California Proposition 6, Completion of the Boulder Dam Celebration Amendment (1936)
| California Proposition 6 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1936 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing a procedure for amending the Los Angeles city charge to give the Pacific Exposition control of lands held by the Los Angeles Board of Education or the city of Los Angeles, under terms created by the board or city, to celebrate the completion of the Boulder Dam and authorizing the city council to temporarily close city streets for such celebration. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing a procedure for amending the Los Angeles city charge to give the Pacific Exposition control of lands held by the Los Angeles Board of Education or the city of Los Angeles, under terms created by the board or city, to celebrate the completion of the Boulder Dam and authorizing the city council to temporarily close city streets for such celebration. |
Election results
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California Proposition 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 670,587 | 42.39% | ||
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911,223 | 57.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Amending Los Angeles City Charter | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 32. Adds section 8b to Article XI of Constitution. Authorizes and prescribes procedure for amending Los Angeles city charter: (a) to grant Pacific Exposition, a corporation, exclusive possession and control, for purpose of holding an exposition commemorating completion of Boulder Dam, of any lands held by Los Angeles Board of Education or the city, under such terms as said board or city respectively may determine; (b) to authorize city council to temporarily close city streets and granting said Pacific Exposition exclusive management and control thereof for such exposition purpose. | ” |
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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