California Proposition 15, County Tax Appeal Boards Amendment (1962)
| California Proposition 15 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1962 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
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| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the board of supervisors in counties with over 400,000 people to create county tax appeal boards to be the county board of equalization and requiring the legislature and boards of supervisors to set the regulations for such appeal boards. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the board of supervisors in counties with over 400,000 people to create county tax appeal boards to be the county board of equalization and requiring the legislature and boards of supervisors to set the regulations for such appeal boards. |
Election results
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California Proposition 15 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,334,101 | 53.86% | ||
| No | 1,999,543 | 46.14% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 15 was as follows:
| “ | County Tax Appeals Boards | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 7. Permits counties in excess of 400,000 population when authorized by Legislature to create tax appeals boards "by ordinance. Provides that such boards shall constitute boards of equalization and shall equalize valuation of taxable property in county. County supervisors shall fix compensation of members and adopt rules of procedure. Legislature shall fix number of boards; number, qualifications, manner of selection, and terms of members; and procedure for discontinuance of such boards. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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