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California Proposition 16, Repeal of the Educational Poll Tax Amendment (1946)
| California Proposition 16 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1946 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported repealing section 12, Article XIII of the Constitution, which levied a $5 or more poll tax, to be paid to the State School Fund, on all males in California between the ages of 21 and 50 with a few exceptions. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing section 12, Article XIII of the Constitution, which levied a $5 or more poll tax, to be paid to the State School Fund, on all males in California between the ages of 21 and 50 with a few exceptions. |
Election results
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California Proposition 16 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,465,655 | 70.97% | ||
| No | 599,561 | 29.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | Repeal of Educational Poll Tax | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No 28. Repeals section 12, Article XIII of the Constitution, which now provides that the Legislature shall levy a five dollar or more yearly educational poll tax on each male inhabitant, which certain exceptions, between the ages of 21 and 50, such tax to be paid into the State School Fund. | ” |
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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