California 1956 ballot propositions

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19 statewide ballot propositions were on the November 6, 1956 ballot in California.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LBM	Proposition 1	Bonds	$500 million in bonds to assist California war veterans to acquire farms and homes	a
LBM	Proposition 2	Bonds	$100 million of bonds for school construction for "physically handicapped or mentally retarded minors."	a
LBM	Proposition 3	Bonds	$200 million of bonds for state educational institutions, mental and correctional institutions	a
CISS	Proposition 4	Regulation	Create California Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to prevent waste	d
LRCA	Proposition 5	Alcohol	Permit alcohol to be served "in public premises in which food need not be served"	a
LRCA	Proposition 6	Taxes	Tax exemption for churches extends to adjacent or non-adjacent property needed and used for church parking	a
LRCA	Proposition 7	Legislature	Change name of the California State Assembly to the "California House of Representatives"	d
LRCA	Proposition 8	Legislature	Require budget session of legislature to convene in February of each even-numbered year instead of March.	a
LRCA	Proposition 9	Local governance	County charters can establish a borough form of government	d
LRCA	Proposition 10	Admin of gov't	State can retain private architects and engineers by contract	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Local governance	Allow one year, instead of six months, for preparation of proposed county charter by board of freeholders.	a
LRCA	Proposition 12	Bonds	Set maximum permissible term of statutory state bond issues at 50 instead of 75 years	a
CISS	Proposition 13	Immigration	Repeal "Alien Land Law" of 1920, which was already inoperative	a
LRCA	Proposition 14	Legislature	Rules for selection of state legislative officers, attaches and employees	a
LRCA	Proposition 15	Water	State and political subdivisions allowed to acquire shares of mutual water company stock	a
LRCA	Proposition 16	Judiciary	Authorize state's Judicial Council to determine time within which California Supreme Court must hear appeals	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Judiciary	Repeal constitutional provision regulating salaries of superior court and appellate judges	a
LRCA	Proposition 18	Judiciary	Judges of justice courts eligible for office as judges of superseding municipal courts	d
LRCA	Proposition 19	Admin of gov't	Changes, alterations and redefinitions of California's state boundaries	a

External links

Suggest a link

• PDF of the November 6, 1956 ballot proposition voter guide
• Hastings California I&R database

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