California Proposition 17, Naturopathic Association of California Initiative (1934)
| California Proposition 17 | |
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| Election date November 6. 1934 | |
| Topic Healthcare | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 17 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating the Naturopathic Association of California as a public corporation to regulate and license naturopathy practitioners. |
A “no” vote opposed creating the Naturopathic Association of California as a public corporation to regulate and license naturopathy practitioners. |
Election results
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California Proposition 17 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 492,098 | 30.62% | ||
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1,115,122 | 69.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 17 was as follows:
| “ | Naturopathic Act | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative. Creates Naturopathic Association of California, a public corporation; provides for its organization, government, membership and powers; regulates practice and licensing of naturopathy; provides for investigation and approval of naturopathic colleges; fixes educational requirements and other qualifications for licensees; fixes license fees; provides for issuance, suspension and revocation of licenses; provides licensees shall have in practice of their profession all rights and privileges of practicing physicians of any school or class in treatment of diseases, injuries and other mental or physical conditions; gives licensees equal rights with physicians in institutions supported by public funds; provides penalties for violations. | ” |
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 1934, at least 110,811 valid signatures were required.
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