1958 ballot measures
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17 states had ballots measures in 1958. California led the pack with 18 statewide ballot propositions. Oregon came in second, with 13 questions on its ballot, resulting in eight amendments to the Oregon Constitution.
By state
Alaska
See also: Alaska 1958 ballot measures
August 26
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedRef | Proposition 1 | Statehood | Admits Alaska into the United States as a state | 
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| FedRef | Proposition 2 | Statehood | Ratifies the state's boundaries as defined by Congress |
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| FedRef | Proposition 3 | Statehood | Ratifies other parts of the Alaska Statehood Act |
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Arizona
See also: Arizona 1958 ballot measures
September 9, 1958
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 100 | Legislature; Salaries | Provide for the increase of state legislators’ salaries to $3,600 per year and $20 per day for special sessions and meetings |
|
68,207 (59%) |
47,281 (41%) |
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| Proposition 101 | Judiciary; Salaries | Provide for the authorization of retired judges receiving retirement pay to serve as Supreme or Superior Court judges without additional compensation |
|
84,502 (73%) |
31,584 (27%) |
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 200 | Education | Provide for the change of the official name of the Arizona State College at Tempe to Arizona State University |
|
151,135 (66%) |
78,693 (34%) |
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| Proposition 201 | Labor | Provide a merit-based system for state, county, and municipal employees |
|
79,651 (39%) |
122,071 (61%) |
Arkansas
See also: Arkansas 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Arkansas Repeal of Full Crew Laws Initiative (1958) | Admin. of gov't. | Would repeal specific laws in the state | 
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| LRCA | Arkansas Prohibition of State Ad Valorem Tax, Proposed Amendment 47 (1958) | Taxes | Would prohibit state ad valorem tax. |
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| LRCA | Arkansas Legislative Salaries, Proposed Amendment 48 (1958) | State legislatures | Dealt with salaries for state lawmakers. |
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| LRCA | Arkansas Industrial Development Bonds, Proposed Amendment 49 (1958) | Bond issues | Development bonds in the state. |
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| VR | Arkansas Sales Tax Repeal, Referred Act 19 (1958) | Taxes | Repeal of state sales tax. |
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California
See also: California 1958 ballot propositions
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Allow agencies to take property that will be used for schools or airports through eminent domain prior to the owner being paid and require a 90-day notice before such taking occurs. |
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1,277,452 (31%) |
2,847,379 (69%) |
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| Proposition 11 | Allow laws that authorize the issuance of bonds for streets and roads and establish that the repayment of such bonds be from the gasoline tax funds, |
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1,695,022 (41%) |
2,410,850 (59%) |
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| Proposition 12 | Allow members of the legislature to be notaries public. |
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1,798,069 (45%) |
2,195,791 (55%) |
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| Proposition 13 | Establish the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a position appointed by the State Board of Education. |
|
1,519,209 (38%) |
2,522,998 (62%) |
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| Proposition 14 | Eliminate the provision that prevents the compensation for county, township, or municipal officers to be increased during their term. |
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1,174,420 (29%) |
2,825,189 (71%) |
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| Proposition 15 | Repeal Penal Code Section 413 ½, allowing for boxing exhibitions on Sundays and Memorial Day. |
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1,874,135 (44%) |
2,374,898 (56%) |
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| Proposition 16 | Exempt religious schools under the collegiate level from receiving the property tax exemption for schools. |
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1,686,122 (33%) |
3,446,829 (67%) |
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| Proposition 17 | Establish provisions relating to the sales and use tax and the income tax. |
|
888,523 (18%) |
4,033,101 (82%) |
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| Proposition 18 | Enact a constitutional right-to-work law |
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2,079,975 (40%) |
3,070,837 (60%) |
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| Proposition 1 | Issue $300 million in bonds for veterans' home program |
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3,133,313 (74%) |
1,103,800 (26%) |
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| Proposition 2 | Allow for bonds up to $220,000,000 for schools for physically or mentally handicapped children and establish the terms of such bonds. |
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3,356,141 (74%) |
1,168,786 (26%) |
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| Proposition 3 | Allow for bonds up to $200,000,000 for the building of educational, mental, and correctional institutions and establish the terms of such bonds. |
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2,765,865 (64%) |
1,579,031 (36%) |
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| Proposition 4 | Allow for bonds up to $60,000,000 for the San Francisco Harbor and for financing a small craft harbor development program. |
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2,440,813 (57%) |
1,878,742 (43%) |
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| Proposition 5 | Allow the legislator to set legislators' salaries and cap the legislators' salaries to the average salary of county supervisors in the five most populous counties. |
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1,248,474 (30%) |
2,916,671 (70%) |
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| Proposition 6 | Require bond propositions to be published for 8 weeks before the election in newspapers in at least 50 counties, including the 5 most populous counties. |
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1,542,889 (38%) |
2,487,240 (62%) |
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| Proposition 7 | Add provisions to the state Constitution to allow for changes to the administration of government during times of war. |
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3,247,586 (78%) |
902,328 (22%) |
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| Proposition 8 | Allow those who have lived in California for at least 54 days and meet all other qualifications to vote in the election of President and Vice-President. |
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2,327,120 (55%) |
1,914,294 (45%) |
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| Proposition 9 | Establish regulations regarding the timing of general legislative sessions. |
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1,979,119 (50%) |
1,940,351 (50%) |
Colorado
See also: Colorado 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment No. 1 | Amend the state constitution relating to state civil service and the civil service commission. |
|
218,426 (49%) |
231,725 (51%) |
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| Amendment No. 2 | Allow the General Assembly to set the salaries and term length for certain political subdivision officers. |
|
146,328 (37%) |
252,903 (63%) |
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| Amendment No. 3 | Allow the General Assembly to create alternative forms of county government and authorize counties to provide local services. |
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158,666 (40%) |
241,636 (60%) |
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| Amendment No. 4 | Allow certain non-profit organizations to conduct certain games of chance and establish provisions governing such games of chance. |
|
244,929 (51%) |
235,482 (49%) |
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| Amendment No. 5 | Establish that membership or non-membership to a labor organization may not be a term of obtaining or retaining employment. |
|
200,319 (39%) |
318,480 (61%) |
Connecticut
See also: Connecticut 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Question 1 | Admin of Gov't | Prohibits current officeholders from holding other offices |
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| LRCA | Question 2 | Trials | Provides for the adjudication of claims against the state |
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| LRCA | Question 3 | Gov't Salaries | Concerns the salaries of General Assembly members |
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Florida
See also: Florida 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Allow the legislature to link proposed constitutional amendments in an election so that all must be approved for any one to be enacted |
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78,923 (28%) |
206,830 (72%) |
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| Amendment 2 | Eliminate the Hillsborough County solicitor and transfer the duties to the State Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida |
|
147,438 (58%) |
106,761 (42%) |
Georgia
See also: Georgia 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Veterans | Provides homestead tax exemptions for certain disabled veterans |
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Education | Grants scholarships to students lacking funds for higher education |
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Education | Disburses state funds to employees for graduate or post-graduate educational scholarships |
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| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Transportation | Creates the Brunswick Port Authority |
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| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Taxes | Authorizes counties to levy a tax for school lunches |
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| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Education | Grants scholarships to Georgia citizens to study to become teachers |
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| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Education | Provides scholarships to physicians for specialized training in psychiatry |
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| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Judiciary | Provides that chief justices emeritus and judges emeritus of other superior courts be eligible to preside over their courts |
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| LRCA | Amendment 9 | Transportation | Authorizes any county or municipality to issue revenue certificates for the purchase of buses and other transit equipment |
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| LRCA | Amendment 10 | Environment | Authorizes the payment of $100,000 to the first corporation to develop a practical method for eradicating boll weevils |
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| LRCA | Amendment 11 | Education | Authorizes certain political subdivisions of the state to establish colleges |
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| LRCA | Amendment 12 | Taxes | Authorizes the levy of taxes for paying retirement benefits to state peace officers |
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| LRCA | Amendment 13 | Judiciary | Relates to judicial service by judges emeritus of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit |
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| LRCA | Amendment 14 | Taxes | Extends the power of taxation over the state to include a tax for school lunches |
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| LRCA | Amendment 15 | Taxes | Allows taxation for the purpose of paying pensions under an ordinaries retirement system |
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| LRCA | Amendment 16 | Taxes | Exempts certain fraternity and sorority property from ad valorem taxation |
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Idaho
See also: Idaho 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | INIT 1 | Labor and unions | Gives the right to employment regardless of labor organization membership or non-membership |
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Illinois
See also: Illinois 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Shall major changes to the judicial system be adopted? |
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Local Gov't | Shall county sheriffs and treasurers be able to be elected to successive terms? |
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| LRSS | General Banking Law Amendment | Banking | Shall the banking law be modified? |
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Maine
See also: Maine 1958 ballot measures
March 10
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VR | Referendum Question | Transportation | Increases vehicle registration and license fees |
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Maryland
See also: Maryland 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local gov't | Allows the mayor of Baltimore to change the compensation of any of its appointed public officers |
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin of gov't | Provides for filling vacancies in the State's Attorneys offices |
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of gov't | Abolishes the office of State Librarian |
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Massachusetts
See also: Massachusetts 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Require former public employees to refund portions of their pensions, depending upon yearly earnings |
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1,011,028 (71%) |
403,519 (29%) |
Michigan
See also: Michigan 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Convention Question | Call a constitutional convention to revise the state constitution |
|
821,282 (57%) |
608,365 (43%) |
Minnesota
See also: Minnesota 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Local gov't | Permits the legislature to revise provisions for home rule |
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Term limits | Provides for four year terms for state constitutional officers |
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Legislature | Permits members of the legislature to hold state offices |
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Missouri
See also: Missouri 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Administration | Allow a process to withdraw money from the state treasury |
|
415,126 (56%) |
329,232 (44%) |
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| Amendment 2 | Elections | Allow United States citizens who have lived in Missouri for more than 60 days to vote in the presidential election |
|
561,413 (69%) |
248,733 (31%) |
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| Proposition 3 | Business | Allow banking institutions, with approval from the Commissioner of Finance, to establish branches within their home city, county, or certain urban areas with over 400,000 people and nearby territories |
|
287,931 (30%) |
677,539 (70%) |
Montana
See also: Montana 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Education | Relates to indebtedness of high school districts |
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| VR | IR-59 | Alcohol | Establishes an excise tax on the sale of liquor |
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| LRSS | R-61 | Education | Enacts a levy to benefit the University of Montana |
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Nebraska
See also: Nebraska 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | State exec | Changes residence requirements of executive officers |
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Taxes | Cancels unpaid property taxes and assessment charges |
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | State exec | Revises line of succession to the office of the governor |
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| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Admin of gov't | Abolishes the Board of Control |
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| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Gov't salaries | Increases legislative salaries |
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| LRCA | Amendment 6 | Judiciary | Creates a separate juvenile court |
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| LRCA | Amendment 7 | Local gov't | Allows municipalities to lease property to private enterprises |
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| CICA | Amendment 8 | Utilities | Relates to public power districts |
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| CICA | Amendment 9 | Gambling | Relates to bingo |
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Nevada
See also: Nevada 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question 1 | Direct democracy | Enact a 10% signature rule, require signatures from 75% of counties, and regulate petition circulators. |
|
37,651 (62%) |
23,168 (38%) |
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| Question 3 | Legislature | Repeal the removal of time limits on regular and special legislative sessions. |
|
41,383 (69%) |
18,201 (31%) |
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| Question 4 | Legislature; Wages | Limit legislator pay to 60 days for regular sessions and 20 days for special sessions, regardless of session length. |
|
41,684 (71%) |
17,420 (29%) |
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| Question 5 | Legislature | Require the Nevada Legislature to meet annually instead of every two years. |
|
36,634 (60%) |
24,919 (40%) |
New Hampshire
See also: New Hampshire 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCR | Question 1 | Constitutional Rights | Shall the provision preventing women from voting for state offices be removed? |
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| CCR | Question 2 | Local Gov't | Shall the name of the elected county legal representative be changed? |
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| CCR | Question 3 | Con Language | Shall certain obsolete phrases be removed from the constitution? |
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New Jersey
See also: New Jersey 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Question 1 | Bond issues on the ballot | Allows for $45.85 million in bonds for water supplies. |
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| LRCA | Question 2 | Education | Allows the use of the state public school fund to invest in local school bonds. |
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New York
See also: New York 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRSS | Proposition 1 | Housing | Creates a state debt of $100 million for slum clearance and low-rent housing |
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| LRSS | Proposition 2 | Housing | Creates a state debt of $100 million for loans to limited-profit housing companies |
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| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 1 | Local Gov't | Grants additional powers of home rule to counties |
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| LRCA | Proposed Amendment No. 2 | Bonds | Extends payment time of notes or obligations for money borrowed for housing purposes |
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North Carolina
See also: North Carolina 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Judiciary | Expands the jurisdiction of justices of the peace |
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North Dakota
See also: North Dakota 1958 ballot measures
June 24
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Referendum 1 | American Indians | Authorizes the legislature to accept jurisdiction over Native American lands as delegated to the state by the U.S. Congress |
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| LRCA | Referendum 2 | Suffrage | Reforms elective enfranchisement language |
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| CISS | Initiative 3 | Education | Authorizes the state government to give $450,000 to build a new School for the Blind |
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November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Referendum 1 | Taxes | Levies a tax to fund college buildings |
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| LRCA | Referendum 2 | Direct Democracy | Changes number of signatures to qualify an initiative from 20,000 signatures to 10 percent of votes cast for governor at last general election |
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| LRCA | Referendum 3 | Term limits | Changes election terms of most state and county offices from two to four years |
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| CICA | Initiative 4 | Education | Changes the name of the North Dakota Agricultural College to the North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences |
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| CISS | Initiative 5 | Education | Annexes school districts not operating a high school into districts that operate high schools |
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Ohio
See also: Ohio 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation of Metropolitan Federations Amendment | Permit the electors of Ohio counties to form metropolitan federations. |
|
1,108,383 (44%) |
1,410,277 (56%) |
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| Right-to-Work Law Initiative | Forbid labor contracts from establishing union membership as a condition for achieving or continuing employment. |
|
1,160,324 (37%) |
2,001,512 (63%) |
Oklahoma
See also: Oklahoma 1958 ballot measures
July 1, 1958
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Question 379 | Taxes; Property | Limit assessed value for ad valorem taxes to 35% of fair market value and establish penalties for willful errors in assessment. |
|
251,317 (65%) |
132,972 (35%) |
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| State Question 380 | Water; Local government | Authorize cities and towns to jointly own water facilities, enter contracts, and issue bonds (up to 30 years) for purchasing water and securing facilities. |
|
261,832 (69%) |
117,614 (31%) |
Oregon
See also: Oregon 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure 10 | Energy | Allow the state to acquire and develop hydroelectric, thermal, and nuclear power facilities for wholesale electrical transmission or direct sale to industries. |
|
218,662 (43%) |
291,210 (57%) |
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| Measure 11 | Local government | Allow counties, with voter approval, to adopt a home rule charter to exercise authority over county-level concerns. |
|
311,516 (66%) |
157,023 (34%) |
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| Measure 12 | Administration; Healthcare | Authorize the Board of Control to discontinue using the Eastern Oregon and University State Tuberculosis Hospitals. |
|
319,790 (62%) |
195,945 (38%) |
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| Measure 13 | Legislature | Allow employees or members of a school board or the Board of Higher Education to serve as legislators. |
|
320,751 (61%) |
201,700 (39%) |
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| Measure 1 | Administration | Adjust the state's boundaries with Washington along the Columbia River |
|
399,396 (78%) |
114,318 (22%) |
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| Measure 2 | Budgets; Veterans | Increase bond issuances from four to six percent of property value to fund farm and home loans for World War II and the Korean War veterans. |
|
232,246 (42%) |
318,685 (58%) |
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| Measure 3 | Legislature; Salaries | Increase the annual salaries of state legislators from $600 to $1,200. |
|
236,000 (43%) |
316,437 (57%) |
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| Measure 4 | Death penalty | Remove the death penalty for first degree murder from the constitution and allow the legislature to determine appropriate penalty. |
|
264,434 (49%) |
276,487 (51%) |
|
| Measure 5 | Taxes; Economic development | Implement property taxes on the increased value of property within an urban redevelopment or renewal project to pay debts from the development. |
|
221,330 (45%) |
268,716 (55%) |
|
| Measure 6 | Budgets | Authorize the legislature to fix the maximum limitation on county indebtedness incurred. |
|
252,347 (53%) |
224,426 (47%) |
|
| Measure 7 | Trials | Authorize the legislature to enact laws permitting the calling of a special grand jury. |
|
357,792 (72%) |
136,745 (28%) |
|
| Measure 8 | Administration | Authorize the legislature to alter or terminate any state institution located outside of Marion County ten years after its establishment. |
|
303,282 (61%) |
193,177 (39%) |
|
| Measure 9 | Judiciary | Authorize the Oregon Supreme Court to temporarily appoint judges to the Supreme Court and lower courts and outside of their elected districts. |
|
373,466 (75%) |
125,898 (25%) |
Pennsylvania
See also: Pennsylvania 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Name | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Private Forest Reserves Amendment | Forests | Creates standards and qualifications for private forest reserves |
|
Rhode Island
See also: Rhode Island 1958 ballot measures
November 4:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBM | Proposal 1 | Bond issues |
| |
| LBM | Proposal 2 | Bond issues |
| |
| LBM | Proposal 3 | Bond issues |
| |
| LBM | Proposal 4 | Bond issues |
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| LBM | Proposal 5 | Bond issues |
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South Dakota
See also: South Dakota 1958 ballot measures
November 4
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Municipal Home Rule | Local gov't | Allows municipal home rule |
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| LRCA | Tax Exemption for Highway Property | Taxes | Exempts public highway property from taxation |
|
| LRCA | Gubernatorial Succession | State exec | Changes gubernatorial succession |
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| LRCA | Voting Age | Suffrage | Reduces voting age to eighteen |
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| LRCA | Voting Residence | Elections | Provides for maintaining old voting residence |
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Texas
See also: Texas 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | Legislature; Salaries | Provide annual legislative sessions with member compensation and temporary housing for the speaker and lieutenant governor at the Texas State Capitol |
|
195,993 (31%) |
441,803 (69%) |
|
| Proposition 2 | Local government; Pension | Allow counties to offer retirement, disability, and death benefits to their employees and officials |
|
247,506 (40%) |
368,957 (60%) |
|
| Proposition 3 | Judiciary; Local government | Provide the filling county judge and justices of the peace vacancies by commissioners until the next general election |
|
453,340 (71%) |
181,437 (29%) |
|
| Proposition 4 | Local government | Require county officials with more than 1 year remaining in their term who are seeking other offices to resign their current position |
|
407,875 (65%) |
215,377 (35%) |
|
| Proposition 5 | Local government; Term limits | Allow home rule cities to set office terms between two and four years for elected and appointed officials |
|
326,314 (54%) |
275,621 (46%) |
|
| Proposition 6 | Law enforcement; Pension | Provide pensions to retired Texas Rangers and their widows |
|
391,378 (62%) |
242,966 (38%) |
|
| Proposition 7 | Budgets | Authorize the legislature to fund and outline procedures for promoting Texas's resources. |
|
318,009 (52%) |
296,870 (48%) |
|
| Proposition 8 | Healthcare; Welfare | Authorize the payment of medical care for recipients of assistance for the elderly, blind, children and disabled |
|
380,313 (61%) |
244,915 (39%) |
|
| Proposition 9 | Healthcare; Local government | Allow Amarillo hospital district creation, permit financial support from Potter County, and establish districts in Wichita and Jefferson Counties |
|
332,091 (56%) |
262,381 (44%) |
Utah
See also: Utah 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISS | Initiative A | Gambling | Permits pari-mutuel wagering at horse races and created a state horse-racing commission |
|
Virginia
See also: Virginia 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow County School Boards to Borrow Money from the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System for School Construction Amendment | Allow county school boards to borrow money from the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System to fund school construction |
|
292,281 (69%) |
130,348 (31%) |
Washington
See also: Washington 1958 ballot measures
November 4, 1958
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiative 202 | Labor | Provide for the nullification of agreements that require labor organization membership as a condition of employment. |
|
339,742 (36%) |
596,949 (64%) |
|
| Initiative 23 | Law enforcement; Civil service | Provide civil service status for certain county sheriffs' employees and a civil service commission to administer the act and set rules. |
|
539,640 (65%) |
289,575 (35%) |
|
| Referendum 10 | Education; Bonds | Provide $25 million for buildings for state charitable, educational, and penal institutions. |
|
402,937 (51%) |
391,726 (49%) |
|
| Referendum 30 | Insurance; Taxes | Provide for the taxation of insurance policy proceeds payable upon death under the inheritance tax. |
|
52,223 (6%) |
811,539 (94%) |
|
| SJR 10 | Administration | Adjust the state's boundaries with Oregon along the Columbia River. |
|
395,969 (56%) |
309,922 (44%) |
|
| SJR 14 | Religion | Provide the legislature with the authority to employ a chaplain for custodial, correctional, and mental institutions. |
|
492,047 (64%) |
279,700 (36%) |
|
| SJR 18 | Labor; Salaries | Prohibit the legislature from increasing compensation, excluding pensions, to public employees after they have provided their services. |
|
388,797 (51%) |
371,652 (49%) |
|
| Substitute HJR 4 | Education; Taxes; Property | Permit school district electors to authorize excess tax levies at a maximum rate of two years for operation and six years for capital outlay. |
|
293,386 (38%) |
483,165 (62%) |
|
| SJR 9 Part 1 | Legislature; Salaries | Provide for the legislature to increase or decrease the compensation of all elected state and county officials. |
|
199,361 (27%) |
539,483 (73%) |
|
| SJR 9 Part 2 | Legislature; Salaries | Allow legislators to be elected or appointed to an office where the compensation has increased during their legislative term. |
|
140,142 (20%) |
570,630 (80%) |
