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Florida

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October 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Relates to biennial elections for members of the House of Representatives	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Relates to the size and terms of office of the Legislature	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Sets general elections to be held in the month of October	a

Illinois

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Illinois World's Fair Bonds Amendment	Bonds	Shall bonds be issued to finance the Chicago World's Fair?	a
LRSS	General Banking Law Amendment	Banking	Shall the general banking law be amended?	a

Maryland

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Constitutions	Amends Article 2, Section 17 of the Constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Constitutions	Amends Article 3, Section 48 of the Constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Constitutions	Amends Article 7, Section 1 of the Constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Constitutions	Amends Article 12, Section 3 of the Constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Constitutions	Amends Article 3, Section 51 of the Constitution	a

Michigan

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November 4, 1890

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	Call a constitutional convention		16,431 (38%)	26,261 (62%)

Minnesota

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Trials	Provides for verdicts by jury in civil cases	a

Nebraska

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol	Prohibits liquor trafficking	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Alcohol	Provides licenses for liquor trafficking	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Increases the number of justices on the Nebraska Supreme Court	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Increases the salaries of supreme court and district court justices	d

South Dakota

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November 4, 1890

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Native American Suffrage Amendment	Race and ethnicity; American Indian issues; Suffrage	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%)
LRCA	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%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Sex and gender; Suffrage	Provide for women's suffrage in state constitution		22,972 (33%)	45,682 (67%)

Texas

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November 4, 1890

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Business; Transportation	Allow laws to be passed to regulate railroad freight and passenger tariffs and provided for agencies to enforce these regulations	a	181,954 (71%)	73,106 (29%)
LRCA	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	a	129,391 (64%)	71,637 (36%)

Washington

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November 4, 1890

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	State Capital Location Runoff Measure	Capitals	Select a permanent location for a state capital	a	37,382 (73%)	14,025 (27%)

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