California Proposition 13, Non-Profit College Grounds Tax Exemption Amendment (1962)

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California Proposition 13
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Election date
November 6, 1962
Topic
Taxes
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

California Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1962. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported extending a tax exemption to all land owned by non-profit colleges that is used for educational purposes.

A “no” vote opposed extending a tax exemption to all land owned by non-profit colleges that is used for educational purposes, thus leaving the exemption as 100 acres of grounds.


Election results

California Proposition 13

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

3,295,473 72.25%
No 1,265,773 27.75%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:

College Exemption: Extension of

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 32. Extends nonprofit college tax exemption to all grounds within which buildings are located used exclusively for purposes of education rather than limiting exempt area to 100 acres.

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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