1952 ballot measures

1953 → ← 1951

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Act 242	Admin. of gov't	Dealt with government purchasing methods	d

California

See also: California 1952 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$150 million in bonds for veterans for assistance in purchasing homes and farms	a
CICA	Proposition 2	Education	Increase in per pupil payments from state to public school districts	a
VR	Proposition 3	Education, taxes	Property tax exemptions for private non-profit schools	a
LRCA	Proposition 4	Welfare	Payments to the needy blind	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Admin of gov't	People who advocate forceful overthrow of government not allowed to hold office	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Admin of gov't	All public employees and officers required to take an oath of office to uphold federal and state constitutions	a
LRSS	Proposition 7	Elections	Manner in which a candidate's party affiliation is to appear on the ballot	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Tax exemption for church buildings under construction	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Tax exemption for higher education facilities under construction by charitable non-profits	a
CICA	Proposition 10	Gov't accountability	No public money to groups which attempt "in any manner to influence federal, state, or local legislation"	d
CISS	Proposition 11	Welfare	Payments to the elderly in need	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Executives	Public officials of the state may also serve in any reserve component of the U.S. armed forces	a
CISS	Proposition 13	Elections	Candidates can only run on the primary ballot of the party of which they are a registered voter	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Immigration	Repeal of the anti-Chinese provisions in the California Constitution	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Taxes	Taxation of insurance companies and banks	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Local governance	Permit city charters to divide city into boroughs	a
LRSS	Proposition 17	Healthcare	Changes to the Chiropractic Initiative Act of 1922	d
LRCA	Proposition 18	Public finance	Redevelopment projects can be financed from revenue derived from taxes on taxable property within project	a
LRCA	Proposition 19	Judiciary	Rules governing county grand juries	d
LRCA	Proposition 20	Healthcare	Funds from the state government to public agencies and private non-profits to build hospitals	a
LRCA	Proposition 21	Judiciary	Rules for filling vacant Superior Court seats	a
LRCA	Proposition 22	Taxes	Mandate that property owners must annually deliver property valuation statements to county assessors	d
LRCA	Proposition 23	Taxes	Rules governing property tax assessments of tracts of land of more than 640 acres	d
LRCA	Proposition 24	Bonds	$185 million in bonds for loans and grants to public school districts	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Issue 1	Judicial reform	Concerning retirement of judges in the state.	a
	Issue 2	Admin. of gov't.	Relating to regulation of public utilities in the state.	d
	Issue 3	Taxes	Property tax exemptions	d
CICA	Issue 4	Natural resources	Would have imposed a severance tax on certain petroleum products and natural gas.	d
CISS	Issue 5	Labor	Would have made it unlawful for any municipality to employ firemen more than 60 hours a week	d
CICA	Issue 6	Gambling	Would have legalized slot machines except for where prohibited by local ordinance.	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Education	Diverts money from the licensing of motor vehicles to state education capital project funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Increases the number of Justices on the state Supreme Court to ten, and reforms other rules regarding the judiciary	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local Gov't	Allows for county home rule	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Provides for an additional Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Legislature	Creates a 40th senatorial district representing Bay and Washington Counties	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Legislature	Creates a 39th senatorial district representing Monroe County	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Provides for the County Tax Assessor in Monroe County to assess the county for all tax districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Judiciary	Transfers duties of the County Solicitor in Dade County to the State Attorney of the 11th Judicial Circuit	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Provides for the County Tax Assessor in Lee County to assess the county for all tax districts	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Judiciary	Merges the Court of Records into the Circuit Court in Escambia County	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gov't Finances	Requires that all money collected by Escambia County officers be paid into the county general fund	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Right-to-work	Labor and unions		a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Cashing Checks	Business regulation	Requires clearance of all checks by banks without fee for cashing checks	d
	Liquor Establishment	Alcohol	Sets hours of operation of liquor establishments between 8 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.	d
	State Sales Tax	Taxes	Exempts food and drugs from state sales tax	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Issue 1	ConCon	Should a convention to revise, alter, or amend the state constitution be held?	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Question 349	Welfare		d

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Education	Appoint, rather than elect, the Superintendent of Public Education	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Veterans	Repeal of the World War Veterans' State Aid Sinking Fund	a
LRSS	Measure 3	Healthcare	Domiciliary state hospital for elderly mentally ill persons	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Taxes	Legal voters in taxing units and their tax base	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Veterans	Augmentation of the fund for war veterans	a
LRCA	Measure 6	Legislature	Emergency committee established within the Oregon State Legislature	a
LRCA	Measure 7	Legislature	Number of years attached to a term in the Oregon State Legislature	a
LRCA	Measure 8		Amendatory Act Title Subject Amendment	a
LRSS	Measure 9	Taxes	Limit on the state's property tax	a
VR	Measure 10	Taxes	Motor Carrier Highway Transportation Tax Act	a
VR	Measure 11	Education	School District Reorganization Act	d
VR	Measure 12	Taxes	Cigarette Stamp Tax Revenue Act	d
CISS	Measure 13	DST	United States Standard (Clock) Time established in Oregon	a
CICA	Measure 14	Gambling	Prohibition of lotteries, bookmaking and pari-mutuel betting on animal races	d
CICA	Measure 15	Alcohol	Alcohol can be sold by the individual glass	a
CICA	Measure 16	Taxes	Taxes to raise revenue for highways	d
CISS	Measure 17	Regulations	Milk Production and Marketing Board	d
CICA	Measure 18	Redistricting	Enforcement of state legislative reapportionment	a

Utah

See also: Utah 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative A	Property	Repeal of Lien Law	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 180	Business Regulation	Regulation of Sale of Oleomargarine	a
ITP	Initiative 181	Admin of gov't	Observance of Standard Time Act	a
ITP	Initiative 184	Labor	Old Age Pension Laws	d
LRCA	Amendment 25	Judiciary	Judge Retirements	a
LRCA	Amendment 26	Initiative Rights	Laws for Veto Referenda	a
LRCA	Amendment 27	Education	Limits on School District Indebtedness	a
LRCA	Amendment 28	Judicial Reform	Superior Court Jurisdiction	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1952 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Redistricting	Advisory whether to redistribute legislature by area and population	d