California Proposition 2, Income Tax Initiative (1936)
| California Proposition 2 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1936 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
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| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 2 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported requiring a vote by the majority of electors approving an income tax and repealing the 1935 Personal Income Tax Act, Chapter 329, Statutes 1935, and similar personal income tax laws. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring a vote by the majority of electors approving an income tax and repealing the 1935 Personal Income Tax Act, Chapter 329, Statutes 1935, and similar personal income tax laws. |
Election results
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California Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 737,629 | 38.20% | ||
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1,193,225 | 61.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Personal Income Taxes | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative. Amends section 11, Article XIII of Constitution. Declares no law imposing income tax on individual or natural person, or his estate or trust, shall be valid unless approved by majority of electors after initiative proceedings therefor, or after submission thereto, as provided for constitutional amendments proposed by legislature, at next general election following its passage by two-thirds of all members of each house of legislature. Repeals 1935 Personal Income Tax Act, Chapter 329, Statutes 1935, and similar personal income tax laws. Declares liability for taxes then accrued unaffected by such repeal. | ” |
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 1936, at least 186,378 valid signatures were required.
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