California Proposition 19, Consolidation of Territory Initiative (1914)
| California Proposition 19 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1914 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 19 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1914. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing cities of more than 50,000 people to annex contiguous territory within the county where the city is located, upon consent of the territory and the county. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing cities of more than 50,000 people to annex contiguous territory within the county where the city is located, upon consent of the territory and the county. |
Election results
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California Proposition 19 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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293,019 | 50.50% | ||
| No | 287,185 | 49.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 19 was as follows:
| “ | Consolidation of City and County, and Limited Annexation of Contiguous Territory | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative amendment to section 8 ½ of article XI of constitution. Present section unchanged except to authorize chartered cities to establish municipal courts, and control appointments, qualifications and tenure of municipal officers and employees: authorizes cities exceeding 50,000 population to consolidate and annex only contiguous territory included within county from which annexing territory was formed on consolidation, or concurrently or subsequently added to territory excluded from original consolidated territory; requires consent of annexed territory and of county from which taken; prescribes procedure for consolidation and annexation. | ” |
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 1914, at least 30,858 valid signatures were required.
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