California Proposition 7, State Highway Bond Repayment Measure (1916)
| California Proposition 7 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1916 | |
| Topic Bond issues | |
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| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in California on November 7, 1916. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the state engineering department to determine whether the costs of bonds for state highway construction in a county create an unjust burden to said county and if so, the means by which the bond interest rates may be adjusted to remedy such burden. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the state engineering department to determine whether the costs of bonds for state highway construction in a county create an unjust burden to said county and if so, the means by which the bond interest rates may be adjusted to remedy such burden. |
Election results
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California Proposition 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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483,151 | 75.96% | ||
| No | 152,910 | 24.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment to the State Highway Act | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amends Section 8 of State Highway Act of 1909 by providing that whenever state engineering department determines that construction cost of state highway in county entails unjust burden on such county in refunding to state entire bond interest on bond proceeds spent therefor, such county shall be required to refund only such portion thereof as such department adjudges reasonable. Amendment effective December 31, 1916. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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