California Proposition 15, Amendments to the Alien Land Law Amendment (1946)
| California Proposition 15 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1946 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1946. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the 1923 and 1943 legislative amendments to the infinitive measure in 1920 referred to as the Alien Land Law are valid. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the 1923 and 1943 legislative amendments to the infinitive measure in 1920 referred to as the Alien Land Law are valid. |
Election results
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California Proposition 15 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 797,067 | 41.07% | ||
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1,143,780 | 58.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 15 was as follows:
| “ | Validation of Legislative Amendments to Alien Land Law | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 17. Amends section 17. Article I of the Constitution. Establishes validity of 1923 and 1943 legislative amendments to initiative measure of 1920 commonly referred to as the Alien Land Law. | ” |
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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