1926 ballot measures
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This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1926.
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
Arizona
See also: Arizona 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 100-101 | Executive official term limits | Enact two-year consecutive term limits on state officials not including members of the judiciary or legislature |  | 23,401 (45%) | 28,299 (55%) | |
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Business regulations; Agriculture policy | Provide for the modification of livestock and meat inspection codes | | 9,184 (20%) | 35,642 (80%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Hunting regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations | Repeal the 1913 State Game and Fish Law | | 22,058 (44%) | 28,317 (56%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Taxes; Transportation | Provide for the levy of taxes and issuance of bonds to finance the State Highway Department | | 8,423 (17%) | 40,622 (83%) | |
| Measure Nos. 306-307 | Transportation; Administration of government | Provide for the creation of a Motor Vehicle Department and reduction of taxes on automobiles | | 11,081 (21%) | 41,494 (79%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1926 ballot measures
October 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act 1 | Election administration and governance |
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| Amendment 11 | Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements | The measure implemented a one dollar poll tax and allocated revenue from the poll tax to education. |
| 97,502 (70%) | 40,837 (30%) | |
| Amendment 12 | Taxes; Agriculture policy | The measure exempted capital investment in cotton mills from taxation for seven years. |
| 102,044 (76%) | 31,661 (24%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State legislative authority |
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California
See also: California 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $20,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms or homes and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 705,398 (76%) | 219,230 (24%) | |
| Proposition 10 | Bond issues | Allow for bonds of up to $8,500,000 for the completion and equipment of state buildings and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 650,282 (68%) | 311,619 (32%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Education; Taxes | Exempt the property of any non-profit secondary educational institution that is accredited to the University of California from taxation. | | 343,526 (36%) | 614,659 (64%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Taxes; Veterans policy | Extend tax exemptions for veterans. |
| 482,525 (51%) | 468,643 (49%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Absentee and mail voting; Citizenship voting requirements | Allow individuals who are absent from their precincts due to injury, necessary travel, or government service to vote by absentee ballot |
| 550,676 (64%) | 308,061 (36%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Business regulations | Require that any increase in corporate indebtedness be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the amount in value of the stock. |
| 427,086 (55%) | 345,694 (45%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Education; Administration of government | Allow the legislature to provide for the incorporation and organization of school districts, high school districts, and junior college districts. |
| 455,088 (57%) | 344,103 (43%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Salaries of government officials; State judiciary | Require the state pay $3,000 of the salaries of Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, and Superior Court judges and the county pay the rest. | | 435,163 (50%) | 439,471 (50%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Religion in public schools | Allow public schools to purchase and use the Holy Bible, provided that no student is forced to read the Bible | | 439,210 (43%) | 571,934 (57%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Utility policy; Administrative organization; Bond issues | Create a board appointed by the governor to distribute water and electric energy and allow for the issuance of bonds for the board. | | 253,019 (27%) | 671,053 (73%) | |
| Proposition 19 | State judiciary; Public employee retirement funds | Provide for pensions of half their last salary for certain judges. | | 286,147 (31%) | 634,311 (69%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Transportation; Taxes | Establish taxation on vehicles and trucks using public highways. |
| 751,379 (78%) | 211,618 (22%) | |
| Proposition 20 | Redistricting policy | Create a reapportionment commission to provide for reapportionment when the legislature failed to do so in the first session following a census. | | 319,456 (39%) | 492,923 (61%) | |
| Proposition 21 | County and municipal governance; Elections and campaigns | Establish procedures for when two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are submitted at the same election to voters. |
| 391,614 (53%) | 352,137 (47%) | |
| Proposition 22 | Forestry and timber; Property tax exemptions | Exempt from taxation immature forest trees planted on certain lands. |
| 619,062 (69%) | 276,473 (31%) | |
| Proposition 23 | Elections and campaigns | Establish procedures for voting for nonpartisan offices and for offices with more than one position to be filled. |
| 595,413 (74%) | 210,915 (26%) | |
| Proposition 24 | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Water irrigation policy | Authorize irrigation districts to acquire stock of corporations owning water rights, waterworks, franchises, and concessions. |
| 387,905 (52%) | 351,785 (48%) | |
| Proposition 25 | Property; Taxes | Declare that all property used exclusively for the burial of the human dead be exempt from taxation and local assessment. |
| 540,367 (65%) | 292,134 (35%) | |
| Proposition 26 | Civil and criminal trials; State judiciary | Establish the abilities of appellate courts to ascertain facts from evidence. |
| 521,858 (69%) | 230,284 (31%) | |
| Proposition 27 | State judiciary; Administration of government | Create a judicial council to regulate court practices and procedures. |
| 468,750 (65%) | 256,252 (35%) | |
| Proposition 28 | State legislative elections; Redistricting policy | Divide the state legislature into senatorial and assembly districts following each federal census and create a Reapportionment Commission. |
| 437,003 (55%) | 363,208 (45%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Food policy; Food and beverage taxes; Business regulations | Add more regulations to the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine and establish a tax on oleomargarine. | | 287,703 (28%) | 749,640 (72%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes; Transportation | Require every distributor of gasoline to pay a license tax of one cent per gallon, in addition to the current two cent license tax. | | 499,415 (48%) | 539,343 (52%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures | Establish the salary of the Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, and Surveyor, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction. | | 360,656 (39%) | 554,848 (61%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Gambling policy | Regulate and license horse racing and pari-mutuel betting within the racetrack enclosure. | | 362,299 (35%) | 661,367 (65%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Transportation; Taxes | Reduce the tax on short-line steam railroads from 7% to 5.25% of gross receipts. |
| 643,993 (73%) | 236,104 (27%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Transportation; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | Classify highways as primary or secondary, enumerate the primary highways, and allocate $5 million annually for 12 years for highways. | | 337,906 (36%) | 611,638 (64%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Federal government issues; Alcohol laws | Repeal the Wright Act of 1922, which enforced alcohol prohibition, as provided for by the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. | | 502,258 (47%) | 565,875 (53%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 1 | State legislative authority; Salaries of government officials | Authorize the legislature to fix the salaries of the Governor, Secretary, and Supreme and District Court judges. | | 95,625 (48%) | 104,709 (52%) | |
| Measure 2 | Salaries of government officials; State legislative authority | Authorize the legislature to classify counties by population and set standardized fee schedules for county and precinct officers. | | 60,086 (34%) | 118,284 (66%) | |
| Measure 3 | Transportation taxes and fees; Vehicle and driver regulations; Property taxes | Authorize the legislature to require motor vehicle registration fees in lieu of ad valorem property tax on such vehicles. | | 68,459 (34%) | 134,292 (66%) | |
| Measure 5 | State legislative authority; Alcohol laws; Business regulations | Authorize the legislature to regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of intoxicating liquors through the state for personal or domestic use. | | 107,749 (41%) | 154,672 (59%) | |
| Measure 6 | Healthcare governance | Permit out-of-state licensed dentists to receive a Colorado dental license without additional examination. | | 56,433 (24%) | 182,816 (76%) | |
| Measure 7 | Utility policy; Administrative organization; Administrative powers and rulemaking | Create a state Public Utilities Commission with exclusive power to regulate all in-state public utilities except municipal utilities and irrigation water systems. | | 35,137 (18%) | 161,372 (82%) | |
| Measure 8 | Sales taxes; Transportation taxes and fees; Fuel taxes; Public transportation | Implement petroleum sales tax and graduated vehicle registration fees to fund paving and improving state highways. | | 81,762 (36%) | 145,482 (64%) |
Florida
See also: Florida 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County School Funds Amendment | Local government finance and taxes; Public education funding; Restricted-use funds | Define the revenue sources for the County School Fund |
| 26,401 (63%) | 15,662 (37%) | |
| State Supreme Court Chief Justice Amendment | State judiciary structure; State judicial selection | Provide for the selection and term of the Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court |
| 20,068 (63%) | 11,621 (37%) | |
| Use of Property by Foreigners Amendment | Land use and development policy; Constitutional rights | Revise provisions relating to the rights of foreigners to own and use property |
| 18,547 (58%) | 13,668 (42%) |
Georgia
See also: Georgia 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Administrative organization; Healthcare | Allow the collection and preservation of birth, death, disease, and health records |
| 33,888 (89%) | 4,119 (11%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Hydroelectric energy; Bond issues | Authorize Crisp County to increase its bonded indebtedness for hydroelectric power purposes |
| 21,226 (65%) | 11,239 (35%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Salaries of government officials | Allow additional compensation for judges in Muscogee County |
| 25,985 (79%) | 6,924 (21%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Highways and bridges | Allow the construction and maintenance of a public highway system |
| 26,996 (82%) | 5,967 (18%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Public education funding | Allow $3.5 million to fund public school teacher salaries |
| 27,288 (81%) | 6,416 (19%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Highways and bridges; Bond issues | Authorize Chatham County to issue bonds to pave a road to Tybee Island |
| 27,249 (83%) | 5,407 (17%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Public education funding; Property taxes | Authorize taxes for education in counties with cities with populations higher than 200,000 |
| 27,122 (83%) | 5,591 (17%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Public education funding; Bond issues | Authorize McIntosh County to increase its bonded indebtedness for educational purposes |
| 27,854 (84%) | 5,203 (16%) | |
| Amendment 9 | Bond issues; Higher education funding | Authorize Lowndes County, the City of Valdosta, or both to increase bonded debt to support the creation, operation, or funding of a college educational institution |
| 27,393 (84%) | 5,391 (16%) |
Idaho
See also: Idaho 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 7 | Administration of government; Salaries of government officials | | 21,320 (47%) | 23,677 (53%) |
Illinois
See also: Illinois 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Amendment Question | Alcohol laws | This advisory measure proposed modifying the federal act enforcing the 18th amendment. |
| 840,631 (60%) | 556,592 (40%) | |
| Canal Lease Question | Public land policy | It proposed the lease of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it was not adopted because, at the time of the vote, Illinois required that a measure receive approval from a majority of those voting in the election to be adopted. This measure did not meet that standard. | | 808,718 (66%) | 417,039 (34%) | |
| Revenue Amendment | Taxes | It proposed to modify the power of the legislature to levy taxes on personal property and income.Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because at the time of the vote Illinois required that amendments receive a vote of more than 50 percent of those voting in the election. There were 1,912,706 voters in this election, requiring at least 956,354 “yes” votes for the measure to pass. | | 651,768 (58%) | 476,455 (42%) |
Iowa
See also: Iowa 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State legislatures measures; Constitutional rights | The measure removed the word "male" from Section 4 of Article III of the Iowa Constitution, relating to legislator qualifications. |
| 239,999 (64%) | 133,929 (36%) |
Maine
See also: Maine 1926 ballot measures
September 13
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Fund Uses Amendment | State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | | 65,349 (41%) | 94,148 (59%) |
Maryland
See also: Maryland 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Salaries of government officials |
| 84,968 (56%) | 68,098 (44%) |
Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Local government organization; Local government officials and elections | Allow for a representative town meeting form of government in towns with more than 6,000 residents |
| 394,538 (71%) | 160,837 (29%) | |
| Question 2 | Civil service; Veterans policy | Add points to civil service exam scores of veterans | | 352,796 (48%) | 381,895 (52%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for Members of the Legislature Amendment | Salaries of government officials | Set the compensation rate for members of the legislature | | 189,739 (40%) | 279,241 (60%) | |
| Condemnation of Excess Property for Road Improvements Amendment | Highways and bridges; Debt limits; Eminent domain policy; Bond issue requirements | Allow municipalities to take excess property when condemning property for road improvements | | 204,859 (47%) | 231,672 (53%) | |
| Constitutional Convention Question | State constitutional conventions | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution | | 119,491 (30%) | 285,252 (70%) | |
| Creation of Metropolitan Districts Amendment | Local government organization | Establish provisions for the creation of metropolitan districts | | 207,993 (48%) | 229,314 (52%) | |
| Office of County Sheriff Amendment | Local government officials and elections; Law enforcement officers and departments | Establish the term and duty of the office of county sheriff |
| 278,329 (56%) | 216,463 (44%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State judiciary structure | Fix the number of justices on the state supreme court to one chief justice and six associate justices | | 331,964 (69%) | 148,784 (31%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Forestry and timber; State legislative authority; Parks, land, and natural area conservation | Authorize the enactment of laws promoting forestation and reforestation of public and private lands |
| 383,003 (75%) | 127,592 (25%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State legislative authority; Business regulations | Authorize the legislature to limit the liability of stockholders in corporations | | 323,322 (70%) | 140,422 (30%) |
Missouri
See also: Missouri 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Workers' compensation laws | Refer the Workmen's Compensation law that provided compensation to injured workers, defined the rights of injured workers and determining the amount of compensation, and established a Commission to administer the law | | 160,645 (21%) | 612,392 (79%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Public employee retirement funds; Law enforcement officers and departments | Authorize legislation allowing cities establish a pension system for police officer and their families |
| 523,634 (65%) | 277,450 (35%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Alcohol laws | Repeal laws that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and possession of alcohol | | 294,388 (34%) | 569,931 (66%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Workers' compensation laws | Enact a new Workmen's Compensation system, establishing rights, liabilities, compensation methods, an oversight commission, and repealing the existing law |
| 561,898 (69%) | 251,882 (31%) |
Montana
See also: Montana 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Taxes; Storm infrastructure; Agriculture policy; Insurance policy | | 54,387 (45%) | 67,700 (55%) | |
| I-30 | Alcohol laws |
| 83,231 (53%) | 72,982 (47%) | |
| I-31 | Transportation; Taxes |
| 114,763 (73%) | 42,232 (27%) | |
| R-29 | Taxes; Public education funding | | 53,143 (38%) | 86,897 (62%) |
Nevada
See also: Nevada 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | State legislative authority | Prohibit the legislature from passing local or special laws on courts, taxes, elections, and infrastructure. |
| 13,554 (69%) | 5,963 (31%) | |
| Question 2 | State constitutional conventions | Apply to Congress to call a constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition amendment. |
| 18,131 (77%) | 5,352 (23%) | |
| Question 3 | Alcohol laws | Affirm that constitutional prohibition failed to abolish liquor traffic abuses. |
| 17,332 (76%) | 5,607 (24%) |
North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Returns for State Executive Officers Amendment | Election administration and governance | Require election returns for state executive officers to be sealed, transmitted, canvassed, and declared |
| 47,618 (66%) | 24,800 (34%) | |
| Veterans' Loan Bonds Referendum | Veterans policy; Bond issues | Authorize $2 million in bonds to be loaned to World War veterans to purchase homes. |
| 65,951 (72%) | 26,084 (28%) |
North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1926 ballot measures
June 30
| Type | Title | Subject | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline Tax Initiative | Taxes |
| 65,813 (53%) | 57,374 (47%) | |
| Per Diem Legislature Amendment | Salaries of government officials | | 48,719 (36%) | 86,883 (64%) | |
| Tenure of Railroad Commissioners Amendment | Executive official term limits |
| 69,214 (53%) | 61,235 (47%) |
Ohio
See also: Ohio 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination of the Compulsory Primary Election for Delegates Initiative | Elections and campaigns | Eliminate the compulsory primary election for delegates to national political party conventions. | | 405,152 (35%) | 743,313 (65%) |
August 10
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Property Tax Assessments for Public Improvement Projects Amendment | County and municipal governance; Taxes; Public economic investment policy; Property | Authorize municipalities to adjust assessments on property that benefits from public improvements to pay for public improvements. | | 234,754 (40%) | 352,301 (60%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 135 | Business regulations; Prison work regulations | Repeal House Bill No. 369 to maintain the requirement that convict-made goods be labeled as such, preserving the "Convict Label Law." | | 102,660 (35%) | 192,484 (65%) | |
| State Question 137 | Education | Veto Senate Bill No. 54, retaining the Free Textbook Law as enacted by the Ninth Legislature. | | 120,210 (39%) | 187,369 (61%) | |
| State Question 138 | Mineral resources; Property taxes; Fossil fuel energy | Establish a method to determine the average annual ad valorem tax rate as the basis for gross production tax rates on oil, gas, and minerals. | | 72,652 (25%) | 220,382 (75%) | |
| State Question 139 | Bond issues | Require future state bonds to be repaid in equal annual installments starting at least three years after issuance, sold through advertised sales to the lowest bidder at or above par. | | 114,479 (41%) | 165,288 (59%) | |
| State Question 144 | Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures | Increase legislators' compensation to $10 per day, limit sessions to 90 days, provide 10 cents per mile for travel, and prohibit bills after the 60th day unless recommended by the Governor. | | 54,007 (18%) | 251,332 (82%) | |
| State Question 145 | Taxes; Education | Create a Special Tax Apportionment Fund for schools, funded by a state levy exceeding constitutional limits to provide $15–$16 per pupil annually. | | 105,588 (31%) | 233,625 (69%) | |
| State Question 146 | State constitutional conventions | Call a Constitutional Convention in November 1927 to amend, revise, or propose a new Oklahoma Constitution. | | 47,510 (16%) | 241,040 (84%) |
August 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 141 | Taxes | Prohibit unauthorized tax levies, establish a process to void illegal levies, set time limits on contests, and require refunds for unconstitutional levies. |
| 182,012 (73%) | 68,975 (27%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Bond issues; County and municipal governance | Authorize Klamath County, with majority vote, to issue bonds equal to the amount of warrants owed. |
| 81,954 (55%) | 68,128 (45%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Taxes | Permit the Board of Directors of the Portland School District to levy a tax up to $900,000 beyond the six percent constitutional limit. | | 54,624 (36%) | 99,125 (64%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Constitutional wording changes; Race and ethnicity issues | Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No free negro or mulatto, not residing in this state at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall come, reside, or be within this state, or hold any real estate, or make any contracts, or maintain any suit therein" |
| 108,332 (63%) | 64,954 (37%) | |
| Measure Nos. 306-307 | Taxes | Prohibit state tax on inheritances or incomes. | | 59,442 (33%) | 121,973 (67%) | |
| Measure Nos. 308-309 | Education | Establish a normal school in Seaside, Clatsop County, Oregon, known as “The Western Oregon Normal School and College.” | | 47,878 (28%) | 124,811 (72%) | |
| Measure Nos. 310-311 | Education | Establish a state normal school in one of the state’s eastern counties, known as “The Eastern Oregon State Normal School.” |
| 101,327 (56%) | 80,084 (44%) | |
| Measure Nos. 312-313 | Recall process | Fill recalled officials' resulting vacancy immediately instead of requiring two votes at the same recall election. |
| 100,324 (62%) | 61,307 (38%) | |
| Measure Nos. 314-315 | Taxes; County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Authorize Curry County, upon county voters’ approval, to issue bonds or levy taxes to pay the county’s warrants. |
| 78,823 (56%) | 61,472 (44%) | |
| Measure Nos. 316-317 | Elections and campaigns | Authorize the governor to make appointments to fill official vacancies until the next general election. |
| 100,397 (65%) | 54,474 (35%) | |
| Measure Nos. 318-319 | County and municipal governance; Bond issues | Authorize Klamath County and Clackamas County to issue bonds, upon approval of county voters, to pay the counties’ warrants. |
| 75,229 (55%) | 61,718 (45%) | |
| Measure Nos. 320-321 | Healthcare facility funding | Provide for the establishment, construction, equipment, maintenance, and operation of a tuberculosis hospital east of the Cascade Mountains. |
| 131,296 (73%) | 48,490 (27%) | |
| Measure Nos. 322-323 | Taxes; Tobacco laws | Require retailers to pay an excise tax on the sale of tobacco smoking products. | | 62,254 (34%) | 123,208 (66%) | |
| Measure Nos. 324-325 | Taxes; Transportation | Levy a license tax on vehicles using public highways to transport for business purposes, appropriating revenues for highways. |
| 99,746 (56%) | 78,685 (44%) | |
| Measure Nos. 326-327 | Taxes | Appropriate 10% of state board and commission revenues from fees, licenses, and taxes to the state general fund. | | 46,389 (32%) | 97,460 (68%) | |
| Measure Nos. 328-329 | Income taxes; Property taxes | Levy an annual progressive or graduated income tax and allow for property tax deductions. | | 50,199 (29%) | 122,512 (71%) | |
| Measure Nos. 330-331 | Transportation; Taxes | Require an annual operating license fee for commercial busses and trucks on public highways, appropriating revenues to public highways. | | 76,164 (45%) | 94,533 (55%) | |
| Measure Nos. 332-333 | Fisheries and fishing regulations | Prohibit the use of fish wheels, traps, seines, and gills nets of more than 250 fathoms to catching fish in the Columbia River. |
| 102,119 (58%) | 73,086 (42%) | |
| Measure Nos. 334-335 | Taxes | Implement an annual progressive or graduated state income tax for individuals and corporations in the state. | | 83,991 (47%) | 93,997 (53%) | |
| Measure Nos. 336-337 | Water irrigation policy; Administrative organization; Hydroelectric energy; Revenue allocation | Create the Oregon Water and Power Board with the authority to conserve, develop, and distribute electric energy and water. | | 35,313 (19%) | 147,092 (81%) |
South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment A | Salaries of government officials | Increase the salaries of state officials, and prohibit certain current expense allowances for state officers | | 55,670 (32%) | 117,866 (68%) | |
| Referred Law 1 | Banking policy; Business regulations; Restricted-use funds | Repeal depositors guarantee fund | | 79,823 (45%) | 95,830 (55%) |
Texas
See also: Texas 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Administration of government | Permit members of the National Guard, National Guard Reserve, Officers Reserved Corps, and Organized Reserves to hold state or federal offices |
| 78,490 (57%) | 58,574 (43%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Education; State legislatures measures | Eliminate the legislature's power to create school districts by special law |
| 79,289 (61%) | 51,487 (39%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Administrative organization; Corrections governance | Abolish the board of prison commissioners and provide for prison supervision and maintenance by statutory law |
| 85,682 (64%) | 47,941 (36%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Property; Taxes | Provide for taxation on all agricultural and grazing school land to the same extent as privately owned land |
| 91,528 (67%) | 44,360 (33%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment to Article II Sec. 23 | Salaries of government officials | Compensate legislators $300 annually and 10 cents for every mile traveled to and from legislature meetings. | | 75,329 (39%) | 120,158 (61%) | |
| Amendment to Article XXVIII | Forestry and timber; Property taxes | Provide for reassessment and change in taxation of reforested land and the timber products of such lands. | | 87,158 (45%) | 107,524 (55%) |
Wisconsin
See also: Wisconsin 1926 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Recall process | Allow for the recall of elected officials |
| 205,868 (51%) | 201,125 (49%) | |
| Question 2 | Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures | Allow the legislature to set the salary of the governor by law |
| 202,156 (52%) | 188,302 (48%) | |
| Question 3 | Alcohol laws | Allow for the manufacturing and sale of beer with less than 2.75 percent alcohol content |
| 349,443 (66%) | 177,602 (34%) |
Other years
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