California Proposition 9, Funds for Public Elementary Schools Initiative (1944)
| California Proposition 9 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1944 | |
| Topic Education | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 9 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1944. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the amount of money given to public elementary schools from 100% of the amount generated by counties to 166.66% of the amount of generated by counties. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the amount of money given to public elementary schools from 100% of the amount generated by counties to 166.66% of the amount of generated by counties. |
Election results
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California Proposition 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,753,818 | 63.76% | ||
| No | 996,808 | 36.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:
| “ | Funds for Elementary Schools | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Amends Constitution, section 15 of Article XIII, to increase the amount of revenue required to be raised and apportioned by the Legislature for public elementary schools from one hundred per cent to one hundred and sixty-six and two-thirds per cent of the entire amount otherwise required to be raised by counties for the support of public day and evening elementary schools. Leaves unchanged the amount to be raised and apportioned for public day and evening secondary and technical schools. Amendment effective from June 30,1945. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1944, at least 178,764 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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