California Proposition 2, State Funding for Student Initiative (1952)
| California Proposition 2 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1952 | |
| Topic Education | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 2 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring the state to provide $180 of support for each student and requiring $120 of such support to go to the school district that each student attends. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring the state to provide $180 of support for each student and requiring $120 of such support to go to the school district that each student attends. |
Election results
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California Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,996,392 | 65.43% | ||
| No | 1,582,807 | 34.57% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Public School Funds | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Amends Article IX, Section 6, of the State Constitution. Increases required State support for public schools to One Hundred Eighty Dollars per year for each pupil in average daily attendance, of which each local school district shall receive not less than One Hundred Twenty Dollars per pupil. To become operative July 1, 1953. | ” |
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 1952, at least 303,687 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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