California Proposition 26, Closing Businesses on Sundays Initiative (1930)
| California Proposition 26 | |
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| Election date Novemebr 4, 1930 | |
| Topic Rules about Sunday | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 26 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 4, 1930. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting keeping open any store, barber shop, workshop, factory, or other place of business on Sundays with the exception of certain businesses. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting keeping open any store, barber shop, workshop, factory, or other place of business on Sundays with the exception of certain businesses. |
Election results
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California Proposition 26 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 214,533 | 16.99% | ||
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1,047,926 | 83.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 26 was as follows:
| “ | Sunday Closing Law | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative. Prohibits keeping open for business any store, barber shop, workshop, factory, or other place of business, or performing or employing labor, on Sunday; excepts necessary, charitable or recreational works, needful during day for good order, health or comfort of community, enumerating many thereof but declaring enumeration not all inclusive; excepts work by member of religious society which observes weekly for rest or worship a day other than Sunday, provided he keeps place of business closed and does not work that day. Declares contracts made on Sunday and acts limiting hours of labor of females not affected. | ” |
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 1930, at least 91,529 valid signatures were required.
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