1929 ballot measures
This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1929.
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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List of ballot measures by state
Maine
See also: Maine 1929 ballot measures
September 9
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export of Surplus Hydroelectric Power | Hydroelectric energy | Allow the exportation of surplus hydroelectric power out of state |
| 54,070 (50%) | 54,044 (50%) | |
| Gas Tax Increase Referendum | Fuel taxes | Increase gasoline taxes to five cents per gallon |  | 35,258 (31%) | 79,673 (69%) | |
| Question 1 | Local government officials and elections | Empower the Governor with the advice and consent of the council to appoint a councilor for a vacancy within 30 days of its occurrence |
| 62,075 (66%) | 32,527 (34%) | |
| Question 2 | Bond issues; Highways and bridges | Allow for the issuance of bonds of up to $1.2 million for building a bridge across the Penobscot River to be called the Waldo-Hancock Bridge |
| 58,206 (57%) | 43,844 (43%) | |
| Question 3 | Bond issues; Highways and bridges | Increase the amount of bonds that could be issued to fund building state highways and intrastate, interstate and international bridges to $31 million |
| 58,607 (58%) | 43,189 (42%) |
New York
See also: New York 1929 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Civil service; Veterans policy | Give preference for employment and promotion in civil service to disabled veterans who are citizens and residents of the state |
| 1,071,517 (73%) | 404,454 (27%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Absentee and mail voting | Provide for absentee voting by inmates of a US veteran's bureau hospital |
| 1,119,164 (81%) | 256,664 (19%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State legislative authority; Local government organization | Limit the power of legislature relative to Nassau and Westchester county laws |
| 818,497 (71%) | 327,904 (29%) | |
| Amendment 4 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Permit contracting of a state debt to suppress forest fires |
| 959,454 (75%) | 313,512 (25%) | |
| Amendment 5 | State judiciary structure | Authorize transfer of jurisdiction in criminal matters held by the justices of the peace to inferior local courts of criminal jurisdiction |
| 889,689 (74%) | 312,622 (26%) |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1929 ballot measures
November 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Property Taxation Amendment | Property; Taxes | Authorize classification of property for tax purposes and provide for a 15 mill tax limit on real estate. |
| 710,538 (58%) | 510,874 (42%) |
Texas
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July 16
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | State judiciary | Increase the membership of the supreme court from three to nine members and require a continuous session of the supreme court | | 49,681 (39%) | 77,066 (61%) | |
| Proposition 2 | State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials | Increase the governor's annual salary to $10,000 | | 49,644 (39%) | 76,166 (61%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1929 ballot measures
April 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Salaries of government officials | Repeal the constitutional setting of the legislature salary to allow it to be set by law instead |
| 237,250 (53%) | 212,846 (47%) | |
| Question 2 | Local official term limits; Law enforcement officers and departments | Set a limit of two successive terms for sheriffs |
| 259,881 (55%) | 210,964 (45%) | |
| Question 3 | Alcohol laws | Repeal the prohibition enforcement act known as the Severson Act |
| 350,337 (64%) | 196,402 (36%) | |
| Question 4 | Alcohol laws | Allow for the manufacturing, sale, and possession of beer of with an alcohol content of less than 2.75 percent |
| 321,688 (62%) | 200,545 (38%) |
Other years
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