1932 ballot measures

1933 → ← 1931

California

See also: California 1932 ballot propositions

May 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Proposition 1	Resources	Regulations governing crude oil	d
VR	Proposition 2	Resources	No leases of state-owned tide or beach lands for oil production	a

November 8:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition 1	Alcohol	Repeal of act that provided for enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution	a
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol	State has exclusive authority to regulate liquor	a
CISS	Proposition 3	Regulations	Rules governing foreclosures of mortgages and trust deeds	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Eliminate requirement that state spend its half of highway transportation taxes on public highways	d
CISS	Proposition 5	Gambling	Establish a California Racing Board to regulate and license racing and wagering	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Property tax exemption for war-time veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Legislature	Increase limit on legislature's total daily expenses for its officers, employees and attaches	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	I&R Process	Initiatives must be submitted to attorney general for a title and summary prior to petition circulation	a
CICA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Levy a state income tax and sales tax; appropriate state funds for public school districts	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Water	City of Escondido allowed to hold stock in a mutual water company	a
CICA	Proposition 11	Property	Grant to City of Huntington Beach the tide and submerged lands situated within its boundaries	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Water	Water main replacements in the City of Glendale	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Regulations	State supervision of wrestling and boxing	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Seafaring vessels "of more than fifty tons burden" exempt from taxation until January 1955	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Admin of gov't	Rules governing deposit of public moneys	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Taxes	Tax liens on properties to expire after 30 years	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Local governance	Procedures for proposing and adopting city charters	a
LRCA	Proposition 18	Local governance	Procedures for proposing and adopting county charters	d
LRCA	Proposition 19	Local governance	City charters may "provide any mode for the nomination and/or election of officers"	d
LRCA	Proposition 20	Local governance	County charters may adopt any mode for the nomination and/or election of officers	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Admin of gov't	Four-year terms for some county officials	d
VR	Issue 2	Taxes	Increase tax on oleomargarine from 10 to 15 cents/pound	d
CISS	Issue 3	State legislatures	Reapportionment of members of the Colorado General Assembly	a
CICA	Issue 4	Taxes	Graduated income tax, abolishing property tax for state purposes and giving excess revenue to schools	d
CICA	Issue 5	Taxes	Income and property tax to be used for schools	d
CICA	Issue 6	Taxes	Limiting taxation of motor fuel and motor vehicles	d
CICA	Issue 7	Alcohol	Repealing prohibition	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1932 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Relates to creating county commissioner districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Relates to the composition and power of the state Supreme Court	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Gas Tax Increase Veto	Taxes	Gas Tax Increase Veto Vote	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 1	Health care	Legalizes chiropractics	d
	Question 2	Elections	Regulates nominating procedures	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 2	Legislature	Limiting each House of the General Assembly to 75 employees	a
	Issue 3	Budget	Provides for an itemized executive budget of estimated revenue and recommended expenditures to be submitted to the General Assembly within 15 days after it convenes	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Issue 1	Business Regulation	Prohibiting crop mortgages	a
CI	Issue 2	Prohibition	Repeal prohibition on alcohol	a
CI	Issue 3	Administration of Government	Abolishing the office of District Tax Supervisor created in 1919	a
CI	Issue 4	Official Salaries	Reducing salaries of elected and appointed state officials by 20%	a
CI	Issue 5	State judiciary	reducing the salaries of Supreme Court judges from $5,500 to $5,000	a
CI	Issue 6	State judiciary	Reducing the salaries of District Judges from $4,000 to $3,500 per year	a
CI	Issue 7	Business Regulation	Repealing requirements to publish public notice of sale of real estate for delinquent taxes	a
CI	Issue 8	Business Regulation	Reducing fees paid to newspapers for publication of legal notices	a
CI	Issue 9	Business Regulation	Providing a 3 year partial moratorium on debts	d
CI	Issue 10	State Capital Relocation	Moving the state capitol from Bismarck to Jamestown	d
CI	Issue 11	Official Salaries	Reducing the salaries of County officials and basing them on County population	a
CI	Issue 12	Elections	Extending the use of the absentee ballot to include and qualified elector who expected to be absent from his precinct and those restricted by physical disability	d
CI	Issue 13	Taxes	Reducing the taxable assessed valuation of property from 75% to 50%	a
CI	Issue 14	Business Regulation	Prohibiting farming by a corporation	a
CI	Issue 15	Spending	Reducing travel expenses for county officials	a
CI	Issue 16	Spending	Reducing travel expenses for state officials	a
CI	Issue 17	Elections	Providing a 5 year partial moratorium on debts, public or private, except on those able to pay	d
CI	Issue 18	Business Regulation	Repealing the prohibition against crop mortgages	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Issue 1	ConCon	Should there be a convention to revise, alter, or amend the Ohio Constitution?	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Question 164	Food and agriculture	Sale of Oleomargarine Veto Vote	d
CICA	Question 168	Education	Increases the ad valorem property tax for the purpose of funding school districts	d
CISS	Question 170	Environment	Assigns resources to soil conservation	d
CISS	Question 171	Economic development	authorize the construction of various public works to give work to unemployed residents	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Elections	Taxpayer Voting Qualification Amendment	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Judiciary	Criminal trials without juries by consent of accused	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Taxes	Six Percent Tax Limitation Amendment	a
VR	Measure 4	Taxes	Tax on Oleomargarine	d
VR	Measure 5	Hunting	No commercial fishing on the Rogue River	d
VR	Measure 6	Education	Higher Education Appropriations Bill	d
CISS	Measure 7	Alcohol	Repeal of Oregon's state prohibition law	a
CISS	Measure 8	Transportation	Freight Truck and Bus Bill	d
CISS	Measure 9	Education	Establishment of junior colleges	d
CICA	Measure 10	Taxes	Tax and Debt Control Constitutional Amendment	d
CISS	Measure 11	Taxes	Tax Supervising and Conservation Bill	d
CISS	Measure 12	Taxes	Personal Income Tax Law Amendment	d
CICA	Measure 13	Water	State Water Power and Hydroelectric	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 58	Elections and Campaigns	Permanent Registration Act	a
ITP	Initiative 61	Alcohol	Intoxicating Liquor Act	a
ITP	Initiative 62	Hunting	Department of Game Act	a
ITP	Initiative 69	Taxes	Income Tax Act	a
ITP	Initiative 64	Taxes	40 Mill Tax Levy Limit	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Business Regulation	Harbor Line Commission	a
LRCA	SJR 16	State Legislatures	Annual Salary of Legislators	d
LRCA	SJR 11	Judicial Reform	Supreme Court Jurisdiction	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1932 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Question 1	Rules about Sunday	Approve repeal of the "Sunday Blue Law"	a

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Salaries of elected officials	Repeals section of the constitution so that the salary of the governor is established by law	a
LRCA	Question 2	Salaries of elected officials	Repeals section of the constitution so that the salary of the Lieutenant governor is established by law	a
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional language	Fixes a verbal error relating to impeachments	a
LRCA	Question 4	Utilities	Allows municipalities to finance public utilities by mortgage or debt	a