1890 ballot measures
This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1890.
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 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court Justice Compensation Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Set the salaries of Colorado Supreme Court justices at $5,000 per year and establishing constitutional provisions regarding judicial compensation |  | 15,395 (43%) | 20,078 (57%) | |
| Supreme Court Justice Size Amendment | State judiciary structure | Increase the number of Colorado Supreme Court justices to three and restructuring judicial districts and court organization as provided by law | | 15,283 (42%) | 20,991 (58%) |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Banking Law Amendment | Banking policy | This measure related to the general banking law in Illinois. |
| 480,512 (89%) | 56,737 (11%) | |
| World's Fair Bonds Amendment | Bond issues | It proposed to allow the issuing of bonds to finance the World's Fair to be held in Chicago in 1893. |
| 500,299 (90%) | 55,073 (10%) |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1890 ballot measures
November 4
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | State constitutional conventions | Call a constitutional convention | | 16,431 (38%) | 26,261 (62%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Jury rules; Civil trials |
| 66,929 (62%) | 41,341 (38%) |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Alcohol laws | Prohibit the trafficking of liquor | | 82,292 (42%) | 111,728 (58%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Alcohol laws; Business regulations | Provide for liquor trafficking licenses | | 75,462 (45%) | 91,084 (55%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State judiciary structure | Increase the number of justices on the Nebraska Supreme Court from three to five for a term of five years | | 86,418 (62%) | 53,022 (38%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Salaries of government officials | Increase the salaries of supreme court justices from $2,500 to $3,500 and the salaries of district court justices from $2,500 to $3,000 | | 69,192 (53%) | 61,519 (47%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native American Suffrage Amendment | Race and suffrage; American Indian issues; Race and ethnicity issues | Prohibit Native Americans who sustain tribal relations, receive support from the United States government, or hold untaxable land from voting in elections held under the state constitution | | 29,053 (43%) | 38,362 (57%) | |
| State Debt Limit Amendment | Debt limits | Limit debts to $500,000 for extraordinary expenses, public improvements, or revenue shortfalls | | 15,787 (24%) | 50,742 (76%) | |
| Women's Suffrage Amendment | Women's suffrage; Sex and gender issues | Provide for women's suffrage in state constitution | | 22,972 (33%) | 45,682 (67%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Business regulations; Transportation | Allow laws to be passed to regulate railroad freight and passenger tariffs and provided for agencies to enforce these regulations |
| 181,954 (71%) | 73,106 (29%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Taxes | Add water works under the $0.25 per $100 property tax rate and allow local-option road and highway taxes up to 15 cents per $100 |
| 129,391 (64%) | 71,637 (36%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1890 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Capital Location Runoff Measure | State capitals | Select a permanent location for a state capital |
| 37,382 (73%) | 14,025 (27%) |
Other years
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