1943 ballot measures
This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1943.
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 1943 ballot measures
August 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public education governance | Establish a Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia |
| 49,605 (81%) | 11,465 (19%) | |
| Amendment 10 | State legislative processes and sessions | Abolish split sessions of the legislature, and require that the General Assembly hold regular sessions biennially and limit the session length to 70 days |
| 43,715 (77%) | 12,946 (23%) | |
| Amendment 11 | Property tax exemptions | Exempt from ad valorem and intangibles taxes the common voting stock of a subsidiary corporation that is at least 90% owned by a Georgia-based corporation |
| 44,942 (77%) | 13,330 (23%) | |
| Amendment 12 | Salaries of government officials | Establish the salaries and compensation for travel for members of the General Assembly |
| 45,917 (78%) | 12,647 (22%) | |
| Amendment 13 | State judiciary structure; State judicial authority | Establish procedures for the disposition of cases by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals |
| 46,544 (80%) | 11,402 (20%) | |
| Amendment 14 | Family-related policy | Authorize residents of U.S. Army Posts or Military Reservations within Georgia for at least one year to file for divorce in any adjacent county |
| 44,798 (77%) | 13,230 (23%) | |
| Amendment 15 | Bond issue requirements; Debt limits | Allow revenue anticipation obligations to not create debts against the political subdivision issuing them |
| 52,534 (80%) | 12,878 (20%) | |
| Amendment 16 | Public education governance | Allow consolidations of school districts where bonds have been voted |
| 46,658 (81%) | 11,193 (19%) | |
| Amendment 17 | Healthcare; Administrative powers and rulemaking; Debt limits | Authorize the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, and DeKalb County to enter into contracts and assume liabilities for the hospitalization of low-income individuals |
| 44,172 (81%) | 10,523 (19%) | |
| Amendment 18 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize the town of Glenwood to issue refunding bonds |
| 42,874 (81%) | 10,060 (19%) | |
| Amendment 19 | Property taxes; Public education funding | Authorize with voter approval a one mill county tax for educational purposes in DeKalb County |
| 42,792 (80%) | 10,366 (20%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Public education governance | Create a State Board of Education |
| 49,073 (81%) | 11,384 (19%) | |
| Amendment 20 | Public education governance | Allow Spalding County to be divided into school districts, provide for the election of Board of Education members from those districts, and authorize the Board to appoint a County School Superintendent |
| 42,239 (81%) | 10,036 (19%) | |
| Amendment 21 | Local government finance and taxes | Authorize Fulton County to make temporary loans |
| 41,958 (80%) | 10,628 (20%) | |
| Amendment 22 | Utility policy; Local government organization | Authorize Bibb County to create special districts to provide municipal services such as sanitation, fire and police protection, drainage, roadwork, and other customary public facilities |
| 43,109 (82%) | 9,648 (18%) | |
| Amendment 23 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Authorize Chattooga County's school authority to issue up to $35,000 in bonds to replace a high school building in the Summerville district that was destroyed by fire |
| 42,936 (82%) | 9,393 (18%) | |
| Amendment 24 | Local government finance and taxes; Bond issues | Authorize Cobb County to issue funding bonds and require the county to operate on a cash basis |
| 42,758 (82%) | 9,639 (18%) | |
| Amendment 25 | Bond issues; Local government finance and taxes | Authorize the City of Ray City to issue refunding bonds |
| 42,359 (81%) | 9,705 (19%) | |
| Amendment 26 | Local government finance and taxes; Public economic investment policy | Authorize Fulton County and the City of Atlanta to advertise and promote their agricultural, industrial, historic, recreational, and natural resources and assets |
| 42,355 (80%) | 10,463 (20%) | |
| Amendment 27 | Local government finance and taxes; Public employee retirement funds | Authorize the Legislature to establish pension or retirement funds for employees of Richmond County and The Board of Health |
| 41,004 (78%) | 11,300 (22%) | |
| Amendment 28 | State legislative authority; State judiciary structure | Authorize the General Assembly to abolish Justice Courts in Glynn County and to create new courts or transfer their functions to existing courts as deemed necessary |
| 43,796 (80%) | 10,727 (20%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Administrative powers and rulemaking; Law enforcement | Remove the Governor's power to grant reprieves, pardons, and commutations, except for death and treason sentences, and establish a State Board of Pardons and Paroles |
| 49,994 (82%) | 11,096 (18%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Property taxes; Public employee retirement funds; Public education funding | Authorize the State, counties, and municipalities to levy taxes to fund pensions, benefits, and costs under a Teacher's Retirement System |
| 48,351 (79%) | 12,900 (21%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Voting age policy | Establish the legal voting age at 18 years old |
| 42,284 (68%) | 19,682 (32%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Game and fish commissions | Establish the State Game and Fish Commission |
| 46,564 (78%) | 12,907 (22%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Veterans policy; Civil service | Require that neither the State nor any political subdivision can implement a civil service system without providing equal preferences to honorably discharged veterans, as required by federal law |
| 46,957 (79%) | 12,602 (21%) | |
| Amendment 9 | Utility policy; Administrative powers and rulemaking | Establish the Public Service Commission as Constitutional Officers |
| 45,693 (78%) | 13,053 (22%) |
Kentucky
See also: Kentucky 1943 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers' Compensation Referendum | Workers' compensation laws |  |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1943 ballot measures
April 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal No. 1 | Local government officials and elections | Provide for the election of township officers for terms of 2 years |
| 215,957 (62%) | 131,554 (38%) | |
| Proposal No. 2 | Banking policy | Validate certain alienations and mortgages on homestead properties after 25 years |
| 169,736 (57%) | 126,164 (43%) |
New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1943 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Question No. 1 | Constitutional wording changes | An act authorized the legislature to agree to a revised constitution which reapportioned both legislative chambers. |
| 395,631 (62%) | 241,297 (38%) |
New York
See also: New York 1943 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Administrative organization | Establish a department of commerce in the state government |
| 600,495 (72%) | 239,222 (28%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Tax and revenue administration | Authorize the legislature to establish a fund or funds for tax revenue stabilization reserves and regulate payments and withdrawals from them |
| 558,726 (69%) | 246,011 (31%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Redistricting policy | Create assembly districts in counties that have been apportioned a greater number of assemblymen than the number of towns in the county | | 385,025 (50%) | 387,496 (50%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Residency voting requirements | Change the residence requirement for voting purposes and require a four month residence for voters in counties, cities or villages |
| 599,330 (73%) | 220,812 (27%) | |
| Amendment 5 | State legislative elections | Allow a senator or assemblyman elected right after district lines are changed to be eligible for office if they have lived in the county containing the new district for the past twelve months instead of meeting the usual district residency requirement |
| 566,149 (73%) | 212,320 (27%) | |
| Amendment 6 | State judicial authority | Expand the Court of Appeals' jurisdiction to cover more types of appeals, including factual issues, special proceedings, certain civil cases, and constitutional questions, while also adjusting procedures for seeking leave to appeal and limiting the legislature’s ability to eliminate appeals to the Court of Appeals |
| 571,574 (73%) | 207,888 (27%) |
Other years
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