1936 ballot measures

1937 → ← 1935

California

See also: California 1936 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Single tax on land to replace sales tax (removed from ballot by California Supreme Court)	Removed
CICA	Proposition 2	Taxes	State income tax can only be imposed following an affirmative majority statewide vote of the people	d
CICA	Proposition 3	Alcohol	Creation of an Alcoholic Beverage Commission to regulate commerce in liquor	d
CISS	Proposition 4	Resources	Tideland surface oil drilling prohibited; slant drilling from uplands authorized	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Bonds	Los Angeles County, if voters approve, can borrow $5 million to commemorate completion of Boulder Dam	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Local governance	Process to amend Los Angeles Charter to allow Boulder Dam commemoration activities	d
CICA	Proposition 7	Labor	County and municipal office appointments must be based on integrity, character, merit, fitness and industry	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Elections	State legislature authorized to provide for the registration of voters	d
CICA	Proposition 9	Alcohol	Establish the so-called "local option" for regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages	d
CICA	Proposition 10	Taxes	Allowable uses of revenue from motor vehicle fuel taxes and license fees	d
CICA	Proposition 11	Education	Creation of a State Tenure Board to oversee tenure of public school teachers	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Judiciary	Create a Court of Criminal Appeals	d
LRCA	Proposition 13	Eminent domain	Power of eminent domain can be used to acquire land for expositions and fairs	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Local governance	Method to establish a consolidated city and county government	d
LRCA	Proposition 15	Transportation	State aid to reduce liens on real estate imposed to pay for street and highway improvements	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Water	Acquisition of water and water rights by water districts and water conservation districts	d
LRCA	Proposition 17	Taxes	Method of calculating taxes owed on unsecured property	a
VR	Proposition 18	Taxes	Tax on oleomargarine	d
LRCA	Proposition 19	Legislature	Expenses to index and print legislative bills, histories, resolutions and constitutional amendments	d
LRCA	Proposition 20	Culture	Allow exhibitions at publicly-owned museums and art galleries to be managed by non-profit corporations	d
LRCA	Proposition 21	Law enforcement	Allow the establishment of penal institutions specifically for women	a
VR	Proposition 22	Taxes	State license, and payment of license fees, required to operate a retail store	d
LRCA	Proposition 23	Admin of gov't	Convert Railroad Commission to Public Service Commission	d
LRCA	Proposition 24	Local governance	Procedures for holding elections to adopt county and city charters	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Taxes	Tax on motor vehicles	a
CISS	Issue 2	Health Care	Public assistance for impoverished Colorado residents with tuberculosis	a
CICA	Issue 3	Taxes	Amendment of the "uniformity clause" of the constitution	d
CICA	Issue 4	Taxes	Amendment of the revenue section of the constitution	d
CICA	Issue 5	Health Care	Monthly old age pensions	a
CISS	Issue 6	Labor	Amendment of the Worker Compensation Act	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment	Local Gov't	Gives the Legislature power to establish, alter or abolish, a Municipal corporation known as the City of Key West	a
LRCA	Amendment	Welfare	Establishes a statewide social security system	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Fishing and Hunting Licenses Veto	Hunting	Maine Fishing and Hunting Licenses for Residents Veto Vote	a
CISS	Highway Fund Act	Transportation	Prevents diversions of the general highway fund	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 3	Labor and unions	States Missouri Constitution shall not be construed to not prohibit payments from any public fund or funds, for benefits, upon retirement, disability or death, to persons employed and paid out of any public fund	a
	Issue 4	Hunting	Creates the the Conservation Commission pertaining to fish, game and forestry	a

Montana

See also: Montana 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Montana IR-36, Health Certificates Required for Marriage (1936)	Marriage	Health certificates required for marriage	d
VR	Montana IR-37, State Insurance for Public Buildings (1936)	Business regulation	State insurance for public buildings	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Old Age Pensions	Pension	Relating to pensions	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 1	Suffrage	Abolishes the use of absent voters ballots	d
	Issue 2	Elections and campaigns	Makes it it unlawful to expend federal funds in the state for political purposes	d
	Issue 3	Alcohol	Legalizes the sale of liquor and allocating the tax and license revenue for apportionment to Counties to reduce real estate taxes	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referred Issue 1	Stocks	Eliminate the additional liability of stockholders authorized to receive money on deposits	a
CICA	Initiated Issue 1	Taxes	Prohibit the levy or collection of tax on food	a

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Question 222	Alcohol	Repeals the state prohibition amendment, and replace it with lesser alcohol regulation laws	d
CICA	Question 225	Welfare	Creates and funds of state social security and public welfare programs	a
CICA/SS	Question 226	Welfare	Creates and funds of state social security and public welfare programs	a
CISS	Question 230	Admin of gov't	Defines the duties of, and allot funds to, the State Conservation Commission	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1936 ballot measures

January 31:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Measure 1	Elections	Primary elections to be held in September	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Salaries	Compensation of state legislators	d
LRSS	Measure 3	Taxes	Sales Tax Bill	d
VR	Measure 4	Education	Student activity fees in state's higher education facilities	d

November 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Measure 1	Welfare	Referendum on legislative bill to amend the Old Age Assistance Act of 1935	d
CICA	Measure 2	Regulations	Amendment forbidding the prevention or regulation of truthful advertising	d
CICA	Measure 3	Taxes	Tax limitation amendment for school districts with a population exceeding 100,000	d
CISS	Measure 4	Education	Noncompulsory Military Training Bill	d
CICA	Measure 5	Taxes	Limits on and reductions of taxes on tangible property	d
CISS	Measure 6	Utilities	State Power Bill	d
CICA	Measure 7	Admin of gov't	State Hydroelectric Temporary Administrative Board	d
CISS	Measure 8	Admin of gov't	State Bank Bill	d

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Forests and parks	Vermont Green Mountain Parkway Act	d Effective date of April 1, 1941

Washington

See also: Washington 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 101	Labor	Civil Service Act	d
ITP	Initiative 114	Taxes	30-Mill Tax Limit Act	a
ITP	Initiative 115	Welfare	Old Age Pension Act	d
ITP	Initiative 119	Admin of gov't	Production for Use Act	d
LRSS	Referred Bill 4	Public Finance	Sink Fund for Flood Control	d
LRCA	HJR 10	Energy	Production and Wholesale distribution of Electric Energy	d
LRCA	SJR 20	State Legislature	Compensation for Legislators	d
LRCA	SJR 7	Taxes	Exemptions and Graduated Net Income Tax	d

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1936 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Gov't Accountability	Amends a ban on public officials receiving free passes and other privileges to exclude public notaries and certain railroad and public utility employees	a