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VOTE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, SEPTEMBER, 1920 At the special election held September 21, 1920, upon the forty-one proposals submittcd by the constitutional convention there was a very light vote - about one-sixth of the qualified electors (men and women) going to the polls. Separate ballot boxes were provided for the woman vote - there being some legal question raised whether women were entitled, at that time, to vote upon constitutional amendments. It will be noted that the vote of the men rejected by a majority of 2,113 Proposal No. 6, permitting the legislature to increase the members of the senate. The woman vote gave a majority of 4,458 for the measure and it was decided carried. Upon each of the other propositions both the man vote and the woman vote gave a majority in favor.
The following tabulation gives separately the vote of the men and women and the combined vote:
Amendment
Men Women Total Total Number
For Against For Against For Against Vote 1 48,743
15,400
15,807
2,434
64,550
17,834
82,384
2 49,619
13,363
16,302
1,860
65,921
15,223
81,141
3 52,111
2,089
17,515
1,535
69,626
13,624
83,250
4 42,379
16,862
13,667
2,972
56,041
19,734
75,780
5 45,185
16,899
14,309
3,183
59,494
20,082
79,576
6 30,153
32,266
10,930
6,472
41,083
38,738
79,821
7 42,239
17,094
14,094
2,659
56,333
19,753
76,086
8 39,425
15,105
13,048
2,309
52,473
17,414
69,887
9 47,973
12,909
15,602
1,594
63,575
14,503
78,078
10 49,250
13,996
16,149
1,965
65,399
15,961
81,360
11 51,359
9,910
16,154
1,254
67,513
11,164
78,677
12 44,439
11,442
14,396
1,378
58,835
12,820
71,655
13 45,391
14,168
15,093
1,942
60,484
16,110
76,594
14 43,653
15,542
14,483
2,254
58,136
17,796
7F,932
15 42,751
13,844
13,593
2,064
56,334
15,908
72.242
16 49,836
10,885
15,306
1,559
65,142
12,444
77,586
17 44,073
17,051
12,839
4,302
56,912
21,353
78,265
18 47,471
14,462
18,012
954
65,483
15,416
80,899
19 54,763
7,605
17,216
1,081
71,979
8,686
80,665
20 49,923
10,505
16,117
1,356
66,040
11,861
77,901
21 51,282
11.958
15,261
2,445
66,543
14,403
80,946
22 42,119
17,235
12,743
3,973
54,862
21,208
76,070
23 54,725
13,242
15,270
2,123
60,995
15,365
76,360
24 49,873
11,734
17,040
1,465
66,913
13,199
80,112
25 44,015
14,723
15,009
2,361
59,024
17,084
76,108
26 44,903
13,489
14,202
2,072
59,105
15,561
74,666
27 52,492
10,793
16,411
1,798
68,903
12,591
81,494
28 48,454
12,861
15,009
1,831
63,463
14,692
78,155
29 41,771
15,371
13768
1,994
55,539
17,365
72,904
30 47,658
11,218
14:118
1,769
61,776
12,987
74,763
31 45,250
13,495
13,821
2,047
59,071
15,542
74,613
32 47,828
9,721
14,254
1,307
62,082
11,028
73,110
33 44,735
11,641
13,847
1,101
58,512
13,456
72,131
34 49,612
8,608
14,831
1,093
64,443
9,701
74,144
35 49,265
8,388
15,088
1,056
64,353
9,444
73,797
36 53,576
6,502
16,285
875
69,861
7,377
77,238
37 51,221
9,095
16,792
1,223
68,013
10,318
78,331
38 43,219
18,263
14,285
3,210
57,504
21,473
78,977
39 45,735
12,736
14,509
1,919
60,244
14,655
74,896
40 46,544
13,254
14,849
2,256
61,393
15,510
76,903
41 40,982
12,721
13,712
1,541
54,694
14,262
68,956
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SUBJECT OF PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1920
No. 1.
Authorizes five-sixths jury verdict in civil cases.
No. 2.
Permits regulation by law of property rights of aliens.
No. 3.
Declares English official language of the state and requires common school branches taught therein.
No. 4.
Initiative and referendum. Reduces percentages in number of signatures required.
No. 5.
Separate district legislative apportionment.
No. 6.
Permits increase of state senators from 33 to 50.
No. 7.
Increases legislative salary from $600 to $800.
No. 8.
Majority of all members elected, (yea and nay vote), required to adopt conference reports between two houses. First and second reading of bills by title only.
No. 9.
Prohibits appointment of members of legislature to state offices.
No. 10.
Prohibits raising salaries during term of office.
No. 11.
Reserves mineral rights in state lands.
No. 12.
Eliminates obsolete 1875 legislative apportionment.
No. 13.
New executive offices may be created by two-thirds vote of legislature; executive budget; a board of pardons; five years residence required for eligibility for office of governor.
No. 14.
Creates office of tax commissioner.
No. 15.
New jurisdiction and procedure of courts.
No. 16.
Concurrence of five judges of the supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional.
No. 17.
Election of judges of the supreme court by districts.
No. 18.
Woman suffrage.
No. 19.
Soldier suffrage.
No. 20.
Temporary school fund-distribution.
No. 21.
Prohibits sale of school lands except at public auction.
No. 22.
Election of university regents by districts.
No. 23.
Prohibits state aid to sectarian institutions.
No. 24.
Raises age for commitment to industrial schools from 16 to 18.
No. 25.
Provides board of education for normal schools.
No. 26.
Requires uniform and proportional taxes on tangible property and franchises; permits classification of other property and permits taxes other than property taxes.
No. 27.
Tax exemptions, including $200 of household goods to each family; forestry exemptions changed.
No. 28.
County tax limit fifty cents on one hundred dollars actual valuation.
No. 29.
Changes of county boundaries.
No. 30.
Public utility corporations to report to railway commission.
No. 31.
Prohibits consolidation of competing public utility corporations without permission of railway commission.
No. 32.
Regulates stocks and dividends of public utility corporations.
No. 33.
Permits metropolitan cities to adopt present charter as home rule charter.
No. 34.
Insures co-operative features in certain associations and permits limitation of shares and voting. Regulates foreign corporations. Stocks and bonds to issue only for actual value.
No. 35.
Defines priority rights in use of water power.
No. 36.
Secures title of state to water power sites.
No. 37.
Minimum wage and conditions of employment of women and children.
No. 38.
Permits creation of industrial commission to administer laws relative to labor disputes and profiteering.
No. 39.
Provides that amendments to the constitution submitted by the legislature shall be adopted by a majority voting on the question if the affirmative vote be equal to 35 per cent of the total vote cast.
No. 40.
Fixes increased salaries of state officers including judges of the supreme and district courts, effective until changed by the legislature, (not oftener than once in eight years.)
No. 41.
Eliminates obsolete provisions and provides a continuing schedule.
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