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California Proposition 7, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Initiated Bond Measures Amendment (October 1915)
| California Proposition 7 | |
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| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Bond issues |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on October 26, 1915. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported this constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds (66.67%) vote to pass a ballot initiative to create bonded indebtedness. |
A “no” vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thus continuing to require a simple majority vote to pass a ballot initiative to create bonded indebtedness. |
Election results
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California Proposition 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 121,210 | 48.80% | ||
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127,160 | 51.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative and Referendum. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 22 amending section 1 of article IV of constitution. Present section unchanged except in following particulars: provides that no law creating a bonded indebtedness shall be enacted by initiative by electors without assent from two-thirds of qualified electors voting thereon; authorizes legislature to protect initiative and referendum petitions from fraud and misrepresentation. | ” |
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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