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California Proposition 8, State-Collected Sales and Use Taxes Amendment (1968)
| California Proposition 8 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1968 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to permit counties, cities and counties, and cities to share state-collected sales and use taxes. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to permit counties, cities and counties, and cities to share state-collected sales and use taxes. |
Election results
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California Proposition 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,037,486 | 51.22% | ||
| No | 2,893,330 | 48.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Apportionment of Local Sales and Use Tax | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Legislature may, by general law, authorize counties, cities and counties, and cities to contract to apportion between themselves revenues derived from any sales or use tax imposed by them which is collected by the state, provided the electors of each local entity approve the contract by majority vote. The contract may provide that the recipient of funds pursuant to such contract may use such funds for same purposes as its own revenues. | ” |
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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