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Maine

See also: Maine 1923 ballot measures

October 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Referendum Question	Labor	Establishes 48-hour work week for women and minors	d

Maryland

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Authorizes the mayor of Baltimore to pay additional salaries to judges	d

Michigan

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April 2, 1923

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment	Authorize the legislature to incorporate ports and port districts and give the incorporated ports and port districts the ability to perform internal improvements	a	266,623 (56%)	207,926 (44%)

New Hampshire

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Question 1	Taxes	Shall the legislature be able to impose any tax deemed reasonable.	d

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition 1	Bonds	Issues a state bond of $50 million to construct buildings for institutions for wards for the state	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Veterans	Relates to the bonus for soldiers, sailors and marines of the World War	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Admin of Gov't	Relates to the home rule of cities	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Water	Relates to water power development on forest preserve land	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Gov't Finances	Relates to the debt limitation of a city or county	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Direct Democracy	Relates to the extension of absentee voting to inmates, soldiers and sailors	a

Ohio

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November 6, 1923

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Industrial Commission Authority Amendment	Change the Workmen's Compensation Law to increase the authority of the Industrial Commission.	a	588,851 (53%)	528,572 (47%)
VR	Property Tax Assessment and Office of the Elective Assessor Referendum	Establish the county as the unit for tax assessment of personal property and abolish the elected assessor.		231,152 (23%)	765,163 (77%)
LRCA	Publication of Ballot Measures in Newspapers	Authorize the state to publish copies of ballot measures in newspapers, rather than sending copies to voters		351,513 (42%)	493,786 (58%)
LRCA	Remove White Racial Qualification from Voter Requirements Amendment	Remove "white male" from the voter eligibility provision of the state constitution.	a	536,762 (56%)	421,744 (44%)
IndISS	State Old Age Pension Initiative	Establish a state old age pension, the State Pension Commission, and the County Boards of Welfare and establish qualifications for the state old age pension.		390,599 (33%)	777,351 (67%)
VR	Tax Levies, Bond Issuance, and Local Budgets Referendum	Amend laws for levying taxes and issuing bonds and create a budget system for local expenditures.		367,277 (34%)	728,087 (66%)

Oklahoma

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October 2, 1923

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	State Question 119	Impeachment; Executive officials	Allow the legislature to convene, at the request of a House majority, to investigate impeachment cases, limiting other actions to those necessary for impeachment.	a	209,452 (75%)	70,638 (25%)
LRCA	State Question 121	Labor	Authorize compulsory compensation for employees and dependents in cases of death or disability under the Workmen's Compensation Act.		137,358 (53%)	120,761 (47%)
LRCA	State Question 122	Executive officials	Require state office candidates, including Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to be U.S. citizens, at least 30 years old, and qualified electors in Oklahoma for the past three years.	a	173,262 (67%)	86,445 (33%)
LRCA	State Question 123	Veterans	Add Article 26 to aid honorably discharged World War I soldiers with $50 million in bonds and a Soldiers' State Aid Commission.		120,219 (46%)	142,082 (54%)
LRCA	State Question 124	Taxes	Limit ad valorem taxes to 31.5 mills, allow school districts to increase by 10 mills, and establish a state levy of $15 per child in daily attendance.	a	144,758 (55%)	116,711 (45%)
LRCA	State Question 125	Budgets	Authorize the legislature to pay lawful claims against the Depositors' Guaranty Fund from state bank failures before the Ninth Legislature, excluding funds from direct ad valorem taxes.		111,081 (41%)	160,668 (59%)

Oregon

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November 6, 1923

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes	Levy and collect a net income tax on individuals, partnerships and corporations residing, incorporated or doing business within the state of Oregon.	a	58,647 (50%)	58,131 (50%)

Texas

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1
LRCA	Proposition 2

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