California Proposition 14, Absentee Voting Initiative (1914)
| California Proposition 14 | |
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| Topic Absentee and mail voting |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 14 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing for absentee voting in California. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing for absentee voting in California. |
Election results
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California Proposition 14 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 244,855 | 38.55% | ||
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390,333 | 61.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 14 was as follows:
| “ | Voting by Absent Electors. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative act providing for issuance of certificate of identification and ballot to voters who will be absent from home precincts on election day; provides that upon presentation by elector of such certificate and ballot in sealed envelope to judge of election on election day at polls in any precinct more than ten miles from polls where registered, such elector may mark said ballot in secret, judge to mail same to county clerk where voter registered; prescribes form of certificate and canvass of ballots; authorizes elector to vote at home precinct upon surrender of certificate and ballot. | ” |
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 1914, at least 30,858 valid signatures were required.
See also
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Footnotes
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