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Arizona

See also: Arizona 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Labor	Provide compensation for injured workers and create an Industrial Accident Board		12,873 (32%)	27,177 (68%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Redistricting	Provide each county representation in the lower house of the legislature based on population	a	17,564 (62%)	10,688 (38%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Property	Provide laws for the sale or lease of state lands and provide protection for the residents of said lands	a	16,372 (60%)	10,867 (40%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Agriculture; Property	Limit the sale of agricultural and grazing lands	a	14,379 (56%)	11,179 (44%)
VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Gambling	Provide for the establishment of gambling as a misdemeanor	a	10,736 (52%)	10,066 (48%)
VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Sexual content regulations; Property	Provide for making it a misdemeanor for owners or lease holders of property to use said property for prostitution or lewd acts	a	19,102 (68%)	8,990 (32%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Death penalty	Provide that every person guilty of first degree murder be subject to the death penalty or life in prison	a	20,443 (66%)	10,602 (34%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Vaccinations and disease	Require parental consent for the vaccination of minors and require children attending public schools to be vaccinated during a smallpox epidemic	a	13,941 (51%)	13,411 (49%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Property	Subject state land that is not otherwise administered to leasing		10,239 (48%)	10,975 (52%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1918 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Number of Supreme Court Justices Amendment	Judiciary	Increases the number of supreme court justices	d
CICA	Amendment 1	Bonds	Allows for municipal improvement bonds	a

California

See also: California 1918 ballot propositions

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Declare when a borough is established, there shall be no change in the boundaries or governmental powers without a vote of borough electors.	a	179,627 (51%)	171,735 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Exempt cemeteries from taxation.		170,296 (36%)	302,325 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Authorize the state to reimburse cities for the loss of revenue resulting from tax exemptions for veterans when the value of the property exempted is greater than 5% of the city's property valuation.		115,727 (31%)	262,421 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Exempt counties from provisions requiring compensation be paid to the owner of the land before the land is appropriated for public use.	a	212,011 (54%)	179,976 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Exempt the properties of the YMCA and YWCA from taxation		166,486 (36%)	290,573 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Create a state budget board, consisting of the board of control, state controller, and lieutenant governor, to help determine the needed budget for state offices, departments, and institutions.		96,820 (27%)	261,311 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Authorize the city of Venice to pay all of its debts incurred in 1914-1916 upon the approval of two-thirds of voters.	a	188,349 (53%)	167,647 (47%)
VR	Proposition 17	Require each county officer, prior to making a tax levy, to file financial statements and limit tax levy increases to five percent of the amount produced the year before.		127,634 (33%)	259,626 (67%)
CISS	Proposition 18	Create a state board of authorization, require county officers to file financial statements, and limit tax levy increases to five percent of the amount produced the year before.		167,049 (42%)	227,953 (58%)
CICA	Proposition 19	Require all public revenues to be raised by taxation on land values, irrespective of any improvements on the land.		118,088 (25%)	360,334 (75%)
CISS	Proposition 1	Prohibit drinking saloons, the sale and distribution of alcohol (except for in specified instances), and limit places where the specified liquors can be sold.		256,778 (43%)	341,897 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Authorize the legislature to establish a health insurance system for persons deemed insufficient to meet the hazards of sickness and disability.		133,858 (27%)	358,324 (73%)
CISS	Proposition 21	Change procedures and requirements for the Board of Dental Examiners and dental licenses.		200,475 (39%)	314,713 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 22	Declare the manufacturing, importing, and selling of alcohol a misdemeanor and establish punishments for such misdemeanor.		275,643 (47%)	306,488 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Allow the legislature to establish a system of workmen's compensation.	a	229,974 (51%)	224,517 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	Amend provisions relating to proportionate liability for corporations.		178,355 (48%)	196,948 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 25	Allow jurisdictions to acquire more property than needed for an improvement through eminent domain and establish the procedure for doing so.		138,131 (38%)	228,324 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Authorize the state, counties, and municipalities to deposit moneys in national banks.	a	239,203 (57%)	180,856 (43%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Restrict and regulate interest rates on loans and limit fees, charges, and commissions related to loans.	a	231,147 (52%)	212,207 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Create absentee voting for those in the military.		189,845 (43%)	252,387 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Authorize counties with populations of 200,000 or more to make charters for consolidated city and county governments.	a	195,998 (52%)	183,610 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Remove a list of specific courts given judicial power from the constitution and replaced the list with courts given the power by the legislature.		86,132 (24%)	274,231 (76%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Authorize Los Angeles County to reimburse funds held by the treasurer that were diminished due to payment of indebtedness.	a	183,994 (51%)	178,970 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Establish the powers and regulations of the governing body of the University of California.	a	249,886 (63%)	148,305 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Divide the first and second district courts of appeal into two divisions of three justices each and establish procedures for creating such courts.	a	188,243 (53%)	169,803 (47%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Measure 1	Welfare	Provides for public assistance for blind adults	a
CICA	Measure 2	Civil Service	Places the state civil service in the state constitution	a
CISS	Measure 3	Alcohol	Implements "bone dry" prohibition of alcohol	a
LRCA	Measure 4	Legislature	Limits the timing for the introduction of legislative bills from 25 to 15 days	a
LRCA	Measure 5	Direct Democracy	Regards the publication of proposed constitutional amendments and initiated and referred laws	a

Florida

See also: Florida 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Alcohol Prohibition Amendment	Enact state prohibition on alcohol, beginning January 1, 1919	a	21,851 (62%)	13,600 (38%)
LRCA	Maximum School Tax Amendment	Increase the maximum school tax to 10 mills	a	21,937 (67%)	10,723 (33%)

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 8	Business	Provides that Co-operative Associations shall not be governed by provisions relating to the manner of voting of incorporated companies	d
LRCA	SJR 2	ConCon	Calls for a Constitutional Convention to revise/amend the Constitution	d
LRCA	SJR 4	Local Gov't	Permits counties and municipalities to become stockholders in fair associations	d
LRCA	SJR 5	Local Gov't	Abolishes the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction	d
LRCA	SJR 10	Bond issues	Limits the bonded indebtedness of the state to a sum not greater than one percentum	d

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1918 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ConCon	Constitutional Convention Proposal	Con Convention	Shall a convention be held to amend the constitution?	a
LRSS	System of Hard Roads Question	Public Works	Shall a statewide system of hard roads be built?	a
LRSS	General Banking Law Amendment	Banking	Shall the general banking law be amended?	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Elections	Provides for absentee voting	a

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Question 10	Sex and gender	Allow women to be notaries public	a	153,315 (59%)	105,591 (41%)
CCRCA	Question 11	Age limits; Judiciary; State executive	Allow the Governor to retire judges for reasons of advanced age or mental or physical disability	a	156,796 (65%)	86,023 (35%)
CCRCA	Question 12	Business; Legislature	Make franchises, grants, privileges, and immunities revocable and amendable	a	161,833 (67%)	79,787 (33%)
CCRCA	Question 13	Land use	Allow the legislature to limit where certain buildings are located	a	161,214 (66%)	83,095 (34%)
CCRCA	Question 14	Election administration	Allow laws requiring compulsory voting	a	134,128 (51%)	128,403 (49%)
CCRCA	Question 15	Legislature	Limit the General Court's power to lend the credit of the state and to make loans	a	153,972 (63%)	90,233 (37%)
CCRCA	Question 16	State executive; Legislative processes	Establish a state budget process	a	155,738 (66%)	81,302 (34%)
CCRCA	Question 17	State executive; Legislature	Provide for the biennial elections of certain state officers	a	142,868 (57%)	108,588 (43%)
CCRCA	Question 18	Salaries; Ethics; Legislative processes	Prohibit legislators from being appointed to newly created or higher-paid offices during their elected term	a	152,800 (64%)	87,009 (36%)
CCRCA	Question 19	State executive structure	Require the reorganization of the state's executive and administrative departments and offices by 1921	a	158,394 (66%)	81,586 (34%)
CCRCA	Question 1	Initiative process	Establish an initiative and referendum process in Massachusetts	a	170,646 (51%)	162,103 (49%)
CCRCA	Question 2	Mineral resources; Forestry; Eminent domain; Public land	Declare that the conservation, development, and use of natural resources are public uses	a	172,111 (63%)	102,768 (37%)
CCRCA	Question 3	Business	Allow for restrictions on advertising on public ways, in public places, and on private property in public view	a	193,925 (70%)	84,127 (30%)
CCRCA	Question 4	Eminent domain	Establish that property of historical or antiquarian interest is a public use and allow for procedures for acquiring such property	a	183,265 (69%)	81,933 (31%)
CCRCA	Question 5	Legislative processes	Allow the Legislature to take recesses totaling up to 30 days	a	147,104 (59%)	100,552 (41%)
CCRCA	Question 6	State militia; Legislature	Authorize the legislature to determine how military and naval officers commissioned by the governor are appointed and removed	a	155,649 (63%)	91,686 (37%)
CCRCA	Question 7	State militia; State executive; Legislature	Define the powers and duties of the General Court and Governor in relation to the military and naval forces and the Governor's powers relating to being Commander-in-Chief	a	155,114 (65%)	84,822 (35%)
CCRCA	Question 8	State executive structure	Provide the order of succession in cases of vacancies in the office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor	a	172,125 (69%)	78,245 (31%)
CCRCA	Question 9	State executive; Legislative processes	Allow the governor to return bills and resolves to the General Court with recommendations for amendments	a	164,493 (68%)	76,972 (32%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Printing of Ballot Measures Amendment	Require that all constitutional amendments and special questions be printed on a single ballot	a	317,070 (78%)	90,744 (22%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Provide for women's suffrage in state constitution	a	229,790 (54%)	195,284 (46%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol	Prohibits the sale and manufacture of alcohol	d

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Public education funding; Property taxes	Allow school districts, with voter approval, to increase the property tax levy for school purposes from a maximum of 65 cents to 100 cents per $100 of assessed valuation		90,637 (23%)	297,118 (77%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public education funding; Property taxes	Amend the Missouri State Constitution to impact school revenue		93,392 (24%)	289,269 (76%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local government; Property taxes; Transportation	Allow county courts to levy up to 75 cents per $100 of assessed valuation for road and bridge purposes		94,142 (25%)	287,488 (75%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property taxes; Transportation	Enact a state property tax of 10 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to fund the construction and maintenance of public roads		81,610 (22%)	293,101 (78%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Utilities; Drinking water; Transportation; Debt limits	Allow cities with populations between 2,000 and 30,000 to incur additional indebtedness for street and roadway improvements, waterworks, and electric lights		88,246 (24%)	286,886 (76%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Alcohol	Prohibit the manufacture of alcohol except for medicinal, scientific, or mechanical purposes		223,618 (43%)	297,582 (57%)
CICA	Amendment 7	Housing	Create the Homestead Loan Fund		102,452 (26%)	290,207 (74%)
CICA	Amendment 8	Property taxes	Restructure the state tax system to derive public revenue from the unimproved value of land		80,725 (18%)	373,220 (82%)
CICA	Amendment 9	Local government	Authorize cities with a population of 100,000 inhabitants or more to create special charters		95,197 (25%)	280,839 (75%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Exempts mortgages from taxation	a
CISS	I-12	Business	Authorizes and regulates the practice of chiropractors	a
LRSS	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues bonds for terminal grain elevators	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Suffrage	Limits the right to vote to full citizens	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Con convention	Calls for a constitutional convention	a

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 2	Alcohol	Prohibit manufacturing, sale, and distribution of intoxicating liquors and designate the Nevada State Police Superintendent as Prohibition Commissioner.	a	13,248 (59%)	9,060 (41%)

New York

See also: New York 1918 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Gov't Finances	Relates to the contraction of state debts	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Forests	Relates to the construction of state highways on forest preserve land	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Water	Authorizes the sale or lease of a portion of the Erie Canal	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1918 ballot measures

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Exempts homesteads from taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Education	Insures a six-month school term	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1918 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Initiative	Bond issues	Allows the state to guarentee bonds up to two million dollars and establishing voting requirement on future bond issues	a
CICA	Initiative	Legislature	Establishes all measures passed by the legislature take effect on July 1 after the session, unless declared emergency measure by two-thirds of both houses	a
CICA	Initiative	Insurance	Creates an acreage tax to fund crop hail insurance	a
CICA	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Allows the state, county and local governments to engage in industry, enterprises or businesses	a
CICA	Initiative	Direct Democracy	Allows initiated constitutional amendments to be passed by a simple majority of voters in an election	a
CICA	Initiative	Direct Democracy	Changes the number of signatures required for initiating statutory amendments and referring legislative actions	a
CICA	Initiative	Taxes	Requires taxation be uniform upon different classifications of property; defines private and state property	a
LRCA	Referendum	Insurance	Authorizes legislature to levy land property taxes to fund hail insurance for crops	a
LRCA	Referendum	Business	Establishes voting privilege standards for shareholders or members when voting upon directors or managers of corporations	a
LRCA	Referendum	Judiciary	Requires four state supreme court judges to declare a law unconstitutional	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Alcohol Prohibition Initiative	Prohibit the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors	a	463,354 (51%)	437,895 (49%)
LRCA	Laws Against the Double Taxation of Property Amendment	Allow for the passage of a law that prevents double taxation resulting for the taxation of both real estate and the mortgage on the real estate	a	479,420 (56%)	371,176 (44%)
CICA	Property Classification for Taxation Purposes Initiative	Allow the General Assembly to classify property for taxation purposes	a	336,616 (53%)	304,399 (47%)
CICA	Veto Referendums on Legislative Ratification of Federal Constitutional Amendments Initiative	Allow veto referendums on the General Assembly's actions regarding the ratification of federal constitutional amendments	a	508,282 (62%)	315,030 (38%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 97	Sex and gender; Suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	a	106,909 (57%)	81,481 (43%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Education; Taxes	Appropriate $250,000 to establish the "Southern Oregon Normal School" at Ashland and the "Eastern Oregon Normal School" east of the Cascade Mountains.		49,935 (43%)	66,070 (57%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Public assistance; Family	Appropriate $200,000 to establish "The Home for State Wards" for "dependent, delinquent and defective" children.		43,441 (40%)	65,299 (60%)
VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Fishing	Prohibit seine or set-net south fishing in the Rogue River and prohibit fishing, except with hook and line, south and west of the mouth of the river.		45,511 (48%)	50,227 (52%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Business; Fishing	Enact commercial fishing regulations on the Willamette River.	a	55,555 (58%)	40,908 (42%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Taxes	Require individuals with delinquent taxes to be sent a written notice of their unpaid taxes.	a	66,652 (62%)	41,594 (38%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Administration; Business	Set compensation for publications of legal notices.	a	50,073 (54%)	41,816 (46%)
CRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes	Increase the state tax levy to manage debts incurred by the maintenance of various state institutions and departments.		41,364 (42%)	56,974 (58%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Income taxes	Enact a graduated individual income tax	a	50,970 (67%)	25,047 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Judiciary	Allow the Legislature to select a replacement judge for the Supreme Court when a judge is disqualified from the proceedings	a	41,646 (63%)	24,778 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Public land	Reduce the down payment on the sales of school lands	a	45,809 (68%)	21,855 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Salaries	Increase the salaries of state officials		26,784 (39%)	42,779 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment F	Fossil fuels; Mineral resources; Business	Allow the state mine, distribute, and sell coal	a	40,632 (61%)	25,922 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment G	Debt limits	Allow the state to incur debt for internal improvement	a	42,097 (63%)	24,424 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment H	Debt limits	Allow the state to incur debt for internal improvement	a	34,821 (56%)	27,886 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment I	Hydroelectric	Allow the state to develop and provide water power	a	41,658 (63%)	24,429 (37%)
LRCA	Amendment J	Business	Allow the state to produce and sell cement	a	38,108 (60%)	25,702 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment K	Storm infrastructure; Agriculture; Insurance; Property taxes	Declare hail insurance a public purpose and allow the Legislature to levy assessments on agricultural land to provide hail insurance	a	41,162 (61%)	25,896 (39%)
LRCA	Amendment L	Agriculture; Business	Allow the state to construct and maintain grain elevators and warehouses and to do business with the flour and meat-packing business.	a	41,292 (62%)	25,545 (38%)
IndISS	Initiated Law 1	Election administration; Primary elections	Decrease the cost of primary elections, and hold government parties more accountable	a	47,891 (58%)	34,705 (42%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Sex and gender; Suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	a	49,318 (63%)	28,934 (37%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Trials	Provide guidelines for taking witness testimony by deposition in certain circumstances	a	79,038 (66%)	40,592 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Education; Taxes	Increase the state property tax from $0.20 to $0.35 cents per $100 valuation in order to provide free textbooks to public schools	a	86,788 (69%)	38,616 (31%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Alcohol	Prohibit the use and possession of alcohol	a	42,691 (73%)	15,780 (27%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Homestead tax; Tax exemptions	Permit a homestead tax exemption	a	38,669 (74%)	13,880 (26%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Mineral resources; Property taxes	Change the tax rates for metal mines	a	35,337 (62%)	21,436 (38%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1918 ballot measures

November 5, 1918

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	HJR 1	Constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise or amend the state constitution		55,148 (48%)	58,713 (52%)
VR	Referendum 10	Alcohol	Prohibit alcohol with an exception for religious purposes, in which case it would be regulated.	a	96,100 (64%)	54,322 (36%)

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