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California Proposition 21, Incurring Indebtedness Propositions Amendment (1926)
| California Proposition 21 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1926 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1926. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported declaring that when two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are submitted at the same election to voters of any county, city, town, township. or school district, the votes be counted separately and requiring a two-thirds majority vote to adopt any such measure. |
A “no” vote opposed declaring that when two or more propositions for incurring indebtedness are submitted at the same election to voters of any county, city, town, township. or school district, the votes be counted separately and requiring a two-thirds majority vote to adopt any such measure. |
Election results
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California Proposition 21 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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391,614 | 52.65% | ||
| No | 352,137 | 47.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 21 was as follows:
| “ | Political Subdivisions Incurring Indebtedness | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 36. Amends Section 18 of Article XI of Constitution. Declares that whenever two or more propositions for incurring any Indebtedness or liability are submitted at the same election to the electors of any county, city, town, township, or school district, the votes cast for and against each proposition shall be counted separately, and when two-thirds of the qualified electors, voting on any one of such propositions vote in favor thereof, such proposition shall be deemed adopted. | ” |
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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