Alcohol on the ballot

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Alcohol on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding the sales, use, creation and prohibition of alcohol.

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Ballot measures lists

By state

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

Alabama

  1. Alabama Liquor Manufacture, Amendment 1 (1909)
  2. Alabama Federal Repeal of Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1933)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Proposition 100, Prohibiting Resale of Alcohol on Indian Reservations Amendment (1954)
  2. Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1916)
  3. Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Eight-Year Waiting Period for Repeated Prohibition Elections Initiative (1914)
  4. Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1914)
  5. Arizona Measure Nos. 108-109, County Prohibition Exemption Amendment (1916)
  6. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Local Option for Alcohol Initiative (September 1950)
  7. Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, Repeal of Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1932)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Alcohol Tax Increase, Referred Act 285 (1954)
  2. Arkansas Statewide Prohibition, Act 2 (September 1912)
  3. Arkansas Liquor Laws, Initiated Act No. 1 (1938)
  4. Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Initiative, Issue 4 (2014)
  5. Arkansas Statewide Prohibition, Initiated Act No. 2 (1950)
  6. Arkansas Local Option Elections, Initiated Act No. 2 (1948)
  7. Arkansas Local Liquor Option, Initiated Act No. 1 (1942)

California

  1. California Proposition 1, Drinking Saloons Prohibition Initiative (1918)
  2. California Proposition 2, Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquor Initiative (1914)
  3. California Proposition 2, Alcoholic Liquor Prohibition Initiative (1916)
  4. California Proposition 22, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1918)
  5. California Proposition 39, Prohibition Amendment Timeline Initiative (1914)
  6. California Proposition 47, Prohibition Elections Initiative (1914)
  7. California Proposition 126, Alcohol Tax Increase Amendment (1990)
  8. California Proposition 134, Alcohol Surtax Fund and Tax Increase Initiative (1990)
  9. California Proposition 2, Intoxicating Liquor Prohibition Amendment (1920)
  10. California Proposition 2, Prohibition Laws Referendum (1922)
  11. California Proposition 9, Repeal of the Wright Act Initiative (1926)
  12. California Proposition 2, Liquor Regulations Initiative (1932)
  13. California Proposition 2, Alcohol Regulations Initiative (1934)
  14. California Proposition 3, Alcoholic Beverage Commission Initiative (1936)
  15. California Proposition 9, Alcohol Regulations Initiative (1936)
  16. California Proposition 2, Alcohol Regulations and Licensing Initiative (1948)
  17. California Proposition 12, Alcohol Restrictions Initiative (1948)
  18. California Proposition 3, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Amendment (1954)
  19. California Proposition 5, Alcohol Sale Amendment (1956)
  20. California Proposition 46, Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors Initiative (2014)
  21. California Proposition 1, Repeal of the Wright Act Initiative (1932)
  22. California Proposition 10, Repeal of Inoperable Prohibition Amendment Amendment (1949)
  23. California Proposition 18, Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board Amendment (1962)

Colorado

  1. Colorado "Bone Dry" Prohibition, Measure 3 (1918)
  2. Colorado Statewide Prohibition Repeal Subject to National Repeal, Measure 7 (1932)
  3. Colorado Beer Exempt from Prohibition, Measure 3 (1916)
  4. Colorado Search and Seizure of Alcohol, Measure 2 (1912)
  5. Colorado Amendment No. 7, Sale of Wine in Grocery Stores Initiative (1982)
  6. Colorado Local Option for Alcohol, Measure 3 (1948)
  7. Colorado Referendum N, Removal of Obsolete Alcohol Provisions Amendment (2008)
  8. Colorado Statewide Prohibition, Measure 1 (1912)
  9. Colorado Statewide Prohibition, Measure 2 (1914)
  10. Colorado General Assembly to Provide for Interstate Use of Liquor, Measure 5 (1926)

Connecticut

  1. Connecticut Repeal of 18th Amendment, Question 3 (1932)

Florida

  1. Florida Amendment 3, County Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1934)
  2. Florida Local Prohibition Option Amendment (1886)
  3. Florida Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1918)
  4. Florida Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1910)

Georgia

  1. Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Control, Referendum 1 (May 1935)
  2. Georgia Beer Licensing, Referendum 2 (May 1935)
  3. Georgia Wine Production, Referendum 3 (May 1935)
  4. Georgia DUI Penalties, Amendment 3 (1998)
  5. Georgia Regulation of Alcohol Sales, Amendment 6 (1994)

Idaho

  1. Idaho Forbid Manufacture and Sale of Liquor, SJR 1 (1916)
  2. Idaho Liquor Traffic Regulation, SJR 5 (1934)
  3. Idaho County Option Liquor Control Act, Initiative 1 (1940)
  4. Idaho Sobriety Act, Initiative 2 (1940)
  5. Idaho Local Option Prohibition Act, Initiative 2 (1946)
  6. Idaho Sobriety Act, Initiative 3 (1946)

Illinois

  1. Illinois Light Wine and Beer Question (1922)
  2. Illinois Modification of Federal Act Enforcing 18th Amendment Question (1926)
  3. Illinois Repeal 18th Amendment Question (1930)
  4. Illinois Modification of the Volstead Act Question (1930)
  5. Illinois Prohibition Act Repeal Question (1930)

Iowa

  1. Iowa Liquor Prohibition, Referendum 1 (April 1855)
  2. Iowa Prohibition of Alcohol, Amendment 1 (1917)
  3. Iowa Liquor Prohibition, Amendment 1 (June 1882)
  4. Iowa Repeal of Prohibition, Question 1 (June 1933)

Kansas

  1. Kansas Taxation of Alcohol, Amendment 2 (1986)
  2. Kansas Alcohol, Amendment 1 (1970)

Maine

  1. Maine Standard Percentage of Alcohol in Intoxicating Liquors, P.L. 1909 c. 241 (1910)
  2. Maine Transportation of Intoxicating Liquor, Referendum Question (1934)
  3. Maine Sunday Liquor Sales, Referendum Question (1966)
  4. Maine Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors, Question No. 1 (1911)
  5. Maine Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors, Amendment No. 1 (1934)

Maryland

  1. Maryland Garrett House Bill 276 (2008)
  2. Maryland Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1916)

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Question 3, Changes to Alcohol Retail Licensing Initiative (2022)

Michigan

  1. Michigan Prohibition of Liquor Traffic, Proposal 2 (1868)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Prohibit Alcohol, Amendment 1 (1918)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Amendment 3, Prohibition of Intoxicating Beverages Initiative (1916)
  2. Missouri Amendment 6, Prohibition of Alcohol Measure (1918)
  3. Missouri Referendum on Enforcing Prohibition, Issue 13 (1920)
  4. Missouri Proposition 7, Abolish State Beverage Inspector Office Referendum (1922)
  5. Missouri Proposition 3, Repeal Prohibition Laws Initiative (1926)
  6. Missouri Amendment 6, Tax Revenue Initiative (1912)

Montana

  1. Montana Liquor Tax, IR-59 (1958)
  2. Montana Retail Sales of Alcohol, IR-40 (1938)
  3. Montana Prohibition, R-10 (1916)
  4. Montana Repeal Liquor Laws, I-30 (1926)
  5. Montana Adopt the Federal Prohibition Laws, I-32 (1928)
  6. Montana Establish Drinking Age, C-4 (1978)
  7. Montana Raise the Drinking Age, LR-74 (1978)
  8. Montana Sale of Table Wine, I-81 (1978)
  9. Montana Beer and Wine License Quota System, I-94 (1982)
  10. Montana Establish Legal Drinking Age, C-15 (1986)

Nebraska

  1. Nebraska Club Liquor License Operation, Amendment 2 (1992)
  2. Nebraska Liquor Traffic Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1890)
  3. Nebraska Liquor Traffic Licensing, Amendment 2 (1890)
  4. Nebraska Liquor Traffic Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1916)
  5. Nebraska Prohibition Repeal, Amendment 1 (1934)
  6. Nebraska Prohibition of Liquor Traffic, Initiative 1 (1944)

Nevada

  1. Nevada Question 2, Statewide Prohibition Initiative (1918)

New Hampshire

  1. New Hampshire Alcohol Prohibition, Question 5 (1889)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Sale of Mixed Beverages Amendment (1973)
  2. North Carolina Convention to Repeal 18th Amendment of U.S. Constitution Question (1933)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1928)
  2. North Dakota Liquor Sale Restriction Initiative (1944)
  3. North Dakota Repeal Alcohol Sale Restrictions, Initiative 3 (1948)
  4. North Dakota Alcohol Sale Locations and Age Limit, Initiative 6 (1964)
  5. North Dakota Alcohol in Restaurants Issue (1942)
  6. North Dakota Beer Initiative (1933)
  7. North Dakota Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Initiative (1934)
  8. North Dakota Liquor Control Initiative (1936)
  9. North Dakota Alcohol Sales Hours, Initiative 3 (1952)
  10. North Dakota Alcohol Sales Hours, Initiative 2 (1954)
  11. North Dakota Local Option Anti-Monopoly Liquor Control Initiative (1934)
  12. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Sales Initiative (1939)
  13. North Dakota Local, County and Municipal Liquor, Initiative 2 (1950)
  14. North Dakota Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1932)
  15. North Dakota Repeal Statutory Prohibition Initiative (1934)
  16. North Dakota Repeal of Liquor Control Act Initiative (1938)
  17. North Dakota Bootlegging Definition Referendum (1916)
  18. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Control Referendum (1936)
  19. North Dakota Dancing and Liquor Sales Prohibition Referendum (1938)
  20. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum (1944)
  21. North Dakota Liquor Sale Restriction Referendum (1946)
  22. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum (1948)
  23. North Dakota Authorizing Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum, Amendment 1 (1952)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Licensing of Liquor Traffic Amendment (September 1912)
  2. Ohio Liquor Licensing, Amendment 4 (August 1874)
  3. Ohio Regulation of Liquor Traffic, Amendment 2 (October 1883)
  4. Ohio Prohibition of Liquor Traffic, Amendment 3 (October 1883)
  5. Ohio Definition of Intoxicating Liquor to Exclude Certain Beverages Initiative (1919)
  6. Ohio Allow Home Consumption of Alcohol Initiative (1922)
  7. Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1915)
  8. Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1917)
  9. Ohio Repeal State Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1919)
  10. Ohio State Alcohol Prohibition Referendum (1919)
  11. Ohio State Alcohol Prohibition Referendum (1920)
  12. Ohio Repeal State Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1933)

Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma State Question 2, Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (September 1907)
  2. Oklahoma Regulations Governing the Sale of Wine and Beer, State Question 792 (2016)
  3. Oklahoma State Question 386, Repeal Prohibition and Create Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Amendment (April 1959)

Oregon

  1. Oregon Measure 5, Tax on Malt Beverages and Cigarettes for Athletic Fund Initiative (19880

South Carolina

  1. South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Container Question 1 (2004)
  2. South Carolina Sale of Alcohol, Amendment 3 (1974)
  3. South Carolina Amendment on Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages, Amendment 5 (1972)
  4. South Carolina Treatment and Rehabilitation of Alcohol and Drug Addicts, Amendment 2 (1968)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Sale of Liquor with Food (1948)
  2. South Dakota Sale of Liquor with Food (1950)
  3. South Dakota Local Liquor Option (1914)
  4. South Dakota Prohibition Repeal (1896)
  5. South Dakota State Control of Liquor (1898)
  6. South Dakota Repeal of State Control Liquor (1900)
  7. South Dakota Local Liquor Option Initiative (1908)
  8. South Dakota Alcohol Prohibition, Amendment 7 (1916)
  9. South Dakota Liquor Permits Issuance (1916)
  10. South Dakota Amending Prohibition (1920)
  11. South Dakota Repeal Prohibition (1934)
  12. South Dakota Liquor Labeling (1948)

Texas

  1. Texas Proposition 2, State Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1887)
  2. Texas Proposition 2, Local Option Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1891)
  3. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (July 1911)
  4. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (May 1919)
  5. Texas Proposition 4, Sale of Alcohol Amendment (August 1933)
  6. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1935)
  7. Texas Proposition 1, State Alcohol Dispensary Amendment (1936)
  8. Texas Proposition 2, Prohibition of Open Saloons Repeal Amendment (1970)
  9. Texas Proposition 11, Winery Operation Regulation Amendment (September 2003)

Utah

  1. Utah Regulation of Alcohol, Initiative A (1968)

Vermont

  1. Vermont Prohibition on the Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Act (1916)
  2. Vermont Local Option Alcohol Sales Act (1903)
  3. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers, Fourth Act (1850)
  4. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers, Third Act (1849)
  5. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers, Second Act (1848)
  6. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers Act (1847)
  7. Vermont Prevention of Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors for the Purpose of Drinking (1853)
  8. Vermont Relating to Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers Act 24 (1847)
  9. Vermont's Second Referendum under 1846 Act Relating to Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers (1848)
  10. Vermont's Third Referendum under 1846 Act Relating to Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers (1849)
  11. Vermont's Fourth Referendum under 1846 Act Relating to Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers (1850)
  12. Vermont's Referendum on Preventing Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors for the Purpose of Drinking (1853)
  13. Vermont's Referendum on Regulating the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquor (1903)
  14. Vermont Statewide Referendum: Prohibiting the Sale of Intoxicating Liquor (1916)

Washington

  1. Washington Referendum 10, Alcohol Prohibition Measure (1918)
  2. Washington Referendum 36, Minimum Drinking Age Measure (1973)
  3. Washington Initiative 18, Remove Restrictions on Alcohol Purchases and Hotel Alcohol Sales Measure (1916)
  4. Washington Initiative 13, Private Alcohol Sales Ban Measure (1948)
  5. Washington Initiative 261, Privatization of Liquor Sales Measure (1972)
  6. Washington Initiative 242, Implied Consent for Driver Intoxication Tests Measure (1968)
  7. Washington Initiative 205, Spirituous Liquor Licenses for Taverns Measure (1960)
  8. Washington Initiative 194, Alcohol Television Advertising Prohibition Measure (1954)
  9. Washington Initiative 171, Alcohol Regulations by the Drink Measure (1948)
  10. Washington Initiative 61, Liquor Regulations and Felonies Measure (1932)
  11. Washington Initiative 24, Breweries Regulation Measure (1916)
  12. Washington Initiative 3, Alcohol Prohibition Measure (1914)
  13. Washington Privatize Liquor Distribution, Initiative 1100 (2010)
  14. Washington Revise State Liquor Laws, Initiative 1105 (2010)
  15. Washington Liquor State Licensing, Initiative 1183 (2011)

West Virginia

  1. West Virginia Alcoholic Liquor Control Amendment, Amendment 1 (1962)

By year

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

2022

  1. Massachusetts Question 3, Changes to Alcohol Retail Licensing Initiative (2022)

2016

  1. Oklahoma Regulations Governing the Sale of Wine and Beer, State Question 792 (2016)

2014

  1. California Proposition 46, Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors Initiative (2014)
  2. Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Initiative, Issue 4 (2014)

2011

  1. Washington Liquor State Licensing, Initiative 1183 (2011)

2010

  1. Washington Revise State Liquor Laws, Initiative 1105 (2010)
  2. Washington Privatize Liquor Distribution, Initiative 1100 (2010)

2008

  1. Colorado Referendum N, Removal of Obsolete Alcohol Provisions Amendment (2008)

2004

  1. South Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Container Question 1 (2004)

2003

  1. Texas Proposition 11, Winery Operation Regulation Amendment (September 2003)

1998

  1. Georgia DUI Penalties, Amendment 3 (1998)

1994

  1. Georgia Regulation of Alcohol Sales, Amendment 6 (1994)

1992

  1. Nebraska Club Liquor License Operation, Amendment 2 (1992)

1990

  1. California Proposition 126, Alcohol Tax Increase Amendment (1990)
  2. California Proposition 134, Alcohol Surtax Fund and Tax Increase Initiative (1990)

1988

  1. Oregon Measure 5, Tax on Malt Beverages and Cigarettes for Athletic Fund Initiative (19880

1986

  1. Montana Establish Legal Drinking Age, C-15 (1986)
  2. Kansas Taxation of Alcohol, Amendment 2 (1986)

1982

  1. Colorado Amendment No. 7, Sale of Wine in Grocery Stores Initiative (1982)
  2. Montana Beer and Wine License Quota System, I-94 (1982)

1978

  1. Montana Establish Drinking Age, C-4 (1978)
  2. Montana Raise the Drinking Age, LR-74 (1978)
  3. Montana Sale of Table Wine, I-81 (1978)

1974

  1. South Carolina Sale of Alcohol, Amendment 3 (1974)

1973

  1. North Carolina Sale of Mixed Beverages Amendment (1973)
  2. Washington Referendum 36, Minimum Drinking Age Measure (1973)

1972

  1. Washington Initiative 261, Privatization of Liquor Sales Measure (1972)
  2. South Carolina Amendment on Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages, Amendment 5 (1972)

1970

  1. Texas Proposition 2, Prohibition of Open Saloons Repeal Amendment (1970)
  2. Kansas Alcohol, Amendment 1 (1970)

1968

  1. Utah Regulation of Alcohol, Initiative A (1968)
  2. Washington Initiative 242, Implied Consent for Driver Intoxication Tests Measure (1968)
  3. South Carolina Treatment and Rehabilitation of Alcohol and Drug Addicts, Amendment 2 (1968)

1966

  1. Maine Sunday Liquor Sales, Referendum Question (1966)

1964

  1. North Dakota Alcohol Sale Locations and Age Limit, Initiative 6 (1964)

1962

  1. West Virginia Alcoholic Liquor Control Amendment, Amendment 1 (1962)
  2. California Proposition 18, Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board Amendment (1962)

1960

  1. Washington Initiative 205, Spirituous Liquor Licenses for Taverns Measure (1960)

1959

  1. Oklahoma State Question 386, Repeal Prohibition and Create Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Amendment (April 1959)

1958

  1. Montana Liquor Tax, IR-59 (1958)

1956

  1. California Proposition 5, Alcohol Sale Amendment (1956)

1954

  1. Washington Initiative 194, Alcohol Television Advertising Prohibition Measure (1954)
  2. Arizona Proposition 100, Prohibiting Resale of Alcohol on Indian Reservations Amendment (1954)
  3. Arkansas Alcohol Tax Increase, Referred Act 285 (1954)
  4. California Proposition 3, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Amendment (1954)
  5. North Dakota Alcohol Sales Hours, Initiative 2 (1954)

1952

  1. North Dakota Alcohol Sales Hours, Initiative 3 (1952)
  2. North Dakota Authorizing Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum, Amendment 1 (1952)

1950

  1. South Dakota Sale of Liquor with Food (1950)
  2. North Dakota Local, County and Municipal Liquor, Initiative 2 (1950)
  3. Arkansas Statewide Prohibition, Initiated Act No. 2 (1950)
  4. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Local Option for Alcohol Initiative (September 1950)

1949

  1. California Proposition 10, Repeal of Inoperable Prohibition Amendment Amendment (1949)

1948

  1. Washington Initiative 13, Private Alcohol Sales Ban Measure (1948)
  2. Washington Initiative 171, Alcohol Regulations by the Drink Measure (1948)
  3. South Dakota Sale of Liquor with Food (1948)
  4. North Dakota Repeal Alcohol Sale Restrictions, Initiative 3 (1948)
  5. Colorado Local Option for Alcohol, Measure 3 (1948)
  6. California Proposition 2, Alcohol Regulations and Licensing Initiative (1948)
  7. California Proposition 12, Alcohol Restrictions Initiative (1948)
  8. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum (1948)
  9. South Dakota Liquor Labeling (1948)
  10. Arkansas Local Option Elections, Initiated Act No. 2 (1948)

1946

  1. North Dakota Liquor Sale Restriction Referendum (1946)
  2. Idaho Local Option Prohibition Act, Initiative 2 (1946)
  3. Idaho Sobriety Act, Initiative 3 (1946)

1944

  1. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Stores Referendum (1944)
  2. North Dakota Liquor Sale Restriction Initiative (1944)
  3. Nebraska Prohibition of Liquor Traffic, Initiative 1 (1944)

1942

  1. North Dakota Alcohol in Restaurants Issue (1942)
  2. Arkansas Local Liquor Option, Initiated Act No. 1 (1942)

1940

  1. Idaho County Option Liquor Control Act, Initiative 1 (1940)
  2. Idaho Sobriety Act, Initiative 2 (1940)

1939

  1. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Sales Initiative (1939)

1938

  1. Montana Retail Sales of Alcohol, IR-40 (1938)
  2. North Dakota Repeal of Liquor Control Act Initiative (1938)
  3. North Dakota Dancing and Liquor Sales Prohibition Referendum (1938)
  4. Arkansas Liquor Laws, Initiated Act No. 1 (1938)

1936

  1. North Dakota Liquor Control Initiative (1936)
  2. California Proposition 3, Alcoholic Beverage Commission Initiative (1936)
  3. California Proposition 9, Alcohol Regulations Initiative (1936)
  4. North Dakota Municipal Liquor Control Referendum (1936)
  5. Texas Proposition 1, State Alcohol Dispensary Amendment (1936)

1935

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1935)
  2. Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Control, Referendum 1 (May 1935)
  3. Georgia Beer Licensing, Referendum 2 (May 1935)
  4. Georgia Wine Production, Referendum 3 (May 1935)

1934

  1. Maine Transportation of Intoxicating Liquor, Referendum Question (1934)
  2. California Proposition 2, Alcohol Regulations Initiative (1934)
  3. Florida Amendment 3, County Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1934)
  4. North Dakota Repeal Statutory Prohibition Initiative (1934)
  5. North Dakota Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Initiative (1934)
  6. North Dakota Local Option Anti-Monopoly Liquor Control Initiative (1934)
  7. Idaho Liquor Traffic Regulation, SJR 5 (1934)
  8. Maine Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors, Amendment No. 1 (1934)
  9. South Dakota Repeal Prohibition (1934)
  10. Nebraska Prohibition Repeal, Amendment 1 (1934)

1933

  1. North Dakota Beer Initiative (1933)
  2. Texas Proposition 4, Sale of Alcohol Amendment (August 1933)
  3. Alabama Federal Repeal of Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1933)
  4. Iowa Repeal of Prohibition, Question 1 (June 1933)
  5. North Carolina Convention to Repeal 18th Amendment of U.S. Constitution Question (1933)
  6. Ohio Repeal State Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1933)

1932

  1. Washington Initiative 61, Liquor Regulations and Felonies Measure (1932)
  2. Colorado Statewide Prohibition Repeal Subject to National Repeal, Measure 7 (1932)
  3. California Proposition 2, Liquor Regulations Initiative (1932)
  4. North Dakota Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1932)
  5. Connecticut Repeal of 18th Amendment, Question 3 (1932)
  6. Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, Repeal of Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1932)
  7. California Proposition 1, Repeal of the Wright Act Initiative (1932)

1930

  1. Illinois Repeal 18th Amendment Question (1930)
  2. Illinois Modification of the Volstead Act Question (1930)
  3. Illinois Prohibition Act Repeal Question (1930)

1928

  1. North Dakota Prohibition Repeal Initiative (1928)
  2. Montana Adopt the Federal Prohibition Laws, I-32 (1928)

1926

  1. California Proposition 9, Repeal of the Wright Act Initiative (1926)
  2. Colorado General Assembly to Provide for Interstate Use of Liquor, Measure 5 (1926)
  3. Missouri Proposition 3, Repeal Prohibition Laws Initiative (1926)
  4. Montana Repeal Liquor Laws, I-30 (1926)
  5. Illinois Modification of Federal Act Enforcing 18th Amendment Question (1926)

1922

  1. California Proposition 2, Prohibition Laws Referendum (1922)
  2. Missouri Proposition 7, Abolish State Beverage Inspector Office Referendum (1922)
  3. Illinois Light Wine and Beer Question (1922)
  4. Ohio Allow Home Consumption of Alcohol Initiative (1922)

1920

  1. California Proposition 2, Intoxicating Liquor Prohibition Amendment (1920)
  2. Missouri Referendum on Enforcing Prohibition, Issue 13 (1920)
  3. South Dakota Amending Prohibition (1920)
  4. Ohio State Alcohol Prohibition Referendum (1920)

1919

  1. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (May 1919)
  2. Ohio Definition of Intoxicating Liquor to Exclude Certain Beverages Initiative (1919)
  3. Ohio Repeal State Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1919)
  4. Ohio State Alcohol Prohibition Referendum (1919)

1918

  1. Washington Referendum 10, Alcohol Prohibition Measure (1918)
  2. California Proposition 1, Drinking Saloons Prohibition Initiative (1918)
  3. California Proposition 22, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1918)
  4. Nevada Question 2, Statewide Prohibition Initiative (1918)
  5. Colorado "Bone Dry" Prohibition, Measure 3 (1918)
  6. Florida Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1918)
  7. Missouri Amendment 6, Prohibition of Alcohol Measure (1918)
  8. Minnesota Prohibit Alcohol, Amendment 1 (1918)

1917

  1. Iowa Prohibition of Alcohol, Amendment 1 (1917)
  2. Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1917)

1916

  1. Washington Initiative 18, Remove Restrictions on Alcohol Purchases and Hotel Alcohol Sales Measure (1916)
  2. Washington Initiative 24, Breweries Regulation Measure (1916)
  3. Vermont Prohibition on the Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Act (1916)
  4. California Proposition 2, Alcoholic Liquor Prohibition Initiative (1916)
  5. Colorado Beer Exempt from Prohibition, Measure 3 (1916)
  6. North Dakota Bootlegging Definition Referendum (1916)
  7. Missouri Amendment 3, Prohibition of Intoxicating Beverages Initiative (1916)
  8. Idaho Forbid Manufacture and Sale of Liquor, SJR 1 (1916)
  9. Maryland Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1916)
  10. South Dakota Alcohol Prohibition, Amendment 7 (1916)
  11. South Dakota Liquor Permits Issuance (1916)
  12. Montana Prohibition, R-10 (1916)
  13. Vermont Statewide Referendum: Prohibiting the Sale of Intoxicating Liquor (1916)
  14. Nebraska Liquor Traffic Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1916)
  15. Arizona Measure Nos. 104-105, Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (1916)
  16. Arizona Measure Nos. 108-109, County Prohibition Exemption Amendment (1916)

1915

  1. Ohio Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1915)

1914

  1. Washington Initiative 3, Alcohol Prohibition Measure (1914)
  2. California Proposition 2, Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquor Initiative (1914)
  3. California Proposition 39, Prohibition Amendment Timeline Initiative (1914)
  4. California Proposition 47, Prohibition Elections Initiative (1914)
  5. South Dakota Local Liquor Option (1914)
  6. Colorado Statewide Prohibition, Measure 2 (1914)
  7. Arizona Measure Nos. 102-103, Eight-Year Waiting Period for Repeated Prohibition Elections Initiative (1914)
  8. Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1914)

1912

  1. Ohio Licensing of Liquor Traffic Amendment (September 1912)
  2. Colorado Statewide Prohibition, Measure 1 (1912)
  3. Colorado Search and Seizure of Alcohol, Measure 2 (1912)
  4. Arkansas Statewide Prohibition, Act 2 (September 1912)
  5. Missouri Amendment 6, Tax Revenue Initiative (1912)

1911

  1. Maine Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors, Question No. 1 (1911)
  2. Texas Proposition 1, Statewide Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (July 1911)

1910

  1. Maine Standard Percentage of Alcohol in Intoxicating Liquors, P.L. 1909 c. 241 (1910)
  2. Florida Prohibition of Alcohol Amendment (1910)

1909

  1. Alabama Liquor Manufacture, Amendment 1 (1909)

1908

  1. South Dakota Local Liquor Option Initiative (1908)

1907

  1. Oklahoma State Question 2, Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (September 1907)

1903

  1. Vermont Local Option Alcohol Sales Act (1903)
  2. Vermont's Referendum on Regulating the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquor (1903)

1900

  1. South Dakota Repeal of State Control Liquor (1900)

Before 1900

  1. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers Act (1847)
  2. Vermont Relating to Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers Act 24 (1847)
  3. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers, Second Act (1848)
  4. Vermont's Second Referendum under 1846 Act Relating to Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers (1848)
  5. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers, Third Act (1849)
  6. Vermont's Third Referendum under 1846 Act Relating to Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers (1849)
  7. Vermont Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers, Fourth Act (1850)
  8. Vermont's Fourth Referendum under 1846 Act Relating to Licensing Innkeepers and Retailers (1850)
  9. Vermont Prevention of Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors for the Purpose of Drinking (1853)
  10. Vermont's Referendum on Preventing Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors for the Purpose of Drinking (1853)
  11. Iowa Liquor Prohibition, Referendum 1 (April 1855)
  12. Michigan Prohibition of Liquor Traffic, Proposal 2 (1868)
  13. Ohio Liquor Licensing, Amendment 4 (August 1874)
  14. Iowa Liquor Prohibition, Amendment 1 (June 1882)
  15. Ohio Regulation of Liquor Traffic, Amendment 2 (October 1883)
  16. Ohio Prohibition of Liquor Traffic, Amendment 3 (October 1883)
  17. Florida Local Prohibition Option Amendment (1886)
  18. Texas Proposition 2, State Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1887)
  19. New Hampshire Alcohol Prohibition, Question 5 (1889)
  20. Nebraska Liquor Traffic Prohibition, Amendment 1 (1890)
  21. Nebraska Liquor Traffic Licensing, Amendment 2 (1890)
  22. Texas Proposition 2, Local Option Alcohol Prohibition Amendment (August 1891)
  23. South Dakota Prohibition Repeal (1896)
  24. South Dakota State Control of Liquor (1898)

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  1. California Drug and Alcohol Testing for State Legislators Act (2010)
  2. Arkansas Alcohol Tax Increase, 2010
  3. South Dakota Increase Alcohol Tax Initiative (2008)
  4. South Dakota Drinking Age Initiative (2008)
  5. Second Missouri Initiative to Lower Drinking Age (2008)
  6. Montana Alcohol and Drug Treatment Proposal (2010)
  7. California Tax on Alcohol Initiative (2010)
  8. Colorado Beer and Wine Sales Initiative (2010)
  9. Washington Excise Tax on Beer Initiative (2010)
  10. Washington Minimum Drinking Age Initiative (2010)
  11. First Missouri Initiative to Lower Drinking Age (2008)
  12. North Dakota Alcohol Tax (2006)
  13. North Dakota Alcohol Tax Increase Initiative (2012)
  14. Washington State Liquor Sales, Initiative 1157 (2011)
  15. Washington Liquor Privatization, Initiative 1114 (2011)
  16. Idaho Liquor Privatization Initiative (2012)
  17. Massachusetts Limited Beer and Wine Licenses Initiative (2012)
  18. Massachusetts Food Store Wine Selling Initiative (2012)
  19. Oklahoma Wine Purchase Amendment (2012)
  20. Oregon Privatization of Liquor Sales Initiative (2014)
  21. Oklahoma Wine and Beer Amendment, State Question 783 (2016)
  22. Oklahoma Wine and Beer Amendment, State Question 785 (2016)
  23. Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Amendment (2016)
  24. Colorado Minimum Age to Sell Alcohol Initiative (2016)
  25. Oklahoma Regulations Governing the Sale of Wine and Beer, State Question 791 (2018)
  26. Colorado Lower Alcohol Drinking Age Initiative (2018)
  27. South Dakota Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Initiative (2020)
  28. Massachusetts Beer and Wine in Food Stores Initiative (2020)
  29. Oklahoma Initiative 16
  30. Oregon Privatization of Alcohol Sales Initiative (2022)
  31. Colorado Grocery and Convenience Store Wine Sales and Delivery Initiative (2022)
  32. Colorado License to Allow Food Stores to Sell Beer and Wine Initiative (2016)
  33. Arizona Lower Alcohol Drinking Age to Eighteen Initiative (2020)
  34. California Lower Drinking Age to 18 Initiative (2016)
  35. Utah Alcoholic Beverage Regulations and Taxes Initiative (2024)
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