1950 ballot measures

1951 → ← 1949

California

See also: California 1950 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Prohibit the collection of taxes on personal property	d
LRCA	Proposition 2	Democracy	Naming specific people to office by means of any amendment or law submitted to a popular vote is prohibited	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Judiciary	Uniform system of municipal and justice courts (inferior court reorganization)	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Elections	Rules governing eligibility to vote in the event of a pre-election move	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Legislature	State legislators may be appointed to boards or commissions that allocate state funds	d
CICA	Proposition 6	Gambling	Legalize, regulate and tax bookmaking, wagering and gambling in licensed establishments	d
LRSS	Proposition 7	Healthcare	Blind people cannot be denied the right to a chiropractic education or career	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Salaries	Allow increases in the compensation of county, township, or municipal officers at any time	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Labor	State civil service exemptions	a
CICA	Proposition 10	Housing	A majority vote in an election is required to approve public housing projects	a
LRSS	Proposition 11	Admin of gov't	Changes to the Torrens Land Title Registration Law of 1914	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1950 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Establishes juvenile courts	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of Gov't	Replaces the state census with the federal census	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of Gov't	Requires laws to be single subject, laws to be expressed with a title and for law revisions to be published at length	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Creates the 16th Judicial Circuit of Florida in Monroe County	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Judiciary	Allows for additional county judges in counties with a population greater than 250,000	a

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Constitution Ratification	Constitution	Hawaii Constitution Ratification Election	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 3	Welfare	Regarding payments to blind persons who are 63 years of age or older	a
	Question 4	Gambling	Regarding establishing a state lottery	d
	Question 5	Transportation	Regarding compulsory motor vehicle insurance classifications	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Issue 1	Taxes	Permits the enactment of a graduated land tax	d
CISS	Issue 2	Alcohol	Permits municipal and County option on sale of liquor	d
CISS	Issue 3	Taxes	Increases personal exemption on state income tax and establishing the basis for computing tax on joint returns	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Question 325	Transportation	Creates a state Highway Commission	d
CICA	Question 326	Transportation	Restrict nearly all vehicle-associated state revenue to use for road construction and maintenance, and other highway expenses	d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Salaries	Annual compensation for state legislators	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Taxes	State tax credit for higher education buildings	a
LRCA	Measure 3	Veterans	Augmentation of the "Oregon War Veterans' Fund"	a
LRSS	Measure 4	Taxes	Tax levy to increase the basic school support fund	a
VR	Measure 5	Welfare	Public assistance for "needy aged persons"	a
VR	Measure 6	DST	Uniform Standard Time	a
CICA	Measure 7	Veterans	Compensation fund for veterans of World War II	a
CICA	Measure 8	Redistricting	State legislative reapportionment	d
CISS	Measure 9	Alcohol	Illegal to sell "promotively advertised" alcoholic beverages	d

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	No Liquor with Food	Alcohol	Prohibition on the sale of liquor where food is sold	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 172	Welfare	Transferring the public assistance medical program to the State Department of Health	a
ITP	Initiative 176	Welfare	Increased to $65.00 a month the minimum grant for certain categories of public assistance	d
VR	Referendum 28	Health Care	Accident and health insurance covering employees eligible for unemployment compensation	d
LRSS	Referred Bill 7	Bond Issue	Construction of Public School Plants	a
LRSS	Referred Bill 8	Bond Issue	Buildings at State Institutions	a
LRSS	Referred Bill 9	Bond Issue	Buildings at State Colleges	d
LRCA	Amendment 24	Private Property	Canadians Can Own Land	a
LRCA	HJR 10	Education	Limits on School District Debt	d