California 1933 ballot propositions

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In 1933, voters decided on 11 statewide ballot measures in California. On June 27, voters decided on 10. On December 19 voters decided on one.

• Six were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Two were legislatively referred state statutes.
• Three were bond issues.
• Voters approved seven (63.64%) and rejected four (36.36%).

On the ballot

June 27, 1933

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Proposition 10	Allocate $8,449,326 from the gasoline tax funds for payment of highway bonds		307,609 (26%)	887,188 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 1	Require taxation on banks, insurance companies, and the property of public utility companies.	a	717,319 (62%)	440,413 (38%)
BI	Proposition 2	Allow for bonds up to $20,000,000 for a fund for municipalities and counties for unemployment relief and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	885,690 (74%)	316,904 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 3	Create the California Horse Racing Board to regulate and license horse racing and wagering.	a	805,209 (63%)	475,580 (37%)
LRCA	Proposition 4	Exempt educational buildings, equipment, securities, and income from taxation, exempt 10 acres of grounds of private colleges from taxation, and exempt 100 acres of grounds of public colleges from taxation.		518,374 (40%)	772,043 (60%)
LRCA	Proposition 5	Require property assessors from Los Angeles and Orange counties to reassess real and personal property damaged or destroyed by the March 10, 1933 earthquake.	a	796,590 (71%)	331,104 (29%)
BI	Proposition 6	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $55,000,000 for refinancing irrigation and reclamation districts and establish the terms of such bonds.		444,998 (41%)	631,230 (59%)
LRCA	Proposition 7	Declare all acts passed by July 16, 1933 effective 90 days after May 22, 1933 and declare such acts subject to referendum if petitions are submitted in 90 days.	a	732,684 (74%)	252,061 (26%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Establish regulations for supervisors, district attorneys, auditors, and other county officers.	a	698,186 (68%)	325,920 (32%)
LRSS	Proposition 9	Allocate $8,779,750 from the gasoline tax funds for payment of highway bonds		335,595 (28%)	871,623 (72%)

December 19, 1933

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
BI	Proposition 1	Create the Water Project Authority, allow for bonds up to $170,000,000 for constructing such systems, and establish the terms of such bonds.	a	459,712 (52%)	426,109 (48%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1933 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (June 1933)
• California Voter Guide (December 1933)