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StateYearNameTypeTopicsDescriptionStatusYes Votes TotalNo Votes TotalMov
Arizona1920Measure Nos. 304-305CISSAdministration of government, EnvironmentProvide for the creation of a State Conservation CommissionDefeated32.98% (13,096)67.02% (26,617)34.05%
Arizona1920Measure Nos. 306-307CISSAdministration of governmentProvide for the creation of a State Civil Service Commission to regulate public service positionsDefeated31.06% (11,850)68.94% (26,299)37.88%
Arizona1920Measure Nos. 308-309CISSCounty and municipal governanceProvide for the creation and organization of new countiesDefeated12.21% (5,312)87.79% (38,198)75.58%
Arizona1920Measure Nos. 310-311CISSAdministration of government, TransportationProvide for the creation of a State Highway DepartmentDefeated39.74% (16,961)60.26% (25,721)20.52%
Arizona1920Measure Nos. 312-313CISSAgriculture policy, Public land policyPromote the reclamation and irrigation of arable and irrigable lands within the boundaries of organi...Defeated44.80% (18,203)55.20% (22,432)10.41%
Arkansas1920Amendment 8LRCASex and gender issues, Women's suffrageProvides for women's suffrage in state constitutionApproved63.68% (87,237)36.32% (49,751)27.36%
California1920Proposition 1CISSPropertyPermit the acquisition and transfer of property by aliens eligible for citizenship to the same exten...Approved74.19% (638,483)25.81% (222,086)48.39%
California1920Proposition 10LRCAState legislatures measures, State constitutional conventionsEstablish procedures relating to constitutional conventions.Defeated32.20% (203,240)67.80% (428,002)35.61%
California1920Proposition 11LRCATaxesRequire the legislature to enact an annual tax of at least $4.00 on every noncitizen man between the...Approved81.94% (667,924)18.06% (147,212)63.88%
California1920Proposition 12CICAEducation, TaxesLevy an ad valorem tax of 1.2 mills per dollar to supply the state university fund.Defeated49.70% (380,027)50.30% (384,667)0.61%
California1920Proposition 13VRProperty, Family-related policyEstablish procedures relating to the willing of property.Defeated32.02% (246,875)67.98% (524,133)35.96%
California1920Proposition 14VRInsurance policy, Business regulationsProhibit any subsidiary corporation of, or person controlled by, any state bank from acting as the g...Defeated48.42% (308,062)51.58% (328,115)3.15%
California1920Proposition 15VRAdministration of government, Water irrigation policyChange provisions relating to the organization and creation of irrigation districts.Approved52.82% (314,522)47.18% (280,948)5.64%
California1920Proposition 16CICAEducation, TaxesMake changes to school funding and add kindergarten to the public school system.Approved65.31% (506,008)34.69% (268,781)30.62%
California1920Proposition 17LRCAMilitary service policy, Absentee and mail votingProvide for absentee voting for members of the military who are unable to be their voting precinct a...Defeated48.95% (356,539)51.05% (371,784)2.09%
California1920Proposition 18LRCATaxesExempt property used for orphanages from taxation.Approved51.46% (394,014)48.54% (371,658)2.92%
California1920Proposition 19LRCAPublic assistance programs, State and local government budgets, spending, and financeAuthorize the legislature to grant aid to institutions and counties that support children of fathers...Approved68.67% (487,023)31.33% (222,247)37.33%
California1920Proposition 2VRAlcohol lawsDefine intoxicating liquor and prohibit the sale, manufacture, possession, or gifting of liquor for ...Defeated46.24% (400,475)53.76% (465,537)7.51%
California1920Proposition 20CICATaxes, PropertyExempt personal property from taxes and require all public revenues to be collected from taxes on la...Defeated25.87% (196,694)74.13% (563,503)48.25%
California1920Proposition 3CICASalaries of government officials, State judiciaryIncrease the salaries of supreme court justices to $10,000 a year and increase the salaries of distr...Defeated30.14% (232,418)69.86% (538,655)39.72%
California1920Proposition 4CICAInitiative and referendum processIncrease the number of signatures needed to submit initiative petitions related to taxes to 25 perce...Defeated41.42% (298,347)58.58% (421,945)17.16%
California1920Proposition 5CISSHealthcare governance, Complementary and alternative healthcareCreate a Board of Chiropractic Examiners to create regulations and licensing requirements.Defeated49.23% (390,240)50.77% (402,410)1.54%
California1920Proposition 6CICAVaccinations and disease policyProhibit the requirement of any vaccine, inoculation, or other medicine for admission into any publi...Defeated43.43% (359,987)56.57% (468,911)13.14%
California1920Proposition 7CISSAnimal treatment laws, HealthcareProhibit the dissection or torture of any living person or animal for experiment or for physiologica...Defeated34.06% (272,288)65.94% (527,130)31.88%
California1920Proposition 8VRBusiness regulations, HealthcareRegulate the sale and use of poisons and regulate the amount of opium, morphine, cocaine, and heroin...Approved63.94% (479,764)36.06% (270,562)27.88%
California1920Proposition 9CICATransportation, Bond issuesCreate the State Highway Finance Board, cancel 40,000 unsold bonds issued by section 2 of article 16...Approved58.29% (435,492)41.71% (311,667)16.57%
Colorado1920Measure 1CISSWorking hours regulations, Civil serviceProhibit municipalities from requiring fire department personnel to work over an average of 12 hours...Approved57.80% (113,140)42.20% (82,596)15.60%
Colorado1920Measure 10LRCASalaries of government officialsIncrease the governor's salary to $6,000 and Supreme and District Court judges’ salaries to $7,500 a...Defeated30.40% (49,313)69.60% (112,878)39.19%
Colorado1920Measure 2CISSComplementary and alternative healthcareEstablish a five-member State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to license, regulate, discipline and s...Defeated43.52% (84,286)56.48% (109,385)12.96%
Colorado1920Measure 3CISSLocal government organizationCreate Limon County with defined boundaries and classification as a third-class county.Defeated19.81% (34,881)80.19% (141,239)60.39%
Colorado1920Measure 4CISSLocal government organizationCreate Flagler County with defined boundaries and classification as a third-class county.Defeated19.17% (33,295)80.83% (140,363)61.65%
Colorado1920Measure 5CICAHighways and bridges, Bond issuesAuthorize the construction of the Moffat, Monarch, and San Juan railroad tunnels through the Contine...Defeated44.68% (101,841)55.32% (126,099)10.64%
Colorado1920Measure 6IndISSHealthcare facility fundingProvide $350,000 for the University of Colorado to acquire land, construct, and equip a psychopathic...Approved75.51% (155,049)24.49% (50,295)51.01%
Colorado1920Measure 7CICAPublic education funding, Property taxesAuthorize the Legislature to levy an extra one‐mill property tax for funding and improving state edu...Approved75.39% (160,268)24.61% (52,324)50.78%
Colorado1920Measure 8LRCABond issues, Highways and bridgesAuthorize the state to issue bonds to fund construction and improvement of public highways.Approved58.51% (100,130)41.49% (70,997)17.02%
Colorado1920Measure 9LRCAState judiciary structure, Judicial term limits, Salaries of government officialsEstablish elected county judges with four-year terms and fix their salaries.Defeated26.49% (35,095)73.51% (97,398)47.02%
Florida1920Road System Bonds AmendmentLRCAHighways and bridges, Bond issuesAllow the state to issue bonds for building and maintaining a system of good roads and bridgesDefeated38.76% (34,504)61.24% (54,510)22.48%
Idaho1920HJR 10LRCAPublic education funding, PropertyDefeated49.15% (30,790)50.85% (31,859)1.71%
Idaho1920HJR 13LRCAState and local government budgets, spending, and financeApproved53.75% (32,322)46.25% (27,812)7.50%
Idaho1920HJR 6LRCAState judiciary structure, State judicial selectionApproved53.23% (35,265)46.77% (30,989)6.45%
Idaho1920HJR 8LRCAState judicial authorityApproved56.33% (33,570)43.67% (26,020)12.67%
Illinois1920General Banking Law AmendmentLRSSBanking policyIt proposed modifications to the general banking law.Approved79.46% (811,873)20.54% (209,803)58.93%
Iowa1920Question 1CCRCAState constitutional conventionsThe measure called for a constitutional convention to amend the constitution.Approved55.77% (279,652)44.23% (221,763)11.55%
Maryland1920Amendment 1LRCASalaries of government officials, State legislative processes and sessionsDefeated39.54% (76,367)60.46% (116,762)20.92%
Maryland1920Amendment 2LRCASalaries of government officialsDefeated31.27% (58,081)68.73% (127,638)37.45%
Massachusetts1920Question 1IndISSAlcohol lawsDefine what types of beverages are considered intoxicating liquorsApproved50.53% (442,215)49.47% (432,951)1.06%
Michigan1920Compensation of State Officers AmendmentLRCASalaries of government officialsAllow the legislature to set the salaries of certain state officersDefeated42.88% (348,311)57.12% (463,959)14.24%
Michigan1920Compulsory Public School Attendance InitiativeCICAPublic education governanceRequire children between ages five and sixteen to attend public school until they have graduated fro...Defeated36.68% (353,817)63.32% (610,699)26.63%
Michigan1920Condemnation of Excess Property AmendmentLRCAEminent domain policy, Debt limits, Highways and bridges, Parks, land, and natural area conservation, Bond issue requirementsAuthorize the legislature to allow municipalities to condemn excess property when making certain pub...Defeated45.08% (360,668)54.92% (439,373)9.84%
Michigan1920Extend Absentee Voting and Require Naturalization for Foreign-Born Residents to Vote AmendmentLRCACitizenship voting requirements, Absentee and mail votingExtend absentee voting to teachers and legislators' families and require foreign-born residents who ...Approved53.61% (415,780)46.39% (359,749)7.22%