California Proposition 6, Deposit of Public Moneys Amendment (October 1915)
| California Proposition 6 | |
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| Election date October 26, 1915 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on October 26, 1915. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing state, county or municipal moneys to be deposited in banks under conditions provided by laws adopted by initiative or a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing state, county or municipal moneys to be deposited in banks under conditions provided by laws adopted by initiative or a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature. |
Election results
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California Proposition 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 92,981 | 37.98% | ||
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151,845 | 62.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Deposit of Public Moneys | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 19. Amending section 16 ½ of article XI of constitution. Provides that state, county, or municipal money may be deposited in bank under such conditions as many be provided by law adopted by initiative or by two-thirds vote of each house of legislature approved by governor and subject to referendum; continues in force law now governing deposit of such money until same are changed as in this section authorized. | ” |
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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