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1909 ballot measures
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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1909 ballot measures
November 29
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Alcohol | Proposes to prohibit the manufacture of liquor |  |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1909 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Suffrage | Concerns elective franchise | |
New York
See also: New York 1909 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Admin of Gov't | Relates to powers and the board of supervisors |  |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Judiciary | Relates to the salaries of supreme court justices | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Admin of Gov't | Relates to the rate of interest on debts | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | Gov't Finances | Limits the indebtedness of cities | |
Texas
See also: Texas 1909 ballot measures
August 3, 1909
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Proposition 1 | Education; Bonds | Add a new section to the constitution to validate school districts and school district bonds and authorize taxes to pay school district bonds |
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52,365 (76%) |
16,430 (24%) |
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| Proposition 2 | Education; Taxes | Authorize school districts to contain parts of multiple counties and taxation within those districts |
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48,000 (72%) |
19,076 (28%) |
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| Proposition 3 | Local government | Lower the city and town population cap to 5,000 for cities to be incorporated |
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44,990 (69%) |
19,922 (31%) |
Utah
See also: Utah 1909 ballot measures
June 8, 1909
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Raise Property Taxes to Fund Construction of Capitol Building Measure | Property taxes; Spending | Raise property taxes for 15 years to fund a new capitol building |
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4,970 (31%) |
10,976 (69%) |
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