California Proposition 16, School System Initiative (1920)
| California Proposition 16 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1920 | |
| Topic Education | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 16 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1920. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported adding kindergarten to the public school system, creating a state high school fund, requiring a minimum of $30/pupil in the state school fund from state revenues, and establishing requirements regarding state and county taxes relating to education. |
A “no” vote opposed adding kindergarten to the public school system, creating a state high school fund, requiring a minimum of $30/pupil in the state school fund from state revenues, and establishing requirements regarding state and county taxes relating to education. |
Election results
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California Proposition 16 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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506,008 | 65.31% | ||
| No | 268,781 | 34.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | School System | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative measure amending Section 6, Article IX of Constitution. Adds kindergartens to public school system; requires addition to state school fund, and creation of state high school fund, from state revenues to provide elementary, secondary and technical school, respectively, with minimum of thirty dollars per pupil; requires county tax levies producing for elementary schools amount not less that state apportionment, and for secondary and technical schools amount at least twice state apportionment; requires school district tax levies for school purposes; applies state apportionment, and at least sixty per cent of county school taxes to teachers’ salaries exclusively. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1920, at least 55,094 valid signatures were required.
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