1876 ballot measures
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Connecticut
See also: Connecticut 1876 ballot measures
October 2, 1876
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Question 1 | Redistricting | Attach newly-formed towns with populations to the election districts of larger towns until they reach a population of 2,500 or more residents |
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26,664 (83%) |
5,599 (17%) |
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| Question 2 | Election administration | Move the election date for state officials from April to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
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31,871 (98%) |
503 (2%) |
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| Question 3 | 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 |
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30,486 (94%) |
1,898 (6%) |
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| Question 4 | Term limits | Set term length of probate judges for two years |
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31,509 (97%) |
877 (3%) |
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| Question 5 | Salaries | Limit the salary of General Assembly members to $300 and $0.25 per mile traveled |
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31,025 (96%) |
1,283 (4%) |
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| Question 6 | Race and suffrage | Remove the word "white" from electoral qualifications listed in the state constitution |
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29,954 (93%) |
2,242 (7%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1876 ballot measures
November 7, 1876
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensing for Liquor Sales Amendment | Amend the constitution relative to the licensing for the sale of ardent spirits and intoxicating liquors |
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60,639 (54%) |
52,561 (46%) |
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| Salaries of Circuit Court Judges Amendment | Amend the state constitution relative to the salaries of circuit court judges |
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65,371 (50%) |
65,966 (50%) |
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| Submission of Amendments to the People Amendment | Amend the state constitution relative to the timing for submitting constitutional amendments to the people |
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52,306 (70%) |
21,984 (30%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1876 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | State exec | Authorizes the governor to veto items of appropriation bills |  |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Business | Establishes single liability for stockholders of corporations |  |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Judiciary | Authorizes district judges to sit on the supreme bench | |
New York
See also: New York 1876 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Con Language | Relates to an amendment to section 3 of article 5 of the constitution | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Con Language | Relates to an amendment to section 4 of article 5 of the constitution | |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1876 ballot measures
November 7, 1876
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Constitution Revisions Amendment | Agriculture; State executive structure; Race and ethnicity; Constitutional wording; Family; Public education governance; Judiciary structure; Administrative organization; Voting rights restoration | Approve 30 constitutional amendments proposed by the 1875 Constitutional Convention |
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120,159 (53%) |
106,554 (47%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 1876 ballot measures
February 15, 1876
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution of 1876 Ratification Measure | Constitution | Ratify the Texas Constitution of 1876 |
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136,606 (71%) |
56,652 (29%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1876 ballot measures
November 7, 1876
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Incorporate savings banks |
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4,029 (57%) |
3,069 (43%) |
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