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1892 ballot measures
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By state
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1892 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Poll Tax Amendment | Suffrage | Implemented a poll tax |  |
California
See also: California 1892 ballot propositions
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Proposition 1 | Elections | Expresses the will of the people in regards to the election of United States Senators | |
| LRSS | Proposition 2 | Bonds | Provides for the issuance of bonds for the construction of a general ferry and passenger depot for San Francisco | |
| LRSS | Proposition 3 | Elections | Expresses the will of the people to require an educational qualification for voters | |
| LRSS | Proposition 4 | Gov't Finances | Provides for the payment of funded indebtedness of the state |  |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Legislature | Increases legislative sessions to 100 days | |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Local Gov't | Limits debts of municipalities to a year's revenue | |
| LRCA | Amendment 11 | State Exec | Increases the duties and compensation of the lieutenant governor | |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Gov't Finances | Provides for the manner in which a state officer can incur debt | |
| LRCA | Amendment 14 | Local Gov't | Provides for the manner in which cities can frame and adopt charters | |
Florida
See also: Florida 1892 ballot measures
October 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Relates to tax exemptions for widows and descendents | |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1892 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | SJR 9 | Gov't Salaries | Modifies the compensation of county officers | |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1892 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Illinois Gateway Amendment | Legislature | Shall the general assembly be able to modify two articles of the constitution per session? | |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1892 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Constitutions | Adds a section to Article 4 of the Constitution | |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1892 ballot measures
November 8, 1892
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | Call a constitutional convention |
|
16,948 (51%) |
16,245 (49%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1892 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Legislature | Extends prohibition against special legislation | |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Authorizes gross earnings taxes | |
Montana
See also: Montana 1892 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local gov't | Relates to the election of county commissioners | |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1892 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of gov't | Creates the Board of Railway Commissioners | |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Education | Relates to investment for permanent educational funds | |
New York
See also: New York 1892 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Legislature | Relates to the powers of both chambers of the legislature | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Judiciary | Relates to the election of additional supreme court justices | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Food & Agri | Relates to Onondaga Salt Springs | |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1892 ballot measures
November 8, 1892
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide Election for Judicial District Solicitors Amendment | Judiciary; Elections | Elect solicitors for the state's twelve judicial districts through a statewide vote |
|
135,966 (53%) |
120,476 (47%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1892 ballot measures
November 8, 1992
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mileage Allowance Amendment | Salaries | Reduce members of the Legislatures travel allowance to $0.05 per mile |
|
39,364 (78%) |
11,236 (22%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1892 ballot measures
November 8, 1892
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase State Debt Limit Amendment | Budgets | Increase the state's debt limit from $400,000 to 1% of the state's taxable property value to fund public buildings, plus $500,000 in debt for other purposes |
|
13,635 (28%) |
35,207 (72%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1892 ballot measures
November 8, 1892
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Require that the incorporation of any city, town, or village be set by general law only |
|
15,718 (64%) |
9,015 (36%) |
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