1875 ballot measures
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Connecticut
See also: Connecticut 1875 ballot measures
October 4, 1875
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Term limits; Election administration; Term limits; Term limits | Provide for an annual general election for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, treasurer, and General Assembly members in November, and set term lengths for each office to two years |
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41,254 (94%) |
2,525 (6%) |
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| Question 2 | Suffrage | Grant the General Assembly the authority, by a two-thirds vote from both houses, to restore the privileges of an elector to those who lost them due to being convicted of a crime |
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31,619 (74%) |
11,363 (26%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1875 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Provides for the number of judges in each district |  |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Suffrage | Grants women suffrage in school affairs | |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Education | Prescribes manner in which school funds can be invested | |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Business | Establishes single liability for corporations |  |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1875 ballot measures
October 12
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Creates a commission to work on the supreme court's case backlog | |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Provides for a tax on dogs | |
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