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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 1936 | State Question 225 | CICA | Public assistance programs | Authorize legislation to provide relief for needy elderly and others, capping assistance at $30 per ... | Approved | 62.20% (346,950) | 37.80% (210,888) | 24.39% |
| Oklahoma | 1936 | State Question 226 | CISS | Public assistance programs | Provide assistance to needy seniors, blind, disabled children, and low-income minors, funded by doub... | Approved | 59.73% (340,438) | 40.27% (229,542) | 19.46% |
| Oklahoma | 1936 | State Question 230 | CISS | Environment | Designate the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to collaborate with federal soil programs, allocating... | Defeated | 43.54% (223,836) | 56.46% (290,241) | 12.92% |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Municipal Liquor Control Referendum | VR | County and municipal governance, Alcohol laws | Defeated | 42.54% (78,337) | 57.46% (105,832) | 14.93% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Assessment of Property Amendment | LRCA | Property | Defeated | 19.75% (36,187) | 80.25% (147,009) | 60.49% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | County Officials Election Terms Amendment | LRCA | County and municipal governance | Defeated | 31.13% (50,183) | 68.87% (111,007) | 37.73% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Sale and Rental of School and University Lands Amendment | LRCA | Property | Defeated | 30.75% (47,987) | 69.25% (108,064) | 38.50% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | School and Public Lands Sales Amendment | LRCA | Property | Defeated | 32.23% (51,691) | 67.77% (108,703) | 35.54% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Abolish Absent Ballot Initiative | CISS | Absentee and mail voting | Defeated | 36.18% (61,677) | 63.82% (108,792) | 27.64% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Federal Funds for Political Purposes Initiative | CISS | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Federal government issues | Defeated | 43.54% (74,579) | 56.46% (96,716) | 12.92% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Income Tax Referendum | VR | Taxes | Defeated | 26.32% (45,498) | 73.68% (127,359) | 47.36% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Legislative Power and Direct Democracy Amendment | LRCA | Initiative and referendum process | Defeated | 24.55% (41,500) | 75.45% (127,511) | 50.89% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Packing Plants Referendum | VR | Agriculture policy, Business regulations | Defeated | 28.98% (49,069) | 71.02% (120,229) | 42.03% | |
| North Dakota | 1936 | Police Magistrates and City Justices Jurisdiction Referendum | VR | County and municipal governance | Defeated | 27.72% (42,304) | 72.28% (110,331) | 44.57% | |
| Vermont | 1936 | Green Mountain Parkway Act | LRSS | Transportation | Defeated | ||||
| Oregon | 1936 | Measure Nos. 300-301 | LRSS | Elections and campaigns | Move primary nominating elections from the third Friday in May to the first Friday after the first M... | Defeated | 28.21% (61,270) | 71.79% (155,922) | 43.58% |
| Oregon | 1936 | Measure Nos. 302-303 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Determine legislative compensation by law, rather than amendment. | Defeated | 13.46% (28,661) | 86.54% (184,332) | 73.09% |
| Oregon | 1936 | Measure Nos. 304-305 | LRSS | Taxes | Implement a 2% sales tax on retail sales and a 0.25% sales tax on wholesale sales to fund public ass... | Defeated | 14.63% (32,106) | 85.37% (187,319) | 70.74% |
| Oregon | 1936 | Measure Nos. 306-307 | VR | Education | Authorize public higher educational institutions to collect a $5 per term activity fee from students... | Defeated | 23.80% (50,971) | 76.20% (163,191) | 52.40% |
| Oklahoma | 1935 | State Question 220 | CISS | Public assistance programs | Allocate $2.5 million for county aid to indigent and unemployed residents, grant more powers to the ... | Approved | 64.66% (82,462) | 35.34% (45,079) | 29.31% |
| New York | 1935 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Administrative organization | Provide for reorganization of the government and officers of counties | Approved | 72.07% (1,288,297) | 27.93% (499,332) | 44.13% |
| New York | 1935 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Civil trials, Jury rules | Provide that a verdict can be reached by five-sixths or more of the jurymen in a civil case | Approved | 70.55% (1,150,687) | 29.45% (480,340) | 41.10% |
| New York | 1935 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Banking policy | Repeal section seven of article eight of the constitution which provided that stockholders of corpor... | Approved | 66.87% (1,086,701) | 33.13% (538,442) | 33.74% |
| New York | 1935 | Proposition 1 | BI | Bond issues | Issue a $55 million bond for emergency relief from 11/15/1935 through 2/15/1937 | Approved | 69.28% (1,204,698) | 30.72% (534,107) | 38.57% |
| Oklahoma | 1935 | State Question 201 | CICA | Taxes, Property | Allow the legislature to exempt all homesteads from ad valorem taxes, excluding prior obligations, f... | Approved | 66.99% (185,058) | 33.01% (91,189) | 33.98% |
| Oklahoma | 1935 | State Question 208 | LRCA | Property, Taxes | Exempt up to $1,500 of homestead value from ad valorem taxes, excluding existing debts, assessments,... | Defeated | 49.48% (129,314) | 50.52% (132,037) | 1.04% |
| Oklahoma | 1935 | State Question 209 | LRCA | Public assistance programs, Public employee retirement funds | Allow pensions for elderly Oklahoma residents, funded by special taxes, with payments capped at $15 ... | Defeated | 44.99% (119,612) | 55.01% (146,229) | 10.01% |
| Oklahoma | 1935 | State Question 211 | LRCA | Sex and gender issues, State executive official measures | Allow women to be eligible for statewide offices, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other... | Defeated | 42.64% (114,968) | 57.36% (154,669) | 14.72% |
| Oklahoma | 1935 | State Question 212 | LRCA | Administration of government | Replace the "Commissioners of the Land Office" board with a single office, appointed by the Governor... | Defeated | 44.36% (113,737) | 55.64% (142,664) | 11.28% |
| Oklahoma | 1935 | State Question 214 | CICA | Public employee retirement funds, Public assistance programs | Authorize old age pensions, creating a Commission for implementation and allowing the necessary taxe... | Approved | 72.20% (204,626) | 27.80% (78,783) | 44.40% |
| Maine | 1935 | Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District Measure | LRSS | Highways and bridges, Local government organization | Create the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge District | Approved | 73.97% (22,205) | 26.03% (7,813) | 47.94% |
| Maine | 1935 | Question 1 | LRCA | Residency voting requirements | Lengthen the period of time required to establish residency for voting purposes from three to six mo... | Approved | 80.77% (23,269) | 19.23% (5,540) | 61.54% |
| Maine | 1935 | Question 2 | LRCA | Bond issues, Highways and bridges | Provide for an increase in the amount of state bonds to be issued for the purpose of matching federa... | Approved | 65.80% (19,074) | 34.20% (9,915) | 31.59% |
| Maine | 1935 | Question 3 | LRCA | Elections and campaigns | Allow for the use of voting machines, so long as they did not violate the right to secret voting | Approved | 61.89% (17,855) | 38.11% (10,996) | 23.77% |
| Maine | 1935 | Question 4 | LRCA | Bond issues, Highways and bridges | Provid for the issuance of bonds for furnishing and paying any additional funds necessary for the ma... | Approved | 71.86% (21,383) | 28.14% (8,375) | 43.71% |
| Texas | 1935 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Alcohol laws | Repeal statewide alcohol prohibition, prohibited open saloons and provided for a local option | Approved | 54.25% (297,595) | 45.75% (250,948) | 8.50% |
| Texas | 1935 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Salaries of government officials | Abolish fee-based pay for district and county officers in counties above 20,000 and allow county com... | Approved | 59.27% (274,537) | 40.73% (188,642) | 18.54% |
| Texas | 1935 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Public assistance programs | Create a system of old-age assistance to provide up to $15 per month per person over the age of 65 | Approved | 80.37% (444,539) | 19.63% (108,565) | 60.74% |
| Texas | 1935 | Proposition 4 | LRCA | Education | Provide free textbooks to every child attending both public and private schools | Defeated | 47.94% (257,815) | 52.06% (280,019) | 4.13% |
| Texas | 1935 | Proposition 5 | LRCA | Criminal trials | Allow mentally ill persons not charged with a criminal offense to be temporarily committed without a... | Approved | 59.54% (294,287) | 40.46% (199,959) | 19.09% |
| Texas | 1935 | Proposition 6 | LRCA | Civil and criminal trials, State judiciary | Grant courts the power to suspend a sentence upon conviction and place a defendant on probation | Approved | 53.11% (245,285) | 46.89% (216,549) | 6.22% |
| Texas | 1935 | Proposition 7 | LRCA | State legislatures measures | Allow the governor to propose state constitutional amendments during special sessions of the legisla... | Defeated | 47.32% (214,024) | 52.68% (238,258) | 5.36% |
| California | 1935 | Proposition 1 | LRCA | Bond issues | Allow for bonds up to $13,950,000 for construction and improvements of state buildings and for const... | Defeated | 46.72% (211,683) | 53.28% (241,414) | 6.56% |
| California | 1935 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Allow the state to borrow from banks an amount equal to 50% of the previous year's taxes and revenue... | Defeated | 34.58% (154,225) | 65.42% (291,780) | 30.84% |
| California | 1935 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Water | Allow the state to enter a contract with the Rector Dam Authority for projects supported by public f... | Defeated | 42.77% (191,623) | 57.23% (256,449) | 14.47% |
| North Dakota | 1935 | Sales Tax Referendum | VR | Taxes | Approved | 53.29% (75,166) | 46.71% (65,890) | 6.58% | |
| Georgia | 1935 | Referendum 1 | LRSS | Alcohol laws | Repeal the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, which ended prohibition in Georgia | Defeated | 49.93% (81,891) | 50.07% (82,134) | 0.15% |
| Georgia | 1935 | Referendum 2 | LRSS | Alcohol laws, Taxes | Establish licensing and taxation of beer | Approved | 52.72% (85,433) | 47.28% (76,608) | 5.45% |
| Georgia | 1935 | Referendum 3 | LRSS | Alcohol laws, County and municipal governance | Allow local option approval of the production of light wine that is exempted from taxation | Approved | 52.73% (83,155) | 47.27% (74,535) | 5.47% |
| Michigan | 1935 | Proposal No. 1 | LRCA | Election administration and governance | Establish that the state board of canvassers determines contested elections and elections with tie v... | Approved | 65.71% (485,850) | 34.29% (253,530) | 31.42% |