When the Volstead Act aka Prohibition went into effect in 1920, no one considered how to enforce it. State and local governments stated it was a federal law, and that the federal government be responsible for the enforcement. In 1922, California voters approved the Wright Act—named for Theodore Wright, Assemblyman from Santa Clara County—to provide for enforcement. In November 1926 the Wright Act cam before the voters to repeal the Wright Act. The voters Lassen County were split—1220 Yes and 1229 No. It lost statewide. After Prohibition in 1932 the Wright Act was repealed.

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