Title
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Proposition Summary
Initiative Provides for daylight saving time during portion of each year. Establishes Standard Pacific Time as standard time within State, but advances time one hour during period from last Sunday in April until last Sunday in September. Provides that time so specified shall apply to performance of legal rights and duties and in public schools and other public institutions. Repeals conflicting laws.
Proposition Number
12
Year
1949
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Pass
Popular Vote Results
Y: 1406257; A: 54.6; N: 1167846; B: 45.4
Election Type
Special Election
Proposition Type
Initiative
Code Sections Affected
Added "Daylight Saving Time Act"
For Author
Dr. Phillip W. Reames, President, California State Junior Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Frederick N. Gregory, President, San Francisco Womens' Legislative Council; Dr. Russell W. Starr, Past Vice Commander, Department of California, American Legion; Shepard Tucker, President San Francisco Real Estate Board; Mrs. Lewis Allen Weiss, Civic and Women's Organizations Leader
Against Author
Charles E. Gibbs, Executive Secretary, Associated Farmers of California. Inc.
Recommended Citation
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME California Proposition 12 (1949).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/502