California Proposition 16, Water and Electricity Board Initiative (1924)
| California Proposition 16 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1924 | |
| Topic Energy | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 16 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1924. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating a board appointed by the governor to develop and distribute water and electrical energy, allowing for the issuance of bonds up to $500,000,000 for the purposes of completing to complete the purposes of such board and establishing the terms of such bonds. |
A “no” vote opposed creating a board appointed by the governor to develop and distribute water and electrical energy, allowing for the issuance of bonds up to $500,000,000 for the purposes of completing to complete the purposes of such board and establishing the terms of such bonds. |
Election results
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California Proposition 16 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 320,383 | 29.88% | ||
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751,985 | 70.12% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | Water and Power | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative measure adding Article XIVa to Constitution. Creates board, appointed by Governor and subject to recall, authorized to develop and distribute water and electric energy, acquire by any legal means any property therefor and do anything convenient thereto, including using and reserving state lands and waters; gives state and political subdivisions certain preferential rights against privately owned public utilities selling water or electric energy to public; authorizes issuance of bonds not exceeding $500,000,000, to further such purposes, requiring board to fix rates to meet expenses and retire bonds in fifty years. | ” |
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 1924, at least 77,263 valid signatures were required.
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