1884 ballot measures
This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1884.
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
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1884 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 3(a) | Salaries of government officials; State legislative authority | Set legislative compensation at $7 per day and 15 cents per mile for travel, limiting legislative sessions to 90 days, requiring bills to be read at length and printed before final passage, requiring recorded votes for final passage, and providing that laws take effect 90 days after adjournment unless declared an emergency |
| 47,020 (88%) | 6,413 (12%) | |
| Amendment 3(b) | State legislative authority; State legislative processes and sessions | Require that laws take effect 90 days after adjournment unless passed with a two-thirds vote as emergency measures and limiting the legislature’s ability to enact laws without recorded votes |
| 45,080 (88%) | 6,188 (12%) | |
| Amendment 3(c) | State legislative processes and sessions | Require that bills be read at length on two different days, printed before final passage, and approved by recorded majority votes of elected members of each legislative house |
| 45,394 (88%) | 6,180 (12%) |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1884 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislatures measures; State executive official measures | It proposed that the governor can veto single items in appropriations bills. |
| 427,821 (88%) | 60,244 (12%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1884 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation of Members of the Legislature Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Amend the state constitution relative to compensation of members of the legislature |  | 31,693 (38%) | 52,707 (62%) | |
| Wayne County and Upper Peninsula Circuit Judge Salary Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Amend the state constitution relative to judicial circuits and the salaries of circuit court judges |
| 35,345 (55%) | 28,642 (45%) |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1884 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislative processes and sessions | Provide that state legislators have terms of two years, salaries of $300, and that legislative sessions last no more than 60 days | | 51,959 (75%) | 17,766 (25%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Administrative organization; State executive branch structure | Provide that the state executive branch consist of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney General, Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, and Board of Railway Commissioners | | 22,297 (33%) | 44,488 (67%) |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1884 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | State constitutional conventions | Support or oppose a constitutional convention | | 2,933 (41%) | 4,156 (59%) |
New York
See also: New York 1884 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Constitutional wording changes | Provide guidelines for submitting a proposed constitutional amendment |
| 499,661 (98%) | 9,661 (2%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1884 ballot measures
June 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Suffrage Amendment | Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution | | 11,223 (28%) | 28,176 (72%) |
Other years
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