1921 ballot measures

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Maine

See also: Maine 1921 ballot measures

September 12

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment No. 1	Suffrage	Allows absentee voting	a
LRCA	Amendment No. 2	Bond issues	Allows state highways bonds proceeds to be used for construction of state aid highways	d
LRCA	Amendment No. 3	Veterans	Issues bonds to pay for bonus to soldiers and sailors in the war in Spain	d

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1921 ballot measures

April 4, 1921

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonuses for World War I Veterans Amendment	Allow the state to borrow up to $30 million to pay a $15 per month of service bonus to those who served in the armed forces during World War I	a	471,159 (72%)	185,602 (28%)

Missouri

See also: Missouri 1921 ballot measures

August 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposition 1	Constitutional convention	Affirms decision to hold a Constitutional convention	a
LRCA	Issue 1	Civil Rights	Allows women to hold political office	a
LRCA	Issue 2	Bonds	Pays off $60 million road bond using motor vehicle license fees	a
LRCA	Issue 3	Taxes	Creates a special tax for paying military bonuses	a

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire 1921 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CCR	Question 1	Taxes	Shall a graduated income tax be imposed?	d
CCR	Question 2	Taxes	Shall inheritance tax be graduated and progressive?	d
CCR	Question 3	Legislature	Shall the legislature be sized an apportioned in this manner?	d
CCR	Question 4	Suffrage	Shall women have the right to vote?	d

New York

See also: New York 1921 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 1	Civil Service	Relates to the civil service preference of veterans	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 2	Gov't Salaries	Relates to the increase in salaries of legislators	d
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 3	Direct Democracy	Relates to voting qualifications and literacy	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 4	Local Gov't	Establishes a governing bodies in Nassau and Westchester counties	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 5	Judiciary	Establishes children courts and courts of domestic relations	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 6	Water	Relates to the disposition of a part of the Erie canal	a
LRCA	Proposed Amendment No. 7	Water	Relates to the disposition of a part of the Erie canal	a

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota 1921 ballot measures

October 28

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Initiative	Banking	Abolishes the Bank of North Dakota	d
LRCA	Referendum	Judiciary	Makes county judges also serve as the clerk of the district court in rural counties	d
CICA	Initiative	Bonds	Reduces total amount of bonded state debt	d
CISS	Initiative	Admin of Gov't	Reorganizes the Industrial Commission as a three person appointed commission	d
LRCA	Referendum	Gov't Salaries	Changes legislative pay from five dollars per day to one thousand dollars a year	d
CISS	Initiative	Elections	Removes party designations from the nomination and election of state officers	d
CISS	Initiative	Elections	Creates separate party ballots for primary elections and single column ballots for general elections	d
CISS	Initiatives	Banking	Provides for public depositories to disqualify the Bank of North Dakota from receiving public funds	d
CISS	Initiative	Banking	Establishes a rural credit system to take over the farm loans from the Bank of North Dakota	d

Ohio

See also: Ohio 1921 ballot measures

November 8, 1921

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Bonds for World War I Veterans Amendment	Allow for the issuance of bonds for paying World War I veterans $10 of each month of their service.	a	949,109 (75%)	324,447 (25%)
LRCA	Establishment of a Poll Tax Amendment	Allow the General Assembly to establish a poll tax.		244,509 (27%)	672,581 (73%)
LRCA	Senatorial Reapportionment Amendment	Reapportion the state into 26 senatorial districts.		336,574 (39%)	518,524 (61%)

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1921 ballot measures

June 7, 1921

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 300-301	State legislatures; Government salaries	Limit legislative sessions to 60 days, special sessions to 20 days, compensate members at $5 per day, and prohibit introducing bills, except for appropriations and defense, after the 40th day.		42,924 (37%)	72,596 (63%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 302-303	Veterans; Bonds	Authorize the issuance and sale of bonds to raise money to be loaned to Oregonian veterans of World War I.	a	88,219 (70%)	37,866 (30%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 304-305	Executive officials	Empower the governor to veto provisions in bills which declare emergencies.	a	62,621 (58%)	45,537 (42%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Healthcare; Marriage and family	Require a health examination by a physician for both marriage license applicants, with failure prohibiting marriage unless one or both applicants are rendered sterile.		56,858 (46%)	65,793 (54%)
LRSS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Trials	Permit women to serve as jurors and require at least half of the trial jury to be women in cases involving minors.	a	59,882 (50%)	59,265 (50%)

Texas

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July 23, 1921

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Suffrage	Addresses women's suffrage and naturalized citizens' suffrage	a	57,622 (52%)	53,910 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Executive officials; Government salaries	Increase the annual salaries of the governor to $8,000, the secretary of state and other executive officials to $5,000, and the attorney general to $7,500		25,778 (27%)	68,223 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	State legislatures; Government salaries	Limit per diem compensation for legislators at $10 for the first 120 days of regular sessions and $5 thereafter and mileage reimbursement at $0.10 a mile		24,424 (22%)	85,482 (78%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Veterans; Taxes	Levy a $0.07 per $100 valuation tax to fund pensions for Confederate soldiers and their widows		49,852 (45%)	61,568 (55%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Administration; Prisons	Abolish the Board of Prison Commissioners and provided for prison supervision and maintenance by statutory law		39,659 (36%)	71,880 (64%)

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