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Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1902 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Arkansas Mileage and Per Diem for Legislators Amendment	Gov't Salaries	Creates policies regarding sureties on bonds	d

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1902 ballot measures

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Create City and County of Denver and Establish Home Rule Cities Amendment	Create the City and County of Denver and establish home rule cities	a	59,750 (70%)	25,767 (30%)
LRCA	Eight-Hour Workday Amendment	Provide for an eight-hour workday	a	72,980 (74%)	26,266 (26%)
LRCA	Elect County Judge Amendment	Provided for the election of county judges	a	44,856 (64%)	25,326 (36%)
LRCA	Elect County Officers Amendment	Provided for the election of county officers	a	48,944 (65%)	26,140 (35%)
LRCA	Election of County Commissioners Amendment	Provide for the election of county commissioners	a	49,646 (65%)	26,559 (35%)
LRCA	Election of District Attorneys Amendment	Provided for the election of district attorneys	a	45,191 (64%)	25,243 (36%)
LRCA	Elect Justices of the Peace Amendment	Provided for the election of justices of the peace	a	48,682 (65%)	26,082 (35%)
LRCA	Exempt Personal Property from Taxation Amendment	Provide for a process to vote every four years on the question of exempting personal property from local taxation		32,710 (31%)	72,370 (69%)
LRCA	Four Mill Property Tax Cap Amendment	Create a cap on property taxes to four mills per one dollar of assessed value		31,527 (31%)	69,741 (69%)
LRCA	Qualification of Voters Amendment	Provided that any voter of the age of 21, who is a U.S. citizen, and who has lived in the district they are voting in for at least 12 months, is a qualified voter	a	44,769 (62%)	27,077 (38%)

Connecticut

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November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Question 1	Constitution; Judiciary; Redistricting	Propose a new constitution to be adopted		10,377 (33%)	21,234 (67%)

Florida

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Relates to the number of Supreme Court Justices and court operations	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Provides for 8 judicial circuits and 8 circuit judges	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 2	Admin of Gov't	Empowers the legislature to pass laws for the protection of health and safety of factory, smelter, mine and ore workers	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1902 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Initiative and Referendum Question	Legislature	Should citizens have the power of initiative and referendum at the state level?	a
AQ	Initiative and Referendum Question	Local Gov't	Should citizens have the power of initiative and referendum at the local level?	a
AQ	Direct Election of United States Senators Question	Elections	Should citizens directly elect United States senators?	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1902 ballot measures

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Indeterminate Sentences Amendment	Allow the legislature to establish indeterminate sentences for crimes and provide for a parole system	a	146,265 (65%)	78,338 (35%)
LRCA	Publishing of General Laws Amendment	Amend the constitution relative to the publishing of general laws in newspapers and compensation for doing so	a	155,837 (60%)	105,241 (40%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Simplifies the taxing provisions of the Constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Increases the state road and bridge tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local gov't	Increases the debt limit of municipalities	d

Montana

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November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term limits	Sets the term limits for county commissioners	a

Oregon

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June 2, 1902

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 105-106	Initiative process	Create a state initiative and referendum process	a	62,024 (92%)	5,668 (8%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1902 ballot measures

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Location of County Seats Amendment	Local government	Allow a county seat to be changed by a two-thirds vote at a general election, or by a three-fifths vote if moving it to a railroad station	a	36,436 (71%)	14,612 (29%)
LRCA	Lower Interest Rate on School Funds Amendment	Public education funding; Restricted-use funds	Decrease the interest rate on investments of the permanent school and education funds from six percent to five percent per year	a	46,472 (84%)	9,001 (16%)
LRCA	Municipal Debt Limits for Water, Street Railways and Lighting Amendment	Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Debt limits	Allow local governments to increase the debt limit for water and sewer systems and street lights with a majority electoral vote	a	32,810 (71%)	13,599 (29%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1902 ballot measures

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Voting requirements	Require poll taxes to be paid before a voter was allowed to participate in an election	a	200,650 (65%)	107,748 (35%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1902 ballot measures

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Authorize the legislature to enact general banking laws with a two-thirds vote and repeal referendum requirements	a	64,836 (59%)	44,620 (41%)
LRCA	Question 2	Provide for a nonpartisan state superintendent with four year terms and pay fixed by law	a	71,550 (55%)	57,411 (45%)
LRCA	Question 3	Prohibit public officials from receiving free passes and other privileges	a	67,781 (62%)	40,697 (38%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1902 ballot measures

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Location of County Seats Amendment	Local government	Allow a county seat to be changed by a two-thirds vote at a general election, or by a three-fifths vote if moving it to a railroad station	a	36,436 (71%)	14,612 (29%)
LRCA	Lower Interest Rate on School Funds Amendment	Public education funding; Restricted-use funds	Decrease the interest rate on investments of the permanent school and education funds from six percent to five percent per year	a	46,472 (84%)	9,001 (16%)
LRCA	Municipal Debt Limits for Water, Street Railways and Lighting Amendment	Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Debt limits	Allow local governments to increase the debt limit for water and sewer systems and street lights with a majority electoral vote	a	32,810 (71%)	13,599 (29%)

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