1922 ballot measures
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Arizona
See also: Arizona 1922 ballot measures
September 12, 1922
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 100-101 | Budgets | Require all state revenues to be paid into the state treasury and allow for the state debt limit to be increased with approval from voters |
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12,033 (33%) |
24,422 (67%) |
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Measure Nos. 102-103 | Primary elections | Repeal the requirement that the Legislature provide for direct primaries |
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7,774 (23%) |
26,302 (77%) |
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Measure Nos. 104-105 | Elections | Establish that a general election be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1922 and to be held biennially thereafter |
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7,487 (23%) |
25,602 (77%) |
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Measure Nos. 106-107 | Local government; Elections | Require elections for the positions of Sheriff, Recorder, Treasurer, School Superintendent, County Attorney and Assessor and establish four-year terms for each |
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7,796 (24%) |
25,322 (76%) |
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Measure Nos. 108-109 | Administration; Executive officials | Provide for the establishment of the offices of the State Executive Department and requiring a public election for future candidates |
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6,988 (21%) |
25,710 (79%) |
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Measure Nos. 110-111 | Legislature | Provide for the establishment of four-year terms for state legislators |
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7,292 (22%) |
25,659 (78%) |
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Measure Nos. 112-113 | Legislature | Prohibit members of the legislature to be appointed to any civil office of profit during their legislative term |
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6,899 (22%) |
25,095 (78%) |
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Measure Nos. 114-115 | Agriculture; Business | Permit farmers and other persons engaged in agricultural production to form associations for the purpose of handling and marketing |
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13,848 (40%) |
20,559 (60%) |
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 100-101 | Transportation; Bonds | Provide for the issuance of bonds for the paving of a highway from the Hassayampa River to the Colorado River |
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22,130 (47%) |
24,688 (53%) |
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Measure Nos. 102-103 | Education | Provide for the establishment of a uniform public school system |
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14,212 (37%) |
24,062 (63%) |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Fishing; Hunting | Provide for the repeal of the Preservation of Fish and Game Act of 1916 |
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10,555 (31%) |
23,014 (69%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1922 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Personal Property Tax Amendment | Taxes | Provides for a tax on personal property | ![]() |
CICA | Amendment 1 | Direct democracy | Defines initiatives and referendums more completely | ![]() |
CICA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Creates a tax to increase school revenues | ![]() |
California
See also: California 1922 ballot propositions
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Proposition 10 | Make property used by public agencies for public service subject to assessment and taxes in the same manner as private property. |
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258,666 (38%) |
429,668 (62%) |
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Proposition 11 | Declare that public agencies providing public service be a public utility regulated by the State Railroad Commission like private corporations |
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232,079 (36%) |
415,559 (64%) |
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Proposition 12 | Require the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 30 days of each regular session and establish procedure for passage of the budget bill. |
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451,074 (71%) |
183,147 (29%) |
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Proposition 13 | Eliminate the provision prohibiting a change in salaries for Superior Court Judges and have the state pay $3,000 of Superior Court Judges' salaries. |
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290,712 (44%) |
374,163 (56%) |
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Proposition 14 | Authorize legislation for the taxation of notes, debentures, shares of stock, bonds, or mortgages in lieu of property taxes. |
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248,541 (41%) |
352,391 (59%) |
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Proposition 15 | Permit public utilities paying state taxes to deduct any amount paid to other public utilities from gross receipts of operation. |
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197,514 (34%) |
390,309 (66%) |
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Proposition 16 | Create a Board of Chiropractic Examiners to regulate chiropractic practice, with members appointed by the governor. |
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481,600 (59%) |
327,849 (41%) |
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Proposition 17 | Authorize the state or other subdivisions to provide protection against flooding by utilizing any stream outside or partially outside the state. |
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280,759 (44%) |
354,130 (56%) |
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Proposition 18 | Authorize two or more municipalities to control public works that supply public services and establish procedures for establishing such control. |
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310,872 (50%) |
312,131 (50%) |
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Proposition 19 | Create a board to fix rates for water and electrical energy and allow for the issuance of bonds up to $500,000,000 for actions of the board. |
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243,604 (29%) |
597,453 (71%) |
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Proposition 1 | Permit aid for United States Army and Navy veterans to acquire or develop farms or homes and validate the California Veterans' Welfare Bond Act. |
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562,022 (71%) |
226,567 (29%) |
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Proposition 20 | Create a Board of Osteopathic Examiners to carry out the Medical Practice Act of 1913 and other future acts, with members appointed by the governor. |
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439,775 (57%) |
327,819 (43%) |
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Proposition 21 | Prohibit the state legislature from passing any special or local laws that create irrigation, reclamation, drainage, or flood control districts. |
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221,786 (36%) |
387,024 (64%) |
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Proposition 22 | Permit absentee voting for active members of the military who are not at their home precinct at the time of an election. |
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352,882 (51%) |
340,257 (49%) |
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Proposition 23 | Extend permission to deposit public moneys into state banks to political subdivisions aside from the state, counties, and municipalities. |
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351,424 (59%) |
241,778 (41%) |
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Proposition 24 | Prohibit unlicensed persons from acting as an attorney, establish procedures for violations of such law, and provide exceptions to such law. |
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197,905 (26%) |
555,522 (74%) |
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Proposition 25 | Require that a judge pro tempore be approved by the superior court in which he acts prior to trying a case. |
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322,961 (57%) |
245,663 (43%) |
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Proposition 26 | Allow the formation of school districts situated in more than one county and the issuance of bonds by such districts. |
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388,699 (65%) |
210,355 (35%) |
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Proposition 27 | Increase the number of signatures needed to submit initiatives about taxes to 15% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. |
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258,009 (41%) |
378,661 (59%) |
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Proposition 28 | Make illegal the dissection or torture any living person or animal for the purpose of experiment or investigation, except for medical care |
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226,339 (31%) |
514,783 (69%) |
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Proposition 29 | Abolish the existing method of taxation, declare that private property rights apply only to products of labor and not land, and define franchises. |
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124,403 (19%) |
515,590 (81%) |
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Proposition 2 | Declare all acts prohibited by the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution also unlawful in the state of California. |
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445,076 (52%) |
411,133 (48%) |
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Proposition 30 | Give the Railroad Commission exclusive power to grant franchises for railways and motor vehicle transportation for compensation. |
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136,271 (21%) |
499,458 (79%) |
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Proposition 3 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $10,000,000 for helping veterans to purchase farms and houses and establish the terms of such bonds. |
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479,556 (68%) |
220,694 (32%) |
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Proposition 4 | Allow for bonds up to $3,000,000 for carrying out the land settlement act and establish the terms of such bonds. |
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295,122 (49%) |
304,170 (51%) |
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Proposition 5 | Regulate tenement locations and repeal the State Tenement House Act, the State Hotel and Lodging House Act, and the State Dwelling House Act. |
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117,110 (16%) |
635,919 (84%) |
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Proposition 6 | Authorize for the classification of counties by population to regulate the business of issuing insurance policies for real or personal property. |
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209,660 (35%) |
383,165 (65%) |
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Proposition 7 | Exempt $1,000 of property from taxation for those who are residents of California who have been honorably discharged from military service. |
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382,541 (52%) |
358,647 (48%) |
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Proposition 8 | Prohibit incorporated cities from being transferred, annexed, or consolidated with another municipality without the consent of the voters. |
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423,597 (66%) |
214,813 (34%) |
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Proposition 9 | Authorize the creation of boroughs in municipalities through amendments to existing municipal charters and in new charters. |
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321,832 (55%) |
266,953 (45%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CICA | Measure 1 | Bonds | Authorizes bonds for the construction of public highways | ![]() |
CICA | Measure 2 | Utilities | Creates a Public Utilities Commission, prescribes the commission’s powers and duties and defines “public utilities” | ![]() |
CISS | Measure 3 | Redistricting | Revises the apportionment of members of the General Assembly | ![]() |
CICA | Measure 4 | Taxes | Empowers the legislature or people to exempt certain intangibles from ad valorem taxation and to impose an income tax in lieu thereof | ![]() |
CISS | Measure 5 | Animals | Modifies rules related to experimental operations "on humans beings and dumb animals" | ![]() |
ConCon | Measure 6 | Con Con | Calls for a constitutional convention to revise, alter and amend the state constitution | ![]() |
LRCA | Measure 7 | Education | Regards the location and control of higher education institutions | ![]() |
LRCA | Measure 8 | Terms | Mandates four-year terms for certain elected county officials | ![]() |
LRCA | Measure 9 | Terms | Mandates four-year terms for certain elected state officials | ![]() |
LRCA | Measure 10 | Property | Empowers the General Assembly to provide for property rights for non-citizens | ![]() |
Florida
See also: Florida 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Additional Circuit Court Judges Amendment | Allow the Legislature to appoint additional circuit court judges in circuits with a population over 75,000 people |
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21,361 (66%) |
11,222 (34%) |
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Creation of School Districts and Taxes Amendment | Allow for the creation of school districts and the levy of up to a 10 mill school tax in each school district |
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31,952 (77%) |
9,804 (23%) |
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Legislative Districts and Representatives Amendment | Provide for 38 senatorial districts and a system for representatives based on county population |
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14,369 (42%) |
19,771 (58%) |
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Payment of State Officers' Salaries Amendment | Establish that the salaries of state officers be paid monthly |
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26,731 (77%) |
7,766 (23%) |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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AQ | Light Wine and Beer Question | Alcohol | Shall light wines and beer be available for consumption? | ![]() |
LRSS | Soldier's Bonus Question | Veterans | Shall veterans receive a bonus payment from the state? | ![]() |
December 12
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CCR | Proposed New Constitution | Con Language | Shall a new constitution be adopted? | ![]() |
Iowa
See also: Iowa 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRSS | Referendum 1 | Veterans | Relates to soldier bonuses | ![]() |
Maine
See also: Maine 1922 ballot measures
September 11
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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VR | Highway Commission | Admin of Gov't | Creates full-time State Highway Commission | ![]() |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Redistricting | Increases the number of legislative districts in Baltimore | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Legislature | Increases the representation of Baltimore | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 3 | Term limits | Sets term limits for the Comptroller and Treasurer | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 4 | Elections | Provides for quadrennial elections for all state officers | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 5 | Constitutional rights | Provides that creation of public offices shall include women | ![]() |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Amend provisions relating to roll calls in the General Court for the adoption of preambles of emergency laws |
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333,549 (57%) |
252,111 (43%) |
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Question 2 | Revise tort liability for certain organizations |
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300,260 (50%) |
301,205 (50%) |
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Question 3 | Require that all motion pictures displayed publicly be approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety |
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208,252 (27%) |
553,173 (73%) |
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Question 4 | Enact laws for the enforcement of federal prohibition |
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323,964 (43%) |
427,840 (57%) |
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Question 5 | Require the District Attorney be a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth |
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396,623 (58%) |
282,011 (42%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Excess Condemnation for Public Purposes Amendment | Allow the legislature to authorize the municipalities to condemn excess property for certain public purposes |
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204,564 (43%) |
276,304 (57%) |
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Income Tax Amendment | Allow for the enactment of an income tax |
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180,176 (36%) |
320,269 (64%) |
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Incorporation of Ports and Port Districts Amendment | Authorize the legislature to incorporate ports and port districts and give the incorporated ports and port districts the ability to perform internal improvements |
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221,543 (49%) |
230,060 (51%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Agriculture | Establishes a state rural credit system | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Resources | Taxes mining of iron and other ores | ![]() |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment 1 | Salaries | Increase the pay of General Assembly members from $5 per 70 days to $10 per 100 days |
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235,045 (34%) |
454,020 (66%) |
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Amendment 2 | Suffrage | Remove the word "male" from the state constitution's suffrage provision |
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383,499 (56%) |
299,404 (44%) |
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Amendment 3 | Transportation | Authorize the motor vehicle license fees to fund road maintenance from motor vehicle license fees after principal and interest of road bonds is paid |
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484,884 (68%) |
233,379 (32%) |
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Proposition 10 | Judiciary | Refer a law that abolishes the 38 judicial circuit and Sturgeon Court of Common Pleas and creates 34 new judicial circuits |
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247,484 (39%) |
394,637 (61%) |
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Proposition 11 | Labor | Refer a law that establishes a workmen's compensation and creating a commission to administer it |
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288,384 (45%) |
356,001 (55%) |
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Proposition 12 | Education; Local government | Refer a law that established a county school district and a county board of education |
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291,157 (43%) |
381,320 (57%) |
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Proposition 13 | Judiciary; Local government | Refer a law that abolishes township justices of the peace in cities with populations between 100,000 and 300,000 and transfers their pending business to legally designated justices of the peace |
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234,288 (38%) |
386,680 (62%) |
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Proposition 14 | Constitutional wording; Judiciary | Refer article IX, chapter 22, R. S. 1919, and enact a new article setting new eligibility standards, expanding justice court jurisdiction, establishing a presiding justice, requiring bonds, defining duties and powers, and setting salaries |
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232,704 (38%) |
386,663 (62%) |
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Proposition 15 | Local government | Allow county court judges to appoint additional justices of the peace in certain municipalities |
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230,917 (37%) |
386,315 (63%) |
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Proposition 16 | Judiciary; Local government | Abolish the office of constable in certain townships |
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231,601 (38%) |
382,915 (62%) |
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Proposition 17 | Redistricting | Refer a law that divided Missouri into 16 congressional districts |
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240,340 (38%) |
386,522 (62%) |
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Proposition 18 | Labor; Tort law | Establish liability for personal injuries or death caused by another's wrongful act or negligence, replaces contributory negligence with comparative negligence, abolishes the fellow servant rule, limits the assumption of risk defense to jury decisions, holds employers liable for employee injuries caused by coworkers, and repeals the Workman's Compensation Act while regulating related legal proceedings |
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141,149 (20%) |
561,882 (80%) |
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Proposition 19 | Redistricting | Establish the apportionment of the state into Senatorial Districts from the previous United States census |
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227,000 (37%) |
379,615 (63%) |
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Proposition 4 | Administrative organization | Establish a Department of Labor, consolidating the responsibilities and authority of various boards, commissions, and officers into the new department |
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257,987 (40%) |
384,708 (60%) |
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Proposition 5 | Tax administration; Administrative organization | Refer a law that created a State Department of Budget |
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267,241 (42%) |
375,676 (58%) |
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Proposition 6 | Energy | Refer a law that abolished the office of State Inspector of Oils and transferring the authority to the Supervisor of Public Welfare |
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274,530 (42%) |
383,370 (58%) |
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Proposition 7 | Alcohol; Administration | Refer a law that abolished the office of State Beverage Inspector and transferring those duties to the Supervisor of Public Welfare |
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276,641 (43%) |
365,406 (57%) |
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Proposition 8 | Administrative organization | Refer a law that created an office of Supervisor of Public Welfare and transferring the powers of the Food and Drug Commissioner to it |
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262,816 (41%) |
371,812 (59%) |
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Proposition 9 | Agriculture; Administrative organization | Refer a law that created a Department of Agriculture |
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252,060 (40%) |
378,181 (60%) |
Montana
See also: Montana 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Creates county and state boards of equalization | ![]() |
LRCA | Amendment 2 | Local gov't | Authorizes the consolidation of any city and county government | ![]() |
LRSS | R-25 | Veterans | Provides compensation for veterans who served in the war | ![]() |
CISS | I-26 | Gambling | Provides that wagers on livestock may be placed by pari-mutuel machines only | ![]() |
Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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VR | Referendum 1 | Banking | Allows bank employees to decide if more bank charters will be issued | ![]() |
VR | Referendum 2 | Labor | Protects workers from picketers | ![]() |
VR | Referendum 3 | Elections | Repeals part of the direct primary law | ![]() |
VR | Referendum 4 | Elections | Changes voter registration laws | ![]() |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 3 | Family | Establish interlocutory decrees for divorce cases and eliminate short-term divorce decrees. |
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4,877 (27%) |
12,900 (73%) |
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Question 1 | Legislature | Prohibit the legislature from passing certain local or special laws in specified cases. |
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11,159 (68%) |
5,192 (32%) |
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Question 2 | Legislature | Allow county commissioners to appoint same-party legislative replacement in cases of death or resignation. |
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12,756 (76%) |
4,120 (24%) |
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Question 4 | Family | Repeal parts of Nevada’s marriage and divorce laws, including short-term divorce decrees. |
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10,965 (59%) |
7,605 (41%) |
New York
See also: New York 1922 ballot measures
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Judiciary | Relates to increasing the salaries of judges on the court of appeals | ![]() |
LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Gov't Finances | Relates to special city bills | ![]() |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't salaries | Increases the daily salary of state legislators | ![]() |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1922 ballot measures
June 28
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | Initiative | Education | Repeals minimum teacher training and salary standards | ![]() |
CISS | Initiative | Bonds | Raises the limits of bonded indebtedness from 10 million to 20 million | ![]() |
LRCA | Referendum | Constitutional Rights | Changes residency requirements for voting | ![]() |
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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CISS | Initiative | Food and Agri | Creates the office of the state supervisor of grades, weights and measures | ![]() |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Allow Home Consumption of Alcohol Initiative | Allow for personal use of alcohol in homes |
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719,050 (44%) |
908,522 (56%) |
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Debt Limits for Political Subdivisions Initiative | Establish debt limits for political subdivisions. |
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499,203 (42%) |
691,471 (58%) |
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Tax Limitations Initiative | Limit tax rates to 15 mills, allow additional levies with voter approval, and limit the state tax rate to one mill. |
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475,740 (40%) |
720,237 (60%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1922 ballot measures
August 1, 1922
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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State Question 114 | Taxes | Increase the maximum total ad valorem tax levy from 31 mills to 41.5 mills and raise the school district levy from 5 mills to 15 mills to support common schools. |
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136,647 (42%) |
191,180 (58%) |
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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State Question 116 | Veterans | Issue up to $50 million in bonds to fund a bonus for veterans of World War I and create a sinking fund for repayment. |
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255,887 (52%) |
234,909 (48%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Measure Nos. 300-301 | Taxes; Local government | Require an annual tax levy in Linn County until all county warrants are paid. |
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89,177 (61%) |
57,049 (39%) |
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Measure Nos. 302-303 | Taxes; Budgets; Local government | Require an annual tax levy in Linn County and permit the issuance of bonds in Benton County to pay all county warrants. |
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86,547 (62%) |
53,844 (38%) |
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Measure Nos. 304-305 | Taxes; Property | Authorize a single land tax in lieu of all other state taxes |
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39,231 (23%) |
132,021 (77%) |
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Measure Nos. 308-309 | Economic investment; Taxes | Authorize Portland, Oregon to raise $3,000,000 by levying a special tax over three years to hold an exhibition on state resources, commerce, industries and statewide economic advantages. |
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82,837 (46%) |
95,587 (54%) |
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Measure Nos. 314-315 | Education | Require children between eight and sixteen to attend public school with exceptions based on age, health and access to a parent or private teacher |
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115,506 (53%) |
103,685 (47%) |
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Measure Nos. 316-317 | Taxes | Establish a graduated annual income tax |
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54,803 (33%) |
112,197 (67%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1922 ballot measures
November 7
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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LRCA | I&R Signature Requirement Increase | Direct Democracy | Increases necessary petition signatures for initiatives and referendums from 5 to 15 percent of qualified electors | ![]() |
LRCA | Legislative Organization of Counties | Local Gov't | Empowers legislature to organize of new counties, set county seat locations and redraw county lines | ![]() |
LRCA | Assessment on River Drainage Lands | Taxes | Allows for a special assessment on lands subject to river drainage to fund erosion and flooding control | ![]() |
LRCA | State Salaries Set by Legislature | Gov't Salaries | Empowers the legislature to set all state salaries with a two-thirds vote in both chambers | ![]() |
IndISS | State Constabulary Abolition | Law Enforcement | Abolishes the office of state sheriff, deputies and detective service | ![]() |
IndISS | State Hydroelectric Power | Energy | Provides statutory enactment of the state's power to operate hydroelectric power plants and transmission systems | ![]() |
IndISS | State Owned Banks | Banking | Declares the purpose of the state's engagement in banking; establishes the Bank of South Dakota | ![]() |
IndISS | State University Relocation | Education | Relocates the state university from Vermillion to Sioux Falls | ![]() |
IndISS | Sunday Performances Ban | Sunday | Repeals statues regarding theatrical and other performances on Sundays | ![]() |
Washington
See also: Washington 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Amendment to Article II Sec. 23 | Legislature; Salaries | Provide a pay increase for legislators from $5 to $10 for each day in attendance during session. |
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52,621 (25%) |
161,677 (75%) |
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Amendment to Article I Sec. 22 | Law enforcement; Judiciary | Provide the trial for offenses on public transportation to be held in any district through which the transport passed. |
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122,972 (60%) |
81,457 (40%) |
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Amendment to Article VIII Sec. 4 | Budgets | Require payments from state appropriations to be made within one calendar month after the end of the next fiscal biennium. |
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94,746 (52%) |
86,746 (48%) |
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Initiative 40 | Taxes | Repeal the state's poll tax, also known as a head tax |
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193,356 (75%) |
63,494 (25%) |
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Initiative 46 | Education; Taxes | Provide state school fund for $30 per schoolchild and fix a maximum tax levy for school districts. |
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99,150 (40%) |
150,114 (60%) |
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Referendum 12 | Public works | Provide certificates of necessity and and convenience to public service companies where similar services are served by other companies. |
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64,800 (29%) |
154,905 (71%) |
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Referendum 13 | Education; Healthcare | Permit parents to forbid physical examinations of their children and remove school vaccination requirements. |
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96,874 (38%) |
156,113 (62%) |
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Referendum 14 | Voting policy | Provide enforcement of closed primaries and electors to declare party affiliation during voter registration. |
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60,593 (27%) |
164,004 (73%) |
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Referendum 15 | Elections | Provide changes to precinct chairperson powers, candidates nomination process, and party convention guidelines. |
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57,324 (29%) |
140,299 (71%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1922 ballot measures
November 7, 1922
Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Question 1 | Allow sheriffs to have unlimited successive terms |
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161,832 (44%) |
207,585 (56%) |
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Question 2 | Allow the legislature to provide that a valid verdict in civil cases be based on a specific number of votes not less than five-sixths |
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171,433 (52%) |
156,759 (48%) |
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Question 3 | Allow for municipalities to take on debt up to 5 percent of the value of taxable property to fund public utilities |
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105,346 (32%) |
219,693 (68%) |
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