Arkansas 1940 ballot measures

1942 →

← 1938

Eleven statewide ballot measures were on the November 5, 1940 ballot in Arkansas.

• Three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Four of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Three of the measures were legislatively referred state statutes.
• One of the measures was an initiated state statute.
• Four of the measures were approved and seven were defeated.

On the ballot

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 30	Elections	Repeals the double primary	d
LRCA	Amendment 31	Gov't Finances	Pledges that the state will not reduce revenues from motor vehicle registrations in order to pay refunding bonds	d
LRCA	Amendment 32	Taxes	Allows certain personal property tax exemptions	d
CICA	Amendment 33	Local Gov't	Proposes an amendment for city libraries	a
CICA	Amendment 34	Pension	Proposes an amendment for police and fireman pensions	a
CICA	Amendment 35	Hunting & fishing	Establishes a Game and Fish Commission	d
CICA	Amendment 36	Pension	Proposes an amendment for old age pension plans	d
LRSS	Act 4	Bonds	Authorizes issuance of general refunding bonds	d
LRSS	Act 314	State judiciary	Requires that court actions must be brought in the county it occurs	a
LRSS	Act 319	Labor and unions	Proposes an initiative for workmen's compensation	a
CISS	Act 1	Labor	Provides payment for employers for compensation of injured employees	d

See also

• List of Arkansas ballot measures
• 1940 ballot measures

External links

• Arkansas Initiatives and Amendments from 1938-2010