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California Proposition 6, Publication of Bond Propositions Amendment (1958)
| California Proposition 6 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1958 | |
| Topic Bond issues | |
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 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring bond propositions to be published for eight weeks before their election in newspapers in at least 50 counties, including the five most populous counties. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring bond propositions to be published for eight weeks before their election in newspapers in at least 50 counties, including the five most populous counties. |
Election results
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California Proposition 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,542,889 | 38.28% | ||
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2,487,240 | 61.72% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | State Indebtedness | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 33. Changes method of publication of proposed state bond issue laws. Deletes provision establishing Secretary of State's ballot pamphlet as the only required publication and requires that such proposals be published in at least one newspaper in each of at least 50 counties (including the five most populous counties) throughout the State for eight weeks before the election at which submitted for vote. | ” |
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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