California Proposition 5, Board of Chiropractic Examiners Initiative (1920)
| California Proposition 5 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1920 | |
| Topic Healthcare | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 5 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating a Board of Chiropractic Examiners to create regulations and licensing requirements. |
A “no” vote opposed creating a Board of Chiropractic Examiners to create regulations and licensing requirements. |
Election results
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California Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 390,240 | 49.23% | ||
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402,410 | 50.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Chiropractic. Initiative Act. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Creates Board of Chiropractic Examiner appointed by Governor and paid from receipts under act; prescribes powers and duties thereof and prohibits practice of chiropractic without license therefrom; regulates issuance of such licenses; requires licensees to observe state and municipal regulations relating to control of contagious and infectious diseases and authorizes them to sign birth and death certificates and use natural agencies and manual and mechanical means and manipulators as auxiliaries in their practice; declares other methods of healing, and chiropractors licensed under other acts, not affected hereby; prescribes penalties and repeals all conflicting legislation. | ” |
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 1920, at least 55,094 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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