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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Development	Proposes to allow certain cities and counties to promote economic development	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Proposes that the legislature regulate county fees and costs	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Proposes to allow certain counties to levy and collect a school tax	a

Arizona

See also: Arizona 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 100	Alcohol; American Indian issues	Prohibit the resale of alcohol on Indian Reservations	a	64,493 (59%)	44,965 (41%)

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 43	Taxes	Property assessment equalization	d
LRCA	Amendment 44	Elections	Set the length of the term of the governor at 4 years	d
LRCA	Amendment 45	Admin of gov't	Fixed salaries for state, county and district officers	d
VR	Referred Act 285	Taxes	Increase in the tax on alcohol	d

California

See also: California 1954 ballot propositions

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Legislature; Executive	Establish the term of Assembly members as four years, establish the term of Senators as six years, and limit the governor to two successive terms.		962,245 (31%)	2,122,878 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes; Veterans	Allow for a tax exemption of up to $5,000 on homes acquired with federal assistance for veterans	a	2,967,383 (90%)	339,938 (10%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Voting rights restoration	Allow those who have completed their penalties for committing an infamous crime to vote.		1,479,805 (48%)	1,626,061 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Local	Allow the city of Vernon to frame a charter, allow such charter to define voter eligibility, and limit future annexations to uninhabited territory.		1,067,525 (40%)	1,583,890 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Education; Taxes; Property	Specify that the tax exemption for college buildings under construction includes the land on which the building is located.	a	2,189,205 (71%)	875,069 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Taxes; Property	Exempt property under construction owned by non-profit organizations for religious hospitals or charitable purposes from taxation.	a	2,255,243 (73%)	820,056 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Water; Property	Require that any acquisition of property by any agency means that such agency agrees to conform with California water law.	a	2,003,716 (70%)	862,540 (30%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Taxes; Budgets; Transportation	Allow money collected from street and highway revenues to be used for financing vehicle parking facilities,		968,835 (31%)	2,144,142 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Immigration; Property	Allow all foreigners who live in the United States and are eligible for citizenship the same property ownership rights as native-born citizens.	a	2,165,064 (72%)	846,827 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Judiciary	Allow a non-lawyer judge to be a judge of a municipal court if the person served as a judge of a justice court for five years.		1,411,456 (50%)	1,424,507 (50%)
BI	Proposition 1	Veterans; Bonds	Allow for bonds up to $175,000,00 to help the Department of Veterans Affairs help veterans and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,560,629 (79%)	664,000 (21%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Local	Extend the amount of time given to the board of freeholders while drafting a county charter to six months.	a	1,791,922 (68%)	835,038 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Education; Bonds	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $100,000,000 for school district buildings and equipment and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	2,758,076 (80%)	686,507 (20%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Alcohol; Administrative organization	Establish the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to control alcohol licensing and establish the makeup of such department.	a	2,265,436 (66%)	1,152,238 (34%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Public assistance	Increase monthly payments to aged people who meet the requirements of the Welfare and Institutions Code.		1,688,319 (45%)	2,030,132 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes; Property; Transportation	Continue the local property tax exemption on California-registered freight and passenger ships with more than a 50 ton burden,	a	2,306,460 (72%)	913,796 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Legislature; Salaries	Establish the salary of state legislators at $500 per month.	a	1,618,027 (52%)	1,482,536 (48%)
LRSS	Proposition 7	Legislature; Property	Allow the legislature to amend or repeal the Land Title Law (Torrens Act).	a	1,950,919 (72%)	744,089 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Ports; Property taxes; Tax exemptions	Exempt deep sea fishing, freight, and passenger vessels of with over a 100 ton burden from local property taxation.		1,218,207 (40%)	1,824,701 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes; Property	Exempt church buildings in the course of construction, including the equipment used and land where located, from taxation.	a	2,405,125 (73%)	869,733 (27%)

Colorado

See also: Colorado 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Allow the state government to regulate the facilities, service, and rates of public utilities (except those owned by municipalities).	a	229,175 (65%)	123,923 (35%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Exclude the Director of the Water Conservation Board from classified civil service		133,073 (45%)	159,800 (55%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Establish provisions relating to the offices of state executive officials.		123,112 (44%)	155,539 (56%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 4	Add phrasing that allows the General Assembly to change pension provisions in response to changes in federal law.		104,079 (32%)	223,965 (68%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 5	Provide new redistricting requirements for House districts		116,695 (42%)	159,188 (58%)
LRCA	Amendment No. 7	Change provisions relating to tax exemptions and the collection of taxes.		143,486 (49%)	148,517 (51%)
CICA	Amendment No. 8	Set the term length for certain county officials as four years and establish such officials' compensation.	a	168,055 (53%)	151,271 (47%)
BI	Statutory Referendum No. 6	Allow the issuance of revenue anticipation warrants of up to $35 million for the maintenance of state highways.	a	177,697 (57%)	132,628 (43%)

Florida

See also: Florida 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Revise provisions relating to extra sessions of the legislature and the compensation of legislators	a	83,868 (56%)	64,739 (44%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	Prohibit the use of state funds for toll roads extending into more than three counties		64,032 (43%)	84,198 (57%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Allow for additional county judges in counties with a population of more than 125,000	a	88,283 (62%)	55,209 (38%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Increase the number of days the Governor has to approve or veto bills for 10 days to 20 days	a	105,251 (68%)	49,212 (32%)
LRCA	Amendment 5	Establish procedures for allowing the county tax assessor to assess municipal taxes	a	85,677 (59%)	59,523 (41%)
LRCA	Amendment 6	Establish that the County Tax Assessor in Monroe County is to assess all property in the county for all tax districts	a	74,780 (58%)	54,210 (42%)
LRCA	Amendment 7	Revise the Escambia County court system	a	81,926 (61%)	51,491 (39%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Provides for self-governance of municipalities	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Legislature	Provides for annual sessions of the legislature of up to 40 days	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Provides for tax exemptions for property owned by religious groups for residential purposes	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Education	Adds a new section to the constitution relating to education	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Taxes	Provides for taxation to pay for firemen's pensions	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Development	Adds a new article to the constitution, to be named Slum Clearance and Redevelopment	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Allows counties to remove or increase the limitation of tax levies for education	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Local Gov't	Enlarges the membership of the Macon-Bibb County Health Board	a
LRCA	Amendment 19	Education	Provides for the merger of the school system of Canton with the school system of Cherokee County	d
LRCA	Amendment 20	Education	Provides that Clarke County would have one school district under the control of a board of education	a
LRCA	Amendment 24	Education	Provides for the merger of the school system of the city of Douglas with the school district of Coffee County	a
LRCA	Amendment 27	Taxes	Provides that tax exemptions for homesteads not apply to taxes levied for the support of education in DeKalb County	d
LRCA	Amendment 28	Local Gov't	Provides for the consolidation of the city of Albany and Dougherty County	d
LRCA	Amendment 30	Education	Consolidates the schools of the city of Elberton with the schools of Elbert County	d
LRCA	Amendment 32	Taxes	Provides that tax exemptions for homesteads not apply to taxes levied for the support of education in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 33	Education	Provides that debt incurred by the Fulton County Board of Education not exceed 10 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property	a
LRCA	Amendment 44	Education	Passes legislation merging the school system of the city of Thomasville and the school district of Thomas County	d
LRCA	Amendment 45	Education	Provides that Tift County would have one school district under the control of a board of education	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	INIT 1	Natural resources	Requires that dredge mining ground be smoothed over and water replaced	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Redistricting	Shall senatorial districts be apportioned according to this proposed plan?	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	State Exec	Shall the executive officials of the state be elected to and hold office according to these amendments?	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Resources	Shall the sale or lease of the Illinois and Michigan canal be permitted?	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1954 ballot measures

September 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	Gov't Finances	Increases the limit for municipal debt to seven percent	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	Suffrage	Provides voting rights for Native Americans	a

Maryland

See also: Maryland 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't salaries	Provides the sheriff of Baltimore with a salary	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't salaries	Increases the governor's annual salary	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Elections	Authorizes the general assembly to provide absentee voting	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Judiciary	Provides at least one judge for every county	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Eminent domain	Prohibits land acquisition in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties by the mayor of Baltimore	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Gov't salaries	Allows the salary of the secretary of state to be fixed by the general assembly	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Local gov't	Prohibits the general assembly from enacting local laws relating to municipalities	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Judiciary	Requires at least four judges in the Sixth Judicial Circuit	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Judiciary	Requires at least three judges to reside in Baltimore County	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Allow a voter who has moved within 30 days prior to an election to vote where they are registered	a	1,202,811 (72%)	465,556 (28%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Establish a maximum sales tax levy and establish how sales tax revenue shall be distributed	a	1,182,412 (73%)	443,079 (27%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 3	Allow the state to borrow up to $80,000,000 for bonuses to those who served in the Korean War	a	1,166,564 (68%)	542,541 (32%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 4	Allow charitable organizations to conduct lotteries		903,303 (49%)	944,388 (51%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment 1	Supermajority; Constitutional conventions	Require a 60% popular vote before a new state constitution could be ratified, and allow members of the legislature to serve in a constitutional convention	a	638,818 (71%)	266,434 (29%)
LRCA	Amendment 2	State executive structure	Permit gubernatorial appointments in cases of vacancies in certain offices to run until the end of term, or January 1, whichever is sooner, in order to eliminate the need for elections to short terms	a	636,237 (69%)	282,212 (31%)
LRCA	Amendment 3	Legislature; Judicial authority; Legislature	Permit the state legislature to extend probate jurisdiction by a two-thirds (66.67%) vote	a	610,138 (67%)	303,838 (33%)
LRCA	Amendment 4	Business; Legislature; Banking	Authorize the legislature to limit the liability of stockholders of state banks	a	624,611 (68%)	290,039 (32%)

Montana

See also: Montana 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Admin of gov't	Creates a Board of Pardons	a
LRSS	R-56	Elections	Relates to the Presidential Primary Law	a
LRSS	R-57	Bonds	Issues a bond for the state hospital	a
LRSS	R-58	Bonds	Issues a bond for the Montana Training School	a

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Gov't salaries	Removes eight year restriction from state officer salaries	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Relates to the method for appointing members to the board of educational lands and funds	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	State exec	Changes residence requirements for executive officers	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Property	Provides methods for determining uniform property values	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Local gov't	Relates to the appointment of county assessors	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Exempts household goods from taxation	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Adopts a sales or income tax and prohibits a property tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Admin of gov't	Relates to the appointment of the members of the tax commission	d

Nevada

See also: Nevada 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Question 1	Right-to-work	Repeal Nevada’s right-to-work law banning compulsory union membership and related employment rules.		36,434 (49%)	38,480 (51%)
LRCA	Question 2	Constitutional wording	Abolish the office of surveyor-general by removing references to it from the Nevada Constitution.	a	35,128 (64%)	20,123 (36%)
LRCA	Question 3	Constitutional wording	​Eliminate the surveyor-general position and assign duties to other state executives as prescribed by law.	a	33,903 (65%)	18,648 (35%)
LRCA	Question 4	Constitutional wording	Remove the requirement to publish public money receipts and expenditures after each legislative session.	a	32,075 (63%)	18,665 (37%)
LRCA	Question 5	Higher education funding; Constitutional wording	Require the legislature to fund public schools and the state university through direct appropriations from the general fund.	a	36,121 (68%)	16,785 (32%)

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Constitutional Convention	Con Convention	Shall a constitutional convention be held?	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $25 million in bonds for a state medical-dental school.	d

New York

See also: New York 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition 1	Bonds	Issues a $350 million bond for the construction of facilities in the Departments of Mental Hygiene, Social Welfare and Correction	a
LRSS	Proposition 2	Bonds	Issues a $200 million bond for slum clearance and low-rent housing	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1954 ballot measures

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Provides for the retirement of supreme court justices	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Admin of gov't	Establishes a board of paroles	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Redistricting	Provides that senatorial districts consisting of one county have only one senator	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Elections	Reduces the length of residence required for voting	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Elections	Abolishes elections to fill certain office vacancies	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1954 ballot measures

June 29

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Referendum 1	Business	Relates to capital stocks and corporation indebtedness	a
CICA	Initiative 1	Taxes	Permits the enactment of a graduated land tax	d
CISS	Initiative 2	Legislature	Prohibits members of legislature from doing over $10,000 worth of business annually with the state or its political subdivisions	a

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative 1	Taxes	Exempts food from the sales tax	d
CISS	Initiative 2	Alcohol	Sets hours of liquor establishments between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m	d
CISS	Initiative 3	Taxes	Creates one cent non-refundable motor vehicle fuel tax for rural roads	d
CISS	Initiative 4	Taxes	Diverts sales tax collected on automobiles from school and welfare funds to highway construction	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Four-Year Terms for the State Legislature Amendment	Establish a four-year term for members of the state Senate and House of Representatives.		945,373 (47%)	1,081,099 (53%)
LRCA	Term Limits for Executive Officials Amendment	Establish four year term limits for certain executive officials and limit the governor to two successive terms.	a	1,165,650 (56%)	933,716 (44%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1954 ballot measures

January 26, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	State Question 359	Transportation	Amend provisions on toll turnpikes and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, including corrections, route details, wages, contracts, and reimbursements for engineering services.	a	174,236 (57%)	133,650 (43%)
VR	State Question 360	Transportation	Approve House Bill 933, which authorized the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to construct and maintain toll turnpikes on specified routes.	a	171,151 (56%)	132,121 (44%)

July 6, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 358	Property	Allow corporations to acquire real estate for lease or sale under legislative limits and revise restrictions on corporations acting as agents for agricultural land transactions.	a	227,055 (51%)	215,371 (49%)
LRCA	State Question 362	Budgets; Veterans	Allow common school funds to be invested in 3% mortgage loans for honorably discharged veterans, up to 93.5% of the land's value.	a	259,301 (58%)	189,819 (42%)

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 361	Taxes; Property	Allow the legislature to release or reduce tax and assessment charges on real property delinquent for the period required to acquire property by prescription.	a	373,968 (70%)	159,670 (30%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure 1	Legislature; Salaries	Authorize the legislature to fix the salaries of its members.		216,545 (42%)	296,008 (58%)
LRCA	Measure 2	Legislature	Authorize the legislature to divide counties with more than one senator or representative into subdistricts.	a	268,337 (56%)	208,077 (44%)
LRSS	Measure 3	Healthcare	Locate a previously authorized domiciliary hospital for the aged mentally ill within a twenty-mile radius of the Multnomah County Courthouse.	a	397,625 (76%)	128,685 (24%)
LRCA	Measure 4	Initiative process	Increase the required voter signatures for a constitutional amendment from 8% to 10% of the legal voters who voted for the Supreme Court justice at the previous election.	a	251,078 (52%)	230,770 (48%)
LRCA	Measure 5	Taxes	Establish the maximum state property tax levy limit at six mills, unless a higher levy is authorized by voters.		208,419 (44%)	264,569 (56%)
CISS	Measure 6	Time	Establish daylight saving time throughout the State of Oregon.		252,305 (46%)	300,007 (54%)
CISS	Measure 7	Fishing	Prohibit fishing for salmon or trout by any method except hook and line in any coastal stream south of the Columbia River.		232,775 (46%)	278,805 (54%)
CISS	Measure 8	Administrative powers; Agriculture; Food; Business	Repeal laws empowering the State Board of Agriculture and the Milk Marketing Administrator to regulate milk production and sale.	a	293,745 (54%)	247,591 (46%)

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island 1954 ballot measures

November 4:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposal 1	State judiciary		a
LBM	Proposal 2	Bond issues		a
LBM	Proposal 3	Bond issues		a
LBM	Proposal 4	Bond issues		a

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment A	Public education funding; Mineral resources; Public land; Spending	Require that money from leasing state lands for oil, gas, and minerals be distributed to public schools and state institutions based on the proportion of land originally granted to them	a	122,804 (66%)	64,431 (34%)
LRCA	Amendment B	Property taxes; Debt limits	Limit the debt of local governments and school districts	a	96,370 (52%)	87,265 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment C	Local government; Term limits	Allow the Clerk of Courts, the Sheriff, and the County Superintendent of Schools to succeed themselves in office	a	97,059 (51%)	93,073 (49%)
LRCA	Amendment D	Agriculture; Property taxes	Allow the Legislature to establish classes of property for assessment taxation purposes		75,830 (44%)	96,499 (56%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Administration; Public retirement funds	Authorize the legislature to facilitate state-federal agreements for extending federal social security coverage to political subdivision employees	a	324,612 (67%)	162,219 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Public retirement funds; Veterans	Allow unused funds from the Confederate Pension Fund to be transferred to the State Building Fund	a	394,152 (77%)	116,354 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Administration; Healthcare	Allow creation of county-wide hospital districts in counties over 190,000 with a tax for funding	a	307,573 (61%)	193,826 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Military service; Voting requirements	Restrict military personnel voting to their county of residence upon service entry and repeal poll tax exemptions for them during war or national emergencies	a	387,854 (77%)	113,468 (23%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Local; Elections	Allow counties with a population of less than 10,000 to hold elections for an assessor-collector of taxes	a	354,075 (75%)	118,276 (25%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Legislature; Salaries; Executive	Allow the legislature to fix salaries for top state officials and limit legislator per diem at $25 for session's first 120 days	a	308,066 (61%)	193,895 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Legislature; Budgets	Prohibit the legislature from providing money or credit to any entity constructing, maintaining or operating toll roads or turnpikes	a	295,014 (60%)	197,461 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Sex and gender; Jury rules	Allow women to serve on juries	a	302,850 (57%)	224,730 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Local	Provide for a four year term of office for elected district, county and precinct officials	a	295,014 (60%)	197,461 (40%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Public assistance	Increase aid expenditure limit for the elderly, blind, and needy children from $35 million to $42 million and provide recipient lists	a	378,123 (73%)	142,633 (27%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Public retirement funds	Credit members of the Teacher Retirement System and the Employees Retirement System of Texas for retirement benefits under either system	a	317,512 (63%)	185,389 (37%)

Utah

See also: Utah 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Make Each County a Senatorial District Amendment	Redistricting	Change the senatorial districts to align with the county boundaries		84,044 (37%)	142,972 (63%)
VR	Referendum 1	Higher education governance	End the state ownership and operation of three colleges		92,787 (40%)	137,389 (60%)
VR	Referendum 2	Higher education governance	Discontinue the operation of Carbon College as a state school		49,511 (22%)	176,681 (78%)

Vermont

See also: Vermont 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Article 41	Education	Joint School Maintenance by Towns Amendment	a
LRCA	Article 42	Admin of gov't	Office of Profit and Trust Under Authority of Congress Amendment	a
LRCA	Article 43	War and peace	State Militia Amendment	a

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Borrowing Retirement System Money for School Boards Amendment	Amend the Constitution of Virginia to allow for school boards to borrow money from the Retirement System		156,728 (50%)	157,808 (50%)

Washington

See also: Washington 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 16	Business	Allow corporations organized under U.S. law, but majority-owned by noncitizens, to own land in Washington	a	364,382 (55%)	296,362 (45%)
CISS	Initiative 188	Alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Modify chiropractic certification requirements, by testing on chemistry and pathology and establishing a Board of Chiropractic Examiners.		320,179 (39%)	493,108 (61%)
CISS	Initiative 192	Business; Fishing	Regulate commercial salmon harvesting, prohibiting fishing during certain times and establishing preserves where harvesting is forbidden.		237,004 (30%)	555,151 (70%)
CISS	Initiative 193	Time	Establish a state-wide daylight saving time from the last Sunday of April to the last Sunday of September.		370,005 (45%)	457,529 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 194	Alcohol; Business	Prohibit television advertising of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.		207,746 (25%)	615,794 (75%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1954 ballot measures

November 2, 1954

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Question 1	Residency requirements	Allow people who have resided in Wisconsin for less than one year to vote for president and vice president	a	550,056 (57%)	414,680 (43%)
LRAQ	Question 2	Telecommunications	Establish a state-owned, tax-supported statewide TV station		308,385 (31%)	697,262 (69%)

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