1900 ballot measures

1900 State Ballot Measures
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Florida

See also: Florida 1900 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	County Commissioner Districts Amendment	Local government officials and elections; Local government organization	Provide for the creation of county commissioner districts and the election of such county commissioners	a	8,243 (71%)	3,408 (29%)
LRCA	Prohibition of Special Incorporation Laws Amendment	Local government organization; Business regulations	Prohibit special incorporation laws	a	5,650 (58%)	4,118 (42%)
LRCA	Representation of New Counties Amendment	State legislative authority; State legislative structure; Redistricting policy; Local government organization	Provide for representation in the legislature for new counties	a	5,947 (59%)	4,184 (41%)
LRCA	State Seal and Flag Amendment	State flags, symbols, and holidays	Establish the description of the state seal and state flag	a	5,088 (57%)	3,819 (43%)

Idaho

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	SJR 12	Administration of government; State executive official measures	a	8,535 (70%)	3,576 (30%)

Michigan

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Taxation of Corporations Amendment	Business taxes	Revise the taxation of corporations	a	442,728 (89%)	54,757 (11%)

Montana

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	State judiciary structure	a	7,689 (70%)	3,265 (30%)

New Hampshire

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ACCQ	Question 1	State constitutional conventions	It proposed that a convention be held to revise the constitution.	a	10,571 (76%)	3,287 (24%)

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1900 ballot measures

August 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Voter Literacy Requirement and Poll Tax Amendment	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Require people to "read and write any section of the Constitution in English" to register to vote and impose a poll tax as a voting requirement	a	182,217 (59%)	128,285 (41%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1900 ballot measures

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 154-155	Local government finance and taxes; Debt limits	Change the municipal debt limit from a fixed cap of $5,000 to a limit of 5% of the assessed valuation of property	d	16,147 (38%)	26,575 (62%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 156-157	State judiciary	Increase the size of the Oregon Supreme Court from three justices to five justices	d	15,208 (37%)	26,262 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 158-159	Environment; Water irrigation policy	Declare the use of land for irrigation infrastructure, including reservoirs, ditches, and flumes, as a public use	d	16,346 (39%)	25,324 (61%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 160-161	Race and ethnicity issues; Constitutional wording changes	Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No free negro or mulatto, not residing in this state at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall come, reside, or be within this state, or hold any real estate, or make any contracts, or maintain any suit therein"	d	19,074 (49%)	19,999 (51%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 162-163	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	26,265 (48%)	28,402 (52%)

South Dakota

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Investment of School Funds by Counties Amendment	Restricted-use funds; Public education funding	Require counties in the state to invest in the Permanent School and Endowment Funds in public bonds or first mortgages on local improved farmland	a	49,989 (76%)	15,653 (24%)
LRCA	Repeal of State Control Liquor Amendment	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Repeal state jurisdiction over the manufacture and sale of alcohol	a	48,673 (59%)	33,927 (41%)

Texas

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Water irrigation policy; Administration of government	Permit the formation of irrigation districts in Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita, and Knox counties	d	92,661 (39%)	147,437 (61%)

Utah

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Initiative and Referendum Amendment	Initiative and referendum process	Establish an initiative and referendum process in Utah	a	19,219 (71%)	7,786 (29%)
LRCA	Provide for the Remittance of Taxes for the Poor Amendment	Income taxes; Property tax exemptions	Permit the legislature to remit or abate taxes for the poor	a	29,730 (76%)	9,519 (24%)
LRCA	Specify the Control and Maintenance of Public Schools in Cities Amendment	Public education governance	Change the constitutional wording concerning public education in cities	a	26,949 (66%)	13,758 (34%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1900 ballot measures

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Taxes; Property	Allow the legislature to exempt up to $300 of personal property from taxation	a	35,398 (80%)	8,975 (20%)