California 1912 ballot propositions

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In 1912, voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures in California on November 5.

• One was an initiated state statute.
• Two were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Three were veto referendums.
• Voters approved two (25%) and rejected six (75%).

On the ballot

November 5, 1912

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 1	Allow the legislature to determine how the state board of education is selected, allow the state board of education to select textbooks used in elementary schools, and provide such textbooks to students free of charge.	a	343,443 (67%)	171,486 (33%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Allow irrigation district bonds to be deposited in banks under the same conditions as state, county, and municipal funds	a	307,199 (71%)	128,411 (29%)
VR	Proposition 3	Add registrar of voters and sealer of weights and measures to the list of officers of a county.		142,729 (37%)	246,818 (63%)
VR	Proposition 4	Require counties to have a registrar of voters office.		145,924 (36%)	255,051 (64%)
VR	Proposition 5	Establish the pay of officers in third-class counties.		135,303 (35%)	254,327 (65%)
CICA	Proposition 6	Establish standards for merging cities and/or counties, including a requirement that the proposed area has a combined population of at least 350,000.		174,076 (38%)	280,465 (62%)
CISS	Proposition 7	Allow for horse racing and certain forms of betting, establish a racing commission. and prohibit bookmaking and pool-selling.		149,864 (30%)	353,070 (70%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Allow all counties, cities and counties, towns, districts, and townships to create taxes for local purposes and to determine how taxes are collected.		169,321 (41%)	243,959 (59%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1912 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1912)