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Arizona Measure Nos. 308-309, Train Engineer and Conductor Regulations Referendum (1912)
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| Topic Business regulations and Railways |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Arizona on November 5, 1912. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported requiring any person engaged or acting in the capacity of a locomotive engineer to have first served three years as a locomotive fireman, or if engaged as a conductor, to have first served three years as a brakeman or conductor of a freight train. yearsasaLocomotiveFireman,orifengagedasaconductor,with-outhavingfirstservedthreeyearsasaBrakemanorConductorofafreighttrain. yearsasaLocomotiveFireman,orifengagedasaconductor,with-outhavingfirstservedthreeyearsasaBrakemanorConductorofafreighttrain. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring any person engaged or acting in the capacity of a locomotive engineer to have first served three years as a locomotive fireman, or if engaged as a conductor, to have first served three years as a brakeman or conductor of a freight train. |
Election results
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10,921 | 58.98% | ||
| No | 7,596 | 41.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:
| “ | An Act to provide adequate punishment for any person who shall engage or act in the capacity of a Locomotive Engineer upon any railraod in the State of Arizona, without having first served three years as a Locomotive Fireman, or if engaged as a conductor, without having first served three years as a Brakeman or Conductor of a freight train. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. Proponents of the veto referendum had 90 days from the date that the bill was signed to collect signatures.
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