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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1955 | Amendment 30 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that any municipality in La... | Defeated | 11.05% (20,651) | 88.95% (166,262) | 77.90% |
| Alabama | 1955 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the governing body of ... | Defeated | 27.76% (67,949) | 72.24% (176,824) | 44.48% |
| Alabama | 1955 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Bond issues | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the governor may issue... | Defeated | 25.84% (62,167) | 74.16% (178,438) | 48.32% |
| Alabama | 1955 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the court of County co... | Defeated | 27.84% (63,087) | 72.16% (163,515) | 44.32% |
| Alabama | 1955 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that obligations hereafter ... | Defeated | 23.07% (51,263) | 76.93% (170,987) | 53.87% |
| Alabama | 1955 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that any municipality in Wa... | Defeated | 13.37% (28,175) | 86.63% (182,580) | 73.26% |
| Alabama | 1955 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that any municipality in Co... | Defeated | 22.24% (46,776) | 77.76% (163,557) | 55.52% |
| Kentucky | 1955 | Household Goods Tax Exemption Referendum | LRCA | Property tax exemptions | Approved | ||||
| Kentucky | 1955 | Suffrage Amendment | LRCA | Suffrage | Changes to the suffrage provision of the state constitution | Approved | |||
| New Jersey | 1955 | Public Question No. 1 | BI | Bond issues | An act would have authorized $100 million in bonds for public water supplies. | Defeated | 38.14% (384,125) | 61.86% (622,936) | 23.71% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Highways and bridges, Bond issues | Issue a state bond not exceeding $750 million for the construction and reconstruction of state highw... | Defeated | 43.27% (1,139,002) | 56.73% (1,493,308) | 13.46% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 10 | LRCA | State judicial selection | Authorize the governor to appoint temporary judges for up to one year when a justices of the supreme... | Defeated | 43.40% (822,693) | 56.60% (1,073,103) | 13.21% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Housing assistance programs, Housing development funding | Raise the state’s annual and total spending limits on low-rent and public housing subsidies while re... | Approved | 52.97% (1,139,185) | 47.03% (1,011,424) | 5.94% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Absentee and mail voting | Authorize legislature to provide absentee voting for qualified voters | Approved | 55.93% (1,172,556) | 44.07% (923,855) | 11.86% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Tax and revenue administration | Authorize legislature to assign comptroller powers to assess taxation and assessment of real estate | Approved | 53.98% (1,077,914) | 46.02% (918,978) | 7.96% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Local government finance and taxes | Exclude indebtedness contracted to provide for the collection or disposal of sewage | Defeated | 41.05% (818,551) | 58.95% (1,175,343) | 17.89% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy, Sewage and stormwater | Authorize contract of indebtedness for public corporations and improvement districts to provide for ... | Approved | 59.15% (1,163,800) | 40.85% (803,884) | 18.29% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Public land policy, Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Authorize the use of certain state owned forest preserve lands for the construction and operation of... | Defeated | 27.45% (613,927) | 72.55% (1,622,196) | 45.09% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | State judicial authority | Broaden the ban on judges holding other public offices to include judges in large counties and voids... | Approved | 55.94% (1,078,167) | 44.06% (849,029) | 11.89% |
| New York | 1955 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | State judicial selection | Allow governor to appointment temporary judges of county courts in counties outside the city of New ... | Defeated | 43.00% (824,424) | 57.00% (1,093,048) | 14.01% |
| Ohio | 1955 | Bonds for Infrastructure Amendment | LRCA | Bond issues | Issue up to $150,000,000 in bonds for infrastructure projects. | Approved | 55.96% (1,154,976) | 44.04% (909,030) | 11.92% |
| Ohio | 1955 | Changes to Judicial Salaries Amendment | LRCA | State judiciary, Salaries of government officials | Allow the salaries of certain judicial officers to be increased or decreased during their term of of... | Defeated | 43.41% (849,677) | 56.59% (1,107,646) | 13.18% |
| Ohio | 1955 | Changes to Officers' Salaries Amendment | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Allow the salary of any government officer to be changed during their term of office. | Defeated | 40.98% (793,384) | 59.02% (1,142,738) | 18.04% |
| Ohio | 1955 | Increase of Unemployment Benefits Initiative | IndISS | Public assistance programs | Increase unemployment benefits. | Defeated | 36.87% (865,326) | 63.13% (1,481,339) | 26.25% |
| North Dakota | 1955 | State Loan Fund Issue | CISS | Public education funding, Public education governance | Approved | ||||
| Missouri | 1955 | Referendum 1 | LRSS | Public education funding, Tobacco laws, Tobacco and cigarette taxes | Refer a law that enacts a tax of one mill per cigarette to fund the State School Moneys Fund | Approved | 70.69% (230,851) | 29.31% (95,717) | 41.38% |
| Missouri | 1955 | Referendum 2 | LRSS | Public school teachers and staff, Property taxes, Public education funding | Enact the Foundation Plan, a proposed state education funding law | Approved | 76.92% (247,639) | 23.08% (74,286) | 53.85% |
| Maine | 1955 | Constitutional Amendment 1 | LRCA | Parole policy, State executive powers and duties | Extend the pardon powers of the governor and council to include offenses of juvenile delinquency | Approved | 74.98% (22,658) | 25.02% (7,562) | 49.95% |
| Maine | 1955 | Constitutional Amendment 2 | LRCA | State executive elections | Modify the citizenship requirements for serving as governor | Approved | 51.19% (15,157) | 48.81% (14,452) | 2.38% |
| Maine | 1955 | Constitutional Amendment 3 | LRCA | Debt limits, Public education funding | Exempt rental agreements with the Maine School Building Authority from municipal debt limitations | Approved | 67.51% (19,378) | 32.49% (9,327) | 35.01% |
| Maine | 1955 | Constitutional Amendment 4 | LRCA | Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions | Clarify provisions governing voting by persons serving in the military | Approved | 84.46% (25,347) | 15.54% (4,664) | 68.92% |
| Maine | 1955 | Referendum Question | BI | Bond issues, Highways and bridges | Ratify a state bond issue of up to $1 million to construct a bridge across Jonesport Reach | Approved | 72.20% (22,204) | 27.80% (8,550) | 44.40% |
| Oklahoma | 1955 | State Question 368 | LRCA | Taxes, Education | Modify ad valorem taxes for schools, allow additional levy uses, increase debt limits, permit multi-... | Approved | 75.99% (231,097) | 24.01% (73,021) | 51.98% |
| Wisconsin | 1955 | Question 1 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | State that debt limits for school bonds are based on equalized property value | Approved | 58.35% (320,376) | 41.65% (228,641) | 16.71% |
| Wisconsin | 1955 | Question 2 | LRCA | State judiciary | Set new qualifications and a retirement age for justices | Approved | 68.18% (381,214) | 31.82% (177,929) | 36.36% |
| Michigan | 1955 | Proposal 3 | LRCA | Revenue allocation, Bond issue requirements, Local government finance and taxes, Public education funding | Authorize the state to borrow up to $100 million for loans to certain school districts and permit ta... | Approved | 54.40% (455,868) | 45.60% (382,093) | 8.80% |
| Michigan | 1955 | Proposal No. 1 | LRCA | State judicial selection | Establish that the legislature set the procedures for filling judicial offices | Approved | 70.27% (559,279) | 29.73% (236,620) | 40.54% |
| Michigan | 1955 | Proposal No. 4 | LRCA | Election administration and governance | Establish a bipartisan board of state canvassers | Approved | 60.59% (456,986) | 39.41% (297,250) | 21.18% |
| Michigan | 1955 | Proposasl No. 2 | LRCA | State judicial selection | Establish qualifications for Supreme Court justices and circuit court judges | Approved | 72.12% (596,145) | 27.88% (230,489) | 44.23% |
| Mississippi | 1954 | Allow Legislature to Abolish Public Schools and Provide Funds for Non-Public Education Amendment | LRCA | State legislative authority, Public education governance, Race and ethnicity issues, School choice policy | Allow the legislature to abolish public schools, dispose of school property if schools are abolished... | Approved | 69.86% (106,832) | 30.14% (46,095) | 39.72% |
| Alabama | 1954 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the municipalities of ... | Approved | 57.87% (46,580) | 42.13% (33,911) | 15.74% |
| Alabama | 1954 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature may al... | Approved | 59.03% (46,223) | 40.97% (32,080) | 18.06% |
| Alabama | 1954 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the County of Morgan w... | Approved | 60.64% (48,119) | 39.36% (31,237) | 21.27% |
| Arizona | 1954 | Proposition 100 | LRCA | Alcohol laws, American Indian issues | Prohibit the resale of alcohol on Indian Reservations | Approved | 58.92% (64,493) | 41.08% (44,965) | 17.84% |
| Arkansas | 1954 | Amendment 43 | LRCA | Property | The measure would have changed laws related to property assessment. | Defeated | 20.00% (56,633) | 80.00% (226,549) | 60.00% |
| Arkansas | 1954 | Amendment 44 | LRCA | State executive official measures | The measure would have provided four-year terms for the Arkansas Governor. | Defeated | 41.99% (121,662) | 58.01% (168,107) | 16.03% |
| Arkansas | 1954 | Amendment 45 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Salaries of government officials | The measure would have established fixed salaries for state, district and county officers. | Defeated | 24.82% (67,500) | 75.18% (204,495) | 50.37% |
| Arkansas | 1954 | Referred Act 285 | LRCA | Alcohol laws, Taxes | The measure would have increased taxes on alcohol. | Defeated | 41.52% (114,859) | 58.48% (161,798) | 16.97% |
| California | 1954 | Proposition 1 | BI | Veterans policy, Bond issues | Allow for bonds up to $175,000,00 to help the Department of Veterans Affairs help veterans and estab... | Approved | 79.41% (2,560,629) | 20.59% (664,000) | 58.82% |
| California | 1954 | Proposition 10 | LRCA | State executive official measures, State legislatures measures | Establish the term of Assembly members as four years, establish the term of Senators as six years, a... | Defeated | 31.19% (962,245) | 68.81% (2,122,878) | 37.62% |