California Proposition 7, Los Angeles County Funds Amendment (1918)
| California Proposition 7 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1918 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing Los Angeles County to reimburse funds held by the treasurer that were diminished due to payment of indebtedness in years when the indebtedness exceeded revenues. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing Los Angeles County to reimburse funds held by the treasurer that were diminished due to payment of indebtedness in years when the indebtedness exceeded revenues. |
Election results
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California Proposition 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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183,994 | 50.69% | ||
| No | 178,970 | 49.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Los Angeles County Funds | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitution Amendment 67. Adds Section 18 ½ to Article XI of Constitution. Authorizes Los Angeles County, out of succeeding years’ revenue or income, to reimburse any funds officially held by its treasurer which have been diminished by payment therefrom, during the sixty-fourth to sixty-eighth fiscal years inclusive of claims or demands representing its indebtedness or liability exceeding the income and revenue provided for the year in which same was incurred, whenever electors thereof so decide at election for that purpose, called by supervisors and held in accordance with state election laws. | ” |
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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