DATE | ISSUE | DESCRIPTION | YES | % | NO | % | RESULT |
November 5 1918 | HJR 8 Art. 11, Sec. 4 |
Provide the Co-operative Associations shall not be governed by provisions relating to the manner of voting for directors of incorporated companies | 12,674 | 30.9 | 28,321 | 69.1 | Defeated |
SJR 2 | Constitutional Convention to revise/amend Constitution | 16,442 | 31.1 | 36,351 | 68.9 | Defeated | |
SJR 4 Art. 12, Sec. 4 |
Permit counties and municipalities to become stockholders in and give financial aid to fair associations | 17,472 | 36.5 | 30,387 | 63.5 | Defeated | |
SJR 5 Art. 4, Sec. 1 |
Abolish office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | 22,147 | 43.9 | 28,268 | 56.1 | Defeated | |
SJR 10 Art. 8, Sec. 1 |
Limit bonded indebtedness of the state, exclusive of debt of territory and debt for construction of State Capitol, to sum not greater than one per centum | 18,027 | 40.2 | 26,856 | 59.8 | Defeated | |
November 7 1916 | HJR 3 Art. 9, Sec. 8 |
Permit sale of one hundred sections of school land | 64,973 | 63.1 | 38,044 | 36.9 | Approved |
SJR 1 Art. 3, Sec. 26 |
Forbid manufacture, sale and transportation for sale of intoxicating liquor for beverage | 90,576 | 71.9 | 35,456 | 28.1 | Approved | |
November 3 1914 | HJR 3 Art. 5, Sec. 6 |
Increasing Supreme Court to 5 Justices | 17,170 | 22.1 | 60,619 | 77.9 | Defeated |
HJR 23 Art. 9, Sec. 7 |
Removing Superintendent from Land Board | 31,528 | 41.7 | 44,168 | 58.3 | Defeated | |
SJR 4 Art. 4, Sec. 1 |
Extending terms of state officers to 4 years | 23,952 | 30.3 | 55,062 | 69.7 | Defeated | |
November 5 1912 | HJR 13 Art. 3, Sec. 2 |
Senate comprised of one member from each county; House of Representatives not to exceed three times number of Senators | 33,992 | 69.4 | 14,978 | 30.6 | Approved |
HJR 19 Art. 6, Sec. 6 |
Right to recall any public officer except judicial officers in state or electoral district | 37,875 | 73.8 | 13,469 | 26.2 | Approved | |
HJR 24 Art. 13, Sec. 3 |
Repeal section regarding labor of convicts confined in state prison done within prison grounds, except public works under direct control of state | 33,908 | 65.5 | 17,876 | 34.5 | Approved | |
HJR 30 Art. 9, Sec. 2 |
General supervision of educational institutions and public school system be vested in State Board of Education | 33,045 | 69.1 | 14,796 | 30.9 | Approved | |
SJR 1 Art. 18, Sec. 6 |
Make County Treasurer ex-officio Tax Collector (two part question) | (a) 33,551 (b) 30,932 |
(a) 66.1 (b) 63.0 |
(a) 17,177 (b) 18,171 |
(a) 33.9 (b) 37.0 |
Approved | |
SJR 12 Art. 3, Sec. 1 |
Give electorate power to propose referendum vote on any act/measure passed by Legislature and approve/reject same at polls | 43,658 | 76.4 | 13,490 | 23.6 | Approved | |
SJR 13 Art. 3, Sec. 1 |
Give electorate power to propose laws of their own initiative and enact same at polls | 38,918 | 71.9 | 15,195 | 28.1 | Approved | |
SJR 16 Art. 8, Sec. 1 |
Limit bonded indebtedness of state to sum of two million dollars | 31,712 | 63.7 | 18,083 | 36.3 | Approved | |
November 8 1910 | HJR 3 Art. 8, Sec. 1 |
Permit Legislature to authorize sufficient bond issue or make appropriation to complete construction and furnishing of State Capitol building at Boise | 26,189 | 54.8 | 21,637 | 45.2 | Approved |
HJR 15 Art. 9, Sec. 7 |
Make State Auditor member of State Board of Land Commissioners | 30,557 | 65.6 | 16,056 | 34.4 | Approved | |
SJR 6 Art. 18, Sec. 6 |
(a) Authorize Assessors and ex-officio Tax Collectors to employ deputies / clerical assistants when empowered by County Commissioners | 31,649 | 62.0 | 19,396 | 38.0 | Approved | |
(b) Remove disqualification of County Assessors to succeed themselves | 30,741 | 62.6 | 18,400 | 37.4 | |||
(c) Remove disqualification of Sheriffs to succeed themselves | 30,636 | 63.2 | 17,825 | 36.8 | |||
SJR 7 Art. 5, Sec. 6 |
Authorize Supreme Court fo call a District Judge to sit when Supreme Court Justice is disqualified or unable to sit on hearing of a case | 36,593 | 74.8 | 12,330 | 25.2 | Approved | |
November 3 1908 | HJR 3 Art. 5, Secs. 2, 11, 17, 20, 21, 24; Art. 18, Sec. 6 |
Abolish Probate Court, extend jurisdiction of District Court and provide for election and apointment of Judges and salaries, terms of courts, and establish system of districts (voided by Court decision, 1908, non-compliance w/requirements for amending constitution) | 28,050 | 52.3 | 25,598 | 47.7 | Approved |
HJR 10 Art. 18, Sec. 6 |
Permit County Assessors and Tax Collectors to employ deputies / clerical as required | 33,449 | 55.4 | 26,901 | 44.6 | Approved | |
November 6 1906 | HJR 5 Art. 8, Sec. 3,4 |
(1) Authorize majority of qualified electors to incur public indebtedness | 16,203 | 40.2 | 24,138 | 59.8 | Defeated |
(2) Permit counties, town, villages and other subdivisions of the state to vote bonds in aid of railroads and others works of internal improvement | 13,330 | 34.0 | 25,836 | 66.0 | |||
SJR 1 Art. 18, Sec. 10 |
Election of County Commissioners for four year terms | 16,330 | 38.9 | 25,642 | 61.1 | Defeated | |
SJR 4 Art. 18, Sec. 6 |
Legislature by general and uniform law to provide for county, township and precinct officers | 16,413 | 43.0 | 21,774 | 57.0 | Defeated | |
SJR 5 Art. 7, Sec. 8 |
Exempt from taxation lines of railroad to be constructed for period not exceeding ten years | 8,641 | 21.4 | 31,687 | 78.6 | Defeated | |
SJR 6 Art. 7, Sec. 9 |
Limit taxation of property for state purposes to ten mills on each dollar of assessed valuation except by vote of the people | 20,973 | 51.2 | 20,005 | 48.8 | Approved | |
November 1904 | HJR 5 Art. 18, Sec. 10 |
Four year terms for County Commissioners | 7,486 | 44.6 | 9,284 | 55.4 | Defeated |
November 4 1902 | HJR 2 Art. 13, Sec. 2 |
Empower Legislature to pass laws for the protection of health and safety of factory, smelter, mine and ore workers | 20,096 | 96.0 | 835 | 4.0 | Approved |
November 6 1900 | SJR 12 Art. 9, Sec. 11 |
Enlarge powers of the State Board of Land Commissioners in loaning school money | 8,535 | 70.5 | 3,576 | 29.5 | Approved |
November 8 1898 | HJR 8 Art. 18, Sec. 4 |
To prescribe a property qualification for the division and creation of counties | Not Avail | Not Avail | Approved | ||
HJR 10 Art. 18, Sec. 7,9 |
(1) To provide compensation of all county officers by annual salaries instead of fees; and payment of actual / necessary expenses instead of mileage | Not Avail | Not Avail | Approved | |||
(2) Felony penalty for any county officer to neglect / refuse to pay into treasury all fees in excess of actual / necessary expenses | |||||||
November 3 1896 | HJR 10 Art. 18, Sec. 6 |
To separate offices of Probate Judges and county Superintendents of Public Instruction (remove election req. for township, precinct and municipal officers) | 11,147 | 73.8 | 3,952 | 26.2 | Approved |
SJR 2 Art. 6, Sec. 2 |
Extend to women the equal right of suffrage | 12,126 | 65.9 | 6,282 | 34.1 | Approved | |
SJR 5 Art. 5, Sec. 18 |
To abolish the office of District Attorney and create the office of County Attorney | 11,643 | 76.3 | 3,612 | 23.7 | Approved | |
November 6 1894 | HJR 3 and HJR 4 Art. 18, Sec. 6 |
To separate the offices of Probate Judges and county Superintendents of Public Instruction | 6,236 | 75.9 | 1,979 | 24.1 | Approved |
November 6 1892 | SJR 9 Art. 18, Sec. 7 |
Compensation of county officers | 1,318 | 33.5 | 2,616 | 66.5 | Defeated |
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