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California Proposition 9, Borough Government in Counties Amendment (1956)
| California Proposition 9 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1956 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1956. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing county charters to establish a borough form of government in unincorporated parts of its territory, allowing such borough to exercise county powers, and determining that the county shall be governed as provided by the county charter. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing county charters to establish a borough form of government in unincorporated parts of its territory, allowing such borough to exercise county powers, and determining that the county shall be governed as provided by the county charter. |
Election results
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California Proposition 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,475,505 | 38.18% | ||
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2,389,553 | 61.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:
| “ | Borough Form of County Government | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 46. Authorizes establishment by county charter of a borough form of government either for all or any part of unincorporated territory or county, any such borough to exercise such county powers and be administered as provided by the county charter. | ” |
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
- [Xhttps://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1585&context=ca_ballot_props California Voter Guide (November 1956)]
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