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California Proposition 17, Board of Chiropractic Examiners Measure (1952)
| California Proposition 17 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1952 | |
| Topic Healthcare | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in California on November 4, 1952. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the membership of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to seven people, increasing the per diem for board members, adding instances in which the board can suspend or revoke a chiropractic license, requiring chiropractors to take postgraduate courses to gain license renewal, and exempting chiropractors in the armed forces from paying license renewal fees. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the membership of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to seven people, increasing the per diem for board members, adding instances in which the board can suspend or revoke a chiropractic license, requiring chiropractors to take postgraduate courses to gain license renewal, and exempting chiropractors in the armed forces from paying license renewal fees. |
Election results
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California Proposition 17 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,826,747 | 45.77% | ||
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2,164,197 | 54.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 17 was as follows:
| “ | Chiropractors | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Amendment of Chiropractic Initiative Act, Submitted by Legislature. Increases Board of Chiropractic Examiners from five members to seven. Increases per diem of board members. Authorizes suspension or• revocation of chiropractic licenses for described types of unprofessional conduct, such as employment of unlicensed or suspended practitioner in treating the sick, procurement of abortions, untrue or misleading advertising, payment for procuring patients, willful neglect of patients. Requires chiropractors annually to take 16 hours of postgraduate study as condition of license renewal. Exempts chiropractors in armed forces from payment of license renewal fees. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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