1929 ballot measures
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Maine
See also: Maine 1929 ballot measures
September 9
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment No. 1 | Local Gov't | Empowers Governor to fill councilor vacancies |  |
| LRCA | Amendment No. 2 | Bonds | Issues $1.2 million in bonds to build Waldo-Hancock Bridge | |
| LRCA | Amendment No. 3 | Bonds | Increases bond limit for highways and bridges to $31 million | |
| LRSS | Referendum Question No. 1 | Energy | Allows export of surplus hydroelectric power |  |
| VR | Referendum Question No. 2 | Taxes | Increases gasoline tax to five cents per gallon | |
New York
See also: New York 1929 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Civil Service | Relates to civil service preference for veterans | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Direct Democracy | Relates to absentee voting privilege of inmates of veterans' bureau hospitals | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Legislature | Limits of legislature in relation to Nassau and Westchester county laws | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | Gov't Finances | Relates to the state debt that the state can contract to suppress forest fires | |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | Judiciary | Relates to the transfer of criminal jurisdiction of justices of the peace | |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1929 ballot measures
November 5, 1929
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Real Property Taxation Amendment | Authorize classification of property for tax purposes and provide for a 15 mill tax limit on real estate. |
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710,538 (58%) |
510,874 (42%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 1929 ballot measures
July 16, 1929
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Proposition 1 | Judiciary | Increase the membership of the supreme court from three to nine members and require a continuous session of the supreme court |
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49,681 (39%) |
77,066 (61%) |
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| Proposition 2 | Salaries; Executive officials | Increase the governor's annual salary to $10,000 |
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49,644 (39%) |
76,166 (61%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1929 ballot measures
April 2, 1929
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Question 1 | Repeal the constitutional setting of the legislature salary to allow it to be set by law instead |
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237,250 (53%) |
212,846 (47%) |
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| Question 2 | Set a limit of two successive terms for sheriffs |
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259,881 (55%) |
210,964 (45%) |
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| Question 3 | Repeal the prohibition enforcement act known as the Severson Act |
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350,337 (64%) |
196,402 (36%) |
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| Question 4 | Allow for the manufacturing, sale, and possession of beer of with an alcohol content of less than 2.75 percent |
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321,688 (62%) |
200,545 (38%) |
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