1876 ballot measures
This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1876.
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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List of ballot measures by state
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1876 ballot measures
July 1
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Constitution Ratification Measure | State constitution ratification | Ratify the Colorado State Constitution |
| 15,443 (79%) | 4,062 (21%) |
Connecticut
See also: Connecticut 1876 ballot measures
October 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Redistricting policy | Attach newly-formed towns with populations to the election districts of larger towns until they reach a population of 2,500 or more residents |
| 26,664 (83%) | 5,599 (17%) | |
| Question 2 | Election administration and governance | Move the election date for state officials from April to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| 31,871 (98%) | 503 (2%) | |
| Question 3 | Judicial term limits | Set the duration of a term for judges of the courts of common pleas and district courts to four years, and judges of the city courts and police courts to two years |
| 30,486 (94%) | 1,898 (6%) | |
| Question 4 | Judicial term limits | Set term length of probate judges for two years |
| 31,509 (97%) | 877 (3%) | |
| Question 5 | Salaries of government officials | Limit the salary of General Assembly members to $300 and $0.25 per mile traveled |
| 31,025 (96%) | 1,283 (4%) | |
| Question 6 | Race and suffrage | Remove the word "white" from electoral qualifications listed in the state constitution |
| 29,954 (93%) | 2,242 (7%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1876 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensing for Liquor Sales Amendment | Alcohol laws | Amend the constitution relative to the licensing for the sale of ardent spirits and intoxicating liquors |
| 60,639 (54%) | 52,561 (46%) | |
| Salaries of Circuit Court Judges Amendment | Salaries of government officials; State judiciary | Amend the state constitution relative to the salaries of circuit court judges |  | 65,371 (50%) | 65,966 (50%) | |
| Submission of Amendments to the People Amendment | Ballot measure process | Amend the state constitution relative to the timing for submitting constitutional amendments to the people |
| 52,306 (70%) | 21,984 (30%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1876 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive powers and duties; State executive official measures | Authorize the governor to veto items of appropriation bills, while still approving the rest of the bill |
| 47,302 (91%) | 4,426 (9%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Business regulations; Banking policy | Establish single liability for stockholders in all corporations except banks | | 21,721 (49%) | 22,830 (51%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State judicial authority; State judiciary structure | Allow district judges to sit on the supreme court bench and assume all powers of the position when a supreme court judge is disqualified |
| 41,069 (87%) | 6,063 (13%) |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1876 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | State constitutional conventions | Call a state constitutional convention | | 4,091 (34%) | 8,032 (66%) |
New York
See also: New York 1876 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Appoint a superintendent of Public Works and abolish the office of Canal Commissioner |
| 533,151 (87%) | 81,832 (13%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative authority; State legislative structure | Appoint a superintendent of state prisons and abolish the office of state inspector of state prisons |
| 530,226 (87%) | 80,358 (13%) |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1876 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Constitution Revisions Amendment | Public education governance; Agriculture policy; Administrative organization; State executive branch structure; State judiciary structure; Race and ethnicity issues; Family-related policy; Constitutional wording changes; Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions | Approve 30 constitutional amendments proposed by the 1875 Constitutional Convention |
| 120,159 (53%) | 106,554 (47%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 1876 ballot measures
February 15
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution of 1876 Ratification Measure | State constitution ratification | Ratify the Texas Constitution of 1876 |
| 136,606 (71%) | 56,652 (29%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1876 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Banking policy | Incorporate savings banks |
| 4,029 (57%) | 3,069 (43%) |
Other years
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