1948 ballot measures
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This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1948.
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Alabama
See also: Alabama 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the legislature would be authorized to fix, regulate and alter the fees, commissions, allowances and salaries to be charged or received by tax assessors, tax collectors, probate judges, circuit clerks, sheriffs and registers of the chancery in Talladega County. |  | 41,487 (48%) | 44,540 (52%) | |
| Amendment 10 | State National Guard and militia | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to add to the constitution the following: Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the military proficiency and effectiveness of the armed forces of this State, all officers, including general officers, of the federally recognized active national guard, except the adjutant general and all officers of the State Military Department and the State Staff, shall be appointed, and after the adoption of this amendment shall be subject to suspension, discharge, removal or compulsory retirement as such, solely on the basis of their individual military proficiency, character, and service, as determined according to military or naval regulations and usages sanctioned by the law of this State and of the United States and not inconsistent with the provisions and spirit of this Amendment. The qualifications of such officers of the federally recognized active national guard shall be prescribed in military regulations promulgated in accordance with specifications of the United States War Department under authority of federal laws affecting the national guard; provided that all general officers of the line of the federally recognized active national guard shall have had at least six years service as commissioned officers in the federally recognized active national guard at the time of their recommendation and appointment as herein provided, and shall be members of the national guard at the time of their recommendation and appointment, and that officers of the State Military Department and the State Staff hereafter appointed (except when commissioned in the Medical Corps) shall have served at least three years in the federally recognized active national guard, Army of the United States, or Officers Reserve Corps, and they shall have military and civil education, training, and experience particularly fitting them for the positions to which they are assigned. Section 2. The governor shall, subject to confirmation by the Senate, appoint adjutant general, who may be commissioned a general officer. The person so appointed shall have military and civil education, training and experience particularly fitting him for the position, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor appointing him. After the adoption of this amendment, in the event of a national mobilization, war, or emergency during which the adjutant general is ordered, called, drafted, or serves in the federal service, the governor may appoint, subject to confirmation by the Senate, a temporary the adjutant general who shall serve until the adjutant general is released from Federal service, after which time the latter shall again assume his office, provided he is physically able and is acceptable to the Governor then in office. Section 3. All officers of the federally recognized active national guard shall be commissioned by the governor, as commander-in-chief of the militia, upon nominations made as provided. Section 4. All general officers of the line of the federally recognized active national guard, except the adjutant general, shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate, subject to the following conditions and limitations: whenever there occurs a vacancy for any such officer, the adjutant general (or the governor if there is no adjutant general) shall, within thirty days after the occurrence of the vacancy, call a meeting of the State Military Advisory Board provided for in Section 10 of this Amendment, and, if such meeting is not called within the prescribed time by such officer, the ranking member of said board shall do so. Said State Military Advisory Board when so convened shall, by a majority vote, recommend to the governor within thirty days a list of one or more persons considered by it to be qualified as to education, professional training and ability, character, experience, and general ability for the office to be filled, and the governor shall within thirty days thereafter fill such vacancy by appointment from among the persons so recommended, and, if the governor fails or refuses to make such appointment within the prescribed time, the adjutant general (or the chief justice of the Supreme Court, if there be no adjutant general or such officer fails or refuses to act within another thirty days) shall make such appointment from such list of recommended persons, and any such appointment made by any of such officers shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate; provided, that where the appointment of a general officer requires the consent or concurrence of another state government, the governor shall not be bound by the time limits prescribed for making the actual appointment. Any person appointed to be adjutant general or a general officer at a time when the Senate is not in session shall hold and exercise such office until the Senate next convenes, when his appointment must be immediately submitted by the officer making the appointment to the Senate for confirmation. Section 5. The adjutant general shall select and nominate suitable and qualified officers to fill vacancies occurring in the State Military Department, the State Staff, and the Alabama portion of staffs of commanders who are not members of the national guard of this state. The officers in the State Military Department and on the State Staff shall serve at the pleasure of the adjutant general. Section 6. General officers, regimental groups, battalion, and squadron commanders shall have the right to select and nominate, subject to the approval of the adjutant general, suitable and qualified officers to fill vacancies occurring on their respective staffs in the federally recognized active national guard. Section 7. Commanding officers of regiments, groups, battalions, and squadrons shall be selected and nominated by the adjutant general from among persons qualified for the appropriate grade and branch with the concurrence of the State Military Advisory Board. Section 8. Nominations of officers to fill vacancies in the federally recognized active national guard not otherwise provided for in this amendment shall be made by boards composed of the adjutant general, all higher tactical commanders of the unit involved, and the commanding officers of the unit, if there be one, from persons qualified for the appropriate grade and branch. Section 9. Commissions and appointments of officers of the federally recognized active national guard shall be vacated or suspended only in the following manners: by resignation; by compulsory retirement at a definite maximum age, or voluntary retirement as provided by statutes consistent with this amendment and requirements of the United States Government; by sentence of a court-Martial; by suspension, discharge, or retirement for cause upon the recommendations of an Efficiency Board of three superior officers, in cases of officers other than general officers, because of neglect of duty or moral or professional unfitness for further service as a commissioned officer, the accused officer having the right to appear before such board, present evidence, and appeal to higher military authority; upon withdrawal of Federal recognition; upon failure to comply with Federal regulations for continuance of Federal recognition; upon conviction of a felony; and because of physical unfitness, upon the recommendation of one or more medical officers of the national guard or some other component of the United States Army. General officers of the federally recognized active national guard shall be subject to impeachment in the manner prescribed for the impeachment of the attorney general of the State and upon the same grounds. They may also be removed from office by the Governor upon the recommendation and with the concurrence of the State Military Advisory Board because of neglect of duty or moral or professional unfitness for further service as such officers upon written charges proffered by the Governor or a member of such Board. Section 10. There shall be a State Military Advisory Board composed of all active general officers of the line of the federally recognized active national guard, the adjutant general, the ranking judge advocate general, and the ranking active line officer of each combatant arm of the service represented in the organized national guard of Alabama. Such Board shall have such duties as are imposed upon it by law, in addition to its duties as provided for in this amendment. Section 11. All affairs of the state militia shall be conducted by a State Military Department, of which, the adjutant general shall be the head, and the employees of such department shall be appointed by the adjutant general; provided that nothing contained herein shall prevent the application of the merit system to the employees in such department, other than employees in active military service, in so far as it does not conflict with the provisions of this amendment. Section 12. The provisions of this amendment shall become effective immediately upon its adoption, and all of its provisions shall be self-executing. Nothing in this amendment shall be construed as requiring the removal of any officer mentioned herein who is holding office at the time of its adoption. Any provision of the existing constitution inconsistent with any provision of this amendment is hereby repealed. | | 41,264 (47%) | 46,527 (53%) | |
| Amendment 11 | County and municipal governance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to add to the constitution the following: The legislature may, by general, local or special law, provide any plan, kind, manner, or form of municipal government for Jefferson County, and whenever deemed necessary or advisable may abolish city or town government and unite, consolidate, or merge cities and towns and County, or a portion thereof, under one municipal government. Any limitations in this constitution notwithstanding, the legislature may designate the names and fix and prescribe the number, designation, terms, qualifications, and method of appointment, election, and removal of the officers thereof; define their duties and fix penalties for nonperformance; fix and define boundaries of the territory so governed and specify its name, title, or manner of designation; and provide for the discontinuance of such form of government when deemed advisable. The legislature, in any such consolidation act, shall designate the officers or employees who shall perform the acts and duties required of County officers by the constitution or by law, as far as applicable. Such consolidated unit of government may levy and collect such taxes as are now or may hereafter be permitted to be levied by counties, and in addition thereto, all such taxes as are now or may hereafter be permitted to be levied by any municipality within any such consolidated area. For the purpose of levying such taxes, the Legislature shall provide a method and procedure by which the governing body may arrange, locate, change, or relocate any portion or portions of such territory into urban districts. State and County taxes, at the rate provided by the constitution and by law, shall be levied throughout the consolidated territory or area. The governing body shall have the power to levy additional taxes in the urban districts, which need not be uniform among the districts, in such consolidated territory or area at a rate not exceeding the highest rate of taxation allowed or permitted any municipality therein, at the time of such consolidation or merger. Such consolidated unit of government shall have all the power and authority to incur debt enjoyed by counties and municipalities subject to the limitations imposed by the constitution and by law. In determining the constitutional debt limit, the provisions of Section 224 and Section 225 of the constitution shall apply; provided, however, that all such property located within urban districts shall be taken and considered as being within a municipality. Bonded and other indebtedness of the political subdivisions united, consolidated, or merged under the terms of this section, existing at the time of such union, consolidation, or merger, shall be enforceable only against the property theretofore taxable. | | 27,613 (25%) | 84,202 (75%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize Marion County to levy and collect a special County tax not exceeding four mills on each dollar of taxable property for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, enlarging, operating, furnishing or maintaining County hospitals or other public hospitals, nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities for which federal funds have been provided. |
| 42,677 (51%) | 41,624 (49%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize Escambia County to levy and collect a special County tax not exceeding four mills on each dollar of taxable property for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, enlarging, operating, furnishing or maintaining County hospitals or other public hospitals, nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities. The tax must be authorized by the electors by a majority vote. |
| 44,982 (54%) | 38,644 (46%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the county of Tuscaloosa and the city of Tuscaloosa would be authorized to levy and collect a special school tax of 50 cents for every $100 of taxable property for public schools. The said tax shall be voted on by special election. The tax, if passed, will remain in effect for a period of 30 years. Furthermore, the districts are permitted to sell interest bearing bonds and the revenue from the above taxes shall go toward paying the interest and principal on the said bonds. The money from the bonds would go toward the construction and improvement of school buildings. |
| 45,579 (53%) | 40,040 (47%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize every county, except the counties of Mobile, Montgomery and Jefferson, to levy and collect a special county tax not exceeding four mills on each dollar of taxable property for the purpose of acquiring, leasing, constructing, enlarging, operating, furnishing or maintaining county hospitals or other public hospitals, nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities, provided the electors vote on the said tax. |
| 53,101 (56%) | 42,318 (44%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Sewage and stormwater; Local government finance and taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize the county of Jefferson to issue bonds in an amount not exceeding three percent of the assessed value of the taxable property within the county. The tax would pay for the construction, improvement, extension and repair of sewers and sewage treatment and disposal plants. The county would use the lien on the sewer rentals or service charges to pay the said bonds. Such issuance of bonds must be approved by the voters. The county shall retain all power over the said sewer and sewage facilities. The right to issue bonds for Jefferson county will expire December 31, 1958. |
| 51,856 (56%) | 39,996 (44%) | |
| Amendment 7 | State judiciary | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution: Article 6, Section 168. The amendment proposes that the said article and section would not be applicable to Precinct 3 in Houston County or to any precincts lying within the City of Dothan, a municipality having more than 1,500 inhabitants; nor would the legislature authorize or provide for the election or appointment of justices of the peace in such precinct or precincts. The legislature may create and establish an inferior court for Houston County and confer upon it Countywide jurisdiction of all matters, causes, actions, and proceedings of a criminal or civil nature, whether legal or equitable, and, by general or local laws, regulate the procedure, costs and charges thereof. | | 36,974 (47%) | 42,499 (53%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize Jefferson County to levy and collect an additional County school tax of 50 cents on each $100 of taxable property for the purpose of funding public schools. The electors must vote on the said tax, except those electors who are already pay such a tax. | | 41,997 (48%) | 46,354 (52%) | |
| Amendment 9 | State judiciary | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The legislature would have the authority to pass general or local laws establishing or abolishing divisions and branches of courts of record and to prescribe the places of holding such courts, but no division or branch of any court of record shall be established to be held at any place other than the county seat or abolished pursuant to any law unless the proposal is first referred to the vote of the qualified electors of the county or counties to be affected and is approved by a majority of those voting. | | 38,226 (45%) | 46,651 (55%) |
January 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislatures measures | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the governor would convene a special session of the legislature if A) an insurrection or lawless outbreak should occur or any infectious or contagious disease should threaten the state; or B) if three-fifths of the legislature petition the governor to do so. | | 63,191 (39%) | 98,413 (61%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed to authorize the DeKalb County to levy and collect a four mill tax on each dollar of taxable property for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, equipping or maintaining County hospitals or other public hospitals, nonprofit hospitals and public health facilities. The said tax must be approved by a majority vote by the electors. |
| 55,308 (54%) | 46,205 (46%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that a license tax be enacted in Marshall County for those selling or keeping in storage for the sale of gasoline, woco pep, or any other motor fuel sold or stored. The proceeds from the said tax shall be used for the construction and maintenance of hard surface farm-to-market roads in the County. Such a tax must be voted upon by the electors every two years with a majority vote. |
| 51,290 (51%) | 48,627 (49%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the county of Etowah, including the cities of Gadsden and Attala, would be authorized to levy and collect a special district tax of 50 cents for every $100 of taxable property for public schools. |
| 55,712 (56%) | 44,393 (44%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Taxes | The amendment proposed to amend the constitution. The amendment proposed that the county of Calhoun, including the cities of Jacksonville, Piedmont, Anniston and other school districts within the county, would be authorized to levy and collect a special school tax of 50 cents for every $100 of taxable property for public schools. Furthermore, the districts are permitted to sell interest bearing bonds and the revenue from the above taxes may go toward the payment of both the principal and interest on said bonds. |
| 51,196 (56%) | 39,478 (44%) |
Arizona
See also: Arizona 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 100-101 | State legislatures measures | Require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to call for and sign a petition to convene a special session |
| 77,941 (68%) | 37,392 (32%) | |
| Measure Nos. 102-103 | State judiciary | Provide for the consolidation of all county superior courts into one court |
| 80,120 (68%) | 37,839 (32%) | |
| Measure Nos. 104-105 | County and municipal governance | Permit cities to employ non-residents as city managers |
| 73,363 (60%) | 48,052 (40%) | |
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Right-to-work laws | Prohibit the denial of employment due to non-membership in a labor union |
| 86,866 (59%) | 60,295 (41%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Law enforcement officers and departments; Civil service | Provide for establishing a system of merit and the fixed number of highway patrol men |
| 91,323 (73%) | 33,317 (27%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Workers' compensation laws | Provide for the limitation of Workmen's Compensation to $1,000 per month |
| 102,340 (81%) | 23,856 (19%) | |
| Measure Nos. 306-307 | Administration of government; Civil service | Provide for the establishment of a Civil Service Board to classify all positions in the state civil service |
| 78,907 (67%) | 39,470 (33%) | |
| Measure Nos. 308-309 | Public employee retirement funds | Provide for the establishment of a public employee retirement fund |
| 86,989 (70%) | 38,111 (30%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiated Act No. 1 | Public education governance |
| 135,606 (61%) | 88,215 (39%) | |
| Initiated Act No. 2 | Alcohol laws | | 111,430 (49%) | 114,405 (51%) | |
| Initiated Act No. 3 | Elections and campaigns |
| 130,015 (63%) | 77,382 (37%) | |
| Initiated Act No. 4 | Workers' compensation laws |
| 149,483 (71%) | 61,884 (29%) | |
| Proposed Amendment 39 | Voter registration |
| 135,151 (65%) | 71,934 (35%) | |
| Proposed Amendment 40 | Taxes |
| 136,576 (62%) | 82,557 (38%) | |
| Proposed Amendment 41 | Taxes | | 71,380 (33%) | 144,853 (67%) |
California
See also: California 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy; Taxes | Establish that the property tax exemption for veterans be based on the assessed value. | | 1,733,034 (49%) | 1,790,851 (51%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Initiative and referendum process | Enact a single-subject rule for ballot initiatives |
| 1,973,761 (67%) | 963,387 (33%) | |
| Proposition 11 | County and municipal governance | 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%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance | 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%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Redistricting policy; State legislative elections | Change the formula for state Senate reapportionment | | 1,069,899 (32%) | 2,250,937 (68%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Housing | 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%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Fisheries and fishing regulations | 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%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Healthcare governance; Complementary and alternative healthcare | 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 |
| 2,102,769 (67%) | 1,055,086 (33%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Civil service | 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%) | |
| Proposition 18 | County and municipal governance; Taxes | 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%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Game and fish commissions | Establish that Fish and Game commissioners stay in their office once their term expires until their successor takes office. |
| 2,275,600 (74%) | 779,447 (26%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Alcohol laws; County and municipal governance; Business regulations | Allow cities and counties to regulate the sale of alcohol and establish regulations on alcohol licensing. | | 1,122,274 (31%) | 2,521,139 (69%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Railways; Business regulations | Allow the Public Utilities Commission to set the number of brakemen to be used on trains. |
| 1,767,587 (51%) | 1,703,303 (49%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Public assistance programs | Increase aid for aged people , increase aid for blind people, change eligibility requirements for such aid, and place such aid programs under state control. |
| 1,837,805 (51%) | 1,800,513 (49%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Salaries of government officials | 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%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations | 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%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Residency voting requirements | Change voter residency eligibility requirements. |
| 2,196,159 (69%) | 1,000,823 (31%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Elections and campaigns; State judiciary | Establish that Superior Court vacancies during a general election year shall be filled at the next general election. |
| 2,393,617 (80%) | 596,780 (20%) | |
| Proposition 9 | State executive official measures | Establish that the successor to the governor in the case of a vacancy shall finish the rest of the term of the governor |
| 2,379,835 (78%) | 689,554 (22%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Election administration and governance; Administrative organization; Public education governance | Create an elected State Board of Education |
| 238,100 (65%) | 128,054 (35%) | |
| Measure 2 | Animal treatment laws; Gambling policy | Allow and regulate pari-mutuel wagering on horse and other animal races through a licensing system. |
| 238,371 (57%) | 183,292 (43%) | |
| Measure 3 | Local government organization; Alcohol laws | Authorize local governments to vote on banning or limiting alcohol sales at municipal and general elections. | | 120,799 (27%) | 334,331 (73%) | |
| Measure 4 | Public employee retirement funds | Establish and fund a $50 monthly guaranteed old-age pension. | | 166,031 (36%) | 295,712 (64%) |
Connecticut
See also: Connecticut 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature to Prescribe Laws on Voting Rights Forfeiture and Restoration Amendment | Voting rights for persons with criminal convictions; State legislative authority | Allow the General Assembly to decide by law which offenses lead to the loss of voting rights and how those rights may be regained |
| 50,385 (72%) | 19,823 (28%) | |
| Question 1 | State judicial selection | Set election date and tenure of office for probate judges |
| 59,573 (74%) | 20,751 (26%) | |
| Question 2 | Executive official 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 |
| 52,106 (65%) | 27,870 (35%) | |
| Question 4 | State judicial selection | Allow the General Assembly to set rules, through legislation, for judges of minor courts that are nominated by the governor |
| 55,331 (73%) | 20,196 (27%) | |
| U.N. as Limited World Federal Government to Prevent War Advisory Question | Military-related advisory questions; Federal government 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" |
| 141,625 (91%) | 14,132 (9%) |
Florida
See also: Florida 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Fuel taxes; Restricted-use funds | 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%) | |
| Amendment 10 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Pinellas County assesses for all tax districts in the county |
| 85,302 (59%) | 60,405 (41%) | |
| Amendment 11 | State judicial selection; State judiciary structure | Make the Judge of the Court of Record of Escambia County an elective office with a term of six years |
| 79,036 (53%) | 70,299 (47%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Bond issue requirements; Bond issues; Public education funding | Allow for the issuance of bonds for educational purposes | | 59,210 (25%) | 181,427 (75%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Redistricting policy | Create the 39th and 40th senatorial districts in Monroe, Washington, and Calhoun Counties | | 65,729 (35%) | 123,595 (65%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Salaries of government officials; State legislative elections | Establish qualifications for members of the legislature and set their compensation and reimbursement |
| 109,778 (57%) | 81,373 (43%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Constitutional wording changes; State legislative vote requirements; State constitutional conventions | 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 |
| 87,364 (52%) | 80,776 (48%) | |
| Amendment 6 | State judiciary structure | Provide for the compensation and duties of retired Justices of the state Supreme Court and Circuit Judges |
| 102,896 (59%) | 70,595 (41%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for St. Lucie County assesses for all tax districts in the county |
| 87,539 (58%) | 64,617 (42%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Tax and revenue administration; Local government finance and taxes | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Broward County assesses for all tax districts in the county |
| 86,519 (58%) | 63,506 (42%) | |
| Amendment 9 | Local government finance and taxes; Tax and revenue administration | Establish that the County Tax Assessor for Volusia County assesses for all tax districts in the county |
| 84,482 (58%) | 62,257 (42%) |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJR 5 | Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance |
| 95,561 (59%) | 67,284 (41%) | |
| SJR 6 | Administration of government; State executive official measures |
| 117,617 (71%) | 47,641 (29%) |
Iowa
See also: Iowa 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referendum 1 | Veterans policy | The measure related to soldier bonuses. |
| 743,447 (78%) | 210,465 (22%) |
Maine
See also: Maine 1948 ballot measures
September 13
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlow and Tabb Labor Union Bills | Labor and unions | | ||||
| Proposed Constitutional Amendment 1 | Initiative and referendum process | Require signatures from citizens numbering at least 10% of the total vote for Governor cast in the last gubernatorial election to certify an initiated law to go before the legislature |
| 68,237 (51%) | 65,698 (49%) | |
| Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 | Salaries of government officials | Allow members of the state legislature to be paid by the state treasury once per week to cover expenses for travel |
| 77,716 (56%) | 62,236 (44%) |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Administration of government |
| 202,910 (71%) | 84,132 (29%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance |
| 150,818 (71%) | 62,031 (29%) | |
| Amendment 3 | County and municipal governance; State legislative authority |
| 139,974 (57%) | 103,687 (43%) | |
| Amendment 4 | State executive official measures |
| 162,043 (60%) | 106,255 (40%) | |
| Amendment 5 | State legislative processes and sessions |
| 197,777 (78%) | 55,997 (22%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Eminent domain policy; County and municipal governance |
| 144,996 (71%) | 60,326 (29%) | |
| Amendment 7 | State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions |
| 160,800 (72%) | 62,627 (28%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Executive official term limits | | 117,789 (46%) | 140,287 (54%) |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Constitutional rights | Add "The right of free speech shall not be abridged" to the state constitution |
| 1,353,307 (85%) | 246,033 (15%) | |
| Question 2 | Restricted-use funds; Transportation taxes and fees; Fuel taxes; Highways and bridges | Require that revenue from motor vehicle- and fuel-related taxes and fees be used exclusively for highway purposes |
| 1,329,232 (83%) | 274,351 (17%) | |
| Question 3 | State executive elections; State executive branch structure; State legislative authority | Change how vacancies in the offices of secretary, treasurer, receiver general, auditor, and attorney general are filled |
| 1,207,103 (81%) | 284,813 (19%) | |
| Question 4 | Sex and gender issues; Family-related policy; Healthcare governance | 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%) | |
| Question 5 | Right-to-work laws | Prohibit membership or non-membership to a labor organization as a condition of employment | | 505,575 (28%) | 1,290,310 (72%) | |
| Question 6 | Collective bargaining | Require labor organization officer elections to be held at least annually | | 637,324 (36%) | 1,144,732 (64%) | |
| Question 7 | Labor disputes and strikes | Provide legal procedures for calling a labor strike | | 653,932 (37%) | 1,124,818 (63%) | |
| Question 8 | Federal government issues | Impose a term limit for the office of President |
| 1,005,915 (64%) | 556,838 (36%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | State constitutional conventions | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution | | 855,451 (52%) | 799,198 (48%) | |
| Proposal No. 1 | State executive branch structure | Establish the order of succession for the office of governor in case of a vacancy in the office of governor |
| 1,055,632 (68%) | 495,214 (32%) | |
| Proposal No. 2 | Sales taxes; Revenue allocation | Repeal Section 23, Article 10, relating to the return of sales tax revenues, from the state constitution | | 343,217 (19%) | 1,446,016 (81%) | |
| Proposal No. 3 | Salaries of government officials | Establish that the salaries of certain state officials be set by law |
| 935,441 (64%) | 531,950 (36%) | |
| Proposal No. 4 | Salaries of government officials | Establish the method for determining compensation and expenses for members of the legislature |
| 911,473 (61%) | 587,691 (39%) | |
| Proposal No. 5 | Local government finance and taxes; Property taxes | Allow local governments to increase property tax limits for up to twenty years with approval from a majority of voters |
| 962,800 (57%) | 732,677 (43%) | |
| Proposal No. 6 | State executive powers and duties; Criminal sentencing | Establish procedures for foreign agencies acting within Michigan and establish penalties for violations of such procedures |
| 890,435 (60%) | 585,469 (40%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Severance taxes; State legislative authority; Sales taxes | Provide for a 50-50 apportionment of an excise tax on petroleum products between the Trunk Highway Fund and the Bridge Fund | | 534,538 (50%) | 539,224 (50%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Ballot measure process | Authorize the submission of two or more amendments without requiring voters to vote for or against each separately | | 319,667 (34%) | 621,523 (66%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State legislative authority; State constitutional conventions | Authorize the state legislature to call a constitutional convention with a two-thirds majority, without submitting the question to the voters | | 294,842 (32%) | 641,013 (68%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Veterans policy; State legislative authority | Authorize the state to pay an adjusted compensation to veterans serving in the armed forces from 1940 to 1946 and levy taxes to acquire those funds |
| 664,703 (61%) | 420,518 (39%) |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Fuel taxes; Local government finance and taxes; Highways and bridges | Increase the motor vehicle fuel tax to fund road maintenance, and abolish the municipal motor vehicle fuel tax | | 462,323 (40%) | 694,960 (60%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Public employee 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%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Sales taxes; Veterans policy | 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 | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Taxes |
| 93,461 (70%) | 39,248 (30%) | |
| R-51 | Higher education funding; Taxes |
| 77,820 (61%) | 50,167 (39%) | |
| R-52 | Bond issues; Higher education funding |
| 75,601 (60%) | 49,621 (40%) |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Severance taxes; Mineral resources | Allow taxation on reservations of mineral rights and fissionable materials in land and royalties. | | 150,071 (44%) | 190,526 (56%) | |
| Initiative 1 | Veterans policy | Provide compensation and eligibility terms for World War II veterans, create a veteran's compensation fund, and a property tax levy for funding. | | 196,318 (48%) | 212,340 (52%) |
New Hampshire
See also: New Hampshire 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | State legislatures measures | It proposed that the adjournments of the General Court not exceed 5 days. |
| 85,502 (72%) | 33,450 (28%) | |
| Question 2 | State constitutional conventions | It proposed to ask the voters every eighth year, beginning in 1954, if they thought a constitutional convention was necessary.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved. | | 77,027 (66%) | 39,440 (34%) | |
| Question 3 | State legislatures measures; Taxes | It proposed to allow the legislature to levy certain taxes including a graduated tax on inherited property. | | 52,282 (43%) | 69,978 (57%) | |
| Question 4 | State legislatures measures; Taxes | It proposed to allow the legislature to tax public utilities generating electric energy. | | 38,434 (27%) | 103,386 (73%) | |
| Question 5 | State legislatures measures; Taxes | It proposed to give authority to the legislature to apply special rates and taxes to manufacturers and merchants. | | 55,013 (47%) | 62,808 (53%) | |
| Question 6 | State legislatures measures | It proposed that the residents of each town and ward be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives and that the number of representatives should be between 375 and 400.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved. | | 71,882 (55%) | 58,404 (45%) |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Question No. 1 | Bond issues | An act would have authorized $50 million in bonds for state buildings for welfare and education. | | 479,562 (46%) | 557,300 (54%) | |
| Public Question No. 2 | Bond issues | An act would have authorized $15 million in bonds for a high-speed transit system in southern New Jersey. | | 360,468 (37%) | 610,455 (63%) |
New Mexico
See also: New Mexico 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 3 | Right-to-work laws | | 43,229 (42%) | 60,865 (58%) | ||
| Constitutional Amendment No. 4 | Local official term limits | The proposed measure would have allowed for a constitutional amendment that established four-year terms for county officers. | | 27,349 (46%) | 31,981 (54%) | |
| Constitutional Amendment No. 5 | Executive official term limits | The proposed measure would have allowed for a constitutional amendment that addressed term limits for executive officers. | | 28,914 (49%) | 30,364 (51%) |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Limitations Amendment | Debt limits; Local government organization; Local government finance and taxes | Repeal debt limits and authorize state, counties, and municipalities to contract debt and pledge credit |
| 287,350 (67%) | 141,858 (33%) | |
| Legislative Salaries Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Set annual salaries at $1,200 for legislators, $1,500 for presiding officers, and provide $250 and $300 for extra sessions, respectively. | | 235,535 (49%) | 248,786 (51%) | |
| Property Tax Limits Amendment | Property taxes | Increase the property tax rate limit from 15 cents per $100 valuation to 25 cents per $100 valuation | | 90,414 (19%) | 374,154 (81%) | |
| State and Municipal Debt Amendment | Local government finance and taxes; Local government organization | Allow the state and municipalities to contract debts | | 164,063 (38%) | 273,409 (62%) |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature Fix Salaries Amendment | Salaries of government officials | | 77,348 (41%) | 110,179 (59%) | ||
| Municipal Liquor Stores Amendment | County and municipal governance; Alcohol laws | | 84,857 (40%) | 127,529 (60%) | ||
| Post War Rehabilitation Amendment | Taxes | | 71,729 (39%) | 112,719 (61%) | ||
| Repeal Parking Meter Initiative | Transportation | | 89,483 (44%) | 112,227 (56%) | ||
| State Medical Center Referendum | Healthcare facility funding; Taxes |
| 108,133 (56%) | 86,262 (44%) |
June 29
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Taxes | | 64,747 (39%) | 100,853 (61%) | ||
| Amendment 2 | Veterans policy; Bond issues |
| 126,573 (70%) | 55,377 (30%) | ||
| Initiated Measure 1 | Religion in public schools; Constitutional rights; Public school teachers and staff | Prohibit public school teachers from wearing clothing or garb that indicates their affiliation with a religious order, sect, or denomination |
| 104,133 (53%) | 92,771 (47%) | |
| Initiative 2 | Transportation |
| 96,192 (51%) | 93,670 (49%) | ||
| Initiative 3 | Business regulations; Alcohol laws | | 92,717 (48%) | 100,612 (52%) | ||
| Referendum 1 | Labor disputes and strikes |
| 85,206 (58%) | 60,976 (42%) | ||
| Referendum 2 | Right-to-work laws |
| 105,192 (66%) | 53,515 (34%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1948 ballot measures
July 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 327 | Taxes; Education | Allow a county excise board to levy up to one additional mill for separate schools for white and Black children. |
| 253,815 (70%) | 106,486 (30%) | |
| State Question 328 | Higher education governance | Create a Board of Regents for five state colleges in Oklahoma. |
| 200,848 (62%) | 125,585 (38%) | |
| State Question 329 | Salaries of government officials | Set legislative compensation at $100 per month during their term, or $15 per day for up to 75 days during regular or special sessions. |
| 165,953 (51%) | 159,225 (49%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Authorize state indebtedness, not exceeding 0.75% of taxable property, for forest rehabilitation, reforestation, and acquisition of lands. |
| 211,912 (50%) | 209,317 (50%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Juvenile criminal justice | Establish a camp for delinquent boys near Timber, Washington County to provide them with “useful occupations, discipline, moral and spiritual instruction.” |
| 227,638 (51%) | 219,196 (49%) | |
| Measure Nos. 306-307 | Energy; Administration of government | Require the hydroelectric commission to establish the maximum rate of return and amortization in licensing. | | 173,004 (42%) | 242,100 (58%) | |
| Measure Nos. 308-309 | Residency voting requirements; English language policy; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | Require school election voters to have resided in the school district six months prior to the election, be registered, and be literate. |
| 284,776 (63%) | 164,025 (37%) | |
| Measure Nos. 310-311 | Public assistance programs; Public employee 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. |
| 313,212 (64%) | 172,531 (36%) | |
| 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. |
| 405,842 (86%) | 63,373 (14%) | |
| Measure Nos. 314-315 | Alcohol laws; Business regulations | 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%) | |
| Measure Nos. 316-317 | Veterans policy | 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%) | |
| Measure Nos. 318-319 | Fisheries and fishing regulations | 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. |
| 273,140 (60%) | 184,834 (40%) | |
| 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
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment A | Census policy; State legislative structure; Redistricting policy | Require legislative reapportionment based on the census every ten years, effective in 1951 |
| 111,674 (62%) | 69,402 (38%) | |
| Amendment B | State executive branch structure; State legislative authority; State legislative elections; State executive powers and duties | Allow the governor to fill vacancies in either house of the legislature |
| 103,396 (57%) | 78,505 (43%) | |
| Amendment C | Public education funding; Public land policy; Agriculture policy | Allow school and public lands to be leased for agricultural purposes for up to five years |
| 95,949 (53%) | 85,378 (47%) | |
| Amendment D | Hunting regulations; Firearms policy; Property taxes; Public land policy | Allow taxes on state public shooting areas |
| 106,458 (60%) | 71,942 (40%) | |
| Amendment E | Veterans policy | Allow veterans who served in World War 2 to receive a veterans' bonus |
| 120,462 (61%) | 76,636 (39%) | |
| Initiated Measure | Alcohol laws | 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%) | |
| Referred Law | Alcohol laws | 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
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Workers' compensation laws | Grant the legislature the power to pass laws to provide county employees with workman's compensation insurance coverage |
| 574,987 (79%) | 156,122 (21%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Redistricting policy | Create the Legislative Redistricting Board to handle senatorial and representative district reapportionment if the legislature does not |
| 528,158 (77%) | 153,704 (23%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Family-related policy | Allow spouses to partition existing community property into separate property of the respective spouses |
| 548,718 (79%) | 149,438 (21%) | |
| Proposition 4 | State executive official measures | Provide for gubernatorial succession in the event the governor-elect dies, becomes disabled or fails to qualify for office |
| 548,195 (81%) | 130,119 (19%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Taxes | Restore the exemption of $3,000 of the assessed taxable value of all residence homesteads from all state taxes |
| 614,325 (86%) | 104,059 (14%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Salaries of government officials; Law enforcement | Require compensation for all law enforcement officers to be on a salary basis |
| 557,698 (80%) | 140,953 (20%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Taxes | Prohibit ad valorem taxes for general revenue purposes beginning on January 1,1951 |
| 475,255 (70%) | 201,572 (30%) | |
| Proposition 8 | State judiciary | Provide for the retirement and compensation of judges, based on service duration, age, or disability, and allow their reassignment to active duty |
| 376,070 (55%) | 312,624 (45%) |
Utah
See also: Utah 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Legislature Power to Form the Grand Jury Amendment | State legislative authority; Criminal trials; Jury rules | Give legislature the power to form the grand jury |
| 70,787 (75%) | 23,553 (25%) |
Virginia
See also: Virginia 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abolishing the Joint Committee on Special, Private, and Local Legislation Amendment | State legislative structure; State legislative authority | Abolish the joint committee on special, private, and local legislation |
| 165,482 (61%) | 105,935 (39%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 13 | Local government organization | Permit the formation of combined city and county charters with a minimum population of 300,000 |
| 291,699 (50%) | 287,813 (50%) | |
| HJR 4 | Local official term limits | Repeal the constitutional provision that limits county officers from holding office for more than two consecutive terms |
| 337,554 (54%) | 282,324 (46%) | |
| Initiative 13 | Alcohol laws | 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%) | |
| Initiative 169 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Provide additional compensation for World War II veterans and funding through bond sales. |
| 438,518 (57%) | 337,410 (43%) | |
| Initiative 171 | Alcohol laws; Business regulations | Provide for the regulation and control of alcohol sales by the drink and the restriction on alcohol licenses. |
| 416,227 (53%) | 373,418 (47%) | |
| Initiative 172 | Public assistance programs | Provide a minimum standard of living of $60 per month for low-income senior and blind citizens. |
| 420,751 (54%) | 352,642 (46%) | |
| SJR 4 | Salaries of government officials | Permit the legislature to fix the salaries of elected state officials. |
| 318,319 (51%) | 310,516 (49%) | |
| SJR 5 | Local government organization | Permit counties to adopt Home Rule charters |
| 296,624 (52%) | 269,018 (48%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1948 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Eminent domain policy | Allow municipalities to take private property for public use without a jury establishing necessity | | 210,086 (21%) | 807,318 (79%) | |
| Question 2 | Veterans policy; Taxes | Establish a 3 percent retail sales tax to raise up to $200 million for WWII veteran bonuses | | 258,497 (24%) | 825,990 (76%) |
Other years
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Footnotes
