California 1936 ballot propositions

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23 statewide ballot propositions were on the November 3, 1936 ballot in California.

Comment from the Gridley Herald

• 4 were approved.
• 19 were defeated.

24 propositions were scheduled to be on the ballot, but Proposition 1 was removed from the ballot by a 6-1 vote of the California Supreme Court in late August 1936. The Los Angeles Times lauded the removal, saying, "The vicious single tax measure, camouflaged behind sales tax repeal, has been deservedly kicked off the November election ballot."

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	Proposition 1	Taxes	Single tax on land to replace sales tax (removed from ballot by California Supreme Court)	Removed
CICA	Proposition 2	Taxes	State income tax can only be imposed following an affirmative majority statewide vote of the people	d
CICA	Proposition 3	Alcohol	Creation of an Alcoholic Beverage Commission to regulate commerce in liquor	d
CISS	Proposition 4	Resources	Tideland surface oil drilling prohibited; slant drilling from uplands authorized	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Bonds	Los Angeles County, if voters approve, can borrow $5 million to commemorate completion of Boulder Dam	d
LRCA	Proposition 6	Local governance	Process to amend Los Angeles Charter to allow Boulder Dam commemoration activities	d
CICA	Proposition 7	Labor	County and municipal office appointments must be based on integrity, character, merit, fitness and industry	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Elections	State legislature authorized to provide for the registration of voters	d
CICA	Proposition 9	Alcohol	Establish the so-called "local option" for regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages	d
CICA	Proposition 10	Taxes	Allowable uses of revenue from motor vehicle fuel taxes and license fees	d
CICA	Proposition 11	Education	Creation of a State Tenure Board to oversee tenure of public school teachers	d
LRCA	Proposition 12	Judiciary	Create a Court of Criminal Appeals	d
LRCA	Proposition 13	Eminent domain	Power of eminent domain can be used to acquire land for expositions and fairs	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Local governance	Method to establish a consolidated city and county government	d
LRCA	Proposition 15	Transportation	State aid to reduce liens on real estate imposed to pay for street and highway improvements	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Water	Acquisition of water and water rights by water districts and water conservation districts	d
LRCA	Proposition 17	Taxes	Method of calculating taxes owed on unsecured property	a
VR	Proposition 18	Taxes	Tax on oleomargarine	d
LRCA	Proposition 19	Legislature	Expenses to index and print legislative bills, histories, resolutions and constitutional amendments	d
LRCA	Proposition 20	Culture	Allow exhibitions at publicly-owned museums and art galleries to be managed by non-profit corporations	d
LRCA	Proposition 21	Law enforcement	Allow the establishment of penal institutions specifically for women	a
VR	Proposition 22	Taxes	State license, and payment of license fees, required to operate a retail store	d
LRCA	Proposition 23	Admin of gov't	Convert Railroad Commission to Public Service Commission	d
LRCA	Proposition 24	Local governance	Procedures for holding elections to adopt county and city charters	a

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the November 3, 1936 ballot proposition voter guide
• Hastings California I&R database

References

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