California Proposition 20, Funds for Hospital Facilities Amendment (1952)
| California Propositon 20 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1952 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to allow public agencies and nonprofit corporations to use state funds for the construction of hospital facilities. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to allow public agencies and nonprofit corporations to use state funds for the construction of hospital facilities. |
Election results
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California Proposition 20 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,026,496 | 50.86% | ||
| No | 1,957,579 | 49.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 20 was as follows:
| “ | State Funds: Hospital Construction | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No 58. Amends Section 22 of Article IV of Constitution. Permits Legislature to make state funds available to public agencies and nonprofit corporations for construction of hospital facilities and to authorize use of state funds for that purpose by nonprofit corporations, whenever federal money is made available for such construction. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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