1936 ballot measures
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Arizona
See also:Arizona 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Labor | Redefine the rules and regulations regarding workmen's compensation insurance |
| 15,656 (45%) | 19,302 (55%) |
Arkansas
See also:Arkansas 1936 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Amendment 1 | Redistricting | Provides for the Board of Apportionment to apportion representatives and senators |  a |
| CICA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Exempts homesteads from certain state taxes | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 21 | Gov't Salaries | Increases the salaries of criminal prosecutors | a |
California
See also:California 1936 ballot propositions
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Require the use of vehicle registration fees and taxes for highway purposes and require registration fees to be equal for all types of vehicles. |
| 829,440 (44%) | 1,061,114 (56%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Create the State Tenure Board to hear cases against instructors and determine tenure. |
| 438,490 (26%) | 1,259,603 (74%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Create the Court of Criminal Appeals to succeed in jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases regarding the death penalty and allow the governor to appoint the first justices whose position is later filled by election. |
| 278,498 (17%) | 1,378,765 (83%) | |
| Proposition 13 | Allow state agencies and corporations operating fairs and expositions funded with public monies to use eminent domain |
| 322,526 (20%) | 1,282,644 (80%) | |
| Proposition 14 | Allow any county with one or more incorporated cities to frame and adopt a charter for a consolidated city and county with the same boundaries as the county. |
| 793,050 (47%) | 887,235 (53%) | |
| Proposition 15 | Allow the legislature to enact laws to repay or refund from public funds for street and highway improvement purposes. |
| 857,818 (53%) | 764,615 (47%) | |
| Proposition 16 | Allow water districts and water conservation districts to acquire stock in companies having water possessions and allow the treasurer to temporarily transfer funds to pay the interest and principal of bonds. |
| 706,307 (44%) | 883,339 (56%) | |
| Proposition 17 | Base tax rates for oil rights, mining rights, improvements on leased land, and improvements on land exempt from taxation on the preceding year's tax rate. |
| 967,896 (62%) | 605,791 (38%) | |
| Proposition 18 | Uphold a tax of $0.10 per pound on oleomargarine sold in California. |
| 400,367 (21%) | 1,513,924 (79%) | |
| Proposition 19 | Exempt costs up to $5,000 for compiling the histories of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments from legislative expense restrictions. |
| 709,095 (46%) | 836,882 (54%) | |
| Proposition 20 | Allow the governing bodies of political subdivisions to maintain museums and art galleries. |
| 705,417 (43%) | 917,941 (57%) | |
| Proposition 21 | Allow the legislature to provide for punishment, custody, and care for women in a manner different than that of men convicted of similar felonies. |
| 879,010 (50%) | 871,558 (50%) | |
| Proposition 22 | Require those owning stores to obtain a license for their store, and exempt certain businesses. |
| 1,067,443 (44%) | 1,369,778 (56%) | |
| Proposition 23 | Rename the Railroad Commission the Public Service Commission of the State of California and eliminate the fixed term for its commissioners. |
| 306,831 (19%) | 1,331,767 (81%) | |
| Proposition 24 | Require that the first question on a ballot for the adoption of a city or city and county charter be "Shall a board of freeholders be elected to frame a proposed new charter?". |
| 834,864 (53%) | 751,314 (47%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Require a vote by the majority of electors approving an income tax and repeal the 1935 Personal Income Tax Act and similar personal income tax laws. |
| 737,629 (38%) | 1,193,225 (62%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Create the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to take control of alcohol regulation and licensing. |
| 748,486 (34%) | 1,432,559 (66%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Establish procedures for the leasing of tide, submerged, or overflowed lands. |
| 971,569 (47%) | 1,081,346 (53%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $5,000,000 for a celebration of the completion of the Boulder Dam and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 645,279 (39%) | 1,013,332 (61%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Establish procedures for the city of Los Angeles to celebrate the completion of the Boulder Dam. |
| 670,587 (42%) | 911,223 (58%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Require that appointments be based on fitness and prohibit dismissals except for with cause after a hearing. |
| 670,407 (36%) | 1,174,612 (64%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Allow the legislature to provide for the registration of electors' conduct of elections. |
| 471,478 (28%) | 1,193,690 (72%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Allow all cities, towns, counties, cities and counties, and territories to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages within their limits. |
| 719,185 (33%) | 1,474,571 (67%) |
Colorado
See also:Colorado 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CICA | Measure 1 | Taxes | Imposes an ownership tax on motor vehicles | a |
| CISS | Measure 2 | Health Care | Provides public assistance to indigent tubercular residents | a |
| CICA | Measure 3 | Taxes | Limits tax rates for all purposes to 20 mills in cities and towns of the first class |  d |
| CICA | Measure 4 | Taxes | Empowers the General Assembly to provide for an income tax within limitations | d |
| CICA | Measure 5 | Pension | Provides for a $45.00 per month pension for the elderly | a |
| CISS | Measure 6 | Labor | Amends the “workmen’s compensation act to benefit employees” | a |
| LRCA | Measure 7 | Constitutional Rights | Permits women to serve on juries | d |
| LRCA | Measure 8 | Taxes | Empowers the General Assembly to provide for a graduated state income tax | a |
| LRCA | Measure 9 | Taxes | Exempts churches, schools and cemeteries from property taxes | a |
Florida
See also:Florida 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow for State Public Assistance System Amendment | Allow the state to create and fund a uniform statewide public assistance system for residents who, "age, infirmity, or misfortune, may have claims upon the aid and sympathy of society" |
| 197,927 (92%) | 17,149 (8%) | |
| City of Key West Municipal Corporation Amendment | Allow the Legislature the power to establish, alter or abolish, a municipal corporation known as the City of Key West |
| 114,460 (84%) | 21,226 (16%) |
Georgia
See also:Georgia 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Classifies personal property for taxation | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | State Exec | Creates the office of lieutenant governor | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of Gov't | Creates the office of state school superintendent instead of the office of state school commissioner | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Term Limits | Extends the term of office for constitutional officers from two years to four years | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Judiciary | Provides for the disposition of cases delayed by an illness or death | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Local Gov't | Authorizes the city of Moultrie to pass zoning laws | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | State Exec | Provides that the lieutenant governor be the president of the senate | d |
Idaho
See also:Idaho 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | HJR 1 | Judiciary | Enlarges jurisdiction of Supreme Court | a |
| LRCA | SJR 1 | Property | Gives the legislature the authority to exchange granted lands for other lands | a |
| VR | REFER 1 | Taxes | Confirms an existing two percent sales tax | d |
Iowa
See also:Iowa 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Census | Abolishes the state census | a |
Maine
See also:Maine 1936 ballot measures
September 14
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Question No. 5 | Hunt and Fish | Relates to the issuance of hunting and fishing licenses to residents | a |
| IndISS | Question No. 6 | Gov't Finance | Prevents diversions of the general highway fund | a |
Maryland
See also:Maryland 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Adds a judge to the 6th Judicial Circuit | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Legislature | Allows the governor to fill vacancies in the General Assembly | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Legislature | Removes provision that allows the general assembly to grant charters for banking purposes | a |
Michigan
See also:Michigan 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal No. 1 | Allow dangerous weapons to be introduced as evidence in criminal proceedings |
| 815,221 (59%) | 574,324 (41%) | |
| Proposal No. 2 | Establish provisions for the incorporation of counties |
| 583,057 (44%) | 753,315 (56%) | |
| Proposal No. 3 | Exempt certain food products from taxation |
| 581,485 (38%) | 944,573 (62%) | |
| Proposal No. 4 | Prohibit certain property taxes and establish an income tax |
| 382,262 (27%) | 1,032,384 (73%) |
Minnesota
See also:Minnesota 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Legislature;Public land | Authorize the state legislature to exchange state public lands, including those held in trust for any purpose, for federal lands |
| 448,917 (53%) | 397,106 (47%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Property taxes;Tax exemptions | Exempt personal property from state taxes |
| 355,588 (40%) | 543,847 (60%) |
Missouri
See also:Missouri 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Salaries | Authorize a salary of $125 per month and $1 per 10 miles traveled for General Assembly members |
| 482,169 (42%) | 654,224 (58%) | |
| Amendment 2 | Public retirement funds | Authorize pensions for firemen and for their families |
| 642,458 (56%) | 509,699 (44%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Teachers;Public retirement funds | Authorize public funds to be used for retirement, disability, or death benefits for individuals employed in educational services |
| 659,034 (56%) | 515,046 (44%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Administrative powers;Forestry;Game and fish commissions;Administrative organization | Establish the Missouri Conservation Commission |
| 879,213 (71%) | 351,962 (29%) |
Montana
See also:Montana 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local gov't | Prohibits the consolidation of counties except by majority vote in counties involved | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Labor | Regards hours of labor in all industries | a |
| VR | IR-36 | Marriage & family | Requires health certificates before marriage | d |
| VR | IR-37 | Insurance | Provides for state insurance of public buildings | d |
Nebraska
See also:Nebraska 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Admin of gov't | Abolishes the office of the land commissioner | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Banking | Removes individual liability of stockholders in banking institutions | d |
Nevada
See also:Nevada 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 4 | Public assistance | Provide state and county-funded pensions up to $1 per day for eligible Nevada seniors, with income limits and estate repayment. |
| 9,252 (27%) | 24,447 (73%) | |
| Question 1 | Criminal sentencing;Criminal trials | Allow certain convicted individuals to have sentences suspended and be released under court-imposed conditions. |
| 9,602 (33%) | 19,212 (67%) | |
| Question 2 | Criminal trials;Jury rules | Allow jury trial waivers in criminal cases by consent and permit smaller juries in civil and misdemeanor cases by agreement. |
| 12,520 (43%) | 16,460 (57%) | |
| Question 3 | Property taxes;Revenue and spending limits | Limit the total tax levy for all public purposes in Nevada to five cents per dollar of assessed valuation. |
| 18,764 (64%) | 10,332 (36%) |
New York
See also:New York 1936 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Proposition 1 | Bonds | Issues a $30 million bond for unemployment relief funds | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Con Convention | Shall there be a constitutional convention to amend the Constitution? | a |
North Carolina
See also:North Carolina 1936 ballot measures
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Allows for uniform taxation across property classes | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Increases the limitation on income taxes | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Gov't Finances | Changes the purposes for public debt | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Taxes | Exempts certain homesteads from taxation | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Judiciary | Gives the general assembly the power to increase the number of supreme court justices | a |
North Dakota
See also:North Dakota 1936 ballot measures
June 24
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Referendum | Property | Deals with the assessment of property values | d |
| LRCA | Referendum | Elections | Deals with the election terms of county officials | d |
| LRCA | Referendum | Admin of Gov't | Deals with sales or rentals of state lands designated for school or university use | d |
| LRCA | Referendum | Admin of Gov't | Deals with the sales of school and public lands | d |
| LRCA | Referendum | Direct Democracy | Increases initiative and referendum signature requirements to 20,000 | d |
| VR | Referendum | Taxes | Keeps a 1935 income tax measure | d |
| VR | Referendum | Business | Regulates livestock packing plant practices | d |
| VR | Referendum | Local Gov't | Delineates jurisdictions of police magistrates and city justices | d |
| VR | Referendum | Alcohol | Grants more municipal control regarding liquor sales | d |
| CISS | Initiative | Elections | Abolishes the use of absent voters ballots | d |
| CISS | Initiative | Elections | Makes it unlawful to expend federal funds in the state for political purposes | d |
November 3
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Initiative | Alcohol | Legalizes the sale of liquor and allocating the tax and license revenue for apportionment to Counties to reduce real estate taxes | a |
Ohio
See also:Ohio 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition of the Taxation of Food Initiative | Prohibit the levy or collection of excise taxes on the sale or purchase of food for human consumption |
| 1,585,327 (69%) | 719,966 (31%) | |
| Stockholder Liability Amendment | Eliminate the liability of individual stockholders of corporations authorized to receive money or deposits |
| 1,078,170 (57%) | 824,968 (43%) |
Oklahoma
See also:Oklahoma 1936 ballot measures
July 7, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 225 | Public assistance | Authorize legislation to provide relief for needy elderly and others, capping assistance at $30 per month, including federal contributions. |
| 346,950 (62%) | 210,888 (38%) | |
| State Question 226 | Public assistance | Provide assistance to needy seniors, blind, disabled children, and low-income minors, funded by doubling sales and motor vehicle excise taxes. |
| 340,438 (60%) | 229,542 (40%) | |
| State Question 230 | Environment | Designate the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to collaborate with federal soil programs, allocating $500,000 plus unspent funds through June 1937. |
| 223,836 (44%) | 290,241 (56%) |
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 207 | Law enforcement;Public retirement funds | Authorize the legislature to pass laws enabling cities to provide pensions for meritorious and disabled police officers. |
| 390,142 (63%) | 232,310 (37%) | |
| State Question 210 | Administration;Education | Remove the State Board of Agriculture's duties as Regents and create a separate nine-member Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural Colleges. |
| 379,405 (63%) | 219,996 (37%) | |
| State Question 222 | Alcohol | Repeal prohibition, authorizing the regulated manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol under a Governor-appointed commission, with revenues funding administration, debt repayment, and old age pensions. |
| 267,285 (41%) | 391,083 (59%) |
Oregon
See also:Oregon 1936 ballot measures
January 31, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Elections | Move primary nominating elections from the third Friday in May to the first Friday after the first Monday in September. |
| 61,270 (28%) | 155,922 (72%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Salaries | Determine legislative compensation by law, rather than amendment. |
| 28,661 (13%) | 184,332 (87%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Taxes | Implement a 2% sales tax on retail sales and a 0.25% sales tax on wholesale sales to fund public assistance to the elderly, children, and the blind. |
| 32,106 (15%) | 187,319 (85%) | |
| Measure Nos. 306-307 | Education | Authorize public higher educational institutions to collect a $5 per term activity fee from students. |
| 50,971 (24%) | 163,191 (76%) |
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Public assistance | Reduce the eligibility age of old age public assistance from 70 to 65. |
| 174,293 (49%) | 179,236 (51%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Business | Prohibit regulation of truthful commercial advertisement. |
| 100,141 (31%) | 222,897 (69%) | |
| Measure Nos. 304-305 | Taxes | Authorize school districts with over 100,000 people to levy taxes for 1937 that do not exceed 80% of the total 1932 tax levy of the district. |
| 112,546 (36%) | 203,693 (64%) | |
| Measure Nos. 308-309 | Education | Disallow military courses, drills, and services as requirements for higher education degrees. |
| 131,917 (38%) | 214,246 (62%) | |
| Measure Nos. 310-311 | Taxes;Property | Limit and reduce the total permissible state tax on real and tangible property to six mills per dollar of assessed and equalized valuation. |
| 79,604 (25%) | 241,042 (75%) | |
| Measure Nos. 312-313 | Administration;Energy | Allow the state to purchase electric energy from the United States and to develop hydroelectric power |
| 131,489 (39%) | 208,179 (61%) | |
| Measure Nos. 314-315 | Administration;Energy | Allow the board of control to administer state water power and hydroelectric laws. |
| 100,356 (32%) | 208,741 (68%) | |
| Measure Nos. 316-317 | Administration;Banking | Create the state-owned and operated Bank of Oregon |
| 82,869 (25%) | 250,777 (75%) |
South Dakota
See also:South Dakota 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment A | Legislative structure;Redistricting | Reduce the size limits of the House of Representatives and Senate, and requiring population counts every ten years starting in 1935 |
| 125,597 (57%) | 92,961 (43%) | |
| Amendment B | Term limits | Limit the State Treasurer to serving two consecutive terms, and establish the election of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a non-partisan office |
| 137,247 (62%) | 82,611 (38%) | |
| Amendment C | Term limits | Establish the office of County Superintendent as non-partisan, and allow the Superintendent and Clerk of Courts to serve succeeding terms |
| 134,836 (62%) | 82,647 (38%) | |
| Amendment D | Debt limits | Remove counties' authority for rural credit program, and eliminate the state's debt limit exception for rural credits |
| 109,703 (54%) | 94,571 (46%) | |
| Amendment E | Business;Banking | Exempt shareholders of state banks from personal liability if federal law exempts national bank shareholders and the state bank is a member of the FDIC |
| 109,154 (53%) | 96,760 (47%) |
Texas
See also:Texas 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Alcohol | Establish a state-ran dispensary system, which would give the state the exclusive right to purchase liquor at wholesale and sell it at retail |
| 247,198 (40%) | 373,919 (60%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Redistricting | Limit county representatives at seven, except for counties with over 700,000 people, which get an extra representative for each additional 100,000 people |
| 344,173 (59%) | 238,879 (41%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries;Executive | Increase annual salaries of the governor to $12,000, secretary of state to $5,000, attorney general to $10,000, and other executive officials to $6,000 |
| 326,856 (54%) | 275,060 (46%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Public retirement funds | Create the Teachers' Retirement System for public school, college, and university employees funded by the state |
| 323,725 (53%) | 289,763 (47%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Labor | Grant the legislature to power to pass the laws necessary to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for state employees |
| 356,611 (60%) | 237,563 (40%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Administration;Law enforcement | Establish a board of pardons and paroles, making gubernatorial pardons contingent on board recommendations, except in treason cases |
| 422,224 (72%) | 167,916 (28%) |
Utah
See also:Utah 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | State executive structure | Remove the superintendent of public instruction as a state executive office |
| 32,771 (33%) | 66,805 (67%) | |
| Amendment 2 | State executive structure | Remove the superintendent of public instruction from Article VII, Section 10 of the Constitution |
| 31,161 (32%) | 66,406 (68%) | |
| Amendment 3 | State executive structure;Public education governance | Remove the superintendent of public instruction from the State Board of Education |
| 32,717 (34%) | 64,266 (66%) | |
| Amendment 4 | Banking | Permit the legislature to determine banking liability |
| 36,509 (38%) | 59,186 (62%) | |
| Amendment 5 | Homestead tax;Tax exemptions | Increase the value limits for property tax exemptions |
| 60,708 (53%) | 54,210 (47%) | |
| Amendment 6 | Salaries | Increase the legislative per diem limit from $4 to $8 |
| 27,907 (29%) | 68,607 (71%) |
Vermont
See also:Vermont 1936 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Question 1 | Forests and parks | Vermont Green Mountain Parkway Act | d |
Washington
See also:Washington 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 10 | Local government;Bonds | Authorize the state's production and distribution of electric energy and bond issuance for energy and energy districts |
| 173,930 (38%) | 278,543 (62%) | |
| Initiative 101 | Civil service | Establish a civil service system for all employees in the state, counties, cities, schools, public libraries, parks and ports. |
| 208,904 (41%) | 300,274 (59%) | |
| Initiative 114 | Higher education funding;Public education funding;Property taxes | Limit property tax levy for state, county, city, school district and road districts to forty mills and tax levy for public universities to two mills |
| 417,641 (78%) | 120,478 (22%) | |
| Initiative 115 | Public retirement funds | Establish a state pension department, eligibility requirements, and pension amounts, and authorize tax revenue to raise funds. |
| 152,551 (30%) | 354,162 (70%) | |
| Initiative 119 | Bonds;Tax administration;Economic investment;Eminent domain;Administrative organization | Create Production for Use Districts to employ the unemployed to produce and distribute commodities. |
| 97,329 (21%) | 370,140 (79%) | |
| Referendum 4 | Flood infrastructure;Bonds | Establish a State Flood Control Fund through the issuance of bonds and tax levies and authorization of indebtedness |
| 114,055 (25%) | 334,035 (75%) | |
| SJR 20 | Salaries | Amend compensation of legislators to five dollars per day for expenses and five dollars per day for services |
| 124,639 (28%) | 313,660 (72%) | |
| SJR 7 | Tax administration;Income taxes | Provide state uniform tax policies, authorize the legislature to provide exemptions and graduated net income tax but not county tax |
| 93,598 (22%) | 328,675 (78%) |
Wisconsin
See also:Wisconsin 1936 ballot measures
November 3, 1936
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Transportation;Ethics | Exclude notaries public and certain railroad and public utility employees from a ban on public officials receiving free passes and other privileges |
| 365,971 (50%) | 361,799 (50%) |
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