Arizona 1914 ballot measures

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In 1914, voters decided on 19 statewide ballot measures in Arizona on November 3.

• Ten of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Five of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Four of the measures were veto referendums.
• Voters approved nine (47%) and rejected 10 (53%) measures.

On the ballot

November 3, 1914

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Alcohol	Prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transfer of alcohol	a	25,887 (53%)	22,743 (47%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Alcohol; Initiative process	Prevent elections on prohibition from being held within eight years of the previous election on the same matter		16,059 (38%)	26,437 (62%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Transportation; Bonds	Allocate five million dollars for the construction of state highways		13,215 (36%)	23,499 (64%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Water; Property; Bonds	Create a State Reclamation Service to issue bonds to pay for water-related reclamation projects		14,701 (45%)	17,994 (55%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Initiative process; Legislature; Executive officials	Prohibit the governor from vetoing or legislature from amending or repealing initiatives or referendums approved by a majority of electors	a	16,567 (50%)	16,484 (50%)
VR	Measure Nos. 300-301	Law enforcement; Executive officials	Provide the governor the power to grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons after conviction for all cases except treason and impeachment	a	15,425 (53%)	13,554 (47%)
VR	Measure Nos. 302-303	Business; Transportation	Regulate the transportation of passengers on railroads and limit the fee to a maximum of three cents per mile	a	20,968 (63%)	12,210 (37%)
VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Local government	Provide for the creation and organization of new counties and the separation or annexation of parts of others		10,756 (34%)	21,152 (66%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Local government; Elections	Provide a process of moving the location of county seats via petition and a proceeding election on the matter		14,225 (45%)	17,740 (55%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Death penalty	Provide for the abolishment of the death penalty		18,129 (48%)	19,381 (52%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Taxes	Provide for the semi-annual payment and assessment of taxes, and collection of delinquent taxes		13,842 (46%)	15,934 (54%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Business; Labor	Prohibit employers from blacklisting individuals who joined or had an active interest in a labor organization or union	a	18,207 (51%)	17,444 (49%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 314-315	Public assistance; Public retirement funds	Provide a pension to mothers and the elderly	a	25,827 (68%)	12,394 (32%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 316-317	Economic investment	Allocate $75,000 for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition.		10,995 (33%)	22,434 (67%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 318-319	Immigration; Business; Labor	Require employers to have at least eighty percent of their employees be U.S. citizens	a	25,017 (64%)	14,323 (36%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 320-321	Taxes; Property; Eminent domain	Establish a system where property owners or their agents assess their own real and personal property and allow the state to take over the property at its assessed valuation		13,023 (38%)	21,277 (62%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 322-323	Utilities; Energy transmission	Regulate the placement, use, and maintenance of electric poles	a	18,871 (61%)	12,256 (39%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 324-325	Economic investment; Business; Banking	Enable state development projects, a printing plant, and a banking system; and abolish the contract system for all state construction	a	16,754 (51%)	15,853 (49%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 326-327	Local government	Provide for the creation and organization of Miami County		5,878 (16%)	30,055 (84%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
• List of Arizona ballot measures
• 1914 ballot measures

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (November 1914)