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| State | Year | Name | Type | Topics | Description | Status | Yes Votes Total | No Votes Total | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1926 | Proposition 16 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, State judiciary | Require the state pay $3,000 of the salaries of Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, and Superi... | Defeated | 49.75% (435,163) | 50.25% (439,471) | 0.49% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 17 | CICA | Religion in public schools, Religion-related policy | Allow public schools to purchase and use the Holy Bible, provided that no student is forced to read ... | Defeated | 43.44% (439,210) | 56.56% (571,934) | 13.13% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 18 | CICA | Energy, Water, Bond issues | Create a board appointed by the governor to distribute water and electric energy and allow for the i... | Defeated | 27.38% (253,019) | 72.62% (671,053) | 45.24% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 19 | LRCA | State judiciary, Public employee retirement funds | Provide for pensions of half their last salary for certain judges. | Defeated | 31.09% (286,147) | 68.91% (634,311) | 37.83% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 2 | LRCA | Taxes, Transportation | Establish taxation on vehicles and trucks using public highways. | Approved | 78.03% (751,379) | 21.97% (211,618) | 56.05% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 20 | CICA | Redistricting policy | Create a reapportionment commission to provide for reapportionment when the legislature failed to do... | Defeated | 39.32% (319,456) | 60.68% (492,923) | 21.35% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 21 | LRCA | County and municipal governance, Elections and campaigns | Establish procedures for when two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are submitted at t... | Approved | 52.65% (391,614) | 47.35% (352,137) | 5.31% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 22 | LRCA | Parks, land, and natural area conservation, Property tax exemptions, Environment | Exempt from taxation immature forest trees planted on certain lands. | Approved | 69.13% (619,062) | 30.87% (276,473) | 38.26% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 23 | LRCA | Elections and campaigns | Establish procedures for voting for nonpartisan offices and for offices with more than one position ... | Approved | 73.84% (595,413) | 26.16% (210,915) | 47.69% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 24 | LRCA | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance, Water irrigation policy | Authorize irrigation districts to acquire stock of corporations owning water rights, waterworks, fra... | Approved | 52.44% (387,905) | 47.56% (351,785) | 4.88% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 25 | LRCA | Taxes, Property | Declare that all property used exclusively for the burial of the human dead be exempt from taxation ... | Approved | 64.91% (540,367) | 35.09% (292,134) | 29.82% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 26 | LRCA | Civil and criminal trials, State judiciary | Establish the abilities of appellate courts to ascertain facts from evidence. | Approved | 69.38% (521,858) | 30.62% (230,284) | 38.77% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 27 | LRCA | State judiciary, Administration of government | Create a judicial council to regulate court practices and procedures. | Approved | 64.65% (468,750) | 35.35% (256,252) | 29.31% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 28 | CICA | Redistricting policy, State legislative elections | Divide the state legislature into senatorial and assembly districts following each federal census an... | Approved | 54.61% (437,003) | 45.39% (363,208) | 9.22% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 3 | VR | Food and beverage taxes, Food policy, Business regulations | Add more regulations to the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine and establish a tax on oleomargari... | Defeated | 27.73% (287,703) | 72.27% (749,640) | 44.53% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 4 | CISS | Taxes, Transportation | Require every distributor of gasoline to pay a license tax of one cent per gallon, in addition to th... | Defeated | 48.08% (499,415) | 51.92% (539,343) | 3.84% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 5 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials, State executive official measures | Establish the salary of the Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, and Surveyor, Attorney Genera... | Defeated | 39.39% (360,656) | 60.61% (554,848) | 21.21% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 6 | CISS | Gambling policy | Regulate and license horse racing and pari-mutuel betting within the racetrack enclosure. | Defeated | 35.39% (362,299) | 64.61% (661,367) | 29.22% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 7 | LRCA | Transportation, Taxes | Reduce the tax on short-line steam railroads from 7% to 5.25% of gross receipts. | Approved | 73.17% (643,993) | 26.83% (236,104) | 46.35% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 8 | CICA | Transportation, State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Classify highways as primary or secondary, enumerate the primary highways, and allocate $5 million a... | Defeated | 35.59% (337,906) | 64.41% (611,638) | 28.83% |
| California | 1926 | Proposition 9 | CISS | Alcohol laws, Federal government issues | Repeal the Wright Act of 1922, which enforced alcohol prohibition, as provided for by the 18th Amend... | Defeated | 47.02% (502,258) | 52.98% (565,875) | 5.96% |
| Colorado | 1926 | Measure 1 | LRCA | State legislative authority, Salaries of government officials | Authorize the legislature to fix the salaries of the Governor, Secretary, and Supreme and District C... | Defeated | 47.73% (95,625) | 52.27% (104,709) | 4.53% |
| Colorado | 1926 | Measure 2 | LRCA | State legislative authority, Salaries of government officials | Authorize the legislature to classify counties by population and set standardized fee schedules for ... | Defeated | 33.69% (60,086) | 66.31% (118,284) | 32.63% |
| Colorado | 1926 | Measure 3 | LRCA | Transportation taxes and fees, Vehicle and driver regulations, Property taxes | Authorize the legislature to require motor vehicle registration fees in lieu of ad valorem property ... | Defeated | 33.77% (68,459) | 66.23% (134,292) | 32.47% |
| Colorado | 1926 | Measure 5 | LRCA | Alcohol laws, Business regulations, State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of intoxicating liquors thr... | Defeated | 41.06% (107,749) | 58.94% (154,672) | 17.88% |
| Colorado | 1926 | Measure 6 | CISS | Healthcare governance | Permit out-of-state licensed dentists to receive a Colorado dental license without additional examin... | Defeated | 23.59% (56,433) | 76.41% (182,816) | 52.82% |
| Colorado | 1926 | Measure 7 | CICA | Utility policy, Administrative organization, Administrative powers and rulemaking | Create a state Public Utilities Commission with exclusive power to regulate all in-state public util... | Defeated | 17.88% (35,137) | 82.12% (161,372) | 64.24% |
| Colorado | 1926 | Measure 8 | CISS | Transportation taxes and fees, Fuel taxes, Public transportation, Sales taxes | Implement petroleum sales tax and graduated vehicle registration fees to fund paving and improving s... | Defeated | 35.98% (81,762) | 64.02% (145,482) | 28.04% |
| Florida | 1926 | County School Funds Amendment | LRCA | Restricted-use funds, Public education funding, Local government finance and taxes | Define the revenue sources for the County School Fund | Approved | 62.77% (26,401) | 37.23% (15,662) | 25.53% |
| Florida | 1926 | State Supreme Court Chief Justice Amendment | LRCA | State judicial selection, State judiciary structure | Provide for the selection and term of the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court | Approved | 63.33% (20,068) | 36.67% (11,621) | 26.66% |
| Florida | 1926 | Use of Property by Foreigners Amendment | LRCA | Land use and development policy, Constitutional rights | Revise provisions relating to the rights of foreigners to own and use property | Approved | 57.57% (18,547) | 42.43% (13,668) | 15.15% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Administrative organization, Healthcare | Allow the collection and preservation of birth, death, disease, and health records | Approved | 89.16% (33,888) | 10.84% (4,119) | 78.33% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 2 | LRCA | Hydroelectric energy, Bond issues | Authorize Crisp County to increase its bonded indebtedness for hydroelectric power purposes | Approved | 65.38% (21,226) | 34.62% (11,239) | 30.76% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 3 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Allow additional compensation for judges in Muscogee County | Approved | 78.96% (25,985) | 21.04% (6,924) | 57.92% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 4 | LRCA | Highways and bridges | Allow the construction and maintenance of a public highway system | Approved | 81.90% (26,996) | 18.10% (5,967) | 63.80% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 5 | LRCA | Public education funding | Allow $3.5 million to fund public school teacher salaries | Approved | 80.96% (27,288) | 19.04% (6,416) | 61.93% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 6 | LRCA | Bond issues, Highways and bridges | Authorize Chatham County to issue bonds to pave a road to Tybee Island | Approved | 83.44% (27,249) | 16.56% (5,407) | 66.89% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 7 | LRCA | Public education funding, Property taxes | Authorize taxes for education in counties with cities with populations higher than 200,000 | Approved | 82.91% (27,122) | 17.09% (5,591) | 65.82% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 8 | LRCA | Bond issues, Public education funding | Authorize McIntosh County to increase its bonded indebtedness for educational purposes | Approved | 84.26% (27,854) | 15.74% (5,203) | 68.52% |
| Georgia | 1926 | Amendment 9 | LRCA | Higher education funding, Bond issues | Authorize Lowndes County, the City of Valdosta, or both to increase bonded debt to support the creat... | Approved | 83.56% (27,393) | 16.44% (5,391) | 67.11% |
| Idaho | 1926 | HJR 7 | LRCA | Administration of government, Salaries of government officials | Defeated | 47.38% (21,320) | 52.62% (23,677) | 5.24% | |
| Illinois | 1926 | 18th Amendment Question | LRAQ | Alcohol laws | This advisory measure proposed modifying the federal act enforcing the 18th amendment. | Approved | 60.16% (840,631) | 39.84% (556,592) | 20.33% |
| Illinois | 1926 | Canal Lease Question | LRSS | Public land policy | It proposed the lease of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.Note: Although this measure gathered more "... | Defeated | 65.98% (808,718) | 34.02% (417,039) | 31.95% |
| Illinois | 1926 | Revenue Amendment | LRCA | Taxes | It proposed to modify the power of the legislature to levy taxes on personal property and income.Not... | Defeated | 57.77% (651,768) | 42.23% (476,455) | 15.54% |
| Iowa | 1926 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Constitutional rights, State legislatures measures | The measure removed the word "male" from Section 4 of Article III of the Iowa Constitution, relating... | Approved | 64.18% (239,999) | 35.82% (133,929) | 28.37% |
| Maryland | 1926 | Amendment 1 | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Approved | 55.51% (84,968) | 44.49% (68,098) | 11.02% | |
| Massachusetts | 1926 | Question 1 | LRCA | Local government organization, Local government officials and elections | Allow for a representative town meeting form of government in towns with more than 6,000 residents | Approved | 71.04% (394,538) | 28.96% (160,837) | 42.08% |
| Massachusetts | 1926 | Question 2 | IndISS | Civil service, Veterans policy | Add points to civil service exam scores of veterans | Defeated | 48.02% (352,796) | 51.98% (381,895) | 3.96% |
| Michigan | 1926 | Compensation for Members of the Legislature Amendment | LRCA | Salaries of government officials | Set the compensation rate for members of the legislature | Defeated | 40.46% (189,739) | 59.54% (279,241) | 19.08% |
| Michigan | 1926 | Condemnation of Excess Property for Road Improvements Amendment | LRCA | Bond issue requirements, Eminent domain policy, Highways and bridges, Debt limits | Allow municipalities to take excess property when condemning property for road improvements | Defeated | 46.93% (204,859) | 53.07% (231,672) | 6.14% |