California Proposition 17, Tax Rate Amendment (1936)
| California Proposition 17 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1936 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1936. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported basing tax rates for oil rights, mining rights, improvements on leased land, and improvements on land exempt from taxation on the preceding year's tax rate. |
A “no” vote opposed basing tax rates for oil rights, mining rights, improvements on leased land, and improvements on land exempt from taxation on the preceding year's tax rate. |
Election results
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California Proposition 17 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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967,896 | 61.50% | ||
| No | 605,791 | 38.50% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 17 was as follows:
| “ | Computing Taxes on Unsecured Property | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 42. Amends Constitution section 9a, Article XIII. Declares taxes levied for any current tax year upon personal property and assessments upon possession of or upon claim or right to possession of land and taxable improvements on land exempt from taxation, if not a lien upon land of sufficient value to secure their payment, shall be based upon tax rates tor preceding tax year upon similar property where taxes were a lien upon land of sufficient value to secure payment thereof. Permits equalization of assessment on such property. | ” |
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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