California 1934 ballot propositions

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23 statewide ballot propositions were on the November 6, 1934 ballot in California.

• 14 were approved.
• 9 were defeated.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$30 million in bonds for veterans to aid in purchasing homes and farms	a
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol	Rules for where intoxicating liquors can, and cannot, be sold and consumed	a
CICA	Proposition 3	Judiciary	Method of choosing California's state supreme and appellate court judges	a
CICA	Proposition 4	Executive branch	Powers, responsibilities and salary of the Attorney General of California	a
CICA	Proposition 5	Judiciary	In criminal cases, court may comment to jury on defendant's failure to explain evidence	a
CICA	Proposition 6	Judiciary	Defendants charged with felonies can plead guilty before a committing magistrate	a
CICA	Proposition 7	Labor	State civil service	a
LRSS	Proposition 8	Constitution	Shall there be a state constitutional convention?	a
CISS	Proposition 9	Healthcare	Amendment of the Chiropractic Act to create a State Chiropractors Association	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Admin of gov't	Treatment of claims against, and budgets of, state agencies	a
CICA	Proposition 11	Education	Make State Board of Education elective; abolish Superintendent of Public Instruction	d
LRSS	Proposition 12	Regulations	Establish permissible rates of interest on loans	a
CICA	Proposition 13	Alcohol	Establish the "local option" with respect to legality of alcohol sales	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Judiciary	Method of filling Superior Court judicial vacancies	d
LRCA	Proposition 15	Judiciary	There must be at least one Superior Court judge in every county	d
LRCA	Proposition 16	Judiciary	A chartered city or county with more than 40,000 residents must have a Municipal Court	a
CISS	Proposition 17	Healthcare	Establish the Naturopathic Association of California for regulation of naturopathic medicine	d
LRCA	Proposition 18	Utilities	Development of public water and electrical utilities; eminent domain authorized	d
LRCA	Proposition 19	Budget	State can't borrow more than $300,000 without a vote of the people	d
LRCA	Proposition 20	Water	Fifth and sixth class cities allowed to hold stock in mutual water companies	a
LRCA	Proposition 21	Eminent domain	How eminent domain works when applied to acquisition of land for reservoirs	a
LRCA	Proposition 22	Local governance	Method by which political subdivisions may enter into agreements for joint exercise of powers	d
LBM	Proposition 23	Labor	$24 million in bonds for unemployment relief	a

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the November 6, 1934 ballot proposition voter guide
• Hastings California I&R database

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