IDAHO SECRETARY OF STATE
ELECTION DIVISION


IDAHO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HISTORY

DATE ISSUE DESCRIPTION YES % NO % RESULT
November 4 1958   No Constitutional Amendments appeared on ballot.          
November 6 1956 SJR 4
Art. 5,
Sec. 21
Prescribing powers of Probate Courts 138,026 68.0 64,847 32.0 Approved
  SJR 5
Art. 5,
Sec. 22
Prescribing powers of Justice of the Peace 122,962 61.1 78,189 38.9 Approved
  SJR 6
Art. 4,
Sec. 1
Allowing Governor to succeed himself 130,673 59.1 90,250 40.9 Approved
November 2 1954   No Constitutional Amendments appeared on ballot.          
November 4 1952 HJR 6
Art. 9,
Sec. 8
Location and disposition of public lands 192,580 78.4 53,208 21.6 Approved
November 7 1950 HJR 2
Art. 6,
Sec. 3
Indians right to vote, serve as jurors, hold civil office 127,504 73.2 46,580 26.8 Approved
  HJR 9
Art. 8,
Sec. 3
Municipal bonds 117,895 72.2 45,285 27.8 Approved
November 2 1948 SJR 5
Art. 18,
Sec. 6
Election of county officers 95,561 58.7 67,284 41.3 Approved
  SJR 6
Art. 4,
Sec. 3
Qualification of state officers 117,617 71.2 47,641 28.8 Approved
November 5 1946 HJR 3
Art. 4,
Sec. 18
Legislature given power to prescribe methods for disbursement of moneys in cooperation with US Government 68,114 55.3 55,118 44.7 Approved
  HJR 8
Art. 3,
Sec. 23
Compensation of State Legislators 66,135 52.1 60,763 47.9 Approved
  SJR 3
Art. 4,
Sec. 7
Legislature to create pardoning board 66,696 56.2 51,957 43.8 Approved
  SJR 4
Art. 9,
Sec. 11
Legislature to prescribe which bonds to loan endowment funds 69,549 59.6 47,222 40.4 Approved
November 7 1944 HJR 3
Art. 4,
Sec. 18
Abolishes State Board of Prison Commissioners 53,864 45.8 63,640 54.2 Defeated
  HJR 4
Art. 4,
Sec. 7
Pardoning power invested in Governor 59,725 49.2 61,764 50.8 Defeated
  SJR 1
Art. 4,
Sec. 1
Four year terms for state officers 83,483 62.0 51,061 38.0 Approved
  SJR 3
Art. 7,
Sec. 12
Establishes State Tax Commission to replace State Board of Equalization 72,266 59.1 49,968 40.9 Approved
  SJR 4
Art. 7,
Sec. 4
Exempts federal government property from taxation 62,583 52.6 56,408 47.4 Approved
November 3 1942 SJR 3
Art. 9,
Sec. 8
Lowers price of selling school lands from ten to five dollar minimum per acre 54,892 53.8 47,158 46.2 Approved
  SJR 5
Art. 10,
Sec. 5
Establishes non partisan Board of Corrections to manage penitentiary, adult probation and parole 55,110 61.6 34,286 38.4 Approved
  SJR 6
Art. 4,
Sec. 18
Abolishes State Board of Prison Commissioners 37,308 45.0 45,531 55.0 Defeated
  SJR 7
Art. 4,
Sec. 7
Pardoning power invested in Governor 36,841 44.3 46,328 55.7 Defeated
November 5 1940 HJR 3
Art. 7,
Sec. 17
Restricts use of revenues raised from taxes on motor vehicle fuel, fees from registration of motor vehicles 108,358 72.5 41,145 27.5 Approved
  SJR 5
Art. 9,
Sec. 11
Restricts use of endowment funds 88,738 62.5 53,158 37.5 Approved
  SJR 7
Art. 4,
Sec. 18
Legislature given power to prescribe methods for disbursement of moneys in cooperation with US Government 86,328 63.3 50,029 36.7 Approved

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