California Proposition 13, Repeal of Law Prohibiting Immigrants From Owning Real Estate Measure (1956)
| California Propositon 13 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1956 | |
| Topic Immigration | |
Status Approved | |
| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in California on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported repealing the inoperative law that previously denied immigrants who are ineligible for citizenship the right to own real estate. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing the inoperative law that previously denied immigrants who are ineligible for citizenship the right to own real estate. |
Election results
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California Proposition 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,801,951 | 66.81% | ||
| No | 1,391,991 | 33.19% | ||
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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:
| “ | Repealing Alien Land Law | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Repeal of Initiative Act, Submitted by Legislature. Repeals inoperative law of 1920 which formerly denied aliens ineligible to citizenship the right to hold real estate in California. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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