1945 ballot measures
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| 1945 State Ballot Measures | |
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| Part 1: Overview | |
| Current measures | |
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By state
Alabama
See also:Alabama 1945 ballot measures
October 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Proposes to levy and collect an income tax |  d |
Georgia
See also:Georgia 1945 ballot measures
August 7
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Con Convention | Adopts a revised constitution |  a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Pension | Relates to pensions in Fulton County | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Relates to taxes in Irwin County | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Pension | Relates to a retirement fund in Bibb County | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Gov't Finances | Relates to school debt in the city of Atlanta | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Taxes | Relates to taxes in Fulton County | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Taxes | Relates to a licensing tax in Fulton County | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Gov't Salaries | Relates to the salary of the Brunswick circuit court judge | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Gov't Finances | Relates to debt in Fulton County | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Taxes | Relates to an education tax in Fulton County | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Taxes | Relates to a school tax in Chatham County | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Taxes | Relates to taxes in DeKalb County | a |
Kentucky
See also:Kentucky 1945 ballot measures
November 6
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Absentee Ballots Referendum | Elections | Allows for absentee voting | a |
| LRCA | Highway Taxes Referendum | Taxes | Guarantees that receipts from certain tax sources shall be placed in the highway fund | a |
Michigan
See also:Michigan 1945 ballot measures
April 2, 1945
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 1 | Increase the tax millage for certain purposes |
| 115,463 (33%) | 231,742 (67%) | |
| Proposal 2 | Allow the state to aid in the improvement of waterways |
| 189,313 (58%) | 138,558 (42%) |
Missouri
See also:Missouri 1945 ballot measures
February 27, 1945
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Constitution Ratification Measure | Constitution | Ratify the state's fourth constitution, the Missouri Constitution of 1945 |
| 312,032 (63%) | 185,658 (37%) |
Montana
See also:Montana 1945 ballot measures
June 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | R-49 | Transportation | Authorizes the issuance of debentures for the state highway fund | a |
New York
See also:New York 1945 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Admin of Gov't | Requires the joint election of the governor and lieutenant-governor | d |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Admin of Gov't | Provides and procedure for filling vacancies in the offices of governor and lieutenant-governor | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Direct Democracy | Removes the disqualification of certain electors in a nonpersonal election district | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | Redistricting | Provides that some towns with a certain population can be divided while creating senate and assembly districts | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | Local Gov't | Permits that 2/3rds of a county governing body can request the enactment of special or local laws without the approval of the county executive officer | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 6 | Veterans | Gives disabled veterans preference in civil service appointments | a |
Oregon
See also:Oregon 1945 ballot measures
June 22, 1945
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure Nos. 300-301 | Taxes | Levy a $5 million tax annually for two years to create a state building fund. |
| 78,269 (61%) | 49,565 (39%) | |
| Measure Nos. 302-303 | Education;Taxes;Tobacco | Levy a one-tenth of one cent tax on every cigarette sold and allocate such revenues to the state public school assistance fund. |
| 60,321 (47%) | 67,542 (53%) |
Texas
See also:Texas 1945 ballot measures
August 25, 1945
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Taxes;Elections | Exempt certain members of the military from paying a poll tax at any election during times of war or national emergency |
| 143,865 (79%) | 38,679 (21%) | |
| Amendment 3 | Judiciary | Increase number of Texas Supreme Court justices from three to nine |
| 92,114 (54%) | 79,295 (46%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Salaries | Provide for a continuous salary of $10 per day for legislators during their tenure |
| 42,879 (25%) | 130,983 (75%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Public assistance | Consolidate aid provisions for the elderly, blind, and children, manage federal funds, and set a maximum for annual assistance spending |
| 96,959 (55%) | 78,052 (45%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Veterans | Create the Veterans' Land Board and authorize the issuance of up to $25 million in bonds to create the Veterans' Land Fund |
| 80,022 (73%) | 29,935 (27%) |
Wisconsin
See also:Wisconsin 1945 ballot measures
April 3, 1945
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Judiciary | Abolish the office of the Justice of the Peace in first class cities |
| 160,965 (59%) | 113,408 (41%) | |
| Question 2 | Budgets;Transportation | Appropriate state funds for airports and aeronautical programs |
| 187,111 (65%) | 101,169 (35%) |
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