1924 ballot measures
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Arizona
See also: Arizona 1924 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| VR | Proposition 3 | Elections | Veto referendum relating to primary elections | |
California
See also: California 1924 ballot propositions
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CICA | Proposition 1 | Taxes | Transportation companies required to pay annual gross receipts tax of 4% | |
| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Salaries | Salaries and office expenses of members of the California State Legislature | |
| LRCA | Proposition 3 | Public finance | State's rules governing deposit of public moneys apply to the state's political subdivisions | |
| LRCA | Proposition 4 | Judiciary | Inferior courts to handle cases of forcible entry and detainer in rental properties of $75 or less/month | |
| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Public finance | City or county treasurers obligated to make funds transfers to subdivisions annually | |
| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Taxes | Taxes levied on personal property to be based on tax rate levied on real property | |
| CISS | Proposition 7 | Regulations | Boxing and wrestling contests | |
| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Admin of gov't | County officers may hire deputies or assistants and may increase their compensation during term of office | |
| LRCA | Proposition 9 | Taxes | Property tax may be levied on notes, debentures, shares of stock, bonds, solvent credits or mortgages | |
| LRCA | Proposition 10 | Taxes | County fire insurance companies exempted from tax on insurance companies | |
| CISS | Proposition 11 | Conservation | Creation of the Klamath River Fish and Game District; dams prohibited on the Klamath River | |
| LRCA | Proposition 12 | Judiciary | Establishment of municipal courts | |
| LRCA | Proposition 13 | Taxes | $5.00 poll tax levied "on every male inhabitant...over twenty-one and under fifty years of age" | |
| LRCA | Proposition 14 | Taxes | All bonds issued by the state, or by any subdivision, are exempt from taxation | |
| LRCA | Proposition 15 | Taxes | Property controlled by the U.S. government and used as airport is exempt from taxation | |
| CICA | Proposition 16 | Bonds | $500 million in bonds for water and electricity; new state agency to administer | |
| LRCA | Proposition 17 | Eminent domain | Railroad commission can set land prices when irrigation districts take property via eminent domain | |
| LRCA | Proposition 18 | Elections | If a voter moves within 30 days of an election, the voter can vote in the district from which he moved | |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1924 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Issue 1 | Admin. of gov't. | Establishes the office of state printer and printing building committee | |
Florida
See also: Florida 1924 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Provides that there will be no income or inheritance taxes, also exempts $500 of personal property from taxation | |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Local Gov't | Allows the state Legislature to control the formation of the system of government in Duval County | |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Education | Allows for the creation of special tax school districts and for bonds of up to 20% of the assessed value of taxable property in those district | |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Redistricting | Provides for 33 senatorial districts and a system for representatives based on county population | |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Taxes | Allows for uniform and equal taxation rates, special rates of taxation on intangible property, and certain exemptions | |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1924 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| VR | Question 3 | Alcohol | Pertaining to alcohol prohibition and, specifically, the "Baby Volstead Act" | |
| VR | Question 4 | Taxes | Pertaining to an excise tax on gasoline and other fuels | |
| VR | Question 5 | Business regulation | Pertaining to Regulation of Foreign Banking | |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1924 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CISS | Issue 5 | Highways | Funds for the state highway system | |
| CISS | Issue 6 | Labor | Compensation for injured workmen | |
| CISS | Issue 7 | Administration of Government | Consolidation of St. Louis and St. Louis County | |
| CISS | Issue 8 | Tax Exemptions | Property for religious, educational or charitable purposes exempt from taxation | |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1924 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| Issue 1 | Taxes | Reduces the amount of property taxes to be levied and spent in 1925-1927 biennium to not more than 75% of what was collected in 1923 | | |
| Issue 2 | Elections | Changes the election of precinct committee men from the regular June primary to the March presidential primary | | |
| Issue 3 | Labor and unions | Gives priority to a labor lien running to a farmer and his family for their work between April 1st and December 1st | |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1924 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Measure 1 | Election | Voters' Literacy Amendment | |
| LRCA | Measure 2 | Public Use and Welfare | | |
| LRCA | Measure 3 | The Bonus Amendment | | |
| VR | Measure 4 | Regulation | Laws governing oleomargarine condensed milk | |
| CISS | Measure 5 | Healthcare | The Naturopath Bill | |
| CICA | Measure 6 | Labor | Workmen's Compensation mandatory for hazardous occupation | |
| CISS | Measure 7 | Taxes | State income tax repeal | |
Washington
See also: Washington 1924 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITP | Initiative 49 | Education | Compulsory School Attendance Act | |
| ITP | Initiative 50 | Taxes | Limitation of Taxation | |
| ITP | Initiative 52 | Energy | Electric Power Act | |
| LRSS | Referred Bill 3 | Energy | Electric Power Bills | |
| VR | Referendum 16 | Business Regulation | Butter Substitutes | |
| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Admin of gov't | County Officials Related to County Population | |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1924 ballot measures
April 1
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Question 1 | Salaries of elected officials | Change the annual pay of legislators to $750 | |
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Question 1 | County and municipal governance | Provides home rule to cities and counties under constraints of the state constitution and law | |
| LRCA | Question 2 | Forests and parks | Allows for state funding of the creation and preservation of state forests | |
| LRCA | Question 3 | State judiciary | Allows for the legislature to provide additional circuit court judges to counties with more than 85,000 people | |
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