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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1961 | Library Building Construction Bonds Referendum | BI | Bond issues | Issue over $2 million in bonds to construct a building for archives, history, and the state library. | Defeated | 29.17% (104,504) | 70.83% (253,749) | 41.66% |
| North Carolina | 1961 | Mental Institution Improvement Bonds Referendum | BI | Healthcare facility funding, Bond issues | Issue more than $7 million in bonds for improvements on the state's mental institutions. | Defeated | 46.39% (168,784) | 53.61% (195,052) | 7.22% |
| North Carolina | 1961 | Natural Resources Conservation Bonds Referendum | BI | Parks, land, and natural area conservation, Bond issues | Issue $961,000 in bonds for natural resource conservation and development improvements. | Defeated | 33.70% (120,976) | 66.30% (237,996) | 32.60% |
| North Carolina | 1961 | Port Facilities Improvement Bonds Referendum | BI | Bond issues, Ports and harbors | Issue $13.5 million in bonds for state port facility construction and improvements | Defeated | 36.11% (129,767) | 63.89% (229,630) | 27.79% |
| Ohio | 1961 | Continuity of Government in Emergencies Amendment | LRCA | Government continuity policy | Provide for means of a continuity of governmental operation in emergencies caused by enemy attack | Approved | 72.95% (1,394,429) | 27.05% (516,992) | 45.90% |
| Ohio | 1961 | Methods for Filling General Assembly Vacancies Amendment | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Provide for a different method of filling vacancies in the General Assembly | Approved | 65.81% (1,251,105) | 34.19% (650,064) | 31.61% |
| Ohio | 1961 | Militia Age of Service and Use in Disasters Amendment | LRCA | State National Guard and militia, State executive official measures, Military service policy | Extend the age limits for serving in the state militia to 17-67 and provide that the governor can ca... | Approved | 50.06% (947,130) | 49.94% (944,705) | 0.13% |
| Ohio | 1961 | Senate Advisement and Consent for Gubernatorial Appointments Amendment | LRCA | State legislatures measures, State executive official measures, Administration of government | Allow the Ohio State Senate to advise and consent to any appointments made by the Ohio Governor.[ | Approved | 64.53% (1,168,831) | 35.47% (642,512) | 29.06% |
| Pennsylvania | 1961 | Question 1 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Taxes | provide that refunds of taxes and fees can be paid out of a fund without appropriation | Approved | 71.14% (1,108,506) | 28.86% (449,778) | 42.27% |
| Pennsylvania | 1961 | Question 2 | LRCA | State executive official measures | provide that the state's governor can succeed themselves (serve a second consecutive term) | Defeated | 47.35% (762,569) | 52.65% (847,869) | 5.30% |
| Pennsylvania | 1961 | Question 3 | LRCA | State executive official measures | provide that the Secretary of Internal Affairs assumes office in January | Approved | 73.50% (1,110,470) | 26.50% (400,402) | 47.00% |
| Pennsylvania | 1961 | Question 4 | LRCA | Taxes, Veterans policy | amend the state constitution to provide for a tax exemption for certain disabled veterans | Approved | 71.23% (1,122,261) | 28.77% (453,280) | 42.46% |
| Pennsylvania | 1961 | Question 5 | LRCA | County and municipal governance | provide that a county treasurer can succeed themselves (serve a second consecutive term) | Defeated | 43.26% (674,099) | 56.74% (884,130) | 13.48% |
| Maine | 1961 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Approved | 81.83% (33,261) | 18.17% (7,387) | 63.65% | |
| Maine | 1961 | Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2 | LRCA | Bond issues, County and municipal governance | Approved | 50.90% (20,377) | 49.10% (19,657) | 1.80% | |
| Maine | 1961 | Question 1 | BI | Highways and bridges, Bond issues | Provide for an issue of $6 million in bonds for the construction of state highways | Approved | 71.86% (29,511) | 28.14% (11,554) | 43.73% |
| Maine | 1961 | Question 2 | BI | Higher education funding, Bond issues, Housing | Provide an issue up to $2.6 million in bonds for the construction of self-liquidating student housin... | Approved | 76.17% (31,256) | 23.83% (9,778) | 52.34% |
| Oklahoma | 1961 | State Question 401 | LRCA | Criminal trials | Allow criminal trials in any county where evidence suggests a crime may have occurred if the exact c... | Approved | 79.47% (91,909) | 20.53% (23,750) | 58.93% |
| Oklahoma | 1961 | State Question 407 | LRCA | State legislatures measures, Redistricting policy | Require the State Election Board to use a formula based on the Federal Decennial Census to apportion... | Defeated | 22.93% (26,407) | 77.07% (88,779) | 54.15% |
| Wisconsin | 1961 | Question 1 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Set a debt limit at 10 percent of equalized property value for integrated aid school districts | Approved | 64.59% (409,963) | 35.41% (224,783) | 29.17% |
| Wisconsin | 1961 | Question 2 | LRCA | Law enforcement officers and departments, Local official term limits | Remove the limit for successive terms of sheriffs | Defeated | 42.20% (283,495) | 57.80% (388,238) | 15.59% |
| Wisconsin | 1961 | Question 3 | LRCA | Government continuity policy | Grant the legislature power to keep the government functioning in case of enemy attack | Approved | 78.99% (498,869) | 21.01% (132,728) | 57.97% |
| Wisconsin | 1961 | Question 4 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Allow for an increase in compensation for public officers other than members of the legislature whos... | Defeated | 49.13% (297,066) | 50.87% (307,575) | 1.74% |
| Wisconsin | 1961 | Question 5 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Remove the need for a jury verdict of necessity for municipal eminent domain and instead grant the p... | Approved | 57.31% (348,406) | 42.69% (259,566) | 14.61% |
| Wisconsin | 1961 | Question 6 | LRCA | Taxes, Property | Separate private and personal property from other merchant property for tax purposes | Approved | 63.40% (381,881) | 36.60% (220,434) | 26.80% |
| Michigan | 1961 | Aid for Development Amendment | LRCA | Bond issue requirements, Public economic investment policy | Allow the state to provide financial aid for industrial, manufacturing, and municipal development pr... | Defeated | 48.80% (541,826) | 51.20% (568,476) | 2.40% |
| Michigan | 1961 | Constitutional Convention Question | ACCQ | State constitutional conventions | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution | Approved | 51.00% (596,433) | 49.00% (573,012) | 2.00% |
| Alabama | 1960 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Business regulations | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed the following: "Section 1. ... | Approved | 80.08% (207,080) | 19.92% (51,518) | 60.16% |
| Alabama | 1960 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Uniontown ... | Approved | 69.92% (127,555) | 30.08% (54,863) | 39.85% |
| Alabama | 1960 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the city of Roanoke in... | Approved | 73.74% (132,966) | 26.26% (47,357) | 47.48% |
| Alaska | 1960 | Proposition 1 | BI | Bond issues | Issue $9 million in bonds for the purpose of constructing state office buildings in Anchorage and Fa... | Defeated | 41.57% (20,778) | 58.43% (29,206) | 16.86% |
| Alaska | 1960 | Proposition 2 | BI | Bond issues, Highways and bridges, Ports and harbors | Issue $23 million in bonds for the purpose of constructing and maintaining ferries and roads | Approved | 52.33% (27,197) | 47.67% (24,779) | 4.65% |
| Alaska | 1960 | Proposition 3 | BI | Bond issues, Public education funding | Issue $1.5 million in bonds for the purpose of supporting vocational education | Approved | 63.94% (32,494) | 36.06% (18,327) | 27.88% |
| Alaska | 1960 | Proposition 4 | BI | Higher education funding, Bond issues | Issue $2 million in bonds for the University of Alaska | Approved | 72.92% (37,085) | 27.08% (13,770) | 45.85% |
| Alaska | 1960 | Proposition 5 | BI | Bond issues, Healthcare facility funding | Issue $2.5 million in bonds for the purpose of constructing and equipping hospitals | Approved | 73.33% (37,852) | 26.67% (13,770) | 46.65% |
| Alaska | 1960 | Proposition 6 | BI | Bond issues, Airport infrastructure | Issue $1.5 million in bonds for Bush Airfields | Approved | 66.58% (33,800) | 33.42% (16,969) | 33.15% |
| Arizona | 1960 | Proposition 100 | LRCA | Education | Provide for the exemption of university and college faculty members from restrictions governing the ... | Approved | 56.99% (144,792) | 43.01% (109,280) | 13.98% |
| Arizona | 1960 | Proposition 101 | CICA | Administration of government, State judiciary | Provide for the modernization of the judicial system | Approved | 65.77% (166,199) | 34.23% (86,508) | 31.53% |
| Arizona | 1960 | Proposition 200 | CICA | Taxes | Provide for a portion of tax revenue to be paid to and used by municipalities based on population | Approved | 69.80% (179,570) | 30.20% (77,711) | 39.59% |
| Arkansas | 1960 | Initiated Act 1 | CISS | Minimum wage laws, Working hours regulations | The measure would have established a minimum wage and overtime. | Defeated | 38.79% (153,869) | 61.21% (242,804) | 22.42% |
| Arkansas | 1960 | Proposed Amendment 50 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | The measure would have related to salaries of elected officials. | Defeated | 38.75% (146,843) | 61.25% (232,115) | 22.50% |
| Arkansas | 1960 | Proposed Amendment 51 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Taxes | The measure would have enabled cities to levy a five mill tax by a vote of the electors. | Defeated | 43.85% (167,244) | 56.15% (214,146) | 12.30% |
| Arkansas | 1960 | Proposed Amendment 52 | LRCA | Public education governance | The measure would have provided free education to all children ages 6 to 18 years. | Defeated | 24.58% (100,145) | 75.42% (307,251) | 50.84% |
| California | 1960 | Proposition 1 | BI | Bond issues, Water | Allow for bonds up to $1,750,000,000 for the development of water resources and establish the terms ... | Approved | 51.49% (3,008,328) | 48.51% (2,834,384) | 2.98% |
| California | 1960 | Proposition 10 | LRCA | Administration of government, State judiciary | Add members to the Judicial Council and create the Commission of Judicial Qualifications, | Approved | 74.36% (3,650,118) | 25.64% (1,258,303) | 48.73% |
| California | 1960 | Proposition 11 | LRCA | Taxes, Veterans policy | Create requirements relating to the tax exemption for veterans. | Approved | 66.12% (3,661,142) | 33.88% (1,876,259) | 32.23% |
| California | 1960 | Proposition 12 | LRCA | Constitutional wording changes | Eliminate obsolete or superseded provisions in the Constitution. | Approved | 78.39% (3,767,765) | 21.61% (1,038,794) | 56.78% |
| California | 1960 | Proposition 13 | LRCA | State judiciary | Establish that the District Courts of Appeal has appellate jurisdiction over cases decided by the mu... | Approved | 66.52% (3,138,495) | 33.48% (1,579,328) | 33.05% |
| California | 1960 | Proposition 14 | LRCA | Bond issues, Transportation, Taxes | Allow local agencies to use up to 50% of such funds appropriated to them to repay bonds for grade cr... | Defeated | 40.77% (2,065,363) | 59.23% (3,000,176) | 18.45% |
| California | 1960 | Proposition 15 | CICA | State legislative elections, Redistricting policy | Establish a new formula for reapportioning state Senate districts | Defeated | 35.51% (1,876,185) | 64.49% (3,408,090) | 28.99% |