California Proposition 1, Drinking Saloons Prohibition Initiative (1918)
| California Proposition 1 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1918 | |
| Topic Alcohol | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 1 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1918. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting drinking saloons and the sale and distribution of alcohol (except for in specified instances), as well as limiting places where the specified liquors can be sold. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting drinking saloons and the sale and distribution of alcohol (except for in specified instances), as well as limiting places where the specified liquors can be sold. |
Election results
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California Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 256,778 | 42.89% | ||
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341,897 | 57.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Liquor Regulation. Initiative Act. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | After July 1, 1919, prohibits keeping drinking saloons or similar places, regulates the traffic in and various acts relating to alcoholic liquors, prohibiting sales and various other dispositions thereof (except in specified cases or under specified conditions, some applying to vinous or malt liquors containing distilled spirits or more than certain percentages of alcohol, and others to alcoholic liquors generally, or to other particular kinds thereof), limits number of municipal licenses for sale of vinous or malt liquors for consumption elsewhere than on premises where sold, permits further municipal regulations, and prescribes penalties. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 8 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1918, at least 74,136 valid signatures were required.
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