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California Proposition 4, Agricultural Land Tax Assessment Amendment (1962)
| California Proposition 4 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1962 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring assessor, after written application by land owner and exclusive use as farmland in the last two years, to make tax assessment on farmland based on its agricultural use, |
A “no” vote opposed requiring assessor, after written application by land owner and exclusive use as farmland in the last two years, to make tax assessment on farmland based on its agricultural use, |
Election results
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California Proposition 4 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,147,761 | 47.39% | ||
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2,384,064 | 52.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | Assessment of Agricultural Land | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No.4. Upon adoption of ordinance by county or city, assessor on application of owner shall assess land used exclusively for agricultural purposes for prior two years on basis of such agricultural use only until such time as owner applies for assessment on regular basis or land is diverted from agricultural use, in which even the land shall be subject to additional taxes for prior seven years. Legislature shall provide procedures and necessary legislation to implement. | ” |
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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