1958 ballot measures
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Statewide ballot questions were on 17 state ballots in 1958. California led the pack with 18 statewide ballot propositions. Oregon came in second, with 13 questions on its ballot, resulting in eight amendments to the Oregon Constitution.
Labor questions were a big presence on 1958 ballots, with 9 labor-related propositions altogether, including three right-to-work initiatives, all of which were defeated.
Arizona
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- See also: Arizona 1958 ballot measures
a Arizona Proposition 1, Legislative Salaries (1958)
a Arizona Proposition 2, Retired Judges (1958)
a Arizona Proposition 3, Name of Arizona State University (1958)
d Arizona Proposition 4, Merit System for Public Employees (1958)
Arkansas
- See also: Arkansas 1958 ballot measures
d Arkansas Repeal of Full Crew Laws Initiative (1958)
a Arkansas Prohibition of State Ad Valorem Tax, Proposed Amendment 47 (1958)
a Arkansas Legislative Salaries, Proposed Amendment 48 (1958)
a Arkansas Industrial Development Bonds, Proposed Amendment 49 (1958)
a Arkansas Sales Tax Repeal, Referred Act 19 (1958)
California
- See also: California 1958 ballot propositions
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LBM | Proposition 1 | Veterans/Bonds | $300 million in bonds for veterans | a
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| LBM | Proposition 2 | Bonds | $220 million in bonds for schools for handicapped students | a
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| LBM | Proposition 3 | Bonds | $200 million in bonds for schools, correctional and mental facilities | a
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| LBM | Proposition 4 | Bonds | $60 million in bonds for harbor development | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Salaries | Salaries of state legislators can be set by statute | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Elections | Notice of elections on bond proposals must be published in newspapers | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 7 | Admin of gov't | California State Legislature authorized to adopt wartime disaster laws | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Elections | Eligibility rules for voting for President and Vice President | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 9 | Legislature | Eliminate mandatory 30-day recess during general sessions of California State Legislature | a
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| LRCA | Proposition 10 | Eminent domain | Rules for eminent domain for airports and schools | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 11 | Bonds | Authorize local bonds for street and road purposes; provide for repayment of bonds with gasoline tax money | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 12 | Legislature | Permits member of California State Legislature to become notary public | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 13 | Education | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to be appointive, instead of elective, after 1962. | d
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| LRCA | Proposition 14 | Salaries | Eliminate prohibition against increasing compensation of local politicians during their term of office | d
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| CISS | Proposition 15 | Regulations | Allow boxing on Sundays and Memorial Day | d
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| CICA | Proposition 16 | Taxes | Allow property taxation of religious schools | d
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| CICA | Proposition 17 | Taxes | Reduction in state sales tax and income tax rates | d
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| CICA | Proposition 18 | Labor | Prohibition on collective bargaining | d
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Colorado
- See also: Colorado 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Issue 1 | Labor | Right to Work amendment | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 2 | Admin of gov't | Compensation of county and precinct officers | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 3 | Admin of gov't | County government | d
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| CICA | Amendment 4 | Gambling | Non-profits allowed to operate games of chance | a
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| CICA | Amendment 5 | Labor | New section of Constitution providing membership in any labor union | d
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Idaho
- See also: Idaho 1958 ballot measures
d Idaho Right to Work Initiative (1958)
Maine
- See also: Maine 1958 ballot measures
d Maine Commercial Vehicle Registration Fees Veto Vote (1958)
d Maine Vehicle Registration Fees Veto Vote (1958)
Massachusetts
- See also: Massachusetts 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| IndISS | Employee Pensions | Labor | Former public employees refunding portions of pensions depending upon yearly earnings | a
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Missouri
- See also: Missouri 1958 ballot measures
d Missouri Branch Banking Initiative, Issue 3 (1958)
Montana
- See also: Montana 1958 ballot measures
a Montana Liquor Tax, IR-59 (1958)
a Montana Six Mills Levy for University of Montana, R-61 (1958)
Nebraska
- See also: Nebraska 1958 ballot measures
a Nebraska Public Power Districts In Lieu of Taxes (1958)
a Nebraska Bingo Amendment (1958)
Nevada
- See also: Nevada 1958 ballot measures
a Nevada Ballot Initiative Process Amendment (1958)
North Dakota
- See also: North Dakota 1958 ballot measures
Primary ballot:
a North Dakota Location of the School for the Blind Initiative (1958)
November 4, 1958 ballot:
d North Dakota School District Reorganization Initiative (1958)
d North Dakota Name of the State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences Initiative (1958)
d North Dakota Number of Signatures Required to Qualify an Initiative for the Ballot (1958)
Ohio
- See also: Ohio 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| CICA | Right to Work | Labor | Forbids labor contracts which establish union membership as a condition | d
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| LRCA | Issue 1 | Admin of gov't | Permits the electors of the counties to form metropolitan federations | d
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Oklahoma
- See also: Oklahoma 1958 ballot measures
a Oklahoma Ad Valorem on Personal Property, State Question 379 (1958)
a Oklahoma Municipal Water and Water Facilities, State Question 380 (1958)
Oregon
- See also: Oregon 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Measure 1 | Admin of gov't | Boundaries of the state | a
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| LRCA | Measure 2 | Veterans | Loans for veterans | d
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| LRCA | Measure 3 | State legislature | State legislative salaries | d
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| LRCA | Measure 4 | Law enforcement | Capital punishment | d
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| LRCA | Measure 5 | Public finance | Urban redevelopment projects | d
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| LRCA | Measure 6 | Public finance | Modification of county debt limits | a
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| LRCA | Measure 7 | Judiciary | Special grand jury bill | a
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| LRCA | Measure 8 | Admin of gov't | Uses of state institutions | a
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| LRCA | Measure 9 | Judiciary | Temporary appointment and assignment of judges | a
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| LRCA | Measure 10 | Energy | State power development | d
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| LRCA | Measure 11 | Admin of gov't | County home rule amendment | a
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| LRCA | Measure 12 | Health care | State tuberculosis hospitals | a
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| CICA | Measure 13 | State legislature | Eligibility requirements for state legislators | a
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Utah
- See also: Utah 1958 ballot measures
d Utah Legalization of Horse Racing, Initiative A (1958)
Washington
- See also: Washington 1958 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITP | Initiative 202 | Labor | Restricting Labor Agreements | d
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| ITL | Initiative 23 | Admin of gov't | Civil Service for Sheriff's Employees | a
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| LRSS | Referred Bill 10 | Bonds | Building Bonds for State Institutions | a
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| VR | Referendum 30 | Taxes | Inheritance Tax on Insurance Proceeds | d
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| LRCA | Amendment 33 | Admin of gov't | State Boundaries | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 34 | Religion | Legislature may authorize the employment by the state of a chaplain for such of the state custodial, correctional and mental institutions as seems justified to the legislature | a
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| LRCA | Amendment 35 | Labor | Pensions and Employees Extra Compensation | a
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