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StateYearNameTypeTopicsDescriptionStatusYes Votes TotalNo Votes TotalMov
Oklahoma1936State Question 225CICAPublic assistance programsAuthorize legislation to provide relief for needy elderly and others, capping assistance at $30 per ...Approved62.20% (346,950)37.80% (210,888)24.39%
Oklahoma1936State Question 226CISSPublic assistance programsProvide assistance to needy seniors, blind, disabled children, and low-income minors, funded by doub...Approved59.73% (340,438)40.27% (229,542)19.46%
Oklahoma1936State Question 230CISSEnvironmentDesignate the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to collaborate with federal soil programs, allocating...Defeated43.54% (223,836)56.46% (290,241)12.92%
North Dakota1936Municipal Liquor Control ReferendumVRCounty and municipal governance, Alcohol lawsDefeated42.54% (78,337)57.46% (105,832)14.93%
North Dakota1936Assessment of Property AmendmentLRCAPropertyDefeated19.75% (36,187)80.25% (147,009)60.49%
North Dakota1936County Officials Election Terms AmendmentLRCACounty and municipal governanceDefeated31.13% (50,183)68.87% (111,007)37.73%
North Dakota1936Sale and Rental of School and University Lands AmendmentLRCAPropertyDefeated30.75% (47,987)69.25% (108,064)38.50%
North Dakota1936School and Public Lands Sales AmendmentLRCAPropertyDefeated32.23% (51,691)67.77% (108,703)35.54%
North Dakota1936Abolish Absent Ballot InitiativeCISSAbsentee and mail votingDefeated36.18% (61,677)63.82% (108,792)27.64%
North Dakota1936Federal Funds for Political Purposes InitiativeCISSState and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Federal government issuesDefeated43.54% (74,579)56.46% (96,716)12.92%
North Dakota1936Income Tax ReferendumVRTaxesDefeated26.32% (45,498)73.68% (127,359)47.36%
North Dakota1936Legislative Power and Direct Democracy AmendmentLRCAInitiative and referendum processDefeated24.55% (41,500)75.45% (127,511)50.89%
North Dakota1936Packing Plants ReferendumVRAgriculture policy, Business regulationsDefeated28.98% (49,069)71.02% (120,229)42.03%
North Dakota1936Police Magistrates and City Justices Jurisdiction ReferendumVRCounty and municipal governanceDefeated27.72% (42,304)72.28% (110,331)44.57%
Vermont1936Green Mountain Parkway ActLRSSTransportationDefeated
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 300-301LRSSElections and campaignsMove primary nominating elections from the third Friday in May to the first Friday after the first M...Defeated28.21% (61,270)71.79% (155,922)43.58%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 302-303LRCASalaries of government officialsDetermine legislative compensation by law, rather than amendment.Defeated13.46% (28,661)86.54% (184,332)73.09%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 304-305LRSSTaxesImplement a 2% sales tax on retail sales and a 0.25% sales tax on wholesale sales to fund public ass...Defeated14.63% (32,106)85.37% (187,319)70.74%
Oregon1936Measure Nos. 306-307VREducationAuthorize public higher educational institutions to collect a $5 per term activity fee from students...Defeated23.80% (50,971)76.20% (163,191)52.40%
Oklahoma1935State Question 220CISSPublic assistance programsAllocate $2.5 million for county aid to indigent and unemployed residents, grant more powers to the ...Approved64.66% (82,462)35.34% (45,079)29.31%
New York1935Amendment 1LRCAAdministrative organizationProvide for reorganization of the government and officers of countiesApproved72.07% (1,288,297)27.93% (499,332)44.13%
New York1935Amendment 2LRCACivil trials, Jury rulesProvide that a verdict can be reached by five-sixths or more of the jurymen in a civil caseApproved70.55% (1,150,687)29.45% (480,340)41.10%
New York1935Amendment 3LRCABanking policyRepeal section seven of article eight of the constitution which provided that stockholders of corpor...Approved66.87% (1,086,701)33.13% (538,442)33.74%
New York1935Proposition 1BIBond issuesIssue a $55 million bond for emergency relief from 11/15/1935 through 2/15/1937Approved69.28% (1,204,698)30.72% (534,107)38.57%
Oklahoma1935State Question 201CICATaxes, PropertyAllow the legislature to exempt all homesteads from ad valorem taxes, excluding prior obligations, f...Approved66.99% (185,058)33.01% (91,189)33.98%
Oklahoma1935State Question 208LRCAProperty, TaxesExempt up to $1,500 of homestead value from ad valorem taxes, excluding existing debts, assessments,...Defeated49.48% (129,314)50.52% (132,037)1.04%
Oklahoma1935State Question 209LRCAPublic assistance programs, Public employee retirement fundsAllow pensions for elderly Oklahoma residents, funded by special taxes, with payments capped at $15 ...Defeated44.99% (119,612)55.01% (146,229)10.01%
Oklahoma1935State Question 211LRCASex and gender issues, State executive official measuresAllow women to be eligible for statewide offices, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other...Defeated42.64% (114,968)57.36% (154,669)14.72%
Oklahoma1935State Question 212LRCAAdministration of governmentReplace the "Commissioners of the Land Office" board with a single office, appointed by the Governor...Defeated44.36% (113,737)55.64% (142,664)11.28%
Oklahoma1935State Question 214CICAPublic employee retirement funds, Public assistance programsAuthorize old age pensions, creating a Commission for implementation and allowing the necessary taxe...Approved72.20% (204,626)27.80% (78,783)44.40%
Maine1935Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District MeasureLRSSHighways and bridges, Local government organizationCreate the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge DistrictApproved73.97% (22,205)26.03% (7,813)47.94%
Maine1935Question 1LRCAResidency voting requirementsLengthen the period of time required to establish residency for voting purposes from three to six mo...Approved80.77% (23,269)19.23% (5,540)61.54%
Maine1935Question 2LRCABond issues, Highways and bridgesProvide for an increase in the amount of state bonds to be issued for the purpose of matching federa...Approved65.80% (19,074)34.20% (9,915)31.59%
Maine1935Question 3LRCAElections and campaignsAllow for the use of voting machines, so long as they did not violate the right to secret votingApproved61.89% (17,855)38.11% (10,996)23.77%
Maine1935Question 4LRCABond issues, Highways and bridgesProvid for the issuance of bonds for furnishing and paying any additional funds necessary for the ma...Approved71.86% (21,383)28.14% (8,375)43.71%
Texas1935Proposition 1LRCAAlcohol lawsRepeal statewide alcohol prohibition, prohibited open saloons and provided for a local optionApproved54.25% (297,595)45.75% (250,948)8.50%
Texas1935Proposition 2LRCACounty and municipal governance, Salaries of government officialsAbolish fee-based pay for district and county officers in counties above 20,000 and allow county com...Approved59.27% (274,537)40.73% (188,642)18.54%
Texas1935Proposition 3LRCAPublic assistance programsCreate a system of old-age assistance to provide up to $15 per month per person over the age of 65Approved80.37% (444,539)19.63% (108,565)60.74%
Texas1935Proposition 4LRCAEducationProvide free textbooks to every child attending both public and private schoolsDefeated47.94% (257,815)52.06% (280,019)4.13%
Texas1935Proposition 5LRCACriminal trialsAllow mentally ill persons not charged with a criminal offense to be temporarily committed without a...Approved59.54% (294,287)40.46% (199,959)19.09%
Texas1935Proposition 6LRCACivil and criminal trials, State judiciaryGrant courts the power to suspend a sentence upon conviction and place a defendant on probationApproved53.11% (245,285)46.89% (216,549)6.22%
Texas1935Proposition 7LRCAState legislatures measuresAllow the governor to propose state constitutional amendments during special sessions of the legisla...Defeated47.32% (214,024)52.68% (238,258)5.36%
California1935Proposition 1LRCABond issuesAllow for bonds up to $13,950,000 for construction and improvements of state buildings and for const...Defeated46.72% (211,683)53.28% (241,414)6.56%
California1935Proposition 2LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeAllow the state to borrow from banks an amount equal to 50% of the previous year's taxes and revenue...Defeated34.58% (154,225)65.42% (291,780)30.84%
California1935Proposition 3LRCAWaterAllow the state to enter a contract with the Rector Dam Authority for projects supported by public f...Defeated42.77% (191,623)57.23% (256,449)14.47%
North Dakota1935Sales Tax ReferendumVRTaxesApproved53.29% (75,166)46.71% (65,890)6.58%
Georgia1935Referendum 1LRSSAlcohol lawsRepeal the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which ended prohibition in GeorgiaDefeated49.93% (81,891)50.07% (82,134)0.15%
Georgia1935Referendum 2LRSSAlcohol laws, TaxesEstablish licensing and taxation of beerApproved52.72% (85,433)47.28% (76,608)5.45%
Georgia1935Referendum 3LRSSAlcohol laws, County and municipal governanceAllow local option approval of the production of light wine that is exempted from taxationApproved52.73% (83,155)47.27% (74,535)5.47%
Michigan1935Proposal No. 1LRCAElection administration and governanceEstablish that the state board of canvassers determines contested elections and elections with tie v...Approved65.71% (485,850)34.29% (253,530)31.42%