California Proposition 18, State Money Amendment (1938)
| California Proposition 18 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1938 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring that money controlled by any state agency, except the Regents of the University of California, be held in a trust by the State Treasurer before being deposited into the state treasury and allowing the State Treasurer to distribute the funds in such trust. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring that money controlled by any state agency, except the Regents of the University of California, be held in a trust by the State Treasurer before being deposited into the state treasury and allowing the State Treasurer to distribute the funds in such trust. |
Election results
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California Proposition 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 826,901 | 45.30% | ||
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998,421 | 54.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 18 was as follows:
| “ | State Money | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 31. Adds Section 29 to Article IV of Constitution. Authorizes Legislature to provide that State money in control of any State agency or department or collected by State authority, except money in control of or collected by Regents of University of California, shall be held in trust by State Treasurer prior to deposit in State Treasury by State agency or department. Permits State Treasurer to distribute such trust money upon order of State agency or department as permitted by law, and deposit same in banks to same extent as money in State Treasury. | ” |
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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