California 1954 ballot propositions

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20 statewide ballot propositions were on the November 2, 1954 ballot in California.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$175 million in bonds for veterans for assistance in purchasing homes and farms	a
LRCA	Proposition 2	Bonds	$100 million in bonds for construction of public schools	a
LRCA	Proposition 3	Alcohol	Establish a Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control	a
CICA	Proposition 4	Welfare	Increase in aid amount payable to needy elderly from $80 to $100	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Taxes	Tax exemption for seagoing vessels	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Salaries	Increase in the pay of state legislators from $300 to $500 per month	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Property	Amendments to the Torrens Land Title Registration Law	a
LRCA	Proposition 8	Taxes	Tax exemption for commercial and fishing vehicles	d
LRCA	Proposition 9	Taxes	Tax exemptions for church properties under construction	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Legislature	Extend length of the terms of the members of the California State Legislature	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Taxes	Tax exemption for disabled veterans	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Elections	Voting eligibility rules for those convicted of "infamous crimes"	d
LRCA	Proposition 13	Local governance	Rules governing how the City of Vernon constructs and approves its city charter	d
LRCA	Proposition 14	Taxes	Tax exemption for higher education non-profits extended to buildings under construction	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Taxes	Tax exemption for charitable and educational non-profits extended to buildings under construction	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Water	Water rights of government agencies	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Taxes	Gas tax and vehicle fee revenues may be spent on planning and construction of vehicle parking facilities	d
LRCA	Proposition 18	Immigration	Property ownership rights of resident non-citizens	a
LRCA	Proposition 19	Judiciary	Continuously serving non-lawyer judges of inferior courts as judges of superseding municipal courts	d
LRCA	Proposition 20	Local governance	Method of framing county charters	a

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the November 2, 1954 ballot proposition voter guide
• Hastings California I&R database

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