1941 ballot measures
This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1941.
In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.
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Georgia
See also: Georgia 1941 ballot measures
June 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Executive official term limits | Establish four year terms for the governor and other constitutional officers |
| 50,110 (62%) | 30,190 (38%) | |
| Amendment 10 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the city of Doerun to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,558 (70%) | 8,927 (30%) | |
| Amendment 11 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Miller County to issue warrant funding bonds |
| 20,378 (69%) | 9,096 (31%) | |
| Amendment 12 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize the Jeff Davis County Excelsior Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,632 (70%) | 8,681 (30%) | |
| Amendment 13 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize the Wilcox County Abbeville Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,635 (71%) | 8,593 (29%) | |
| Amendment 14 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Crawford to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,305 (70%) | 8,608 (30%) | |
| Amendment 15 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Cobb County to issue funding bonds |
| 20,644 (70%) | 8,780 (30%) | |
| Amendment 16 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Claxton to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,126 (70%) | 8,583 (30%) | |
| Amendment 17 | Property tax exemptions | Exempt new buildings from ad valorem taxes in the City of Macon for five years |
| 19,959 (67%) | 9,638 (33%) | |
| Amendment 18 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Waycross to incur additional indebtedness |
| 19,548 (68%) | 9,272 (32%) | |
| Amendment 19 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Irwin County to issue funding bonds |
| 20,067 (70%) | 8,643 (30%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Election administration and governance; Executive official term limits | Require the election of a Governor every four years |
| 48,221 (63%) | 28,049 (37%) | |
| Amendment 20 | State judicial authority | Increase the jurisdiction of Justice Courts |
| 42,438 (78%) | 11,768 (22%) | |
| Amendment 21 | Administrative powers and rulemaking; Healthcare governance | Authorize counties and municipalities to enter contracts with each other or public agencies to provide hospitalization for low-income individuals |
| 37,015 (80%) | 9,072 (20%) | |
| Amendment 22 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Authorize the Wrightsville Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,296 (71%) | 8,307 (29%) | |
| Amendment 23 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Hancock County to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,055 (70%) | 8,410 (30%) | |
| Amendment 24 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Cook County to issue funding bonds |
| 20,085 (70%) | 8,431 (30%) | |
| Amendment 25 | Defense-related funding; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Macon to incur debt for defense |
| 20,754 (72%) | 8,197 (28%) | |
| Amendment 26 | Public education funding; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the Mitchell County Board of Education to make loans |
| 20,108 (70%) | 8,490 (30%) | |
| Amendment 27 | Taxes; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Macon to levy taxes for future territory |
| 19,935 (70%) | 8,587 (30%) | |
| Amendment 28 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Vidalia to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,873 (71%) | 8,261 (29%) | |
| Amendment 29 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize the City of Hazlehurst to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,850 (71%) | 8,166 (29%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Hart County to issue funding bonds |
| 22,171 (70%) | 9,631 (30%) | |
| Amendment 30 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Authorize the Crawford School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,030 (71%) | 8,159 (29%) | |
| Amendment 31 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Irwin County to issue funding bonds |
| 19,792 (71%) | 8,135 (29%) | |
| Amendment 32 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize the Davisboro Consolidated School to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,000 (71%) | 8,229 (29%) | |
| Amendment 33 | Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Bibb County to make temporary loans |
| 19,984 (71%) | 8,327 (29%) | |
| Amendment 34 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Gainesville to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,121 (71%) | 8,162 (29%) | |
| Amendment 35 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize the Adrian (1st) Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,928 (71%) | 8,207 (29%) | |
| Amendment 36 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize the City of Reidsville to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,879 (71%) | 8,223 (29%) | |
| Amendment 37 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize the City of Abbeville to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,694 (70%) | 8,243 (30%) | |
| Amendment 38 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Wilcox County to incur bonded indebtedness |
| 18,894 (69%) | 8,566 (31%) | |
| Amendment 39 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Dade County to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,313 (70%) | 8,143 (30%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Toombs County to issue funding bonds |
| 21,159 (70%) | 9,226 (30%) | |
| Amendment 40 | Bond issues; County and municipal governance | Authorize the City of Cordele to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,595 (71%) | 8,119 (29%) | |
| Amendment 41 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Lexington to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,518 (71%) | 8,003 (29%) | |
| Amendment 42 | Public education funding; Property taxes | Authorize Chatham County to levy a school tax |
| 19,839 (69%) | 8,745 (31%) | |
| Amendment 43 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Authorize the Sandy Springs Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,630 (71%) | 8,008 (29%) | |
| Amendment 44 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Cook County to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,495 (70%) | 8,213 (30%) | |
| Amendment 45 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Quitman County to issue funding bonds |
| 19,515 (71%) | 8,115 (29%) | |
| Amendment 46 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Miller County to issue warrant funding bonds |
| 19,202 (69%) | 8,514 (31%) | |
| Amendment 47 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Authorize the Sunny Hill Consolidated School to issue bonds |
| 19,176 (70%) | 8,332 (30%) | |
| Amendment 48 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize the Johnson Corder School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,517 (70%) | 8,269 (30%) | |
| Amendment 49 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Evans County to issue funding bonds |
| 19,518 (71%) | 8,103 (29%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Paulding County to issue funding bonds |
| 21,757 (70%) | 9,226 (30%) | |
| Amendment 50 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Stone Mountain to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,720 (71%) | 8,069 (29%) | |
| Amendment 51 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Walker County to issue funding bonds |
| 19,676 (71%) | 8,168 (29%) | |
| Amendment 52 | Water; Local government organization | Authorize DeKalb County to establish prevention systems related to sewer, water and fire prevention, and parks and hospitals |
| 21,675 (74%) | 7,807 (26%) | |
| Amendment 53 | Public education funding; Bond issues; Education | Authorize Jefferson County School District No. 10 to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,754 (71%) | 8,077 (29%) | |
| Amendment 54 | Property tax exemptions; Utility policy | Exempt rural electric corporations from taxes |
| 37,908 (76%) | 11,895 (24%) | |
| Amendment 55 | Public education governance | Establish the term of office for the state school superintendent |
| 43,609 (75%) | 14,596 (25%) | |
| Amendment 56 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize the Sparks-Adel Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 20,122 (71%) | 8,245 (29%) | |
| Amendment 57 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize the Evans County Claxton Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,679 (71%) | 8,204 (29%) | |
| Amendment 58 | Public employee retirement funds; Bond issues | Authorize Effingham County to issue retirement bonds |
| 19,299 (70%) | 8,173 (30%) | |
| Amendment 59 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Chattooga County to issue funding bonds |
| 19,804 (70%) | 8,327 (30%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Jeff Davis County to issue funding bonds |
| 21,129 (70%) | 8,863 (30%) | |
| Amendment 60 | Bond issues; Public education funding | Authorize Jefferson County School District No. 1 to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,516 (71%) | 8,083 (29%) | |
| Amendment 61 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Baker County to issue bonds to fund unpaid debt |
| 19,428 (70%) | 8,207 (30%) | |
| Amendment 62 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize the City of Cochran to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,351 (70%) | 8,159 (30%) | |
| Amendment 63 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize the City of Unadilla to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,369 (70%) | 8,209 (30%) | |
| Amendment 64 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Calhoun County to issue funding bonds |
| 19,558 (70%) | 8,243 (30%) | |
| Amendment 65 | Local government finance and taxes | Authorize a payment of $50,000 by the city of Savannah to the National Gypsum Company to fund construction of a wharf on the Savannah River |
| 20,177 (71%) | 8,343 (29%) | |
| Amendment 66 | County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Authorize the City of Washington to issue refunding bonds |
| 19,592 (71%) | 8,043 (29%) | |
| Amendment 67 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Catoosa County to issue funding bonds |
| 19,505 (71%) | 8,080 (29%) | |
| Amendment 68 | Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the State to advertise and promote its agricultural, industrial, historic, recreational, and natural resources |
| 28,610 (74%) | 10,191 (26%) | |
| Amendment 69 | State legislative processes and sessions | Establish an annual fifty day session of the General Assembly |  | 28,238 (50%) | 28,519 (50%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Oglethorpe County to issue funding bonds |
| 21,140 (71%) | 8,790 (29%) | |
| Amendment 70 | Defense-related funding; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Bibb County to issue debt certificates for defense purposes |
| 19,869 (70%) | 8,678 (30%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Dodge County to issue funding bonds |
| 20,957 (70%) | 9,114 (30%) | |
| Amendment 9 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Wilcox County to issue funding bonds |
| 20,805 (70%) | 8,901 (30%) |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1941 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equalization Fund Referendum | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
| 312,986 (85%) | 53,924 (15%) | |
| Voting Machines Referendum | Election administration and governance |
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Maine
See also: Maine 1941 ballot measures
December 10
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Gasoline Tax | Fuel taxes | Levy an additional tax on gasoline | | 14,520 (31%) | 32,131 (69%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1941 ballot measures
April 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 1 | Initiative and referendum process; Ballot measure process | Require that signatures for constitutional amendment petitions come from qualified and registered electors |
| 386,859 (57%) | 295,083 (43%) | |
| Proposal 2 | Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process | Require that signatures for statute and referendum petitions come from qualified and registered electors |
| 372,796 (58%) | 273,275 (42%) |
New York
See also: New York 1941 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Highways and bridges; Bond issues; Railways | Authorize $60 million in railroad grade crossing elimination bonds for construction and reconstruction of state highways and parkways |
| 936,279 (60%) | 629,313 (40%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative term limits | Provide four-year terms to state senators | | 588,894 (41%) | 860,684 (59%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Constitutional wording changes | Ensure that the absence of the attorney general's opinion on a proposed amendment to the constitution does not affect the validity of it |
| 776,385 (58%) | 558,638 (42%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Athletics and sports | Permit the construction of ski trails on slopes of Whiteface Mountain |
| 740,506 (50%) | 730,562 (50%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1941 ballot measures
March 11
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 298 | Balanced budget requirements | Prohibit appropriations exceeding revenue estimates, void excess appropriations, and limit annual deficiency certificates to $500,000. |
| 163,886 (65%) | 87,752 (35%) | |
| State Question 299 | Public assistance programs | Remove limits on assistance for needy elderly, allow state legislation with federal social security plans, and permit non-ad valorem taxes to fund these programs. |
| 193,170 (76%) | 59,838 (24%) | |
| State Question 300 | Education | Create "The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education," establish a Board of Regents, and allow private institutions to join under board regulations. |
| 152,173 (61%) | 95,617 (39%) |
Other years
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