1924 ballot measures
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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes Veterans | Proposes to make veterans exempt from the poll tax | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Public Works | Proposes to allow the establishment of districts to allow for the building and maintenance of public works | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Proposes that the county of Mobile may levy taxes for funding public schools | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Proposes to allow certain municipal entities the right to levy and collect taxes | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Public Works Taxes | Proposes to allow the collection of taxes for the construction and improvement of roads and bridges | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Taxes | Proposes that Walker county shall be authorized to levy and collect a road tax for road maintenance | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Taxes | Proposes to allow certain school districts to levy and collect taxes | ![]() |
Arizona
See also: Arizona 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 100-101 | Legislature; Redistricting | Provide for the limitation of the Arizona Senate to nineteen members and allocation of a specific number of Senators to counties as such |
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8,779 (20%) |
34,602 (80%) |
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Measure Nos. 102-103 | Transportation; Bonds | Provide for the issuance of $3,500,000 in bonds for the paving of a highway from the Hassayampa River to Colorado River and Colorado River bridge |
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13,656 (25%) |
40,372 (75%) |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Elections | Provide that a candidate who receives 51% of a primary election vote is the only nominee from that primary to be placed on the general election ballot |
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13,166 (28%) |
34,360 (72%) |
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Measure Nos. 302-303 | Administration; Gambling | Provide for the establishment of a State Racing Commission to regulate the racing of horses |
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12,946 (25%) |
38,017 (75%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Administration; Transportation | Provide for the creation of a State Highway Commission |
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15,398 (32%) |
32,600 (68%) |
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Measure Nos. 306-307 | Irrigation; Hydroelectric; Spending | Direct state institutions to conduct engineering surveys and estimates regarding possible power and irrigation systems along the Colorado River and allocate $100,000 to do so |
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21,460 (39%) |
33,910 (61%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1924 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 9 | Judiciary | Increases the number of supreme court justices from four to five and allows the legislature to set their salaries | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Local Gov't | Regards local governments' limitations on debt | ![]() |
LRCA | Prohibition of Local Acts Amendment | Local Gov't | Regards the prohibition of local acts | ![]() |
California
See also: California 1924 ballot propositions
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 10 | Insurance; Taxes | Exempt county fire insurance companies from the state taxes on insurance companies. |
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287,194 (37%) |
487,126 (63%) |
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Proposition 11 | Water; Environment | Create the Klamath River Fish and Game District and prohibit of any dam or other artificial obstruction of waters in the district. |
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560,785 (61%) |
363,658 (39%) |
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Proposition 12 | Judiciary | Establish municipal courts as courts of record and establish the jurisdiction of municipal courts and for appellate departments of superior courts. |
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475,217 (64%) |
267,987 (36%) |
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Proposition 13 | Taxes; Elections | Create an annual educational poll tax of at least five dollars on every male between the ages of 21 and 50, with certain exceptions. |
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501,551 (51%) |
486,134 (49%) |
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Proposition 14 | Taxes; Bonds | Provide that state and local public bonds are exempt from taxation |
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314,750 (38%) |
511,364 (62%) |
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Proposition 15 | Taxes; Property; Transportation | Exempt property valued at less than $50,000 used exclusively as an airport or aviation field under the control of the federal government from taxation. |
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297,813 (36%) |
533,775 (64%) |
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Proposition 16 | Administration; Water; Energy | Create a board appointed by the governor to develop and distribute water and electrical energy and allow for the issuance of bonds. |
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320,383 (30%) |
751,985 (70%) |
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Proposition 17 | Eminent domain | Allow the railroad commission to fix compensation for property taken by an irrigation or other public corporation district. |
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472,713 (63%) |
283,201 (37%) |
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Proposition 18 | Elections | Declare that any individual registered as an elector in one precinct who moves to another in the same county within 30 days of an election can vote. |
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699,687 (78%) |
197,657 (22%) |
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Proposition 1 | Taxes; Transportation | Require companies operating as common carriers on public highways to pay an annual 4% state tax on gross receipts from operations |
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457,372 (46%) |
541,241 (54%) |
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Proposition 2 | Legislature; Salaries | Establish pay for legislators during regular and special sessions and create repayment for mileage expenses. |
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486,193 (55%) |
391,933 (45%) |
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Proposition 3 | Budgets | Allow the deposit of public moneys by any political subdivision into banks of the state of California. |
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515,412 (65%) |
279,830 (35%) |
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Proposition 4 | Judiciary; Trials | Change the concurrent jurisdiction of inferior courts with superior courts in certain cases of forcible entry and detainer from cases. |
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518,292 (66%) |
266,241 (34%) |
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Proposition 5 | Budgets | Require local treasurers to transfer up to 85% of taxes once each fiscal year for obligations and to replace them before meeting other obligations. |
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264,464 (32%) |
564,252 (68%) |
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Proposition 6 | Taxes; Property | Declare that personal property taxes be based on the previous year's tax rate and allow the equalization of personal property assessments. |
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490,782 (60%) |
331,311 (40%) |
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Proposition 7 | Athletics | Authorize boxing and wrestling contests for prizes and create an athletic commission to license contests and participants. |
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518,631 (51%) |
498,217 (49%) |
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Proposition 8 | Salaries; Local government | Prohibit increases in the salaries of county officers by providing assistants and deputies as necessary. |
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423,921 (52%) |
391,325 (48%) |
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Proposition 9 | Taxes | Authorize the taxation of notes, debentures, shares of stock, bonds, solvent credits, or mortgages at a rate proportionate to their value. |
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429,031 (54%) |
368,014 (46%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | Measure 1 | Admin of Gov't | Establishes the Office of State Printer and Printing Building Committee | ![]() |
LRCA | Measure 2 | Bonds | Authorizes bonds to pay bonuses to soldiers and sailors | ![]() |
LRCA | Measure 3 | Gov't Salaries | Empowers the General Assembly to fix the salaries of state officers | ![]() |
Florida
See also: Florida 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Apportionment of the Legislature Amendment | Provide for 33 senatorial districts and a system for representatives based on county population |
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38,139 (73%) |
14,108 (27%) |
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Duval County Government Amendment | Allow the Legislature to establish a local government throughout Duval County |
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23,342 (42%) |
32,850 (58%) |
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Prohibition of Income and Inheritance Taxes Amendment | Prohibit income or inheritance taxes and exempt $500 of the head of a family's personal property from taxation |
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60,640 (81%) |
14,386 (19%) |
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Special Tax School District Bonds Amendment | Allow for the creation of special tax school districts and for such districts to issue bonds of up to 20% of the assessed value of taxable property in the district |
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38,036 (70%) |
16,032 (30%) |
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Taxation and Exemptions Amendment | Allow for uniform and equal taxation rates, special rates of taxation on intangible property, and certain tax exemptions |
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36,971 (69%) |
16,289 (31%) |
Georgia
See also: Georgia 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local Gov't | Creates Peach County | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Legislature | Provides biennial sessions for the general assembly | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Gov't Finances | Allows the town of Brunswick to incur debt of up to 14 percent of assessed property valuation | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Exempts certain industries from taxation for up to five years | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Admin of Gov't | Consolidates the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Local Gov't | Allows city and county governments to be consolidated | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Bonds | Approves coastal plain bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Bonds | Increases the bonded indebtedness of the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah | ![]() |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | SJR 7 | Water | Affirms water rights except when use is for power purposes | ![]() |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1924 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Illinois Gateway Amendment | Legislature | Shall the legislature be able to propose amendments to two articles of the constitution session? | ![]() |
LRSS | State Bond Issue | Bonds | Shall a state bond be issued for the building of roads? | ![]() |
LRSS | Banking Law Amendment | Banking | Shall section 9 of the banking law be amended? | ![]() |
LRSS | Banking Law Amendment | Banking | Shall the multiple sections of the banking law be amended? | ![]() |
LRSS | Canal Lease Question | Resources | Shall the canal be leased? | ![]() |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't salaries | Regulates salaries and expenses of the Baltimore State's Attorney | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Veterans | Permits the state to pledge its credit to raise funds for aid and compensation of veterans | ![]() |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Remove the word 'male' from the voter qualifications for certain state offices |
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456,919 (65%) |
246,499 (35%) |
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Question 2 | Allow women to hold any state, county, or municipal office |
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473,744 (64%) |
266,377 (36%) |
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Question 3 | Place prohibitions on the manufacture and transportation of liquor and certain non-intoxicating beverages |
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454,656 (50%) |
446,473 (50%) |
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Question 4 | Provide for a two-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline |
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281,631 (34%) |
547,460 (66%) |
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Question 5 | Require anyone engaged in foreign banking to obtain a license from the Commissioner of Banks |
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435,141 (70%) |
187,228 (30%) |
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Question 6 | Keep daylight saving time |
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492,239 (54%) |
426,759 (46%) |
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Question 7 | Allow Congress to regulate labor performed by those under 18 |
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241,461 (26%) |
697,563 (74%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Compulsory Public School Attendance Initiative | Require children ages seven to sixteen to attend public school until they graduate eighth grade |
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421,472 (36%) |
760,571 (64%) |
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Establishment of Legislative Districts Initiative | Establish the procedures for dividing the state into legislative districts |
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231,718 (23%) |
781,351 (77%) |
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Graduated Income Tax Initiative | Enact a graduated income tax |
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216,437 (19%) |
913,833 (81%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Transportation | Places revenue from excise taxes in trunk highway fund | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gov't Acc | Changes requirements for publication of proposed amendments | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Agriculture | Establishes state owned and operated grain elevators | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Environment | Authorizes laws promoting forestation and reforestation of lands | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Environment | Authorizes state expenditure to prevent forest fires | ![]() |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1924 ballot measures
February 26, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 10 | Primary elections | Amend the Missouri State Constitution which allows political parties the option to nominate a candidate for office by either a primary election or by convention of delegates |
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122,604 (37%) |
205,937 (63%) |
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Amendment 11 | Local government | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to reorganize government administration for counties, cities, and towns |
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154,873 (48%) |
171,166 (52%) |
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Amendment 12 | Local government; Revenue and spending limits | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to revise limitations of taxing power and allows cities to utilize revolving funds to finance local improvements |
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139,704 (42%) |
193,317 (58%) |
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Amendment 13 | Property taxes; Legislature; Transportation | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to utilize an option in the method of taxing property, and implement fees and general property tax for motor vehicle registrations |
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113,123 (34%) |
216,985 (66%) |
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Amendment 14 | Administrative organization | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to abolish the ex officio State Board of Equalization |
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121,028 (37%) |
203,711 (63%) |
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Amendment 15 | Public education funding; Public education governance | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to establish an elected State Board of Education, an appointed Commissioner of Education, revises age of children who are entitled to free education, and allows for investment of State and county school funds |
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114,022 (34%) |
221,994 (66%) |
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Amendment 16 | Business; Railways; Banking | Allow legal discounts on corporate notes and bonds, revise requirements for issuing preferred stock, and update regulations for railway companies regarding freight and passenger transport |
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148,792 (46%) |
176,822 (54%) |
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Amendment 17 | State militia; Military service | Remove exemption from military service, authorize elections and appointments of militia officers, and modify provision for forming companies |
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143,223 (44%) |
183,958 (56%) |
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Amendment 18 | Ethics | Prohibit public officers or employees from appointing relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity to public positions |
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163,729 (50%) |
161,643 (50%) |
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Amendment 19 | Bonds; Sewage and stormwater | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to authorize Kansas City to issue bonds for public improvements and assume the cost of construction of sewer systems |
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178,311 (55%) |
147,953 (45%) |
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Amendment 1 | Business; Religion | Expand the purposes for which religious corporations could be established |
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168,553 (50%) |
170,683 (50%) |
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Amendment 20 | Ballot measures; Constitutional conventions | Revise the requirement for publishing of proposed amendments to the Constitution |
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155,283 (48%) |
168,477 (52%) |
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Amendment 21 | Constitutional wording | Provide a transitional schedule to implement any approved constitutional amendments |
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167,478 (51%) |
157,992 (49%) |
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Amendment 2 | Initiative process; Ballot measures | Increase the signature requirement for ballot initiatives |
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123,811 (38%) |
204,881 (62%) |
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Amendment 3 | Public assistance; Labor; Salaries; Redistricting; Legislative processes | Change legislative and redistricting processes and authorize certain public assistance laws |
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137,430 (42%) |
190,911 (58%) |
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Amendment 4 | Veterans; Bonds | Amend the Missouri State Constitution authorize $4.6 million in bonds to be issued to fund deficiencies in bonus payments for veterans of World War I |
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201,218 (60%) |
135,234 (40%) |
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Amendment 5 | Healthcare governance | Require the General Assembly to provide for "the safeguarding and promotion of the public health" |
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139,837 (42%) |
189,261 (58%) |
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Amendment 6 | State executive; State executive structure; Legislative processes | Reorganize the executive branch of the state government and establish a new budget process |
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139,154 (42%) |
190,524 (58%) |
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Amendment 7 | Election administration; Judiciary; Salaries; Legislature; Judiciary structure; Judicial authority | Revise the judicial system by establishing a Judicial Council, changing court structure and judge assignments, adjusting jurisdiction and election rules, and granting the legislature authority over court organization and compensation |
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128,808 (39%) |
202,814 (61%) |
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Amendment 8 | Impeachment; Legislature | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to implement impeachment proceedings for the proposed State Board of Education, and require two-thirds of the State Senate members to vote in impeachment proceedings |
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163,642 (50%) |
162,440 (50%) |
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Amendment 9 | Election administration; Citizenship voting | Require that foreign-born individuals must complete the full naturalization process and become U.S. citizens before being eligible to vote |
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175,580 (53%) |
152,713 (47%) |
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Salaries; Judiciary structure; Judicial authority | Amend the Missouri State Constitution to establish the salaries of Supreme Court Judges, add two additional Supreme Court Judges, and establish the powers and procedures of the Supreme Court |
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331,774 (39%) |
526,553 (61%) |
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Amendment 2 | Election administration; Constitutional conventions | Increase the signature requirement for ballot initiatives |
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326,065 (39%) |
511,152 (61%) |
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Amendment 3 | Local government | Establish a system to amend the St. Louis City Charter and adopt a new city charter |
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391,346 (47%) |
436,520 (53%) |
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Amendment 4 | Salaries; Ethics | Authorize a regulation of member of the General Assembly's salaries and expenses, and prohibit the appointment relatives of members of the General Assembly |
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392,319 (46%) |
459,599 (54%) |
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Amendment 6 | Labor | Enact a law to establish a worker's compensation for those injured in industrial accidents |
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262,948 (27%) |
695,537 (73%) |
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Proposition 5 | Fuel taxes; Transportation; Transportation | Enact a 50% increase in motor vehicle fees and a $0.02 per gallon tax on gasoline to fund state highway construction and maintenance |
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742,836 (68%) |
348,007 (32%) |
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Proposition 7 | Local government | Authorize the consolidation of the city of St. Louis and St. Louis county governments and territories into one legal subdivision of the State |
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477,776 (55%) |
385,516 (45%) |
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Proposition 8 | Tax exemptions; Religion | Authorize an exemption from taxation on property used for religious worship or nonprofit work |
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427,691 (48%) |
461,031 (52%) |
Montana
See also: Montana 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local gov't | Sets qualifications for county superintendents | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gov't Finances | Provides for acceptance and administration of gifts to the state | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Veterans | Provides compensation for veterans of World War I | ![]() |
LRSS | R-27 | Elections | Repeals the Presidential primary law | ![]() |
CISS | I-28 | Labor | Provides for workmen's compensation through proceeds from taxes | ![]() |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | Amendment 1 | Elections | Establishes direct primaries and nonpartisan elections | ![]() |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Local government | Allow cities and towns to adopt and amend their own charters for local government under laws set by the legislature. |
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7,698 (55%) |
6,185 (45%) |
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Question 2 | Constitutional wording | Remove Section 16 from Article 1 of the Nevada Constitution. |
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6,280 (50%) |
6,249 (50%) |
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Question 3 | Higher education funding; Public education funding | Dedicate public land proceeds and investments to education, including schools and the state university. |
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5,175 (33%) |
10,614 (67%) |
New York
See also: New York 1924 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Proposition 1 | Bonds | Issues a state bond of $15 million for the improvement of state parks and for the establishment of new state parks | ![]() |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1924 ballot measures
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't Finances | Provides for the inviolability of sinking funds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Exempts homesteads and mortgages from taxes | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Gov't Finances | Limits the state debt to seven and a half percent of the value of taxable property | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Legislature | Increases the compensation of legislators | ![]() |
BI | Referendum 1 | Bonds | Authorizes a bond for $2 million to be loaned to World War veterans | ![]() |
BI | Referendum 2 | Bonds | Authorizes a bond for to create a port commission and provide a water transportation system | ![]() |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1924 ballot measures
March 18
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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VR | Referendum | Taxes | Deals with unpaid stock taxes | ![]() |
LRCA | Referendum | Local Gov't | Relates to officials in counties of certain population sizes | ![]() |
CISS | Initiative | Labor | Gives priority to labor liens running to farmers and their families | ![]() |
VR | Referendum | Elections | Creates nonpartisan ballot system for elective state offices | ![]() |
VR | Initiative | Elections | Relates to holding separate partisan primaries | ![]() |
VR | Referendum | Elections | Changes the election date of precinct committeemen | ![]() |
LRCA | Referendum | Bonds | Relates to the issuing of state bonds | ![]() |
November 4
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | Initiative | Taxes | Reduces the amount of property taxes to be levied and spent in 1925-1927 biennium | ![]() |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Voting requirements | Require the ability to read and write to vote. |
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184,031 (79%) |
48,645 (21%) |
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Measure Nos. 302-303 | Transportation | Deem roads and waterways for the transportation of natural resources as public use and necessary for development. |
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134,071 (67%) |
65,133 (33%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Veterans | Provide a cash bonus or loan to World War I and Spanish-American War veterans. |
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131,199 (59%) |
92,446 (41%) |
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Measure Nos. 306-307 | Food; Business | Prohibit the manufacture and sale of butter substitutes composed of vegetable fat, non-pure milk, and adulterated milk. |
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91,597 (37%) |
157,324 (63%) |
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Measure Nos. 308-309 | Alternative healthcare | Authorize and regulate the practice of naturopathy. |
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75,159 (38%) |
122,839 (62%) |
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Measure Nos. 310-311 | Labor | Establish workers' compensation for employees in hazardous occupations. |
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73,270 (33%) |
151,862 (67%) |
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Measure Nos. 312-313 | Taxes | Repeal the state's income tax. |
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123,799 (53%) |
111,055 (47%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Constitutional Convention Question | Constitutional conventions | Convene a Constitutional Convention |
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60,235 (34%) |
117,086 (66%) |
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Referred Law 1 | Local government; Judiciary structure | Organize several unorganized counties, and require Tripp County to obtain and maintain official records from Todd County |
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68,463 (43%) |
89,440 (57%) |
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Referred Law 2 | Judiciary; Judiciary structure | Establish the nomination and election process for Supreme, Circuit, and County Court judges, and require candidates to file a written declaration of qualification |
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54,966 (35%) |
102,339 (65%) |
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Referred Law 3 | Initiative process; Primary elections | Revise the primary and initiative election process |
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54,163 (35%) |
102,240 (65%) |
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Referred Law 4 | Agriculture; Business | Revise public warehouse laws |
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45,974 (30%) |
107,859 (70%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 1 | Taxes; Veterans | Levy a $0.07 per $100 valuation tax to fund pensions for Confederate soldiers and their widows |
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203,799 (72%) |
79,975 (28%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1924 ballot measures
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment to Article XI Sec. 5 | Local government; Elections | Authorize the legislature to classify counties by population and elect officers in certain counties to perform duties of multiple officers. |
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137,093 (52%) |
129,003 (48%) |
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Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1 | Transportation | Empower the harbor commission to relocate harbor lines and prohibit sale or relinquishing control within 2000 feet of these lines. |
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99,694 (39%) |
152,911 (61%) |
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Initiative 49 | Public education governance | Requires all children within Washington between the ages of seven and sixteen years to attend public schools. |
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158,922 (42%) |
221,500 (58%) |
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Initiative 50 | Taxes; Property | Limit the aggregate annual tax levy rate on property to 40 mills unless approved by majority vote within the jurisdiction. |
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128,677 (38%) |
211,948 (62%) |
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Initiative 52 | Energy; Local government | Authorize municipalities to operate electrical facilities tax-free without boundaries and grant eminent domain use for these facilities. |
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139,492 (39%) |
217,393 (61%) |
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Referendum 16 | Food; Business | Prohibit butter substitutes with mixed milk and vegetable fat and require unadulterated milk for substitutes. |
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169,047 (45%) |
203,016 (55%) |
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Referendum 3 | Energy; Local government | Allow municipalities to sell surplus electricity outside their boundaries and require a 5% excise tax on gross sales. |
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99,459 (32%) |
208,809 (68%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1924 ballot measures
April 1, 1924
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Set legislators' annual pay at $750 |
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189,635 (43%) |
250,236 (57%) |
November 4, 1924
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Provide cities and counties the ability to create local laws under the constraints of the state constitution and law |
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299,792 (61%) |
190,165 (39%) |
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Question 2 | Appropriate state funding for the creation and preservation of state forests |
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336,360 (66%) |
173,563 (34%) |
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Question 3 | Allow for the legislature to provide additional circuit court judges to counties with more than 85,000 people |
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240,207 (51%) |
226,562 (49%) |
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