1954 ballot measures

1955 → ← 1953

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Sale of Alcohol to Indians	Alcohol	Regarding alcohol sales.	a

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	Property assessment equalization	d
LRCA	Amendment 44	Elections	Set the length of the term of the governor at 4 years	d
LRCA	Amendment 45	Admin of gov't	Fixed salaries for state, county and district officers	d
VR	Referred Act 285	Taxes	Increase in the tax on alcohol	d

California

See also: California 1954 ballot propositions

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$175 million in bonds for veterans for assistance in purchasing homes and farms	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Bonds	$100 million in bonds for construction of public schools	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Alcohol	Establish a Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control	a
CICA	Proposition 4	Welfare	Increase in aid amount payable to needy elderly from $80 to $100	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes	Tax exemption for seagoing vessels	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Salaries	Increase in the pay of state legislators from $300 to $500 per month	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Property	Amendments to the Torrens Land Title Registration Law	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Tax exemption for commercial and fishing vehicles	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Tax exemptions for church properties under construction	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Legislature	Extend length of the terms of the members of the California State Legislature	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Tax exemption for disabled veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Elections	Voting eligibility rules for those convicted of "infamous crimes"	d
LRCA	Proposition 13	Local governance	Rules governing how the City of Vernon constructs and approves its city charter	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Tax exemption for higher education non-profits extended to buildings under construction	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Taxes	Tax exemption for charitable and educational non-profits extended to buildings under construction	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Water	Water rights of government agencies	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Taxes	Gas tax and vehicle fee revenues may be spent on planning and construction of vehicle parking facilities	d
LRCA	Proposition 18	Immigration	Property ownership rights of resident non-citizens	a
LRCA	Proposition 19	Judiciary	Continuously serving non-lawyer judges of inferior courts as judges of superseding municipal courts	d
LRCA	Proposition 20	Local governance	Method of framing county charters	a

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Utilities	Public Utilities Commission	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Water	Water conservation board	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Four-year terms of office for statewide state officers	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Welfare	Old age pension deductibility	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Redistricting	State legislative redistricting	d
LRSS	Referred Bill 6	Transportation	Highway anticipation warrants	a
CICA	Initiative 7	Taxes	Personal property taxation	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Elections	Four-year terms of office for county officers	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Provides for legislative extra sessions with a 3/5ths vote in each house; sets compensation of legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Transportation	Prohibits use of state funds for toll roads extending more than three counties	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Allows for additional county judges in counties with a population of more than 125,000	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	State Exec	Gives the Governor 20 days to approve or veto bills instead of 10	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Allows for county tax assessor to assess municipal tax upon voter approval	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Provides for the County Tax Assessor in Monroe County to assess all property in the county for all tax districts	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Judiciary	Provides for an additional judge of the Court of Record in Escambia County	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Dredge Mining	Natural resources		a

Maine

See also: Maine 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't Finances	Increase the limit for municipal debt	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Suffrage	Provides voting rights for Native Americans	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Charitable Lotteries	Gambling		d

Montana

See also: Montana 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	R-56	Elections	Presidential Primary Law	a
	R-57	Health care	State Hospital Bond Issue	a
	R-58	Education	Training School Bond Issue	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 1	Labor and unions	Repeal of "Right to Work Law"	d

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CI	Issue 1	Taxes	Permitting the enactment of a graduated land tax	d
CI	Issue 2	Taxes	Exempting food from the sales tax	d
CI	Issue 3	Alcohol	Setting hours of liquor establishments between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m	d
CI	Issue 4	Taxes	Providing for an additional 1 cent non-refundable motor vehicle fuel tax for secondary highways	d
CI	Issue 5	Legislature	Prohibiting members of legislature from doing over $10,000 worth of business annually with the state or its political subdivisions	a
CI	Issue 6	Taxes	Diverting sales tax collected on automobiles from school and welfare funds to highway construction	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Issue 1	Term limits	Term limits on office of Governor of Ohio and set length of term for other statewide politicians at four years	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Ohio State Legislature	Four-year terms for Ohio Senate and House of Representatives	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Question 358	Property		a
VR	Question 359	Transportation		a
VR	Question 360	Transportation		a
	Question 361	Taxes		a
CICA	Question 362	Education		a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Salaries	State legislative salaries	d
LRCA	Measure 2	Redistricting	The subdivision of counties for state legislative seats	a
LRSS	Measure 3	Healthcare	Mental hospital in or near Portland	a
LRCA	Measure 4	I&R	Procedures for initiated constitutional amendments	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Taxes	State Property Tax	d
CISS	Measure 6	DST	Daylight Savings Time	d
CISS	Measure 7	Fishing	Prohibition on certain types of fishing in coastal streams	d
CISS	Measure 8	Regulations	Repeal of the milk control law	a

Utah

See also: Utah 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Referendum A	Education	Abolish Carbon College as a state-sponsored institution	d
VR	Referendum B	Education	Discontinuation of Dixie College, Snow College and Weber College as state-sponsored institutions	d

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Article 41	Education	Joint School Maintenance by Towns Amendment	a
LRCA	Article 42	Admin of gov't	Office of Profit and Trust Under Authority of Congress Amendment	a
LRCA	Article 43	War and peace	State Militia Amendment	a

Washington

See also: Washington 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 188	Health Care	Chiropractic Examination Standards	d
ITP	Initiative 192	Hunting	Salmon Fishing Regulations	d
ITP	Initiative 193	Admin of gov't	Daylight Savings Time	d
ITP	Initiative 194	Alcohol	Television Advertising for Alcohol	d
LRCA	Amendment 29	Business Regulation	Corporation Ownership of Land	a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Suffrage	Allows new residents of the state to vote for president and vice president	a
AQ	Question 2	Finance	Have a state-owned, tax-supported statewide TV station (WHA-TV)	d