1920 ballot measures

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Arizona

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Proposition 5	Law enforcement	Relating to prosecution of crimes based on information from preliminary exams	d

California

See also: California 1920 ballot propositions

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition 1	Immigration	Property rights for immigrants	a
VR	Proposition 2	Alcohol	Definition of alcohol, and prohibitions on its sale and consumption	d
CICA	Proposition 3	Judiciary	Salary increase for judges	d
CICA	Proposition 4	Direct democracy	Increase number of signatures required	d
CISS	Proposition 5	Regulations	Regulate and license chiropractors	d
CICA	Proposition 6	Health care	Prohibits schools from requiring vaccinations	d
CISS	Proposition 7	Animal rights	Prohibits torture of people or animals, including psychological	d
VR	Proposition 8	Regulations	Limit on how much opium, morphine, cocaine and heroin a licensed physician is allowed to prescribe	a
CICA	Proposition 9	Admin of gov't	Create a state highway finance board and authorize sale of bonds	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Constitution	Rules whereby the state legislature can call and administer a constitutional convention	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes, Elections	Imposition of a poll tax on "every alien male inhabitant of this state over twenty-one and under sixty"	a
CICA	Proposition 12	Education	Tax hike for a state university fund	d
VR	Proposition 13	Marriage	Laws about status of community property in marriage	d
VR	Proposition 14	Insurance	Rules restricting insurance agents	d
VR	Proposition 15	Voting	What percent of vote should be required to create an irrigation district?	a
CICA	Proposition 16	Education	Add kindergartens to the public school system	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Elections	Absentee voting for those unable to be in their home district on election day	d
LRCA	Proposition 18	Taxes	Orphanages exempted from property taxation	a
LRCA	Proposition 19	Welfare	State aid to institutions for children whose fathers have tuberculosis or a permanent physical disability	a
CICA	Proposition 20	Taxes	Land value taxation	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1920 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Colorado Issue 1 (1920)	Health Care	Money for the establishment of a Psychopathic Hospital and Laboratory	a
CICA	Colorado Issue 2 (1920)	Education	One mill levy for state educational institutions	a
CICA	Colorado Issue 3 (1920)	Bond issue	Bonds for the construction of tunnels	d
CISS	Colorado Issue 4 (1920)	Health Care	Regulation and licensing of chiropractors	d
CISS	Colorado Issue 5 (1920)	Administration of Government	Create the County of Limon	d
CISS	Colorado Issue 6 (1920)	Administration of Government	Create the County of Flagler	d
CISS	Colorado Issue 7 (1920)	Labor	Fixed hours of employment for firefighters	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1920 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Women's Suffrage	Suffrage	Grant to women the right to vote for presidential electors	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1920 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Liquor Definition	Alcohol	Defines intoxicating liquors to allow for the sale of beer, cider, and wine with low alcohol content	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1920 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1		Salary increase for members of the state legislature	d
LRCA	Issue 2		City charters	a
LRCA	Issue 3		Limit of indebtedness counties, cities and civil subdivisions allowed to incur	a
LRCA	Issue 4		Special tax levy for road districts	a
LRCA	Issue 5		Taxes for public buildings and improvements	d
LRCA	Issue 6		$60 million in bonds for road building	a
LRCA	Issue 7		Some cities allowed to incur additional debt for water works and electrical light plants	a
LRCA	Issue 8		Tax levy to pay pensions to the blind	a
LRCA	Issue 9		$1 million in bonds for a fund for soldiers	a
LRCA	Issue 10		Increase number of justices on the Missouri Supreme Court to nine	d
LRCA	Issue 11		Absentee voting for soldiers	a
LRCA	Issue 12		Increase number of St. Louis court appeals judges to six	d
VR	Issue 13		Enforcement of prohibition	a
VR	Issue 14		Workmen's compensation	d
CICA	Issue 15		Electorate to vote every 20 years about whether to hold a constitutional convention	a

Montana

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	IR-13	Elections	Nominations of candidates for public office	d
VR	IR-15	Elections	Amend the direct primaries law	d
VR	IR-16	Elections	Repeal the law dealing with presidential primaries	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1920 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Industrial Institutions Examination	Regulation	Require an examination of state industrial institutions twice yearly by a state Board of Auditors	a
CISS	Teacher Certification	Education	Restore governance over teacher certification to the Superintendent of Public Instruction	a
CISS	Legal Publication	Regulation	Permit legal publication in other than official newspapers	a
CISS	State Funds	State budget	Require the deposits of only state funds in the Bank of North Dakota	a
CISS	Prohibition of Specific Flags	Admin of gov't	Prohibit the display of red and black flags or signs bearing anti-government inscriptions	a
CISS	Sunday Baseball	Admin of gov't	Permit baseball on Sunday	a
CISS	Cigarette Legalization	Tobacco	Legalize the sale of cigarettes but prohibit sale to minors	d
CISS	Athletic Commission	Regulation	Create a state Athletic Commission to regulate boxing	d
CISS	Real Estate Loans	Regulation	Prohibit real estate loans by the Bank of North Dakota	a
CISS	Sunday Motion Pictures	Regulation	Permit the operation of motion picture theaters on Sunday	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1920 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum 1	Alcohol	Enforcement of alcohol prohibition via the New Crabbe Act	a

Oklahoma

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 94	Health care	Chiropractor Regulations Veto Vote	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1920 ballot measures

May 21:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Eminent domain	Eminent Domain extended to roads and ways	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Transportation	Limit of 4% state indebtedness for permanent roads	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Death penalty	Restore capital punishment	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Bonds	Bonding amendment for Crook and Curry Counties	a
LRCA	Measure 5	State Executives	Rules governing succession to the Office of the Governor of Oregon	a
LRSS	Measure 6	Taxes	Tax Act for higher education	a
LRSS	Measure 7	Education	Educational aid for soldier, sailors and marines	a
LRSS	Measure 8	Taxes	Taxes for the state elementary school fund	a
LRSS	Measure 9	Taxes	Taxes for a school for the blind	a

November 2:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Elections	Compulsory voting and registration amendment	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Salaries	State legislative sessions and state legislative salaries	d
VR	Measure 3	Regulations	Rules governing oleomargarine	d
CICA	Measure 4	Taxes	Single Tax constitutional amendment	d
CICA	Measure 5	Local governance	Term of elected county officials	a
CISS	Measure 6	Admin of gov't	Consolidation of the Port of Portland Dock Commission	d
CICA	Measure 7	Healthcare	Anti-compulsory vaccination	d
CICA	Measure 8	Regulations	Legal rate of interest	d
CISS	Measure 9	Resources	Roosevelt Bird Refuge	d
CICA	Measure 10	Legislature	Divided state legislative sessions	d
CISS	Measure 11	Admin of gov't	State Market Commission Act	d

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1920 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	South Dakota Elections Measure (1920)	Election Reform	Primary election law	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1920 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Referred Bill 1	Transportation	Trunk Link Highways	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Eminent Domain	Eminent Domain	a
LRCA	Amendment	State Legislatures	Annual Salaries	d
LRCA	Referred Bill 2	Veterans	Compensation to Veterans	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1920 ballot measures

April 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Allows the pay of legislators to be set by law	d
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Allows the legislature to decide the size and number of circuit courts	d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Veterns	Enforce prohibition in the state	a