California Proposition 2, Ballot Regulations Referendum (October 1915)
| California Proposition 2 | |
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| Election date October 26, 1915 | |
| Topic Voting policy measures | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in California on October 26, 1915. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported upholding the Act passed by the state legislature, which was designed to establish the standards for size, form and manner of printing of ballots used at general elections. |
A “no” vote supported repealing the Act passed by the state legislature, which was designed toestablish the standards for size, form and manner of printing of ballots used at general elections. |
Election results
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California Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 106,377 | 41.32% | ||
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151,067 | 58.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Form of Ballot Law | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Submitted to electors by referendum. Provides for the size, form and manner of printing of baIIots to be used at general elections, including gubernatorial and presidential elections, for the determination of the order in which state, district and county offices shall appear thereon for the preparation of ballot titles for measures submitted to the electors, and for the manner in which such titles, offices and names of candidates therefor, and instructions to voters shall be printed upon such ballots. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For veto referendums filed in 1915, at least 46,335 valid signatures were required. Proponents of the veto referendum had 90 days from the date that the bill was signed to collect signatures.
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