1916 Referendum General Election Results

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Referendum: Proposition 7 (State Highway Construction)

Popular Vote

Yes

483,151

75.96%

152,910

24.04%

Turnout

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Election Notes:

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 much department adjudges reasonable.

Demographic Data

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Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State. Statement of Vote at General Election held on November 7, 1916 in the State of California, California Secretary of State (https://archive.org/stream/statementofvo19081922cali#page/n203/mode/1up) (accessed 15 Sep 2016)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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