1946 ballot measures

1947 → ← 1945

California

See also: California 1946 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$100 million in bonds for veterans	a
CISS	Proposition 2	Gambling	Greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering allowed in counties with a population exceeding 175,000	d
CISS	Proposition 3	Education	Establish a minimum salary for public school teachers	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Veterans	Allow state to provide business loans to veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Judiciary	Creation of Court for Tax Appeals	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Legislature	Legislature to meet annually; state budget to be for a one-year rather than a two-year period	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Elections	Members of a county board of education by county charter may be elected rather than appointed	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Education	Qualifications and salary of county superintendents of schools to be fixed by state legislature	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Education	Create offices of deputy and associate Superintendents of Public Instruction	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Salaries	Salary of the Governor of California	a
CISS	Proposition 11	Labor	Illegal for employers to discriminate because of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Direct democracy	Legislature authorized to propose amendments to or repeal of laws enacted by initiative	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Education	Allocation of Public School Funds	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Executives	Who is to assume the powers and duties of the governor in the event of gubernatorial disability	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Immigration	Validation of the 1923 and 1943 state legislative changes to the Alien Land Law of 1920	d
LRCA	Proposition 16	Education	Repeal of the educational poll tax	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Admin of gov't	Change name of the Railroad Commission to the Public Utilities Commission	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1946 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Relates to changing certain county offices and taxation methods in Orange County	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Relates to the assessment and collection of all taxes in Hillsborough County	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Relates to the assessment and collection of all taxes in Bay County	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	State executive	Provide for the legislative appointment a director of the budget	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Finances	Relates to legislative appropriations	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Relates to the election of the judge of the court of record and the county solicitor in and for Escambia County	d

Maine

See also: Maine 1946 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Bonus for Veterans	Veterans	Raises taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to fund the bonus for veterans	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1946 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 1	Pensions	Relating to old age pensions	d
	Question 2	Labor and unions	Regarding labor relations	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1946 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 1	Taxes	Reverts back to refunding procedure for taxes paid on gasoline used for non-highway purposes	a

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1946 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Question 314	Taxes	Allows an increase in the ad valorem property tax for the support of school districts	a
CICA	Question 315	Education	Allow the state legislature to raise money for the state's public education system by an additional $42 per student.	a
CICA	Question 316	Education	Allows an ad valorem tax of 1 mill, the proceeds of which would be used to ensure that every district had separate schools for whites and blacks	a
CICA	Question 318	Education	Provides state funding for all common schools, for aid in buying textbooks, and create a state committee to come up with lists of suitable textbooks	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1946 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Executive branch	Rules governing succession to the office of Governor of Oregon	a
LRSS	Measure 2	Taxes	Tax for construction and equipment of state armories	d
LRSS	Measure 3	Education	Establishment of rural school districts and school boards	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Immigration	Chinese people allowed to hold real estate and mining claims	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Legislature	To satisfy the reading requirement, legislative bills can be read by title only	a
LRCA	Measure 6	Legislature	Increase number of state senators to 31	d
VR	Measure 7	Fishing	Regulation of fishing in coastal streams and inland waters	a
CISS	Measure 8	Welfare	Old-age and disability pension fund	d
CISS	Measure 9	Taxes	Tax levy to create basic school support fund	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1946 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum 26	Hunting	Appointment of Game Commissioners	d
VR	Referendum 27	Natural Resources	State Timber Resources Board	d
ITP	Initiative 166	Utilities	Public Utility Districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 19	Taxes	Taxation of Federal Property	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1946 ballot measures

April 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Term limits	Removes term limit for successive terms of sheriffs	d

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 1	Auditing	Repeals provision which makes the Secretary of State the State Auditor, and provides for the legislation of state auditing	a
LRCA	Question 2	Education	Authorizes legislation to have the state provide transportation to children attending religious and private schools	d