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This page provides a list of statewide ballot measures that appeared before voters in 1869.

In the United States, a ballot measure is a law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.

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## Contents

* 1 Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks
* 2 List of ballot measures by state
* 3 Other years
* 4 See also
* 5 Footnotes

## Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks[edit]

See also: Historical Ballot Measures (HBM) Factbooks

The inventory of statewide ballot measures is part of Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbooks, which document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States. This ongoing research effort will provide an unparalleled resource for researchers, reporters, and voters on how ballot measures have evolved, the issues they've covered, and the role they have played in our civic life. Click here to access the state historical ballot measure factbooks.

## List of ballot measures by state[edit]

### Minnesota

See also: Minnesota 1869 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Amendment 1| Local government organization; Public land policy| Abolish the county of Manomin|

13,392 (89%)

1,671 (11%)

LRCA

| Amendment 2| Land use and development policy; Local government finance and taxes; Property taxes| Authorize municipal corporations to levy assessments for local improvements upon property|

26,636 (91%)

2,560 (9%)

### New York

See also: New York 1869 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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LRCA

| Amendment 1| State constitution ratification| Provide for a vote for a new state constitution| d|

223,935 (44%)

290,456 (56%)

LRCA

| Amendment 2| State judiciary| Provide for a judiciary amendment|

247,240 (51%)

240,442 (49%)

LRCA

| Amendment 3| Property taxes| Establish guidelines relating to the uniform rule of assessment and taxation of real and personal property| d|

183,812 (40%)

272,260 (60%)

LRCA

| Amendment 4| Constitutional wording changes| Provide for guidelines for the property qualification for African American males|

282,403 (53%)

249,802 (47%)

### Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin 1869 ballot measures

November 2

Type| Title| Subject| Description| Result| Yes Votes| No Votes

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| Question 1| State executive official measures; Salaries of government officials| Increase the salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor to $5000 and $1000, respectively|

47,353 (53%)

41,764 (47%)

## Other years[edit]

Click on a year in the following table to view that year’s state ballot measures.

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2020s|  |  | 2027| 2026| 2025| 2024| 2023| 2022| 2021| 2020
2010s| 2019| 2018| 2017| 2016| 2015| 2014| 2013| 2012| 2011| 2010
2000s| 2009| 2008| 2007| 2006| 2005| 2004| 2003| 2002| 2001| 2000
1990s| 1999| 1998| 1997| 1996| 1995| 1994| 1993| 1992| 1991| 1990
1980s| 1989| 1988| 1987| 1986| 1985| 1984| 1983| 1982| 1981| 1980
1970s| 1979| 1978| 1977| 1976| 1975| 1974| 1973| 1972| 1971| 1970
1960s| 1969| 1968| 1967| 1966| 1965| 1964| 1963| 1962| 1961| 1960
1950s| 1959| 1958| 1957| 1956| 1955| 1954| 1953| 1952| 1951| 1950
1940s| 1949| 1948| 1947| 1946| 1945| 1944| 1943| 1942| 1941| 1940
1930s| 1939| 1938| 1937| 1936| 1935| 1934| 1933| 1932| 1931| 1930
1920s| 1929| 1928| 1927| 1926| 1925| 1924| 1923| 1922| 1921| 1920
1910s| 1919| 1918| 1917| 1916| 1915| 1914| 1913| 1912| 1911| 1910
1900s| 1909| 1908| 1907| 1906| 1905| 1904| 1903| 1902| 1901| 1900
1890s| 1899| 1898| 1897| 1896| 1895| 1894| 1893| 1892| 1891| 1890
1880s| 1889| 1888| 1887| 1886| 1885| 1884| 1883| 1882| 1881| 1880
1870s| 1879| 1878| 1877| 1876| 1875| 1874| 1873| 1872| 1871| 1870
1860s| 1869| 1868| 1867| 1866| 1865| 1864| 1863| 1862| 1861| 1860
1850s| 1859| 1858| 1857| 1856| 1855| 1854| 1853| 1852| 1851| 1850

## See also[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

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