California Proposition 19, Surplus Fund Money Amendment (1938)
| California Proposition 19 | |
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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 19 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing surplus money from the Veterans’ Farm and Home Preservation Act of 1921 fund be distributed amongst veterans. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing surplus money from the Veterans’ Farm and Home Preservation Act of 1921 fund be distributed amongst veterans. |
Election results
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California Proposition 19 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 405,552 | 21.35% | ||
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1,493,574 | 78.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 19 was as follows:
| “ | https://repository.uchastings.edu/ca_ballot_props/387/ | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Lending or Gift of Public Money | ” |
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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