California Proposition 14, City and County Charter Amendment (1936)
| California Proposition 14 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1936 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
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 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing any county with one or more incorporated cities to frame and adopt a charter for a consolidated city and county with the same boundaries as the county. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing any county with one or more incorporated cities to frame and adopt a charter for a consolidated city and county with the same boundaries as the county. |
Election results
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California Proposition 14 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 793,050 | 47.20% | ||
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887,235 | 52.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 14 was as follows:
| “ | Consolidated City and County Government | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No.3. Amends section 7 ½ a of Article XI of Constitution. Provides a method by which any county, regardless of population, having one or more incorporated cities within its boundaries, may frame and adopt a charter for a consolidated city and county government having same boundaries as the former county. (Present constitutional provision excludes counties having less than 200,000 population from the right to adopt such a consolidated government, and permits establishment of a city and county government for area comprising only a portion of the former county.) | ” |
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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