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Arkansas

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bonds	Creates policies regarding sureties on bonds	a

Florida

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November 6, 1900

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	County Commissioner Districts Amendment	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	Prohibit special incorporation laws	a	5,650 (58%)	4,118 (42%)
LRCA	Representation of New Counties Amendment	Provide for representation in the legislature for new counties	a	5,947 (59%)	4,184 (41%)
LRCA	State Seal and Flag Amendment	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	Description	Result
LRCA	SJR 12	State Exec	Expands powers of the State Board of Land Commissioners in loaning school money	a

Iowa

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Provides for the holding of biennial elections	a
CCR	Question 1	Con Convention	Calls for a constitutional convention to amend the constitution	d

Michigan

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November 6, 1900

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

Minnesota

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local gov't	Increases debt limit of municipalities	d

Montana

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Relates to the use of district court judges	a

New Hampshire

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Constitutional Convention	Con Convention	Shall a convention be convened to amend the constitution?	a

North Carolina

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August 2, 1900

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Voter Literacy Requirement and Poll Tax Amendment	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

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June 4, 1900

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 154-155	Budgets; Local government	Change the municipal debt limit from a fixed cap of $5,000 to a limit of 5% of the assessed valuation of property		16,147 (38%)	26,575 (62%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 156-157	Judiciary	Increase the size of the Oregon Supreme Court from three justices to five justices		15,208 (37%)	26,262 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 158-159	Irrigation; Environment	Declare the use of land for irrigation infrastructure, including reservoirs, ditches, and flumes, as a public use		16,346 (39%)	25,324 (61%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 160-161	Race and ethnicity; Constitutional wording	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"		19,074 (49%)	19,999 (51%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 162-163	Sex and gender; Suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution		26,265 (48%)	28,402 (52%)

South Dakota

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November 6, 1900

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Investment of School Funds by Counties Amendment	Public education funding; Restricted-use funds	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; Business	Repeal state jurisdiction over the manufacture and sale of alcohol	a	48,673 (59%)	33,927 (41%)

Texas

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November 6, 1900

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

Utah

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November 6, 1900

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Initiative and Referendum Amendment	Initiative 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; 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

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November 6, 1900

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%)

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