California Proposition 12, State Budget Initiative (1922)
| California Proposition 12 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1922 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1922. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 30 days of each regular session that contains all estimated expenses and revenues for each fiscal year of the biennial period and establishing procedure for passage of the budget bill. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 30 days of each regular session that contains all estimated expenses and revenues for each fiscal year of the biennial period and establishing procedure for passage of the budget bill. |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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451,074 | 71.12% | ||
| No | 183,147 | 28.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | State Budget | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative measure amending Section 34 and repealing Section 29, Article IV of Constitution. Requires Governor to submit to legislature, within first thirty days of each regular session, budget containing itemized statement of all proposed expenditures and estimated revenues for each fiscal year of next biennial period, with comparison, item by item, for each year of existing biennial period. Prescribes procedure for passage of budget bill; permits referendum against items thereof except those for usual current expenses; prohibits other appropriations, with certain exceptions, until stich passage. Authorizes Governor to reduce or eliminate any item of appropriation. | ” |
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 1922, at least 55,094 valid signatures were required.
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