California Proposition 18, Tax Limitations Initiative (1918)
| California Proposition 18 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1918 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 18 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1918. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating a state board of authorization, requiring county officers to file financial statements with the county governing body, which would be submitted to the state board of authorization, and limiting tax levy increases to five percent of the amount produced the year before. |
A “no” vote opposed creating a state board of authorization, requiring county officers to file financial statements with the county governing body, which would be submitted to the state board of authorization, and limiting tax levy increases to five percent of the amount produced the year before. |
Election results
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California Proposition 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 167,049 | 42.29% | ||
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227,953 | 57.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 18 was as follows:
| “ | County and School Tax Limitations | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative Act. Creates state board of authorization; requires each county officer to file financial statements with governing body of county which shall submit same with budget to such state board before making tax levy; limits yearly increase in amounts raised thereby to five per cent of amount produced preceding year unless great amount authorized by such board or electors; makes special provisions for school matters, regulating such five per cent increase by average daily attendance; declares governing body of any political subdivision may subject same to provisions hereof; authorizes legislature to amend or repeal act. | ” |
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 state statute is equal to 8 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1918, at least 74,136 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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