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Voters have decided on alcohol laws ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this includes measures regarding the regulation of alcohol, including its sale, consumption, production, taxation, and prohibition. The topic is grouped within the criminal justice and law enforcement policy area.

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2022

  1. Colorado Proposition 124, Retail Liquor Store Licenses Initiative (2022) Defeated
  2. Colorado Proposition 125, Wine Sales in Grocery and Convenience Stores Initiative (2022) Approved
  3. Colorado Proposition 126, Alcohol Delivery Service Initiative (2022) Defeated
  4. Massachusetts Question 3, Changes to Alcohol Retail Licensing Initiative (2022) Defeated

2016

  1. Oklahoma Regulations Governing the Sale of Wine and Beer, State Question 792 (2016) Approved

2014

  1. Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Initiative, Issue 4 (2014) Defeated

2011

  1. Washington Liquor State Licensing, Initiative 1183 (2011) Approved

2010

  1. Massachusetts Question 1, Removal of Sales Tax on Alcohol Initiative (2010) Approved
  2. Washington Privatize Liquor Distribution, Initiative 1100 (2010) Defeated
  3. Washington Revise State Liquor Laws, Initiative 1105 (2010) Defeated

2008

  1. Colorado Referendum N, Removal of Obsolete Alcohol Provisions Amendment (2008) Approved
  2. Oklahoma State Question 743, Wine Retail Sale Amendment (2008) Approved

2006

  1. Massachusetts Question 1, Licenses for Food Stores Selling Wine Initiative (2006) Defeated
  2. Oklahoma State Question 733, Alcohol Sales on Election Days Amendment (2006) Approved

2004

  1. South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Container Question 1 (2004) Approved

2003

  1. Texas Proposition 11, Winery Operation Regulation Amendment (September 2003) Approved

2000

  1. Oklahoma State Question 688, Retail Sale of Wine Amendment (2000) Approved

1998

  1. Georgia Amendment 3, DUI Penalties Amendment (1998) Approved

1994

  1. Georgia Amendment 6, Regulation of Alcohol Sales Amendment (1994) Approved
  2. Oklahoma State Question 663, Remove Restrictions on Wineries Amendment (1994) Approved

1992

  1. Nebraska Amendment 2, Regulation of Club Liquor Licenses Measure (1992) Approved

1990

  1. California Proposition 126, Alcohol Tax Increase Amendment (1990) Defeated
  2. California Proposition 134, Alcohol Surtax Fund and Tax Increase Initiative (1990) Defeated
  3. Oklahoma State Question 637, Alcohol Sales During Elections Amendment (1990) Defeated
  4. Oklahoma State Question 638, State Engagement in the Alcoholic Beverage Business Amendment (September 1990) Approved

1988

  1. Oregon Measure 5, Tax on Malt Beverages and Cigarettes for Athletic Fund Initiative (19880 Defeated

1986

  1. Kansas Taxation of Alcohol, Amendment 2 (1986) Approved
  2. Montana Establish Legal Drinking Age, C-15 (1986) Approved
  3. Oklahoma State Question 591, Sale of Wine Amendment (1986) Approved

1984

  1. Oklahoma State Question 563, Regulation and Sale of Alcohol Initiative (September 1984) Approved

1983

  1. Ohio Minimum Age for Alcohol Consumption Initiative (1983) Defeated

1982

  1. Colorado Amendment No. 7, Sale of Wine in Grocery Stores Initiative (1982) Defeated
  2. Montana Beer and Wine License Quota System, I-94 (1982) Defeated
  3. Washington Initiative 414, Beverage Container Refund Measure (1982) Defeated

1980

  1. Michigan Proposal B, Lowering the Drinking Age Amendment (1980) Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure 2, Expand Liquor-by-the-Drink Licenses Amendment (May 1980) Defeated

1978

  1. Michigan Proposal D, Prohibition of Alcohol Possession by Those Under 21 Initiative (1978) Approved
  2. Montana Establish Drinking Age, C-4 (1978) Approved
  3. Montana Raise the Drinking Age, LR-74 (1978) Approved
  4. Montana Sale of Table Wine, I-81 (1978) Approved
  5. Oklahoma State Question 530, Allow for Brewer-Distributor Agreement Amendment (1978) Defeated

1976

  1. Oklahoma State Question 515, Licensed Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Amendment (1976) Defeated

1974

  1. Oregon Measure 1, Liquor Licenses for Public Passenger Carriers Amendment (1974) Defeated
  2. South Carolina Sale of Alcohol, Amendment 3 (1974) Approved

1973

  1. North Carolina Sale of Mixed Beverages Amendment (1973) Defeated
  2. Washington Referendum 36, Minimum Drinking Age Measure (1973) Defeated

1972

  1. Massachusetts Question 8, Purchasing and Selling Age for Alcohol Advisory Question (1972) Approved
  2. Oklahoma State Question 480, Liquor by the Drink Initiative (1972) Defeated
  3. South Carolina Amendment on Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages, Amendment 5 (1972) Approved
  4. Washington Initiative 261, Privatization of Liquor Sales Measure (1972) Defeated

1970

  1. Kansas Alcohol, Amendment 1 (1970) Defeated
  2. Texas Proposition 2, Prohibition of Open Saloons Repeal Amendment (1970) Approved
  3. Washington Initiative 256, Prohibit Non-Refundable Beverage Containers Measure (1970) Defeated

1968

  1. South Carolina Treatment and Rehabilitation of Alcohol and Drug Addicts, Amendment 2 (1968) Approved
  2. Utah Initiative A, Regulate the Sale and Consumption of Alcohol Measure (1968) Defeated
  3. Washington Initiative 242, Implied Consent for Driver Intoxication Tests Measure (1968) Approved

1966

  1. Maine Sunday Liquor Sales Referendum (February 1966) Defeated

1964

  1. North Dakota Alcohol Sale Locations and Age Limit, Initiative 6 (1964) Approved

1962

  1. California Proposition 18, Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board Amendment (1962) Defeated
  2. Oklahoma State Question 406, Sale of Alcoholic Beverages Amendment (1962) Defeated
  3. West Virginia Alcoholic Liquor Control Amendment, Amendment 1 (1962) Defeated

1960

  1. Washington Initiative 205, Spirituous Liquor Licenses for Taverns Measure (1960) Defeated

1959

  1. Oklahoma State Question 386, Repeal Prohibition and Create Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Amendment (April 1959) Approved
  2. Oklahoma State Question 387, Alcoholic Beverages County Option Amendment (April 1959) Defeated

1958

  1. Montana Liquor Tax, IR-59 (1958) Approved

1957

  1. Oklahoma State Question 376, Alcoholic Beverages County Option Initiative (December 1957) Defeated

1956

  1. California Proposition 5, Alcohol Sale Amendment (1956) Approved

1954

  1. Arizona Proposition 100, Prohibiting Resale of Alcohol on Indian Reservations Amendment (1954) Approved
  2. Arkansas Alcohol Tax Increase, Referred Act 285 (1954) Defeated
  3. California Proposition 3, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Amendment (1954) Approved
  4. North Dakota Alcohol Sales Hours, Initiative 2 (1954) Defeated
  5. Washington Initiative 194, Alcohol Television Advertising Prohibition Measure (1954) Defeated

1952

  1. North Dakota Alcohol Sales Hours, Initiative 3 (1952) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Authorizing Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum, Amendment 1 (1952) Defeated
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 328-329, Licensing for Alcohol Sold by Glass Initiative (1952) Approved

1950

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Local Option for Alcohol Initiative (September 1950) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Local, County and Municipal Liquor, Initiative 2 (1950) Defeated
  3. Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Prohibit "Promotively Advertised" Alcoholic Beverages Initiative (1950) Defeated
  4. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Limit Sale of Liquor Measure (1950) Defeated

1949

  1. California Proposition 10, Repeal of Inoperable Prohibition Amendment Amendment (1949) Approved
  2. Oklahoma State Question 343, Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1949) Defeated

1948

  1. Arkansas Local Option Elections, Initiated Act No. 2 (1948) Defeated
  2. California Proposition 12, Alcohol Restrictions Initiative (1948) Defeated
  3. California Proposition 2, Alcohol Regulations and Licensing Initiative (1948) Defeated
  4. Colorado Measure 3, Local Option for Alcohol Initiative (1948) Defeated
  5. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum (1948) Defeated
  6. North Dakota Repeal Alcohol Sale Restrictions, Initiative 3 (1948) Defeated
  7. Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315, Issuance of Alcohol Dispensing Licenses Initiative (1948) Defeated
  8. South Dakota Initiated Measure, Sale of Liquor with Food Initiative (1948) Defeated
  9. South Dakota Referred Law, Regulate Liquor Labeling Measure (1948) Defeated
  10. Washington Initiative 13, Private Alcohol Sales Ban Measure (1948) Defeated
  11. Washington Initiative 171, Alcohol Regulations by the Drink Measure (1948) Approved

1946

  1. Idaho Local Option Prohibition Act, Initiative 2 (1946) Defeated
  2. Idaho Sobriety Act, Initiative 3 (1946) Defeated
  3. North Dakota Liquor Sale Restriction Referendum (1946) Approved

1944

  1. Nebraska Initiative 1, Prohibition of Liquor Traffic Initiative (1944) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Liquor Sale Restriction Initiative (1944) Defeated
  3. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum (1944) Defeated
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, State Sales of 14% Alcohol Liquor Referendum (1944) Approved

1942

  1. Arkansas Local Liquor Option, Initiated Act No. 1 (1942) Approved
  2. North Dakota Alcohol in Restaurants Issue (1942) Defeated

1940

  1. Idaho County Option Liquor Control Act, Initiative 1 (1940) Defeated
  2. Idaho Sobriety Act, Initiative 2 (1940) Defeated
  3. Oklahoma State Question 289, Alcoholic Beverages Regulations Initiative (1940) Defeated
  4. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Licenses for Alcohol Sales Referendum (1940) Defeated
  5. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Privatization of Alcohol Sales Initiative (1940) Defeated

1939

  1. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Sales Initiative (1939) Defeated

1938

  1. Arkansas Liquor Laws, Initiated Act No. 1 (1938) Defeated
  2. Montana Retail Sales of Alcohol, IR-40 (1938) Approved
  3. North Dakota Dancing and Liquor Sales Prohibition Referendum (1938) Approved
  4. North Dakota Repeal of Liquor Control Act Initiative (1938) Defeated
  5. Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323, Prohibition of Private Alcohol Sales Initiative (1938) Defeated

1936

  1. California Proposition 3, Alcoholic Beverage Commission Initiative (1936) Defeated
  2. California Proposition 9, Alcohol Regulations Initiative (1936) Defeated
  3. North Dakota Liquor Control Initiative (1936) Approved
  4. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Control Referendum (1936) Defeated
  5. Oklahoma State Question 226, Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1936) Defeated
  6. Texas Proposition 1, State Alcohol Dispensary Amendment (1936) Defeated

1935

  1. Georgia Referendum 1, Alcoholic Beverage Control Measure (May 1935) Defeated
  2. Georgia Referendum 2, Beer Licensing Measure (May 1935) Approved
  3. Georgia Referendum 3, Wine Production Measure (May 1935) Approved
  4. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1935) Approved

1934

  1. California Proposition 13, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1934) Defeated
  2. California Proposition 2, Alcohol Regulations Initiative (1934) Approved
  3. Florida Amendment 3, County Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1934) Approved
  4. Idaho Liquor Traffic Regulation, SJR 5 (1934) Approved
  5. Maine Question 1, Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors Amendment (September 1934) Approved
  6. Maine Transportation of Intoxicating Liquor, Referendum Question (1934) Approved
  7. Nebraska Amendment 1, Prohibition Repeal Amendment (1934) Approved
  8. North Dakota Local Option Anti-Monopoly Liquor Control Initiative (1934) Defeated
  9. North Dakota Repeal Statutory Prohibition Initiative (1934) Defeated
  10. North Dakota Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Initiative (1934) Defeated
  11. South Dakota Amendment B, Repeal Prohibition Measure (1934) Approved

1933

  1. Alabama Federal Repeal of Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1933) Approved
  2. Iowa Repeal of Prohibition, Question 1 (June 1933) Approved
  3. North Carolina Convention to Repeal 18th Amendment of U.S. Constitution Question (1933) Defeated
  4. North Dakota Beer Initiative (1933) Approved
  5. Ohio Repeal State Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1933) Approved
  6. Oklahoma State Question 183, Non-Intoxicating and Intoxicating Beverages Measure (July 1933) Approved
  7. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Repeal of Federal Alcohol Prohibition Measure (July 1933) Approved
  8. Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315, Repeal of State Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (July 1933) Approved
  9. Texas Proposition 4, Sale of Alcohol Amendment (August 1933) Approved
  10. Utah Amendment 2, Repeal the Prohibition of Alcohol Measure (1933) Approved

1932

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, Repeal of Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1932) Approved
  2. California Proposition 1, Repeal of the Wright Act Initiative (1932) Approved
  3. California Proposition 2, Liquor Regulations Initiative (1932) Approved
  4. Colorado Measure 7, Statewide Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1932) Approved
  5. Connecticut Question 3, Petitioning for Repeal of 18th Amendment Advisory Question (1932) Approved
  6. Michigan Proposal No. 1, Liquor Regulations Initiative (1932) Approved
  7. North Dakota Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1932) Approved
  8. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Repeal of Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1932) Approved
  9. Washington Initiative 61, Liquor Regulations and Felonies Measure (1932) Approved

1930

  1. Illinois Modification of the Volstead Act Question (1930) Approved
  2. Illinois Prohibition Act Repeal Question (1930) Approved
  3. Illinois Repeal 18th Amendment Question (1930) Approved
  4. Massachusetts Question 2, Repeal of the Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1930) Approved

1929

  1. Wisconsin Question 3, Prohibition Enforcement Repeal Advisory Question (April 1929) Approved
  2. Wisconsin Question 4, Prohibition Enforcement Modification Advisory Question (April 1929) Approved

1928

  1. Montana Adopt the Federal Prohibition Laws, I-32 (1928) Defeated
  2. North Dakota Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1928) Defeated

1926

  1. California Proposition 9, Repeal of the Wright Act Initiative (1926) Defeated
  2. Colorado Measure 5, Legislative Authority Over Interstate Liquor Amendment (1926) Defeated
  3. Illinois Modification of Federal Act Enforcing 18th Amendment Question (1926) Approved
  4. Missouri Proposition 3, Repeal Prohibition Laws Initiative (1926) Defeated
  5. Montana Repeal Liquor Laws, I-30 (1926) Approved
  6. Nevada State Question 3, Prohibition on Address Liquor Traffic Abuses Measure (1926) Approved
  7. Wisconsin Question 3, Federal Prohibition Enforcement Advisory Question (1926) Approved

1924

  1. Massachusetts Question 3, Prohibition of Alcohol Referendum (1924) Approved

1922

  1. California Proposition 2, Prohibition Laws Referendum (1922) Approved
  2. Illinois Light Wine and Beer Question (1922) Approved
  3. Massachusetts Question 4, Enforcement of Federal Prohibition Referendum (1922) Defeated
  4. Missouri Proposition 7, Abolish State Beverage Inspector Office Referendum (1922) Defeated
  5. Ohio Allow Home Consumption of Alcohol Initiative (1922) Defeated

1920

  1. California Proposition 2, Intoxicating Liquor Prohibition Amendment (1920) Defeated
  2. Massachusetts Question 1, Definition of Intoxicating Liquors Initiative (1920) Approved
  3. Missouri Proposition 13, Prohibition Referendum (1920) Approved
  4. Ohio State Alcohol Prohibition Referendum (1920) Approved
  5. South Dakota Referred Law 1, Amending Prohibition Referendum (1920) Defeated
  6. Wisconsin Question 1, Prohibition Enforcement Act Advisory Question (1920) Approved

1919

  1. Michigan Permission for Alcohol Initiative (April 1919) Defeated
  2. Ohio Definition of Intoxicating Liquor to Exclude Certain Beverages Initiative (1919) Defeated
  3. Ohio Ratification of Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) of U.S. Constitution Referendum (1919) Defeated
  4. Ohio Repeal State Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1919) Defeated
  5. Ohio State Alcohol Prohibition Referendum (1919) Defeated
  6. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (May 1919) Approved

1918

  1. California Proposition 1, Drinking Saloons Prohibition Initiative (1918) Defeated
  2. California Proposition 22, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1918) Defeated
  3. Colorado Measure 3, State Prohibition and Enforcement Initiative (1918) Approved
  4. Florida Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1918) Approved
  5. Minnesota Amendment 1, Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1918) Defeated
  6. Missouri Amendment 6, Prohibition of Alcohol Measure (1918) Defeated
  7. Nevada Question 2, Statewide Prohibition Initiative (1918) Approved
  8. Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1918) Approved
  9. Utah Amendment 1, Prohibit the Use and Possession of Alcohol Measure (1918) Approved
  10. Washington Referendum 10, Alcohol Prohibition Measure (1918) Approved

1917

  1. Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1917) Defeated

1916

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1916) Approved
  2. Arizona Measure Nos. 108-109, County Prohibition Exemption Amendment (1916) Defeated
  3. California Proposition 1, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1916) Defeated
  4. California Proposition 2, Alcoholic Liquor Prohibition Initiative (1916) Defeated
  5. Colorado Measure 3, Beer Exempt from Prohibition Initiative (1916) Defeated
  6. Idaho Forbid Manufacture and Sale of Liquor, SJR 1 (1916) Approved
  7. Maryland Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1916) Defeated
  8. Michigan Municipalities' Decisions on the Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1916) Defeated
  9. Michigan Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1916) Approved
  10. Missouri Amendment 3, Prohibition of Intoxicating Beverages Initiative (1916) Defeated
  11. Montana Prohibition, R-10 (1916) Approved
  12. Nebraska Amendment 1, Liquor Prohibition Initiative (1916) Approved
  13. North Dakota Bootlegging Definition Referendum (1916) Approved
  14. Oregon Measure Nos. 314-315, Legalization of Four Percent Malt Liquors Initiative (1916) Defeated
  15. Oregon Measure Nos. 316-317, Ban on Intoxicating Liquor Imports Initiative (1916) Approved
  16. South Dakota Amendment 7, Alcohol Prohibition Measure (1916) Approved
  17. South Dakota Referred Law 2, Liquor Permits Issuance Referendum (1916) Defeated
  18. Vermont Prohibition on the Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Act (1916) Defeated
  19. Washington Initiative 18, Remove Restrictions on Alcohol Purchases and Hotel Alcohol Sales Measure (1916) Defeated
  20. Washington Initiative 24, Breweries Regulation Measure (1916) Defeated

1915

  1. Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1915) Defeated
  2. Ohio License to Transport to Alcohol Referendum (1915) Defeated

1914

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1914) Approved
  2. Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Eight-Year Waiting Period for Repeated Prohibition Elections Initiative (1914) Defeated
  3. California Proposition 2, Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquor Initiative (1914) Defeated
  4. California Proposition 39, Prohibition Amendment Timeline Initiative (1914) Approved
  5. California Proposition 47, Prohibition Elections Initiative (1914) Defeated
  6. Colorado Measure 2, Statewide Prohibition Initiative (1914) Approved
  7. Missouri Proposition 10, County Jurisdiction on Prohibition Referendum (1914) Defeated
  8. Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1914) Defeated
  9. Ohio Home Rule on Alcohol Initiative (1914) Approved
  10. Oklahoma State Question 73, Cause for Removal from Office Initiative (August 1914) Approved
  11. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Liquor Prohibition Initiative (1914) Approved
  12. South Dakota Referred Law 1, Local Liquor Option Initiative (1914) Defeated
  13. Washington Initiative 3, Alcohol Prohibition Measure (1914) Approved

1913

  1. Ohio Transportation of Alcohol to Areas Where the Sale of Alcohol is Prohibited Initiative (1913) Defeated

1912

  1. Arkansas Statewide Prohibition, Act 2 (September 1912) Defeated
  2. Colorado Measure 1, Statewide Prohibition Initiative (1912) Defeated
  3. Colorado Measure 2, Search and Seizure of Alcohol Initiative (1912) Defeated
  4. Ohio Licensing of Liquor Traffic Amendment (September 1912) Approved

1911

  1. Maine Question 1, Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors Amendment (September 1911) Defeated
  2. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (July 1911) Defeated

1910

  1. Florida Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1910) Defeated
  2. Maine Question 1, Standard Percentage of Alcohol in Intoxicating Liquors Referendum (September 1910) Defeated
  3. Missouri Amendment 10, Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages Initiative (1910) Defeated
  4. Oklahoma State Question 22, Municipality Liquor Sales Initiative (1910) Defeated
  5. Oregon Measure Nos. 328-329, Exclusive Liquor Power for Local Municipalities Initiative (1910) Approved
  6. Oregon Measure Nos. 342-343, Prohibition of Liquor Traffic Initiative (1910) Defeated
  7. Oregon Measure Nos. 344-345, Prohibition of Liquor Initiative (1910) Defeated

1909

  1. Alabama Liquor Manufacture, Amendment 1 (1909) Defeated

1908

  1. Oklahoma State Question 1, State Alcohol Regulation Agency Amendment (1908) Defeated
  2. Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, Local Liquor Regulation by Voters Initiative (June 1908) Defeated
  3. South Dakota Local Liquor Option Initiative (1908) Defeated

1907

  1. Oklahoma State Question 2, Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (September 1907) Approved

1906

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Local Option Liquor Privileges Initiative (June 1906) Defeated

1904

  1. Oregon Measure Nos. 300-301, Local Option Alcohol Elections Initiative (June 1904) Approved

1903

  1. Vermont Local Option Alcohol Sales Act (1903) Approved

1900

  1. South Dakota Repeal of State Control Liquor Amendment (1900) Approved

1898

  1. South Dakota State Control of Liquor Amendment (1898) Approved

1896

  1. South Dakota Prohibition Repeal Amendment (1896) Approved

1891

  1. Texas Proposition 2, Local Option Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1891) Approved

1890

  1. Nebraska Amendment 1, Liquor Traffic Prohibition Measure (1890) Defeated
  2. Nebraska Amendment 2, Liquor Traffic Licensing Measure (1890) Defeated

1889

  1. New Hampshire Alcohol Prohibition, Question 5 (1889) Defeated
  2. South Dakota Prohibition of Alcohol Measure (October 1889) Approved
  3. Washington Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (October 1889) Defeated

1887

  1. Michigan Trafficking of Alcohol Amendment (April 1887) Defeated
  2. Texas Proposition 2, State Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1887) Defeated

1886

  1. Florida Local Prohibition Option Amendment (1886) Approved

1883

  1. Ohio Prohibition of Liquor Traffic, Amendment 3 (October 1883) Defeated
  2. Ohio Regulation of Liquor Traffic, Amendment 2 (October 1883) Defeated

1882

  1. Iowa Liquor Prohibition, Amendment 1 (June 1882) Approved

1876

  1. Michigan Licensing for Liquor Sales Amendment (1876) Approved

1874

  1. Ohio Liquor Licensing, Amendment 4 (August 1874) Defeated

1871

  1. Nebraska Local Alcohol Inhibition or License Measure (September 1871) Defeated

1855

  1. Iowa Liquor Prohibition, Referendum 1 (April 1855) Approved

1853

  1. Vermont Prevention of Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors for the Purpose of Drinking (1853) Approved
  2. Wisconsin Question 1, Liquor Prohibition Advisory Question (1853) Approved

1848

  1. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers, Second Act (1848) Defeated

1847

  1. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers Act (1847) Defeated

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