1955 ballot measures

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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1955 ballot measures

December 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Proposes to allow the state to collect a statewide income tax for funding education	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Bonds	Proposes to allow the state to become indebted for the purpose of funding schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Proposes to allow the county to levy and collect taxes for education where there are no city school systems	d
LRCA	Amendment 4	Taxes	Proposes to allow counties to levy and collect a tax for funding healthcare facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Bonds	Proposes to allow the issuing of bonds for the funding of health care facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Proposes to allow certain counties to levy and collect a school tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 7	Gov't Finances	Proposes to allow certain municipalities to become indebted for funding public projects	d
LRCA	Amendment 8	Development	Proposes to allow certain counties the freedom to promote economic development	d
LRCA	Amendment 9	Development	Proposes to allow certain counties the freedom to promote economic development	d
LRCA	Amendment 10	Gov't Finances	Proposes to regulate county fees and compensation for county offices	d
LRCA	Amendment 11	Gov't Finances	Proposes to regulate county fees and salaries	d
LRCA	Amendment 12	Taxes	Proposes to allow the levying and collection of a tax for funding fire fighting efforts by the Department of Conservation	d
LRCA	Amendment 13	Taxes	Proposes to levy and collect a tax in Limestone county to help fund a geological survey	d
LRCA	Amendment 14	Taxes	Proposes to allow certain counties to levy and collect a special county-wide school tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 15	Development	Proposes to allow certain counties the freedom to promote economic development	d
LRCA	Amendment 16	Education	Proposes to allow certain school districts and counties to sell bonds or levy taxes for funding schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 17	Gov't Finances	Proposes to allow the legislature to alter, fix, or regulate fees, commissions and other budgetary matters for Bullock county	d
LRCA	Amendment 18	Taxes	Proposes to allow certain cities to levy a tax for funding public schools	d
LRCA	Amendment 19	Taxes	Proposes to allow Lee county to levy and collect property taxes	d
LRCA	Amendment 20	Judiciary	Proposes to outline the method of filling judicial vacancies in Jefferson county	a
LRCA	Amendment 21	Local Gov't	Proposes to outline the method by which municipal projects may be approved	d
LRCA	Amendment 22	Taxes	Proposes guidelines for taxes in Butler county	d
LRCA	Amendment 23	Development	Proposes to allow certain counties the freedom to promote economic development	d
LRCA	Amendment 24 and 25	Gov't Finances	Proposes the method of compensation and the amount to paid for county officers	d
LRCA	Amendment 26	Bonds	Proposes to allow the county of Tuscaloosa to become indebted and sell bonds for public works	d
LRCA	Amendment 27	Taxes	Proposes to authorize Winston county to levy and collect a county tax for funding public facilities	d
LRCA	Amendment 28	Development	Proposes to allow certain counties the freedom to promote economic development	d
LRCA	Amendment 29	Gov't Finances	Proposes to direct revenue from fees associated with motor vehicles to public works	d
LRCA	Amendment 30	Development	Proposes to allow certain counties the freedom to promote economic development	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1955 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Voting Rights Referendum	Suffrage	Lowers voting age to 18 and removes "male" from constitutional language	a
LRCA	Tax Exemption Referendum	Taxes	Exempts all household goods from taxation	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1955 ballot measures

September 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum Question	Transportation	Issues up to $1 million in bonds to construct bridge across Jonesport Reach	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1	State Exec	Extends Governor's pardon power to juvenile delinquency	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 2	State Exec	Allows for Governor to not be a natural born citizen	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 3	Gov't Finance	Excludes some rental agreements with School Building Authority from municipal debt limit	a
LRCA	Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4	Elections	Repeals language specific to voting in the military	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1955 ballot measures

April 4, 1955

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal 3	Authorize the state to borrow up to $100 million for loans to certain school districts and permit tax levies to repay school bonds	a	455,868 (54%)	382,093 (46%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Establish that the legislature set the procedures for filling judicial offices	a	559,279 (70%)	236,620 (30%)
LRCA	Proposasl No. 2	Establish qualifications for Supreme Court justices and circuit court judges	a	596,145 (72%)	230,489 (28%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 4	Establish a bipartisan board of state canvassers	a	456,986 (61%)	297,250 (39%)

Missouri

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October 4, 1955

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Referendum 1	Public education funding; Tobacco; Tobacco tax	Refer a law that enacts a tax of one mill per cigarette to fund the State School Moneys Fund	a	230,851 (71%)	95,717 (29%)
LRSS	Referendum 2	Public education funding; Property taxes; Teachers	Enact the Foundation Plan, a proposed state education funding law	a	247,639 (77%)	74,286 (23%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1955 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $100 million in bonds for water supplies.	d

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Bonds	Issues a state bond of $750 million for state highways	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Housing	Relates to the limit for authorization of subsidies for low-rent housing	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Direct Democracy	Relates to absentee registration and voting	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Admin of Gov't	Relates to the powers and duties of the comptroller	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Gov't Finances	Relates to indebtedness for sewer purposes	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Development	Relates to the power of corporations to contract indebtedness for sewage and drainage purposes	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Forests	Relates to using forest preserve land to construct a reservoir to regulate the flow of Moose and Black rivers	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Admin of Gov't	Relates to the holding of any public office by judges	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 9	Judiciary	Relates to the appointment of temporary judges in county courts in case of temporary illness or disability of the incumbent	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 10	Judiciary	Relates to the appointment of temporary judges and judges in case of temporary illness or disability of the incumbent	d

North Dakota

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
	Student Loan Fund	Education	Provides for state loan fund for college student with $1 million from profits of the Bank of North Dakota	a

Ohio

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November 8, 1955

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for Infrastructure Amendment	Issue up to $150,000,000 in bonds for infrastructure projects.	a	1,154,976 (56%)	909,030 (44%)
LRCA	Changes to Judicial Salaries Amendment	Allow the salaries of certain judicial officers to be increased or decreased during their term of office.		849,677 (43%)	1,107,646 (57%)
LRCA	Changes to Officers' Salaries Amendment	Allow the salary of any government officer to be changed during their term of office.		793,384 (41%)	1,142,738 (59%)
IndISS	Increase of Unemployment Benefits Initiative	Increase unemployment benefits.		865,326 (37%)	1,481,339 (63%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1955 ballot measures

April 5, 1955

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	State Question 368	Education; Taxes	Modify ad valorem taxes for schools, allow additional levy uses, increase debt limits, permit multi-year contracts, and provide more funding for school and state institution improvements.	a	231,097 (76%)	73,021 (24%)

Texas

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1			a
LRCA	Proposition 2			a
LRCA	Proposition 3			a
LRCA	Proposition 4			a
LRCA	Proposition 5			a
LRCA	Proposition 6			a
LRCA	Proposition 7			a
LRCA	Proposition 8			a
LRCA	Proposition 9			a

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1955 ballot measures

April 5, 1955

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Budgets	State that debt limits for school bonds are based on equalized property value	a	320,376 (58%)	228,641 (42%)
LRCA	Question 2	Judiciary	Set new qualifications and a retirement age for justices	a	381,214 (68%)	177,929 (32%)