1922 ballot measures
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This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1922.
In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.
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Arizona
See also: Arizona 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 100-101 | Bond issues; Transportation | Provide for the issuance of bonds for the paving of a highway from the Hassayampa River to the Colorado River |  | 22,130 (47%) | 24,688 (53%) | |
| Measure Nos. 102-103 | Education | Provide for the establishment of a uniform public school system | | 14,212 (37%) | 24,062 (63%) | |
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Fisheries and fishing regulations; Hunting regulations | Provide for the repeal of the Preservation of Fish and Game Act of 1916 | | 10,555 (31%) | 23,014 (69%) |
September 12
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 100-101 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Require all state revenues to be paid into the state treasury and allow for the state debt limit to be increased with approval from voters | | 12,033 (33%) | 24,422 (67%) | |
| Measure Nos. 102-103 | Primary election systems | Repeal the requirement that the Legislature provide for direct primaries | | 7,774 (23%) | 26,302 (77%) | |
| Measure Nos. 104-105 | Election administration and governance | Establish that a general election be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1922 and to be held biennially thereafter | | 7,487 (23%) | 25,602 (77%) | |
| Measure Nos. 106-107 | Local government officials and elections | Require elections for the positions of Sheriff, Recorder, Treasurer, School Superintendent, County Attorney and Assessor and establish four-year terms for each | | 7,796 (24%) | 25,322 (76%) | |
| Measure Nos. 108-109 | Administration of government; State executive official measures | Provide for the establishment of the offices of the State Executive Department and requiring a public election for future candidates | | 6,988 (21%) | 25,710 (79%) | |
| Measure Nos. 110-111 | State legislatures measures | Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for state legislators | | 7,292 (22%) | 25,659 (78%) | |
| Measure Nos. 112-113 | State legislatures measures | Prohibit members of the legislature to be appointed to any civil office of profit during their legislative term | | 6,899 (22%) | 25,095 (78%) | |
| Measure Nos. 114-115 | Agriculture policy; Business regulations | Permit farmers and other persons engaged in agricultural production to form associations for the purpose of handling and marketing | | 13,848 (40%) | 20,559 (60%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1922 ballot measures
October 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 2 | Tax and revenue administration | |
California
See also: California 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy; Bond issues; Land use and development policy | Permit aid for United States Army and Navy veterans to acquire or develop farms or homes and validate the California Veterans' Welfare Bond Act. |
| 562,022 (71%) | 226,567 (29%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Property taxes; Utility policy | Make property used by public agencies for public service subject to assessment and taxes in the same manner as private property. | | 258,666 (38%) | 429,668 (62%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Utility policy; Business regulations | Declare that public agencies providing public service be a public utility regulated by the State Railroad Commission like private corporations | | 232,079 (36%) | 415,559 (64%) | |
| Proposition 12 | State legislative processes and sessions | Require the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 30 days of each regular session and establish procedure for passage of the budget bill. |
| 451,074 (71%) | 183,147 (29%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Salaries of government officials; State judiciary structure | Eliminate the provision prohibiting a change in salaries for Superior Court Judges and have the state pay $3,000 of Superior Court Judges' salaries. | | 290,712 (44%) | 374,163 (56%) | |
| Proposition 14 | State legislative authority; Property taxes | Authorize legislation for the taxation of notes, debentures, shares of stock, bonds, or mortgages in lieu of property taxes. | | 248,541 (41%) | 352,391 (59%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Business taxes; Utility policy | Permit public utilities paying state taxes to deduct any amount paid to other public utilities from gross receipts of operation. | | 197,514 (34%) | 390,309 (66%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare | Create a Board of Chiropractic Examiners to regulate chiropractic practice, with members appointed by the governor. |
| 481,600 (59%) | 327,849 (41%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Flood infrastructure and management | Authorize the state or other subdivisions to provide protection against flooding by utilizing any stream outside or partially outside the state. | | 280,759 (44%) | 354,130 (56%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Local government organization; Public works labor and contracting | Authorize two or more municipalities to control public works that supply public services and establish procedures for establishing such control. | | 310,872 (50%) | 312,131 (50%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Bond issues; Utility policy; Administrative organization | Create a board to fix rates for water and electrical energy and allow for the issuance of bonds up to $500,000,000 for actions of the board. | | 243,604 (29%) | 597,453 (71%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Alcohol laws | Declare all acts prohibited by the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution also unlawful in the state of California. |
| 445,076 (52%) | 411,133 (48%) | |
| Proposition 20 | Healthcare governance | Create a Board of Osteopathic Examiners to carry out the Medical Practice Act of 1913 and other future acts, with members appointed by the governor. |
| 439,775 (57%) | 327,819 (43%) | |
| Proposition 21 | Water irrigation policy; State legislative authority | Prohibit the state legislature from passing any special or local laws that create irrigation, reclamation, drainage, or flood control districts. | | 221,786 (36%) | 387,024 (64%) | |
| Proposition 22 | Military service policy; Absentee and mail voting | Permit absentee voting for active members of the military who are not at their home precinct at the time of an election. |
| 352,882 (51%) | 340,257 (49%) | |
| Proposition 23 | Local government finance and taxes | Extend permission to deposit public moneys into state banks to political subdivisions aside from the state, counties, and municipalities. |
| 351,424 (59%) | 241,778 (41%) | |
| Proposition 24 | Fees, licenses, and charges | Prohibit unlicensed persons from acting as an attorney, establish procedures for violations of such law, and provide exceptions to such law. | | 197,905 (26%) | 555,522 (74%) | |
| Proposition 25 | State judicial selection | Require that a judge pro tempore be approved by the superior court in which he acts prior to trying a case. |
| 322,961 (57%) | 245,663 (43%) | |
| Proposition 26 | Public education governance; Bond issue requirements | Allow the formation of school districts situated in more than one county and the issuance of bonds by such districts. |
| 388,699 (65%) | 210,355 (35%) | |
| Proposition 27 | Initiative and referendum process | Increase the number of signatures needed to submit initiatives about taxes to 15% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. | | 258,009 (41%) | 378,661 (59%) | |
| Proposition 28 | Animal treatment laws | Make illegal the dissection or torture any living person or animal for the purpose of experiment or investigation, except for medical care | | 226,339 (31%) | 514,783 (69%) | |
| Proposition 29 | Constitutional rights; Property taxes | Abolish the existing method of taxation, declare that private property rights apply only to products of labor and not land, and define franchises. | | 124,403 (19%) | 515,590 (81%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Bond issues; Veterans policy | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $10,000,000 for helping veterans to purchase farms and houses and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 479,556 (68%) | 220,694 (32%) | |
| Proposition 30 | Railways | Give the Railroad Commission exclusive power to grant franchises for railways and motor vehicle transportation for compensation. | | 136,271 (21%) | 499,458 (79%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Land use and development policy; Bond issues | Allow for bonds up to $3,000,000 for carrying out the land settlement act and establish the terms of such bonds. | | 295,122 (49%) | 304,170 (51%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Housing development funding; Housing assistance programs | Regulate tenement locations and repeal the State Tenement House Act, the State Hotel and Lodging House Act, and the State Dwelling House Act. | | 117,110 (16%) | 635,919 (84%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Insurance policy; Business regulations | Authorize for the classification of counties by population to regulate the business of issuing insurance policies for real or personal property. | | 209,660 (35%) | 383,165 (65%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Veterans policy; Property tax exemptions | Exempt $1,000 of property from taxation for those who are residents of California who have been honorably discharged from military service. |
| 382,541 (52%) | 358,647 (48%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Local government organization; Local government officials and elections | Prohibit incorporated cities from being transferred, annexed, or consolidated with another municipality without the consent of the voters. |
| 423,597 (66%) | 214,813 (34%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Local government organization | Authorize the creation of boroughs in municipalities through amendments to existing municipal charters and in new charters. |
| 321,832 (55%) | 266,953 (45%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | Public transportation; Bond issues | Authorize up to $6 million in bonds to construct and improve state highways. |
| 131,271 (66%) | 66,536 (34%) | |
| Measure 10 | Eminent domain policy | Allow non-citizens to hold real estate under general law and require due-process and just compensation when taking their property for public use. | | 43,074 (31%) | 95,219 (69%) | |
| Measure 2 | Utility policy; Administrative organization | Establish a statewide Public Utilities Commission to regulate all non-municipal public utilities. | | 75,061 (41%) | 107,655 (59%) | |
| Measure 3 | Redistricting policy; State legislative structure | Change the legislative districts by setting the legislature at 35 senators and 65 representatives. | | 61,502 (38%) | 101,537 (62%) | |
| Measure 4 | Tax and revenue administration; Income taxes; Property tax exemptions | Authorize exemption of money and intangible personal property (excluding bank capital stock) from property tax and implementing a uniform or graduated income tax with deductions and exemptions. | | 42,466 (26%) | 120,355 (74%) | |
| Measure 5 | Animal treatment laws | Prohibit injurious or painful experimental operations on humans or animals, except for cure or with consent. | | 35,476 (17%) | 178,120 (83%) | |
| Measure 6 | State constitutional conventions | Call for a constitutional convention to revise, alter, and amend Colorado’s Constitution. | | 53,015 (36%) | 93,081 (64%) | |
| Measure 7 | Higher education governance; Public education governance | Provide for the governance, funding, locations, and extension activities of the University of Colorado, Agricultural College, School of Mines, and Colorado School for Deaf and Blind. |
| 87,282 (60%) | 58,315 (40%) | |
| Measure 8 | Local official term limits | Set county officers’ terms at four years and consolidating certain offices in city-counties. | | 37,945 (26%) | 105,782 (74%) | |
| Measure 9 | Executive official term limits | Increase the term of office for the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney-General, and related executive officers to four years. | | 40,081 (29%) | 100,367 (71%) |
Florida
See also: Florida 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Circuit Court Judges Amendment | State legislative authority; State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Allow the Legislature to appoint additional circuit court judges in circuits with a population over 75,000 people |
| 21,361 (66%) | 11,222 (34%) | |
| Creation of School Districts and Taxes Amendment | Property taxes; Public education funding; Local government organization | Allow for the creation of school districts and the levy of up to a 10 mill school tax in each school district |
| 31,952 (77%) | 9,804 (23%) | |
| Legislative Districts and Representatives Amendment | State legislative structure; Redistricting policy | Provide for 38 senatorial districts and a system for representatives based on county population | | 14,369 (42%) | 19,771 (58%) | |
| Payment of State Officers' Salaries Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Establish that the salaries of state officers be paid monthly |
| 26,731 (77%) | 7,766 (23%) |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1922 ballot measures
December 12
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed New Constitution | State constitution ratification | It proposed that a new constitution should be adopted. This constitution was the result of the work done in the constitutional convention that was approved by the voters in 1918. | | 185,298 (17%) | 921,398 (83%) |
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Wine and Beer Question | Alcohol laws | This advisory measure proposed that the Volstead Act be modified to allow the sale of light wines and beer. |
| 1,065,242 (68%) | 512,111 (32%) | |
| Soldier's Bonus Question | Veterans policy | It proposed to pay a bonus to Illinois residents who served honorably in the military in 1917 and 1918. |
| 1,220,815 (71%) | 502,372 (29%) |
Iowa
See also: Iowa 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referendum 1 | Veterans policy | The measure related to soldier bonuses. |
| 383,335 (66%) | 195,898 (34%) |
Maine
See also: Maine 1922 ballot measures
September 11
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Time State Highway Commission Referendum | Highways and bridges; Administrative organization | Provide for a full-time state highway commission | | 56,822 (49%) | 60,258 (51%) |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Redistricting policy; State legislative elections |
| 106,577 (57%) | 80,413 (43%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative elections |
| 100,004 (56%) | 77,761 (44%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State executive official measures |
| 97,308 (56%) | 75,359 (44%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Elections and campaigns |
| 108,458 (60%) | 72,562 (40%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Constitutional wording changes; Sex and gender issues |
| 98,901 (56%) | 77,374 (44%) |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Amend provisions relating to roll calls in the General Court for the adoption of preambles of emergency laws |
| 333,549 (57%) | 252,111 (43%) | |
| Question 2 | Civil trials; Tort law | Allow voluntary associations of five or more people to sue and be sued under their common name | | 300,260 (50%) | 301,205 (50%) | |
| Question 3 | Sexual content regulations; Business regulations | Require all motion picture films to be submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety | | 208,252 (27%) | 553,173 (73%) | |
| Question 4 | Alcohol laws | Enact laws for the enforcement of federal prohibition | | 323,964 (43%) | 427,840 (57%) | |
| Question 5 | Local government officials and elections | Require that a District Attorney must be a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth |
| 396,623 (58%) | 282,011 (42%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excess Condemnation for Public Purposes Amendment | Bond issue requirements; Eminent domain policy; Debt limits; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Highways and bridges | Allow the legislature to authorize the municipalities to condemn excess property for certain public purposes | | 204,564 (43%) | 276,304 (57%) | |
| Income Tax Amendment | Income taxes | Allow for the enactment of an income tax | | 180,176 (36%) | 320,269 (64%) | |
| Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment | Local government organization; Ports and harbors | Authorize the legislature to incorporate ports and port districts and give the incorporated ports and port districts the ability to perform internal improvements | | 221,543 (49%) | 230,060 (51%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Agriculture policy; Bond issues | Establish a state rural credit system to aid agricultural development |
| 534,310 (88%) | 73,917 (12%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Higher education funding; Severance taxes; Public education funding; Business taxes | Place an occupational and severance tax on the mining of iron and other ores and apportioning the revenue to different funds |
| 474,697 (84%) | 91,011 (16%) |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Salaries of government officials | Increase the pay of General Assembly members from $5 per 70 days to $10 per 100 days | | 235,045 (34%) | 454,020 (66%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Constitutional wording changes; Sex and gender issues | Remove the word 'male' from the state constitution's suffrage provision |
| 383,499 (56%) | 299,404 (44%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Highways and bridges; Transportation taxes and fees | Authorize the motor vehicle license fees to fund road maintenance from motor vehicle license fees after principal and interest of road bonds is paid |
| 484,884 (68%) | 233,379 (32%) | |
| Proposition 10 | State judiciary structure | Refer a law that abolishes the 38 judicial circuit and Sturgeon Court of Common Pleas and creates 34 new judicial circuits | | 247,484 (39%) | 394,637 (61%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Workers' compensation laws; Administrative organization | Refer a law that establishes a workmen's compensation and creating a commission to administer it | | 288,384 (45%) | 356,001 (55%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Public education governance | Refer a law that established a county school district and a county board of education | | 291,157 (43%) | 381,320 (57%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Local government officials and elections; State judiciary structure | Refer a law that abolishes township justices of the peace in cities with populations between 100,000 and 300,000 and transfers their pending business to legally designated justices of the peace | | 234,288 (38%) | 386,680 (62%) | |
| Proposition 14 | State judicial selection; State judicial authority; State judiciary structure; Salaries of government officials | Refer article IX, chapter 22, R. S. 1919, and enact a new article setting new eligibility standards, expanding justice court jurisdiction, establishing a presiding justice, requiring bonds, defining duties and powers, and setting salaries | | 232,704 (38%) | 386,663 (62%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Local government officials and elections; State judicial selection | Allow county court judges to appoint additional justices of the peace in certain municipalities | | 230,917 (37%) | 386,315 (63%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Local government officials and elections | Abolish the office of constable in certain townships | | 231,601 (38%) | 382,915 (62%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Redistricting policy | Uphold a congressional redistricting plan | | 240,340 (38%) | 386,522 (62%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Tort law; Workers' compensation laws | Establish liability for personal injuries or death caused by another's wrongful act or negligence, replaces contributory negligence with comparative negligence, abolishes the fellow servant rule, limits the assumption of risk defense to jury decisions, holds employers liable for employee injuries caused by coworkers, and repeals the Workman's Compensation Act while regulating related legal proceedings | | 141,149 (20%) | 561,882 (80%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Redistricting policy | Establish the apportionment of the state into Senatorial Districts from the previous United States census | | 227,000 (37%) | 379,615 (63%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Administrative organization | Establish a Department of Labor, consolidating the responsibilities and authority of various boards, commissions, and officers into the new department | | 257,987 (40%) | 384,708 (60%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Administrative organization; Tax and revenue administration | Refer a law that created a State Department of Budget | | 267,241 (42%) | 375,676 (58%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Administrative organization | Refer a law that abolished the office of State Inspector of Oils and transferring the authority to the Supervisor of Public Welfare | | 274,530 (42%) | 383,370 (58%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Alcohol laws; Administrative organization | Refer a law that abolished the office of State Beverage Inspector and transferring those duties to the Supervisor of Public Welfare | | 276,641 (43%) | 365,406 (57%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Administrative organization; Public assistance programs | Refer a law that created an office of Supervisor of Public Welfare and transferring the powers of the Food and Drug Commissioner to it | | 262,816 (41%) | 371,812 (59%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Agriculture policy; Administrative organization | Refer a law that created a Department of Agriculture | | 252,060 (40%) | 378,181 (60%) |
Montana
See also: Montana 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boards of Equalization Amendment | Property taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Amend the state constitution regarding boards of equalization to ensure board members are nonpartisan and ensure taxable property is valued equitably across counties |
| 65,279 (55%) | 52,536 (45%) | |
| Consolidation of City and County Governments Amendment | Local government organization | Authorize the legislature to consolidate city and county governments |
| 67,249 (57%) | 50,178 (43%) | |
| Initiative No. 26 | Gambling policy | Ban all betting except pari mutuel betting at state and county fairs | | 60,057 (48%) | 66,363 (52%) | |
| Referendum Measure No. 25 | Veterans policy | Compensate soldiers who served in World War I or surviving family up to $200 |
| 67,463 (52%) | 62,100 (48%) |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referendum 1 | Business regulations; Banking policy | Require that the establishment of a bank must demonstrate public convenience, advantage, and necessity. |
| 172,675 (54%) | 149,240 (46%) | |
| Referendum 2 | Labor disputes and strikes | Prohibit interference with people seeking work, including picketing, loitering, and other forms of intimidation. |
| 186,101 (57%) | 140,419 (43%) | |
| Referendum 3 | Primary election systems; Election administration and governance | Change the delegate selection processes, primary election timing, and the nomination procedures for political parties. | | 95,494 (31%) | 208,261 (69%) | |
| Referendum 4 | Voter registration | Allow voter registration at any time before an election and clarify requirements for casting a ballot, including a 30-day prior registration deadline. | | 106,314 (35%) | 195,066 (65%) |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | State legislative authority | Prohibit the legislature from passing certain local or special laws in specified cases. |
| 11,159 (68%) | 5,192 (32%) | |
| Question 2 | State legislative processes and sessions | Allow county commissioners to appoint same-party legislative replacement in cases of death or resignation. |
| 12,756 (76%) | 4,120 (24%) | |
| Question 3 | Family-related policy | Establish interlocutory decrees for divorce cases and eliminate short-term divorce decrees. | | 4,877 (27%) | 12,900 (73%) | |
| Question 4 | Family-related policy | Repeal parts of Nevada’s marriage and divorce laws, including short-term divorce decrees. |
| 10,965 (59%) | 7,605 (41%) |
New York
See also: New York 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Local government finance and taxes | Require mayors to return special city bills to the Clerk of the House instead of holding them, and if the legislature is not in session, require the Clerk to immediately send the bills to the Governor |
| 819,628 (60%) | 554,654 (40%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Salaries of government officials | Increase the salaries of Court of Appeals judges | | 572,502 (39%) | 891,980 (61%) |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Salaries Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Increase the daily salary of legislators from four to ten dollars. | | 72,297 (34%) | 138,765 (66%) |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain Grading Initiative | Agriculture policy |
| 138,735 (76%) | 44,406 (24%) |
June 28
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds Initiative | Bond issues; Banking policy |
| 99,866 (63%) | 58,186 (37%) | |
| Electors Residence Requirements Amendment | Constitutional rights; Elections and campaigns |
| 127,074 (77%) | 38,299 (23%) | |
| Repeal of Teachers Minimum Training and Salary Initiative | Public school teachers and staff |
| 101,167 (59%) | 70,372 (41%) |
March 18
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Officials Amendment | County and municipal governance |
| 70,447 (59%) | 49,762 (41%) | |
| Party Central Committees Referendum | Elections and campaigns | | 53,449 (45%) | 64,093 (55%) | |
| State Bond Issues Referendum | Bond issues |
| 64,996 (53%) | 57,345 (47%) |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow Home Consumption of Alcohol Initiative | Alcohol laws | Allow for personal use of alcohol in homes | | 719,050 (44%) | 908,522 (56%) | |
| Debt Limits for Political Subdivisions Initiative | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Establish debt limits for political subdivisions. | | 499,203 (42%) | 691,471 (58%) | |
| Tax Limitations Initiative | Taxes | Limit tax rates to 15 mills, allow additional levies with voter approval, and limit the state tax rate to one mill. | | 475,740 (40%) | 720,237 (60%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 116 | Veterans policy | Issue up to $50 million in bonds to fund a bonus for veterans of World War I and create a sinking fund for repayment. | | 255,887 (52%) | 234,909 (48%) |
August 1
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 114 | Taxes | Increase the maximum total ad valorem tax levy from 31 mills to 41.5 mills and raise the school district levy from 5 mills to 15 mills to support common schools. | | 136,647 (42%) | 191,180 (58%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | County and municipal governance; Taxes | Require an annual tax levy in Linn County until all county warrants are paid. |
| 89,177 (61%) | 57,049 (39%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; County and municipal governance; Taxes | Require an annual tax levy in Linn County and permit the issuance of bonds in Benton County to pay all county warrants. |
| 86,547 (62%) | 53,844 (38%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Property taxes | Authorize a single land tax in lieu of all other state taxes | | 39,231 (23%) | 132,021 (77%) | |
| Measure Nos. 308-309 | Public economic investment policy; Taxes | Authorize Portland, Oregon to raise $3,000,000 by levying a special tax over three years to hold an exhibition on state resources, commerce, industries and statewide economic advantages. | | 82,837 (46%) | 95,587 (54%) | |
| Measure Nos. 314-315 | Education | Require children between eight and sixteen to attend public school with exceptions based on age, health and access to a parent or private teacher |
| 115,506 (53%) | 103,685 (47%) | |
| Measure Nos. 316-317 | Income taxes | Establish a graduated annual income tax | | 54,803 (33%) | 112,197 (67%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment A | Salaries of government officials; State legislative authority | Allow the Legislature to set salaries of state officials, and prohibit certain current expense allowances granted to State officers | | 41,343 (27%) | 110,215 (73%) | |
| Amendment B | Initiative and referendum process | Increase the number of petition signatures for the initiative and referendum process | | 49,019 (34%) | 96,201 (66%) | |
| Amendment C | Local government organization | Allow the Legislature to organize counties | | 30,110 (21%) | 113,170 (79%) | |
| Amendment D | Local government finance and taxes | Allow the Legislature to grant municipal and other local authorities the power to levy uniform taxes and special assessments for local improvements, including protecting riverbank lands from erosion or flooding | | 33,937 (24%) | 106,144 (76%) | |
| Initiative 1 | Hydroelectric energy; Energy transmission projects | Construct and maintain state hydro-electric power plans and transmission systems | | 55,563 (34%) | 106,409 (66%) | |
| Referred Law 2 | Law enforcement officers and departments | Abolish the state constabulary | | 64,221 (40%) | 96,241 (60%) | |
| Referred Law 4 | Banking policy | Allow the state to establish a state owned bank | | 33,032 (21%) | 122,807 (79%) | |
| Referred Law 5 | Public education governance | Relocate the state university from Vermillion to Sioux Falls | | 11,863 (8%) | 141,973 (92%) | |
| Referred Law 5 | Sunday regulations; Business regulations | Prohibit theater performances on Sundays | | 56,320 (36%) | 99,848 (64%) |
Utah
See also: Utah 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Debt limits | Increase the state debt limit from one and a half to two percent of the value of taxable property in the state | | 3,837 (5%) | 68,824 (95%) | |
| Question 2 | Homestead tax exemptions; Property tax exemptions; Property taxes; Income taxes | Make changes to the constitution concerning state tax law | | 16,378 (22%) | 57,380 (78%) | |
| Question 3 | Salaries of government officials | Increase the salary of state legislators | | 5,303 (8%) | 65,346 (92%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment to Article II Sec. 23 | Salaries of government officials | Provide a pay increase for legislators from $5 to $10 for each day in attendance during session. | | 52,621 (25%) | 161,677 (75%) | |
| Amendment to Article I Sec. 22 | Criminal trials; Civil trials | Provide the trial for offenses on public transportation to be held in any district through which the transport passed. |
| 122,972 (60%) | 81,457 (40%) | |
| Amendment to Article VIII Sec. 4 | State legislative authority | Require payments from state appropriations to be made within one calendar month after the end of the next fiscal biennium. |
| 94,746 (52%) | 86,746 (48%) | |
| Initiative 40 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Repeal the state's poll tax, also known as a head tax |
| 193,356 (75%) | 63,494 (25%) | |
| Initiative 46 | Public education funding; Property taxes | Provide state school fund for $30 per schoolchild and fix a maximum tax levy for school districts. | | 99,150 (40%) | 150,114 (60%) | |
| Referendum 12 | Business regulations; Administrative powers and rulemaking; Public works labor and contracting | Provide certificates of necessity and and convenience to public service companies where similar services are served by other companies. | | 64,800 (29%) | 154,905 (71%) | |
| Referendum 13 | Public education governance; Vaccinations and disease policy | Permit parents to forbid physical examinations of their children and remove school vaccination requirements. | | 96,874 (38%) | 156,113 (62%) | |
| Referendum 14 | Primary election participation | Provide enforcement of closed primaries and electors to declare party affiliation during voter registration. | | 60,593 (27%) | 164,004 (73%) | |
| Referendum 15 | Election administration and governance | Provide changes to precinct chairperson powers, candidates nomination process, and party convention guidelines. | | 57,324 (29%) | 140,299 (71%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1922 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Law enforcement officers and departments | Allow sheriffs to have unlimited successive terms | | 161,832 (44%) | 207,585 (56%) | |
| Question 2 | Civil and criminal trials | Allow the legislature to provide that a valid verdict in civil cases be based on a specific number of votes not less than five-sixths | | 171,433 (52%) | 156,759 (48%) | |
| Question 3 | Utility policy | Allow for municipalities to take on debt up to 5 percent of the value of taxable property to fund public utilities | | 105,346 (32%) | 219,693 (68%) |
Other years
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See also
Ballotpedia
Footnotes
