1954 ballot measures
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70 statewide ballot questions were on the 1954 ballot in 16 states.
Arizona
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- See also: Arizona 1954 ballot measures
a Arizona Prohibition on the Sale of Alcohol to Indians (1954)
Arkansas
- See also: Arkansas 1954 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 43 | Taxes | Property assessment equalization |  d
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| LRCA | Amendment 44 | Elections | Set the length of the term of the governor at 4 years | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 45 | Admin of gov't | Fixed salaries for state, county and district officers | d
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| VR | Referred Act 285 | Taxes | Increase in the tax on alcohol | d
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California
- See also: California 1954 ballot propositions
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LBM | Proposition 1 | Bonds | $175 million in bonds for veterans for assistance in purchasing homes and farms | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 2 | Bonds | $100 million in bonds for construction of public schools | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 3 | Alcohol | Establish a Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control | a
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| CICA | Proposition 4 | Welfare | Increase in aid amount payable to needy elderly from $80 to $100 | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Taxes | Tax exemption for seagoing vessels | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Salaries | Increase in the pay of state legislators from $300 to $500 per month | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 7 | Property | Amendments to the Torrens Land Title Registration Law | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Taxes | Tax exemption for commercial and fishing vehicles | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 9 | Taxes | Tax exemptions for church properties under construction | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 10 | Legislature | Extend length of the terms of the members of the California State Legislature | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 11 | Taxes | Tax exemption for disabled veterans | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 12 | Elections | Voting eligibility rules for those convicted of "infamous crimes" | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 13 | Local governance | Rules governing how the City of Vernon constructs and approves its city charter | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 14 | Taxes | Tax exemption for higher education non-profits extended to buildings under construction | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 15 | Taxes | Tax exemption for charitable and educational non-profits extended to buildings under construction | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 16 | Water | Water rights of government agencies | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 17 | Taxes | Gas tax and vehicle fee revenues may be spent on planning and construction of vehicle parking facilities | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 18 | Immigration | Property ownership rights of resident non-citizens | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 19 | Judiciary | Continuously serving non-lawyer judges of inferior courts as judges of superseding municipal courts | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 20 | Local governance | Method of framing county charters | a
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Colorado
- See also: Colorado 1954 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Amendment 1 | Utilities | Public Utilities Commission | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Water | Water conservation board | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Elections | Four-year terms of office for statewide state officers | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 4 | Welfare | Old age pension deductibility | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 5 | Redistricting | State legislative redistricting | d
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| LRSS | Referred Bill 6 | Transportation | Highway anticipation warrants | a
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| CICA | Initiative 7 | Taxes | Personal property taxation | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 8 | Elections | Four-year terms of office for county officers | a
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Idaho
- See also: Idaho 1954 ballot measures
a Idaho Dredge Mining Initiative (1954)
Maine
- See also: Maine 1954 ballot measures
a Maine Municipal Debt Limit Increase (1954)
a Maine Suffrage for Native Americans Amendment (1954)
Michigan
- See also: Michigan 1954 ballot measures
Montana
- See also: Montana 1954 ballot measures
- Montana Presidential Primary Law, R-56 (1954)
- Montana State Hospital Bond Issue, R-57 (1954)
- Montana Training School Bond Issue, R-58 (1954)
Nevada
- See also: Nevada 1954 ballot measures
North Dakota
- See also: North Dakota 1954 ballot measures
- North Dakota Graduated Land Tax Issue (1954)
- North Dakota Legislature Members Issue (1954)
- North Dakota Liquor Establishment Issue (1954)
- North Dakota Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Issue (1954)
- North Dakota Sales Tax Issue (1954)
- North Dakota Sales Tax Issue 2 (1954)
Ohio
- See also: Ohio 1954 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Issue 1 | Term limits | Term limits on office of Governor of Ohio and set length of term for other statewide politicians at four years | a
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| LRCA | Issue 2 | Ohio State Legislature | Four-year terms for Ohio Senate and House of Representatives | d
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Oklahoma
- See also: Oklahoma 1954 ballot measures
a Oklahoma State Question 359, Veto Measure (1954)
a Oklahoma State Question 360, Veto Measure (1954)
a Oklahoma Investment of Permanent School Funds, State Question 362 (1954)
Oregon
- See also: Oregon 1954 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Measure 1 | Salaries | State legislative salaries | d
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| LRCA | Measure 2 | Redistricting | The subdivision of counties for state legislative seats | a
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| LRSS | Measure 3 | Healthcare | Mental hospital in or near Portland | a
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| LRCA | Measure 4 | I&R | Procedures for initiated constitutional amendments | a
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| LRCA | Measure 5 | Taxes | State Property Tax | d
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| CISS | Measure 6 | DST | Daylight Savings Time | d
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| CISS | Measure 7 | Fishing | Prohibition on certain types of fishing in coastal streams | d
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| CISS | Measure 8 | Regulations | Repeal of the milk control law | a
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Utah
- See also: Utah 1954 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| VR | Referendum A | Education | Abolish Carbon College as a state-sponsored institution | d
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| VR | Referendum B | Education | Discontinuation of Dixie College, Snow College and Weber College as state-sponsored institutions | d
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Vermont
- See also: Vermont 1954 ballot measures
a Vermont Joint School Maintenance by Towns Amendment, Article 41 (1954)
a Vermont Office of Profit and Trust Under Authority of Congress Amendment, Article 42 (1954)
a Vermont State Militia Amendment, Article 43 (1954)
Washington
- See also: Washington 1954 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITP | Initiative 188 | Health Care | Chiropractic Examination Standards | d
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| ITP | Initiative 192 | Hunting | Salmon Fishing Regulations | d
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| ITP | Initiative 193 | Admin of gov't | Daylight Savings Time | d
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| ITP | Initiative 194 | Alcohol | Television Advertising for Alcohol | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 29 | Business Regulation | Corporation Ownership of Land | a
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Wisconsin
- See also: Wisconsin 1954 ballot measures
November 2
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRSS | Question 1 | Suffrage | Regarding new residents eligibility to vote for president and vice president | a
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| AQ | Question 2 | Finance | Have a state-owned, tax-supported statewide TV station (WHA-TV) | d
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