1924 ballot measures

1925 → ← 1923

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1924 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Proposition 3	Elections	Veto referendum relating to primary elections	d

California

See also: California 1924 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Transportation companies required to pay annual gross receipts tax of 4%	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Salaries	Salaries and office expenses of members of the California State Legislature	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Public finance	State's rules governing deposit of public moneys apply to the state's political subdivisions	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Judiciary	Inferior courts to handle cases of forcible entry and detainer in rental properties of $75 or less/month	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Public finance	City or county treasurers obligated to make funds transfers to subdivisions annually	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Taxes levied on personal property to be based on tax rate levied on real property	a
CISS	Proposition 7	Regulations	Boxing and wrestling contests	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Admin of gov't	County officers may hire deputies or assistants and may increase their compensation during term of office	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Property tax may be levied on notes, debentures, shares of stock, bonds, solvent credits or mortgages	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Taxes	County fire insurance companies exempted from tax on insurance companies	d
CISS	Proposition 11	Conservation	Creation of the Klamath River Fish and Game District; dams prohibited on the Klamath River	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Judiciary	Establishment of municipal courts	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Taxes	$5.00 poll tax levied "on every male inhabitant...over twenty-one and under fifty years of age"	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	All bonds issued by the state, or by any subdivision, are exempt from taxation	d
LRCA	Proposition 15	Taxes	Property controlled by the U.S. government and used as airport is exempt from taxation	d
CICA	Proposition 16	Bonds	$500 million in bonds for water and electricity; new state agency to administer	d
LRCA	Proposition 17	Eminent domain	Railroad commission can set land prices when irrigation districts take property via eminent domain	a
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	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1924 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 1	Admin. of gov't.	Establishes the office of state printer and printing building committee	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1924 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 3	Alcohol	Pertaining to alcohol prohibition and, specifically, the "Baby Volstead Act"	d
VR	Question 4	Taxes	Pertaining to an excise tax on gasoline and other fuels	d
VR	Question 5	Business regulation	Pertaining to Regulation of Foreign Banking	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1924 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Issue 5	Highways	Funds for the state highway system	d
CISS	Issue 6	Labor	Compensation for injured workmen	d
CISS	Issue 7	Administration of Government	Consolidation of St. Louis and St. Louis County	a
CISS	Issue 8	Tax Exemptions	Property for religious, educational or charitable purposes exempt from taxation	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1924 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	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	d
	Issue 2	Elections	Changes the election of precinct committee men from the regular June primary to the March presidential primary	d
	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	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1924 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Election	Voters' Literacy Amendment	a
LRCA	Measure 2		Public Use and Welfare	a
LRCA	Measure 3		The Bonus Amendment	a
VR	Measure 4	Regulation	Laws governing oleomargarine condensed milk	d
CISS	Measure 5	Healthcare	The Naturopath Bill	d
CICA	Measure 6	Labor	Workmen's Compensation mandatory for hazardous occupation	d
CISS	Measure 7	Taxes	State income tax repeal	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1924 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 49	Education	Compulsory School Attendance Act	d
ITP	Initiative 50	Taxes	Limitation of Taxation	d
ITP	Initiative 52	Energy	Electric Power Act	d
LRSS	Referred Bill 3	Energy	Electric Power Bills	d
VR	Referendum 16	Business Regulation	Butter Substitutes	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Admin of gov't	County Officials Related to County Population	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1924 ballot measures

April 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Change the annual pay of legislators to $750	d

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	County and municipal governance	Provides home rule to cities and counties under constraints of the state constitution and law	a
LRCA	Question 2	Forests and parks	Allows for state funding of the creation and preservation of state forests	a
LRCA	Question 3	State judiciary	Allows for the legislature to provide additional circuit court judges to counties with more than 85,000 people	a