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California Proposition 10, Maintenance of Monetary Fund Amendment (1964)
| California Proposition 10 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1964 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1964. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported repealing the provision requiring a fund be maintained with the money collected from selling land granted to California by the United States and estates of people who died without a will or heir, plus the interest on such money. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing the provision requiring a fund be maintained with the money collected from selling land granted to California by the United States and estates of people who died without a will or heir, plus the interest on such money. |
Election results
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California Proposition 10 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,050,107 | 51.03% | ||
| No | 2,927,376 | 48.97% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | State School Fund | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 9. Repeals provision requiring that proceeds from sale of lands granted to State by United States for school support, estates of persons who have died without a will or heir, and money granted by United States for sale of land in State be kept in a perpetual fund with interest therefrom and income from unsold lands being used solely for school support. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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