Statewide Initiatives Since 1904 - 2000154 Year State Type Measure Number Subject Matter Description Pass/Fail 1904 Oregon DS 2 Election Reform Direct primary nominating convention law. Passed 1904 Oregon DS 3 Alcohol Regulation Local option liquor law. Passed Gross earning tax on sleeping, refrigerator and 1906 Oregon DS 10 Taxes Passed oil car companies. Gross earning tax on express, telephone and 1906 Oregon DS 11 Taxes Passed telegraph companies. 1906 Oregon DA 2 Election Reform Equal suffrage amendment. Failed 1906 Oregon DS 3 Alcohol Regulation Amendment to local option liquor law. Failed Law to abolish tolls on the Mt. Hood and 1906 Oregon DS 4 Administration of Government Barlow road and providing for its ownership by Failed the state. Requiring referendum on any act calling a 1906 Oregon DA 5 Election Reform Passed constitutional convention. Giving cities sole powers to amend their 1906 Oregon DA 6 Administration of Government Passed charters. Authorizing state printers compensation to be 1906 Oregon DA 7 Business Regulation Passed regulated by law at any time. Initiative and referendum to apply to all local, 1906 Oregon DA 8 Initiative and Referendum Passed special and municipal laws. 1906 Oregon DS 9 Utility Regulation Prohibition of free passes on railroads. Passed The authorization of the sale of school and other public lands at auction giving the lessee 1908 Oklahoma DS 5 Administration of Government the right of acceptance of the land at the Failed highest bid, limiting the sales to 160 acres of land to the individual. Giving cities control of liquor selling, 1908 Oregon DA 11 Alcohol Regulation poolrooms, theaters, etc, subject to local Failed option law. 1908 Oregon DA 12 Taxes Modified form of single tax amendment. Failed 1908 Oregon DA 13 Election Reform Recall power on public officials. Passed Instructing legislature to vote for people's 1908 Oregon DS 14 Election Reform Passed choice for U.S. Senator. 1908 Oregon DS 16 Campaign Finance Reform Corrupt practices act governing elections. Passed 1908 Oregon DS 17 Animal Rights Fishery law proposed by gillnet operators. Passed 1908 Oregon DA 18 Legal Requiring indictment to be by grand jury. Passed 1908 Oregon DS 19 Administration of Government Creating Hood River County. Passed 1908 Oregon DA 9 Election Reform Equal suffrage. Failed An act for licensing, restricting and regulating 1908 South Dakota IDS N/A Alcohol Regulation of the business of manufacture and sale of Failed intoxicating liquors. 154 This data is constantly being updated and verified. This project is being coordinated and managed by Professor Rich Braunstein of the University of South Dakota with the help of Mark Cullen and Janet Benton. Their help has been invaluable. Year State Type Measure Number Subject Matter Description Pass/Fail To provide for prohibition of the manufacture 1910 Missouri DA N/A Alcohol Regulation Failed an sale of intoxicating liquors. To provide for the support and maintenance 1910 Missouri DA N/A Education Failed of the state University by direct state levy. A proposition to permanently locate State 1910 Oklahoma DS 15 Administration of Government Passed Capitol. Regulation of railroad, transportation or 1910 Oklahoma DA 16 Business Regulation Failed transmission companies. No person shall be registered as an elector in this State, be allowed to vote in any election 1910 Oklahoma DA 17 Election Reform held herein, unless he be able to read and Passed write any section of the Constitution of the State. Provide for the licensed sale of intoxicating liquors in incorporated cities, towns, and 1910 Oklahoma DA 22 Alcohol Regulation villages after an election to determine Failed whether said municipality shall license the sale of liquors to be consumed. The selection by a majority vote of New Jerusalem District compound of not less than 1910 Oklahoma DS 6 Administration of Government Failed six sections of land compactly located within 50 miles of the center of the State. To authorize women to vote under the same 1910 Oklahoma DA 8 Election Reform circumstances and conditions as men may Failed now do under the laws of this State. 1910 Oregon DA 1 Election Reform Permitting female taxpayers to vote. Failed To establish a state normal school at 1910 Oregon DS 10 Education Passed Monmouth. Creating Otis County from parts of Harney, 1910 Oregon DS 11 Administration of Government Failed Malheur and Grant. Annexing part of Clackamas County to 1910 Oregon DS 12 Administration of Government Failed Multnomah. Creating Williams County from parts of Lane 1910 Oregon DS 13 Administration of Government Failed and Douglas. Permitting people of each County to regulate 1910 Oregon DA 14 Civil Rights taxation for County purposes and abolishing Passed poll taxes. Giving cities and towns exclusive power to 1910 Oregon DA 15 Alcohol Regulation Passed regulate liquor traffic within their limits. For protection of laborers in hazardous 1910 Oregon DS 16 Labor Passed employment, fixing employers' liability, etc. Creating Orchard County from part of 1910 Oregon DS 17 Administration of Government Failed Umatilla. 1910 Oregon DS 18 Administration of Government Creating Clark County from part of Grant. Failed 1910 Oregon DS 19 Education To establish state normal school at Weston. Failed To annex part of Washington County to 1910 Oregon DS 20 Administration of Government Failed Multnomah County. 1910 Oregon DS 21 Education To establish a state normal school at Ashland. Failed Year State Type Measure Number Subject Matter Description Pass/Fail 1910 Oregon DA 22 Alcohol Regulation Prohibiting liquor traffic. Failed Prohibiting the sale of liquors and regulating 1910 Oregon DS 23 Alcohol Regulation shipments of same, and providing for search Failed for liquor. Creating board to draft employers' liability law 1910 Oregon DS 24 Business Regulation Failed for submission to legislature. Prohibiting taking of fish in Rogue River except 1910 Oregon DS 25 Animal Rights Passed with hook and line. Creating Deschutes County out of part of 1910 Oregon DS 26 Administration of Government Failed Crook. Bill for general law under which new counties 1910 Oregon DS 27 Administration of Government Failed may be created or boundaries changed. Permitting counties to vote bonds for 1910 Oregon DA 28 Administration of Government Passed permanent road improvement. Permitting voters in direct primaries to express choice for president and vice president, to 1910 Oregon DS 29 Election Reform Passed select delegates to national convention and nominate candidates for presidential electors. Creating board of people's inspectors of government, providing for reports of board in 1910 Oregon DS 30 Administration of Government Failed Official State Gazette to be mailed to all registered voters bi-monthly. Extending initiative and referendum, making term of members of legislature 6 years, 1910 Oregon DA 31 Administration of Government Failed increasing salaries, requiring proportional representation in legislature. 1910 Oregon DA 32 Judicial Reform Permitting 3/4 verdict in civil cases. Passed Creating Nesmith County from parts of Lane 1910 Oregon DS 9 Administration of Government Failed and Douglas. Nomination of state and County officers by 1911 Maine IDS N/A Election Reform Passed primaries (direct primary law). 1912 Arizona DA N/A Election Reform To permit women's suffrage. Passed 1912 Arkansas DS N/A Election Reform Bipartisan election boards. Failed 1912 Arkansas DS N/A Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition. Failed 1912 Arkansas DS N/A Education Free textbooks. Failed 1912 Arkansas DA N/A Administration of Government Cities and towns can issue bonds. Passed 1912 Arkansas DA N/A Election Reform Recall of elective officers. Passed Mileage and per diem, legislature sixty-day 1912 Arkansas DA N/A Administration of Government Passed session. Relating to the formation of consolidated city 1912 California DA 6 Administration of Government and County government, prescribing methods Failed thereof. An act to prohibit bookmaking and pool- selling, and to provide for the appointment of 1912 California DS 7 Gaming Failed a state racing commission to grant licenses for horse racing. Year State Type Measure Number Subject Matter Description Pass/Fail Relating to taxation by counties, cities and 1912 California DA 8 Taxes counties, cities, towns, districts; prescribing Failed methods and procedures thereof. 1912 Colorado DA 1 Alcohol Regulation Providing for statewide prohibition. Failed 1912 Colorado DS 10 Election Reform Amending election laws. Failed Providing for the holding of special elections 1912 Colorado DA 11 Initiative and Referendum for voting on proposed constitutional Failed amendments and initiated and referred laws. Defining contempt of court and providing for 1912 Colorado DA 12 Legal Failed trial by jury for contempt in certain cases. Creating a public utilities court with exclusive power to fix and enforce reasonable rates, 1912 Colorado DA 13 Utility Regulation Failed and for appeal direct to the supreme court from its decision. Amending election laws, and providing for a 1912 Colorado DS 14 Election Reform Passed "headless ballot". Providing wider control of the schools by the 1912 Colorado DA 15 Education Failed people. Providing for juvenile courts in cities and 1912 Colorado DA 16 Judicial Reform Passed counties of 100,000 population. Mothers' compensation act and aid to 1912 Colorado DS 17 Welfare Passed dependent and neglected children. Relating to civil service and amending said 1912 Colorado DS