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Proposition 32

California Statewide • 1914 •  Legislative Referendum 

Passed

Result: 67.9% yes, 32.1% no

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This measure would allow California voters to directly elect their United States Senators through popular vote rather than having them chosen by the state legislature. It implemented the requirements of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which had been ratified in 1913.

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