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California Proposition 5, City and County Government Consolidation Amendment (1918)
| California Proposition 5 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1918 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing counties with populations of 200,000 or more to make charters for consolidated city and county governments. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing counties with populations of 200,000 or more to make charters for consolidated city and county governments. |
Election results
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California Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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195,998 | 51.63% | ||
| No | 183,610 | 48.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Organization Within County of Consolidated City and County Government | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 13 adding Section 7 1/2a to Article XI of Constitution. Authorizes any county having 200,000 population or over, not a consolidated city and county nor operating under county charter, to frame charter for consolidated city and county government, with or without boroughs; including therein incorporated municipalities and unincorporated territory comprising whole or lesser area of county, requiring publication of such charter before submitting question of consolidation to electors of each municipality separately; prescribes procedure for consolidation and adoption of charters. | ” |
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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