA | Women's suffrage, Sex and gender issues | Provides for women's suffrage in local school elections | Defeated | 46.32% (64,784) | 53.68% (75,079) | 7.36% |
| Texas | 1897 | Investing School Funds in Bonds Amendment | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Validate bonds held by the state as investments for the permanent school fund. | Defeated | 43.50% (32,462) | 56.50% (42,167) | 13.00% |
| Texas | 1897 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Water irrigation policy, County and municipal governance | Permit the formation of irrigation districts in West Texas | Defeated | 26.59% (20,245) | 73.41% (55,882) | 46.81% |
| Texas | 1897 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Bond issues, County and municipal governance | Allow certain counties to aid in railroad construction by issuing bonds upon approval of voters with... | Defeated | 19.29% (14,237) | 80.71% (59,579) | 61.43% |
| Wisconsin | 1897 | Question 1 | LRCA | State judiciary | Allow the legislature to create additional circuit court judge positions in counties with over 100,0... | Approved | 52.47% (45,823) | 47.53% (41,513) | 4.93% |
| Michigan | 1897 | Kent County Board of Auditors Amendment | LRCA | Local government organization, Administrative organization | Establish a board of auditors for Kent County | Defeated | 47.93% (53,201) | 52.07% (57,793) | 4.14% |
| Michigan | 1897 | Salary of the Attorney General Amendment | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Amend the constitution relative to the salary of the attorney general | Defeated | 43.53% (70,138) | 56.47% (90,973) | 12.93% |
| California | 1896 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Property, Taxes | The measure would have exempted mortgages from taxation. | Defeated | 28.69% (63,620) | 71.31% (158,093) | 42.61% |
| California | 1896 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Elections and campaigns | The measure authorized elections by ballot. | Approved | 60.69% (121,773) | 39.31% (78,886) | 21.37% |
| California | 1896 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Business regulations | The measure would have limited the liability of stockholders of corporations. | Defeated | 43.02% (82,609) | 56.98% (109,433) | 13.97% |
| California | 1896 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | The measure related to laws for incorporated cities and towns. | Approved | 57.74% (101,587) | 42.26% (74,353) | 15.48% |
| California | 1896 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Elections and campaigns | The measure provided for the election of county officers in cities and towns. | Approved | 57.15% (99,888) | 42.85% (74,906) | 14.29% |
| California | 1896 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Women's suffrage, Sex and gender issues | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution | Defeated | 44.60% (110,355) | 55.40% (137,099) | 10.81% |
| California | 1896 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Women's suffrage, Sex and gender issues | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution | Defeated | 44.60% (110,355) | 55.40% (137,099) | 10.81% |
| Idaho | 1896 | HJR 10 | LRCA | Elections and campaigns, County and municipal governance | Approved | 73.83% (11,147) | 26.17% (3,952) | 47.65% | |
| Idaho | 1896 | SJR 5 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Approved | 76.32% (11,643) | 23.68% (3,612) | 52.65% | |
| Idaho | 1896 | Women's Suffrage Amendment | LRCA | Women's suffrage, Sex and gender issues | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution | Approved | 65.87% (12,126) | 34.13% (6,282) | 31.75% |
| Illinois | 1896 | Gateway Amendment | LRCA | State legislative authority | It proposed to allow the general assembly to propose amendments to three articles of the constitutio... | Defeated | 71.03% (163,057) | 28.97% (66,519) | 42.05% |
| Minnesota | 1896 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Law enforcement, State executive official measures | Approved | 74.30% (130,354) | 25.70% (45,097) | 48.59% | |
| Minnesota | 1896 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Immigration policy, Citizenship voting requirements | Approved | 65.13% (97,980) | 34.87% (52,454) | 30.26% | |
| Minnesota | 1896 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Approved | 64.74% (107,086) | 35.26% (58,312) | 29.49% | |
| Minnesota | 1896 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Property | Approved | 64.03% (101,188) | 35.97% (56,839) | 28.06% | |
| Minnesota | 1896 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Approved | 77.87% (127,151) | 22.13% (36,134) | 55.74% | |
| Minnesota | 1896 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Business regulations, Taxes | Approved | 79.23% (163,694) | 20.77% (42,922) | 58.45% | |
| Montana | 1896 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Elections and campaigns, Suffrage | Defeated | 19.55% (3,857) | 80.45% (15,867) | 60.89% | |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State judicial selection, State judiciary structure | Increase the state Supreme Court to five justices with terms of at least five years as provided for ... | Defeated | 69.06% (84,579) | 30.94% (37,896) | 38.12% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 10 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Require the merging of county and metropolitan governments to be approved by voters | Defeated | 54.46% (56,960) | 45.54% (47,634) | 8.92% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 11 | LRCA | Election administration and governance | Provide for lawful methods of voting | Defeated | 58.41% (62,303) | 41.59% (44,370) | 16.81% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 12 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Election administration and governance | Require local jurisdictions to get voter approval before donating to internal improvements and manuf... | Defeated | 56.98% (60,479) | 43.02% (45,669) | 13.95% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Provide that compensation of Supreme Court and district judges be established by the legislature, no... | Defeated | 55.74% (61,119) | 44.26% (48,533) | 11.48% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Provide that compensation of state executive officers be established by the legislature, no more tha... | Defeated | 55.55% (59,496) | 44.45% (47,611) | 11.10% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | State judicial authority, State judiciary structure | Vest judicial power in the Supreme Court, district, county and other inferior courts as created by l... | Defeated | 56.98% (60,094) | 43.02% (45,377) | 13.95% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | State legislative authority, State judicial authority, State judiciary structure | Allow the legislature to increase the number of judges on state courts once every four years | Defeated | 56.03% (59,343) | 43.97% (46,576) | 12.05% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | State legislative authority, Jury rules | Require a five-sixths vote of a jury to convict in civil cases and authorize the legislature to prov... | Defeated | 65.35% (73,573) | 34.65% (39,006) | 30.70% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | State executive branch structure | Provide for the offices in the executive department and their terms | Defeated | 62.29% (67,045) | 37.71% (40,597) | 24.57% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | State executive branch structure | Require a three-fourths vote by the state legislature to create any additional executive state offic... | Defeated | 57.76% (60,246) | 42.24% (44,063) | 15.51% |
| Nebraska | 1896 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | Public education funding, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize the investment of permanent educational funds | Defeated | 68.18% (78,447) | 31.82% (36,619) | 36.35% |
| New Hampshire | 1896 | Question 1 | LRCA | State constitutional conventions | It proposed that a convention be held to amend the constitution. | Defeated | 41.55% (14,099) | 58.45% (19,831) | 16.89% |
| New York | 1896 | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | LRCA | Forestry and timber | The measure would have allowed timber production on state lands. | Defeated | 31.15% (321,486) | 68.85% (710,505) | 37.70% |
| South Dakota | 1896 | Abolish Regents' Board of Trustees Amendment | LRCA | Public education governance, Higher education governance | Repeal the Regents' Board of Trustees and establish an appointed board to govern all state education... | Approved | 72.20% (31,061) | 27.80% (11,960) | 44.40% |
| South Dakota | 1896 | Civil Township Debt Limit Amendment | LRCA | Debt limits | Limit local government debt, with exceptions for water projects with voter approval | Approved | 65.67% (28,290) | 34.33% (14,789) | 31.34% |
| South Dakota | 1896 | Prohibition of Monopolies Amendment | LRCA | Business regulations | Prohibit monopolies and anti-competitive agreements that fix prices, limit production, or regulate t... | Approved | 80.10% (36,763) | 19.90% (9,136) | 60.19% |
| South Dakota | 1896 | Prohibition Repeal Amendment | LRCA | Alcohol laws | Repeal prohibition on alcohol | Approved | 56.16% (31,901) | 43.84% (24,901) | 12.32% |
| Texas | 1896 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Citizenship voting requirements | Require foreign-born persons to declare their intent to become U.S. citizens at least six months bef... | Approved | 83.86% (268,262) | 16.14% (51,649) | 67.71% |
| Texas | 1896 | Public School Fund Investment Amendment | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Prison and jail funding | Authorize investment of the public school fund in agricultural lands to benefit the penitentiary sys... | Defeated | 34.91% (101,121) | 65.09% (188,574) | 30.19% |
| Washington | 1896 | English Language Requirement for Voting Amendment | LRCA | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements, English language policy | Require individuals to be able to read and speak English in order to vote | Approved | 70.04% (28,019) | 29.96% (11,983) | 40.09% |