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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 1938 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Business regulations, Banking policy | Repeal the provision fixing individual liability of stockholders in banking corporations. | Approved | 51.53% (190,328) | 48.47% (178,998) | 3.07% |
| Nebraska | 1938 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | State executive elections | Provide that the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, and state treasurer be appointive ... | Defeated | 27.69% (89,357) | 72.31% (233,319) | 44.62% |
| Nebraska | 1938 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Administrative organization, Public education governance | Add the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. | Defeated | 46.38% (145,345) | 53.62% (168,035) | 7.24% |
| Nebraska | 1938 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Corrections governance, Administrative organization | Change the Board of Pardons to include the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Audit... | Defeated | 37.05% (111,284) | 62.95% (189,056) | 25.89% |
| Nebraska | 1938 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | State executive elections, Recall process | Allow the recall of elective executive state officers, requiring a petition signed by 25% of the vot... | Defeated | 42.21% (124,829) | 57.79% (170,883) | 15.57% |
| Nevada | 1938 | Question 1 | LRCA | Higher education funding, Public education governance, Public education funding, Tax and revenue administration | Remove constitutional limits on state taxes for public schools and the university and eliminate lang... | Approved | 50.94% (16,346) | 49.06% (15,741) | 1.89% |
| Nevada | 1938 | Question 2 | IndISS | Hunting regulations | Establish state-funded bounties for eradicating predatory animals. | Defeated | 41.01% (13,483) | 58.99% (19,392) | 17.97% |
| New Hampshire | 1938 | Question 1 | CCRCA | Absentee and mail voting | It proposed to allow absentee voting in biennial elections.Note: Although this measure gathered more... | Defeated | 66.28% (75,474) | 33.72% (38,399) | 32.56% |
| New Hampshire | 1938 | Question 2 | CCRCA | Taxes | It proposed that revenue derived from the use of motor vehicles be used only for highways. | Approved | 80.20% (96,631) | 19.80% (23,851) | 60.41% |
| New Hampshire | 1938 | Question 3 | CCRCA | Constitutional wording changes | It proposed to allow the legislature to define the word "paupers" as used in the constitution. This... | Defeated | 51.63% (57,289) | 48.37% (53,671) | 3.26% |
| New Hampshire | 1938 | Question 4 | CCRCA | Taxes | It proposed to permit the legislature to levy certain taxes including taxes on the sale of certain l... | Defeated | 46.29% (44,950) | 53.71% (52,157) | 7.42% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | State constitutional conventions | Amend the Constitution generally, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, except Amendments 2-9 | Approved | 53.88% (1,521,036) | 46.12% (1,301,797) | 7.77% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Redistricting policy, State legislative term limits | Repeal Sections 2 to 5 of Article 3 of the state Constitution and substitute new sections on legisla... | Defeated | 37.31% (848,367) | 62.69% (1,425,344) | 25.38% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Railways, State constitutional conventions | Eliminate railroad grade crossings | Approved | 63.56% (1,561,846) | 36.44% (895,382) | 27.12% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | State constitutional conventions, Housing development funding | Authorize up to $300 million for loans, grant subsidies, expand the debt limit of cities by 2 percen... | Approved | 64.30% (1,686,056) | 35.70% (936,279) | 28.59% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | State judicial selection, State constitutional conventions, State judicial authority, Judicial term limits | Amend a judiciary article to include changes to judicial districts, justices, appeals process, juris... | Defeated | 29.26% (641,332) | 70.74% (1,550,653) | 41.48% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Public works labor and contracting | Ensure rights of labor and fix the hours of workers and the rate of wages on public works | Approved | 66.53% (1,869,883) | 33.47% (940,770) | 33.06% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 7 | CCRCA | Proportional representation | Prohibit a system of proportional representation in New York | Defeated | 28.75% (627,123) | 71.25% (1,554,404) | 42.51% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Public assistance programs, State constitutional conventions | Permit the use of state money and credit for social welfare, including provision, by insurance or ot... | Approved | 66.85% (1,902,075) | 33.15% (943,296) | 33.70% |
| New York | 1938 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | Public transportation, Local government finance and taxes | Allocate $315 million from the debt limit of NYC for the unification of transit facilities | Approved | 60.06% (1,407,056) | 39.94% (935,744) | 20.12% |
| North Carolina | 1938 | Create the State Department of Justice Amendment | LRCA | Administration of government | Establish the state's Department of Justice. | Approved | 54.33% (172,583) | 45.67% (145,103) | 8.65% |
| North Carolina | 1938 | Sheriff and Coroner Office Terms Amendment | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Increase terms for sheriffs and coroners from two years to four years. | Approved | 51.05% (206,069) | 48.95% (197,593) | 2.10% |
| North Dakota | 1938 | Old Age Assistance Initiative | CISS | Public assistance programs | Approved | 66.31% (154,367) | 33.69% (78,427) | 32.62% | |
| North Dakota | 1938 | Repeal of Liquor Control Act Initiative | CISS | Alcohol laws | Defeated | 38.05% (98,478) | 61.95% (160,365) | 23.91% | |
| North Dakota | 1938 | Volume-Based License Fees for Creameries Referendum | VR | Agriculture policy, Taxes | Defeated | 47.62% (97,019) | 52.38% (106,718) | 4.76% | |
| Ohio | 1938 | Judicial Appointment Initiative | CICA | State judiciary, County and municipal governance | Provide for the original appointment of judges to the supreme court and establishing a method for vo... | Defeated | 33.42% (621,011) | 66.58% (1,237,443) | 33.17% |
| Oklahoma | 1938 | State Question 205 | CICA | County and municipal governance, Utility policy | Allow public bodies, including rural utility districts, to assume revenue debt, issue certificates, ... | Defeated | 26.90% (98,216) | 73.10% (266,893) | 46.20% |
| Oklahoma | 1938 | State Question 216 | VR | Gambling policy | Repeal slot machine bans, redefine vending and pin machines, and legalize them with a state licensin... | Defeated | 25.98% (98,360) | 74.02% (280,284) | 48.05% |
| Oklahoma | 1938 | State Question 236 | VR | Taxes | Grant the Oklahoma Tax Commission authority to regulate oleomargarine sales and allocate 95% of taxe... | Defeated | 46.11% (184,619) | 53.89% (215,799) | 7.79% |
| Oklahoma | 1938 | State Question 238 | VR | Administration of government, Fossil fuel energy | Designate the Oklahoma Tax Commissioner as State Oil Inspector and authorize the appointment of Depu... | Defeated | 27.67% (99,163) | 72.33% (259,240) | 44.66% |
| Oklahoma | 1938 | State Question 242 | LRCA | Public employee retirement funds, Public school teachers and staff | Authorize the legislature to provide retirement, death, and disability benefits for teachers and emp... | Defeated | 45.66% (183,997) | 54.34% (218,945) | 8.67% |
| Oklahoma | 1938 | State Question 243 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, State legislative structure, Redistricting policy | Establish a 77-member House and a 34-member Senate, set annual salaries for legislators up to $2,400... | Defeated | 26.44% (92,264) | 73.56% (256,745) | 47.13% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 300-301 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Extend the period for the governor to review and approve or veto bills from five to twenty days. | Approved | 71.34% (233,384) | 28.66% (93,752) | 42.68% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 302-303 | LRCA | Banking policy | Repeal the bank stockholders double liability, making each stockholder individually liable to deposi... | Defeated | 44.61% (133,525) | 55.39% (165,797) | 10.78% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 304-305 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Set state legislators' daily compensation at no more than $8 for up to 50 days during regular sessio... | Defeated | 46.90% (149,356) | 53.10% (169,131) | 6.21% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 306-307 | LRSS | Family-related policy | Require medical examinations and certification of all marriage license applicants. | Approved | 80.65% (277,099) | 19.35% (66,484) | 61.30% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 308-309 | VR | Law enforcement, Gambling policy | Prohibit slot machines and require sheriffs to seize any such machine and, upon recognition by a cou... | Approved | 61.77% (204,561) | 38.23% (126,580) | 23.55% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 310-311 | VR | Gambling policy | Ban all games of chance and provide punishments for violations. | Approved | 60.53% (197,912) | 39.47% (129,043) | 21.06% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 312-313 | CISS | Federal government issues | Call for a constitutional convention to consider an amendment to the U.S. Constitution implementing ... | Approved | 55.11% (183,781) | 44.89% (149,711) | 10.22% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 314-315 | CISS | Taxes, Public assistance programs | Implement a two percent transaction tax to create a fund for monthly payments to unemployed individu... | Defeated | 33.81% (112,172) | 66.19% (219,557) | 32.37% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 316-317 | CISS | Labor and unions | Define “labor dispute” as a controversy between employer and employees and restrict revenues of coll... | Approved | 57.12% (197,771) | 42.88% (148,460) | 14.24% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 318-319 | CISS | Water | Declare the preservation of rivers, streams, lakes and watersheds for public health and wildlife and... | Approved | 76.69% (247,685) | 23.31% (75,295) | 53.37% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 322-323 | CISS | Business regulations, Alcohol laws | Prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor by entities other than the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. | Defeated | 34.74% (118,282) | 65.26% (222,221) | 30.53% |
| Oregon | 1938 | Measure Nos. 324-325 | CICA | Gambling policy | Legalize certain lotteries and other forms of gambling and authorize the state to exclusively licens... | Defeated | 44.02% (141,792) | 55.98% (180,329) | 11.96% |
| South Dakota | 1938 | Amendment A | LRCA | Redistricting policy, State legislative structure | Require an apportionment of the Legislature after the 1945 census, and increase the number of member... | Defeated | 26.65% (60,428) | 73.35% (166,326) | 46.70% |
| South Dakota | 1938 | Unemployment Compensation Commission Referendum | VR | Local government organization | Abolish the Unemployment Compensation Commission and establish the Office of Unemployment Compensati... | Defeated | 47.44% (106,493) | 52.56% (118,007) | 5.13% |
| Texas | 1938 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Administration of government | Eliminate outdated language from state official oaths, mandating a pledge to "preserve, protect, and... | Approved | 55.61% (89,899) | 44.39% (71,753) | 11.23% |
| Utah | 1938 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Revenue allocation, Public education funding, Restricted-use funds | Place school funds from state lands into the Uniform School Fund | Approved | 50.92% (62,098) | 49.08% (59,855) | 1.84% |
| Utah | 1938 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Property taxes | Change Article XIII, Section 7 of the constitution | Defeated | 47.94% (55,908) | 52.06% (60,706) | 4.11% |
| Utah | 1938 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Working hours regulations, Public works labor and contracting | Set working hours for public works at eight hours a day | Defeated | 40.13% (41,421) | 59.87% (61,807) | 19.75% |