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California Proposition 16, City of Venice Indebtedness (1918)
| California Proposition 16 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1918 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the city of Venice to pay all of its debts incurred in 1914-1916 upon the approval of two-thirds of voters. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the city of Venice to pay all of its debts incurred in 1914-1916 upon the approval of two-thirds of voters. |
Election results
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California Proposition 16 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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188,349 | 52.91% | ||
| No | 167,647 | 47.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | City of Venice Indebtedness | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 62. Amends Section 18, Article XI of Constitution, relating to limitations upon county, municipal and district indebtedness, by adding provison authoring city of Venice to pay all its indebtedness incurred during years 1914 to 1916 inclusive exceeding the income and revenue therefor, amount to be paid in full of said indebtedness not to exceed in the aggregate sixty thousand dollars, whenever two-thirds of voters thereof so decide at election help for that purpose, and declaring that no statute of limitations shall apply in any manner. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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