California Proposition 2, Liquor Regulations Initiative (1932)
| California Proposition 2 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1932 | |
| Topic Alcohol | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 2 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1932. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing California, if the Wright Act is repealed and when the federal Constitution allows, to have the exclusive right to regulate and license the manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, importation, and exportation of intoxicating liquors, prohibiting public saloons, bars, and drinking places, allowing wine and beer to be served in hotels, boarding houses, restaurants, and public eating places, and allowing the legislature to allow the sale of liquor in stores. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing California, if the Wright Act is repealed and when the federal Constitution allows, to have the exclusive right to regulate and license the manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, importation, and exportation of intoxicating liquors, prohibiting public saloons, bars, and drinking places, allowing wine and beer to be served in hotels, boarding houses, restaurants, and public eating places, and allowing the legislature to allow the sale of liquor in stores. |
Election results
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California Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,308,428 | 64.17% | ||
| No | 730,522 | 35.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | State Liquor Regulation | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Declares, if Wright Act is repealed, and when lawful under Federal Constitution and laws, State of California shall have exclusive right to license and regulate the manufacture, sale, possession, transportation, importation and exportation of intoxicating liquors; prohibits public saloons, bars or drinking places where intoxicating liquors are Kept, sold or consumed: permits serving wine and beer with meals furnished in good faith to patrons of hotels, boarding houses, restaurants and public eating places; permits Legislature to authorize, under reasonable restrictions, sale of liquor in original packages in stores where same not consumed therein | ” |
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 1932, at least 110,811 valid signatures were required.
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