1916 ballot measures
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Arizona
See also:Arizona 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 100-101 | Supermajority;Initiative process | Require that a citizen-initiated ballot measure receive a majority of all votes cast in an election |
| 18,356 (49%) | 18,961 (51%) | |
| Measure Nos. 102-103 | Taxes | Provide for the exemption of taxes on property of educational, charitable, religious associations and institutions, and widows |
| 14,296 (46%) | 16,882 (54%) | |
| Measure Nos. 104-105 | Alcohol | Prohibit the possession and transportation of alcohol within the State of Arizona and provide for the destruction of liquors in violation |
| 28,473 (62%) | 17,379 (38%) | |
| Measure Nos. 106-107 | Legislature;Redistricting | Provide for the election of state representatives by legislative districts and allow for an increase in representatives according to population |
| 15,731 (47%) | 17,921 (53%) | |
| Measure Nos. 108-109 | Alcohol;Local | Allow a minimum of fifteen percent of qualified voters to propose and hold an election on a county exemption to the prohibition of alcohol |
| 13,377 (31%) | 29,934 (69%) | |
| Measure Nos. 110-111 | Business;Labor | Provide for the regulation of hazardous workplace environments and establish schedule of compensation |
| 18,061 (46%) | 21,255 (54%) | |
| Measure Nos. 112-113 | Legislative structure | Provide for the abolishment of the Arizona State Senate |
| 11,631 (34%) | 22,286 (66%) | |
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Death penalty | Provide for the abolishment of the death penalty |
| 18,936 (50%) | 18,784 (50%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Administrative organization | Provide for the establishment of a Department of Labor |
| 13,798 (39%) | 21,492 (61%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Administration | Provide for the establishment of an Office of State Architect and Building |
| 10,010 (28%) | 25,960 (72%) | |
| Measure Nos. 306-307 | Fishing;Hunting | Require a valid license or permit for the possession of game or fish |
| 17,518 (51%) | 16,849 (49%) | |
| Measure Nos. 308-309 | Family | Provide for the legalization and establishment of the requirements for divorce |
| 13,564 (43%) | 18,097 (57%) |
Arkansas
See also:Arkansas 1916 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Amendment 1 | Direct democracy | Defines initiatives and referendums more clearly |  d |
| CICA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Creates a twelve-mill district school tax |  a |
| CISS | Act 1 | Elections | Created new primary laws | a |
California
See also:California 1916 ballot propositions
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Prohibit the manufacture, sale, and possession of alcoholic liquor. |
| 436,639 (45%) | 538,200 (55%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Prohibit the possession, sale, or gift of alcoholic liquor in public places, define "alcoholic liquor", and establish penalties for violations of these laws. |
| 461,039 (48%) | 505,783 (52%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $15 million to complete unfinished parts of the state highway system and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 542,239 (80%) | 137,107 (20%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Amend the Direct Primary Act of 1913 to allow electors to declare partisanship at the polls and establish procedures for those who declare their partisanship. |
| 319,559 (48%) | 349,723 (52%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Establish that all public revenues be raised by taxation on land values only, and exclude the value of improvements. |
| 260,332 (31%) | 576,533 (69%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Make senators and members of the assembly ineligible for any other office or state employment during their term of office. |
| 414,208 (64%) | 230,360 (36%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Allow the state engineering department to determine if bond costs for state highway construction in a county create an unjust burden to said county. |
| 483,151 (76%) | 152,910 (24%) |
Colorado
See also:Colorado 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Measure 1 | Regulation | Regulates the practice of medicine | a |
| CICA | Measure 2 | Civil Service | Places the state civil service in the state constitution | d |
| CICA | Measure 3 | Alcohol | Exempts beer from constitutional limitations on alcohol, thus allowing for the production and consumption of beer | d |
| CISS | Measure 4 | Health Care | Provides for the care and treatment of "insane persons" | a |
| CISS | Measure 5 | Admin of Gov't | Abolishes the State Tax Commission and transfers the commission's duties to the State Board of Equalization | d |
| CISS | Measure 6 | Food & Agri | Regulates the running of livestock at large | d |
| CISS | Measure 7 | Education | Permits the investment of public school funds in certain securities | a |
| ABR | Measure 8 | Con Con | Calls for a state constitutional convention | d |
Florida
See also:Florida 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reapportionment of the Legislature Amendment | Provide for a Senator from each county and a system for the number of representatives for each county based on county population |
| 10,258 (37%) | 17,774 (63%) | |
| Voter Eligibility Amendment | Amend the eligibility rules for the right to vote |
| 10,518 (35%) | 19,688 (65%) | |
| Widows' Tax Exemption Amendment | Create a tax exemption for widows and those disabled by war or misfortune |
| 20,859 (62%) | 12,641 (38%) |
Idaho
See also:Idaho 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | HJR 3 | Property | Permits the sale of one hundred sections of school land | a |
| LRCA | SJR 1 | Alcohol | Prohibits the manufacture and sale of liquor as a beverage | a |
Illinois
See also:Illinois 1916 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Illinois Revenue Amendment | Taxes | Shall the legislature have additional leeway in levying taxes on personal property? | d |
| LRSS | General Banking Amendment | Banking | Shall the general banking law be amended? | a |
Iowa
See also:Iowa 1916 ballot measures
June 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Suffrage | Gives women the right to vote | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Elections | Provides that the 1916 general elections for state and local officers be held on the same day as the presidential election | a |
Maine
See also:Maine 1916 ballot measures
September 11
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Question One | Labor | Limits women and children hours of employment 54 hours per week | a |
| LRSS | Question Two | Transportation | Provides state and county aid to towns for highway bridges construction | a |
Maryland
See also:Maryland 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Alcohol | Raises the question of Prohibition | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gov't Finances | Proposes a budget system for appropriations | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Law enforcement | Sets guidelines for sheriff elections and term limits | a |
Massachusetts
See also:Massachusetts 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | Constitutional conventions | Calls for a state constitutional convention to revise the constitution |
| 217,293 (64%) | 120,979 (36%) | |
| Establish Closed Primary System Measure | Primary elections;Primary elections | Establish a closed primary system |
| 209,624 (58%) | 150,050 (42%) | |
| Establish New Year's Day as a Legal Holiday Measure | Symbols | Establish New Year's Day as a legal holiday |
| 312,678 (73%) | 113,142 (27%) |
Michigan
See also:Michigan 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow Legislative Repeal of Local or Special Acts Without Local Approval | Amend the right to repeal acts of local and special laws of the legislature |
| 283,823 (51%) | 275,701 (49%) | |
| Municipalities' Decisions on the Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment | Allow individual municipalities to decide on the prohibition of alcohol in the municipality |
| 256,272 (40%) | 378,871 (60%) | |
| Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment | Prohibit alcohol, with certain exceptions |
| 353,378 (55%) | 284,754 (45%) | |
| Regulations on Fraternal Benefit Societies Initiative | Establish regulations on fraternal benefit societies |
| 225,220 (39%) | 349,810 (61%) |
Minnesota
See also:Minnesota 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Gov't Finances | Authorizes a fund to improve state school lands | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Education | Authorizes investment of school funds in first mortgages | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Resources | Authorizes the state to mine ore under public waters | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Judiciary | Increases the number of justices of the Supreme Court | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | State exec | Authorizes the governor to cut down items in appropriation bills | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Property | Authorizes condemnation of private lands | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Direct democracy | Establishes initiative and referendum | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Judiciary | Extends terms of probate judges | d |
Missouri
See also:Missouri 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Public assistance | Authorize the General Assembly to create a pension for the blind |
| 385,627 (59%) | 272,908 (41%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Agriculture;Administrative organization;Public land;Banking | Authorize the General Assembly to create a Missouri State Land Bank |
| 296,964 (46%) | 346,443 (54%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Alcohol | Abolish all production, sale, and consumption of alcohol |
| 294,288 (41%) | 416,826 (59%) |
Montana
See also:Montana 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Creates Boards of Equalization for the state and counties | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Exempts nonprofit organizations from taxation | d |
| LRSS | Referendum 1 | Bonds | Issues a bond for a twine factory at the state prison | d |
| LRSS | R-10 | Alcohol | Prohibits the sale and manufacture of alcohol | a |
| CISS | I-11 | Athletics | Establishes an Athletic Commission | d |
Nebraska
See also:Nebraska 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Amendment 1 | Alcohol | Prohibits trafficking of liquor | a |
| CICA | Amendment 2 | Food | Creates the Pure Food Department | d |
New Hampshire
See also:New Hampshire 1916 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABR | Constitutional Convention | Con Convention | Shall a constitutional convention be held? | a |
New York
See also:New York 1916 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Proposition 1 | Bonds | Issues a $10 million bond for the acquisition of land for state park purposes | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Con Convention | Shall the state call a constitutional convention to amend the constitution | d |
North Carolina
See also:North Carolina 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of gov't | Restricts local, private and special legislation | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Trials | Provides emergency judges to prevent trial delays | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Legislature | Prevents special charters to corporations by the general assembly | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Local gov't | Prevents special charters to towns, cities and incorporated villages | a |
North Dakota
See also:North Dakota 1916 ballot measures
November 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Referendum | Alcohol | Defines bootlegging as a crime and its penalties | a |
| LRCA | Referendum | Education | Creates the Dickinson Normal School | a |
| LRCA | Referendum | Healthcare | Creates new "hospital for the insane" | a |
| VR | Referendum | Food & Agri | Creates tax to fund state run terminal elevators | a |
Oklahoma
See also:Oklahoma 1916 ballot measures
August 1, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 81 | Administration;Taxes | Create a State Tax Commission and abolish the State Board of Equalization. |
| 50,656 (26%) | 146,130 (74%) | |
| State Question 82 | Voting requirements | Establish a literacy test for electors, exempting those who served in the U.S. Army or Navy during the Mexican War or in wars with certain Native American tribes. |
| 90,605 (40%) | 133,140 (60%) | |
| State Question 83 | Education;Taxes | Repeal Section 12-a of Article 10, which required taxes from public service corporations in multiple counties to be paid into the common school fund. |
| 76,093 (37%) | 127,525 (63%) | |
| State Question 84 | Judiciary;Salaries | Reduce the salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Court from $3,000 to $2,500 and require the Clerk to be appointed by the Supreme Court. |
| 58,933 (30%) | 134,963 (70%) | |
| State Question 85 | Budgets;Local | Limit the indebtedness of incorporated cities and towns to 5% of the assessed property valuation, plus the amount allowed under Section 26, Article 10. |
| 44,687 (23%) | 147,933 (77%) | |
| State Question 86 | Labor | Authorize the legislature to establish compulsory or elective employer compensation for employees in cases of death or disability. |
| 50,998 (27%) | 139,132 (73%) | |
| State Question 87 | Judiciary | Consolidate the Supreme Court and the Criminal Court of Appeals into a single court known as the "Supreme Court of Oklahoma." |
| 42,896 (22%) | 149,272 (78%) | |
| State Question 88 | Jury rules | Establish jury sizes at eight members in courts of record and six members in county courts and courts not of record. |
| 49,954 (26%) | 142,333 (74%) | |
| State Question 89 | Judiciary | Abolish County Courts and transfer their jurisdiction, including probate matters, to District Courts. |
| 47,194 (23%) | 157,284 (77%) |
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 78 | Elections | Abolish all existing election boards and establish a State Election Board of three members. |
| 147,067 (55%) | 119,602 (45%) | |
| State Question 80 | Elections | Prohibit the legislature from passing laws on voter registration, requiring such laws to be enacted only through the initiative process. |
| 140,366 (55%) | 114,824 (45%) |
Oregon
See also:Oregon 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Executive | Authorize the Governor to veto single items in appropriation bills. |
| 141,773 (73%) | 53,207 (27%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Taxes | Exempt all ships and vessels of fifty tons or more capacity from taxation until January 1, 1935. |
| 119,652 (65%) | 65,410 (35%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Race and ethnicity;Race and suffrage | Repeal language from the Oregon Constitution that said, "No negro, Chinaman or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage" |
| 100,027 (50%) | 100,701 (50%) | |
| Measure Nos. 306-307 | Taxes;Property | Levy taxes on land rent, provide a system of credits for home builders, and ensure exclusive possession of land for every person. |
| 43,390 (22%) | 154,980 (78%) | |
| Measure Nos. 308-309 | Education;Taxes | Levy a one twenty-fifth of a mill property tax to support and maintain a State Normal School at Pendleton, Umatilla County. |
| 96,829 (47%) | 109,523 (53%) | |
| Measure Nos. 310-311 | Vaccinations and disease | Prohibit compulsory vaccination, inoculation, and other similar treatments for the prevention or cure of diseases. |
| 99,745 (50%) | 100,119 (50%) | |
| Measure Nos. 312-313 | Sunday | Repeal the law prohibiting most types of stores from opening on Sundays. |
| 125,836 (57%) | 93,076 (43%) | |
| Measure Nos. 314-315 | Alcohol;Business | Legalize the manufacturing and sale of fermented malt liquors containing four percent or less alcohol. |
| 85,973 (38%) | 140,599 (62%) | |
| Measure Nos. 316-317 | Alcohol;Business | Ban the importation of intoxicating liquors from outside of Oregon. |
| 114,932 (51%) | 109,671 (49%) | |
| Measure Nos. 318-319 | Agriculture;Bonds | Create a Rural Credits Fund to offer five percent interest loans to purchase land, livestock, and equipment and improve farming infrastructure. |
| 107,488 (56%) | 83,887 (44%) | |
| Measure Nos. 320-321 | Taxes | Provide limitations for state and county tax levies and county indebtedness. |
| 99,536 (54%) | 84,031 (46%) |
South Dakota
See also:South Dakota 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Fossil fuels;Highways | Allow the state to construct and maintain roads and supply coal from state lands |
| 75,922 (69%) | 33,521 (31%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Irrigation | Allow the legislature to establish irrigation districts and fund irrigation of agricultural land through special assessments on the benefitted land |
| 58,775 (57%) | 44,238 (43%) | |
| Amendent 3 | Business taxes;Income taxes;Property taxes | Revise Article XI on revenue and finance |
| 43,793 (44%) | 55,568 (56%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Property taxes | Allow the state or counties to establish a rural credit system allowing loans and credit to residents based on real estate security |
| 57,569 (58%) | 41,957 (42%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Constitutional conventions | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution and reduce the number of convention members to match the number of state senators |
| 35,377 (39%) | 56,432 (61%) | |
| Amendment 7 | Alcohol | Prohibit the production and sale of alcohol |
| 65,334 (55%) | 53,380 (45%) | |
| Amendment 8 | Public education funding;Public land | Remove five-year lease limits on school lands |
| 41,379 (40%) | 61,798 (60%) | |
| Amendment 9 | Salaries | Allow the legislature to determine the salaries of state officials by a two-thirds vote |
| 39,169 (39%) | 61,223 (61%) | |
| Referred Law 1 | Primary elections | Regulate political party transactions to simplify primary elections, ensure party accountability to the people, and reduce election costs |
| 52,410 (50%) | 52,733 (50%) | |
| Referred Law 2 | Alcohol;Business | Regulate the issuance of permits for the sale of intoxicating liquors by calling an election on the matter through a petition process |
| 49,174 (47%) | 54,422 (53%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Banking | Establish a Department of Banking and Finance |
| 47,715 (48%) | 52,205 (52%) | |
| Referred Law 5 | Jury rules | Require a five-sixths jury verdict in civil trials |
| 49,601 (49%) | 51,529 (51%) | |
| State Banking Board Initiative | Administrative organization;Banking | Create a state banking board |
| 47,925 (49%) | 50,226 (51%) | |
| Women's Suffrage Amendment | Sex and gender;Women's suffrage | Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution |
| 53,432 (48%) | 58,350 (52%) |
Texas
See also:Texas 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes | Authorize a county school tax of up to $0.50 per $100 valuation and increased the maximum school district tax rate to $1 per $100 valuation |
| 122,040 (49%) | 129,139 (51%) |
Utah
See also:Utah 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive powers | Permit the Board of Examiners to supervise the treasurer |
| 18,103 (30%) | 42,416 (70%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Mineral resources;Property taxes | Change the rate of taxation on mines |
| 14,957 (21%) | 55,133 (79%) |
Vermont
See also:Vermont 1916 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Prohibition on the Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Act | Alcohol | Decides when the Prohibition on the Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Act should take effect | d May 1, 1927 |
| LRSS | Direct Primary Act | Elections and campaigns | Decides when the Direct Primary Act should take effect | a March 20, 1916 |
Washington
See also:Washington 1916 ballot measures
November 7, 1916
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiative 18 | Alcohol;Business | Remove alcohol purchases restrictions at home and authorize malt liquor production and sale, alcohol sales at hotels, and brewery licenses. |
| 48,354 (16%) | 263,390 (84%) | |
| Initative 24 | Alcohol;Business | Authorize the sale of beer between one and four percent alcohol and provide a system of licensing for breweries. |
| 105,803 (30%) | 245,399 (70%) | |
| Property Ownership Requirement for Voting on Indebtedness Amendment | Voting requirements | Require voters to own property with tax obligations to vote on propositions regarding financial matters. |
| 88,963 (33%) | 180,179 (67%) | |
| Referendum 3 | Initiative process | Modify the laws governing the initiative and referendum process. |
| 62,117 (24%) | 196,363 (76%) | |
| Referendum 4 | Recall | Alter the provisions regarding the recall of elected officials. |
| 63,546 (25%) | 193,686 (75%) | |
| Referendum 5 | Election administration | Provide the formation of state and county party conventions and the election of delegates to such conventions. |
| 49,370 (20%) | 200,499 (80%) | |
| Referendum 6 | Labor | Define picketing, prohibit it, and provide penalities for violation. |
| 85,672 (32%) | 183,042 (68%) | |
| Referendum 7 | Utilities | Require utility services to obtain public service commission certification based on public necessity and convenience. |
| 46,921 (19%) | 201,742 (81%) | |
| Referendum 8 | Ports;Local government | Create port districts, rank them into classes, and provide for harbor development. |
| 45,264 (19%) | 195,253 (81%) | |
| Referendum 9 | Balanced budget;Revenue and spending limits | Require state and local governments, port, school, and park districts to establish a budget and limit expenditures |
| 87,205 (32%) | 181,933 (68%) |
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