California Proposition 7, Daylight Savings Time Initiative (1930)
| California Proposition 7 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1930 | |
| Topic Time standards | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 4, 1930. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported advancing the standard time by one hour at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of April and decreasing the standard time by one hour at 2 a.m on the last Sunday of September. |
A “no” vote opposed advancing the standard time by one hour at 2 a.m. on the last Sunday of April and decreasing the standard time by one hour at 2 a.m on the last Sunday of September. |
Election results
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California Proposition 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 317,890 | 24.29% | ||
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990,775 | 75.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Daylight Savings Act | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative. Provides that annually at 2 a.m. on last Sunday in April standard time be advanced one hour, and at 2 a.m. on last Sunday in September retarded one hour, so that between those times in each year standard time in California be one hour in advance of United States Standard Pacific Time. Declares that in all laws, orders, decrees and regulations. relating to performance of public or private acts, or accrual or determination of rights, and in public schools and institutions, contracts or choses in action, standard time as so changed shall be intended. | ” |
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 1930, at least 91,529 valid signatures were required.
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