California Proposition 12, Bond Propositions Amendment (1956)
| California Proposition 12 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1956 | |
| Topic Bond issues | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported setting the maximum term of statutory state bond issues as 50 years, requiring that bond propositions be published in ballot pamphlets prepared by the Secretary of State, eliminating the requirement that bond propositions be posted in newspapers for three months, and allowing the legislature to issue fewer bonds than set by the bond proposition. |
A “no” vote opposed setting the maximum term of statutory state bond issues as 50 years, requiring that bond propositions be published in ballot pamphlets prepared by the Secretary of State, eliminating the requirement that bond propositions be posted in newspapers for three months, and allowing the legislature to issue fewer bonds than set by the bond proposition. |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,006,548 | 50.97% | ||
| No | 1,930,235 | 49.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | State Indebtedness | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No.7. Sets maximum permissible term of statutory state bond issues at 50 instead of 75 years. Declares that full publicity is given to state bond propositions in ballot pamphlets prepared by Secretary of State: eliminates requirement that such propositions be published for three months in newspaper in each county. Authorizes Legislature to reduce authorized bond issue to lesser amount than that fixed by bond proposition. | ” |
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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