1914 ballot measures

1915 → ← 1913

Arizona

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November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Questions 100 and 101	Alcohol	Prohibits alcohol	a
CICA	Questions 103 and 104	Alcohol	Allows for elections regarding prohibition to happen only once every eight years	d
CICA	Questions 104 and 105	Transportation	Provides for $5,000,000 in bonds to fund a state highway system	d
CICA	Questions 106 and 107	Water	Provides for $5,000,000 in bonds to fund the reclaiming the arid, semi-arid and other lands and to create irrigation and drainage districts	d
CICA	Questions 108 and 109	Direct Democracy	Prevents the governor and the legislature from repealing or amending approved initiative and referendum measures	a
VR	Questions 300 and 301	Law Enforcement	Approves laws regarding gubernatorial pardons and a board of pardons and paroles	a
VR	Questions 302 and 303	Transportation	Approves laws regulating the transportation of passengers on railroads	a
VR	Questions 304 and 305	Local Gov't	Approves laws regarding the creation and reformation of counties	d
VR	Questions 306 and 307	Local Gov't	Approves laws regarding the changing of the county seat	d
CISS	Questions 308 and 309	Death Penalty	Abolishes the death penalty	d
CISS	Questions 310 and 311	Taxes	Provides for semi-annual assessment and payment of taxes	d
CISS	Questions 312 and 313	Labor	Prohibits blacklists	a
CISS	Questions 314 and 315	Pension	Provides for old-age and mothers' pension	a
CISS	Questions 316 and 317	Development	Provides for the participation of Arizona in the Panama-California Exposition and Panama-Pacific International Exposition	d
CISS	Questions 318 and 319	Labor	Requires that 80% of employes at companies employing more than five workers be U.S. citizens	a
CISS	Questions 320 and 321	Taxes	Provides for a system allowing property owners to assess their property value for taxation purposes	d
CISS	Questions 322 and 323	Energy	Regulates the erection, use, and maintenance of electric poles, wires, cables, and appliances	a
CISS	Questions 324 and 325	Business	Provides for the development of state resources, prohibits contracting on state construction, establishes a state printing plant, and establishes a state banking system	a
CISS	Questions 326 and 327	Local Gov't	Provides for the creation of Miami County	d

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1914 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Amendment 6	State executive officials		a
	Initiated Act 1	Welfare		a
	Initiated Act 2	Direct democracy		a

California

See also: California 1914 ballot propositions

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition 1	Constitution	Constitutional revision convention	d
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol	Banned liquor	d
CISS	Proposition 3	Labor	Set a 40-hour workweek	d
VR	Proposition 4	Obscenity	The "Red Light Abatement Act"	a
VR	Proposition 5	Admin of gov't	Creation of a state corporation department	a
VR	Proposition 6	Water	Creation of a state water commission	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Counties and municipalities allowed to make certain tax exemptions	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Seafaring vessels of over 50 tons exempt from taxation until January 1, 1935	a
CISS	Proposition 9	Regulations	Governor's board to regulate investment companies	d
CICA	Proposition 10	Elections	No poll or head tax shall be levied	a
CISS	Proposition 11	Bonds	$1.8 million in bonds to finance construction of UC-Berkeley	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Constitution	Variety of rules governing constitutional conventions	d
CICA	Proposition 13	Elections	Electors can't vote on bond issues unless they own taxable property	d
CISS	Proposition 14	Elections	Provide a voting certificate to those absent from home district on election day	d
CICA	Proposition 15	Regulations	Set procedures for banks when issuing certain bonds	d
LRCA	Proposition 16	Eminent domain	Counties and municipalities allowed to condemn some properties	d
LRCA	Proposition 17	Bonds	Alameda County allowed to incur $1 million in bond debt to fund San Francisco International Exposition	a
VR	Proposition 18	Hunting	Misdemeanor to buy, sell, ship, offer for sale or expose for sale any wild game except rabbits and geese	d
CICA	Proposition 19	Municipal governance	Limited annexation of contiguous territories by cities and counties	a
CISS	Proposition 20	Gambling	Prohibit prize-fighting	a
CICA	Proposition 21	Municipal governance	Annexation procedures for cities and counties	d
CISS	Proposition 22	Admin of gov't	Procedures for certifying land titles	a
LRCA	Proposition 23	Elections	Elections can be determined by plurality	d
LRCA	Proposition 24	Legislature	Increase allowance for officers and employees of the California State Legislature from $500/day to $600/day	d
LRCA	Proposition 25	Municipal governance	Cities with more than 3,500 residents allowed to adopt charters	a
LRCA	Proposition 26	Water	Legislative control of irrigation, reclamation and drainage districts	a
LRCA	Proposition 27	Municipal governance	County charters allowed to provide for discharge of county officers	a
LRCA	Proposition 28	Utilities	Regulations governing public utilities	a
LRCA	Proposition 29	Municipal governance	Incorporation of municipalities	a
LRCA	Proposition 30	Water	Irrigation districts, controlling international water systems	a
LRCA	Proposition 31	Utilities	Value of public utilities condemned by railroad commission	a
LRCA	Proposition 32	Elections	Direct election of U.S. Senators	a
LRCA	Proposition 33	Utilities	Public utilities in municipalities	d
LRCA	Proposition 34	Taxes	Taxation of public property	a
LBM	Proposition 35	Bonds	$3 million for state buildings in Sacramento	d
LBM	Proposition 36	Bonds	$1 million for San Francisco State Building Act	a
LBM	Proposition 37	Bonds	$750,000 in bonds for state fair grounds at Sacramento	a
CISS	Proposition 38	Bonds	$1,250,000 in bonds to buy land in Los Angeles for a state building	d
CICA	Proposition 39	Alcohol	Suspend Prohibition	a
LRCA	Proposition 40	Judiciary	Extra sessions of district courts of appeal	d
LRCA	Proposition 41	Judiciary	No court judgment shall be set aside unless a miscarriage of justice occurred	a
LRCA	Proposition 42	Bonds	Rules governing bonds issued by counties, municipalities, irrigation districts and other public agencies	a
LRCA	Proposition 43	Taxes	Non-profit educational institutions exempt from property taxes	a
LRCA	Proposition 44	Minimum wage	Minimum wage for women and minors	a
CISS	Proposition 45	Labor	Except in an emergency, no one to work more than 6 days/48 hours	d
CISS	Proposition 46	Health care	State board of drugless physicians to regulate people who treat patients without drugs or medicine	d
CICA	Proposition 47	Alcohol	For eight years, no ballot initiatives allowed on prohibiting alcohol	d
LBM	Proposition 48	Bonds	$10 million for San Francisco Harbor improvements	a

Colorado

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Elections	Giving people the right to petition for a special election	d
CISS	Issue 2	Law enforcement	Permitting probation in criminal cases for minors and first offenders	d
CISS	Issue 3	Laws	Regarding codification of laws relating to women and children	d
CICA	Issue 4	Regulations	Designates newspapers as public utilities	d
CICA	Issue 5	Judiciary	Permitting a 3/4 jury verdict and allowing women to serve on juries	d
CICA	Issue 6	Alcohol	Mandating statewide prohibition	a
CICA	Issue 7	Admin of gov't	Guidelines for conflicting initiatives and bringing back failed initiatives	d
CISS	Issue 8	Transportation	Increased state road fund for highway construction	a

Maine

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Issue 1	Utilities	Creates a Public Utilities Commission	a

Michigan

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
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Missouri

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referred Bill 1	Transportation	Minimum number of employees on trains operating in the state	d
VR	Referred Bill 2	Alcohol	Local option laws regarding intoxicating liquors; qualifications for judges at local option elections	d
VR	Referred Bill 3	Admin of gov't	Appointment of St. Louis excise commissioners	d
VR	Referred Bill 4	Admin of gov't	Appointment of St. Louis police commissioners	d
CICA	Issue 13	Suffrage	Right of women to vote	d
CICA	Issue 14	Bonds, transportation	$50 million in bonds to build public highways	d
CICA	Issue 15	Taxes, transportation	Voters allowed to petition for approval of special taxes and bonds for roads	d

Montana

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	IR-6	Admin of gov't	Regarding the Establishment of the Athletic Commission	d

Nebraska

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 1
	Question 2
	Question 3
	Question 4

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1914 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Alcohol	Home rule on intoxicating liquors	a
CICA	Issue 2	Taxes	Limitation on tax rate and property classification	d
CICA	Issue 3	Suffrage	Votes for women	d
CICA	Issue 4	Alcohol	Prohibition on sale of intoxicating liquors as beverages	d

Oklahoma

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	State Question 61	Gambling	Prohibition on gambling, with particular reference to pool halls	d
VR	State Question 62	Gambling	Prohibition on gambling, with particular reference to slot machines	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1914 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Elections	Mandate that voters be American citizens	a
LRCA	Measure 2	State Executives	Creation of the office of Lieutenant Governor	d
LRCA	Measure 3	Local governance	City and county boundaries	d
LRCA	Measure 4	Bonds	Bonds for irrigation and power projects	d
LRCA	Measure 5	Taxes	Omit requirement that "All Taxation Shall Be Equal And Uniform"	d
LRCA	Measure 6	Taxes	Uniformity and equality of taxation	d
LRSS	Measure 7	Education	State normal school at Ashland	d
LRCA	Measure 8	Local governance	Provisions for cities to merge into adjoining cities	a
LRSS	Measure 9	Education	State normal school at Weston	d
LRCA	Measure 10	Salaries	Compensation for state legislators set at $5.00/day	d
CICA	Measure 11	Labor	Universal eight-hour day	d
CISS	Measure 12	Labor	Eight-hour workday for women, and room ventilation law	d
CISS	Measure 13	Elections	Prohibition on party nominations for judges	d
CICA	Measure 14	Taxes	$1,500 tax exemption amendment	d
CICA	Measure 15	Water	Public docks and water frontage	d
CISS	Measure 16	Water	Municipal wharves and docks	d
CICA	Measure 17	Alcohol	Prohibition	a
CICA	Measure 18	Death penalty	Abolition of the death penalty	a
CICA	Measure 19	Taxes	Graduated extra-tax amendment	d
CISS	Measure 20	Insurance	Consolidation of the corporation and insurance departments	d
CISS	Measure 21	Health care	Laws governing dentistry	d
CICA	Measure 22	Local governance	Terms of county officers	d
CISS	Measure 23	Taxes	Tax Code Commission	d
CISS	Measure 24	Admin of gov't	Abolish the Desert Land Board	d
CICA	Measure 25	Elections	Proportional representation amendment	d
CICA	Measure 26	Legislature	State Senate	d
CISS	Measure 27	Admin of gov't	Department of Industry and Public Works	d
CISS	Measure 28	Elections	Bill governing primary delegate elections	d
CICA	Measure 29	Taxes	Tax exemption amendment	d

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1914 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Alcohol Regulation	Alcohol	Provide licensing, restricting, and regulating sale of liquor at local option	d
CISS	Direct Primaries	Election Reform	The Coffey primary election law	d

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1914 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Primary Elections Act	Elections	Two advisory questions regarding enacting primary elections	a
LRSS	Supreme Court Building Act	State judiciary	When to appropriate $300,000 to design and construct a new Vermont Supreme Court building no later than September 1916.	d July 1, 1915

Washington

See also: Washington 1914 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Prohibition, I-3	Alcohol	Statewide alcohol prohibition	a
ITP	Blue Sky Law, I-6	Business regulation	Laws to regulate the offering and sale of securities	d
ITP	Bureau of Inspection, I-7	Admin of gov't	Proposal to abolish State Bureau of Inspection	d
ITP	Employment Offices, I-8	Admin of gov't	Proposal to abolish State Employments Offices	a
ITP	Injured Workmen, I-9	Labor	Protection for injured laborers	d
ITP	Convict Labor, I-10	Labor	Proposal about using convict labor to build roads	d
ITP	Eight Hour Law, I-13	Labor	Law setting 8-hours as the legal length of workday	d
VR	Teacher Retirement, R-1	Education	Retirement fund for teachers	d
VR	Quincy Valley Irrigation, R-2	Admin of gov't	Public irrigation system for Quincy Valley	d
LRCA	Amendment	Private Property	Property Purchase by Alien Residents	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1914 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Supermajority	Allows constitutional amendments to be submitted to the people after 3/5ths approval by the legislature	d
LRCA	Question 2	Direct Democracy	Creates initiative and referendum rights in the state	d
LRCA	Question 3	Welfare	Allows for the creation of a state annuity insurance system	d
LRCA	Question 4	County and municipal governance	Creates the right for city and village home rule	d
LRCA	Question 5	Judiciary	Allows the legislature to decrease the number of judiciary circuits and increase the number of judges	d
LRCA	Question 6	Recall	Creates the right to recall elected officials, other than judges	d
LRCA	Question 7	Eminent Domain	Defines the property which may be taken by municipals for public purposes	d
LRCA	Question 8	Direct democracy	Allows citizens to petition the legislature for constitutional amendments	d
LRCA	Question 9	Welfare	Allows for the creation of a state insurance system	d
LRCA	Question 10	Salaries of elected officials	Changes legislative pay to $600 per year and allows for 2 cents a mile travel compensation	d