California Proposition 11, Equal Employment Opportunity Initiative (1946)
| California Proposition 11 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1946 | |
| Topic Labor and unions | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 11 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1946. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the state's policy as it being unlawful to refuse to hire someone based on their race, religion, color, national origin, or ancestry and creating a commission to regulate this policy. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the state's policy as it being unlawful to refuse to hire someone based on their race, religion, color, national origin, or ancestry and creating a commission to regulate this policy. |
Election results
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California Proposition 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 675,697 | 28.65% | ||
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1,682,646 | 71.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:
| “ | Fair Employment Practices Act. Initiative. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Declares State policy that all persons have the right of equal opportunity to secure employment. To effect such policy makes it unlawful to refuse to hire, to discharge, or to discriminate in conditions of employment against any person because of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry. Establishes a commission to prevent such unlawful practices by conciliation or order and by education. Provides for judicial review of commission's orders. Appropriates sum for commission. | ” |
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 1946, at least 178,764 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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