California Proposition 15, Public Utilities Taxation Amendment (1922)
| California Proposition 15 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1922 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
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 7, 1922. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported permitting public utilities paying state taxes to deduct any amount paid to other public utilities from gross receipts of operation. |
A “no” vote opposed permitting public utilities paying state taxes to deduct any amount paid to other public utilities from gross receipts of operation. |
Election results
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California Proposition 15 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 197,514 | 33.60% | ||
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390,309 | 66.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 15 was as follows:
| “ | State Taxation | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 35 amending Section 14 of Article XIII of Constitution. Permits public utility paying state tax to deduct from gross receipts from operation of its business any amount it pays to another public utility when that amount is included in gross receipts from which tax of latter utility is computed; with certain exceptions, subjects to state taxation exclusively, rate of two per cent upon their gross receipts from operation, companies operating motor vehicles for transportation of persons or property for compensation; increases bank stock rate; authorizes legislature to classify utilities for taxation purposes. | ” |
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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