California Proposition 5, Daylight Saving Time Initiative (1940)
| California Proposition 5 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1940 | |
| Topic Time standards | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 5 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported starting Daylight Saving Time on the last Sunday in April and ending it on the last Sunday in September. |
A “no” vote opposed starting Daylight Saving Time on the last Sunday in April and ending it on the last Sunday in September. |
Election results
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California Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 785,634 | 29.98% | ||
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1,834,564 | 70.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Daylight Saving | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative Act. Provides Daylight Saving Time as standard time in California between last Sunday in April and last Sunday in September annually. Declares purpose of Act to provide maximum utilization of daylight hours. Fixes standard time for remainder of year as United States Standard Pacific Time; designate Daylight Saving Time as one hour in advance thereof. Declares that in all laws, orders, decrees, regulations, concerning performance of public or other specified acts, accrual or determination of rights, and in public institutions, contracts and choses in action, the time shall be as provided in Act. Repeals 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 1940, at least 212,117 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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