1928 ballot measures

1929 → ← 1927

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Proposition 4	Business regulation	Pertaining to Licensing of Peddlers	d
VR	Proposition 5	Bond issues	Pertaining to Municipal Bonds	d
VR	Proposition 6	Education	Pertaining to Physical Education	d
VR	Proposition 7	Business regulation	Pertaining to the Repeal of the Arizona Title Law	d

California

See also: California 1928 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Proposition 1	Redistricting	Reapportionment of state legislative districts	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Bonds	$1 million in bonds for a fund for an Olympiad to be held in California in 1932	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Taxes on banks and on financial, mercantile, manufacturing and business corporations	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Bonds	$6 million in bonds for the acquisition of lands for use as parks	a
CISS	Proposition 5	Regulations	Repeal of Proposition 7 from 1924, concerning boxing and wrestling	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Education	State Board of Education	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Water	Water resources must be beneficially used, and waste must be prevented	a
VR	Proposition 8	Transportation	Registration fees for motor vehicles	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Eminent domain	Procedures governing the acquisition of rights-of-way by the state	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Property	Acquisition of land for public improvements	a
LRCA	Proposition 11	Judiciary	Provisions for electing California Supreme Court justices; reorganization of state courts	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Welfare	State aid may be provided to needy physically handicapped persons	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Water	State and political subdivisions may hold stock in mutual water companies	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Regulations	Quasi-public corporations may extend terms of existence	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Judiciary	Compensation of grand and trial jurors	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Regulations	Stockholder's liability for corporate debts does not apply to exposition companies or to "limited" corporations	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Bonds	$10 million in bonds to the California Highway Commission for railroad grade separations	d
LRCA	Proposition 18	Elections	Voters "engaged in the civil or congressional service of the United States" may cast an absentee ballot	a
LRCA	Proposition 19	Welfare	State aid to needy blind persons	a
LRCA	Proposition 20	Judiciary	A trial by jury may be waived in criminal cases if both parties consent	a
CISS	Proposition 21	Animals	Animals cannot be treated by "terrifying or exciting it by any means" for sport, exhibition, or amusement	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 1	Education	Elected state Board of Education	d
	Issue 2	Bonds	$60 million in bonds for highway construction	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1928 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Requires only general laws relating to cities and towns	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Local Gov't	Requires specific publications or an election to pass local or special laws	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Education	Allows for counties to be divided into schools districts, and for three elected school trustees to run each districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Official Salaries	Sets pay and eligibility requirements of state Legislators	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Railroad Excise Tax Veto	Transportation	Railroad Excise Tax Veto Vote	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Massachusetts Sunday Sports Question (1928)	Sunday	Authorizes certain sporting events on Sundays	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 2	Pension	Provides for the creation, maintenance and administration of a police pension system in all cities of this state that now have or may hereafter attain a population of 500,000 inhabitants or over	d
	Issue 3	Bond issues	Provides for additional bond issue of $75 million for construction of state highways	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 1	Alcohol	Repeals the clause of the Constitution providing for Prohibition	d
	Issue 2	Bond issues	Authorizes a 25 million bond issue for the state to indemnify state depositors who lost money in bank closings between Jan. 1st, 1910 and May 15th, 1928	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Judiciary	Equalizes the compensation of judges	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 152	Taxes	Creates a court in which citizens would be able to contest illegal ad valorem taxes	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Measure 1	Fishing	Gasoline tax of five cents per gallon	d
CICA	Measure 2	Taxes/Fees	Reduction of motor vehicle license fees	d
CISS	Measure 3	Taxes	State Income Tax Bill	d
CICA	Measure 4	Direct democracy	Limits on power of state legislature to tamper with laws approved by voters	d
CISS	Measure 5	Fishing	Deschutes River Water and Fish	d
CISS	Measure 6	Fishing	Rogue River Water and Fish	d
CISS	Measure 7	Fishing	Umpqua River Water and Fish	d
CISS	Measure 8	Fishing	McKenzie River Water and Fish	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1928 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment	Taxes	Revenue and Taxation	d