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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 1948 | Measure Nos. 308-309 | CICA | English language policy, Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements, Residency voting requirements | Require school election voters to have resided in the school district six months prior to the electi... | Approved | 63.45% (284,776) | 36.55% (164,025) | 26.91% |
| Oregon | 1948 | Measure Nos. 310-311 | CISS | Public assistance programs, Public employee retirement funds | Provide $50 a month to “needy” female citizens 60 or older, and male citizens, 65 or older, for food... | Approved | 64.48% (313,212) | 35.52% (172,531) | 28.96% |
| Oregon | 1948 | Measure Nos. 312-313 | CISS | Taxes | Provide $750 income tax exemptions for single persons and $1,500 for married couples and require tax... | Approved | 86.49% (405,842) | 13.51% (63,373) | 72.99% |
| Oregon | 1948 | Measure Nos. 314-315 | CISS | Business regulations, Alcohol laws | Authorize the issuance of dispensing licenses, permit serving and selling alcoholic beverages, and r... | Defeated | 43.44% (210,108) | 56.56% (273,621) | 13.13% |
| Oregon | 1948 | Measure Nos. 316-317 | CICA | Veterans policy | Authorize the World War II Veterans’ State Aid Fund, funded by bond sales, to provide World War II v... | Defeated | 42.73% (198,283) | 57.27% (265,805) | 14.55% |
| Oregon | 1948 | Measure Nos. 318-319 | CISS | Fisheries and fishing regulations | Prohibit the use of fixed appliances, such as traps, to catch salmon and trout in the Columbia River... | Approved | 59.64% (273,140) | 40.36% (184,834) | 19.28% |
| Oregon | 1948 | Measure Nos. 320-321 | CRSS | Taxes | Levy a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year en... | Defeated | 35.96% (143,856) | 64.04% (256,167) | 28.08% |
| South Dakota | 1948 | Amendment A | LRCA | Census policy, Redistricting policy, State legislative structure | Require legislative reapportionment based on the census every ten years, effective in 1951 | Approved | 61.67% (111,674) | 38.33% (69,402) | 23.34% |
| South Dakota | 1948 | Amendment B | LRCA | State executive powers and duties, State legislative authority, State legislative elections, State executive branch structure | Allow the governor to fill vacancies in either house of the legislature | Approved | 56.84% (103,396) | 43.16% (78,505) | 13.68% |
| South Dakota | 1948 | Amendment C | LRCA | Public land policy, Public education funding, Agriculture policy | Allow school and public lands to be leased for agricultural purposes for up to five years | Approved | 52.91% (95,949) | 47.09% (85,378) | 5.83% |
| South Dakota | 1948 | Amendment D | LRCA | Hunting regulations, Public land policy, Firearms policy, Property taxes | Allow taxes on state public shooting areas | Approved | 59.67% (106,458) | 40.33% (71,942) | 19.35% |
| South Dakota | 1948 | Amendment E | LRCA | Veterans policy | Allow veterans who served in World War 2 to receive a veterans' bonus | Approved | 61.12% (120,462) | 38.88% (76,636) | 22.24% |
| South Dakota | 1948 | Initiated Measure | IndISS | Alcohol laws | Prohibit the sale or possession of alcoholic beverages in any location where commodities other than ... | Defeated | 46.30% (110,017) | 53.70% (127,615) | 7.41% |
| South Dakota | 1948 | Referred Law | VR | Alcohol laws | Regulate the sale of liquor by its age and container size | Defeated | 47.02% (106,271) | 52.98% (119,743) | 5.96% |
| Texas | 1948 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Workers' compensation laws | Grant the legislature the power to pass laws to provide county employees with workman's compensation... | Approved | 78.65% (574,987) | 21.35% (156,122) | 57.29% |
| Texas | 1948 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Redistricting policy | Create the Legislative Redistricting Board to handle senatorial and representative district reapport... | Approved | 77.46% (528,158) | 22.54% (153,704) | 54.92% |
| Texas | 1948 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Family-related policy | Allow spouses to partition existing community property into separate property of the respective spou... | Approved | 78.60% (548,718) | 21.40% (149,438) | 57.19% |
| Texas | 1948 | Proposition 4 | LRCA | State executive official measures | Provide for gubernatorial succession in the event the governor-elect dies, becomes disabled or fails... | Approved | 80.82% (548,195) | 19.18% (130,119) | 61.63% |
| Texas | 1948 | Proposition 5 | LRCA | Taxes | Restore the exemption of $3,000 of the assessed taxable value of all residence homesteads from all s... | Approved | 85.51% (614,325) | 14.49% (104,059) | 71.03% |
| Texas | 1948 | Proposition 6 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, Law enforcement | Require compensation for all law enforcement officers to be on a salary basis | Approved | 79.82% (557,698) | 20.18% (140,953) | 59.65% |
| Texas | 1948 | Proposition 7 | LRCA | Taxes | Prohibit ad valorem taxes for general revenue purposes beginning on January 1,1951 | Approved | 70.22% (475,255) | 29.78% (201,572) | 40.44% |
| Texas | 1948 | Proposition 8 | LRCA | State judiciary | Provide for the retirement and compensation of judges, based on service duration, age, or disability... | Approved | 54.61% (376,070) | 45.39% (312,624) | 9.21% |
| Utah | 1948 | Grant Legislature Power to Form the Grand Jury Amendment | LRCA | Criminal trials, State legislative authority, Jury rules | Give legislature the power to form the grand jury | Approved | 75.03% (70,787) | 24.97% (23,553) | 50.07% |
| Virginia | 1948 | Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Abolish the joint committee on special, private, and local legislation | Approved | 60.97% (165,482) | 39.03% (105,935) | 21.94% |
| Washington | 1948 | HJR 13 | LRCA | Local government organization | Permit the formation of combined city and county charters with a minimum population of 300,000 | Approved | 50.34% (291,699) | 49.66% (287,813) | 0.67% |
| Washington | 1948 | HJR 4 | LRCA | Local official term limits | Repeal the constitutional provision that limits county officers from holding office for more than tw... | Approved | 54.45% (337,554) | 45.55% (282,324) | 8.91% |
| Washington | 1948 | Initiative 13 | IndISS | Alcohol laws | Prohibit alcohol sales by any person other than the State of Washington, repealing all provision on ... | Defeated | 25.71% (208,337) | 74.29% (602,141) | 48.59% |
| Washington | 1948 | Initiative 169 | CISS | Bond issues, Veterans policy | Provide additional compensation for World War II veterans and funding through bond sales. | Approved | 56.52% (438,518) | 43.48% (337,410) | 13.03% |
| Washington | 1948 | Initiative 171 | CISS | Business regulations, Alcohol laws | Provide for the regulation and control of alcohol sales by the drink and the restriction on alcohol ... | Approved | 52.71% (416,227) | 47.29% (373,418) | 5.42% |
| Washington | 1948 | Initiative 172 | CISS | Public assistance programs | Provide a minimum standard of living of $60 per month for low-income senior and blind citizens. | Approved | 54.40% (420,751) | 45.60% (352,642) | 8.81% |
| Washington | 1948 | SJR 4 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Permit the legislature to fix the salaries of elected state officials. | Approved | 50.62% (318,319) | 49.38% (310,516) | 1.24% |
| Washington | 1948 | SJR 5 | LRCA | Local government organization | Permit counties to adopt Home Rule charters | Approved | 52.44% (296,624) | 47.56% (269,018) | 4.88% |
| Wisconsin | 1948 | Question 1 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Allow municipalities to take private property for public use without a jury establishing necessity | Defeated | 20.65% (210,086) | 79.35% (807,318) | 58.70% |
| Wisconsin | 1948 | Question 2 | LRAQ | Veterans policy, Taxes | Establish a 3 percent retail sales tax to raise up to $200 million for WWII veteran bonuses | Defeated | 23.84% (258,497) | 76.16% (825,990) | 52.33% |
| Maine | 1948 | Barlow and Tabb Labor Union Bills | IndISS | Labor and unions | Defeated | ||||
| Maine | 1948 | Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Require signatures from citizens numbering at least 10% of the total vote for Governor cast in the l... | Approved | 50.95% (68,237) | 49.05% (65,698) | 1.90% |
| Maine | 1948 | Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Allow members of the state legislature to be paid by the state treasury once per week to cover expen... | Approved | 55.53% (77,716) | 44.47% (62,236) | 11.06% |
| Oklahoma | 1948 | State Question 327 | LRCA | Taxes, Education | Allow a county excise board to levy up to one additional mill for separate schools for white and Bla... | Approved | 70.45% (253,815) | 29.55% (106,486) | 40.89% |
| Oklahoma | 1948 | State Question 328 | LRCA | Higher education governance | Create a Board of Regents for five state colleges in Oklahoma. | Approved | 61.53% (200,848) | 38.47% (125,585) | 23.06% |
| Oklahoma | 1948 | State Question 329 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Set legislative compensation at $100 per month during their term, or $15 per day for up to 75 days d... | Approved | 51.03% (165,953) | 48.97% (159,225) | 2.07% |
| North Dakota | 1948 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Taxes | Defeated | 39.10% (64,747) | 60.90% (100,853) | 21.80% | |
| North Dakota | 1948 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Veterans policy, Bond issues | Approved | 69.56% (126,573) | 30.44% (55,377) | 39.13% | |
| North Dakota | 1948 | Initiated Measure 1 | CISS | Constitutional rights, Public school teachers and staff, Religion-related policy, Religion in public schools | Prohibit public school teachers from wearing clothing or garb that indicates their affiliation with ... | Approved | 52.89% (104,133) | 47.11% (92,771) | 5.77% |
| North Dakota | 1948 | Initiative 2 | CISS | Transportation | Approved | 50.66% (96,192) | 49.34% (93,670) | 1.33% | |
| North Dakota | 1948 | Initiative 3 | CISS | Alcohol laws, Business regulations | Defeated | 47.96% (92,717) | 52.04% (100,612) | 4.08% | |
| North Dakota | 1948 | Referendum 1 | VR | Labor disputes and strikes | Approved | 58.29% (85,206) | 41.71% (60,976) | 16.58% | |
| North Dakota | 1948 | Referendum 2 | VR | Right-to-work laws | Approved | 66.28% (105,192) | 33.72% (53,515) | 32.56% | |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the governor would con... | Defeated | 39.10% (63,191) | 60.90% (98,413) | 21.80% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize the DeKalb Cou... | Approved | 54.48% (55,308) | 45.52% (46,205) | 8.97% |
| Alabama | 1948 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a license tax be enact... | Approved | 51.33% (51,290) | 48.67% (48,627) | 2.67% |