1939 ballot measures

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California

See also: California 1939 ballot propositions

November 7, 1939

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 1	Require the state to issue at least 30 $1 warrants for life to all electors above the age of 50, enact a 3% gross income tax, create a state bank to handle warrants, and require $20,000,000 of bonds for the warrants.		993,204 (34%)	1,933,557 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 2	Convert the role of Secretary of Chiropractic Board to a full time position nd adjust powers and processes of the Chiropractic Board.		801,173 (30%)	1,894,764 (70%)
VR	Proposition 3	Regulate the business and licensure of brokers and personal property brokers and regulate loans for $300 or less.	a	1,853,663 (71%)	753,480 (29%)
VR	Proposition 4	Regulate the business and licensure of brokers and personal property brokers and regulate loans for $300 or less.	a	1,850,811 (72%)	732,873 (28%)
VR	Proposition 5	Create the Oil Conservation Commission to regulate crude petroleum oil and natural gas production.		1,110,316 (39%)	1,755,625 (61%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1939 ballot measures

June 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Local Gov't	Allows the city of Atlanta to issue revenue certificates for the waterworks and sanitary department	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Allows the board of education of Fulton and DeKalb counties to make temporary loans	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Bonds	Allows the Johnson County Kite Consolidated School to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Bonds	Allows the Tattnall County Reidsville School District to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 5	Gov't Salaries	Increases the salary of the DeKalb County circuit court judge	a
LRCA	Amendment 6	Judiciary	Allows superior court judges to hear matters not requiring a jury verdict during judicial vacation	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Bonds	Allows the city of Pearson to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Bonds	Allows Grady County to issue warrant refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Bonds	Allows the city of Blackshear to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 10	Bonds	Allows the city of Carrollton to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 11	Bonds	Allows the governor to issue highway bonds to refund highway certificates	a
LRCA	Amendment 12	Gov't Finances	Allows the city of Macon to retire its deficit and pay its current debt	a
LRCA	Amendment 13	Pension	Authorizes the general assembly to enact laws to allow Fulton County to create a pension fund	a
LRCA	Amendment 14	Bonds	Allows the city of Quitman to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 15	Taxes	Allows the city of Fitzgerald to levy a tax for advertising the city	a
LRCA	Amendment 16	Gov't Finances	Allows the city of Quitman to obtain temporary loans and issue debt certificates	a
LRCA	Amendment 17	Civil Service	Allows the general assembly to enact laws to create a Civil Service Commission in Fulton County	a
LRCA	Amendment 18	Bonds	Allows the city of Greenville to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 19	Bonds	Allows the city of Savannah to issue bonds for a water supply plant	a
LRCA	Amendment 20	Admin of Gov't	Ensures the continuance of the Coastal Highway District	a
LRCA	Amendment 21	Bonds	Allows the city of Sylvania to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 22	Bonds	Allows the city of Ocilla to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 23	Bonds	Allows the Willie Consolidated School District to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 24	Bonds	Allows Bacon County to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 25	Gov't Finances	Allows the city council of Augusta to make temporary loans and retire the city's debt	a
LRCA	Amendment 26	Bonds	Allows the city of Nashville to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 27	Bonds	Allows the city of Ocilla to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 28	Bonds	Allows the city of Savannah to purchase land bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 29	Bonds	Allows the city of Ray City to issue refunding bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 30	Bonds	Allows Tift County to issue bonds for a hospital	a
LRCA	Amendment 31	Legislature	Allows the general assembly to enact laws concerning Fulton County officers	a
LRCA	Amendment 32	Bonds	Allows the Fulton County Board of Education to assume the school bonds of East Point and College Park	a
LRCA	Amendment 33	Bonds	Allows the town of Bowdon to issue refunding bonds	a

Maine

See also: Maine 1939 ballot measures

September 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment to the Constitution	Bonds	Provides additional issue of highway bonds	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1939 ballot measures

April 3, 1939

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposal No. 1	Establish non-partisan elections for certain judicial offices	a	376,246 (61%)	241,252 (39%)
LRCA	Proposal No. 2	Give Circuit Court Commissioners the same powers as Justices of the Peace		205,711 (37%)	351,961 (63%)

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1939 ballot measures

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $21 million in bonds for unemployment assistance.	a

New York

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Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Gambling	Permits pari-mutuel betting on horse races	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1939 ballot measures

July 11

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Grain Commissioner Referendum	Admin of Gov't	Repeals emergency session law creating the office of Grain Storage Commissioner	d
CISS	Highway Fund Diversion Initiative	Taxes	Diverts state gasoline and vehicle tax from highway construction to state old age assistance fund for two years	d
CISS	Municipal Liquor Sales Initiative	Alcohol	Provides for the sale of liquor through municipal liquor stores in towns of 150 or more	d
CISS	Gross Income Tax Initiative	Taxes	Imposes a gross income tax of two percent on businesses, professions and occupations	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1939 ballot measures

November 7, 1939

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
VR	Adjustment of Civil Service Provisions Referendum	Adjust civil service commission provisions and benefits		634,269 (36%)	1,132,279 (64%)
CICA	Establishment of Old Age Pensions Initiative	Provide pensions to those over the age of 60		464,670 (23%)	1,546,207 (77%)
LRCA	Establishment of State Board of Education Amendment	Replace the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction with the State Board of Education		747,545 (40%)	1,137,054 (60%)
CICA	Initiative and Referendum Signature Requirements Initiative	Replace the signature requirements based on electors with flat signature requirements - 100,000 for constitutional amendments and 50,000 for statutes		406,612 (21%)	1,485,919 (79%)

Texas

See also: Texas 1939 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1
LRCA	Proposition 2
LRCA	Proposition 3
LRCA	Proposition 4

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