California 1936 ballot propositions

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In 1936, voters decided on 23 statewide ballot measures in California on November 3.

• Six were initiated constitutional amendments.
• One was an initiated state statute.
• 13 were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Two were veto referendums.
• One was a bond issue.
• Voters approved four (17.39%) and rejected 19 (82.61%).

On the ballot

November 3, 1936

Type	Title	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CICA	Proposition 10	Require the use of vehicle registration fees and taxes for highway purposes and require registration fees to be equal for all types of vehicles.		829,440 (44%)	1,061,114 (56%)
CICA	Proposition 11	Create the State Tenure Board to hear cases against instructors and determine tenure.		438,490 (26%)	1,259,603 (74%)
LRCA	Proposition 12	Create the Court of Criminal Appeals to succeed in jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases regarding the death penalty and allow the governor to appoint the first justices whose position is later filled by election.		278,498 (17%)	1,378,765 (83%)
LRCA	Proposition 13	Allow state agencies and corporations operating, managing, and controlling fairs and expositions which are given public moneys to use eminent domain.		322,526 (20%)	1,282,644 (80%)
LRCA	Proposition 14	Allow any county with one or more incorporated cities to frame and adopt a charter for a consolidated city and county with the same boundaries as the county.		793,050 (47%)	887,235 (53%)
LRCA	Proposition 15	Allow the legislature to enact laws to repay or refund from public funds for street and highway improvement purposes.	a	857,818 (53%)	764,615 (47%)
LRCA	Proposition 16	Allow water districts and water conservation districts to acquire stock in companies having water possessions and allow the treasurer to temporarily transfer funds to pay the interest and principal of bonds.		706,307 (44%)	883,339 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 17	Base tax rates for oil rights, mining rights, improvements on leased land, and improvements on land exempt from taxation on the preceding year's tax rate.	a	967,896 (62%)	605,791 (38%)
VR	Proposition 18	Uphold a tax of $0.10 per pound on oleomargarine sold in California.		400,367 (21%)	1,513,924 (79%)
LRCA	Proposition 19	Exempt costs up to $5,000 for compiling the histories of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments from legislative expense restrictions.		709,095 (46%)	836,882 (54%)
LRCA	Proposition 20	Allow the governing bodies of political subdivisions to maintain museums and art galleries.		705,417 (43%)	917,941 (57%)
LRCA	Proposition 21	Allow the legislature to provide for punishment, custody, and care for women in a manner different than that of men convicted of similar felonies.	a	879,010 (50%)	871,558 (50%)
VR	Proposition 22	Require those owning stores to obtain a license for their store, and exempt certain businesses.		1,067,443 (44%)	1,369,778 (56%)
LRCA	Proposition 23	Rename the Railroad Commission the Public Service Commission of the State of California and eliminate the fixed term for its commissioners.		306,831 (19%)	1,331,767 (81%)
LRCA	Proposition 24	Require that the first question on a ballot for the adoption of a city or city and county charter be "Shall a board of freeholders be elected to frame a proposed new charter?".	a	834,864 (53%)	751,314 (47%)
CICA	Proposition 2	Require a vote by the majority of electors approving an income tax and repeal the 1935 Personal Income Tax Act and similar personal income tax laws.		737,629 (38%)	1,193,225 (62%)
CICA	Proposition 3	Create the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to take control of alcohol regulation and licensing.		748,486 (34%)	1,432,559 (66%)
CISS	Proposition 4	Establish procedures for the leasing of tide, submerged, or overflowed lands.		971,569 (47%)	1,081,346 (53%)
BI	Proposition 5	Allow for the issuance of bonds up to $5,000,000 for a celebration of the completion of the Boulder Dam and establish the terms of such bonds.		645,279 (39%)	1,013,332 (61%)
LRCA	Proposition 6	Establish procedures for the city of Los Angeles to celebrate the completion of the Boulder Dam.		670,587 (42%)	911,223 (58%)
CICA	Proposition 7	Require that appointments be based on fitness and prohibit dismissals except for with cause after a hearing.		670,407 (36%)	1,174,612 (64%)
LRCA	Proposition 8	Allow the legislature to provide for the registration of electors' conduct of elections.		471,478 (28%)	1,193,690 (72%)
CICA	Proposition 9	Allow all cities, towns, counties, cities and counties, and territories to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages within their limits.		719,185 (33%)	1,474,571 (67%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in California
• List of California ballot measures
• 1936 ballot measures

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1936)