California Proposition 11, Tax Rates for Unsecured Property Amendment (1976)

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California Proposition 11

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Election date

November 2, 1976

Topic
Property and Taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment 		Origin

State legislature


California Proposition 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1976. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported requiring the legislature to adjust the tax rate for unsecured property in any year that it changes the assessment ratio for property.

A “no” vote opposed requiring the legislature to adjust the tax rate for unsecured property in any year that it changes the assessment ratio for property.


Election results

California Proposition 11

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

4,685,811 71.85%
No 1,835,579 28.15%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:

“Tax Rates on Unsecured Property”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“ TAX RATES ON UNSECURED PROPERTY. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends Article XIII section 12 to provide that Legislature shall adjust tax rates on personal property, possessory interests in land and on improvements on land exempt from taxation in any year when assessment ratios are changed to maintain equality between property on secured and unsecured rolls. Financial impact: No direct state or local fiscal effect.”

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.

See also

1976 Measures

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