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StateYearNameTypeTopicsDescriptionStatusYes Votes TotalNo Votes TotalMov
Nevada1936Question 4IndISSPublic assistance programsProvide state and county-funded pensions up to $1 per day for eligible Nevada seniors, with income l...Defeated27.45% (9,252)72.55% (24,447)45.09%
New York1936Amendment 1LRCAState constitutional conventionsCall for a constitutional convention to amend the state ConstitutionApproved54.29% (1,413,604)45.71% (1,190,275)8.58%
New York1936Proposition 1BIBond issues, Public assistance programsIssue a $30 million bond for unemployment relief funds from 11/15/1936 through 2/15/1938Approved66.69% (1,578,519)33.31% (788,512)33.38%
North Carolina1936Homestead Tax Exemption AmendmentLRCATaxes, PropertyExempt homesteads less than $1,000 from taxation.Approved65.24% (312,976)34.76% (166,752)30.48%
North Carolina1936Increase Income Tax Rate Cap to 10%LRCATaxesIncrease the cap on income tax rates from 6% to 10%Approved57.62% (242,492)42.38% (178,373)15.24%
North Carolina1936Number of Supreme Court Justices AmendmentLRCAState judiciary structureAuthorize the legislature to increase the number of supreme court justices from five to seven.Approved60.49% (257,980)39.51% (168,496)20.98%
North Carolina1936Public Debt Limitations AmendmentLRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeAuthorize public debt to fund obligations, borrow against future taxes, cover deficits, and suppress...Approved63.14% (255,416)36.86% (149,086)26.29%
North Carolina1936Uniform Property Taxes AmendmentLRCAProperty, TaxesProvide for uniform taxation across property classes.Approved61.43% (242,899)38.57% (152,516)22.86%
North Dakota1936Liquor Control InitiativeCISSAlcohol lawsApproved53.50% (147,330)46.50% (128,064)7.00%
Ohio1936Prohibition of the Taxation of Food InitiativeCICAState legislative authority, Food and beverage taxes, Food policyProhibit the levy or collection of excise taxes on the sale or purchase of food for human consumptio...Approved68.77% (1,585,327)31.23% (719,966)37.54%
Ohio1936Stockholder Liability AmendmentLRCABanking policy, Business regulationsEliminate the liability of individual stockholders of corporations authorized to receive money or de...Approved56.65% (1,078,170)43.35% (824,968)13.30%
Oklahoma1936State Question 207LRCALaw enforcement, Public employee retirement fundsAuthorize the legislature to pass laws enabling cities to provide pensions for meritorious and disab...Approved62.68% (390,142)37.32% (232,310)25.36%
Oklahoma1936State Question 210LRCAEducation, Administration of governmentRemove the State Board of Agriculture's duties as Regents and create a separate nine-member Board of...Defeated63.30% (379,405)36.70% (219,996)26.59%
Oklahoma1936State Question 222CICAAlcohol lawsRepeal prohibition, authorizing the regulated manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol under...Defeated40.60% (267,285)59.40% (391,083)18.80%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 300-301VRPublic assistance programsReduce the eligibility age of old age public assistance from 70 to 65.Defeated49.30% (174,293)50.70% (179,236)1.40%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 302-303CICABusiness regulationsProhibit regulation of truthful commercial advertisement.Defeated31.00% (100,141)69.00% (222,897)38.00%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 304-305CICATaxesAuthorize school districts with over 100,000 people to levy taxes for 1937 that do not exceed 80% of...Defeated35.59% (112,546)64.41% (203,693)28.82%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 308-309CISSEducationDisallow military courses, drills, and services as requirements for higher education degrees.Defeated38.11% (131,917)61.89% (214,246)23.78%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 310-311CICATaxes, PropertyLimit and reduce the total permissible state tax on real and tangible property to six mills per doll...Defeated24.83% (79,604)75.17% (241,042)50.35%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 312-313CISSEnergy, Administration of governmentAllow the state to purchase electric energy from the United States and to develop hydroelectric powe...Defeated38.71% (131,489)61.29% (208,179)22.58%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 314-315CICAEnergy, Administration of governmentAllow the board of control to administer state water power and hydroelectric laws.Defeated32.47% (100,356)67.53% (208,741)35.07%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 316-317CISSAdministration of government, Banking policyCreate the state-owned and operated Bank of OregonDefeated24.84% (82,869)75.16% (250,777)50.33%
South Dakota1936Amendment ALRCAState legislative structure, Redistricting policyReduce the size limits of the House of Representatives and Senate, and requiring population counts e...Approved57.47% (125,597)42.53% (92,961)14.93%
South Dakota1936Amendment BLRCAExecutive official term limitsLimit the State Treasurer to serving two consecutive terms, and establish the election of the Superi...Approved62.43% (137,247)37.57% (82,611)24.85%
South Dakota1936Amendment CLRCALocal official term limitsEstablish the office of County Superintendent as non-partisan, and allow the Superintendent and Cler...Approved62.00% (134,836)38.00% (82,647)24.00%
South Dakota1936Amendment DLRCADebt limitsRemove counties' authority for rural credit program, and eliminate the state's debt limit exception ...Approved53.70% (109,703)46.30% (94,571)7.41%
South Dakota1936Amendment ELRCABanking policy, Business regulationsExempt shareholders of state banks from personal liability if federal law exempts national bank shar...Approved53.01% (109,154)46.99% (96,760)6.02%
Texas1936Proposition 1LRCAAlcohol lawsEstablish a state-ran dispensary system, which would give the state the exclusive right to purchase ...Defeated39.80% (247,198)60.20% (373,919)20.40%
Texas1936Proposition 2LRCARedistricting policyLimit county representatives at seven, except for counties with over 700,000 people, which get an ex...Approved59.03% (344,173)40.97% (238,879)18.06%
Texas1936Proposition 3LRCAState executive official measures, Salaries of government officialsIncrease annual salaries of the governor to $12,000, secretary of state to $5,000, attorney general ...Approved54.30% (326,856)45.70% (275,060)8.61%
Texas1936Proposition 4LRCAPublic employee retirement fundsCreate the Teachers' Retirement System for public school, college, and university employees funded b...Approved52.77% (323,725)47.23% (289,763)5.54%
Texas1936Proposition 5LRCAWorkers' compensation lawsGrant the legislature to power to pass the laws necessary to provide workers' compensation insurance...Approved60.02% (356,611)39.98% (237,563)20.04%
Texas1936Proposition 6LRCALaw enforcement, Administration of governmentEstablish a board of pardons and paroles, making gubernatorial pardons contingent on board recommend...Approved71.55% (422,224)28.45% (167,916)43.09%
Utah1936Amendment 1LRCAState executive branch structureRemove the superintendent of public instruction as a state executive officeDefeated32.91% (32,771)67.09% (66,805)34.18%
Utah1936Amendment 2LRCAState executive branch structureRemove the superintendent of public instruction from Article VII, Section 10 of the ConstitutionDefeated31.94% (31,161)68.06% (66,406)36.12%
Utah1936Amendment 3LRCAPublic education governance, State executive branch structureRemove the superintendent of public instruction from the State Board of EducationDefeated33.73% (32,717)66.27% (64,266)32.53%
Utah1936Amendment 4LRCABanking policyPermit the legislature to determine banking liabilityDefeated38.15% (36,509)61.85% (59,186)23.70%
Utah1936Amendment 5LRCAProperty tax exemptions, Homestead tax exemptionsIncrease the value limits for property tax exemptionsApproved52.83% (60,708)47.17% (54,210)5.65%
Utah1936Amendment 6LRCASalaries of government officialsIncrease the legislative per diem limit from $4 to $8Defeated28.91% (27,907)71.09% (68,607)42.17%
Washington1936HJR 10LRCAEnergyAuthorize the state's production and distribution of electric energy and bond issuance for energy an...Defeated38.44% (173,930)61.56% (278,543)23.12%
Washington1936Initiative 101CISSCivil serviceEstablish a civil service system for all employees in the state, counties, cities, schools, public l...Defeated41.03% (208,904)58.97% (300,274)17.94%
Washington1936Initiative 114CISSProperty, Higher education funding, Property taxes, Revenue and spending limitsLimit property tax levy for state, county, city, school district and road districts to forty mills a...Approved77.61% (417,641)22.39% (120,478)55.22%
Washington1936Initiative 115CISSPublic employee retirement fundsEstablish a state pension department, eligibility requirements, and pension amounts, and authorize t...Defeated30.11% (152,551)69.89% (354,162)39.79%
Washington1936Initiative 119CISSEminent domain policy, Tax and revenue administration, Bond issue requirements, Administrative organization, Public economic investment policyCreate Production for Use Districts to employ the unemployed to produce and distribute commodities.Defeated20.82% (97,329)79.18% (370,140)58.36%
Washington1936Referendum 4LRSSState and local government budgets, spending, and financeEstablish a State Flood Control Fund through the issuance of bonds and tax levies and authorization ...Defeated25.45% (114,055)74.55% (334,035)49.09%
Washington1936SJR 20LRCASalaries of government officials, State legislatures measuresAmend compensation of legislators to five dollars per day for expenses and five dollars per day for ...Defeated28.44% (124,639)71.56% (313,660)43.13%
Washington1936SJR 7LRCATaxesProvide state uniform tax policies, authorize the legislature to provide exemptions and graduated ne...Defeated22.17% (93,598)77.83% (328,675)55.67%
Wisconsin1936Question 1LRCATransportation, Ethics rules and commissionsExclude notaries public and certain railroad and public utility employees from a ban on public offic...Approved50.29% (365,971)49.71% (361,799)0.57%
Maine1936Question 5IndISSState and local government budgets, spending, and financeApproved77.58% (182,012)22.42% (52,590)55.17%
Maine1936Question No. 4VRHunting regulations, Fisheries and fishing regulationsApproved53.81% (132,400)46.19% (113,634)7.63%