California 1932 ballot propositions

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22 statewide ballot propositions were on the 1932 ballot in California.

• 12 were approved.
• 10 were defeated.

On the ballot

May 3:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
VR	Proposition 1	Resources	Regulations governing crude oil	d
VR	Proposition 2	Resources	No leases of state-owned tide or beach lands for oil production	a

November 8:

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition 1	Alcohol	Repeal of act that provided for enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution	a
CICA	Proposition 2	Alcohol	State has exclusive authority to regulate liquor	a
CISS	Proposition 3	Regulations	Rules governing foreclosures of mortgages and trust deeds	d
LRCA	Proposition 4	Taxes	Eliminate requirement that state spend its half of highway transportation taxes on public highways	d
CISS	Proposition 5	Gambling	Establish a California Racing Board to regulate and license racing and wagering	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Property tax exemption for war-time veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Legislature	Increase limit on legislature's total daily expenses for its officers, employees and attaches	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	I&R Process	Initiatives must be submitted to attorney general for a title and summary prior to petition circulation	a
CICA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Levy a state income tax and sales tax; appropriate state funds for public school districts	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Water	City of Escondido allowed to hold stock in a mutual water company	a
CICA	Proposition 11	Property	Grant to City of Huntington Beach the tide and submerged lands situated within its boundaries	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Water	Water main replacements in the City of Glendale	a
LRCA	Proposition 13	Regulations	State supervision of wrestling and boxing	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Seafaring vessels "of more than fifty tons burden" exempt from taxation until January 1955	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Admin of gov't	Rules governing deposit of public moneys	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Taxes	Tax liens on properties to expire after 30 years	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Local governance	Procedures for proposing and adopting city charters	a
LRCA	Proposition 18	Local governance	Procedures for proposing and adopting county charters	d
LRCA	Proposition 19	Local governance	City charters may "provide any mode for the nomination and/or election of officers"	d
LRCA	Proposition 20	Local governance	County charters may adopt any mode for the nomination and/or election of officers	d

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the May 3, 1932 ballot proposition voter guide (special)
• PDF of the November 8, 1932 ballot proposition voter guide (general)
• Hastings California I&R database

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