California Proposition 14, Use of Funds for Separation of Grade Districts Amendment (1960)
| California Proposition 14 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1960 | |
| Topic Transportation | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to appropriate money collected from fuel taxes, motor vehicle registration fees, and license fees to separation of grade districts and allowing local agencies to use up to 50% of such funds appropriated to them to repay bonds for grade crossing separation projects. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to appropriate money collected from fuel taxes, motor vehicle registration fees, and license fees to separation of grade districts and allowing local agencies to use up to 50% of such funds appropriated to them to repay bonds for grade crossing separation projects. |
Election results
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California Proposition 14 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,065,363 | 40.77% | ||
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3,000,176 | 59.23% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 14 was as follows:
| “ | Street and Highway Funds: Use for Local Grade Crossing Bonds | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No.1. Includes separation of grade districts to which Legislature may appropriate fuel taxes and motor vehicle registration and license fee moneys. Such moneys allocated to local agencies may be used for paying bonds duly issued for grade crossing separation projects to extent of 50% of sums allocated. | ” |
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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