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California Proposition 6, Consolidation of Cities and/or Counties Initiative (1912)

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California Proposition 6
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Election date
November 5. 1912
Topic
Administration of government
Status
Defeatedd Defeated
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
Citizens

California Proposition 6 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported establishing standards for the merging of cities and/or counties, including a requirement that the proposed area has a combined population of at least 350,000.

A “no” vote opposed establishing standards for the merging of cities and/or counties, including a requirement that the proposed area has a combined population of at least 350,000.


Election results

California Proposition 6

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 174,076 38.30%

Defeated No

280,465 61.70%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:

“Consolidated City and County Governments”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“ Proposition to amend Section 7 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to the formation of consolidated city and county governments.”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1912, at least 30,858 valid signatures were required.

See also

1912 Measures

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