1933 ballot measures

1933 State Ballot Measures
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Alabama

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July 18

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Amendment 1	Federal Con	Proposes to repeal the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and ratify the 21st Amendment	a

Arizona

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October 3, 1933

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	Term limits; Local government	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for county officers		10,549 (37%)	18,076 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	Death penalty	Provide for the administration of lethal gas for the death penalty	a	14,999 (56%)	11,585 (44%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Administration; Term limits	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for state officers		10,751 (38%)	17,537 (62%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 106-107	Elections	Require an election for the State Mine Inspector		8,587 (38%)	13,966 (62%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 108-109	Term limits; Executive officials	Provide for a special election to establish four-year term limits for the State Mine Inspector		9,771 (37%)	16,764 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 110-111	State legislatures; Term limits	Provide for the establishment of four-year term limits for members of the legislature		8,158 (30%)	18,746 (70%)
VR	Measure Nos. 304-305	Healthcare	Create a state board of examiners to oversee the registration of medical professionals	a	13,988 (52%)	13,104 (48%)
VR	Measure Nos. 306-307	Property	Provide instructions for property foreclosures and debt repayments	a	14,131 (58%)	10,362 (42%)

California

See also: California 1933 ballot propositions

June 27, 1933

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition 10	Allocate $8,449,326 from the gasoline tax funds for payment of highway bonds		307,609 (26%)	887,188 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Require taxation on banks, insurance companies, and the property of public utility companies.	a	717,319 (62%)	440,413 (38%)
BI	Proposition 2	Allow for bonds up to $20,000,000 for a fund for municipalities and counties for unemployment relief and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	885,690 (74%)	316,904 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Create the California Horse Racing Board to regulate and license horse racing and wagering.	a	805,209 (63%)	475,580 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Exempt educational buildings, equipment, securities, and income from taxation, exempt 10 acres of grounds of private colleges from taxation, and exempt 100 acres of grounds of public colleges from taxation.		518,374 (40%)	772,043 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Require property assessors from Los Angeles and Orange counties to reassess real and personal property damaged or destroyed by the March 10, 1933 earthquake.	a	796,590 (71%)	331,104 (29%)
BI	Proposition 6	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $55,000,000 for refinancing irrigation and reclamation districts and establish the terms of such bonds.		444,998 (41%)	631,230 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Declare all acts passed by July 16, 1933 effective 90 days after May 22, 1933 and declare such acts subject to referendum if petitions are submitted in 90 days.	a	732,684 (74%)	252,061 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Establish regulations for supervisors, district attorneys, auditors, and other county officers.	a	698,186 (68%)	325,920 (32%)
LRSS	Proposition 9	Allocate $8,779,750 from the gasoline tax funds for payment of highway bonds		335,595 (28%)	871,623 (72%)

December 19, 1933

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Create the Water Project Authority, allow for bonds up to $170,000,000 for constructing such systems, and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	459,712 (52%)	426,109 (48%)

Iowa

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June 20

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ABR	Question 1	Federal Con	Ratifies the Twenty-first Amendment of the United States Constitution	a

Maine

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September 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Elections	Allows the use of voting machines in all elections	d
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Gov't Finances	Raises state debt limit to $2 million	d
IndISS	Direct initiative Question No. 1	Taxes	Raises the tax on corporations distributing and supplying electric power	d
IndISS	Direct initiative Question No. 2	Taxes	Establishes a low rate tax on intangible personal property	d

New Jersey

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November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues on the ballot	Repeals a previous $7 million bond issue.	a
BI	Question 2	Bond issues on the ballot	Authorizes bonds to aid school districts.	a
BI	Question 3	Bond issues on the ballot	Reduces the previous state highway bond issue.	a
BI	Question 4	Bond issues on the ballot	Authorizes bonds for unemployment and dependent benefits.	a
LRSS	Question 5	Gambling on the ballot	Concerns corporations that raise and breed horses.	a

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition 1	Gov't Finances	Creates $60 million in state debt for temporary emergency relief	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Property	Relates to the compensation of private property when it is taken by the city	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Civil Service	Extends civil service preference to disabled veterans	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Transportation	Relates to the construction of a state highway on forest preserve land	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Transportation	Relates to the sale or disposition of barge terminal canal lands in NYC	a

North Carolina

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November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ConCon	Question 1	Con conventions	Calls a convention to consider repealing the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution	d

North Dakota

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September 22

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment	Local Gov't	Consolidates some county officer positions in counties with smaller populations	a
LRCA	Referendum	Legislature	Makes optional the first reading of legislative bills	a
VR	Referendum	Banking	Relates to administrating banks that had become insolvent	d
VR	Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Disallows removal of Commissioners of Workmen's Compensation Bureau with or without cause	d
VR	Referendum	Taxes	Changes sales taxes	d
CISS	Initiative	Alcohol	Permits the manufacture and sale of beer in North Dakota	a
CISS	Initiative	Rules about Sunday	Permits operation of motion picture theaters on Sunday after 2:00 p.m	d

Ohio

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November 7, 1933

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	County Home Rule Ability Initiative	Allow for county home rule.	a	846,594 (53%)	742,925 (47%)
CICA	Mill Tax Limitation on Real Estate Initiative	Establish a ten mill tax limitation on real estate.	a	979,061 (60%)	661,151 (40%)
IndISS	Old Age Pensions Initiative	Provide pensions to aged persons under certain circumstances.	a	1,388,860 (73%)	526,221 (27%)
ABR	Ratification of the 21st Amendment Question	Ratify the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution (to repeal the prohibition on alcohol)	a	1,250,923 (68%)	578,035 (32%)
LRCA	Repeal of the Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment	Repeal the state prohibition of alcohol.	a	1,250,923 (68%)	578,035 (32%)

Oklahoma

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July 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	State Question 183	Alcohol	Defines intoxicating and non-intoxicating beverages	a

August 15

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	State Question 179	Tobacco	Repeals a stamp tax on cigarettes	a
VR	State Question 184	Admin of gov't	Repeals laws regarding the duties and powers of the State Board of Equalization	a
LRCA	State Question 185	Taxes	Limits ad valorem taxes	a

Oregon

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July 21, 1933

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Alcohol; Federal constitutional	Refer a question to voters asking if the delegates to the constitutional convention should ratify or reject the proposal to repeal the 18th Amendment.	a	136,713 (65%)	72,854 (35%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Veterans	Provide that the state pay no more cash bonuses and make no more bonus loans, and authorize bond refunds within constitutional limits.	a	113,267 (60%)	75,476 (40%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Local government	Authorize county voters to adopt a manager-led form of county government.		66,425 (36%)	117,148 (64%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 306-307	Trials	Provide for prosecution of public offenses by information of district attorney instead of by indictment.		67,192 (38%)	110,755 (62%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 308-309	Budgets; Bonds; Local government; Supermajority	Require a two-thirds vote of electors for municipal corporations to issue bonds		82,996 (48%)	91,671 (52%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 310-311	Energy; Bonds	Provide for the issuance and sale of bonds to provide money for the state power fund.		73,756 (41%)	106,153 (59%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 312-313	Taxes	Tax sales of tangible personal property and personal service.		45,603 (21%)	167,512 (79%)
CICA	Measure Nos. 314 and 315	Alcohol	Repeal the state constitutional amendment prohibiting alcohol.	a	143,044 (66%)	72,745 (34%)
VR	Measure Nos. 316-317	Food and agriculture; Taxes	Tax the sale of oleomargarine and distribute the proceeds to counties for poverty relief.		66,880 (32%)	144,542 (68%)

Texas

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August 26, 1933

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Local government	Authorize voters in counties with over 62,000 to adopt a home rule charter and to authorize mergers of separate governmental agencies within such counties	a	317,521 (71%)	131,827 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Welfare; Bonds	Authorize the issuance of up to $20 million in bonds to provide relief to the needy and unemployed	a	334,728 (67%)	162,073 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Taxes	Provide a tax exemption on $3,000 of all homesteads, except for a portion of state ad valorem taxes remitted within certain counties and political subdivisions	a	410,442 (84%)	79,754 (16%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Alcohol	Authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages of 3.2% alcoholic content or less	a	317,521 (63%)	186,315 (37%)

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