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California Proposition 12, Lost Tax Revenue Reimbursement Amendment (1918)
| California Proposition 12 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1918 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1918. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the state to reimburse cities for the loss of revenue resulting from tax exemptions for veterans in cases when the total value of the property exempted is greater than 5% of the city's property valuation. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the state to reimburse cities for the loss of revenue resulting from tax exemptions for veterans in cases when the total value of the property exempted is greater than 5% of the city's property valuation. |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 115,727 | 30.60% | ||
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262,421 | 69.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | Reimbursing Cities for Revenue Losses From Taxation Exemptions for Military Service | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 33. Adds Section 5 to Article XIII of constitution. Authorizes appropriations by state from general revenues after legislative investigations to reimburse any city for loss of revenue resulting from taxation exemption allowed by Section 1 ¼ of same article on account of military service, provided the value of the property so exempted is not less than five per cent of total assessed valuation of property in such city. | ” |
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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