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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1928 | Measure Nos. 302-303 | VR | Bond issues, County and municipal governance | Prohibit boards of public entities from entering into an agreement with prospective bidders for comp... | Defeated | 30.07% (11,994) | 69.93% (27,897) | 39.87% |
| Arizona | 1928 | Measure Nos. 304-305 | VR | Education | Provide for the implementation of physical education and training in public schools | Defeated | 42.88% (20,279) | 57.12% (27,009) | 14.23% |
| Arizona | 1928 | Measure Nos. 306-307 | VR | Transportation | Provide for the repealing of the 1925 Automobile Title Law | Defeated | 36.91% (16,082) | 63.09% (27,488) | 26.18% |
| Arizona | 1928 | Measure Nos. 308-309 | CISS | Property, Administration of government | Provide for the creation of a State Board of Equalization | Defeated | 28.87% (11,583) | 71.13% (28,535) | 42.26% |
| Arizona | 1928 | Measure Nos. 310-311 | CISS | State executive official measures | Create the office of commissioner of state finance | Defeated | 15.67% (6,123) | 84.33% (32,940) | 68.65% |
| Arizona | 1928 | Measure Nos. 312-313 | CISS | Administration of government, Transportation | Provide for the creation of a Motor Vehicle Department | Defeated | 26.72% (11,424) | 73.28% (31,324) | 46.55% |
| Arkansas | 1928 | Act 1 | CISS | Public education governance, Religion in public schools, Religion-related policy | Prohibit public schools and universities from teaching "the theory or doctrine that mankind ascended... | Overturned | 63.22% (108,991) | 36.78% (63,406) | 26.44% |
| Arkansas | 1928 | Amendment 1 | CICA | Taxes | Approved | ||||
| Arkansas | 1928 | Amendment 15 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | The measure increased the governor’s salary to $6,000, the secretary of state’s to $4,000, the state... | Approved | 62.78% (94,528) | 37.22% (56,042) | 25.56% |
| Arkansas | 1928 | Amendment 16 | LRCA | State judiciary | The measure regarded jury trials. | Approved | 66.15% (101,890) | 33.85% (52,147) | 32.29% |
| Arkansas | 1928 | Amendment 17 | LRCA | Taxes | The measure implemented a county construction and building tax. | Approved | |||
| California | 1928 | Proposition 1 | VR | Redistricting policy | Uphold the state legislature's redistricting plan for the Assembly and Senate | Approved | 54.84% (692,347) | 45.16% (570,120) | 9.68% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 10 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Allow the state, counties, or cities to acquire land within a specified radius through gift, purchas... | Approved | 73.41% (855,532) | 26.59% (309,942) | 46.81% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 11 | LRCA | State judiciary | Change provisions for electing and filling vacancies of Supreme Court justices and change jurisdicti... | Approved | 61.32% (650,333) | 38.68% (410,138) | 22.65% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 12 | LRCA | Public assistance programs | Establish provisions for aid for physically handicapped people in need and remove wording regarding ... | Approved | 76.33% (991,501) | 23.67% (307,394) | 52.67% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 13 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Water | Allow the state, political subdivision, municipality, or other public corporation to be a stockholde... | Defeated | 47.42% (525,001) | 52.58% (582,038) | 5.15% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 14 | LRCA | Business regulations, Utility policy | Allow quasi-public corporations to extend their term of existence and require public utility corpora... | Approved | 68.08% (703,256) | 31.92% (329,692) | 36.16% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 15 | LRCA | State judiciary, Civil and criminal trials | Allow the legislature to regulate compensation of grand and trial jurors and eliminate the provision... | Approved | 56.65% (672,488) | 43.35% (514,514) | 13.31% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 16 | LRCA | Business regulations | Declare the constitutional provision making stockholders liable for moneys embezzled or misappropria... | Approved | 56.39% (602,121) | 43.61% (465,703) | 12.78% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 17 | BI | Transportation, Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $10,000,000 for railroad grade separations and establish the t... | Defeated | 38.80% (449,080) | 61.20% (708,279) | 22.40% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 18 | LRCA | Absentee and mail voting | Allow those who are partaking in civil or congressional service to have the right to vote in other p... | Approved | 76.47% (919,003) | 23.53% (282,806) | 52.94% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 19 | LRCA | Public assistance programs | Establish provisions to give aid to blind people in need. | Approved | 82.49% (1,072,308) | 17.51% (227,551) | 64.99% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 2 | BI | Athletics and sports, Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $1,000,000 for holding an Olympiad in California and establish... | Approved | 72.88% (1,002,625) | 27.12% (373,061) | 45.76% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 20 | LRCA | State judiciary, Civil and criminal trials | Allow trial by jury to be waived in all criminal trials where both parties consent and the defendant... | Approved | 65.42% (788,046) | 34.58% (416,596) | 30.83% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 21 | CISS | Animal treatment laws | Define a variety of animal sports, prohibit the use of spurs on an animal for entertainment, and dec... | Defeated | 36.92% (509,632) | 63.08% (870,682) | 26.16% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 3 | LRCA | Taxes | Adjust taxation on banks, financial corporations, mercantile corporations, manufacturing corporation... | Approved | 73.10% (899,351) | 26.90% (330,872) | 46.21% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 4 | BI | Parks, land, and natural area conservation, Bond issues | Allow for bonds up to $6,000,000 for the acquisition of properties in California for state parks and... | Approved | 73.77% (975,979) | 26.23% (346,998) | 47.54% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 5 | CISS | Athletics and sports | Repeal an act that allowed boxing and wrestling contests for prize and the creation of an athletics ... | Defeated | 36.70% (542,518) | 63.30% (935,901) | 26.61% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 6 | LRCA | Administration of government, Education | Create a State Board of Education with a salary fixed by law. | Defeated | 43.58% (551,858) | 56.42% (714,411) | 12.84% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 7 | LRCA | Water, Environment | Require conservation of water to protect public welfare. | Approved | 77.17% (913,125) | 22.83% (270,163) | 54.34% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 8 | VR | Transportation, Taxes | Increase fees for electric motor vehicles using pneumatic tires to transport passengers or property ... | Approved | 71.94% (936,695) | 28.06% (365,309) | 43.89% |
| California | 1928 | Proposition 9 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy, Property, Transportation | Allow the state to take property for right of way without full compensation being first made. | Approved | 78.80% (914,335) | 21.20% (246,012) | 57.60% |
| Colorado | 1928 | Measure 1 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, State legislative authority | Provide legislative authority to set the salaries of the Governor, his Secretary, and Supreme and Di... | Approved | 53.09% (134,724) | 46.91% (119,060) | 6.17% |
| Colorado | 1928 | Measure 2 | LRCA | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements, Public education funding | Require that only those who have paid a school tax on real estate within a district may vote on crea... | Defeated | 30.80% (69,005) | 69.20% (155,018) | 38.39% |
| Colorado | 1928 | Measure 3 | LRCA | Eminent domain policy | Defeated | 16.97% (32,294) | 83.03% (157,973) | 66.05% | |
| Colorado | 1928 | Measure 4 | CICA | Transportation taxes and fees, Public transportation, Bond issues | Authorize the issuance of up to $800,000 in annual notes for six years to build and improve public h... | Defeated | 32.16% (82,422) | 67.84% (173,881) | 35.68% |
| Colorado | 1928 | Measure 6 | CICA | Public education governance, Administrative organization, State executive elections | Provide for an elective State Board of Education to appoint the Superintendent of Public Instruction... | Defeated | 34.84% (84,416) | 65.16% (157,889) | 30.32% |
| Florida | 1928 | Classification and Administration of Municipalities Amendment | LRCA | Administrative organization, Local government organization | Require general laws for the classification and administration of municipalities | Defeated | 47.08% (36,194) | 52.92% (40,683) | 5.84% |
| Florida | 1928 | Compensation and Qualifications of Legislators Amendment | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, State legislative elections | Establish the pay and eligibility requirements of state legislators | Defeated | 45.68% (33,579) | 54.32% (39,932) | 8.64% |
| Florida | 1928 | Local and Special Laws Amendment | LRCA | Ballot measure process | Require publications or an election for the state legislature to pass local or special laws | Approved | 56.94% (41,629) | 43.06% (31,487) | 13.87% |
| Florida | 1928 | School Districts and Tax Levy Amendment | LRCA | Public education governance, Local government organization, Public education funding | Allow for counties to be divided into schools districts with three elected school trustees to run ea... | Defeated | 41.63% (31,048) | 58.37% (43,534) | 16.74% |
| Georgia | 1928 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Sewage and stormwater, Bond issues | Allow the increase the bonded indebtedness of the City of LaGrange for a waterworks system | Approved | 86.18% (55,529) | 13.82% (8,902) | 72.37% |
| Georgia | 1928 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Debt limits | Authorize Fulton and Chatham counties to make temporary loans | Approved | 84.17% (54,407) | 15.83% (10,235) | 68.33% |
| Georgia | 1928 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Bond issues, Healthcare facility funding | Allow the increase of the bonded indebtedness of Ware County for a hospital | Approved | 84.48% (55,891) | 15.52% (10,265) | 68.97% |
| Georgia | 1928 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Land use and development policy | Allow certain cities with a population of 25,000 inhabitants or more to pass zoning and planning law... | Approved | 83.94% (54,438) | 16.06% (10,417) | 67.88% |
| Georgia | 1928 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Non-motorized transportation, Bond issues, Highways and bridges | Authorize the City of Columbus to issue street improvement bonds | Approved | 84.50% (54,971) | 15.50% (10,087) | 68.99% |
| Georgia | 1928 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Allow Chatham County to provide additional compensation for circuit judges | Approved | 81.96% (53,231) | 18.04% (11,719) | 63.91% |
| Georgia | 1928 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | State judiciary structure | Establish other courts in certain counties instead of justice courts | Approved | 75.64% (52,043) | 24.36% (16,760) | 51.28% |
| Georgia | 1928 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | State executive powers and duties | Authorize the General Assembly to define the duties and salaries of the Secretary of State, Comptrol... | Approved | 81.02% (52,806) | 18.98% (12,367) | 62.05% |
| Idaho | 1928 | HJR 11 | LRCA | Administration of government, Taxes | Approved | 64.53% (59,467) | 35.47% (32,688) | 29.06% |