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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1948 ballot measures

January 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Legislature	Proposes the circumstances when special sessions may be convened	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Proposes to authorize the levying and collecting of a county tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Proposes to authorize the levying and collecting of a petrol tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Proposes to authorize a special school district tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Proposes to authorize a special school district tax	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Legislature	Require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to call for and sign a petition to convene a special session	a	77,941 (68%)	37,392 (32%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Judiciary	Provide for the consolidation of all county superior courts into one court	a	80,120 (68%)	37,839 (32%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Local government	Permit cities to employ non-residents as city managers	a	73,363 (60%)	48,052 (40%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Right-to-work	Prohibit the denial of employment due to non-membership in a labor union	a	86,866 (59%)	60,295 (41%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Law enforcement; Labor	Provide for establishing a system of merit and the fixed number of highway patrol men	a	91,323 (73%)	33,317 (27%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Labor	Provide for the limitation of Workmen's Compensation to $1,000 per month	a	102,340 (81%)	23,856 (19%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Administration; Civil service	Provide for the establishment of a Civil Service Board to classify all positions in the state civil service	a	78,907 (67%)	39,470 (33%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Public retirement funds	Provide for the establishment of a public employee retirement fund	a	86,989 (70%)	38,111 (30%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 39	Elections	Permits the legislature to enact a law providing a method for registration of voters	a
LRCA	Amendment 40	Taxes	Removes the 18 mill school tax limit	a
CICA	Amendment 41	Taxes	Abolishes the state property tax	d
CISS	Act 1	Education	Proposes an initiative about school district reorganization	a
CISS	Act 2	Alcohol	Amends liquor laws regarding local option elections	d
CISS	Act 3	Elections	Provides for direct political party response in general elections	a
CISS	Act 4	Labor	Amends workmen's compensation	a

California

See also: California 1948 ballot propositions

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Enact a single-subject rule for ballot initiatives	a	1,973,761 (67%)	963,387 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Allow city charters and amendments to be voted on at a special election or the next general election and allow charters to establish boroughs.		1,036,181 (37%)	1,775,894 (63%)
CICA	Proposition 12	Allow cities and counties to restrict the sale of alcohol and require the city or county where an alcohol sale license is issued.		1,085,941 (29%)	2,598,815 (71%)
CICA	Proposition 13	Change the formula for state Senate reapportionment		1,069,899 (32%)	2,250,937 (68%)
BI	Proposition 14	Create the State Housing Agency and allow for bonds up to $100,000,000 for funding loans to public housing authorities.		1,042,089 (31%)	2,372,646 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 15	Prohibit the use of purse nets and round haul nets for fishing in ocean and tide waters south of Point San Simeon in San Luis Obispo County.		1,153,353 (35%)	2,125,079 (65%)
CISS	Proposition 16	Allow the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to regulate schooling for chiropractors and allow the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to set the license renewal fee	a	2,102,769 (67%)	1,055,086 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Exempt certain positions from state civil service and prohibit reviving statutes relating to optional exemption from state civil service.		957,800 (32%)	2,040,251 (68%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Require the state to reimburse all counties, cities and counties, cities, and districts for losses in tax revenue caused by tax exemptions for veterans, religious organizations, hospitals, and charitable institutions.		1,377,292 (45%)	1,687,069 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Establish that Fish and Game commissioners stay in their office once their term expires until their successor takes office.	a	2,275,600 (74%)	779,447 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Establish that the property tax exemption for veterans be based on the assessed value.		1,733,034 (49%)	1,790,851 (51%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Allow cities and counties to regulate the sale of alcohol and establish regulations on alcohol licensing.		1,122,274 (31%)	2,521,139 (69%)
CISS	Proposition 3	Allow the Public Utilities Commission to set the number of brakemen to be used on trains.	a	1,767,587 (51%)	1,703,303 (49%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Increase aid for aged people , increase aid for blind people, change eligibility requirements for such aid, and place such aid programs under state control.	a	1,837,805 (51%)	1,800,513 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Allow legislative wages to be set by law and allow the legislature to set mileage reimbursement rate (not to exceed $0.05 per mile).		1,398,663 (43%)	1,882,466 (57%)
CISS	Proposition 6	Prohibit the use of nets, traps, set lines, or other appliances for commercial fishing in the San Francisco Bay and connecting waters.		1,303,003 (38%)	2,118,967 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Change voter residency eligibility requirements.	a	2,196,159 (69%)	1,000,823 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Establish that Superior Court vacancies during a general election year shall be filled at the next general election.	a	2,393,617 (80%)	596,780 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Establish that the successor to the governor in the case of a vacancy shall finish the rest of the term of the governor	a	2,379,835 (78%)	689,554 (22%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Measure 1	Admin of Gov't	Provides for the reorganization of the State Department of Education	a
LRSS	Measure 2	Gambling	Provides for authorization, regulation and licensing of horse and other animal racing with parimutuel gambling	a
CICA	Measure 3	Alcohol	Permits political subdivisions to adopt local option laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol	d
CICA	Measure 4	Pension	Increases the monthly guaranteed minimum allocation for an old age pension to $55	d

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Legislature to Prescribe Laws on Voting Rights Forfeiture and Restoration Amendment	Legislature; Suffrage	Allow the General Assembly to decide by law which offenses lead to the loss of voting rights and how those rights may be regained	a	50,385 (72%)	19,823 (28%)
LRCA	Question 1	Judiciary	Set election date and tenure of office for probate judges	a	59,573 (74%)	20,751 (26%)
LRCA	Question 2	Term limits	Establish an election date for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary, treasurer, and comptroller, as well as set the duration of each term for these roles to four years	a	52,106 (65%)	27,870 (35%)
LRCA	Question 4	Judiciary	Allow the General Assembly to set rules, through legislation, for judges of minor courts that are nominated by the governor	a	55,331 (73%)	20,196 (27%)
LRAQ	U.N. as Limited World Federal Government to Prevent War Advisory Question	Military-related; Federal issues	Advise the state's congressional representatives to urge the federal government to call for amendments to the U.N. charter to strengthen "the United Nations into a limited world federal government capable of enacting, interpreting and enforcing laws to prevent war"	a	141,625 (91%)	14,132 (9%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 10	Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Pinellas County assesses for all tax districts in the county	a	85,302 (59%)	60,405 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 11	Make the Judge of the Court of Record of Escambia County an elective office with a term of six years	a	79,036 (53%)	70,299 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 1	Establish that all excise taxes upon gasoline or other motor fuel products be used for public highway, street, and airport purposes		73,184 (26%)	211,248 (74%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Allow for the issuance of bonds for educational purposes		59,210 (25%)	181,427 (75%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Create the 39th and 40th senatorial districts in Monroe, Washington, and Calhoun Counties		65,729 (35%)	123,595 (65%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Establish qualifications for members of the legislature and set their compensation and reimbursement	a	109,778 (57%)	81,373 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Allow the legislature to revise an entire article of the state constitution at once, rather than revising it section by section, and submitting it to voters	a	87,364 (52%)	80,776 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Provide for the compensation and duties of retired Justices of the state Supreme Court and Circuit Judges	a	102,896 (59%)	70,595 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Establish that the County Tax Assessor for St. Lucie County assesses for all tax districts in the county	a	87,539 (58%)	64,617 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 8	Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Broward County assesses for all tax districts in the county	a	86,519 (58%)	63,506 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 9	Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Volusia County assesses for all tax districts in the county	a	84,482 (58%)	62,257 (42%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1			a
LRCA	Amendment 2			a
LRCA	Amendment 3			a
LRCA	Amendment 4			a
LRCA	Amendment 5			a
LRCA	Amendment 6			a
LRCA	Amendment 7			a
LRCA	Amendment 8			a
LRCA	Amendment 9			a
LRCA	Amendment 10			a
LRCA	Amendment 11			a
LRCA	Amendment 12			a
LRCA	Amendment 13			a
LRCA	Amendment 14			a
LRCA	Amendment 15			a
LRCA	Amendment 16			a
LRCA	Amendment 17			a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	SJR 5	Elections	Sets guidelines for election of county officers	a
LRCA	SJR 6	State Exec	Determines qualifications for state officers	a

Iowa

See also: Iowa 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Referendum 1	Veterans	Relates to soldier bonuses	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1948 ballot measures

September 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Direct Democracy	Changes signature requirement for referendum petitions to 10 percent of the vote for governor cast in last gubernatorial election	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Legislature	Allows reimbursement of travel expenses to and from the legislature once each week	a
IndISS	Barlow Bill	Labor and Unions	Protects "the right to work" while also prohibiting secondary boycotts, sympathetic strikes and jurisdictional strikes	d
IndISS	Tabb Bill	Labor and Unions	Protects right of member and non-members of labor organizations to the opportunity to work	d
IndISS	Against Both Labor Union Bills	Labor and Unions	Refuses both Barlow and Tabb Bills	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Relates to the eligibility of persons to hold public office	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Eminent domain	Relates to land acquisition by the mayor of Baltimore	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature	Authorizes the legislature to change the boundaries of Baltimore and the Counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Term limits	Provides that a governor cannot succeed himself after two consecutive terms	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Legislature	Relates to annual sessions of the general assembly	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Eminent domain	Authorizes the taking of land for use in off-street parking facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Legislature	Relates to the consent of the general assembly to certain gifts and bequests for religious purposes	a
VR	Amendment 8	Term limits	Relates to the term of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles	d

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Add "The right of free speech shall not be abridged" to the state constitution	a	1,353,307 (85%)	246,033 (15%)
LRCA	Question 2	Require that revenue from motor vehicle- and fuel-related taxes and fees be used exclusively for highway purposes	a	1,329,232 (83%)	274,351 (17%)
LRCA	Question 3	Change how vacancies in the offices of secretary, treasurer, receiver general, auditor, and attorney general are filled	a	1,207,103 (81%)	284,813 (19%)
IndISS	Question 4	Allow doctors to provide information on birth control to married women for the protection of the woman's life or health		806,829 (43%)	1,085,350 (57%)
IndISS	Question 5	Prohibit membership or non-membership to a labor organization as a condition of employment		505,575 (28%)	1,290,310 (72%)
IndISS	Question 6	Require labor organization officer elections to be held at least annually		637,324 (36%)	1,144,732 (64%)
IndISS	Question 7	Provide legal procedures for calling a labor strike		653,932 (37%)	1,124,818 (63%)
LRAQ	Question 8	Impose a term limit for the office of President	a	1,005,915 (64%)	556,838 (36%)

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCCQ	Constitutional Convention Question	Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution		855,451 (52%)	799,198 (48%)
CICA	Proposal No. 5	Allow local governments to increase property tax limits for up to twenty years with approval from a majority of voters	a	962,800 (57%)	732,677 (43%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Establish the order of succession for the office of governor in case of a vacancy in the office of governor	a	1,055,632 (68%)	495,214 (32%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Repeal Section 23, Article 10, relating to the return of sales tax revenues, from the state constitution		343,217 (19%)	1,446,016 (81%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Establish that the salaries of certain state officials be set by law	a	935,441 (64%)	531,950 (36%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 4	Establish the method for determining compensation and expenses for members of the legislature	a	911,473 (61%)	587,691 (39%)
VR	Proposal No. 6	Establish procedures for foreign agencies acting within Michigan and establish penalties for violations of such procedures	a	890,435 (60%)	585,469 (40%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Provides for apportionment of an excise tax on petroleum products	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Authorizes submission of two or more amendments without a vote	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	ConCon	Authorizes the legislature to call for a constitutional convention	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Veterans	Authorizes the state to pay a veterans' bonus	a

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local government; Fuel taxes; Transportation	Increase the motor vehicle fuel tax to fund road maintenance, and abolish the municipal motor vehicle fuel tax		462,323 (40%)	694,960 (60%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Public retirement funds	Authorize cities with a population of 40,000 inhabitants or more to enact a pension for employees and their families		542,414 (53%)	480,507 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Sales taxes; Veterans	Provide a bonus of maximum $400 to Missouri residents who served in the armed force of the United States between December 7, 1941 to September 1, 1945, and which will be paid when the fund amounts to $135,000,000 funded by a 1% sales tax		440,159 (41%)	629,586 (59%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Provides for the remission of delinquent personal property taxes	a
LRSS	R-51	Taxes	Enacts a levy to benefit the University of Montana	a
LRSS	R-52	Bonds	Issues bonds to benefit the University of Montana	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Imposes a tax on reservations of mineral rights	d
CISS	Initiative 1	Veterans	Relates to soldier bonuses	d

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1948 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Question 1	Legislature	Shall the General Court be able to adjourn for five days?	a
CCR	Question 2	Con Convention	Shall the voters be asked if they desire a constitutional convention every eighth year?	d
CCR	Question 3	Taxes	Shall the legislature be permitted to levy certain taxes as presented in the amendment?	d
CCR	Question 4	Taxes	Shall the legislature be allowed to tax public utilities generating electric energy?	d
CCR	Question 5	Taxes	Shall the legislature have authority to apply special taxes to manufacturers and merchants?	d
CCR	Question 6	Legislature	Shall the residents of each town be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives?	d

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $50 million in bonds for state buildings for welfare and education.	d
BI	Question 2	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $15 million in bonds for a high-speed transit system in southern New Jersey.	d

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1948 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't salaries	Fixes salaries for legislators	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Allows the state and municipalities to contract debt	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Increases the limitation of property tax rates	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Elections	Requires that a majority of voters approve any debt and taxes prior to implementation	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1948 ballot measures

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Levies taxes to fund state institutional buildings	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Veterans	Allows bond sale to fund adjusted compensation to veterans of World War II	a
VR	Referendum 1	Labor	Makes it unlawful to picket a plant if a strike has been called without an election and a vote for the strike by 51 percent	a
VR	Referendum 2	Labor	Requires that persons not be denied work on account of membership status in any labor union or labor organization	a
CISS	Initiative 1	Education	Prohibits public school teachers from wearing religious garb	a
CISS	Initiative 2	Transportation	Prohibits parking meters in political subdivisions	a
CISS	Initiative 3	Alcohol	Repeals law prohibiting sale of alcoholic beverages where commodities other than tobacco and soft drinks are sold	d

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Municipal Liquor Referendum	Alcohol	Permits municipal liquor stores	d
LRCA	Legislature Salaries Referendum	Gov't Salaries	Authorizes the legislative assembly to fix the compensation and expenses of the elective officers	d
LRCA	Post War Rehabilitation Referendum	Taxes	Permits a 10 year special two-mill levy to be credited to the post-war rehabilitation reserve fund	d
LRCA	Medical Center Referendum	Taxes	Levies one mill to produce a fund for the North Dakota State Medical Center at the University of North Dakota	a
CISS	Repeal Parking Meter Initiative	Transportation	Legalizes parking meters in political subdivisions	d

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1948 ballot measures

July 6, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 327	Education; Taxes	Allow a county excise board to levy up to one additional mill for separate schools for white and Black children.	a	253,815 (70%)	106,486 (30%)
LRCA	State Question 328	Higher education governance	Create a Board of Regents for five state colleges in Oklahoma.	a	200,848 (62%)	125,585 (38%)
LRCA	State Question 329	Salaries	Set legislative compensation at $100 per month during their term, or $15 per day for up to 75 days during regular or special sessions.	a	165,953 (51%)	159,225 (49%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	Taxes	Allow the establishment of new tax bases after the legal voters authorize the over six percent limit tax levy.		150,032 (36%)	268,155 (64%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Budgets; Parks	Authorize state indebtedness, not exceeding 0.75% of taxable property, for forest rehabilitation, reforestation, and acquisition of lands.	a	211,912 (50%)	209,317 (50%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Juvenile justice	Establish a camp for delinquent boys near Timber, Washington County to provide them with “useful occupations, discipline, moral and spiritual instruction.”	a	227,638 (51%)	219,196 (49%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Administration; Energy	Require the hydroelectric commission to establish the maximum rate of return and amortization in licensing.		173,004 (42%)	242,100 (58%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 308-309	English; Voting requirements; Residency requirements	Require school election voters to have resided in the school district six months prior to the election, be registered, and be literate.	a	284,776 (63%)	164,025 (37%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Public assistance; Public retirement funds	Provide $50 a month to “needy” female citizens 60 or older, and male citizens, 65 or older, for food, clothing, housing, and other needed care.	a	313,212 (64%)	172,531 (36%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes	Provide $750 income tax exemptions for single persons and $1,500 for married couples and require tax filings for incomes over $4,000.	a	405,842 (86%)	63,373 (14%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Alcohol; Business	Authorize the issuance of dispensing licenses, permit serving and selling alcoholic beverages, and require annual license fees and a liquor tax.		210,108 (43%)	273,621 (57%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 316-317	Veterans	Authorize the World War II Veterans’ State Aid Fund, funded by bond sales, to provide World War II veterans with cash bonuses.		198,283 (43%)	265,805 (57%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Fishing	Prohibit the use of fixed appliances, such as traps, to catch salmon and trout in the Columbia River, with exceptions for the government and Native Americans.	a	273,140 (60%)	184,834 (40%)
CRSS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Taxes	Levy a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 to meet appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949.		143,856 (36%)	256,167 (64%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Legislative structure; Census; Redistricting	Require legislative reapportionment based on the census every ten years, effective in 1951	a	111,674 (62%)	69,402 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment B	State executive; Legislature; State executive structure; Legislature	Allow the governor to fill vacancies in either house of the legislature	a	103,396 (57%)	78,505 (43%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Agriculture; Public education funding; Public land	Allow school and public lands to be leased for agricultural purposes for up to five years	a	95,949 (53%)	85,378 (47%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Firearms; Property taxes; Hunting; Public land	Allow taxes on state public shooting areas	a	106,458 (60%)	71,942 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment E	Veterans	Allow veterans who served in World War 2 to receive a veterans' bonus	a	120,462 (61%)	76,636 (39%)
IndISS	Initiated Measure	Alcohol	Prohibit the sale or possession of alcoholic beverages in any location where commodities other than tobacco, tobacco products, or soft drinks are sold		110,017 (46%)	127,615 (54%)
VR	Referred Law	Alcohol	Regulate the sale of liquor by its age and container size		106,271 (47%)	119,743 (53%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Labor	Grant the legislature the power to pass laws to provide county employees with workman's compensation insurance coverage	a	574,987 (79%)	156,122 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Redistricting	Create the Legislative Redistricting Board to handle senatorial and representative district reapportionment if the legislature does not	a	528,158 (77%)	153,704 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Family	Allow spouses to partition existing community property into separate property of the respective spouses	a	548,718 (79%)	149,438 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Executive officials	Provide for gubernatorial succession in the event the governor-elect dies, becomes disabled or fails to qualify for office	a	548,195 (81%)	130,119 (19%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes	Restore the exemption of $3,000 of the assessed taxable value of all residence homesteads from all state taxes	a	614,325 (86%)	104,059 (14%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Law enforcement; Salaries	Require compensation for all law enforcement officers to be on a salary basis	a	557,698 (80%)	140,953 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Taxes	Prohibit ad valorem taxes for general revenue purposes beginning on January 1,1951	a	475,255 (70%)	201,572 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Judiciary	Provide for the retirement and compensation of judges, based on service duration, age, or disability, and allow their reassignment to active duty	a	376,070 (55%)	312,624 (45%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Grant Legislature Power to Form the Grand Jury Amendment	Criminal trials; Legislature; Jury rules	Give legislature the power to form the grand jury	a	70,787 (75%)	23,553 (25%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment	Abolish the joint committee on special, private, and local legislation	a	165,482 (61%)	105,935 (39%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 13	Local government	Permit the formation of combined city and county charters with a minimum population of 300,000.	a	291,699 (50%)	287,813 (50%)
LRCA	HJR 4	Local government	Repeal the constitutional provision that limits county officers from holding office for more than two consecutive terms.	a	337,554 (54%)	282,324 (46%)
IndISS	Initiative 13	Alcohol	Prohibit alcohol sales by any person other than the State of Washington, repealing all provision on alcohol retail and revoking licenses.		208,337 (26%)	602,141 (74%)
CISS	Initiative 169	Veterans; Bonds	Provide additional compensation for World War II veterans and funding through bond sales.	a	438,518 (57%)	337,410 (43%)
CISS	Initiative 171	Alcohol; Business	Provide for the regulation and control of alcohol sales by the drink and the restriction on alcohol licenses.	a	416,227 (53%)	373,418 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 172	Public assistance	Provide a minimum standard of living of $60 per month for low-income senior and blind citizens.	a	420,751 (54%)	352,642 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 4	Salaries	Permit the legislature to fix the salaries of elected state officials.	a	318,319 (51%)	310,516 (49%)
LRCA	SJR 5	Local government	Permit counties to adopt Home Rule charters	a	296,624 (52%)	269,018 (48%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1948 ballot measures

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Eminent domain	Allow municipalities to take private property for public use without a jury establishing necessity		210,086 (21%)	807,318 (79%)
LRAQ	Question 2	Taxes; Veterans	Establish a 3 percent retail sales tax to raise up to $200 million for WWII veteran bonuses		258,497 (24%)	825,990 (76%)

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