1958 ballot measures

1959 → ← 1957

17 states had ballots measures in 1958. California led the pack with 18 statewide ballot propositions. Oregon came in second, with 13 questions on its ballot, resulting in eight amendments to the Oregon Constitution.

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Proposition 1	Elected officials salaries		a
	Proposition 2	State judiciary		a
	Proposition 3	Education		a
	Proposition 4	labor		d

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Arkansas Repeal of Full Crew Laws Initiative (1958)	Admin. of gov't.	Would repeal specific laws in the state	d
CICA	Arkansas Prohibition of State Ad Valorem Tax, Proposed Amendment 47 (1958)	Taxes	Would prohibit state ad valorem tax.	a
CICA	Arkansas Legislative Salaries, Proposed Amendment 48 (1958)	State legislatures	Dealt with salaries for state lawmakers.	a
CICA	Arkansas Industrial Development Bonds, Proposed Amendment 49 (1958)	Bond issues	Development bonds in the state.	a
VR	Arkansas Sales Tax Repeal, Referred Act 19 (1958)	Taxes	Repeal of state sales tax.	a

California

See also: California 1958 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Veterans/Bonds	$300 million in bonds for veterans	a
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$220 million in bonds for schools for handicapped students	a
LBM	Proposition 3	Bonds	$200 million in bonds for schools, correctional and mental facilities	a
LBM	Proposition 4	Bonds	$60 million in bonds for harbor development	a
LRCA	Proposition 5	Salaries	Salaries of state legislators can be set by statute	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Elections	Notice of elections on bond proposals must be published in newspapers	d
LRCA	Proposition 7	Admin of gov't	California State Legislature authorized to adopt wartime disaster laws	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Elections	Eligibility rules for voting for President and Vice President	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Legislature	Eliminate mandatory 30-day recess during general sessions of California State Legislature	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Eminent domain	Rules for eminent domain for airports and schools	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Bonds	Authorize local bonds for street and road purposes; provide for repayment of bonds with gasoline tax money	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Legislature	Permits member of California State Legislature to become notary public	d
LRCA	Proposition 13	Education	Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to be appointive, instead of elective, after 1962.	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Salaries	Eliminate prohibition against increasing compensation of local politicians during their term of office	d
CISS	Proposition 15	Regulations	Allow boxing on Sundays and Memorial Day	d
CICA	Proposition 16	Taxes	Allow property taxation of religious schools	d
CICA	Proposition 17	Taxes	Reduction in state sales tax and income tax rates	d
CICA	Proposition 18	Labor	Prohibition on collective bargaining	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Labor	Right to Work amendment	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Compensation of county and precinct officers	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Admin of gov't	County government	d
CICA	Amendment 4	Gambling	Non-profits allowed to operate games of chance	a
CICA	Amendment 5	Labor	New section of Constitution providing membership in any labor union	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutions	Allows legislature to tie proposed constitutional amendments in an election so that all must be approved for any one to be enacted	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Closes office of Hillsborough County solicitor and transfers duties to the State Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Right to Work Initiative	Labor and unions		d

Maine

See also: Maine 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Commercial Vehicle Registration Fees	Transportation	increases vehicle registration fees	d
VR	Vehicle Registration Fees	Transportation	increases vehicle registration fees on certain commercial vehicles	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
IndISS	Question 1	Labor	Former public employees refunding portions of pensions depending upon yearly earnings	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Issue 3	Business regulation	Permits banking institutions, upon prior approval of the Commissioner of Finance, to establish and operate branches within the city, town, County, village or constitutional charter city in which its principal office is located	d

Montana

See also: Montana 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	IR-59	Alcohol		a
LRSS	R-61	Education		a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Public Power Districts	Utilities		a
CICA	Question 1	Gambling		a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Initiative Process Amendment	Direct democracy		a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1958 ballot measures

Primary

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	School for the Blind Initiative	Education	Authorizes the state government to give $450,000 to build a new School for the Blind	a

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	School District Reorganization Initiative	Education	Annexes school districts that did not operate a high school to districts that did operate high schools	d
CICA	University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Initiative	Education	Changes the name of the North Dakota Agricultural College to the North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences	d
LRCA	Initiative Signature Requirement	Direct democracy	Increases the number of signatures required to qualify a ballot initiative in North Dakota to 10% of the vote cast for governor	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1958 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Right to Work	Labor	Forbids labor contracts which establish union membership as a condition	d
LRCA	Issue 1	Admin of gov't	Permits the electors of the counties to form metropolitan federations	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Question 379	Taxes	real property and tangible personal property taxed ad valorem shall be assessed for taxation at not more than 35%	a
LRCA	Question 380	Water		a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of gov't	Boundaries of the state	a
LRCA	Measure 2	Veterans	Loans for veterans	d
LRCA	Measure 3	State legislature	State legislative salaries	d
LRCA	Measure 4	Law enforcement	Capital punishment	d
LRCA	Measure 5	Public finance	Urban redevelopment projects	d
LRCA	Measure 6	Public finance	Modification of county debt limits	a
LRCA	Measure 7	Judiciary	Special grand jury bill	a
LRCA	Measure 8	Admin of gov't	Uses of state institutions	a
LRCA	Measure 9	Judiciary	Temporary appointment and assignment of judges	a
LRCA	Measure 10	Energy	State power development	d
LRCA	Measure 11	Admin of gov't	County home rule amendment	a
LRCA	Measure 12	Health care	State tuberculosis hospitals	a
CICA	Measure 13	State legislature	Eligibility requirements for state legislators	a

Utah

See also: Utah 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative A	Gambling	Permits pari-mutuel wagering at horse races and created a state horse-racing commission	d

Washington

See also: Washington 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 202	Labor	Restricting Labor Agreements	d
ITL	Initiative 23	Admin of gov't	Civil Service for Sheriff's Employees	a
LRSS	Referred Bill 10	Bonds	Building Bonds for State Institutions	a
VR	Referendum 30	Taxes	Inheritance Tax on Insurance Proceeds	d
LRCA	Amendment 33	Admin of gov't	State Boundaries	a
LRCA	Amendment 34	Religion	Legislature may authorize the employment by the state of a chaplain for such of the state custodial, correctional and mental institutions as seems justified to the legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 35	Labor	Pensions and Employees Extra Compensation	a