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1 Statewide Initiatives Since Year State Type Measure Number Subject Matter Description Pass/Fail 1904 Oregon DS 2 Election Reform Direct primary nominating convention law Oregon DS 3 Alcohol Regulation Local option liquor law Oregon DS 10 Taxes Gross earning tax on sleeping, refrigerator and oil car companies Oregon DS 11 Taxes Gross earning tax on express, telephone and telegraph companies Oregon DA 2 Election Reform Equal suffrage amendment Oregon DS 3 Alcohol Regulation Amendment to local option liquor law Oregon DS 4 Administration of Government Law to abolish tolls on the Mt. Hood and Barlow road and providing for its ownership by the state Oregon DA 5 Election Reform Requiring referendum on any act calling a constitutional convention Oregon DA 6 Administration of Government Giving cities sole powers to amend their charters Oregon DA 7 Business Regulation Authorizing state printers compensation to be regulated by law at any time Oregon DA 8 Initiative and Referendum Initiative and referendum to apply to all local, special and municipal laws Oregon DS 9 Utility Regulation Prohibition of free passes on railroads Oklahoma DS 5 Administration of Government The authorization of the sale of school and other public lands at auction giving the lessee the right of acceptance of the land at the highest bid, limiting the sales to 160 acres of land to the individual Oregon DA 11 Alcohol Regulation Giving cities control of liquor selling, poolrooms, theaters, etc, subject to local option law Oregon DA 12 Taxes Modified form of single tax amendment Oregon DA 13 Election Reform Recall power on public officials Oregon DS 14 Election Reform Instructing legislature to vote for people's choice for U.S. Senator Oregon DS 16 Campaign Finance Reform Corrupt practices act governing elections Oregon DS 17 Animal Rights Fishery law proposed by gillnet operators Oregon DA 18 Legal Requiring indictment to be by grand jury Oregon DS 19 Administration of Government Creating Hood River County Oregon DA 9 Election Reform Equal suffrage South Dakota IDS N/A Alcohol Regulation An act for licensing, restricting and regulating of the business of manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. 154 This data is constantly being updated and verified. This project is being coordinated and managed by Professor Rich Braunstein of the University of South Dakota with the help of Mark Cullen and Janet Benton. Their help has been invaluable.

2 1910 Missouri DA N/A Alcohol Regulation To provide for prohibition of the manufacture an sale of intoxicating liquors Missouri DA N/A Education To provide for the support and maintenance of the state University by direct state levy Oklahoma DS 15 Administration of Government A proposition to permanently locate State Capitol Oklahoma DA 16 Business Regulation Regulation of railroad, transportation or transmission companies Oklahoma DA 17 Election Reform No person shall be registered as an elector in this State, be allowed to vote in any election held herein, unless he be able to read and write any section of the Constitution of the State Oklahoma DA 22 Alcohol Regulation Provide for the licensed sale of intoxicating liquors in incorporated cities, towns, and villages after an election to determine whether said municipality shall license the sale of liquors to be consumed Oklahoma DS 6 Administration of Government The selection by a majority vote of New Jerusalem District compound of not less than six sections of land compactly located within 50 miles of the center of the State Oklahoma DA 8 Election Reform To authorize women to vote under the same circumstances and conditions as men may now do under the laws of this State Oregon DA 1 Election Reform Permitting female taxpayers to vote Oregon DS 10 Education To establish a state normal school at Monmouth Oregon DS 11 Administration of Government Creating Otis County from parts of Harney, Malheur and Grant Oregon DS 12 Administration of Government Annexing part of Clackamas County to Multnomah Oregon DS 13 Administration of Government Creating Williams County from parts of Lane and Douglas Oregon DA 14 Civil Rights Permitting people of each County to regulate taxation for County purposes and abolishing poll taxes Oregon DA 15 Alcohol Regulation Giving cities and towns exclusive power to regulate liquor traffic within their limits Oregon DS 16 Labor For protection of laborers in hazardous employment, fixing employers' liability, etc Oregon DS 17 Administration of Government Creating Orchard County from part of Umatilla Oregon DS 18 Administration of Government Creating Clark County from part of Grant Oregon DS 19 Education To establish state normal school at Weston Oregon DS 20 Administration of Government To annex part of Washington County to Multnomah County Oregon DS 21 Education To establish a state normal school at Ashland.

3 1910 Oregon DA 22 Alcohol Regulation Prohibiting liquor traffic Oregon DS 23 Alcohol Regulation Prohibiting the sale of liquors and regulating shipments of same, and providing for search for liquor Oregon DS 24 Business Regulation Creating board to draft employers' liability law for submission to legislature Oregon DS 25 Animal Rights Prohibiting taking of fish in Rogue River except with hook and line Oregon DS 26 Administration of Government Creating Deschutes County out of part of Crook Oregon DS 27 Administration of Government Bill for general law under which new counties may be created or boundaries changed Oregon DA 28 Administration of Government Permitting counties to vote bonds for permanent road improvement Oregon DS 29 Election Reform Permitting voters in direct primaries to express choice for president and vice president, to select delegates to national convention and nominate candidates for presidential electors Oregon DS 30 Administration of Government Creating board of people's inspectors of government, providing for reports of board in Official State Gazette to be mailed to all registered voters bi-monthly Oregon DA 31 Administration of Government Extending initiative and referendum, making term of members of legislature 6 years, increasing salaries, requiring proportional representation in legislature Oregon DA 32 Judicial Reform Permitting 3/4 verdict in civil cases Oregon DS 9 Administration of Government Creating Nesmith County from parts of Lane and Douglas Maine IDS N/A Election Reform Nomination of state and County officers by primaries (direct primary law) Arizona DA N/A Election Reform To permit women's suffrage Arkansas DS N/A Election Reform Bipartisan election boards Arkansas DS N/A Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition Arkansas DS N/A Education Free textbooks Arkansas DA N/A Administration of Government Cities and towns can issue bonds Arkansas DA N/A Election Reform Recall of elective officers Arkansas DA N/A Administration of Government Mileage and per diem, legislature sixty-day session California DA 6 Administration of Government Relating to the formation of consolidated city and County government, prescribing methods thereof California DS 7 Gaming An act to prohibit bookmaking and poolselling, and to provide for the appointment of a state racing commission to grant licenses for horse racing.

4 1912 California DA 8 Taxes Relating to taxation by counties, cities and counties, cities, towns, districts; prescribing methods and procedures thereof Colorado DA 1 Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition Colorado DS 10 Election Reform Amending election laws Colorado DA 11 Initiative and Referendum Providing for the holding of special elections for voting on proposed constitutional amendments and initiated and referred laws Colorado DA 12 Legal Defining contempt of court and providing for trial by jury for contempt in certain cases Colorado DA 13 Utility Regulation Creating a public utilities court with exclusive power to fix and enforce reasonable rates, and for appeal direct to the supreme court from its decision Colorado DS 14 Election Reform Amending election laws, and providing for a "headless ballot" Colorado DA 15 Education Providing wider control of the schools by the people Colorado DA 16 Judicial Reform Providing for juvenile courts in cities and counties of 100,000 population Colorado DS 17 Welfare Mothers' compensation act and aid to dependent and neglected children Colorado DS 18 Administration of Government Relating to civil service and amending said law Colorado DS 19 Labor Eight-hour law for work in underground mines, smelters, mills and coke ovens Colorado DS 2 Alcohol Regulation Enforcement of prohibition laws by search and seizure Colorado DS 20 Administration of Government Giving state highway commission control of certain funds Colorado DS 3 Labor Women's eight-hour employment law Colorado DA 31 Bonds Authorizing a bonded indebtedness for public highways Colorado DS 32 Administration of Government Construction of tunnel through James Peak Colorado DS 4 Administration of Government Providing for the regulation of public service corporations Colorado DS 5 Administration of Government Establishing a state fair Colorado DA 6 Alien Rights Providing special funds for the state immigration bureau Colorado DS 7 Initiative and Referendum Reducing costs of publishing constitutional amendments, initiated and referred laws, and publishing arguments for and against Colorado DA 8 Administration of Government Granting home rule to cities and towns Colorado DA 9 Election Reform Providing recall from office Missouri DA N/A Taxes To provide for raising all revenue by taxes on land, inheritance and franchises for public service utilities; exempting from taxation all personal property and improvements on land.

5 1912 Missouri DA N/A Education To provide for levying and collecting, on each hundred dollars assessed valuation, a state tax of ten cents for the support of the public elementary and high schools Missouri DA N/A Administration of Government To provide for abolishing the present state Board of Equalization, and providing for appointment by the Governor, in lieu of such board, of a state tax commission Montana DS I Election Reform Party nominations by direct vote Montana DS I Campaign Finance Reform Limiting campaign expenses of public candidates Montana DS I Election Reform Popular referendum for election of Senators Montana DS I Election Reform Direct presidential preference primary Oklahoma DA 38 Administration of Government Qualifications and duties of members of the Board of Agriculture and the manner of selecting same Oklahoma DA 40 Administration of Government To move the State Capitol to a location at Guthrie Oklahoma DS 41 Election Reform That the United State Senators should be selected by direct vote of the people Oregon DA 1 Election Reform To permit women's suffrage Oregon DS 10 Taxes Mileage tax for university and agricultural college Oregon DA 11 Initiative and Referendum Majority rule on initiated laws Oregon DS 12 Administration of Government County bond and real construction act - Grange bill Oregon DS 14 Administration of Government Changing date state printer bill becomes effective Oregon DS 15 Administration of Government Creating office of hotel inspector Oregon DS 16 Labor Eight-hour day on public works Oregon DS 17 Environmental Reform Blue sky law Oregon DS 18 Labor Prohibiting private employment of convicts Oregon DS 19 Labor Relating to employment of County and city prisoners Oregon DS 20 Administration of Government State road bond act Oregon DA 21 Administration of Government Limiting state road indebtedness Oregon DS 22 Administration of Government County bonding act Oregon DA 23 Administration of Government Limiting County road indebtedness Oregon DS 24 Administration of Government Providing method for consolidating cities and creating new counties Oregon DA 25 Taxes Income tax amendment Oregon DS 26 Taxes Tax exemption on household effects Oregon DS 27 Taxes Tax exemption on moneys and credits Oregon DS 28 Taxes Revising inheritance tax laws Oregon DS 29 Administration of Government Freight rates act Oregon DA 30 Administration of Government County road bonding act Oregon DA 31 Administration of Government Abolishing senate and establish a unicameral.

6 1912 Oregon DA 32 Taxes Statewide single tax with graduated tax provision Oregon DS 33 Death Penalty Abolishing capital punishment Oregon DS 34 Labor Prohibiting boycotting Oregon DS 35 Civil Rights Giving mayor authority to control street speaking. Prohibits use of public streets, parks and grounds in cities over 5,000 without a permit Oregon DS 9 Administration of Government Creating Cascade County South Dakota IDS N/A Election Reform Richards primary election law Ohio DA Issue No. 1 Administration of Government Reduce the size of the legislature Arizona DA N/A Initiative and Referendum To provide that vote power of the Governor and the power of the legislature to repeal or amend, shall not extend to Initiative or Referendum measures approved by a majority of qualified voters Arizona DA N/A Administration of Government State reclamation services Arizona DS N/A Taxes Taxes, delinquent Arizona DS N/A Welfare Relative to old age pensions Arizona DA N/A Bonds Highway bonds Arizona DS N/A Business Regulation Industrial pursuits Arizona DS N/A Death Penalty Abolishing death penalty Arizona DS N/A Civil Rights Blacklisting prohibited Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government Create Miami County Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government Expositions appropriations Arizona DS N/A Alien Rights Non-citizens, employment of Arizona DS N/A Business Regulation Assessment, by owner Arizona DS N/A Environmental Reform Placing of electric poles 1914 Arizona DA N/A Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition Arizona DA N/A Alcohol Regulation Prohibition elections Arkansas DA N/A Administration of Government Cities and towns issue bonds for improvements Arkansas DS N/A Labor Prohibiting child labor California DA 10 Civil Rights Provides that no poll or head tax shall be levied California DS 11 Bonds To provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds in the sum of $1.8m to create a fund for the completion and construction of buildings at the University of California at Berkeley California DA 13 Election Reform Provides that no elector may vote on question of incurring bonded indebtedness of state or political subdivision thereof, unless he is owner of property taxable for payment of such indebtedness California DS 14 Election Reform To provide for issuance of certificate of identification and ballot to voters who will be absent from home precincts on election day.

7 1914 California DA 15 Banking Reform Present section unchanged except, authorizes banks in which public moneys are deposited to furnish, as security, bonds of districts within municipalities, or of a corporation qualified to act as sole surety in value California DA 19 Administration of Government Consolidation of City and County and Limited Annexation of Contiguous Territory California DA 2 Alcohol Regulation To prohibit the manufacture, sale, gift, or transportation of intoxicating liquors California DS 20 Gaming Prohibits the engaging in or furthering in any way prize fights or remunerative boxing exhibitions, training therefore California DA 21 Administration of Government City and County Consolidation and Annexation with Consent of Annexed Territory California DS 22 Administration of Government To provide procedures for certification of land titles and record keeping thereof California DS 3 Labor To establish an eight-hour work day and a forty-eight hour week California DS 38 Bonds To provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds in the sum of $1.25m to create a fund for the acquisition of a site in the city of Los Angeles, for the construction thereon of a state building California DA 39 Alcohol Regulation Suspension of Prohibition Amendment. To suspend the proposed prohibition amendment (if passed) until Feb. 15, 1915 relating to use and transportation of intoxicating liquors California DS 45 Labor To prohibit, except in cases of emergency, the requiring or employing of any person to work more than 6 days or 48 hours a week California DS 46 Health/Medical To create a state board of drugless physicians to regulate the examination and certification of persons to treat all physical or mental ailments of human beings without drugs or medicine California DA 47 Alcohol Regulation Prohibits for 8 years after this election state election on question of prohibiting or permitting transportation of intoxicating liquors California DS 9 Business Regulation To provide for the regulation of investment companies by an auditor of investments appointed by the Governor Colorado DA N/A Initiative and Referendum Providing that initiated measures rejected by people cannot again be initiated for six years, and if two conflicting measures be adopted at same election, one receiving largest affirmative vote shall prevail.

8 1914 Colorado DS N/A Legal Permitting probation in criminal cases for minors and first offenders Colorado DA N/A Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition Colorado DS N/A Administration of Government Providing for codification of laws relating to women and children Colorado DA N/A Judicial Reform Providing for a 3/4 jury verdict in civil cases and permitting women to serve on juries if they desire Colorado DS N/A Taxes Increasing state road fund by half mill levy for highway construction Colorado DA N/A Initiative and Referendum Giving people right to petition governor to call special elections for submitting measures under the initiative and referendum Colorado DA N/A Utility Regulation Designating newspapers as public utilities Michigan DA N/A Business Regulation Relative to the incorporation, regulation and supervision of beneficiary societies Missouri DA N/A Taxes To authorize levy and collection of special taxes for road purposes, to issue bonds in any sum for said purposes, upon petition of taxpaying voters Missouri DA N/A Election Reform To provide that females shall have the same right to vote at all elections within the state as males Missouri DA N/A Bonds To authorize the state of Missouri to issue fifty million dollars in interest-bearing bonds and sell same and use the proceeds thereof for building and maintaining public highways of this state, and to authorize a tax levy sufficient to pay the fund Montana DS I 7 Labor Workmen's compensation Montana DS I 8 Administration of Government Farm Loan Bill - relating to investment of permanent state funds Montana DS I 9 Education Consolidation of state institutions of higher education Nebraska DS N/A Education University removal Nebraska DA N/A Election Reform Woman suffrage, authorizations Ohio DA Issue No. 1 Alcohol Regulation Home rule on subject of intoxicating liquors Ohio DA Issue No. 2 Taxes Limitation of tax rate and for classification of property for purpose of taxation Ohio DA Issue No. 3 Election Reform To extend suffrage to women Ohio DA Issue No. 4 Alcohol Regulation Prohibition of the sale and manufacture for sale, and importation for sale of intoxicating liquor as a beverage Oklahoma DS 68 Taxes To re-enact the direct and redirect system of taxation contained in Chap. 240, Session Laws 1913.

9 1914 Oklahoma DA 71 Judicial Reform Reducing the number of final appellate Courts in the State from two to one, styled "The Supreme Court", to comprise nine associate justices and one chief justice; fixing their terms Oklahoma DA 73 Alcohol Regulation To make drunkenness and excessive use of intoxicating liquors cause for impeachment or removal from office Oklahoma DA 74 Taxes Reduces the maximum levy of State taxes, assessed on ad valorem basis, from 3.5 mills (.003 1/2) to 2.5 mills (.002 1/2) and prohibiting the Legislature from making appropriations in excess thereof Oklahoma DA 75 Taxes Levying and collecting a mine production tax, not exceeding two percent upon the gross value of such productions, upon natural gas, petroleum and other crude oils Oklahoma DA 77 Administration of Government To amend the Constitution as to reduce the Legislature to one body of 80 members styled and create a unicameral Oregon DA 11 Labor Universal constitutional eight-hour day amendment Oregon DS 12 Labor Eight-hour day and room-ventilation law for female workers Oregon DS 13 Election Reform Nonpartisan judiciary bill prohibiting party nominations for judicial officers Oregon DA 14 Taxes $1,500 tax exemption amendment Oregon DA 15 Environmental Reform Public docks and water frontage amendment Oregon DS 16 Administration of Government Municipal wharves and docks bill Oregon DA 17 Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition Oregon DA 18 Death Penalty Abolishing death penalty Oregon DA 19 Taxes Specific personal graduated extra-tax amendment of Art Oregon DS 20 Administration of Government Consolidating corporation and insurance departments Oregon DS 21 Health/Medical Dentistry bill Oregon DA 22 Administration of Government County officers term amendment Oregon DS 23 Administration of Government A tax code commission bill Oregon DS 24 Administration of Government Abolishing desert land board and reorganizing certain state offices Oregon DA 25 Election Reform Proportional representation amendment Oregon DA 26 Administration of Government State senate constitutional amendment Oregon DA 27 Administration of Government Department of industry and public works amendment Oregon DS 28 Election Reform Primary delegate election bill Oregon DA 29 Taxes Equal assessment and taxation $300 exemption.

10 1914 South Dakota IDS N/A Election Reform Coffey primary election law for making party nominations for members of Congress, State, County, and Judicial officers, delegates to National and State conventions South Dakota IDS N/A Alcohol Regulation To provide for licensing, restricting, and regulating sale of liquor and for the sale of liquor at local option Washington DS I-10 Legal Convict Labor Road Measure Washington DS I-13 Labor Eight hour workday 1914 Washington DS I-3 Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition Washington DS I-6 Daylight Savings Time Blue Sky Law Washington DS I-7 Administration of Government Abolishing Bureau of Inspection Washington DS I-8 Administration of Government Abolish Employment Offices Washington DS I-9 Legal First Aid to Injured Ohio DA Issue No. 1 Alcohol Regulation Prohibition of the sale and manufacture for sale of intoxicating liquor as a beverage Ohio DA Issue No. 2 Administration of Government To fix the terms of all County officers at four years to provide for their election quadrennially, and applying the amendment to incumbents Ohio DA Issue No. 3 Initiative and Referendum To limit elections on twice defeated constitutional proposals and to prevent the abuse of the initiative and referendum Arizona DA N/A Alcohol Regulation To amend the prohibition act Arizona DS N/A Death Penalty Abolishing death penalty Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government To establish a department of labor 1916 Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government To hire a state architect Arizona DS N/A Environmental Reform Fish and game regulation Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government Create laws associated with divorce Arizona DA N/A Apportionment/Redistricting Legislative redistricting Arizona DA N/A Administration of Government Local option Arizona DA N/A Labor Workman's compensation Arizona DA N/A Administration of Government Abolishment of the Senate and establish a unicameral Arkansas DA N/A Taxes Twelve-mill district school tax Arkansas DA N/A Initiative and Referendum Initiative and referendum more fully defined Arkansas DS N/A Election Reform New primary laws California DA 1 Alcohol Regulation Prohibits after Jan. 1, 1920, the manufacture, sale or possession of intoxicating liquors except for medicinal, sacramental, scientific and mechanical purposes California DA 2 Alcohol Regulation Defines alcoholic liquor and prohibits its use; neither limits nor repeals state or local prohibition California DA 5 Taxes To declare that all public revenues be raised by taxation of land values, exclusive of its improvements.

11 1916 California DA 6 Administration of Government Ineligibility of Office. Declares that no Senator or member of Assembly shall during the term for which he has been elected, hold or accept any office, trust, or employment of this state, except for other elected office Colorado DA N/A Alcohol Regulation Declaring beer non-toxicating and providing for its manufacture and sale Colorado DS N/A Business Regulation Regulating the running of stock at large Colorado DS N/A Taxes Abolishment of the state tax commission Colorado DA N/A Administration of Government Placing state civil service in the constitution Colorado DS N/A Welfare Providing for the care and treatment of insane persons Colorado DS N/A Education Providing for the investment of public school funds in certain securities Michigan DA N/A Business Regulation Relative to the regulation of beneficiary societies Montana DS I 11 Administration of Government Establishing athletic commission Nebraska DA N/A Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition Nebraska DA N/A Administration of Government Creation of Pure Food Department Oklahoma DA 78 Education Abolishing all existing election boards and providing for State Election Board Oklahoma DA 80 Initiative and Referendum To prevent Legislature from passing any law concerning registration of electors providing the initiative as the only method to enact such law and providing for registration in cities and towns Oregon DA 10 Taxes Rural credits amendment Oregon DA 11 Taxes Statewide tax and indebtedness limitation amendment Oregon DA 4 Taxes Full rental value land tax and homemakers' loan fund amendment Oregon DA 5 Education Establish Pendleton normal school and ratifying location for certain state institutions Oregon DA 6 Health/Medical Anti-compulsory vaccination bill Oregon DA 7 Business Regulation Bill repealing and abolishing the Sunday closing law Oregon DA 8 Alcohol Regulation Permitting manufacture and regulating sale 4% malt liquors Oregon DA 9 Alcohol Regulation Prohibition amendment forbidding importation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes South Dakota IDS N/A Administration of Government Create State Banking Board South Dakota IDS N/A Banking Reform Create Department of Banking and Finance South Dakota IDS N/A Election Reform Richard primary election law -- for regulation of political party transactions Washington IDS I-18 Alcohol Regulation Brewer's Hotel Bill Washington DS I-24 Alcohol Regulation Brewer's Bill Ohio DA Issue No. 1 Alcohol Regulation Prohibition of the sale and manufacture for sale of intoxicating liquors.

12 1918 Arizona DA N/A Environmental Reform To limit the sale of agricultural and grazing land Arizona DA N/A Environmental Reform To authorize the legislature to provide proper laws for the sale of state lands and the lease of same, and for the protection of bona fide residents and lessee's of said lands Arizona DA N/A Apportionment/Redistricting To give each country in the state equitable representation in the lower house of the legislature based on population; authorizing boards of supervisors to divide counties into legislative districts according to population and permitting each district Arizona DA N/A Labor Workmen's compensation Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government The leasing of state lands 1918 Arizona DS N/A Death Penalty Reinstating the death penalty Arizona DS N/A Health/Medical Vaccination, minors Arkansas DA N/A Administration of Government Allow for municipal improvement bonds California DS 1 Alcohol Regulation To provide for the regulation of liquor use and sales, prohibit drinking saloons, limit the number of municipal licenses for sale of vinous or malt liquors for consumption California DS 18 Administration of Government To create state board of authorization and require each County officer to file financial statements with governing body of County which shall submit same with budget to such state board before making tax levy California DA 19 Taxes To require all public revenue to be raised by taxation of land values irrespective of improvements thereon California DS 21 Business Regulation To regulate the practice of dentistry in the state California DS 22 Alcohol Regulation To make the manufacture, importation or sale of intoxicating liquors a misdemeanor California DS 3 Business Regulation To restrict and regulate rates of interest upon the loan or forbearance of money, goods, and certain other transactions Colorado DS N/A Alcohol Regulation "Bone-dry" prohibition law Colorado DA N/A Administration of Government Placing state civil service in the constitution Colorado DS N/A Welfare Relief for blind adults Montana DS I 12 Business Regulation An act authorizing and regulating the practice of chiropractors Nevada IDS N/A Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition North Dakota IDA N/A Administration of Government Forbidding the Legislature to grant a franchise or special interest as an emergency measure North Dakota IDA N/A Administration of Government Authorizing the state, counties, and cities to engage in business activities.

13 1918 North Dakota IDA N/A Taxes Authorizing the Legislature to impose an acreage tax on land to insure crops against hail damage North Dakota IDA N/A Administration of Government Authorizing the state to bond up to $10 million instead of $200,000 and providing for mortgages on state industries North Dakota IDA N/A Initiative and Referendum Amending provision for initiative and referendum by changing required signatures to 10,000 for initiating a statutory measure; to 7,000 for referring legislation actions; and providing that initiated measures would go directly to a vote of the people North Dakota IDA N/A Initiative and Referendum Providing for submission of constitutional amendments to people by simple majority vote of one legislative session, and providing for initiated constitutional amendments with 20,000 signatures North Dakota IDA N/A Taxes Authorizing the Legislature to classify personal property for purposes of exemptions Ohio DA Issue No. 1 Initiative and Referendum Referendum provision, reserving to the people the power to approve or reject an action of the General Assembly ratifying any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States Ohio DA Issue No. 2 Alcohol Regulation Prohibition of the sale and manufacture for sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage Ohio DA Issue No. 3 Taxes The General Assembly shall classify property for taxation purposes Oregon DS 5 Taxes Delinquent tax notice bill Oregon DS 6 Administration of Government Fixing compensation for publication of legal notice South Dakota IDS N/A Election Reform Richards primary election law Michigan DA N/A Alcohol Regulation Relative to the manufacture of cider, wines, beer, etc Ohio DA Issue No. 1 Alcohol Regulation Defining the phrase "Intoxicating Liquor" Ohio DA Issue No. 2 Alcohol Regulation To repeal statewide prohibition Arizona DA N/A Education Publication of teachers salaries 1920 Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government Establishment of Counties Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government To establish the State Highway Department Arizona DS N/A Environmental Reform Reclamation Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government Civil service Arizona DS N/A Environmental Reform Conservation, game and fish Arkansas DA N/A Initiative and Referendum Initiative and referendum better defined California DS 1 Alien Rights To permit acquisition and transfer of real property by aliens eligible for citizenship, and to permit other aliens to acquire and transfer real property only as prescribed by treaty.

14 1920 California DA 12 Education Levies ad valorem tax for state university of one and two-tenths mills to be paid to "State University Fund." 1920 California DA 16 Education Adds kindergartens to public school system; requires addition to state school fund, and creation of high school fund California DA 20 Taxes Land Value Taxation. To require all public revenues to be raised by taxing land values exclusive of improvements California DA 3 Judicial Reform To increase salaries of Justices of the Supreme Court from $8,000 to $10,000 per year and Justices of District Court from $7,000 to $9,000 per year California DA 4 Initiative and Referendum To increase the number of signatures necessary to file an initiative petition which relates to assessment or collection of taxes California DS 5 Business Regulation To regulate and license the practice of chiropractic California DA 6 Health/Medical Declares that no form of vaccination, inoculation or other medication shall be made a condition for admission or attendance to any public school, college, or university California DS 7 Health/Medical To prohibit vivisection, dissection or torture of any living person or living animal, including experimental physiological and pathological investigation California DA 9 Administration of Government Creates state Highway Finance Board and authorizes the sale of bonds, and relieves counties from payments to state for highway construction Colorado DA N/A Education Providing additional one mill levy for state educational institutions Colorado DA N/A Bonds Providing for the construction of the Moffat, Monarch and San Juan tunnels, and bond issue therefore Colorado DS N/A Business Regulation Relating to the practice of chiropractic, and providing for the regulation and licensing thereof Colorado DS N/A Administration of Government Creating the County of Limon Colorado DS N/A Administration of Government Creating the County of Flagler Colorado DS N/A Health/Medical Appropriating $350,000 from the general fund for the establishment o the Psychopathic Hospital and Laboratory Colorado DS N/A Labor Fixing hours of employment in city fire departments Massachusetts IDS Question 1 Alcohol Regulation Definition of cider, beer, et al. as nonintoxicating liquors.

15 1920 Michigan DA N/A Education Relative to compulsory attendance at the public schools of all residents of Michigan between the ages of five years and sixteen years Missouri DS N/A Administration of Government To provide for new constitution Montana DS I 18 Taxes 1 1/2 mills levy for maintenance of university Montana DS I 19 Bonds $5,000,000 bonds for state educational institutions buildings Montana DS I 20 Bonds $20,000,000 bond issue for reclamation of arid lands North Dakota DS N/A Education Restoring certain powers regarding teacher certification to the Superintendent of Public Instruction North Dakota DS N/A Administration of Government Creating a state Athletic Commission to regulate boxing and deduction of 10% of the boxing gate receipts for the state highway fund North Dakota DS N/A Health/Medical Legalizing the sale of cigarettes but prohibiting sale to minors North Dakota DS N/A Business Regulation Permitting baseball on Sunday North Dakota DS N/A Business Regulation Permitting the operation of motion picture theaters on Sunday North Dakota DS N/A Civil Rights Prohibiting the display of red and black flags or signs bearing anti-government inscriptions; prohibiting the carrying in parade or the display of any flag other than the national flag or the flag or a friendly nation North Dakota DS N/A Administration of Government Requiring an examination of state industrial institutions twice yearly by a state Board of Auditors consisting of the Attorney General, state Auditor, and the Secretary of state North Dakota DS N/A Banking Reform Requiring the deposit of only state funds in the Bank of North Dakota instead of the funds of all public bodies North Dakota DS N/A Administration of Government Permitting legal publication in other than official newspapers North Dakota DS N/A Banking Reform Prohibiting real estate loans by the Bank of North Dakota Oklahoma DA 109 Taxes Providing for levying upon all property within the State not exempt from taxation an annual tax of not less than 16 mills and not more than 10 mills for maintenance 1920 Oklahoma DA 99 Taxes Levying upon the pro-party of the general public service corporations of the State, those operating in more than one County, an annual tax for maintaining common schools Oregon DA 10 Administration of Government Divided legislative session Oregon DS 11 Administration of Government State market commission.

16 1920 Oregon DA 4 Taxes Single tax Oregon DA 5 Administration of Government Fixing term of certain County officers Oregon DA 7 Health/Medical Anti-compulsory vaccinations Oregon DA 8 Banking Reform Fixing legal rate of interest in Oregon Oregon DS 9 Environmental Reform Roosevelt bird refuge Oregon DS N/A Administration of Government Port of Portland dock commission consolidation South Dakota IDS N/A Election Reform Primary election law North Dakota DS N/A Administration of Government Establishing a rural credit system to take over the farm loans from the Bank of North Dakota North Dakota DS N/A Banking Reform Abolishing the Bank of North Dakota and providing a liquidation procedure North Dakota DS N/A Banking Reform Providing for public depositories to disqualify the Bank of North Dakota from receiving public funds North Dakota DS N/A Election Reform Providing for the nonpartisan election of state and County officials North Dakota DS N/A Election Reform Changing the form of ballot for national and partisan elections North Dakota DS N/A Business Regulation Reorganizing the Industrial Commission by removing the state officials and providing for the appointment of a 3-man commission by the Governor with confirmation by the state Senate Arizona DA N/A Bonds Hassayampa - Colorado Highway bonds Arizona DA N/A Education Make changes to existing educational statutes Arkansas DA N/A Taxes To increase school revenues Arkansas DA N/A Initiative and Referendum Initiative and referendum more fully defined California DA 1 Veteran Affairs Permits state aid with money or credit to U.S. Army or Navy veterans who served during war time, in acquiring or developing farms or homes or in land settlement projects California DA 10 Utility Regulation To require all property owned by public utilities to be assessed and taxed in same manner and to same extent as like property held by private corporations and persons California DA 11 Utility Regulation To make all publicly owned utilities regulated by the state Railroad Commission California DA 12 Administration of Government Requires Governor to submit to legislature within first 30 days of each regular session, a budget containing itemized statement of all proposed expenditures and estimated revenues for next biennial period California DS 16 Business Regulation To provide for the regulation and licensing for the practice of chiropractic.

17 1922 California DA 19 Administration of Government Water and Power. Creates board appointed by Governor and subject to recall to issue bonds, and develop and distribute water and electric energy California DS 20 Health/Medical Osteopathic Act. To provide for the practice of osteopathic medication California DS 28 Health/Medical To prohibit the vivisection or torture of human beings, animals, or other living creatures, for experimental or pathological investigations, or other purposes California DA 29 Taxes Abolishes present system of taxation, and declares that private property rights attach only to products of labor and not to land California DA 30 Administration of Government Gives Railroad Commission exclusive power to grant franchises for street, interurban and suburban railways, and motor vehicle transportation, and other purposes Colorado DA N/A Taxes Giving legislature or people power to exempt certain intangibles from ad valorem taxation, and to impose an income tax in lieu thereof Colorado DA N/A Utility Regulation Creating a public utilities commission, prescribing its powers and duties, and defining public utilities Colorado DS N/A Apportionment/Redistricting Revising apportionment of members of legislature Colorado DA N/A Bonds $1.5m bond issue for construction of public highways Colorado DS N/A Business Regulation Concerning experimental operations on human beings and dumb animals Missouri DS N/A Apportionment/Redistricting Apportionment of the state into Senatorial Districts Missouri DS N/A Labor To repeal workman's compensation act Montana DS I 26 Gaming To create board, appointed by Governor, to regulate and license horse racing and parimutuel betting within race track enclosure Nevada IDS N/A Legal Divorce law 1922 North Dakota DS N/A Education Repealing minimum training and salary standards for teachers North Dakota DS N/A Bonds Raising the limits of bonded indebtedness from $10 million to $20 million to enable the farm loan department of the Bank of North Dakota to make more loans North Dakota DS N/A Administration of Government Creating the office of state Supervisor of grades, weights and measures and authorizing the office to set standards of quality on grain and conditions for marketing grain Ohio DA Issue No. 1 Taxes To provide for 2.75 percent beverage tax.

18 1922 Ohio DA Issue No. 2 Administration of Government To provide for debt limitation for counties, school districts, townships, municipal corporations, or other political subdivisions Ohio DA Issue No. 3 Taxes To provide a limitation on tax rates of 15 mills, but additional levies may be authorized by vote. State tax rate limited to 1 mil Oklahoma DA 116 Veteran Affairs To make provision for paying a bonus to each soldier, sailor, marine and nurse inducted into the army or navy of the US during the war with Germany Oregon DA 3 Taxes Single tax amendment Oregon DA 4 Taxes 1925 exposition tax amendment Oregon DA 5 Taxes Income tax amendment Oregon DS 6 Education Compulsory education bill South Dakota IDS N/A Utility Regulation Build and operate state hydroelectric power plants and transmission systems South Dakota IDS N/A Business Regulation Against Sunday performance South Dakota IDS N/A Banking Reform Establish state owned banks South Dakota IDS N/A Education Moving state university from Vermillion to Sioux Falls South Dakota IDS N/A Administration of Government Abolish state constabulary Washington DS I-40 Civil Rights Repealing Chapter 174, Laws of 1921, relating to the Poll Tax Washington DS I-46 Education "30-10" School Plan Maine IDS N/A Labor To establish a forty-eight hour week for women and minors Ohio IDS Issue No. 1 Welfare Relative to old age pensions Oklahoma DA 119 Administration of Government To provide a method for promptly convening the Legislature for investigating the conduct of State officials Arizona DS N/A Environmental Reform Colorado River, appropriations Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government Highway commission Arizona DS N/A Gaming To create board, appointed by Governor, to regulate and license horse racing and parimutuel betting within race track enclosure Arizona DA N/A Bonds Hassayampa - Colorado Highway bonds California DA 1 Taxes Provides for state taxation of highway transportation companies, sets rates and provides that Legislature may change rate with two-thirds vote California DS 11 Environmental Reform To create the Klamath River Fish and Game District and to prohibit the construction or maintenance of any dam or other artificial obstruction in its waters California DA 16 Utility Regulation Creates a Board, to be appointed by the Governor and subject to recall, to develop and distribute water and electric energy, to issue bonds, and for related purposes.

19 1924 California DS 7 Gaming To authorize boxing and wrestling contests for prizes and purses, or where admission fee is charged, limiting such boxing contests to 12 rounds Colorado DA N/A Administration of Government Establishing the office of state printer and printing building committee Michigan DA N/A Education Relative to compulsory attendance in public schools Michigan DA N/A Apportionment/Redistricting Relative to division of the state into senatorial and representative districts Michigan DA N/A Taxes Relative to an income tax Missouri DS N/A Taxes To provide for the exemption from taxation of certain property used exclusively for religious worship, and property including endowments or income used exclusively for educational or charitable purposes Missouri DS N/A Administration of Government To authorize the voters of the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County to consolidate the territories and governments thereof into one legal subdivision of the state Missouri DS N/A Labor An act providing a system of compensation for workmen injured in industrial accidents Missouri DS N/A Administration of Government An act to provide funds for the completion and maintenance of the state highway system Montana DS I 28 Taxes Metal mines tax Nebraska DA N/A Election Reform Direct primary and nonpartisan elections, establishment North Dakota DS N/A Election Reform Changing the election of precinct committeemen from the regular June primary to the March presidential primary North Dakota DS N/A Labor Giving priority to a labor lien running to a farmer and his family for their work between April 1 and December North Dakota DS N/A Taxes Reducing the amount of property taxes to be levied and spent in biennium to not more than 75% of what was collected in Oregon DS 4 Business Regulation Oleomargarine condensed milk bill Oregon DS 5 Health/Medical Naturopath bill Oregon DA 6 Labor Workmen's compulsory compensation law for hazardous occupations Oregon DS 7 Taxes Income tax repeal Washington DS I-49 Education Compulsory school attendance Washington DS I-50 Taxes Limitation of Taxation Washington DS I-52 Utility Regulation Electric Power Measure Arizona DA N/A Administration of Government Tenure of state officers Arizona DS N/A Administration of Government Highway Department, finance bill Arizona DS N/A Taxes Automobile tax reduction.

20 1926 Arkansas DA N/A Bonds To allow for municipal improvement bonds Arkansas DA N/A Administration of Government To prohibit local acts by legislature Arkansas DS N/A Election Reform A measure for consolidation of elections (state and national) California DA 17 Education Permits the study and reading of Bible in public schools California DA 18 Utility Regulation To create a water and power board the members of which are to be appointed by the Governor to develop and distribute water and electricity policies and issue bonds California DA 20 Apportionment/Redistricting To create a reapportionment commission to act if legislature fails at first session after each census California DA 28 Apportionment/Redistricting To require legislature to reapportion the state immediately following each federal census California DS 4 Taxes To require every distributor of gasoline, distillate and of motor vehicle fuels, to pay license tax of $.01 per gallon, in addition to $.02 license tax now required by law California DS 6 Gaming To create board, appointed by Governor, to regulate and license horse racing and parimutuel betting within race track enclosure California DA 8 Administration of Government Classifies highways within counties and provides funding formulas for construction and maintenance thereof California DS 9 Alcohol Regulation To repeal Wright Act approved by electors on referendum November 7, 1922, which provided for enforcement of the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (prohibition) Colorado DS N/A Business Regulation Amending law to permit dentists licensed in other states to practice in Colorado without examination Colorado DA N/A Administration of Government Creating a public utilities commission and prescribing its powers and duties Colorado DS N/A Taxes Concerning the taxation of petroleum products and registration of motor vehicles, and providing that all such taxes and fees by used exclusively for roads Massachusetts IDS Question 2 Veteran Affairs Modify veterans' preference law Missouri DS N/A Alcohol Regulation To repeal the prohibition act Missouri DS N/A Labor To repeal workmen's compensation Montana DS I 30 Alcohol Regulation Relating to repeal of state's intoxicating liquor laws Montana DS I 31 Taxes 3 cents gasoline tax for good roads.