California Proposition 3, Positions Included as Officers of a County Referendum (1912)
| California Proposition 3 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1912 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in California on November 5, 1912. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported adding registrar of voters and sealer of weights and measures to the list of officers of a county. |
A “no” vote opposed adding registrar of voters and sealer of weights and measures to the list of officers of a county. |
Election results
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California Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Prozentualer Anteil | ||
| Yes | 142,729 | 36.64% | ||
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246,818 | 63.36% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| " | Officers of a County | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| " | REFERENDUM OPPOSING AN ACT CREATING THE OFFICE OF REGISTRAR OF VOTERS | ” |
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 1912, 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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Footnotes
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