1938 ballot measures
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Arizona
See also: Arizona 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 102-103 | Legislature | Prohibit the appointment of a state legislator to public office during their term |
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37,438 (57%) |
28,478 (43%) |
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Measure Nos. 104-105 | Taxes; Property | Provide for the tax exemption of a person's bona fide home for a value of up to $5,000 |
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39,589 (47%) |
43,771 (53%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Administration | Provide for the mandate that all non-elected state officers be appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with the governor’s term |
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33,016 (49%) |
34,752 (51%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 24 | Judiciary | Allows probate courts to be presided over by a judge of the chancery court | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 25 | Gov't Finances | Provides for the construction of county hospitals, courthouses and jails | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 26 | Elections | Eliminates the poll tax | ![]() |
CICA | Amendment 27 | Labor | Allows legislature to determine amount of worker's compensation should be paid for injury or death at work | ![]() |
CICA | Amendment 28 | Bonds | Authorizes refunding of highway bonds | ![]() |
CICA | Amendment 29 | Taxes | Exempts new industries from property tax | ![]() |
CICA | Amendment 30 | Admin of Gov't | Establishes a State Board of Education | ![]() |
CICA | Amendment 31 | Judiciary | Allows Supreme Court to regulate the practice of law | ![]() |
CICA | Amendment 32 | Admin of Gov't | Provides a method for filling vacancies | ![]() |
LRSS | Act 8 | Public works | Provide for payment of bridge and municipal improvements | ![]() |
CISS | Act 1 | Alcohol | Limit manufacture and sale of alcohol near churches and schools | ![]() |
California
See also: California 1938 ballot propositions
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 10 | Allow bidding on 11 parcels of state-owned tide and overflowed land at Huntington Beach for oil drilling from piers, islands or groins. |
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491,973 (23%) |
1,666,251 (77%) |
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Proposition 11 | Divide California into 5 equalization districts and declare that the State Board of Equalization be made up of one member from each district. |
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540,578 (28%) |
1,371,153 (72%) |
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Proposition 12 | Prohibit taxes, license fees, and other charges for any property controlled by the San Francisco Bay Exposition corporation for the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939. |
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1,067,573 (53%) |
943,533 (47%) |
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Proposition 13 | Allow governmental subdivisions to use revenue bonds to pay for the construction or acquisition of public utilities. |
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516,591 (26%) |
1,465,841 (74%) |
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Proposition 14 | Establish procedures regarding when a judge should be removed from the Supreme Court. |
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1,782,350 (84%) |
346,701 (16%) |
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Proposition 15 | Increase the number of members on the Judicial Council from 15 and allow the Council to make rules regarding all judges in the state. |
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806,742 (45%) |
972,526 (55%) |
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Proposition 16 | Declare that retired judges continue as a judicial officer but may only exercise judicial power when assigned. |
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822,982 (43%) |
1,105,183 (57%) |
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Proposition 17 | Require that once an initiative has been presented to the Secretary of State such measure be voted on in the next general election or special election. |
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985,255 (54%) |
832,359 (46%) |
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Proposition 18 | Require money controlled by any state agency be held in a trust by the State Treasurer and allow the State Treasurer to distribute the funds in such trust. |
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826,901 (45%) |
998,421 (55%) |
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Proposition 19 | Allow surplus money from the Veterans’ Farm and Home Preservation Act of 1921 fund be distributed amongst veterans. |
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405,552 (21%) |
1,493,574 (79%) |
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Proposition 1 | Define lawful and unlawful picketing, boycotting, and display of banners and recognize the right of employees to strike and bargain collectively, |
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1,067,229 (42%) |
1,476,379 (58%) |
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Proposition 20 | Exempt homes valued up to $1,000 from taxation, repeal the sales tax, and phase out taxes on improvements and personal property. |
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372,386 (17%) |
1,836,585 (83%) |
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Proposition 21 | Extend the tax exemption to furnishings and personal property of religious buildings and buildings and property used to provide aid to orphans. |
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760,482 (36%) |
1,323,176 (64%) |
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Proposition 22 | Require that charter amendments be submitted to the local legislative body and require that voters vote on such amendments within 60 days of filing. |
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702,387 (39%) |
1,086,405 (61%) |
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Proposition 23 | Allow for $10 per day per member of both houses of the legislature for legislative help. |
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451,880 (25%) |
1,378,262 (75%) |
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Proposition 24 | Allow bidding on 11 parcels of state-owned tide and overflowed land at Huntington Beach for drilling and require a minimum of 5 wells per parcel. |
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309,795 (15%) |
1,744,801 (85%) |
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Proposition 25 | Create the State Retirement Life Payments Administrator and require the state issue retirement compensation warrants and stamps. |
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1,143,670 (45%) |
1,398,999 (55%) |
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Proposition 2 | Establish regulations for animal pounds. |
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721,126 (31%) |
1,581,258 (69%) |
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Proposition 3 | Require motor vehicle and gas tax money, vehicle license fees, and vehicle license tax money be used for street and highway purposes. |
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1,505,043 (66%) |
766,063 (34%) |
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Proposition 4 | Create the Highway and Traffic Safety Commission, eliminate the current State Highway Commission, and transfer the California Highway Patrol to the control of the Highway and Traffic Safety Commission. |
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904,491 (40%) |
1,358,351 (60%) |
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Proposition 5 | Authorize the State Fish and Game Commission to issue permits for delivering fish, mollusks, or crustaceans beyond state waters. |
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1,309,007 (62%) |
795,023 (38%) |
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Proposition 6 | Tax insurance companies at 2.6% the amount of gross premiums minus return premiums. |
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1,424,076 (70%) |
609,135 (30%) |
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Proposition 7 | Give the legislature the power to administer relief for those suffering from hardship. |
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1,166,589 (58%) |
834,332 (42%) |
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Proposition 8 | Give the legislature the power to apportion funds from the State Treasury for municipal purposes and allow the legislature to gift things of value to municipal corporations. |
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479,500 (26%) |
1,395,523 (74%) |
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Proposition 9 | Remove the provision exempting $1,000 worth of property from taxation for veterans released from active duty because of a disability. |
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839,379 (39%) |
1,288,517 (61%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | Measure 1 | Health Care | Gives licensed health practitioners the power to regulate their own professions and certain rights in tax supported health institutions | ![]() |
CICA | Measure 2 | Pension | Repeals the $45.00 per month old age pension amendment and empowers the General Assembly to provide for pensions | ![]() |
CISS | Measure 3 | Business | Repeals the chain store tax | ![]() |
Florida
See also: Florida 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Homestead Tax Exemption Amendment | Provide for a homestead property tax exemption |
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119,628 (91%) |
11,442 (9%) |
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Laws Regarding Municipalities Amendment | Require state laws regarding municipalities be uniform and require publication of proposed changes to state laws regarding municipalities |
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99,996 (91%) |
10,204 (9%) |
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National Guard Amendment | Establish a Florida National Guard |
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98,616 (86%) |
16,365 (14%) |
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Raising of Revenue for the State Amendment | Require the state to raise funds to provide for education and to pay existing indebtedness |
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110,104 (88%) |
15,106 (12%) |
Georgia
See also: Georgia 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bonds | Increases the bonded indebtedness of the city of Adel | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Bonds | Allows the city of Baxley to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Bonds | Allows the Berrien County Beaverdam School District to incur bonded indebtedness | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Bonds | Allows the city of Blue Ridge to create bonded debt | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Taxes | Allows the Brantley County Board of Education to levy an additional school tax | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | Taxes | Establishes fire prevention districts in Cobb County and provides for a tax levy to support the districts | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 7 | Bonds | Allows the city of Dublin to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 8 | Bonds | Allows the city of Eastman to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 9 | Gov't Finances | Authorizes Fannin County to make temporary loans | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 10 | Taxes | Provides counties the ability to levy taxes for the conservation of forests and natural resources | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 11 | Taxes | Allows Floyd County to levy a tax to benefit high schools | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 12 | Bonds | Allows the city of Gainesville to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 13 | Bonds | Allows the city of Homerville to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 14 | Bonds | Allows the city of Homerville to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 15 | Taxes | Allows the general assembly to delegate county authority to levy taxes | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 16 | Bonds | Allows the city of Jefferson to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 17 | Bonds | Allows the Twigg County Jeffersonville School District to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 18 | Gov't Finances | Authorizes the city of Macon to make temporary loans | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 19 | Bonds | Allows the Ware County Pineview Jamestown School District to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 20 | Bonds | Allows the city of Savannah to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 21 | Bonds | Allows the town of Sparks to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 22 | Bonds | Allows the city of Vidalia to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 23 | Bonds | Allows the town of Willacoochee to issue refunding bonds | ![]() |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | INIT 1 | Hunt & Fish | Creates the Fish and Game Commission | ![]() |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1938 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Illinois Banking Amendment | Banking | Shall rules regarding banks and banking be modified to reduce stockholder liability? | ![]() |
AQ | National Draft | War & Peace | Shall the Illinois representatives in Congress vote against a national draft? | ![]() |
Maine
See also: Maine 1938 ballot measures
September 12
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposed Amendment to the Constitution | Suffrage | Lengthens time required to establish residency for voting purposes | ![]() |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gambling | Permits the General Assembly to authorize a state lottery | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Judiciary | Adds another judge to the 2nd judicial circuit | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Authorizes the general assembly to enact a state income tax | ![]() |
VR | Amendment 4 | Marriage & family | Requires a 48 hour waiting period between the application for a marriage license and the ceremony | ![]() |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Provide for biennial legislative sessions and a biennial budget |
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748,030 (64%) |
417,134 (36%) |
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Question 2 | Provide free public taxicab stands in cities and towns that accept the terms |
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664,762 (52%) |
614,487 (48%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposal No. 1 | Establish four-year terms for the county clerk, county prosecuting attorney, county sheriff, county treasurer, and county register of deeds |
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414,832 (32%) |
872,057 (68%) |
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Proposal No. 2 | Establish the non-partisan appointment and nomination process for supreme court justices and establish the term of supreme court justices as eight years |
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504,904 (40%) |
745,312 (60%) |
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Proposal No. 3 | Require gas and license plate taxes be used for roads |
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813,289 (61%) |
529,859 (39%) |
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Proposal No. 4 | Create the State Department of Public Assistance to manage welfare and relief matters |
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497,569 (46%) |
572,756 (54%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Property | Authorizes the legislature to exchange state public lands for federal lands | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gov't Acc | Changes requirements for publishing charter amendments | ![]() |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Salaries | Increase the compensation for General Assembly members |
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336,769 (38%) |
560,500 (62%) |
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Amendment 2 | Executive officials | Allow the State Treasurer to be re-elected as their own successor |
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288,457 (33%) |
590,951 (67%) |
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Amendment 3 | Judiciary; Taxes; Healthcare facility | Authorize the county courts to levy special tax to fund county hospitals |
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303,602 (35%) |
567,337 (65%) |
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Amendment 4 | Public assistance; Taxes | Establish a pension for people over 65 years of age |
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689,423 (68%) |
321,481 (32%) |
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Amendment 6 | Legislature; Taxes; Transportation | Establish a motor fuel tax and assign authority to General Assembly and State Highway Commission |
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490,622 (48%) |
536,675 (52%) |
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Amendment 7 | Legislature | Enact various legislative changes, including redistricting, lawmaker qualifications and compensation, bond issuance, revenue allocation for schools and state parks, rural road expansion, public pensions, and initiative and referendum provisions with exceptions for legislative emergencies |
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242,431 (28%) |
628,454 (72%) |
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Amendment 8 | Education; Taxes; Bonds | Reform tax assessment, allocate bond funds, eliminate local property taxes on motor vehicles, and establish a state-maintained school system |
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226,044 (26%) |
629,351 (74%) |
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Amendment 9 | Law enforcement; Local government | Allow sheriffs and coroners to succeed themselves in office |
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317,134 (36%) |
561,077 (64%) |
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Proposition 5 | Taxes; Transportation | Repeal statues relating to the motor vehicle fuel tax, and enacting legislation to levy a $0.03 motor vehicle fuel tax to fund the construction of the State Highway system |
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245,195 (27%) |
664,150 (73%) |
Montana
See also: Montana 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Term limits | Determines terms of office for county officers | ![]()
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LRCA | Amendment 2 | Education | Provides for the investment of the public school permanent fund | ![]() |
VR | IR-40 | Alcohol | Regulates, licenses and authorizes the sale of liquor at retail establishments | ![]() |
CISS | I-41 | Transportation | Authorizes the issuance of debentures for the state highway fund | ![]() |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | Amendment 1 | Gambling | Licenses slot machines | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Banking | Fixes individual liability of stockholders in banking institutions | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | State exec | Reduces the number of elective state executive officers | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Admin of gov't | Provides that the superintendent of public instruction be a member of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Admin of gov't | Changes the membership of the Board of Pardons | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 6 | State exec | Authorizes the recall of state executive officers | ![]() |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 2 | Hunting | Establish state-funded bounties for eradicating predatory animals. |
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13,483 (41%) |
19,392 (59%) |
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Question 1 | Education; Taxes | Remove constitutional limits on state taxes for public schools and the university and eliminate language on school district responsibilities. |
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16,346 (51%) |
15,741 (49%) |
New Hampshire
See also: New Hampshire 1938 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CCR | Question 1 | Elections | Shall absentee voting be permitted? | ![]() |
CCR | Question 2 | Taxes | Shall motor vehicle revenues be used solely for highway purposes? | ![]() |
CCR | Question 3 | Con Language | Shall the legislature define the word pauper as it is used in the constitution? | ![]() |
CCR | Question 4 | Taxes | Shall the legislature be permitted to levy certain taxes? | ![]()
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New York
See also: New York 1938 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Con Convention | Relates to an amendment submitted to the Constitution by the Constitutional Convention | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Admin of Gov't | Relates to increasing the terms of state senators from two to four years | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Transportation | Eliminates railroad grade crossings | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | Housing | Authorizes a state debt for low-rent housing and slum clearance | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | Judiciary | Relates to the amendment of a judiciary article | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 6 | Labor | Relates to the rights of labor and fixing wages on public works projects | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 7 | Direct Democracy | Prohibits voting by any system of proportional representation | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 8 | Welfare | Permits the use of state money and credit for social welfare | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 9 | Transportation | Relates to the exclusion of $315 million from the debt limit of NYC for the unification of transit facilities | ![]() |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Term limits | Increases terms of office for sheriffs and coroners | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin of gov't | Establishes a Department of Justice | ![]() |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1938 ballot measures
June 28
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | County Government Management Referendum | Local Gov't | Deals with a manager plan of county government | ![]() |
LRCA | County Officers Election Terms Referendum | Local Gov't | Deals with the election terms for county officials | ![]() |
VR | Dancing and Liquor Sales Referendum | Alcohol | Prohibits dancing where liquor is sold | ![]() |
LRCA | School & Public Land Sales Referendum | Admin of Gov't | Regulates the sale of school and public lands | ![]() |
CICA | Legislators and State Employment Initiative | Legislature | Prohibits members of the state legislature from accepting state employment during their terms of office | ![]() |
CICA | Tax Commissioner Election Initiative | Elections | Establishes election of the Tax Commissioner in 1940 on the no-party ballot | ![]() |
CICA | Public Funds in State Treasury Initiative | Bonds | Clarifies which public funds are to be deposited in the state Treasury | ![]() |
CICA | Board of Higher Education Initiative | Education | Creates a Board of Higher Education | ![]() |
CISS | Abolishing Regulatory Department Initiative | Admin of Gov't | Abolishes the Regulatory Department | ![]() |
CISS | Civil Service Initiative | Civil Service | Creates a state civil service for state employees | ![]() |
CISS | County Bond Rules Initiative | Bonds | Creates rules governing transactions in county securities | ![]() |
CISS | Legal Interest Rates Initiative | Business | Reduces the legal rate of interest | ![]() |
CISS | Municipal Appointments Initiative | Local Gov't | Creates commission to appoint city and village officials | ![]() |
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | Repeal Liquor Control Initiative | Alcohol | Repeals of the Liquor Control Act of November 1936 | ![]() |
CISS | Old Age Pensions Initiative | Welfare | Provides minimum pension under state old age assistance | ![]() |
VR | Volume-Based License Fees for Creameries Referendum | Taxes | Provides for volume-based license fees for creameries | ![]() |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Judicial Appointment Initiative | Provide for the original appointment of judges to the supreme court and establishing a method for voters to adopt or rescind appointment procedures for lower courts |
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621,011 (33%) |
1,237,443 (67%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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State Question 205 | Utilities; Local government | Allow public bodies, including rural utility districts, to assume revenue debt, issue certificates, mortgage property, and set rates with election approval. |
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98,216 (27%) |
266,893 (73%) |
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State Question 216 | Gambling | Repeal slot machine bans, redefine vending and pin machines, and legalize them with a state licensing fee system. |
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98,360 (26%) |
280,284 (74%) |
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State Question 236 | Taxes | Grant the Oklahoma Tax Commission authority to regulate oleomargarine sales and allocate 95% of taxes to common schools. |
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184,619 (46%) |
215,799 (54%) |
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State Question 238 | Administration; Fossil fuels | Designate the Oklahoma Tax Commissioner as State Oil Inspector and authorize the appointment of Deputy Oil Inspectors. |
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99,163 (28%) |
259,240 (72%) |
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State Question 242 | Labor | Authorize the legislature to provide retirement, death, and disability benefits for teachers and employees in public schools, colleges, and universities. |
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183,997 (46%) |
218,945 (54%) |
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State Question 243 | Legislature; Salaries; Redistricting | Establish a 77-member House and a 34-member Senate, set annual salaries for legislators up to $2,400, and require reapportionment every 10 years. |
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92,264 (26%) |
256,745 (74%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Legislature | Extend the period for the governor to review and approve or veto bills from five to twenty days. |
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233,384 (71%) |
93,752 (29%) |
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Measure Nos. 302-303 | Banking | Repeal the bank stockholders double liability, making each stockholder individually liable to depositors. |
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133,525 (45%) |
165,797 (55%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Salaries | Set state legislators' daily compensation at no more than $8 for up to 50 days during regular sessions and 10 cents per mile traveled to and from meeting place. |
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149,356 (47%) |
169,131 (53%) |
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Measure Nos. 306-307 | Family | Require medical examinations and certification of all marriage license applicants. |
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277,099 (81%) |
66,484 (19%) |
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Measure Nos. 308-309 | Law enforcement; Gambling | Prohibit slot machines and require sheriffs to seize any such machine and, upon recognition by a court, destroy the machine. |
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204,561 (62%) |
126,580 (38%) |
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Measure Nos. 310-311 | Gambling | Ban all games of chance and provide punishments for violations. |
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197,912 (61%) |
129,043 (39%) |
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Measure Nos. 312-313 | Federal issues | Call for a constitutional convention to consider an amendment to the U.S. Constitution implementing the Townsend Plan. |
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183,781 (55%) |
149,711 (45%) |
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Measure Nos. 314-315 | Public assistance; Taxes | Implement a two percent transaction tax to create a fund for monthly payments to unemployed individuals over the age of 65. |
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112,172 (34%) |
219,557 (66%) |
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Measure Nos. 316-317 | Labor | Define “labor dispute” as a controversy between employer and employees and restrict revenues of collective bargaining organizations. |
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197,771 (57%) |
148,460 (43%) |
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Measure Nos. 318-319 | Water | Declare the preservation of rivers, streams, lakes and watersheds for public health and wildlife and create the state sanitary authority. |
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247,685 (77%) |
75,295 (23%) |
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Measure Nos. 322-323 | Alcohol; Business | Prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor by entities other than the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. |
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118,282 (35%) |
222,221 (65%) |
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Measure Nos. 324-325 | Gambling | Legalize certain lotteries and other forms of gambling and authorize the state to exclusively license them. |
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141,792 (44%) |
180,329 (56%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1938 ballot measures
November 8
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Legislature Membership | Legislature | Increases the membership of the legislature | ![]() |
VR | Unemployment Compensation Commission | Admin of gov't | Abolishes the Unemployment Compensation Commission | ![]() |
Texas
See also: Texas 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 1 | Administration | Eliminate outdated language from state official oaths, mandating a pledge to "preserve, protect, and defend" federal and state laws and constitutions |
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89,899 (56%) |
71,753 (44%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1938 ballot measures
November 8, 1938
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Initiative 126 | Education; Elections | Provide for the establishment of nonpartisan nominations and elections for school superintendents. |
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293,202 (66%) |
153,142 (34%) |
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Initiative 129 | Taxes; Property | Provide for a limit of 40 mills on the aggregate annual tax levy on real and personal property |
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340,296 (69%) |
149,534 (31%) |
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Initiative 130 | Labor | Require a majority vote by employees to start a strike and the submission of written demands to employers, and provide penalties for violators. |
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268,848 (48%) |
295,431 (52%) |
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SJR 5 | Taxes | Provide that the constitution does not prevent a graduated net income tax law. |
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141,375 (33%) |
285,946 (67%) |
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