California Proposition 7, Initiative and Referendum Amendment (October 1915)

California Proposition 7
	Election date; October 26, 1915
	Topic; Direct democracy measures
	Status; Defeated
Type; Constitutional amendment	Origin; State legislature

California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on October 26, 1915. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported giving citizens the ability to propose, review, approve, and reject laws through the polls.

A “no” vote opposed giving citizens the ability to propose, review, approve, and reject laws through the polls.

Election results[edit]

California Proposition 7
Result	Votes	Percentage
Yes	121,210	48.80%
No	127,160	51.20%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:

“

Initiative and Referendum

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 22, a resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the constitution of said state, by amending section one of article four thereof, relating to legislative powers, and reserving to the people of the State of California the power to propose laws, statutes and amendments to the constitution and to enact the same at the polls independent of the legislature and also reserving to the people at the State of California the power to approve or reject at the poll any act or section or part of any act of the legislature.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot[edit]

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.

External links[edit]

California Voter Guide (October 1915)

Footnotes[edit]

California Proposition 7

Election date October 26, 1915
Topic Direct democracy measures
Status d Defeated
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

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