1949 ballot measures
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| 1949 State Ballot Measures | |
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Alabama
See also:Alabama 1949 ballot measures
December 13
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Bonds | Proposes to allow and regulate the issuing of bonds |  a |
| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Gov't Finances | Proposes to authorize certain counties the right to indebtedness | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Taxes | Proposes to allow certain counties to levy and collect a county tax for health facilities | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Gov't Finances | Proposes to regulate county fees and salaries |  d |
| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Utilities | Proposes to authorize a special school district tax | d |
| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Taxes | Proposes to allow a special county school tax in certain counties | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Taxes | Proposes to authorize the levying and collecting of a county tax | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Taxes | Proposes to authorize the levying and collecting of a school tax and establish a new school district | a |
| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Taxes | Proposes to authorize a special school district tax | a |
California
See also:California 1949 ballot propositions
November 8, 1949
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Remove Section 26a of Article I of the Constitution, which was inoperable and regarded the effective date of the prohibition amendment. |
| 1,409,094 (71%) | 582,960 (29%) | |
| Proposition 11 | Eliminate sections from the Constitution. |
| 565,511 (28%) | 1,465,325 (72%) | |
| Proposition 12 | Establish the time standard in California as Standard Pacific Time and establish daylight saving time. |
| 1,406,257 (55%) | 1,167,846 (45%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for loans and grants for school districts and establish the terms of such bonds. |
| 1,890,779 (73%) | 706,570 (27%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Reinstate the Old Age Security and Aid to Blind plan to pay people of old age $75 per month and blind people $85 per month. |
| 1,560,484 (58%) | 1,152,329 (42%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Establish limits on budget sessions of the legislature and set the salary of legislators. |
| 1,312,445 (57%) | 985,646 (43%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Eliminate inoperative provisions. |
| 1,392,453 (66%) | 702,170 (34%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Repeal Section 19 of Article XX of the state constitution, relating to the Constitutional Convention of 1878-1879, |
| 1,439,537 (71%) | 602,249 (29%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Repeal Section 1a of Article IV of the state Constitution, which relates to the effective date of statutes enacted by the 1933 legislature. |
| 1,439,501 (72%) | 568,815 (28%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Delete inoperative provisions in the Constitution relating to taxation. |
| 1,481,941 (72%) | 587,005 (28%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Eliminate a duplicate section from the Constitution, remove sections from the Constitution, and expand the legislature's power in giving money. |
| 1,451,034 (72%) | 562,623 (28%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Repeal Sections 4 to 9 of Article XXII of the Constitution. |
| 1,431,923 (72%) | 554,202 (28%) |
Georgia
See also:Georgia 1949 ballot measures
April 5
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Taxes | Relates to the consolidation of taxes | d |
Kentucky
See also:Kentucky 1949 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Appropriated School Funds Referendum | Education | Changes the percentage of state appropriated school funds to be divided on a per capita basis | a |
| LRCA | Officials' Salaries Referendum | Gov't Salaries | Repeals the $5,000 salary limit | a |
New Jersey
See also:New Jersey 1949 ballot measures
November 8
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Question 1 | Bond issues on the ballot | Allows for $25 million in bonds for state institutional buildings. | a |
| BI | Question 2 | Bond issues on the ballot | Allows for $105 million in bonds for bonuses for veterans. | d |
| BI | Question 3 | Bond issues on the ballot | Allows for $100 million in bonds for housing assistance. | d |
New York
See also:New York 1949 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Proposition 1 | Gov't Finances | Issues loans to cities, towns, villages and authorities for slum clearance and low-rent housing | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Admin of Gov't | Relates to the succession of the governor-elect in the event of his/her death. | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Veterans | Authorizes the payment of a war bonus to members of the armed forces | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 3 | Judiciary | Establishes a court of claims as constitutional court of record | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 4 | Admin of Gov't | Provides further penalties for public officers that refuse to give testimony | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 5 | Veterans | Relates to revising veterans' preference in civil service employment | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 6 | Gov't Finances | Relates to the powers of certain villages to contract indebtedness for low-rent housing | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 7 | Gov't Finances | Changes the power of counties, cities, towns and villages to contract indebtedness | a |
| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 8 | Taxes | Changes the limitation on the amount of real estate taxes that can be levied by counties, cities, villages and certain school districts | a |
North Carolina
See also:North Carolina 1949 ballot measures
June 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Referendum 1 | Bonds | Issues $200 million in bonds for roads | a |
| BI | Referendum 2 | Bonds | Issues $25 million in bonds for school construction | a |
Ohio
See also:Ohio 1949 ballot measures
November 8, 1949
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Probate Judges Amendment | Allow counties to have more than one probate judge. |
| 874,291 (50%) | 876,647 (50%) | |
| Manufacture and Sale of Colored Oleomargarine Initiative | Allow the manufacture and sale of colored oleomargarine. |
| 1,282,206 (62%) | 799,473 (38%) | |
| Voting for Individual Candidates Initiative | Require voters to individually select the candidates they wanted to vote for and remove the "straight ticket" option from ballots. |
| 1,007,693 (57%) | 750,206 (43%) |
Oklahoma
See also:Oklahoma 1949 ballot measures
September 27, 1949
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 343 | Alcohol | Repeal Prohibition and allow the legislature to regulate, license, and tax intoxicating liquors, prohibiting sales to minors, Sunday sales, and open saloons. |
| 267,870 (45%) | 323,270 (55%) | |
| State Question 348 | Budgets | Authorize the state to incur up to $36 million in debt for state building projects, funded by a 2¢ per cigarette package tax. |
| 343,900 (59%) | 239,190 (41%) |
Texas
See also:Texas 1949 ballot measures
November 8, 1949
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Trials | Allow women to serve as jurors |
| 135,776 (45%) | 168,780 (55%) | |
| Proposition 1 | Civil service | Authorize the legislature to provide for civil service in counties upon voter approval |
| 134,703 (45%) | 163,971 (55%) | |
| Proposition 2 | Legislature;Salaries | Have annual legislative sessions and provide legislators with an annual salary of $3,600 rather than per diem compensation |
| 72,266 (24%) | 224,911 (76%) | |
| Proposition 3 | Administration;Healthcare | Establish hospital districts upon the Governor's request |
| 129,989 (44%) | 168,432 (56%) | |
| Proposition 4 | Taxes;Elections | Repeal the poll tax and require voter registration |
| 133,550 (44%) | 172,284 (56%) | |
| Proposition 5 | Healthcare;Local | Authorize legislation for the establishment and operation of city and county health department, allowing local tax votes for funding |
| 119,357 (40%) | 180,633 (60%) | |
| Proposition 6 | Public retirement funds | Authorize a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for appointive county officials and employees |
| 95,280 (32%) | 205,424 (68%) | |
| Proposition 7 | Judiciary | Provide that district courts conduct their proceedings at the county seat in which a case was pending |
| 161,499 (55%) | 134,252 (45%) | |
| Proposition 8 | Administration | Create rural fire protection districts and provided for a maximum $0.03 per $100 valuation property tax to support the districts |
| 153,253 (51%) | 145,298 (49%) | |
| Proposition 9 | Trials | Allow the legislature to provide for trials without a jury in lunacy cases |
| 142,744 (47%) | 158,672 (53%) |
Virginia
See also:Virginia 1949 ballot measures
November 8, 1949
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Administration and Capitation Tax Amendment | Revise provisions related to voting, elections, and taxes |
| 56,687 (22%) | 206,542 (78%) |
Wisconsin
See also:Wisconsin 1949 ballot measures
April 5, 1949
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Budgets;Veterans | Allow the state to appropriate money to improve veterans' housing |
| 311,576 (52%) | 290,736 (48%) | |
| Question 2 | Taxes;Property | Repeal the prohibition on the state taxation of federal lands |
| 245,412 (45%) | 297,237 (55%) |
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