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California "Sovereignty Referendum" Initiative (2016)
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| California Sovereignty Referendum Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic Federal constitutional issues | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
A California Sovereignty Referendum Initiative (Initiative #15-0037) was not put on the November 8, 2016, ballot for voters in California as an initiated state statute.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
- Louis J. Marinelli submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on July 9, 2015.
- A title and summary were issued by California's attorney general on September 14, 2015.
- Once the title and summary were prepared, 365,880 valid signatures were required for qualification purposes.
- Supporters had 150 days from the date that the title and summary were issued to collect the required signatures, resulting in a deadline of March 14, 2016.
- The California secretary of state announced the measure had failed to qualify for the ballot on March 25, 2016.
See also
Footnotes
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