California Proposition 8, Legislative Apportionment of Money Amendment (1938)
| California Proposition 8 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1938 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported giving the legislature the power, under general and uniform laws, to apportion funds from the State Treasury for county, city and county, city, or other municipal purposes and allowing the legislature to gift money or thing of value to municipal corporations. |
A “no” vote opposed giving the legislature the power, under general and uniform laws, to apportion funds from the State Treasury for county, city and county, city, or other municipal purposes and allowing the legislature to gift money or thing of value to municipal corporations. |
Election results
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California Proposition 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 479,500 | 25.57% | ||
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1,395,523 | 74.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Apportionment of Funds to Political Subdivisions | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 21. Amends section 31 of Article IV of Constitution. Adds to present section dealing with public credit and moneys, the proviso that Legislature shall have power by general and uniform laws to provide for the apportionment of funds out of State treasury for county, city and county, city or other municipal purposes. Eliminates prohibition of legislative gift or authorization of gift of public money or thing of value to municipal corporations. | ” |
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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