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California Proposition 12, Right to Employment Initiative (1944)
| California Proposition 12 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1944 | |
| Topic Labor and unions | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1944. It was defeated.
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A “no” vote opposed declaring that there is a right to employment regardless if one belongs to a labor organization and declaring interference with the right to employment illegal. |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,304,418 | 40.79% | ||
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1,893,589 | 59.21% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | Right of Employment | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Adds Section 1A to Article I. Declares right of employment, free from interference because employee does or does not belong to or pay money to a labor organization. Declares interference with such right unlawful and provides remedy by court action. Defines labor organization. Declares section self-executing, and authorizes legislation to facilitate its operation. | ” |
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 constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1944, at least 178,764 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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