California Proposition 13, Allocation of Funds to the Public School System Amendment (1946)
| California Proposition 13 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1946 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1946. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported simplifying the procedure to allocate state funds to the public school system. |
A “no” vote opposed simplifying the procedure to allocate state funds to the public school system. |
Election results
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California Proposition 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 832,886 | 39.41% | ||
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1,280,667 | 60.59% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:
| “ | Allocation of Public School Funds | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 11. Amends Section 6, Article IX and Section 15, Article XIII, of the Constitution. Simplifies procedure for allocating State funds for support of Public Schools System. Eliminates necessity of making allocations for support of public schools from State General Fund by providing that sums now appropriated to such fund for support of public schools be appropriated to the State School Fund. Leaves unchanged amounts required to be raised by State for support of Public School System. | ” |
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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