1902 ballot measures

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Arkansas

See also: Arkansas 1902 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Arkansas Mileage and Per Diem for Legislators Amendment	Gov't Salaries	Creates policies regarding sureties on bonds	d

Florida

See also: Florida 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Judiciary	Relates to the number of Supreme Court Justices and court operations	a
LRCA	Amendment 2	Judiciary	Provides for 8 judicial circuits and 8 circuit judges	a

Idaho

See also: Idaho 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	HJR 2	Admin of Gov't	Empowers the legislature to pass laws for the protection of health and safety of factory, smelter, mine and ore workers	a

Illinois

See also: Illinois 1902 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
AQ	Initiative and Referendum Question	Legislature	Should citizens have the power of initiative and referendum at the state level?	a
AQ	Initiative and Referendum Question	Local Gov't	Should citizens have the power of initiative and referendum at the local level?	a
AQ	Direct Election of United States Senators Question	Elections	Should citizens directly elect United States senators?	a

Michigan

See also: Michigan 1902 ballot measures

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Indeterminate Sentences Amendment	Allow the legislature to establish indeterminate sentences for crimes and provide for a parole system	a	146,265 (65%)	78,338 (35%)
LRCA	Publishing of General Laws Amendment	Amend the constitution relative to the publishing of general laws in newspapers and compensation for doing so	a	155,837 (60%)	105,241 (40%)

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Taxes	Simplifies the taxing provisions of the Constitution	d
LRCA	Amendment 2	Taxes	Increases the state road and bridge tax	d
LRCA	Amendment 3	Local gov't	Increases the debt limit of municipalities	d

Montana

See also: Montana 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Amendment 1	Term limits	Sets the term limits for county commissioners	a

Oregon

See also: Oregon 1902 ballot measures

June 2, 1902

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Measure Nos. 105-106	Direct democracy	Create a state initiative and referendum process	a	62,024 (92%)	5,668 (8%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Location of County Seats	Local Gov't	Requires three-fifths vote to move county seat from a location without a railroad station to a location with one	a
LRCA	Lower Interest Rate on School Funds	Gov't Finances	Lowers interest rates on school funds from six to five percent	a
LRCA	Municipal Debt Limits	Gov't Finances	Increases municipal debt for water, street railways and lighting projects	a

Texas

See also: Texas 1902 ballot measures

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Taxes; Elections	Require poll taxes to be paid before a voter was allowed to participate in an election	a	200,650 (65%)	107,748 (35%)

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1902 ballot measures

November 4, 1902

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Question 1	Authorize the legislature to enact general banking laws with a two-thirds vote and repeal referendum requirements	a	64,836 (59%)	44,620 (41%)
LRCA	Question 2	Provide for a nonpartisan state superintendent with four year terms and pay fixed by law	a	71,550 (55%)	57,411 (45%)
LRCA	Question 3	Prohibit public officials from receiving free passes and other privileges	a	67,781 (62%)	40,697 (38%)

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota 1902 ballot measures

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Location of County Seats	Local Gov't	Requires three-fifths vote to move county seat from a location without a railroad station to a location with one	a
LRCA	Lower Interest Rate on School Funds	Gov't Finances	Lowers interest rates on school funds from six to five percent	a
LRCA	Municipal Debt Limits	Gov't Finances	Increases municipal debt for water, street railways and lighting projects	a

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