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California Serial Numbers on Assembled Firearms Referendum (2018)
| California Serial Numbers on Assembled Firearms Referendum | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Firearms | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
The California Serial Numbers on Assembled Firearms Referendum (#16-0010) was not on the November 6, 2018, ballot in California as a veto referendum.
The referendum was designed to repeal Assembly Bill 857 (AB 857). AB 857 requires people who make their own firearms to undergo a background check and place a serial number on their personally-assembled firearms beginning in July 2018.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot title was as follows:[2]
| “ | Referendum to Overturn Law Requiring Serial Numbers on Personally Manufactured or Assembled Firearms.[3] | ” |
Ballot summary
The official ballot summary was as follows:[2]
| “ | If signed by the required number of registered voters and timely filed with the Secretary of State, this petition will place on the statewide ballot a challenge to a state law previously approved by the Legislature and the Governor. The challenged law must then be approved by a majority of voters at the next statewide election to go into effect. The law would require persons who make their own firearms to undergo a Department of Justice background check and to place a serial number on all such firearms.[3] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
- Arthur Aguilar submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on July 27, 2016.
- A title and summary were issued by the California Attorney General's office on August 8, 2016.
- Supporters were required to collect 365,880 valid signatures by October 20, 2016, for qualification purposes.
- Proponents submitted signatures by the October 20 deadline.
- The California Secretary of State announced that the measure failed to collect enough valid signatures on November 2, 2016.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ California Attorney General, "Referendum 16-0010," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 California Secretary of State, "Initiatives and Referenda Pending Signature Verification," accessed October 12, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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