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California 1946 ballot propositions
From Ballotpedia
1948 →
← 1944
17 statewide ballot propositions were on the November 5, 1946 ballot in California.
- 12 were approved
- 5 were defeated
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LBM | Proposition 1 | Bonds | $100 million in bonds for veterans | 
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| CISS | Proposition 2 | Gambling | Greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering allowed in counties with a population exceeding 175,000 | 
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| CISS | Proposition 3 | Education | Establish a minimum salary for public school teachers |
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| LRCA | Proposition 4 | Veterans | Allow state to provide business loans to veterans |
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| LRCA | Proposition 5 | Judiciary | Creation of Court for Tax Appeals |
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| LRCA | Proposition 6 | Legislature | Legislature to meet annually; state budget to be for a one-year rather than a two-year period |
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| LRCA | Proposition 7 | Elections | Members of a county board of education by county charter may be elected rather than appointed |
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| LRCA | Proposition 8 | Education | Qualifications and salary of county superintendents of schools to be fixed by state legislature |
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| LRCA | Proposition 9 | Education | Create offices of deputy and associate Superintendents of Public Instruction |
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| LRCA | Proposition 10 | Salaries | Salary of the Governor of California |
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| CISS | Proposition 11 | Labor | Illegal for employers to discriminate because of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry |
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| LRCA | Proposition 12 | Direct democracy | Legislature authorized to propose amendments to or repeal of laws enacted by initiative |
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| LRCA | Proposition 13 | Education | Allocation of Public School Funds |
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| LRCA | Proposition 14 | Executives | Who is to assume the powers and duties of the governor in the event of gubernatorial disability |
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| LRCA | Proposition 15 | Immigration | Validation of the 1923 and 1943 state legislative changes to the Alien Land Law of 1920 |
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| LRCA | Proposition 16 | Education | Repeal of the educational poll tax |
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| LRCA | Proposition 17 | Admin of gov't | Change name of the Railroad Commission to the Public Utilities Commission |
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