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California Proposition 21, Chartered Cities Initiative (1914)
| California Proposition 21 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1914 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 21 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing chartered cities to establish municipal courts and regulations regarding municipal employees and authorizing such cities exceeding 175,000 population to consolidate by forming a charter. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing chartered cities to establish municipal courts and regulations regarding municipal employees and authorizing such cities exceeding 175,000 population to consolidate by forming a charter. |
Election results
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California Proposition 21 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 248,112 | 43.81% | ||
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318,224 | 56.19% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 21 was as follows:
| “ | City and County Consolidation, and Annexation With Consent of Annexed 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 175,000 population to consolidate under charter and to annex any contiguous territory, but only upon consent of such territory and of county from which such territory is 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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