Voters in California have approved a year-round daylight saving time, marking the first step towards scrapping clock changes.
Around 62 per cent of people voted in favour of Proposition 7 which will allow California State Legislature to change the dates and times of daylight saving time.
Under the plan, California would be able to remain on standard time all year.
However there is still some way to go as it still needs a two thirds vote from the state Legislature and a change in law to take effect, according to Kron4.com.
Democratic Republican Kansen Chu from San Jose said that he was backing the move.
He said that he learned the reason for implementing daylight saving was to preserve energy during World War One. Mr Chu said it is no longer needed.
“It’s a public safety measure. And I don’t know anybody who really enjoys doing this adjustment of their schedule twice a year,” he said.
However some people claim that switching to year-round daylight savings would cause problems as people would be heading to work or school in darkness.
Other states that do not recognise daylight savings time include Hawaii and Arizona.
The survey found that most Europeans opposed it. 84 per cent of 5.6 million respondents called for ending the spring and autumn clock change.
The proposal requires support from 28 national governments and MEPs to become law.
