California Proposition 3, Work Hour Restrictions Initiative (1914)
| California Proposition 3 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1914 | |
| Topic Labor and unions | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 3 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported making it a misdemeanor for an employer to require or permit an employee to work more than eight hours in one day or more than 48 hours in one week, except in case of emergency. |
A “no” vote opposed making it a misdemeanor for an employer to require or permit an employee to work more than eight hours in one day or more than 48 hours in one week, except in case of emergency. |
Election results
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California Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 282,692 | 33.51% | ||
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560,881 | 66.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Eight Hour Law | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative act adding section 393 ½ to the Penal Code. Declares it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment in county jail or both, for an employer to require or permit, or to suffer or permit his overseer, superintendent, foreman or other agent to require or permit, any person in his employ to work more than eight hours in one day, or more than forty-eight hours in one week, except in case of extraordinary emergency caused by fire, flood, or danger to life or property | ” |
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 1914, at least 30,858 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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