California Proposition 1, Constitutional Convention Question (1914)

California Proposition 1
Election date November 3, 1914
Topic State constitutional conventions
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

California Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in California on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported calling for a constitutional convention to amend or revise the California Constitution.

A “no” vote opposed calling for a constitutional convention to amend or revise the California Constitution.

Election results

California Proposition 1
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		180,111	28.92%
No		442,687	71.08%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:

“

Calling Convention for Revision of Constitution

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

Recommends that electors vote for or against a convention for revising the constitution: provides that if majority vote in favor thereof, the legislature shall at next session provide for election of delegates to such convention and the holding thereof at state capitol within three months from date of election calling the same, and that it shall continue in session until it has completed the work of revision and provided for submission thereof to electors.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

1914 Measures

• 1914 Measures
• State constitutional conventions on the ballot
• 1914 legislative sessions

California

• California ballot measures
• California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• California Voter Guide (1914)