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Alabama

See also: Alabama 1949 ballot measures

December 13

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Bonds	Proposes to allow and regulate the issuing of bonds	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Gov't Finances	Proposes to authorize certain counties the right to indebtedness	a
LRCA	Amendment 3	Taxes	Proposes to allow certain counties to levy and collect a county tax for health facilities	a
LRCA	Amendment 4	Gov't Finances	Proposes to regulate county fees and salaries	d
LRCA	Amendment 5	Utilities	Proposes to authorize a special school district tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 6	Taxes	Proposes to allow a special county school tax in certain counties	a
LRCA	Amendment 7	Taxes	Proposes to authorize the levying and collecting of a county tax	a
LRCA	Amendment 8	Taxes	Proposes to authorize the levying and collecting of a school tax and establish a new school district	a
LRCA	Amendment 9	Taxes	Proposes to authorize a special school district tax	a

California

See also: California 1949 ballot propositions

November 8, 1949

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Remove Section 26a of Article I of the Constitution, which was inoperable and regarded the effective date of the prohibition amendment.	a	1,409,094 (71%)	582,960 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Eliminate sections from the Constitution.		565,511 (28%)	1,465,325 (72%)
CISS	Proposition 12	Establish the time standard in California as Standard Pacific Time and establish daylight saving time.	a	1,406,257 (55%)	1,167,846 (45%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $250,000,000 for loans and grants for school districts and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,890,779 (73%)	706,570 (27%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Reinstate the Old Age Security and Aid to Blind plan to pay people of old age $75 per month and blind people $85 per month.	a	1,560,484 (58%)	1,152,329 (42%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Establish limits on budget sessions of the legislature and set the salary of legislators.	a	1,312,445 (57%)	985,646 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Eliminate inoperative provisions.	a	1,392,453 (66%)	702,170 (34%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Repeal Section 19 of Article XX of the state constitution, relating to the Constitutional Convention of 1878-1879,	a	1,439,537 (71%)	602,249 (29%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Repeal Section 1a of Article IV of the state Constitution, which relates to the effective date of statutes enacted by the 1933 legislature.	a	1,439,501 (72%)	568,815 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Delete inoperative provisions in the Constitution relating to taxation.	a	1,481,941 (72%)	587,005 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Eliminate a duplicate section from the Constitution, remove sections from the Constitution, and expand the legislature's power in giving money.	a	1,451,034 (72%)	562,623 (28%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Repeal Sections 4 to 9 of Article XXII of the Constitution.	a	1,431,923 (72%)	554,202 (28%)

Georgia

See also: Georgia 1949 ballot measures

April 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Relates to the consolidation of taxes	d

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky 1949 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Appropriated School Funds Referendum	Education	Changes the percentage of state appropriated school funds to be divided on a per capita basis	a
LRCA	Officials' Salaries Referendum	Gov't Salaries	Repeals the $5,000 salary limit	a

New Jersey

See also: New Jersey 1949 ballot measures

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Question 1	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $25 million in bonds for state institutional buildings.	a
BI	Question 2	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $105 million in bonds for bonuses for veterans.	d
BI	Question 3	Bond issues on the ballot	Allows for $100 million in bonds for housing assistance.	d

New York

See also: New York 1949 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRSS	Proposition 1	Gov't Finances	Issues loans to cities, towns, villages and authorities for slum clearance and low-rent housing	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Admin of Gov't	Relates to the succession of the governor-elect in the event of his/her death.	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Veterans	Authorizes the payment of a war bonus to members of the armed forces	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Judiciary	Establishes a court of claims as constitutional court of record	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Admin of Gov't	Provides further penalties for public officers that refuse to give testimony	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Veterans	Relates to revising veterans' preference in civil service employment	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Gov't Finances	Relates to the powers of certain villages to contract indebtedness for low-rent housing	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Gov't Finances	Changes the power of counties, cities, towns and villages to contract indebtedness	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 8	Taxes	Changes the limitation on the amount of real estate taxes that can be levied by counties, cities, villages and certain school districts	a

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina 1949 ballot measures

June 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
BI	Referendum 1	Bonds	Issues $200 million in bonds for roads	a
BI	Referendum 2	Bonds	Issues $25 million in bonds for school construction	a

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1949 ballot measures

November 8, 1949

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	County Probate Judges Amendment	Allow counties to have more than one probate judge.		874,291 (50%)	876,647 (50%)
IndISS	Manufacture and Sale of Colored Oleomargarine Initiative	Allow the manufacture and sale of colored oleomargarine.	a	1,282,206 (62%)	799,473 (38%)
CICA	Voting for Individual Candidates Initiative	Require voters to individually select the candidates they wanted to vote for and remove the "straight ticket" option from ballots.	a	1,007,693 (57%)	750,206 (43%)

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma 1949 ballot measures

September 27

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	State Question 343	Alcohol	Repeals the state's alcohol prohibition laws	d
LRCA	State Question 348	Gov't Finances	Allows state indebtedness to construct, remodel and repair state buildings	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1949 ballot measures

November 8, 1949

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Trials	Allow women to serve as jurors		135,776 (45%)	168,780 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Civil service	Authorize the legislature to provide for civil service in counties upon voter approval		134,703 (45%)	163,971 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	State legislatures; Government salaries	Have annual legislative sessions and provide legislators with an annual salary of $3,600 rather than per diem compensation		72,266 (24%)	224,911 (76%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Administration; Healthcare	Establish hospital districts upon the Governor's request		129,989 (44%)	168,432 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes; Elections	Repeal the poll tax and require voter registration		133,550 (44%)	172,284 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Healthcare; Local government	Authorize legislation for the establishment and operation of city and county health department, allowing local tax votes for funding		119,357 (40%)	180,633 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Pension	Authorize a statewide system of retirement and disability pensions for appointive county officials and employees		95,280 (32%)	205,424 (68%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	State judiciary	Provide that district courts conduct their proceedings at the county seat in which a case was pending	a	161,499 (55%)	134,252 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Administration	Create rural fire protection districts and provided for a maximum $0.03 per $100 valuation property tax to support the districts	a	153,253 (51%)	145,298 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 9	Trials	Allow the legislature to provide for trials without a jury in lunacy cases		142,744 (47%)	158,672 (53%)

Virginia

See also: Virginia 1949 ballot measures

November 8, 1949

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Elections and School Tax Amendment	Amend the Constitution to eliminate the poll tax, establish the State of Board of Elections, establish a school tax, and establish local boards of elections		56,687 (22%)	206,542 (78%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1949 ballot measures

April 5, 1949

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Allow the state to appropriate money to improve veterans' housing	a	311,576 (52%)	290,736 (48%)
LRCA	Question 2	Repeal the prohibition on the state taxation of federal lands		245,412 (45%)	297,237 (55%)

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