1865 ballot measures
This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1865.
In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.
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Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks
The inventory of statewide ballot measures is part of Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks, which document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will provide an unparalleled resource for researchers, reporters, and voters on how ballot measures have evolved, the issues they've covered, and the role they have played in our civic life. Click here to access the state historical ballot measure factbooks.
List of ballot measures by state
Connecticut
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October 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements; Voter registration; Voting age policy | Provide for specific qualifications to become an elector based on sex, age, residency, and literacy |  | 27,217 (45%) | 33,489 (55%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1865 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Citizenship voting requirements; Residency voting requirements; Voting age policy | Establish voter eligibility criteria, granting eligibility to all males over the age of 21 who were born in the United States, foreign persons who declare their intentions to become citizens, persons of mixed white and Indian blood who have adopted the customs of civilization, and persons of Indian blood who have adopted the customs of civilization and have passed an examination that pronounced them capable of voting | | 12,135 (45%) | 14,651 (55%) |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1865 ballot measures
November 9
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibit Slavery and Involuntary Servitude Amendment | Constitutional rights; Constitutional wording changes | Provide that "slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than for crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby forever prohibited in this State" |
| 18,527 (83%) | 3,696 (17%) | |
| Rescind 1861 Secession Ordinance and Affirm Ratification of the U.S. Constitution Amendment | Federal government issues; Constitutional wording changes | Repeal, rescind, and abrogate the state's ordinance, ratified on May 20, 1861, to secede from the United States |
| 19,977 (91%) | 1,940 (9%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1865 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Race and suffrage; Race and ethnicity issues | Provide suffrage to African American men over the age of 21 | | 46,588 (46%) | 55,591 (54%) |
Other years
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