California Proposition 13, Alcohol Prohibition Initiative (1934)
| California Proposition 13 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1934 | |
| Topic Alcohol | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 13 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing voters of a city or county to submit an initiative to be voted on regarding the prohibition of beverages with more than 0.5% alcohol and declaring that if the majority of voters approve the initiative, then the manufacture, sale, transportation, or possession of alcohol until the majority of electors vote against a similar measure. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing voters of a city or county to submit an initiative to be voted on regarding the prohibition of beverages with more than 0.5% alcohol and declaring that if the majority of voters approve the initiative, then the manufacture, sale, transportation, or possession of alcohol until the majority of electors vote against a similar measure. |
Election results
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California Proposition 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 497,542 | 26.75% | ||
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1,362,515 | 73.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:
| “ | Local Option | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative. Adds section 23 to Article XX of Constitution. Provides that upon initiative petition the legislative body of any city or county shall submit to qualified electors thereof, or of one or more precincts therein, question of prohibiting therein traffic in beverages containing more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol. Declares if majority voting on said question vote affirmatively it shall be unlawful, thirty days thereafter, to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, transport or possess therein such beverages, unless question be again similarly submitted at subsequent election and majority voting thereon vote in the negative. | ” |
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 1934, at least 110,811 valid signatures were required.
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