California 1926 ballot propositions

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In 1926, voters decided on 28 statewide ballot measures in California on November 2.

• Five were initiated constitutional amendments.
• Three were initiated state statutes.
• 18 were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• One was a veto referendum.
• One was a bond issue.
• Voters approved 16 (57.14%) and rejected 12 (42.86%).

On the ballot

November 2, 1926

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Proposition 10	Allow for bonds of up to $8,500,000 for the completion and equipment of state buildings and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	650,282 (68%)	311,619 (32%)
LRCA	Proposition 11	Exempt the property of any non-profit secondary educational institution that is accredited to the University of California from taxation.		343,526 (36%)	614,659 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Extend tax exemptions for veterans.	a	482,525 (51%)	468,643 (49%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Allow individuals who are absent from their precincts due to injury, necessary travel, or government service to vote by absentee ballot	a	550,676 (64%)	308,061 (36%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Require that any increase in corporate indebtedness be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the amount in value of the stock.	a	427,086 (55%)	345,694 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Allow the legislature to provide for the incorporation and organization of school districts, high school districts, and junior college districts.	a	455,088 (57%)	344,103 (43%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Require the state pay $3,000 of the salaries of Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, and Superior Court judges and the county pay the rest.		435,163 (50%)	439,471 (50%)
CICA	Proposition 17	Allow public schools to purchase and use the Holy Bible, provided that no student is forced to read the Bible		439,210 (43%)	571,934 (57%)
CICA	Proposition 18	Create a board appointed by the governor to distribute water and electric energy and allow for the issuance of bonds for the board.		253,019 (27%)	671,053 (73%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Provide for pensions of half their last salary for certain judges.		286,147 (31%)	634,311 (69%)
BI	Proposition 1	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $20,000,000 for helping veterans acquire farms or homes and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	705,398 (76%)	219,230 (24%)
CICA	Proposition 20	Create a reapportionment commission to provide for reapportionment when the legislature failed to do so in the first session following a census.		319,456 (39%)	492,923 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Establish procedures for when two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are submitted at the same election to voters.	a	391,614 (53%)	352,137 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 22	Exempt from taxation immature forest trees planted on certain lands.	a	619,062 (69%)	276,473 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Establish procedures for voting for nonpartisan offices and for offices with more than one position to be filled.	a	595,413 (74%)	210,915 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	Authorize irrigation districts to acquire stock of corporations owning water rights, waterworks, franchises, and concessions.	a	387,905 (52%)	351,785 (48%)
LRCA	Proposition 25	Declare that all property used exclusively for the burial of the human dead be exempt from taxation and local assessment.	a	540,367 (65%)	292,134 (35%)
LRCA	Proposition 26	Establish the abilities of appellate courts to ascertain facts from evidence.	a	521,858 (69%)	230,284 (31%)
LRCA	Proposition 27	Create a judicial council to regulate court practices and procedures.	a	468,750 (65%)	256,252 (35%)
CICA	Proposition 28	Divide the state legislature into senatorial and assembly districts following each federal census and create a Reapportionment Commission.	a	437,003 (55%)	363,208 (45%)
LRCA	Proposition 2	Establish taxation on vehicles and trucks using public highways.	a	751,379 (78%)	211,618 (22%)
VR	Proposition 3	Add more regulations to the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine and establish a tax on oleomargarine.		287,703 (28%)	749,640 (72%)
CISS	Proposition 4	Require every distributor of gasoline to pay a license tax of one cent per gallon, in addition to the current two cent license tax.		499,415 (48%)	539,343 (52%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Establish the salary of the Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, and Surveyor, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.		360,656 (39%)	554,848 (61%)
CISS	Proposition 6	Regulate and license horse racing and pari-mutuel betting within the racetrack enclosure.		362,299 (35%)	661,367 (65%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Reduce the tax on short-line steam railroads from 7% to 5.25% of gross receipts.	a	643,993 (73%)	236,104 (27%)
CICA	Proposition 8	Classify highways as primary or secondary, enumerate the primary highways, and allocate $5 million annually for 12 years for highways.		337,906 (36%)	611,638 (64%)
CISS	Proposition 9	Repeal the Wright Act of 1922, which enforced alcohol prohibition, as provided for by the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution.		502,258 (47%)	565,875 (53%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1926 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1926)