California Proposition 30, Railroad Franchises Initiative (1922)
| California Proposition 30 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1922 | |
| Topic Transportation | |
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| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 30 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1922. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported giving the Railroad Commission exclusive power to grant franchises for street, interurban, and suburban railways and motor vehicle transportation for compensation upon streets and highways. |
A “no” vote opposed giving the Railroad Commission exclusive power to grant franchises for street, interurban, and suburban railways and motor vehicle transportation for compensation upon streets and highways. |
Election results
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California Proposition 30 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 136,271 | 21.44% | ||
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499,458 | 78.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 30 was as follows:
| “ | Franchises | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative measure adding section 23c to Article XII of Constitution. Gives Railroad Commission exclusive power to grant determinate or indeterminate franchises for street, interurban and suburban railways and motor vehicle transportation for compensation upon streets and highways, prescribe terms and conditions thereof, regulate rates thereunder, and accept surrender of all such franchises now or hereafter outstanding; franchises granted hereunder to terminate whenever the state, or its political subdivisions, acquires the property owned or operated thereunder, and to have no pecuniary value in rate fixing or condemnation proceedings thereby; publicly owned public utilities unaffected by provisions hereof. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1922, at least 55,094 valid signatures were required.
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