California 1934 ballot propositions

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In 1934, voters decided on 23 statewide ballot measures in California on November 6.

• Eight were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Two were initiated state statutes.
• 10 were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Two were bond issues.
• Voters approved 14 (60.87%) and rejected nine (39.13%).

On the ballot

November 6, 1934

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Budgets	Require all state agencies be subject to regulation and requirements regarding budgets and filings with the State Controller,	a	899,434 (68%)	429,426 (32%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Education; Executive officials	Eliminate the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and establish that the State Board of Education should consist of 10 members and should appoint a Director of Education.		577,377 (38%)	938,955 (62%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Business	Prescribe an annual interest rate on loans, allow written contracts for other interest rates, and exempt some groups from the restrictions.	a	785,535 (54%)	674,346 (46%)
CICA	Proposition 13	Alcohol; Business	Allow voters of a city or county to submit an initiative regarding the prohibition of beverages with more than 0.5% alcohol.		497,542 (27%)	1,362,515 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Judiciary	Create procedures for appointing judges and filling judicial vacancies.		659,355 (47%)	733,075 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Judiciary	Require that every county and that every city and county have a superior court with at least one judge and allow the legislature to divide counties with over one million people into judicial election districts.		567,432 (43%)	746,253 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Judiciary	Establish that the legislature shall establish a municipal court in any city or city and county of 40,000 people.	a	684,598 (53%)	614,683 (47%)
CISS	Proposition 17	Alternative healthcare	Create the Naturopathic Association of California to regulate and license practitioners of naturopathy.		492,098 (31%)	1,115,122 (69%)
LRCA	Proposition 18	Water; Energy; Eminent domain	Allow the legislature to create legislation regulating the use, acquisition, and development of water and energy.		537,828 (39%)	851,630 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Budgets	Prohibit the state from becoming indebted over $300,000 unless authorized by a majority vote of electors.		490,845 (36%)	867,686 (64%)
BI	Proposition 1	Veterans; Bonds	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $30,000,000 for helping veterans acquire houses and farms and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	1,023,496 (61%)	659,818 (39%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Water; Business; Local government	Allow fifth and sixth class cities to hold stock in mutual water companies and allow the city to have the same rights as any other stockholder.	a	1,014,082 (74%)	357,372 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Eminent domain	Allow the government to take possession of lands used for right of way or reservoirs as soon as the land is paid for in full.	a	922,649 (68%)	437,536 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Local government	Allow two or more political subdivisions to create agreements for joint exercise of powers and create procedures for such agreements,		630,156 (49%)	658,074 (51%)
BI	Proposition 23	Labor; Bonds	Allow for bonds up to $24,000,000 for unemployment relief and create the Relief Administrator and the Relief Commission.	a	1,209,096 (71%)	493,886 (29%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol; Business	Prohibit the sale of alcohol except beer at saloons and barrooms, allow the sale and consumption of alcohol at certain places, and establish licenses establishments that sell alcohol.	a	1,262,315 (64%)	714,303 (36%)
CICA	Proposition 3	Judiciary	Establish procedures for filling vacancies for Supreme Court and Appellate Court judges.	a	810,320 (52%)	734,857 (48%)
CICA	Proposition 4	Judiciary; Executive officials	Establish the salary of the Attorney General and prohibit the Attorney General from practicing in private practice.	a	1,063,290 (70%)	449,075 (30%)
CICA	Proposition 5	Judiciary; Trials	Establish procedures relating to trial witnesses and juries.	a	1,087,932 (73%)	406,287 (27%)
CICA	Proposition 6	Judiciary; Trials	Establish procedures relating to defendants appearing in court.	a	1,173,838 (79%)	317,090 (21%)
CICA	Proposition 7	Civil service	Establish procedures relating to state civil service.	a	1,216,141 (76%)	382,609 (24%)
LRSS	Proposition 8	Constitutional conventions	Call for a Constitutional Convention to revise the state constitution.	a	705,915 (51%)	668,080 (49%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Create the State Chiropractors Association to regulate chiropractic and physical therapy practitioners and practices.		662,548 (38%)	1,082,795 (62%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1934 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1934)