California Proposition 13, Educational Poll Tax Amendment (1924)
| California Proposition 13 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1924 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
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| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1924. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported creating an annual educational poll tax of at least five dollars on every male between the ages of 21 and 50, except for those honorably discharged from the military, persons who paid the same amount in property tax, and others who meet certain criteria. |
A “no” vote opposed creating an annual educational poll tax of at least five dollars on every male between the ages of 21 and 50, except for those honorably discharged from the military, persons who paid the same amount in property tax, and others who meet certain criteria. |
Election results
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California Proposition 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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501,551 | 50.78% | ||
| No | 486,134 | 49.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:
| “ | Poll Taxes | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 47. Amends Section 12 of Article XIII of Constitution, Declares Legislature shall provide for levy and collection of an annual educational poll tax of not less than five dollars on every male inhabitant of this state over twenty-one and under fifty years of age, except those holding honorable discharge or discharged under honorable circumstances from United States army, navy or marine corps, those paying real or personal property tax amounting to at least five dollars per annum, paupers, idiots, insane persons and imbeciles; such poll tax to be paid into state school fund. | ” |
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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