14,901 - 14,950 of 15,326 results
| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 1896 | Question 1 | LRCA | State executive official measures, Salaries of government officials, Education | Remove the salary limit for the state superintendent of education | Defeated | 40.68% (38,752) | 59.32% (56,506) | 18.64% |
| Florida | 1896 | Justices of the Peace Amendment | LRCA | State judiciary | Amend provisions relating to the authority of Justices of the Peace | Approved | 94.78% (8,327) | 5.22% (459) | 89.55% |
| Florida | 1896 | Legislative Proceedings Amendment | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Amend provisions relating to legislative proceedings | Approved | 91.88% (7,786) | 8.12% (688) | 83.76% |
| Florida | 1896 | November General Elections Amendment | LRCA | Election administration and governance | Establish November as the month for general elections | Approved | 83.61% (8,389) | 16.39% (1,645) | 67.21% |
| Florida | 1896 | Pardon Powers Amendment | LRCA | State executive official measures, Law enforcement | Amend provisions relating to pardons | Approved | 92.62% (7,352) | 7.38% (586) | 85.24% |
| Florida | 1896 | Publication of Laws and Opinions Amendment | LRCA | State legislatures measures, Administration of government, State judiciary | Amend provisions relating to the publication of laws and Supreme Court opinions | Approved | 93.01% (8,870) | 6.99% (667) | 86.01% |
| Massachusetts | 1895 | Women's Suffrage for Local Elections Advisory Question | LRAQ | Women's suffrage, Sex and gender issues | Asks voters whether women should be able to vote in municipal elections | Defeated | 36.76% (109,174) | 63.24% (187,837) | 26.48% |
| Utah | 1895 | State Constitution Ratification Measure | CCRCA | State constitution ratification | Ratify the Utah Constitution | Approved | 80.45% (31,305) | 19.55% (7,607) | 60.90% |
| Michigan | 1895 | Circuit Court Districts and Elections Amendment | LRCA | State judicial selection | Establish districts for circuit court judge elections | Defeated | 39.63% (60,567) | 60.37% (92,278) | 20.75% |
| Michigan | 1895 | Salaries of State Officers Amendment | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Amend the state constitution relative to the salaries of state officers | Defeated | 26.47% (50,065) | 73.53% (139,039) | 47.05% |
| Arkansas | 1894 | Governor to Fill Vacancies in Local Offices Amendment | LRCA | County and municipal governance, State executive official measures | Approved | ||||
| Idaho | 1894 | HJR 3 and HJR 4 | LRCA | State judiciary structure, County and municipal governance | Approved | 75.91% (6,236) | 24.09% (1,979) | 51.82% | |
| Illinois | 1894 | Labor Law Amendment | LRCA | Labor and unions, State legislative authority | It proposed an additional amendment to the constitution that would give the legislature power to reg... | Defeated | 72.29% (155,393) | 27.71% (59,558) | 44.58% |
| Kansas | 1894 | Women's Suffrage Amendment | LRCA | Sex and gender issues, Women's suffrage | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution | Defeated | 42.27% (95,302) | 57.73% (130,139) | 15.45% |
| Michigan | 1894 | Allow Veterans in Soldiers' Homes to Establish Residency for Voting Amendment | LRCA | Veterans policy, Residency voting requirements | Allow those living in soldiers' homes to vote in the location where the home is located | Approved | 81.19% (127,758) | 18.81% (29,607) | 62.37% |
| Michigan | 1894 | Remove Suffrage for Noncitizens with Citizenship Intent Amendment | LRCA | Citizenship voting requirements | End the practice of allowing foreign-born male residents who had lived in Michigan for at least two-... | Approved | 78.78% (117,088) | 21.22% (31,537) | 57.56% |
| Minnesota | 1894 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes | Approved | 72.43% (108,332) | 27.57% (41,242) | 44.85% | |
| New York | 1894 | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | The measure ratified the state's fourth constitution, the Constitution of 1894. | Approved | 55.64% (410,697) | 44.36% (327,402) | 11.29% |
| New York | 1894 | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Approved | 53.56% (404,335) | 46.44% (350,625) | 7.11% | |
| New York | 1894 | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | LRCA | Water | Approved | 57.48% (442,998) | 42.52% (327,645) | 14.97% | |
| New York | 1894 | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | LRCA | State judiciary | This amendment was related to county judges and court of sessions in Kings County. | Approved | 54.06% (391,350) | 45.94% (332,505) | 8.13% |
| New York | 1894 | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | LRCA | State judiciary | Approved | 53.63% (395,233) | 46.37% (341,713) | 7.26% | |
| Texas | 1894 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Veterans policy | Authorize the establishment and maintenance of a home for "indigent and disabled Confederate veteran... | Approved | 70.67% (192,033) | 29.33% (79,718) | 41.33% |
| Texas | 1894 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Elections and campaigns | Authorize the election of railroad commissioners with six-year term limits | Approved | 82.72% (221,918) | 17.28% (46,358) | 65.44% |
| Washington | 1894 | Investment of Permanent School Fund in School District Bonds Amendment | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Public education funding | Allow the permanent school fund to be invested in school district bonds | Approved | 77.13% (18,884) | 22.87% (5,598) | 54.27% |
| South Dakota | 1894 | Homesteads Exempt from Court Orders Amendment | LRCA | Banking policy, Civil trials | Require the legislature to define by law the value and size of homesteads exempt from court-ordered ... | Defeated | 26.80% (10,733) | 73.20% (29,315) | 46.40% |
| South Dakota | 1894 | Superintendent of Schools Successive Term Limit Amendment | LRCA | Local official term limits, Public education governance | Allow the Superintendent of Schools to hold office for more than four years in succession | Defeated | 28.86% (11,241) | 71.14% (27,705) | 42.27% |
| South Dakota | 1894 | Women's Suffrage in School Affairs Amendment | LRCA | Sex and gender issues, Women's suffrage | Provides for women's suffrage in elections related to school affairs | Defeated | 42.85% (17,010) | 57.15% (22,682) | 14.29% |
| Florida | 1894 | Criminal Trial Costs Amendment | LRCA | Criminal trials | Amend provisions relating to the payment of criminal trial costs | Approved | 53.76% (9,755) | 46.24% (8,392) | 7.51% |
| Florida | 1894 | State School Fund Amendment | LRCA | Education | Amend provisions relating to the division of the State School Fund | Approved | 52.52% (10,126) | 47.48% (9,154) | 5.04% |
| Florida | 1894 | Voter Eligibility Amendment | LRCA | Suffrage | Amend provisions regarding voter eligibility | Approved | 67.36% (11,691) | 32.64% (5,664) | 34.73% |
| Colorado | 1893 | Women's Suffrage Amendment | LRCA | Women's suffrage, Sex and gender issues | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution | Approved | 54.78% (35,798) | 45.22% (29,551) | 9.56% |
| Ohio | 1893 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Redistricting policy, State legislative elections | Defeated | 79.85% (322,887) | 20.15% (81,481) | 59.70% | |
| Ohio | 1893 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Taxes | Defeated | 79.67% (322,422) | 20.33% (82,281) | 59.34% | |
| Michigan | 1893 | Authorize Grand Rapids to Issue Bonds for Grand River Navigation Improvements Amendment | LRCA | Bond issue requirements, Local government finance and taxes, Ports and harbors | Allow the city of Grand Rapids to issue bonds for improving the navigation of the Grand River | Approved | 58.09% (72,745) | 41.91% (52,476) | 16.19% |
| Michigan | 1893 | Creation of Boards of Highway Commissioners Amendment | LRCA | Local government organization, Highways and bridges | Allow the legislature to enact laws relating to the creation of county and township boards of highwa... | Approved | 53.54% (69,050) | 46.46% (59,922) | 7.08% |
| Michigan | 1893 | Jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts Amendment | LRCA | State judicial authority | Provide circuit courts with original jurisdiction over all civil and criminal matters | Approved | 55.97% (62,023) | 44.03% (48,797) | 11.93% |
| Michigan | 1893 | Salaries of Certain Government Officials Amendment | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Establish the salaries of certain government officials | Defeated | 45.60% (59,317) | 54.40% (70,772) | 8.81% |
| California | 1892 | Amendment 10 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | The measure would have increased legislative sessions to 100 days. | Defeated | 19.15% (36,442) | 80.85% (153,831) | 61.70% |
| California | 1892 | Amendment 11 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, State executive official measures | The measure would have increased the duties and compensation of the lieutenant governor and removed ... | Defeated | 25.24% (43,456) | 74.76% (128,743) | 49.53% |
| California | 1892 | Amendment 14 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | The measure provided for the manner in which cities with populations greater than 3,500 could frame ... | Approved | 73.15% (114,617) | 26.85% (42,076) | 46.29% |
| California | 1892 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The measure would have provided for the manner in which a state officer could incur debt and prohibi... | Defeated | 44.13% (69,286) | 55.87% (87,708) | 11.73% |
| California | 1892 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, County and municipal governance | The measure limited debts of counties, cities and other municipal districts to a year's revenue, exc... | Approved | 64.66% (108,942) | 35.34% (59,548) | 29.32% |
| California | 1892 | Proposition 1 | LRSS | Elections and campaigns | The measure ascertained and expressed the will of the people in regards to the election of United St... | Approved | 93.37% (187,958) | 6.63% (13,342) | 86.74% |
| California | 1892 | Proposition 2 | LRSS | Bond issues, Transportation | The measure provided for the issuance of bonds for the construction of a general ferry and passenger... | Approved | 50.24% (91,296) | 49.76% (90,430) | 0.48% |
| California | 1892 | Proposition 3 | LRSS | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | The measure ascertained and expressed the will of the people to require an educational qualification... | Approved | 78.66% (151,320) | 21.34% (41,059) | 57.31% |
| California | 1892 | Proposition 4 | LRSS | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The measure would have provided for the payment of funded indebtedness of the state. | Defeated | 48.28% (79,900) | 51.72% (85,604) | 3.45% |
| Illinois | 1892 | Gateway Amendment | LRCA | State legislative authority | It proposed to allow the general assembly to propose amendments to two articles of the constitution ... | Defeated | 47.54% (84,654) | 52.46% (93,420) | 4.92% |
| Maryland | 1892 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes, State judicial selection, State legislative authority | Approved | ||||
| Michigan | 1892 | Constitutional Convention Question | LRCCQ | State constitutional conventions | Call a constitutional convention | Defeated | 51.06% (16,948) | 48.94% (16,245) | 2.12% |