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California Proposition 19, Land Value Taxation Initiative (1918)
| California Proposition 19 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1918 | |
| Topic Property | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 19 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1918. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring all public revenues to be raised by taxation on land values, irrespective of any improvements on the land. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring all public revenues to be raised by taxation on land values, irrespective of any improvements on the land. |
Election results
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California Proposition 19 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 118,088 | 24.68% | ||
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360,334 | 75.32% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 19 was as follows:
| “ | Land Values Taxation | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative measure adding Section 15 to Article XIII of constitution. On and after January 1, 1919, requires all public revenues, state, county, municipal and district, be raised by taxation of value of land irrespective of improvements thereon; declaring war veteran, college and church exemptions in section 1 ¼, 1 ½, and 1a of same Article not affected hereby; asserts intent of amendment to prevent holding land out of use for speculation and to apply to community purposes land values which community creates. Repeals all constitutional provisions and laws conflicting herewith. | ” |
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 constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1918, at least 74,136 valid signatures were required.
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