California Proposition 10, Prohibit Head and Poll Taxes Initiative (1914)
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 10 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1914. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported repealing a constitutional provision requiring an annual poll tax of at least $2 on male residents between 21 and under 60 years of age and replacing it with a ban on poll and head taxes for any purpose in California. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing the constitutional provision requiring an annual poll tax of at least $2 on male residents between 21 and under 60 years of age, thereby keeping the provision in place and allowing the state to continue levying such a tax. |
Election results
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California Proposition 10 |
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405,375 | 51.98% | ||
| No | 374,487 | 48.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:
| “ | Abolition of Poll Tax. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative amendment to section 12 of article XIII of the constitution. Provides that no poll or head tax for any purpose shall be levied or collected in this state. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article XIII, California Constitution
The ballot measure amended Section 12 of Article XIII of the California Constitution. The following underlined text was added and struck-through text was deleted:
Section 12.
The legislature shall provide for the levy and collection of an annual poll tax, of not less than two dollars, on every male inhabitant of this state over twenty-one and under sixty years of age, except paupers, idiots, insane persons, and Indians not taxed. Said tax shall be paid into the state school fund. No poll tax or head tax for any purpose whatsoever shall be levied or collected in the State of California.[1]
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1914, at least 30,858 valid signatures were required.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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