California Proposition 11, Poll Tax on Noncitizen Male Residents Amendment (1920)
| California Proposition 11 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1920 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1920. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring the legislature to enact an annual tax of at least $4.00 on every noncitizen man between the ages of 21 and 60 residing in California, except those the state classifies as "paupers, idiots, and insane persons." |
A “no” vote opposed requiring the legislature to enact an annual tax of at least $4.00 on every noncitizen man between the ages of 21 and 60 residing in California, except those the state classifies as "paupers, idiots, and insane persons." |
Election results
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California Proposition 11 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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667,924 | 81.94% | ||
| No | 147,212 | 18.06% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:
| “ | Alien Poll Tax. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 amending Section 12, Article XIII of Constitution. Requires the Legislature to provide for the levy of an annual poll tax, and the collection thereof by assessors of not less than four dollars on every alien male inhabitant of this state over twenty-one and under sixty years of age, except paupers, idiots and insane persons, such tax to be paid into county school fund in county where collected. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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:
Sec. 12. No poll tax or head tax for any purpose whatsoever shall be levied or collected in the State of California. The legislature shall provide for the levy of an annual poll tax, and the collection thereof by assessors, of not less than four dollars on every alien male inhabitant of this state over twenty-one and under sixty years of age, except paupers, idiots and insane persons. Said tax shall be paid into the county school fund in which county it is collected.[1]
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.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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