California Proposition 16, State Tuition Amendment (1974)
| California Proposition 16 | |
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| Topic Education and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1974. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring the state legislature to set the tuition for the University of California, if they decide tuition should be charged. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring the state legislature to set the tuition for the University of California, if they decide tuition should be charged. |
Election results
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California Proposition 16 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,162,265 | 42.06% | ||
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2,978,592 | 57.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 16 was as follows:
| “ | Student Tuition, University of California | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Adds section 9.1 to Article IX of the State Constitution to empower the Legislature to determine whether students enrolled in state-supported regular academic terms at the University of California shall be charged for instruction and instructional facilities and the amount of such charges. Charges established by the Regents and in effect shall remain in. force until acted upon by the Legislature. Financial impact: None in absence of exercise of power conferred on Legislature; if Legislature acts, financial impact will be dependent on type. of action taken. | ” |
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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