1945 ballot measures

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Alabama

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October 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Proposes to levy and collect an income tax	d

Georgia

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August 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Con Convention	Adopts a revised constitution	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Pension	Relates to pensions in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Relates to taxes in Irwin County	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Pension	Relates to a retirement fund in Bibb County	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Finances	Relates to school debt in the city of Atlanta	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Relates to taxes in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Relates to a licensing tax in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Gov't Salaries	Relates to the salary of the Brunswick circuit court judge	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Gov't Finances	Relates to debt in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Taxes	Relates to an education tax in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Taxes	Relates to a school tax in Chatham County	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Taxes	Relates to taxes in DeKalb County	a

Kentucky

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November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Absentee Ballots Referendum	Elections	Allows for absentee voting	a
LRCA	Highway Taxes Referendum	Taxes	Guarantees that receipts from certain tax sources shall be placed in the highway fund	a

Michigan

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April 2, 1945

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 1	Increase the tax millage for certain purposes		115,463 (33%)	231,742 (67%)
LRCA	Proposal 2	Allow the state to aid in the improvement of waterways	a	189,313 (58%)	138,558 (42%)

Missouri

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February 27, 1945

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	State Constitution Ratification Measure	Constitution	Ratify the state's fourth constitution, the Missouri Constitution of 1945	a	312,032 (63%)	185,658 (37%)

Montana

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June 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	R-49	Transportation	Authorizes the issuance of debentures for the state highway fund	a

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Admin of Gov't	Requires the joint election of the governor and lieutenant-governor	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Admin of Gov't	Provides and procedure for filling vacancies in the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Direct Democracy	Removes the disqualification of certain electors in a nonpersonal election district	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Redistricting	Provides that some towns with a certain population can be divided while creating senate and assembly districts	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Local Gov't	Permits that 2/3rds of a county governing body can request the enactment of special or local laws without the approval of the county executive officer	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Veterans	Gives disabled veterans preference in civil service appointments	a

Oregon

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June 22, 1945

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes	Levy a $5 million tax annually for two years to create a state building fund.	a	78,269 (61%)	49,565 (39%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Education; Taxes; Tobacco	Levy a one-tenth of one cent tax on every cigarette sold and allocate such revenues to the state public school assistance fund.		60,321 (47%)	67,542 (53%)

Texas

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August 25, 1945

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Taxes; Elections	Exempt certain members of the military from paying a poll tax at any election during times of war or national emergency	a	143,865 (79%)	38,679 (21%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Judiciary	Increase number of Texas Supreme Court justices from three to nine	a	92,114 (54%)	79,295 (46%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Salaries	Provide for a continuous salary of $10 per day for legislators during their tenure		42,879 (25%)	130,983 (75%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Public assistance	Consolidate aid provisions for the elderly, blind, and children, manage federal funds, and set a maximum for annual assistance spending	a	96,959 (55%)	78,052 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Veterans	Create the Veterans' Land Board and authorize the issuance of up to $25 million in bonds to create the Veterans' Land Fund	a	80,022 (73%)	29,935 (27%)

Wisconsin

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April 3, 1945

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Abolish the office of the Justice of the Peace in first class cities	a	160,965 (59%)	113,408 (41%)
LRCA	Question 2	Budgets; Transportation	Appropriate state funds for airports and aeronautical programs	a	187,111 (65%)	101,169 (35%)

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