Arizona 1948 ballot measures

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In 1948, voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures in Arizona on November 2.

• Three of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Five of the measures were initiated state statutes.
• Voters approved eight (100%) and rejected zero (0%) measures.

On the ballot

November 2, 1948

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 100-101	State legislatures	Require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to call for and sign a petition to convene a special session	a	77,941 (68%)	37,392 (32%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 102-103	State judiciary	Provide for the consolidation of all county superior courts into one court	a	80,120 (68%)	37,839 (32%)
LRCA	Measure Nos. 104-105	Local government	Permit cities to employ non-residents as city managers	a	73,363 (60%)	48,052 (40%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 300-301	Labor	Prohibit the denial of employment due to non-membership in a labor union	a	86,866 (59%)	60,295 (41%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 302-303	Law enforcement; Labor	Provide for establishing a system of merit and the fixed number of highway patrol men	a	91,323 (73%)	33,317 (27%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 304-305	Healthcare; Labor	Provide for the limitation of Workmen's Compensation to $1,000 per month	a	102,340 (81%)	23,856 (19%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 306-307	Administration	Provide for the establishment of a Civil Service Board to classify all positions in the state civil service	a	78,907 (67%)	39,470 (33%)
CISS	Measure Nos. 308-309	Labor; Pension	Provide for the establishment of a public employee retirement fund	a	86,989 (70%)	38,111 (30%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Arizona
• List of Arizona ballot measures
• 1948 ballot measures

External links

• Arizona Voter Guide (November 1948)