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California Proposition 18, Wild Game Sale Referendum (1914)
| California Proposition 18 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1914 | |
| Topic Hunting and fishing | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 18 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in California on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported making the buying, selling, shipping, offering, or exposing for sale of any wild game (except rabbits and wild geese) protected by law a misdemeanor. |
A “no” vote opposed making the buying, selling, shipping, offering or exposing for sale of any wild game (except rabbits and wild geese) protected by law a misdemeanor. |
Election results
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California Proposition 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 353,295 | 49.43% | ||
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361,446 | 50.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 18 was as follows:
| “ | Non-Sale of Game | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Act amending Penal Code section 626k, submitted to electors by referendum. Declares the buying, selling, shipping, offering or exposing for sale, trade or shipment of any wild game, bird, or animal (except rabbits and wild geese). protected by law and mentioned in part I, title XV, chapter I of Penal Code, or the dead body of the same, or any part thereof, a misdemeanor; prescribes punishment therefor; and declares section does not prohibit sale of wild duck from November 1st to December 1st of same year. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For veto referendums filed in 1914, at least 19,286 valid signatures were required. Proponents of the veto referendum had 90 days from the date that the bill was signed to collect signatures.
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