1903 ballot measures

By state

See also: Michigan 1903 ballot measures

April 6, 1903

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Boards of County Auditors Amendment	Establish Boards of County Auditors in Saginaw, Jack, Washtenaw, and Kent counties	a	108,889 (56%)	84,636 (44%)
LRCA	Payment of Circuit Court Judges Amendment	Amend the constitution relative to the payment of circuit court judges in certain counties	a	105,618 (56%)	83,048 (44%)

See also: New Hampshire 1903 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Question 1	Elections	Shall voters be required to read and write in English?	a
CCR	Question 2	War & Peace	Shall state militia captains be found qualified prior to appointment?	a
CCR	Question 3	Legislature	Shall the legislature no longer be required to choose the commissary-general?	d
CCR	Question 4	Taxes	Shall the legislature impose taxes on property passed by will or inheritance?	a
CCR	Question 5	Trials	Shall the police be enabled to try certain criminal matters?	d
CCR	Question 6	Con Language	Shall certain words and phrases be modified or removed from the Bill of Rights?	d
CCR	Question 7	Suffrage	Shall voting rights be extended to women?	d
CCR	Question 8	Business Reg	Shall the legislature be enabled to regulate monopolies?	a
CCR	Question 9	Legislature	Shall the representation in the legislature be proportioned in this manner?	d
CCR	Question 10	Legislature	Shall the legislature have the ability to create voting precincts?	d

See also: Ohio 1903 ballot measures

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	State Exec	Gives the governor veto power	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Redistricting	Provides representation for each county	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Business reg	Provides that stockholders are not individually liable for money owed by a corporation	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Provides for a taxation classification system	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local Gov't	Classifies municipalities based on size	d

See also: Texas 1903 ballot measures

Type	Title	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	a

See also: Vermont 1903 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Question 1	Alcohol	Regulates the traffic in intoxicating liquor	a

See also: Wisconsin 1903 ballot measures

April 7, 1903

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Create a supreme court with seven justices and 10-year terms	a	51,377 (56%)	39,857 (44%)

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