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California Unemancipated Minor Abortion Access Initiative (2016)
From Ballotpedia
| California Secret Abortions Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic Abortion | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
A California Secret Abortions Initiative (Initiative #15-0040) was not put on the November 8, 2016, ballot for voters in California as an an initiated constitutional amendment.[1][2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
- Stephen Hicks submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on July 17, 2015.
- A title and summary were to be issued by California's attorney general by September 15, 2015.
- Once the title and summary were prepared, 585,407 valid signatures were required for qualification purposes.
- Supporters had 150 days from the date that the title and summary were issued to collect the required signatures.
- The California secretary of state announced the measure had failed to qualify for the ballot on March 28, 2016.
See also
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