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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1951 | Investment of the Permanent University Fund Amendment | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow additional bond and securities investments for the permanent university fund. | Defeated | 44.69% (100,637) | 55.31% (124,547) | 10.62% |
| Texas | 1951 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Veterans policy | Increase the Veterans' Land Fund from $25 million to $100 million and extend eligibility to post-194... | Approved | 53.85% (123,801) | 46.15% (106,087) | 7.71% |
| Texas | 1951 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Public assistance programs | Increase the maximum monthly assistance for the needy by raising state funds for assistance from $35... | Defeated | 44.23% (105,024) | 55.77% (132,440) | 11.55% |
| Texas | 1951 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Taxes | Increase the maximum property tax rate to $0.50 per $100 valuation to fund rural fire prevention dis... | Defeated | 35.24% (79,823) | 64.76% (146,661) | 29.51% |
| Texas | 1951 | Proposition 4 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds | Authorize a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for appointed county officials an... | Defeated | 33.46% (76,454) | 66.54% (152,071) | 33.09% |
| Kentucky | 1951 | Unlimited Constitutional Amendments Referendum | LRCA | Ballot measure process | Defeated | ||||
| New Jersey | 1951 | Public Question No. 1 | BI | Bond issues | An act authorized $15 million in bonds for teachers' college buildings. | Approved | 62.08% (473,727) | 37.92% (289,409) | 24.15% |
| New York | 1951 | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | LRCA | Absentee and mail voting, Military service policy | This amendment was related to the "absentee voting privileges of electors in military service and ce... | Approved | 89.77% (1,695,034) | 10.23% (193,223) | 79.53% |
| New York | 1951 | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | LRCA | Elections and campaigns, Military service policy | This amendment was related to the exemption "requirement of personal registration voters in military... | Approved | 87.92% (1,584,025) | 12.08% (217,601) | 75.84% |
| New York | 1951 | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds | This amendment empowered the legislature "to increase pensions of members of retirement system of th... | Approved | 74.71% (1,392,034) | 25.29% (471,148) | 49.43% |
| New York | 1951 | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | LRCA | Bond issues | This amendment empowered the legislature "by law to make the state liable for bonded indebtedness of... | Approved | 80.99% (1,563,044) | 19.01% (366,767) | 61.99% |
| New York | 1951 | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | LRCA | State judiciary | This amendment provided for "appeals to court of appeals, by permission, from non-final orders in pr... | Approved | 82.96% (1,357,821) | 17.04% (278,959) | 65.91% |
| New York | 1951 | Proposed Amendment No. 6 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | This amendment restricted the "powers of counties, cities, towns, villages and certain school distri... | Approved | 73.76% (1,297,378) | 26.24% (461,611) | 47.51% |
| New York | 1951 | Proposed Amendment No. 7 | LRCA | State judiciary | This amendment increased the "monetary jurisdiction of the city court of the city of New York." | Approved | 80.22% (1,320,299) | 19.78% (325,476) | 60.45% |
| New York | 1951 | Proposed Amendment No. 8 | LRCA | State judiciary | This amendment permitted "judges of the court of appeals and justices of the supreme court to serve ... | Approved | 79.40% (1,343,294) | 20.60% (348,584) | 58.79% |
| Ohio | 1951 | County Probate Judges Amendment | LRCA | State judiciary, County and municipal governance | Allow for counties to have more than one probate judge. | Approved | 55.68% (875,083) | 44.32% (696,672) | 11.35% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 1 | BI | Highways and bridges, Bond issues | Authorized the issuance of $27 million in bonds to build state highways | Approved | 68.53% (36,661) | 31.47% (16,839) | 37.05% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 10 | LRCA | Absentee and mail voting, Military service policy | Reaffirm the right to absentee voting for persons absent in the armed forces and for other citizens ... | Approved | 79.29% (39,006) | 20.71% (10,187) | 58.58% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 11 | LRCA | Bond issues | Authorize a bond issue up to $3 million payable within 15 years at a rate of interest not exceeding ... | Defeated | 33.93% (16,107) | 66.07% (31,369) | 32.15% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 12 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy, Debt limits | Clarify the provisions regarding the state's borrowing power | Approved | 62.06% (28,758) | 37.94% (17,582) | 24.12% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 2 | BI | Highways and bridges, Bond issues | Authorize the issue of $2.5 million in bonds to construct a toll bridge across the Penobscot River b... | Approved | 57.39% (29,552) | 42.61% (21,940) | 14.78% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 3 | BI | Highways and bridges, Bond issues | Issue $3 million in bonds to construct a toll bridge across the Androscoggin River between the citie... | Defeated | 45.18% (23,088) | 54.82% (28,010) | 9.63% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 4 | LRSS | Highways and bridges | Make the combination highway and railroad bridge across Fore River into a toll bridge until all the ... | Defeated | 41.06% (21,648) | 58.94% (31,069) | 17.87% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 5 | LRCA | Executive official term limits | Repeal the provision limiting the State Treasurer to serve no more than six years successively | Approved | 54.81% (27,073) | 45.19% (22,320) | 9.62% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 6 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Change the signature requirements for direct initiatives to 10 percent of the total votes for govern... | Approved | 51.77% (23,600) | 48.23% (21,986) | 3.54% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 7 | LRCA | Local government finance and taxes, Debt limits | Raise the limit on municipal debt and liability from five percent to seven and a half percent | Defeated | 45.02% (21,478) | 54.98% (26,232) | 9.96% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 8 | LRCA | Balanced budget requirements | Make any law requiring spending beyond available state funds inoperative for 45 days after the next ... | Approved | 54.21% (24,746) | 45.79% (20,900) | 8.43% |
| Maine | 1951 | Question 9 | LRCA | Debt limits | Exempt rental agreements for 40 years or less with the Maine School Building Authority from the muni... | Approved | 53.70% (23,887) | 46.30% (20,594) | 7.40% |
| Wisconsin | 1951 | Question 1 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, County and municipal governance | Set a debt limit for cities for issuing bonds for school purposes at 8 percent of taxable property v... | Approved | 62.05% (313,739) | 37.95% (191,897) | 24.10% |
| Wisconsin | 1951 | Question 2 | LRCA | Taxes, Property | Allow for local and state taxation of federal lands when permitted by federal law | Approved | 62.13% (305,612) | 37.87% (186,284) | 24.26% |
| Wisconsin | 1951 | Question 3 | LRAQ | State executive official measures, Elections and campaigns | Increase state executive officials' terms of office from two to four years | Defeated | 39.08% (210,821) | 60.92% (328,613) | 21.84% |
| Michigan | 1951 | Proposal 1 | LRCA | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish annual regular legislative sessions for the Michigan State Legislature | Approved | 69.63% (405,570) | 30.37% (176,873) | 39.27% |
| Michigan | 1951 | Proposal No. 2 | LRCA | Veterans policy | Authorize a military death benefit bonus | Approved | 64.11% (401,117) | 35.89% (224,564) | 28.22% |
| Michigan | 1951 | Proposal No. 3 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Allow the salaries of Supreme Court justices to be increased during their term of office | Defeated | 46.75% (276,632) | 53.25% (315,140) | 6.51% |
| Alabama | 1950 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State judiciary | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would ... | Approved | 64.56% (55,420) | 35.44% (30,420) | 29.12% |
| Alabama | 1950 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Jefferson County would... | Approved | 65.44% (57,715) | 34.56% (30,481) | 30.88% |
| Alabama | 1950 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State judiciary | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the method of filling ... | Approved | 53.73% (43,827) | 46.27% (37,747) | 7.45% |
| Alabama | 1950 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Public economic investment policy | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that each municipality in M... | Approved | 52.76% (39,830) | 47.24% (35,668) | 5.51% |
| Alabama | 1950 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | State judiciary, County and municipal governance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that Talladega County be au... | Approved | 64.99% (49,365) | 35.01% (26,598) | 29.97% |
| Alabama | 1950 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that several school distric... | Approved | 67.53% (51,741) | 32.47% (24,876) | 35.06% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 100-101 | LRCA | Banking policy | Provide for the extension of liability of banking corporations or associations to individual shareho... | Defeated | 40.19% (61,196) | 59.81% (91,067) | 19.62% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 102-103 | CICA | Education, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Provide the legislature with the ability to appropriate state funds for public schools as a suppleme... | Defeated | 49.61% (65,263) | 50.39% (66,286) | 0.78% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 104-105 | CICA | Education, State executive official measures | Provide the governor with the power to appoint the members of the State Board of Education | Defeated | 25.43% (38,239) | 74.57% (112,109) | 49.13% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 106-107 | CICA | Administration of government | Provide for a merit-based system of personnel administration and the establishment of state and coun... | Defeated | 37.20% (58,192) | 62.80% (98,253) | 25.61% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 300-301 | CISS | Labor and unions, Law enforcement | Provide for the establishment of a personnel merit-based system pertaining to peace officers | Defeated | 39.53% (63,152) | 60.47% (96,592) | 20.93% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 302-303 | CISS | Business regulations, Gambling policy | Provide for the creation of a Department of State Control of Gambling to regulate, license, and auth... | Defeated | 17.25% (27,683) | 82.75% (132,839) | 65.51% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 304-305 | CISS | Taxes, Education | Provide an excise tax for the maintenance of public schools | Defeated | 21.28% (32,218) | 78.72% (119,179) | 57.44% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 306-307 | CISS | Alcohol laws, County and municipal governance, Elections and campaigns | Provide for allowing county or municipal elections to determine the legality of alcoholic beverages ... | Defeated | 22.82% (38,819) | 77.18% (131,288) | 54.36% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 308-309 | CISS | Workers' compensation laws | Provide for the exclusion of earnings above $300 per month for Workmen's Compensation | Defeated | 43.28% (67,024) | 56.72% (87,822) | 13.43% |
| Arizona | 1950 | Measure Nos. 312-313 | CISS | Public assistance programs | Provide for the expansion of old-age assistance through the abolishment of certain requirements rega... | Defeated | 40.78% (65,091) | 59.22% (94,516) | 18.44% |