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California 1914 ballot propositions
In 1914, voters decided on 48 statewide ballot measures in California on November 3.
- Eight were initiated constitutional amendments.
- Eight were initiated state statutes.
- 22 were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
- One was a legislatively referred state statute.
- Four were veto referendums.
- Five were bond issues.
- Voters approved 27 (56.25%) and rejected 21 (43.75%).
On the ballot
November 3, 1914
| Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposition 10 | Prohibit poll and head taxes for any purpose in California |
|
405,375 (52%) |
374,487 (48%) |
|
| Proposition 11 | Allow the University of California to take up to $1.8 million in bonds for building on the UC-Berkely campus and establish terms for such bonds. |
|
413,020 (63%) |
239,332 (37%) |
|
| Proposition 12 | Establish that delegates to constitutional conventions be nominated at nonpartisan primary elections. |
|
271,896 (50%) |
274,325 (50%) |
|
| Proposition 13 | Establish that only property owners who taxes would be affected by a bond be allowed to vote on such bond. |
|
312,193 (48%) |
337,951 (52%) |
|
| Proposition 14 | Provide for absentee voting. |
|
244,855 (39%) |
390,333 (61%) |
|
| Proposition 15 | Authorize banks where public moneys are deposited to furnish bonds of districts within municipalities as security. |
|
236,573 (42%) |
324,558 (58%) |
|
| Proposition 16 | Authorize the state, counties, or municipalities to take neighboring property to what is presently needed through the process of eminent domain. |
|
259,192 (46%) |
307,155 (54%) |
|
| Proposition 17 | Allow for bonds to Alameda County up to $1 million for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
390,835 (66%) |
202,128 (34%) |
|
| Proposition 18 | Make the buying, selling, shipping, offering, or exposing for sale of any wild game (except rabbits and wild geese) protected by law a misdemeanor. |
|
353,295 (49%) |
361,446 (51%) |
|
| Proposition 19 | Authorize cities of more than 50,000 people to annex contiguous territory within the county where the city is located. |
|
293,019 (51%) |
287,185 (49%) |
|
| Proposition 1 | Call for a constitutional convention to amend or revise the California Constitution. |
|
180,111 (29%) |
442,687 (71%) |
|
| Proposition 20 | Prohibit engaging in, training for, or betting on fights that result in compensation and prohibit all fights on Memorial Day and Sundays. |
|
413,741 (56%) |
327,569 (44%) |
|
| Proposition 21 | Authorize chartered cities to establish municipal courts and municipal employees regulations and authorize such cities exceeding 175,000 population to consolidate by forming a charter. |
|
248,112 (44%) |
318,224 (56%) |
|
| Proposition 22 | Establish the procedures for obtaining property titles and methods for transfers and notifications of liens. |
|
359,757 (62%) |
224,846 (38%) |
|
| Proposition 23 | Declare a plurality of votes at any primary or election the election choice and authorize a preferential system of voting at primaries. |
|
240,600 (45%) |
294,265 (55%) |
|
| Proposition 24 | Increase the daily pay allowed for all employees of the Assembly to $600 per day and keep the daily pay allowed for all employees of the Senate to $500. |
|
87,315 (15%) |
494,272 (85%) |
|
| Proposition 25 | Establish procedures for cities with over 3,500 people to adopt charters and establish procedures for amending charters. |
|
285,338 (56%) |
226,679 (44%) |
|
| Proposition 26 | Authorize the state legislature to supervise, regulate and conduct affairs of irrigation, reclamation or drainage districts. |
|
335,047 (61%) |
216,865 (39%) |
|
| Proposition 27 | Authorize county charters to relate to any matters authorized by the constitution and allow counties to take over municipal functions. |
|
261,219 (54%) |
225,530 (46%) |
|
| Proposition 28 | Give railroad commissioners exclusive power to fix public utilities rates in all incorporated municipalities. |
|
291,665 (53%) |
260,589 (47%) |
|
| Proposition 29 | Allow county officers to perform municipal functions upon voter approval.and require charters be amended if such municipalities wish to use the allowance. |
|
284,757 (57%) |
214,312 (43%) |
|
| Proposition 2 | Prohibit the sale, manufacture, and transportation of intoxicating liquor. |
|
355,536 (40%) |
524,781 (60%) |
|
| Proposition 30 | Allow irrigation districts to acquire stock of a foreign corporation that owns part of an international water system to gain control over the entire system. |
|
349,684 (65%) |
185,168 (35%) |
|
| Proposition 31 | Authorize the railroad commission to determine compensation paid for property taken through eminent domain for public utilities. |
|
291,836 (54%) |
244,379 (46%) |
|
| Proposition 32 | Eliminate provisions that prohibited the governor from being elected as a United States senator during their term of office. |
|
404,283 (68%) |
190,969 (32%) |
|
| Proposition 33 | Authorize municipal corporations to acquire and operate any type of public utilities. |
|
231,724 (45%) |
278,129 (55%) |
|
| Proposition 34 | Make all lands and improvements owned by a county or municipal corporation outside of its limits taxable. |
|
344,433 (61%) |
216,612 (39%) |
|
| Proposition 35 | Allow bonds up to $3 million for the building and equipment of state buildings in Sacramento and establishing the terms of such bonds. |
|
294,928 (52%) |
267,717 (48%) |
|
| Proposition 36 | Provide for the issuance of state bonds to create a fund for completing a state building or buildings in the city and county of San Francisco. |
|
300,028 (54%) |
257,119 (46%) |
|
| Proposition 37 | Provide for the issuance of $750,000 in state bonds to improve the state fairgrounds in the city of Sacramento and establish the terms for such bonds. |
|
259,721 (46%) |
301,764 (54%) |
|
| Proposition 38 | Allow for bonds up to $1.25 million for the construction and maintenance of a state building in Los Angeles and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
285,796 (47%) |
320,302 (53%) |
|
| Proposition 39 | Establish times when the Prohibition Amendment, if such amendment were to be approved, would go into effect. |
|
448,648 (66%) |
226,688 (34%) |
|
| Proposition 3 | Make it a misdemeanor for an employer to require or permit an employee to work more than eight hours in one day or more than 48 hours in one week. |
|
282,692 (34%) |
560,881 (66%) |
|
| Proposition 40 | Authorize the governor to call extra sessions of the district courts of appeals and establish terms for such extra sessions. |
|
203,674 (39%) |
322,891 (61%) |
|
| Proposition 41 | Establish that no judgment shall be set aside or a new trial granted in any case unless evidence is found to indicate a miscarriage of justice occurred. |
|
378,237 (68%) |
182,073 (32%) |
|
| Proposition 42 | Authorize any county, municipality, irrigation district, or other public corporation that issued state bonds to pay interest on bonds at any place. |
|
306,195 (60%) |
206,479 (40%) |
|
| Proposition 43 | Exempt buildings, equipment, land, securities, and income of non-profit collegiate educational institutions from taxation. |
|
331,599 (53%) |
293,721 (47%) |
|
| Proposition 44 | Allow the legislature to create a minimum wage for women and minors and allow the legislature to create laws regarding the welfare of all employees. |
|
379,311 (56%) |
295,109 (44%) |
|
| Proposition 45 | Prohibit employees from working more than six days or 48 hours per week and establish rules regarding working on Sundays. |
|
290,679 (39%) |
457,890 (61%) |
|
| Proposition 46 | Create a state board for drugless physicians to regulate people who treat patients without drugs or medicine. |
|
223,217 (33%) |
462,355 (67%) |
|
| Proposition 47 | Prohibit state elections on questions related to alcohol prohibition for eight years following the 1914 election. |
|
355,394 (45%) |
435,701 (55%) |
|
| Proposition 48 | Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $10 million for the betterment of the San Francisco Harbor and establish the terms of such bonds. |
|
408,633 (71%) |
167,589 (29%) |
|
| Proposition 4 | Declare places where acts of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution occur as nuisances and establish regulations for shutting down such places. |
|
402,629 (53%) |
352,821 (47%) |
|
| Proposition 5 | Create a state corporation department to regulate investment companies and brokers. |
|
343,805 (54%) |
288,084 (46%) |
|
| Proposition 6 | Create a state water commission to control the appropriation and use of water. |
|
309,950 (51%) |
301,817 (49%) |
|
| Proposition 7 | Authorize counties and municipalities to exempt certain classes of property from taxation. |
|
267,618 (42%) |
375,634 (58%) |
|
| Proposition 8 | Exempt vessels weighing more than 50 tons that are used to transport freight or passengers from taxation. |
|
359,176 (54%) |
301,969 (46%) |
|
| Proposition 9 | Authorize the governor to appoint an auditor of investments to define, regulate and examine investment companies. |
|
249,500 (41%) |
353,812 (59%) |
See also
- Laws governing the initiative process in California
- List of California ballot measures
- 1914 ballot measures
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