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1941 State
Ballot Measures
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    By state

    Georgia

    See also:Georgia 1941 ballot measures


    June 3

    TypeTitleSubjectDescriptionResult
    LRCAAmendment 1Term LimitsProvides for four year terms for the governor and other constitutional officers
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 2State ExecProvides for gubernatorial elections every four years
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 3BondsAuthorizes Hart County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 4BondsAuthorizes Toombs County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 5BondsAuthorizes Paulding County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 6BondsAuthorizes Jeff Davis County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 7BondsAuthorizes Oglethorpe County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 8BondsAuthorizes Dodge County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 9BondsAuthorizes Wilcox County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 10BondsAuthorizes the city of Doerun to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 11BondsAuthorizes Miller County to issue warrant funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 12BondsAuthorizes the Jeff Davis County Excelsior Consolidated School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 13BondsAuthorizes the Wilcox County Abbeville Consolidated School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 14BondsAuthorizes the city of Crawford to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 15BondsAuthorizes Cobb County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 16BondsAuthorizes the city of Claxton to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 17TaxesExempts new buildings from ad valorem taxes in the city of Macon for five years
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 18BondsAuthorizes the city of Waycross to incur indebtedness
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 19BondsAuthorizes Irwin County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 20JudiciaryIncreases the jurisdiction of justice courts
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 21Local Gov'tRelates to contracts with counties, municipalities and corporations for hospitals
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 22BondsAuthorizes the Wrightsville Consolidated School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 23BondsAuthorizes Hancock County to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 24BondsAuthorizes Cook County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 25Local Gov'tAuthorizes the city of Macon to incur debt for defense
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 26Gov't FinancesAuthorizes the Mitchell County Board of Education to make loans
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 27TaxesAuthorizes the city of Macon to levy taxes for future territory
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 28BondsAuthorizes the city of Vidalia to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 29BondsAuthorizes the city of Hazlehurst to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 30BondsAuthorizes Oglethorpe County Crawford School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 31BondsAuthorizes Irwin County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 32BondsAuthorizes the Washington County Davisboro Consolidated School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 33Gov't FinancesAuthorizes Bibb County to make temporary loans
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 34BondsAuthorizes the city of Gainesville to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 35BondsAuthorizes the Adrian 1st Consolidated School to issue bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 36BondsAuthorizes the city of Reidsville to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 37BondsAuthorizes the city of Abbeville to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 38BondsAuthorizes Wilcox County to incur bonded indebtedness
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 39BondsAuthorizes Dade County to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 40BondsAuthorizes the city of Cordele to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 41BondsAuthorizes the city of Lexington to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 42TaxesAuthorizes Chatham County to levy a school tax
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 43BondsAuthorizes the Franklin County Sandy Springs School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 44BondsAuthorizes Cook County to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 45BondsAuthorizes Quitman County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 46BondsAuthorizes Miller County to issue warrant funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 47BondsAuthorizes the Gwinnett County Sunny Hill Consolidated School to issue bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 48BondsAuthorizes the Toombs County Johnson Corder School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 49BondsAuthorizes Evans County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 50BondsAuthorizes the city of Stone Mountain to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 51BondsAuthorizes Walker County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 52Local Gov'tRelates to sewer, water and fire prevention for DeKalb County
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 53BondsAuthorizes Jefferson County School District No. 10 to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 54TaxesExempts rural electric corporations from taxes
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 55Term LimitsFixes the term of office for the state school superintendent
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 56BondsAuthorizes the Cook County Sparks-Adel School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 57BondsAuthorizes the Evans County Claxton Consolidated School to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 58BondsAuthorizes Effingham County to issue retirement bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 59BondsAuthorizes Chattooga County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 60BondsAuthorizes Jefferson County School District No. 1 to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 61BondsAuthorizes Baker County to issue retirement bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 62BondsAuthorizes the city of Cochran to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 63BondsAuthorizes the city of Unadilla to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 64BondsAuthorizes Calhoun County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 65Gov't FinancesRelates to the payment of $50,000 by the city of Savannah to the National Gypsum Company
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 66BondsAuthorizes the city of Washington to issue refunding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 67BondsAuthorizes Catoosa County to issue funding bonds
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 68Gov't FinancesRelates to advertising for the state ofGeorgia
    Approveda
    LRCAAmendment 69LegislatureProvides for annual sessions of thegeneral assembly
    Defeatedd
    LRCAAmendment 70Local Gov'tAuthorizes Bibb County to issue debt certificates for defense purposes
    Approveda

    Kentucky

    See also:Kentucky 1941 ballot measures


    November 4

    TypeTitleSubjectDescriptionResult
    LRCAEqualization Fund ReferendumBudgetsPermits 10 percent of money appropriated by the legislature for school purposes to be used in an equalization fund
    Approveda
    LRCAVoting Machines ReferendumElectionsPermits voting machines
    Approveda

    Maine

    See also:Maine 1941 ballot measures


    December 10

    TypeTitleSubjectDescriptionResult
    VRAdditional Gasoline TaxTaxesAdds to the tax on gasoline
    Defeatedd

    Michigan

    See also:Michigan 1941 ballot measures


    April 7, 1941

    TypeTitleDescriptionResultYes VotesNo Votes

    LRCA

    Proposal 1Require that signatures for constitutional amendment petitions come from qualified and registered electors

    Approveda

    386,859 (57%)

    295,083 (43%)

    LRCA

    Proposal 2Require that signatures for statute and referendum petitions come from qualified and registered electors

    Approveda

    372,796 (58%)

    273,275 (42%)

    New York

    See also:New York 1941 ballot measures


    TypeTitleSubjectDescriptionResult
    LRCAProposed Amendment No. 1BondsAuthorizes the use of $60,000,000 in railroad crossing elimination bonds for the construction of highways and parkways
    Approveda
    LRCAProposed Amendment No. 2Admin of Gov'tProvides four-year terms for state senators
    Defeatedd
    LRCAProposed Amendment No. 3Con LanguageRelates to the validity of proposed constitutional amendment
    Approveda
    LRCAProposed Amendment No. 4ForestsPermits the construction of ski trails on the slopes of Whiteface Mountain
    Approveda

    Oklahoma

    See also:Oklahoma 1941 ballot measures


    March 11, 1941

    TypeTitleSubjectDescriptionResultYes VotesNo Votes

    LRCA

    State Question 298Balanced budgetProhibit appropriations exceeding revenue estimates, void excess appropriations, and limit annual deficiency certificates to $500,000.

    Approveda

    163,886 (65%)

    87,752 (35%)

    LRCA

    State Question 299Public assistanceRemove limits on assistance for needy elderly, allow state legislation with federal social security plans, and permit non-ad valorem taxes to fund these programs.

    Approveda

    193,170 (76%)

    59,838 (24%)

    LRCA

    State Question 300EducationCreate "The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education," establish a Board of Regents, and allow private institutions to join under board regulations.

    Approveda

    152,173 (61%)

    95,617 (39%)

    Texas

    See also: Texas 1941 ballot measures


    TypeTitleSubjectDescriptionResult
    LRCAProposition 1
    LRCAProposition 2
    LRCAProposition 3
    LRCAProposition 4
    LRCAProposition 5

    Wisconsin

    See also:Wisconsin 1941 ballot measures


    April 2, 1940

    TypeTitleSubjectDescriptionResultYes VotesNo Votes

    LRAQ

    Question 1TeachersRepeal a statue known as the teacher tenure law

    Approveda

    403,782 (52%)

    372,524 (48%)

    LRCA

    Question 2Taxes;Property;Local governmentAllow cities, villages, and towns to collect and return property tax with methods like installment payments

    Approveda

    330,971 (71%)

    134,808 (29%)


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