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California Proposition 4, Primary Partisanship Referendum (1916)
| California Proposition 4 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1916 | |
| Topic Voting policy measures | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in California on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported upholding the Act passed by the state legislature, which was designed to amend the Direct Primary Act of 1913 to allow electors to declare partisanship at the polls and establish procedures for those who declare their partisanship and those who do not. |
A “no” vote supported repealing the Act passed by the state legislature, which was designed to amend the Direct Primary Act of 1913 to allow electors to declare partisanship at the polls and establish procedures for those who declare their partisanship and those who do not. |
Election results
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California Proposition 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 319,559 | 47.75% | ||
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349,723 | 52.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Direct Primary Law | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Submitted to electors by referendum. Amends provisions of Direct Primary Law of 1913 governing nominations at primary elections so as to permit declaration of party affiliation by elector at polls instead of when registering; prescribes -official ballot containing names of all candidates: electors declaring at polls affiliation with party to vote for candidates of that party only and for present non-partisan offices, electors not so declaring to vote for non-partisan offices only; requires election officer, before delivering ballot to elector, to cancel such portion thereof as elector is not entitled to vote. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For veto referendums filed in 1916, at least 46,335 valid signatures were required. Proponents of the veto referendum had 90 days from the date that the bill was signed to collect signatures.
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