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California Proposition 29, Municipal Functions Amendment (1914)
| California Proposition 29 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1914 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 29 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1914. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing county officers to perform municipal functions of incorporated municipalities upon voter approval.and requiring current charters be amended if such municipalities wish to use the new allowance. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing county officers to perform municipal functions of incorporated municipalities upon voter approval.and requiring current charters be amended if such municipalities wish to use the new allowance. |
Election results
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California Proposition 29 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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284,757 | 57.06% | ||
| No | 214,312 | 42.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 29 was as follows:
| “ | Incorporation of Municipalities | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 81 amending section 6 of article XI of constitution. Present section unchanged except in following particulars: Legislature may provide that county officers shall perform municipal functions of municipalities incorporated under general laws when electors thereof so determine; municipalities hereafter organized under charters, and those heretofore so organized, when empowered by charter amendment, may legislate respecting municipal affairs, subject only to charter restrictions: in other matters they are subject to general laws; municipal charters may require county officers to perform municipal functions whenever general laws or county charter authorize such performance. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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